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Forum: Australia
Jun 11th 2007, 9:34 pm
Replies: 10
Views: 786
Posted By TonyMc

Re: TAXI FARE from airport

i think bobby would rather crawl over broken glass than get in a "black and white" cab.
Tony
Forum: Australia
Oct 26th 2006, 10:44 am
Replies: 329
Views: 34,707
Posted By TonyMc

Re: It's grim Up North... how many Northeners in Aus now?

Born and bred in Easington Colliery and proud of it. Now living on Gold Coast and loving that too. And i thought it was grim up north if thats any help , but it is a beautiful place too :confused:...
Forum: Australia
Apr 18th 2006, 9:22 pm
Replies: 18
Views: 6,181
Posted By TonyMc

Re: Cleaning shoes/bikes etc for shipping

we scrubbed, scrubbed and scrubbed. Then we washed with Jayes Fluid to kill everything off and give that hospital clean smell. Another tip would be to spray tyres, handgrips and seats of bikes with...
Forum: Australia
Apr 8th 2006, 11:13 pm
Replies: 15
Views: 2,075
Posted By TonyMc

Re: Damage after shipping stuff to Oz

What do you think you paid for a comprehensive insurance policy for?

You did have one didn't you?

If that was all the damage your goods had, then you were *real* lucky.

Cath[/QUOTE]

money...
Forum: Australia
Mar 15th 2006, 4:10 pm
Replies: 53
Views: 3,975
Posted By TonyMc

Re: Perth is Full

and all that bull .... you have been giving about it being so good over there. come over this side and you can see where the sun comes from and you wont have to get it second hand
Forum: Australia
Feb 22nd 2006, 4:36 pm
Replies: 14
Views: 835
Posted By TonyMc

Re: In/from East/West Sussex which removal company did you use??

Avoid Masons like the plague, they wrecked our stuff (about £2.5k 's worth ), I had seen decent reviews about them but they let us down big time. After we emailed to inform them they basically said...
Forum: Australia
Feb 19th 2006, 4:09 pm
Replies: 10
Views: 751
Posted By TonyMc

TV Programmes and TV Guide

Just wanted to ask if anyone else thinks the quality of the TV content is poor here in Oz, and does anyone know what time or if they have a watershed here? Sometimes we find it hard to find a...
Forum: Australia
Feb 19th 2006, 3:58 pm
Replies: 21
Views: 1,366
Posted By TonyMc

Re: Wardrobes take or not?????

A bit of advise from experience. Dont listen to the sales man when he tells you to fill the wardrobes with clothes and light goods to save on space in the container. We were advised this by John...
Forum: Australia
Feb 11th 2006, 7:15 pm
Replies: 3
Views: 618
Posted By TonyMc

Re: Vehicle mechanic wages (Gold coast)?

Yeah 40k is not a bad guess. I have just found a job (3 weeks ago) and I can tell you when I was searching the internet / news papers there was loads on jobs for a motor mechanic. Seems to be a...
Forum: Australia
Feb 11th 2006, 7:08 pm
Replies: 6
Views: 655
Posted By TonyMc

Re: Removal Companies Assessment

Be very careful and dont fall into the same trap as we did, look here
http://britishexpats.com/forum/showthread.php?t=353668&highlight=letton+percival

Masons destroyed our personal possessions...
Forum: Australia
Feb 9th 2006, 6:50 pm
Replies: 1
Views: 440
Posted By TonyMc

Re: Tom Tom nav systems

I bought a Mio from JB hifi and it is perfect, finds what I put in and takes me straight there, some of the really new houses are not on it but you can update it from the internet. It has good...
Forum: Australia
Feb 9th 2006, 6:45 pm
Replies: 9
Views: 756
Posted By TonyMc

Re: Extra shipping costs ? Need Help

If you value your possessions then DONT use John Masons is my advise. We used them after falling for the sales pitch and we were devisdevastated our furniture arrived and 50 % was damaged. Luckily...
Forum: Australia
Feb 7th 2006, 9:23 pm
Replies: 7
Views: 1,066
Posted By TonyMc

