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Forum: Australia
Sep 25th 2003, 2:12 pm
Replies: 62
Views: 4,923
Posted By MartinD

NO - I DO NOT want to be a test subject. ...

NO - I DO NOT want to be a test subject.

(mind you, how are they going to test if it helps you get a stiffy or not... maybe I do want to be a test subject after all!)
Forum: Australia
Sep 25th 2003, 1:41 pm
Replies: 62
Views: 4,923
Posted By MartinD

A few people we've met swear by keeping a cat -...

A few people we've met swear by keeping a cat - the constant creeping around low places keeps spider webs down, and cats seem to be able to play with, kill, and dispose (eat?) spiders without getting...
Forum: Australia
Sep 25th 2003, 1:38 pm
Replies: 8
Views: 784
Posted By MartinD

I've only seen 1 in Perth in 2 years - that was...

I've only seen 1 in Perth in 2 years - that was in the middle of the afternoon at Scarborough beach. This 2 metre long big black thing just crawled across the main sand path to the beach travelling...
Forum: Australia
Sep 25th 2003, 1:30 pm
Replies: 16
Views: 1,437
Posted By MartinD

I was recently looking into this, and came across...

I was recently looking into this, and came across a great course (there are a few others) at Edith Cowan University in Perth.

The title of the course (it is a taught Masters and can be undertaken...
Forum: Australia
Sep 25th 2003, 1:20 pm
Replies: 24
Views: 1,579
Posted By MartinD

Two problems with those fairies - there are too...

Two problems with those fairies - there are too many people wanting to migrate to Oz, so it take them a long time to get through the list...

...and being based in Australia they don't do anything...
Forum: Australia
Sep 25th 2003, 1:10 pm
Replies: 62
Views: 4,923
Posted By MartinD

The thing to beware of with the sprays is that...

The thing to beware of with the sprays is that the effect is not immediate, and if you generally spray an area, any spiders lurking out of sight are driven into the open trying to escape the poison....
Forum: Australia
Sep 24th 2003, 9:19 pm
Replies: 62
Views: 4,923
Posted By MartinD

Here the pic...

Here the pic...
Forum: Australia
Sep 24th 2003, 9:18 pm
Replies: 62
Views: 4,923
Posted By MartinD

"This is the first report of skin necrosis after...

"This is the first report of skin necrosis after the bite of a female black house spider. A previously well 55-year-old woman was bitten four times by two spiders that fell onto her forearm after she...
Forum: Australia
Sep 24th 2003, 9:06 pm
Replies: 1
Views: 401
Posted By MartinD

When you get here you can claim medicare...

When you get here you can claim medicare immediately. This will give you some subsidised access to healthcare, but you still usually pay up-front and then get a portion of it back down the track. A...
Forum: Australia
Sep 24th 2003, 8:58 pm
Replies: 62
Views: 4,923
Posted By MartinD

We had been on Oz about a month and moved into a...

We had been on Oz about a month and moved into a rental that hosted a nest of huntsman (yes, they rear young in nests!). We had 3/4 of them in and out the house over about a month, and we were...
Forum: Australia
Sep 24th 2003, 8:39 pm
Replies: 9
Views: 731
Posted By MartinD

The traditional 'Aussie Dream' is a quarter-acre...

The traditional 'Aussie Dream' is a quarter-acre block on a cul-de-sac and a double garage. Pretty much you will be hard-pressed to find any of these requirements these days, and the trend is towards...
Forum: Australia
Sep 24th 2003, 8:28 pm
Replies: 9
Views: 747
Posted By MartinD

We used John Mason and found them to be great on...

We used John Mason and found them to be great on price and on the packing. They also got our stuff to Perth several weeks before we expected it, but part of that is just the luck of the loading I...
Forum: Australia
Sep 23rd 2003, 7:51 pm
Replies: 26
Views: 1,747
Posted By MartinD

In NZ anyone saying "Kia Ora" to you isn't asking...

In NZ anyone saying "Kia Ora" to you isn't asking for a drink of orange squash - this is a Maori greeting (often used by the Pakeha (white) people also...

