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Forum: Portugal
Apr 21st 2014, 4:26 pm
Replies: 7
Views: 930
Posted By BobNorth1951

Re: Wells

I'm surprised to hear of wells in Portugal not having covers. What about leaves and birds falling in? Animals?
I wouldn't fancy drinking a cuppa from it after a dog or cat's been in the bottom for a...
Forum: Portugal
Apr 21st 2014, 4:09 pm
Replies: 2
Views: 807
Posted By BobNorth1951

Re: Easter

Thanks, mate . . . . and a happy Easter to you, also.
Forum: Portugal
Apr 21st 2014, 4:00 pm
Replies: 3
Views: 1,968
Posted By BobNorth1951

Re: Fires: - Especially for newcomers to Portugal

Here in Australia, we experience bad bush fires during the long hot summer months. In my state of South Australia, there is a fire ban period from 1st Dec to 30th April every year, whereby nobody can...
Forum: Portugal
Apr 10th 2014, 10:46 am
Replies: 32
Views: 4,386
Posted By BobNorth1951

Re: How to join à groupe english speaking people?

I believe the secret to socialising is to include just about everybody, and then selectively choose the people you find the most interesting, university degree/s or not.
I have no uni degree, yet my...
Forum: Spain
Apr 5th 2014, 11:03 pm
Replies: 18
Views: 1,342
Posted By BobNorth1951

Re: Spanish drivers, a study.

As an Australian who has driven up to six months in the UK and on the Continent a few times (Spain, France, Germany, Sweden) in the past seven years, I find British drivers are extremely polite and...
Forum: Portugal
Apr 5th 2014, 10:03 pm
Replies: 15
Views: 2,165
Posted By BobNorth1951

Re: Would a married couple

Yeah. I thought "stubby" being a bit grumpy, too. . . . . but you just have to let some people go.
He didn't mention they were Portuguese people.
An ordinary person would assume he was referring to...
Forum: Portugal
Apr 5th 2014, 11:32 am
Replies: 15
Views: 2,165
Posted By BobNorth1951

Re: Would a married couple

My biggest hurdle would be able to survive on just the basic old age pension from Britain.
It's not a king's ransom, and the start up costs in setting up a new home and finding your way around for...
Forum: Portugal
Mar 31st 2014, 8:54 am
Replies: 32
Views: 4,386
Posted By BobNorth1951

Re: How to join à groupe english speaking people?

. . . had to chuckle at that one!
Forum: Portugal
Mar 29th 2014, 1:55 pm
Replies: 32
Views: 4,386
Posted By BobNorth1951

Re: How to join à groupe english speaking people?

I wouldn't worry about people joining English folk for an outing. If they're good company, they'll get invited back for more social occasions.
If they have an axe to grind against British people,...
Forum: Portugal
Mar 28th 2014, 2:45 pm
Replies: 6
Views: 2,682
Posted By BobNorth1951

Re: Replacement sun awning fabric

Looks like the mob down at Ozshade have got the gear for what you want.

Looking at their website, I was disappointed that I had to check out the "Pom version" coz the fellahs were still up the pub...
Forum: Portugal
Mar 28th 2014, 10:12 am
Replies: 32
Views: 4,386
Posted By BobNorth1951

Re: How to join à groupe english speaking people?

There is something about hanging out with your own people.
They understand all the little nuances that would get lost on non English speaking people.
What's the difference between me saying you...
Forum: Portugal
Mar 28th 2014, 10:00 am
Replies: 29
Views: 6,503
Posted By BobNorth1951

Re: Wood tiled floors

Living in Tasmania on the eastern side of Australia, I shifted to South Australia and brought several planks of Eucalyptus with me (6" x 2"). I sawed these in half and planed them down to 14 mm...
Forum: Portugal
Mar 28th 2014, 8:50 am
Replies: 10
Views: 2,377
Posted By BobNorth1951

Re: £23.50 TO RENEW EHIC CARD

You sure you are at the British government's website, where there's no charge to renew your card??

You sure you're not on some Nigerian website, charging you to renew something that is free??
Forum: Portugal
Mar 21st 2014, 9:01 am
Replies: 77
Views: 14,830
Posted By BobNorth1951

Re: Gardening in Portugal

Rats are pretty smart. They will eat a little bit of rat bait at one bait station, then go to another spot and eat there. If they get a tummy ache, they won't touch that particular bait station...
Forum: Australia
Mar 17th 2014, 4:22 pm
Replies: 9
Views: 1,116
Posted By BobNorth1951

Re: Health Insurance and Reciprocol Health Care

You really need to ask what the reciprocal health agreement specifies.
It definitely covers tourists on holiday, as we went to the UK last year, got a free visit to a GP in Cornwall and got...
Forum: Australia
Mar 14th 2014, 11:24 pm
Replies: 24
Views: 2,912
Posted By BobNorth1951

Re: Where has the best weather?

The place with the most even temperature summer and winter in Australia is on the east coast of Tasmania.
Forum: Portugal
Mar 13th 2014, 8:44 pm
Replies: 4
Views: 1,038
Posted By BobNorth1951

Re: Cost of living in Lisbon

A "nett" salary is after tax, I assume, otherwise it would be "gross" salary and still liable for tax and other outages.

Is 900E a month a good income to live on in Lisbon, though, for even a...
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
Mar 13th 2014, 1:42 am
Replies: 8
Views: 1,184
Posted By BobNorth1951

Re: The best way to change from an Oz passport to a UK passport and back again

You'll find that countries which you are a citizen of, and have a passport from, prefer you to show their own national passports on entry.
I know the Australian gov't prefers you to show your...
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
Mar 13th 2014, 1:20 am
Replies: 21
Views: 12,378
Posted By BobNorth1951

Re: Help with my age (50) am I too old!!! and visa application

I'd give away the idea of migrating to Australia once past the age of 45. . . . . too many hoops to jump through.
Seriously though, if you hadn't thought of coming to Australia some twenty years...
Forum: Portugal
Mar 13th 2014, 1:09 am
Replies: 29
Views: 2,980
Posted By BobNorth1951

Re: Im New! Hello Everyone! Making the Big Move!

I know what you mean about missing Portugal after a number of years, Ana.
I think your birthplace has a strong tug on you, no matter how many years pass.
After living 42 years in sunny Australia...
Forum: Portugal
Mar 13th 2014, 12:44 am
Replies: 9
Views: 2,052
Posted By BobNorth1951

Re: Been here a week, need help or going home.

Here in Australia, we hear of austerity (cut backs) measures right across the Mediterranean countries, Greece probably being the worse case scenario.
If I were smart, I wouldn't expect to find a job...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Mar 12th 2014, 8:03 pm
Replies: 91
Views: 13,161
Posted By BobNorth1951

Re: NI contributions and catch up

When I was in the U.K. last year (2013), the number of years needed to obtain a full old age pension was 30 years of contributions, with the minimum needed to get a "part" pension was only 7 years....
Forum: Portugal
Mar 11th 2014, 11:55 pm
Replies: 17
Views: 2,146
Posted By BobNorth1951

Re: State Health?

It seems you'd need to do your homework on what's available and what isn't.
In my case, as an Australian self funded retiree under the Australian state old age pension age of 65, I notice living in...
Forum: Portugal
Mar 9th 2014, 9:36 am
Replies: 16
Views: 3,368
Posted By BobNorth1951

Re: Arranging phone and broadband installation from the UK

I guess my query is under this heading also.
My wife and I am travelling down from England in a couple of months to see whether Portugal is a place we'd like to live in for a while.
I'm an...
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