Re: Thumbs up for shipping insurance company

Ooppssss - it was 1.5% of the total value of goods and not £150

sry

Tony
Forum: Australia
Feb 7th 2006, 7:54 pm
Replies: 122
Views: 10,942
Posted By TonyMc

Re: Why do some people say Perth has no opportunities

Just one tinny ? :scared: come on were ozzies now and they come in multiples of six so lets go for it :beer: :p

Tony
Forum: Australia
Feb 7th 2006, 7:49 pm
Replies: 31
Views: 4,495
Posted By TonyMc

Re: The Move to Oz ..Our Experience so Far

Good Post, I read it just after reading another post about shipping from another 'Mc' whose moved to Upper Coomara Maybe you should get intouch both being new in the area. Read the thread from TonyMc...
Forum: Australia
Feb 7th 2006, 7:41 pm
Replies: 122
Views: 10,942
Posted By TonyMc

Re: Why do some people say Perth has no opportunities

On a serious note GC wages are notoriously bad and I would never earn 100k (and thats a skilled job), house prices are higher in general too (compared to WA) we researched all that, and its a very...
Forum: Australia
Feb 7th 2006, 7:19 pm
Replies: 122
Views: 10,942
Posted By TonyMc

Re: Why do some people say Perth has no opportunities

Two on ,one off and you call that work, more like a prison sentence. :eek: :D
Come to the Gold Coast mate, we have the mentality of two weeks off and another off to recover.
I use the phrase...
Forum: Australia
Feb 7th 2006, 7:09 pm
Replies: 7
Views: 1,066
Posted By TonyMc

Re: Thumbs up for shipping insurance company

We used John Mason who sub contracted to some body else ( 3 blokes from a nearby pub I think) We were told(by the sales rep) they did not sub contract and we foolishly handed the money over. Were...
Forum: Australia
Feb 7th 2006, 6:56 pm
Replies: 122
Views: 10,942
Posted By TonyMc

Re: Why do some people say Perth has no opportunities

Yeah true, lots of people love it out in Perth and when we investigated we thought the outdoor activities looked great (especially boating). Horses for courses I think.
That was a good offer you...
Forum: Australia
Feb 7th 2006, 6:41 pm
Replies: 122
Views: 10,942
Posted By TonyMc

Re: Why do some people say Perth has no opportunities

Not really, they are all too old for that stuff but they have kids (grown up now) and we have kids (young) and we like to go exploring and the GC seems to have a bit of everything. There are plenty...
Forum: The Barbie
Feb 7th 2006, 6:26 pm
Replies: 74
Views: 3,871
Posted By TonyMc

Re: My First Experience of the Qld Police

My first experience was a Random breath test (no problems also), but your correct about ignorant gets, he only grunted a few words at me and it was only when I saw the machine that i knew what was...
Forum: Australia
Feb 7th 2006, 6:13 pm
Replies: 122
Views: 10,942
Posted By TonyMc

Re: Why do some people say Perth has no opportunities

Sorry I cant comment about the job prospects but, before we moved to Australia (Gold Coast) we were advised by family who live near Perth not to go there. They said there was not much to do and we...
Forum: Australia
Feb 7th 2006, 6:05 pm
Replies: 37
Views: 2,353
Posted By TonyMc

Re: Yay! got a job!

Way to go artep - congrats

I was a bit lucky too - arrived on the Gold Coast at beginning of Dec 05, saw a job advertised for Movie World, applied for it and got it. First time lucky I guess ...
Forum: Australia
Feb 7th 2006, 5:58 pm
Replies: 7
Views: 1,066
Posted By TonyMc

Thumbs up Thumbs up for shipping insurance company

Just wanted to comment on how Letton and Percival have brilliantly handled our shipping damage claim. There representative was first class and very sympathetic and the whole process was sorted in a...
Forum: Australia
Feb 5th 2006, 4:24 pm
Replies: 49
Views: 5,575
Posted By TonyMc

Re: Recent Quotes for Shipping?

We used Masons to ove from the North East to Brisbane and the sales guy was really helpful, although thats what we thought. A sales guy he was and he told us what we wanted to hear " we are the...
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