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Forum: The Barbie
Apr 13th 2008, 10:19 am
Replies: 19
Views: 1,470
Posted By Hunsletlad

Re: What does this say?

The word "the" is repeated once - not twice.

Unjumble the penultimate paragraph and we find that the second sentence reads - " The phenomenal power of the human mind, according to a research at...
Forum: The Barbie
Apr 7th 2008, 12:09 am
Replies: 119
Views: 8,291
Posted By Hunsletlad

Re: most stupid questions on expats!!

When I first saw a clothes hoist just over the road from the migrant hostel I actually asked if the things worked on battery or mains power!!
Forum: The Barbie
Apr 2nd 2008, 11:54 pm
Replies: 3
Views: 632
Posted By Hunsletlad

Re: Snakes on the Gold Coast

I've been here for donkey's years (well - since 1967). I live in the bush. I've never been bitten or attacked by a snake.
It surprises me that there's any snakes at all on the Gold Coast with all...
Forum: The Barbie
Apr 2nd 2008, 11:25 pm
Replies: 9
Views: 855
Posted By Hunsletlad

Re: just a quick one feedback appreciated please

Sounds good to me - very similar to a motel room I would imagine - must have a fridge and at least access to a shower/toilet etc.

The second you contact the GC Council you'll regret even thinking...
Forum: The Barbie
Apr 2nd 2008, 11:08 pm
Replies: 14
Views: 677
Posted By Hunsletlad

Re: squeezy bottle

And now for something completely different!! - try sliced (peeled) apple spread generously with Vegemite. Quaite naice really.
Forum: Australia
Apr 2nd 2008, 10:53 pm
Replies: 80
Views: 6,922
Posted By Hunsletlad

Re: Are Brisbane (SE QLD) Drivers Worse Than UK Drivers

I imagine that your attitude probably caused a great deal of the "road rage" which say you experienced in England. You perceived a car behind to be too close, so you slowed down on purpose, thereby...
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
Feb 7th 2008, 12:51 pm
Replies: 54
Views: 3,233
Posted By Hunsletlad

Re: Beginning a New Beginning!!

Hey jude ( gotta be a song title there somewhere!!_

Spiders do exist here, but it's not a "horror movie ": type scenario.

Occasionally one or two show themselves, squirt of Baygon and back to...
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
Feb 6th 2008, 4:28 pm
Replies: 54
Views: 3,233
Posted By Hunsletlad

Re: Beginning a New Beginning!!

Hi

There's nowhere in Australia that's "spider-free"! I doubt very much if there's anywhere in the UK that is either.

You won't see spiders crawling all over your living space, just as you...
Forum: Australia
Feb 5th 2008, 6:08 pm
Replies: 13
Views: 1,092
Posted By Hunsletlad

Re: Killing insects in your home

I hope the cockroach thanked you for it.

And now for something completely different - I have heard that a cockroach can live through 4 or 5 minutes in a microwave at full blast. Haven't tried it...
Forum: The Barbie
Feb 5th 2008, 5:08 pm
Replies: 305
Views: 26,446
Posted By Hunsletlad

Re: Are immigrants disliked in Australia??

It's not a matter of "disliking" immigrants - it's a common feature all over the world - an outsider is distrusted until he/she assimilates. Kiwis are targetted, so are Samoans, Indians, Japanese,...
Forum: Australia
Feb 5th 2008, 4:44 pm
Replies: 13
Views: 1,092
Posted By Hunsletlad

Re: Killing insects in your home

In addition to the good advice already posted - don't panic!!

