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Forum: The Barbie
Aug 29th 2009, 4:59 am
Replies: 452
Views: 25,015
Posted By jackhigh

Re: Yet another disappointing "summer" in the UK comes to a close...

Flea...I'm with you on this one....
Same here in hertfordshire, south east England. I came back from Brisbane in April after having lived there for 18 months and we've had a good spring and summer...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Jul 23rd 2009, 6:25 am
Replies: 57
Views: 5,871
Posted By jackhigh

Re: how soon before you knew.......................

The moment I stepped off the plane at Brisbane Airport.
I hope things improve for you, only time and a lot of soul searching will tell. For me it never got any better and 18 months later I was back...
Forum: The Barbie
Jun 21st 2009, 10:25 am
Replies: 50
Views: 2,873
Posted By jackhigh

Re: The metric-system

Because this metric system has systematically been introduced against the wishes of the majority of the UK population :thumbdown: and 45 years after the government started this policy the removal of...
Forum: The Barbie
Jun 21st 2009, 10:00 am
Replies: 50
Views: 2,873
Posted By jackhigh

Re: The metric-system

It is illegal in the UK to show road signs in metric only. Must be imperial or a mix of the two.
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Jun 9th 2009, 10:20 am
Replies: 38
Views: 5,150
Posted By jackhigh

Re: Haywards Heath

Not lived there, but been there a few times........ lovely with lots of wonderful countryside on the doorstep, close to the south downs and south coast, Brighton area
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
May 15th 2009, 4:25 am
Replies: 11
Views: 892
Posted By jackhigh

Re: Getting a job before we go back

Do you have a date to go back or are you trying to get a job before you leave? I knew I was leaving on the 17th and in the 2 or 3 weeks prior started applying for jobs online. Managed to get an...
Forum: Australia
Apr 7th 2009, 11:51 pm
Replies: 15
Views: 1,551
Posted By jackhigh

Re: help needed junior football/soccer

No, not necessarily. Believe it or not, but I had to get international clearance to join my local bowls club!!!!! and i'm just your average player. What a load of bolloxxxxxx. It is madness. I told...
Forum: Australia
Apr 3rd 2009, 11:48 am
Replies: 32
Views: 4,351
Posted By jackhigh

Re: Final salary pension

This would also be my advice. Personally I wouldn't (and didn't) transfer mine. I value it very much. I'm also returning to live in the UK so thankful that I did not transfer.
Some friends...
Forum: Australia
Mar 24th 2009, 9:35 pm
Replies: 71
Views: 8,153
Posted By jackhigh

Re: Are you glad you moved to Australia?

No I'm not and I wish I'd stayed put.
Been here 18 months, going home in 3 weeks time :thumbsup:
No kids by the way
Forum: Australia
Mar 17th 2009, 10:40 am
Replies: 7
Views: 1,557
Posted By jackhigh

Re: Anyone planning on joining the fire brigade in Oz?

being full time or retained cuts no ice in Oz. You takes your chances with the thousands of others who are trying to join the fire, police and ambulance. Not a good time to be trying to get into the...
Forum: Australia
Mar 7th 2009, 11:15 pm
Replies: 144
Views: 9,146
Posted By jackhigh

Re: will it work if only one of us wants to be in oz

your completly deluded and in seroius trouble if thats what you really believe
Forum: Australia
Mar 3rd 2009, 1:51 pm
Replies: 2,180
Views: 340,260
Posted By jackhigh

Re: Queensland Ambulance Service

new ambulance stretchers too long and too high......courier mail http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,,25130193-3102,00.html
Forum: Australia
Mar 1st 2009, 10:36 pm
Replies: 144
Views: 9,146
Posted By jackhigh

Re: will it work if only one of us wants to be in oz

my missis had the dream.......I didn't.......lots of persuasion and I gave in and we came.
16 months on, with many rows and arguments along the way, I'm going home in 5 weeks for good. We're not...
Forum: Australia
Feb 26th 2009, 3:33 pm
Replies: 20
Views: 3,432
Posted By jackhigh

Re: Circus Lions in Helensvale. Horrific.

what a dumb, stupid, pathetic and idiotic remark!
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Feb 18th 2009, 10:13 am
Replies: 51
Views: 4,430
Posted By jackhigh

Re: What is it you miss?

try explaining that to your average australian and they look back at you all dumbfounded :confused:
i've given up trying to explain that if the houses were built with adequate insulation not only...
Forum: Australia
Feb 7th 2009, 8:07 pm
Replies: 10
Views: 1,379
Posted By jackhigh

brisbane's courier mail..a sad, pathetic excuse of a newspaper

whilst its headlines pronounce 'hell on earth' and report about the awful plight of victorians in the bushland fires and then reports about the terrible flooding in north Qld it then says in another...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Jan 18th 2009, 1:46 pm
Replies: 39
Views: 4,130
Posted By jackhigh

Re: 48 sleeps

not so much 'how many sleeps' but whilst having my haircut last week it dawned on me that I have only 2 more 'haircuts' to go.....:thumbsup::thumbsup:
Forum: The Barbie
Jan 18th 2009, 1:33 pm
Replies: 73
Views: 3,535
Posted By jackhigh

Re: The same old complaints

probably because fresh produce is so expensive and the 'outdoor lifestyle' thingy is a complete myth :ohmy:
Forum: Australia
Jan 10th 2009, 12:42 pm
Replies: 7
Views: 2,462
Posted By jackhigh

Re: private eye - can it be bought here? (UK mags)

Is it not possible to take out a subscription with private eye. Most mags have a subscription service and will usually work out cheaper than either buying here (and they're usually 2 or 3 months old...
Forum: The Update Forum
Jan 10th 2009, 12:31 pm
Replies: 164
Views: 24,081
Posted By jackhigh

Re: Over 3 Years and still in Scotland

I think what kev747 is trying to say is that for some, like myself, we actually had a better lifestyle/quality of life back in the UK so just how long are you prepared to 'give it a go' here? knowing...
Forum: Australia
Jan 4th 2009, 12:58 pm
Replies: 48
Views: 5,358
Posted By jackhigh

Re: Really struggling with heat in Perth

portable aircon and a good set of earplugs should do the trick :thumbup:
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Jan 1st 2009, 4:13 pm
Replies: 18
Views: 2,084
Posted By jackhigh

Re: First xmas in UK for 16 years....

''mundane,comotose, xenophobic and vastly overrated''

sdunx, you've taken the words right of of my mouth, but how on earth did you manage 16 xmas's in Brisbane ? :ohmy: Had you thought of leaving...
Forum: Australia
Dec 28th 2008, 7:41 am
Replies: 55
Views: 40,188
Posted By jackhigh

Re: Partner wants to move to Australia and I don't. Advice needed.

Stay right where you are!!!!!

I had no desire to want to move to Oz, been for a holiday and quite frankly couldn't see what all the fuss was about, but let my OH talk me round to moving here last...
Forum: Australia
Dec 24th 2008, 11:05 am
Replies: 11
Views: 1,972
Posted By jackhigh

Re: is there much amature soccer being played in brisbane??

not that I'm aware of, not for adults, if there is, there is no mention of the results in the papers.

Yes you will miss everything associated with football. Even though you can get the premiership...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Dec 21st 2008, 10:32 pm
Replies: 63
Views: 8,324
Posted By jackhigh

Re: For those of you who have always known....

Go Back ASAP.
Like yourself I knew within 2 weeks that I didn't want to be here. Just don't belong here and had a much better quality of life in the UK. Been here 16 months and going back in about 3...
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