Otherwise just listen carefully to...
Forum: Australia
Sep 23rd 2003, 7:40 pm
Replies: 5
Views: 476
Posted By MartinD

Re: DECT Phones

I can't see why the phones wouldn't work - I brough a modem over in my computer and that worked fine on the Perth network. Mind you, a new phone handset is only $20 or so, and is one thing you might...
Forum: Australia
Sep 23rd 2003, 7:27 pm
Replies: 19
Views: 1,497
Posted By MartinD

I love christmases in Oz - the whole holiday...

I love christmases in Oz - the whole holiday season is a lot more fun when you can enjoy the weather and summer is turning on the heat. December is pretty good weather-wise (or has been the last 2...
Forum: Australia
Sep 22nd 2003, 4:02 pm
Replies: 12
Views: 793
Posted By MartinD

Re: Removals?

We shipped our sofa's out, which were good quality in the UK, and this is worth it as such furniture is hard to come by here and very expensive. A front-loading washing machine would be good to bring...
Forum: Australia
Sep 21st 2003, 9:16 pm
Replies: 7
Views: 3,349
Posted By MartinD

Exclamation Windy, Windy Perth!

Some weather advice...

We just moved into a new house 2 weekends ago, and have nice views of Indian Ocean.

This weekend storms hit that were the worst we have seen in 2 years, with 120Kmh winds...
Forum: Australia
Sep 21st 2003, 8:58 pm
Replies: 8
Views: 5,890
Posted By MartinD

There really is no 'car boot' comparisson here in...

There really is no 'car boot' comparisson here in Perth - swap meets are full of the worst rubbish you can imagine, and are only worth going to if you want to marvel at just why some people think...
Forum: Australia
Sep 21st 2003, 8:54 pm
Replies: 28
Views: 1,924
Posted By MartinD

When you get here and you try and get yourself a...

When you get here and you try and get yourself a decent haricut, you'll know why the policy is what it is!!

By the way - I was working in the dental field for some time, and now entrance by UK...
Forum: Australia
Sep 21st 2003, 8:46 pm
Replies: 27
Views: 3,491
Posted By MartinD

We came to Perth's northern suburbs when our...

We came to Perth's northern suburbs when our daughter was 11 - she had already been 1 year in secondary in the UK, but here was back in Primary for 1 year before movingup to high school - very wierd...
Forum: Australia
Sep 17th 2003, 8:33 pm
Replies: 42
Views: 2,581
Posted By MartinD

On the racism issue, my point was that simply in...

On the racism issue, my point was that simply in the UK or elsewhere there is a debate, and a recognition that progress needs to be made, and that it is in fact wrong. What I hear in Oz in that this...
Forum: Australia
Sep 17th 2003, 8:17 pm
Replies: 42
Views: 2,581
Posted By MartinD

Kath - I guess you just need to learn to accept...

Kath - I guess you just need to learn to accept what you cannot change. There is no way you are going to make Aussies 'be like Brits' and take work that much more seriously! There has to be a process...
Forum: Australia
Sep 17th 2003, 4:13 pm
Replies: 42
Views: 2,581
Posted By MartinD

I know there are a lot of 'hopes and dreams' out...

I know there are a lot of 'hopes and dreams' out there on this forum, but you should all expect a very healthy, and sometimes foul-tasting, dose of reality when you set up here in Oz.
...
Forum: Australia
Sep 17th 2003, 3:37 pm
Replies: 32
Views: 2,132
Posted By MartinD

Well done in your choice of destination - you...

Well done in your choice of destination - you can't go wrong here in Perth!

If you (or anyone else) needs any local info, then feel free to ask me directly. We have just finished building our own...
Forum: Australia
Sep 16th 2003, 10:07 pm
Replies: 24
Views: 9,962
Posted By MartinD

Great list! We've been in Perth a couple of...

Great list!

We've been in Perth a couple of years now, and would add the following to the list:

FREMANTLE JAIL:
Fantastic! The best place we've been so far - a really informative, creepy, and...
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