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Forum: Australia
Jun 18th 2005, 6:22 pm
Replies: 79
Views: 6,795
Posted By tmichael

Re: What would Actuaaly be cheaper to but in the u.k.and bring out to Oz?

Surprised at so many negatives on pricing and availability in Aus. This has not been our experience. The opposite in fact with one or two exceptions.

It should be recognised that the climate is...
Forum: Australia
Aug 9th 2004, 9:04 pm
Replies: 2
Views: 460
Posted By tmichael

Natural Gas Stoves

Without really thinking there might be a problem, we brought our UK gas stove in the container. There is a reluctance (other words wont) by Oz plumbers to connect. As far as I can gather all...
Forum: Australia
Aug 2nd 2004, 3:12 am
Replies: 36
Views: 2,360
Posted By tmichael

Coon is a brand name. they do several varieties....

Coon is a brand name. they do several varieties. Woolworths stock them. I guess we in the Deep South of Oz have a different connotation to the Deep South in the USA
Forum: Australia
Aug 2nd 2004, 3:07 am
Replies: 36
Views: 2,360
Posted By tmichael

get Coon down in SA has some taste, no flavour...

get Coon down in SA has some taste, no flavour certainly any Brit mouse would complain to his union if we baited a trap with it!
Forum: Australia
Aug 2nd 2004, 2:56 am
Replies: 36
Views: 2,360
Posted By tmichael

In the Adelaide market there are a couple of...

In the Adelaide market there are a couple of cheese stores and they claim to have beautifully matured cheddar but $36+ a kilo is a price that is out of reach except high days and celebrations.
...
Forum: Australia
Aug 2nd 2004, 2:48 am
Replies: 41
Views: 4,215
Posted By tmichael

Problem is you only do this once in a lifetime (I...

Problem is you only do this once in a lifetime (I hope) and like installing a boiler, you make all the mistakes the first time and then every body else is able to learn from your mistakes. Ah well...
Forum: Australia
Aug 2nd 2004, 2:41 am
Replies: 36
Views: 2,360
Posted By tmichael

Thanks guys, really cheered me up. What I cannot...

Thanks guys, really cheered me up. What I cannot understand is that you will find excellent NZ cheddar on the supermarkewt shelves in uk, why not here?

Ther has to be a business opportunity here.
Forum: Australia
Aug 2nd 2004, 1:42 am
Replies: 36
Views: 2,360
Posted By tmichael

Cheese, cheddar if possible

I feel like Ben Gunn in Treasure Island. Is it possible to get decent well matured cheddar cheese in South Australia without paying $40 a kilo. There are not many things in food line that are not...
Forum: Australia
Aug 2nd 2004, 1:34 am
Replies: 41
Views: 4,215
Posted By tmichael

We used Bickfords out of Gloucester. Very...

We used Bickfords out of Gloucester. Very professional, gave a door to door price. Watched them pack and everything was well padded.

Then it went through Customs in Oz. The packages were opened...
Forum: Australia
Jul 27th 2004, 2:37 pm
Replies: 16
Views: 1,755
Posted By tmichael

Surveyors have to have indemnity insurance. This...

Surveyors have to have indemnity insurance. This is supposed to be there to compensate clients when the surveyor screws up. That is the theory. In actuality the insurer hires the best lawyer in town...
Forum: Australia
Jul 26th 2004, 8:03 pm
Replies: 16
Views: 1,755
Posted By tmichael

You can get retroactive planning permission but...

You can get retroactive planning permission but not building regs. Who said there was any logic to selling house in uk. The market is already shaky, pay the 200 pounds and come and get a suntan...
Forum: Australia
Jul 26th 2004, 7:57 pm
Replies: 17
Views: 1,628
Posted By tmichael

I have just, literally, cashed in my endowment....

I have just, literally, cashed in my endowment. 25 year policy, 5 years to go. It started as a 90500 pound job with expected 150000 cash in 2009. Guaranteed maturity payout came down to 60000 with...
Forum: Australia
Jul 26th 2004, 7:45 pm
Replies: 16
Views: 1,567
Posted By tmichael

Re: Chasing a debt owed to me in UK..need advice

You can sue through county court on the internet. Go http://www.courtservice.gov.uk/ and you can start the whole procedure over the internet.

