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Forum: Australia
Jun 17th 2010, 1:42 pm
Replies: 16
Views: 2,039
Posted By steve_and_gill

Re: anyone moved from adelaide? are you warmer

Wouldn't it be cheaper and less traumatic to consider doing something to improve the house?
- secondary glazing (as ugly as it is!)
- proper insulation in lofts
- maybe a cavity insulation thingy?...
Forum: Australia
May 1st 2010, 4:36 am
Replies: 8
Views: 7,853
Posted By steve_and_gill

Re: Australian Security Clearance - advice needed

Have a look at the Wiki, no one has added any more info since I did Australian_Defence_Clearance (http://britishexpats.com/wiki/Australian_Defence_Clearance)

I think that should make it all clear...
Forum: Australia
Sep 6th 2009, 12:14 pm
Replies: 255
Views: 15,325
Posted By steve_and_gill

Re: What makes people give up UK life?

We were pretty unsettled in the UK, originally from Liverpool, then went away for University for a few years, then moved to Portsmouth for nearly 10 years, then a period of thinking we were moving to...
Forum: Australia
May 25th 2009, 6:20 am
Replies: 81
Views: 9,495
Posted By steve_and_gill

Re: BIG SPIDER – anybody know what type?

That first one looks nasty......

We've had a few redbacks, noticed most of them before they got any kind of size, but one did get full on under the table - was the only one we've seen with the...
Forum: Australia
May 23rd 2009, 1:42 pm
Replies: 81
Views: 9,495
Posted By steve_and_gill

Re: BIG SPIDER – anybody know what type?

Looks pretty much like a wolf spider from the coloring and eyes.

Fast, large thing?

Had quite a few here - don't worry about them - they will run the other way from you and eat other stuff you...
Forum: Australia
May 9th 2009, 3:29 pm
Replies: 12
Views: 1,020
Posted By steve_and_gill

Re: new arrivals to Adelaide-info please !!!!!!

From our six months of experience - most places in Adelaide are nice. There are a few obvious areas to avoid, but even those are not that bad if you are thinking UK bad areas.

If you want the...
Forum: Australia
Mar 3rd 2009, 9:16 am
Replies: 14
Views: 2,350
Posted By steve_and_gill

Re: Special Register (SEVS) Car Import - BigApe maybe?

When I read the document that seemed to be the case. Was my last hope for importing my land rover at one point, but sold it in the UK while over here, so don't know much more than from peering...
Forum: Australia
Feb 15th 2009, 2:12 am
Replies: 41
Views: 3,186
Posted By steve_and_gill

Re: Best Recruitment Agent

Is a dead one?


Sorry - had to crack it.

They all seem much of a muchness to me so far, for specific jobs they seem to have an attention span, after that not much.

Of the interviews I've...
Forum: Australia
Feb 15th 2009, 2:06 am
Replies: 30
Views: 2,876
Posted By steve_and_gill

Re: HELP! Should we give up secure jobs here and arrive jobless?

I can only tell you how we have found it.

We arrived Nov 15 2008. We had temporary accoms booked until middle Jan 09.

The first week was a bit of shell shock, getting TFN, medicare, drivers...
Forum: Australia
Jan 22nd 2009, 7:14 am
Replies: 35
Views: 2,704
Posted By steve_and_gill

Re: Mobile broadband

To rule out some issues, any chance you can try it with a windows PC. Our 3 dongle needed to run the installer *twice* to operate. But if the device was already working under linux then it shouldn't...
Forum: Australia
Jan 21st 2009, 8:21 am
Replies: 35
Views: 2,704
Posted By steve_and_gill

Re: Mobile broadband

I fired up the dongle for the first time in a few weeks (we get bigpond cable here, so we are using that now we are settled) and they appear to have sorted it, the external IP stayed the same for...
Forum: Australia
Jan 13th 2009, 8:19 pm
Replies: 19
Views: 1,411
Posted By steve_and_gill

Re: Do you live in Greenwith, SA??

Yep just down from the shops at the top. Apart from the hoons you hear in the night along the hill we couldn't ask for a nicer quieter place to live. (glad we don't live near the road)

Golden...
Forum: Australia
Dec 30th 2008, 8:23 am
Replies: 22
Views: 1,888
Posted By steve_and_gill

Re: Electrical question

All good advice, but...

