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Forum: Australia
Oct 12th 2012, 10:50 am
Replies: 7
Views: 743
Posted By onceinalifetime

Re: Riverland region, South Australia.

Hi, it's the Berri/Renmark area.
Forum: Australia
Oct 12th 2012, 9:34 am
Replies: 7
Views: 743
Posted By onceinalifetime

Riverland region, South Australia.

Just wondering whether anyone knows the Riverland region? I have a job interview coming up, but don't know the area (and am currently in the UK,so a visit isn't currently possible unfortunately)....
Forum: Australia
Jan 14th 2011, 7:37 pm
Replies: 5
Views: 950
Posted By onceinalifetime

Re: Empty House Insurance

We are using towergate, they offer a 12 month unoccupied insurance, organised through Deeside insurance brokers. They were very reasonable by comparison to the deals that the bigger insurance...
Forum: The Barbie
Nov 2nd 2009, 8:33 am
Replies: 479
Views: 29,830
Posted By onceinalifetime

Re: Is UK f**ked ?

Just worked out that my mortgage repayments would be on $17.5million: $112,645.80 a month over 25 years. Am just off to ring Roman Abramovich to see if he'll sign me. I'd be more than happy just to...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Oct 15th 2009, 10:09 pm
Replies: 66
Views: 5,600
Posted By onceinalifetime

Re: Where to re-settle in UK?

You could try weight training to improve your muscle tone in the required sphincter. Failing that you could use a rolling pin afterwards. Or possibly try one of those icing bags, just seen this...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Oct 15th 2009, 9:55 pm
Replies: 66
Views: 5,600
Posted By onceinalifetime

Re: Where to re-settle in UK?

...ney or Ekkland?
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Oct 13th 2009, 10:13 pm
Replies: 66
Views: 5,600
Posted By onceinalifetime

Re: Where to re-settle in UK?

Okay, my understanding of it is this. The Brython were the ancient Celts, the Romans turned up and decided it was Brittania - the land of the Brythons. So the Brits are the Celts. Pliny the Elder...
Forum: The Rovers Return
Oct 9th 2009, 4:33 pm
Replies: 282
Views: 23,266
Posted By onceinalifetime

Re: Opinions on England Please.

Whilst working in an Australian University one easter, we had a 'spiced bun' morning tea around easter time. Hot cross bun morning tea being considered not politically correct. I am not sure whether...
Forum: The Barbie
Oct 3rd 2009, 11:57 am
Replies: 97
Views: 6,227
Posted By onceinalifetime

Re: How often do you go 'home'?

Do you mean tied to a stake and atop a large bonfire?
Forum: Australia
Sep 22nd 2009, 4:49 pm
Replies: 25
Views: 7,303
Posted By onceinalifetime

Re: NHS Pension, transfer it or leave it

We left ours in the UK. I have 20 years in mine and my wife about 10. At the time we were looking the advice we received was to leave mine where it was, and transfer my wife's, but only if we were...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Mar 16th 2009, 10:38 am
Replies: 4
Views: 675
Posted By onceinalifetime

Re: Redirecting Mail from abroad

But they won't send parcels, anything that needs a signature, or anything that requires a customs declaration!
Forum: The Barbie
Mar 15th 2009, 11:48 pm
Replies: 1
Views: 876
Posted By onceinalifetime

crocodiles on the way to NSW then

This is a quote from our local paper:

"TWO crocodiles have shown up in two southeast Queensland cities - one less than 100 kilometres away from the NSW border...."

Made me laugh it did,...
Forum: Australia
Mar 5th 2009, 3:08 am
Replies: 23
Views: 1,526
Posted By onceinalifetime

Re: Camping in NSW (coping with the nasties)

We camped for 5 months continuously when we were here on a WHV, mainly in National Parks and we never had a single spider, or insect of note in our tent. Been camping numerous times since being back...
Forum: The Barbie
Feb 26th 2009, 10:44 am
Replies: 15
Views: 1,902
Posted By onceinalifetime

Re: Racism against tiddly winks ...

Hmmm, have never seen a white tiddly wink now you come to mention it....
Forum: The Barbie
Feb 26th 2009, 10:11 am
Replies: 15
Views: 1,902
Posted By onceinalifetime

Re: Racism against tiddly winks ...

Would you be racist against a tiddly wink or just sizeist, or slanderous about ones winks being inebriated?
Forum: Australia
Feb 26th 2009, 9:58 am
Replies: 379
Views: 41,690
Posted By onceinalifetime

Re: whats the worse thing about living in australia

I would agree 100% that this is beyond all reasonable doubt the single worst thing about living in Australia. I can't believe that it's taken over 200 posts before someone else has mentioned it.
Forum: Australia
Feb 26th 2009, 9:55 am
Replies: 379
Views: 41,690
Posted By onceinalifetime

Re: whats the worse thing about living in australia

[QUOTE=The S's;7324353]I hate the way Aussies call rugby league football. I have had countless rants at them for this stupid phrase. There are no football codes, only football, the other games are...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Feb 26th 2009, 3:01 am
Replies: 6
Views: 888
Posted By onceinalifetime

Re: Help - moving back from Aus - cheap removals firms?

Get a quote from an insurance broker, which will be at about 1.5%, and take it back to your shipping company. One shipping company admitted quite freely that insurance is one of the ways they make...
Forum: Australia
Feb 26th 2009, 12:04 am
Replies: 48
Views: 3,499
Posted By onceinalifetime

Re: Spiders and things that bite!!!!!!!!!

There are over 40 species of funnel web spider, and the CSIRO website states that:

"Funnel-web spiders are found in:
Queensland
New South Wales
the Australian Capital...
Forum: Australia
Feb 25th 2009, 4:03 am
Replies: 379
Views: 41,690
Posted By onceinalifetime

Re: whats the worse thing about living in australia

Nah it's cos we're British and can't help complaining. Hope no Australians are watching.......
Forum: The Barbie
Feb 25th 2009, 2:43 am
Replies: 18
Views: 748
Posted By onceinalifetime

Re: submarines

"I love BE! World economy to man- milk in 2 posts"

And there's me trying to have a serious debate with the masses....

Yes! a masdeb........

Oh I can't be bothered......

I knew someone...
Forum: The Barbie
Feb 25th 2009, 2:32 am
Replies: 18
Views: 748
Posted By onceinalifetime

Re: submarines

"There's no such thing as spare seamen, they should all be accounted for..."

Do you mean in a Brian Hanrahan Falklandsesque "I counted them all out, and I've counted them all back in" kind of way?
Forum: The Barbie
Feb 25th 2009, 2:29 am
Replies: 18
Views: 748
Posted By onceinalifetime

Re: submarines

Just remember that they've only got a 6 month shelf life in the average domestic freezer...
Forum: The Barbie
Feb 25th 2009, 2:12 am
Replies: 18
Views: 748
Posted By onceinalifetime

submarines

OK, given the current financial climate, hands up who thinks we need 12 new submarines?

There are a couple of positives, the money is likely to be spent in Europe or the US, so it will be a small...
Forum: The Barbie
Feb 25th 2009, 1:53 am
Replies: 105
Views: 4,348
Posted By onceinalifetime

Re: Britain faces summer of rage

Hmmm, I've just realised that there can be no truth in the news report quoted in the original post.

I say this for the simple reason that it makes the assumption that Britain will be having a...
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