An invasion of the little bastards had got something to do with the weather - rain coming- ants go into "get out of the way"mode....
Forum: The Barbie
Feb 1st 2008, 6:44 pm
Replies: 19
Views: 2,386
Posted By Hunsletlad

Re: accent

I was brought up in Leeds (rough end!) and left in 1967, when I was 21.
In 1985 I went back for a visit and stayed with family in Sheffield. I went to a clothing shop and I swear all I said to the...
Forum: Australia
Jan 28th 2008, 7:08 pm
Replies: 1
Views: 483
Posted By Hunsletlad

Re: Newspapers

Simon
There's only one newspaper that covers Queensland - the Courier Mail

www.news.com.au/couriermail/

There are quite a few local papers, but they all seem to get their news from news.com.au...
Forum: Australia
Jan 26th 2008, 10:14 pm
Replies: 15
Views: 1,850
Posted By Hunsletlad

Re: Stradbroke and Moreton Islands

South Straddie is mostly bush, with beaches on both sides. There are only two resorts I believe, and a few camping grounds, but there are no roads as such, just some tracks used by on-site tractors...
Forum: Australia
Jan 25th 2008, 7:33 pm
Replies: 15
Views: 1,850
Posted By Hunsletlad

Re: Stradbroke and Moreton Islands

I was talking about South Straddie - there's no bloody roads for a start
Forum: Australia
Jan 25th 2008, 6:50 pm
Replies: 15
Views: 1,850
Posted By Hunsletlad

Re: Stradbroke and Moreton Islands

No - you wouldn't need car
No pets.

Link found:- www.southstradbrokeislandresort.com.au/

We've been to North Straddie ( last year ) - found it a bit boring as it's not a "resort " type place"...
Forum: Australia
Jan 25th 2008, 6:03 pm
Replies: 15
Views: 1,850
Posted By Hunsletlad

Re: Stradbroke and Moreton Islands

We've had numerous great weekends at South Straddie resort ( not Couran Cove which is a bit exxy ) - used to be called Tipplers.
You get there by ferry from Surfers. The accomodation is in self...
Forum: The Barbie
Jan 24th 2008, 11:22 pm
Replies: 12
Views: 899
Posted By Hunsletlad

Re: Australian Citizen Test ... (leaked copy)

Damn sight more sensible than the official one.
Forum: Australia
Jan 24th 2008, 11:08 pm
Replies: 34
Views: 3,608
Posted By Hunsletlad

Re: Queensland roundabouts

[QUOTE=anawanahuanana;5837507]Here are the 10 Queensland Driving Commandments that I wrote after my first year driving in SE Quensland. Got so incensed by the poor driving on the way to work one,...
Forum: Australia
Jan 24th 2008, 10:46 pm
Replies: 34
Views: 3,608
Posted By Hunsletlad

Re: Queensland roundabouts

I drive a bus - mainly suburbs -and an average trip includes 50+ roundabouts. Eight trips a day gives me a lot of experience.
If you're turning left and the left hand lane is clear, indicate left...
Forum: Australia
Jan 18th 2008, 9:03 pm
Replies: 9
Views: 928
Posted By Hunsletlad

Re: Ambulance cover with Medicare????

In Qld you pay a charge added to your electricity bill, which covers any emergency ambulance transport. It does not cover "transport" fees, such as transfer between hospitals or home collection etc....
Forum: Australia
Jan 5th 2008, 8:42 pm
Replies: 10
Views: 898
Posted By Hunsletlad

Re: Having a really bad day...

Hi

Just a thought - why not hold your own barbie/booze-up/get-together and invite heaps of your new-found friends, OH's workmates etc.

It will show to others, and more importantly to yourself,...
Forum: Australia
Jan 5th 2008, 8:29 pm
Replies: 24
Views: 2,634
Posted By Hunsletlad

Re: Highway Between Melbourne And Tasmania

If digging a tunnel is too expensive, why not cut the under underlying rock from Tassie, then, using towropes and utilising the wind and currents, just move Tassie closer to the south coast. The only...
Forum: Australia
Dec 19th 2007, 7:10 pm
Replies: 17
Views: 2,318
Posted By Hunsletlad

Re: Homesick!! when will it end?

Hello

I've been here (Oz) forever - well, over 40 yrs and I occassionally miss the UK - but this is my home. I went back for a visit in 1985, and after about 2 weeks I was homesick - for here.
...
Forum: The Barbie
Dec 14th 2007, 10:58 pm
Replies: 20
Views: 1,368
Posted By Hunsletlad

Re: Wild Roo's in Brisbane area

I live at Munruben (off Chambers Flat RD between Browns Plains and Jimboomba off the Mt. Lindesay Highway) and we have heaps living out the back and also crossing over the road early in the morning...
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