Adaptors, make sure you have adaptors that pass through all 3 pins. The ones we had bought didn't, but I was aware of this and took precautions (like not using them for...
Forum: Australia
Dec 30th 2008, 5:58 am
Replies: 19
Views: 1,411
Posted By steve_and_gill

Re: Do you live in Greenwith, SA??

So is there anything in particular for New Years to do in Greenwith?
So far we have considered:
- heading down to Elder Park, either drive or get the free transport. Not sure we can bothered with...
Forum: Australia
Dec 12th 2008, 11:39 am
Replies: 3
Views: 410
Posted By steve_and_gill

Re: 4 x 4 Tracks/Lessons etc in Adelaide??

Are you looking to get him training or fun?
I believe there is a company running off road recovery courses in Adelaide, get a certificate and stuff which can be useful.
If just for fun, not sure....
Forum: Australia
Dec 1st 2008, 5:23 am
Replies: 35
Views: 2,704
Posted By steve_and_gill

Re: Mobile broadband

Something we have found out is that you can have a few issues with the internet connection.
The Three prepaid connection is fine for surfing and getting email (mostly). However if you plan to...
Forum: Australia
Nov 30th 2008, 9:37 am
Replies: 12
Views: 872
Posted By steve_and_gill

Re: Is it worth getting a credit reference???

I'd say get it, but so far based on one factor. If you go to experian online, then a credit reference costs £1 per person. That is nothing. You then have it and if you ever need it then it could...
Forum: Australia
Nov 30th 2008, 9:27 am
Replies: 19
Views: 1,411
Posted By steve_and_gill

Re: Do you live in Greenwith, SA??

We don't live in Greenwith. At least we don't live in Greenwith for another week or two.

We have just took a rental up there (still down in West Beach) and will be going in and out for a week or...
Forum: Australia
Nov 27th 2008, 10:44 am
Replies: 57
Views: 4,996
Posted By steve_and_gill

Re: whats it like when you finaly get on the plane??

At Heathrow we were glad to be finally going, it had been a few long weeks staying with family.
The flight to Singapore on the A380 was good.
Singapore AP was good.
Then we lined up the flight to...
Forum: Australia
Oct 8th 2008, 8:22 am
Replies: 70
Views: 6,512
Posted By steve_and_gill

Re: Personal Savings Guarantee

From a quick look this morning there is a bit of a difference in what would happen should a bank go under in Oz than the UK.

This is all AFAIK IANAL etc etc

In the UK, bank goes under, you get...
Forum: Australia
Sep 30th 2008, 11:52 am
Replies: 0
Views: 556
Posted By steve_and_gill

Moving from Adelaide to Hobart

It's looking possible that we may be taking a job in Hobart, TAS. Thing is, we are flying into Adelaide at the moment.

It is not yet certain we will be heading to Hobart so I'm trying to figure...
Forum: Australia
Sep 30th 2008, 11:45 am
Replies: 5
Views: 699
Posted By steve_and_gill

Re: RN to RAN wait for 22yr?

It's another 7 years so it depends on what you have going on or plan on having go on in that time.

To finish after 22 with 1/2 pay makes for a solid financial cushion, IIRC if he finishes now then...
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
Sep 4th 2008, 8:43 am
Replies: 8
Views: 598
Posted By steve_and_gill

Re: Going to Australia House-where is it?!

Full post of when we went is here
November thread post#1856 (http://britishexpats.com/forum/showthread.php?t=491197&highlight=november+applicants&page=124)

HTH
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
Sep 2nd 2008, 5:48 pm
Replies: 3
Views: 951
Posted By steve_and_gill

Re: Odd meds dates on status page?

Another good example of the poor design of the E-Visa system. They really need someone who understands the semantics of english to do a review of it. Finalised does not mean passed, it means a...
Forum: Australia
Aug 20th 2008, 10:45 am
Replies: 55
Views: 3,464
Posted By steve_and_gill

Re: Recruitment agencies are pants.........

historic and still current Navy phrase to call to battle stations and prepare to engage the enemy in hand to hand and stop them boarding, so you'd get the pipe of "repel boarders".

Granted, you...
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