The defendant is notified, if they contest the claim...
Forum: Australia
Jul 24th 2004, 4:42 pm
Replies: 9
Views: 828
Posted By tmichael

You will find that an incident in a supermarket...

You will find that an incident in a supermarket car park has to be treated as if on a public road. Bumping a persons car and not reporting it is "leaving the scene of an accident" and treated the...
Forum: Australia
Jul 24th 2004, 4:33 pm
Replies: 2
Views: 509
Posted By tmichael

Red face temporary retirement health checks

In the final stages of retirement visa application. The only unknown is the health check. In common with most people when they get into the sixth decade of life there are bits that dont work quite as...
Forum: Australia
Jul 4th 2004, 9:32 pm
Replies: 17
Views: 1,316
Posted By tmichael

I have been to Morecambe and live in Adelaide and...

I have been to Morecambe and live in Adelaide and I can assure you there is no valid comparison.

Morecambe is good for spawning guys called Eric and Victoria and cockles but not much else to...
Forum: Australia
Jul 4th 2004, 8:56 pm
Replies: 59
Views: 4,146
Posted By tmichael

Polling your email addresses in Uk from Oz is...

Polling your email addresses in Uk from Oz is just as easy as doing it in Uk.

I am still using my ukf.net email addresses with no problems. Oz Optus certainly lets you.

I used different...
Forum: Australia
Jul 4th 2004, 12:23 pm
Replies: 26
Views: 3,574
Posted By tmichael

Too many parents want their cake and eat it. They...

Too many parents want their cake and eat it. They think having children and bringing them up gives them an entitlement. Those who put the guilt trip on are the worst they represent one of the...
Forum: Australia
Jul 3rd 2004, 4:45 pm
Replies: 26
Views: 3,574
Posted By tmichael

Oh boy what a topic. There is no "fit all"answer....

Oh boy what a topic. There is no "fit all"answer. Every situation will be diffent. Do not mortgage your future for the present. If you stay or return to UK to be with Grandparents just remember that...
Forum: Australia
Jul 3rd 2004, 4:06 pm
Replies: 18
Views: 10,344
Posted By tmichael

Looking at the licence regs there is reference to...

Looking at the licence regs there is reference to surrendering your UK licence when taking out the Oz one. There is a proviso that it can be retained if good reason. Anybody any experience of doing...
Forum: Australia
Jul 1st 2004, 11:21 am
Replies: 98
Views: 9,075
Posted By tmichael

Re: Frig/Freezers

My container arrived on the dock at Adelaide on June 3rd. Quarantine inspection took place on the 9th. Most of the boxes had been opened and in many cases unpacked so it would appear to have been a...
Forum: Australia
Jul 1st 2004, 11:21 am
Replies: 98
Views: 9,075
Posted By tmichael

Re: Frig/Freezers

My container arrived on the dock at Adelaide on June 3rd. Quarantine inspection took place on the 9th. Most of the boxes had been opened and in many cases unpacked so it would appear to have been a...
Forum: Australia
Jul 1st 2004, 2:42 am
Replies: 98
Views: 9,075
Posted By tmichael

Frig/Freezers

For what it is worth. My super dooper samsung came into country three weeks ago. No questions were raised but this thread might explain why there was no packing around it when it arrived.

I was...
Forum: Australia
Mar 16th 2004, 1:15 am
Replies: 29
Views: 2,629
Posted By tmichael

£3200 is for full service door to door....

£3200 is for full service door to door. they have already taken and packed a significant portion of furniture which is why we know we are getting tight on space.

Remember seeing a TV...
Forum: Australia
Mar 16th 2004, 1:09 am
Replies: 5
Views: 814
Posted By tmichael

Question Pet dog to Oz

Taking family pet to Oz end of April. Confused by all advice received relating to shipping.

On top of forms Import permit in place and quarantine booked.

Shipping is a problem. Qantas are...
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