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Forum: Australia
May 18th 2009, 3:04 pm
Replies: 116
Views: 15,684
Posted By stickystickman

Re: Is Australia really more expensive

The prices you quote above are pretty much what I pay here in the UK but in UKpounds £'s not AU$. Well, apart from electric only whereas my combined gas/electric bill is around £80 per month...
Forum: Australia
Apr 30th 2009, 8:27 pm
Replies: 34
Views: 3,617
Posted By stickystickman

Re: Gas fires for winter - best place to buy?

Well now I know they have gas fires in Australia (do they have electricity now too? :o ), do they have need for UK gas service engineers? Does this occupation fall under their required occupation...
Forum: Australia
Apr 24th 2009, 4:23 am
Replies: 27
Views: 3,096
Posted By stickystickman

Re: Has anyone ever been rejected??

is it me or is anyone else here confused by this answer?
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Feb 19th 2009, 2:50 am
Replies: 51
Views: 4,430
Posted By stickystickman

Re: What is it you miss?

Interesting post. Would I be right in seeing a business opportunity here for insulation and double glazing? I'm guessing energy costs are much much lower than here in the UK to allow such poorly...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Feb 18th 2009, 2:31 am
Replies: 51
Views: 4,430
Posted By stickystickman

Re: What is it you miss?

Interesting. What are the building regs like over there? I know here we have to have minimum levels of insulation etc. Do they not have that over there? If you insulated your house it would keep the...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Feb 17th 2009, 8:47 pm
Replies: 51
Views: 4,430
Posted By stickystickman

Re: What is it you miss?

Just reading this thread with interest but very curious about people missing carpet and central heating. Now this may be a naive (did I spell that right?) of me but can you not get carpets in Oz?...
Forum: New Zealand
Feb 5th 2009, 7:57 am
Replies: 18
Views: 1,297
Posted By stickystickman

Re: CHILDRENS CARSEAT REGULATIONS

Harrogate is as good as it gets in the UK (in my view) but how does the UK compare?

Am looking at Canada, Oz & NZ hence checking out all the forums.

And yes we were on the subject of car seats...
Forum: The Trailer Park
Feb 5th 2009, 7:41 am
Replies: 207
Views: 13,588
Posted By stickystickman

Re: England too Expensive?

A girlfriend of mine went to university in Middlesborough about 10 years ago and when visiting her I found it was the worst place I've ever been to - no kidding. Now I'm sure some people will...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Jan 31st 2009, 10:44 am
Replies: 5
Views: 1,090
Posted By stickystickman

Re: Info needed to help come home

The UK has plenty going for it but also consider why many many Brits move to Australia & New Zealand! I guess you have reasons and considerations on why you fancy the change to coming here, but I...
Forum: New Zealand
Jan 31st 2009, 3:03 am
Replies: 18
Views: 1,297
Posted By stickystickman

Re: CHILDRENS CARSEAT REGULATIONS

I live in Harrogate and in my humble opinion this area is as good as it gets for the UK :p

If everywhere was as good as Harrogate then nobody would be considering emmigrating :rofl:
Forum: Middle East
Jan 29th 2009, 10:42 am
Replies: 24
Views: 6,788
Posted By stickystickman

Re: ITV - Piers Morgan on Dubai

Yeah I watched it tonight. Made it look like a wonderful place, if not a little on the expensive side :ohmy: and not the rather scary place where you can be thrown in jail for farting as I'd...
Forum: Australia
Dec 3rd 2008, 8:21 am
Replies: 80
Views: 5,285
Posted By stickystickman

Re: Idling Cars

Who's 'they'?? and are we not in a free world where we can choose what we buy and what we do with it?
Forum: Australia
Dec 1st 2008, 4:51 am
Replies: 127
Views: 11,218
Posted By stickystickman

Re: Running a Business. Has Anyone Achieved Success In Australia?

So you hiring then? I work 60 hours a week (sometimes more) and would love to go to Australia.
Forum: Australia
Nov 18th 2008, 8:37 pm
Replies: 91
Views: 6,402
Posted By stickystickman

Re: Petrol $1.10/litre

Try 92 pence a litre for unleaded back in Blighty! And diesel sucks at £1.06 a litre :(
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Aug 5th 2008, 1:14 am
Replies: 132
Views: 14,853
Posted By stickystickman

Re: 10 Years in Canada and yearning for the UK

Think things abroad make your hair go grey? Try petrol at £1.30 a litre (£5.90 a UK gallon!), gas prices are going up 35% soon, in addition to the 15% increase in Feb, in addition to the huge...
Forum: Canada
Aug 4th 2008, 10:57 am
Replies: 6
Views: 797
Posted By stickystickman

Re: Going to work in Canada this winter can i do more????

Well I was planning on training and gaining experience for a needed Canadian trade but I might be tempted to find some foxy Canadian filly, marry her and live happily ever after. Do you know of any?...
Forum: Canada
Aug 4th 2008, 10:39 am
Replies: 6
Views: 797
Posted By stickystickman

Re: Going to work in Canada this winter can i do more????

Hey can you do that? :eek:

Is it totally ethical? :ohmy:
Forum: Canada
Aug 4th 2008, 10:36 am
Replies: 5
Views: 1,076
Posted By stickystickman

Re: Rough Monthly bill run down in Saskatchewan

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I have a 2002 Hyundai Elantra and the plates cost me $89 a month. My package policy is $13 a month. That gives me extra liability insurance for my car and a lower...
Forum: Canada
Aug 3rd 2008, 5:33 pm
Replies: 6
Views: 870
Posted By stickystickman

Re: truck drivers

I'm in the same boat as you. Was going to take HGV lessons over here in UK first, gain experience here and then apply to Canada. Found out that the HGV licence from the UK is no good in Canada and...
Forum: Canada
Aug 1st 2008, 5:53 pm
Replies: 30
Views: 2,763
Posted By stickystickman

Re: Heating Oil - this year's budget estimate...

Just a query;

If Canada is metric why is a cord is 128 cubic feet of wood?
Forum: Canada
Aug 1st 2008, 1:34 am
Replies: 35
Views: 3,635
Posted By stickystickman

Re: Daft Question I know but how does Canadas creepy crawlies compare to the UK?

Daft question from me;

Are the snakes mostly poisonous? What about bugs? Are they nasty little critters like in oz?
Forum: Canada
Aug 1st 2008, 1:04 am
Replies: 35
Views: 3,635
Posted By stickystickman

Question Re: Daft Question I know but how does Canadas creepy crawlies compare to the UK?

I guess you wouldn't want to go to Australia then :eek:
Forum: Canada
Aug 1st 2008, 12:51 am
Replies: 8
Views: 1,153
Posted By stickystickman

Re: Truck driving/job enquiry

Not a bearer of bad news. It's good to have my concerns answered. You say 6 years out of 10 but I read a lot of places will offer you a job with 2 years exp. My cunning plan was to take my HGV test,...
Forum: Trucking
Aug 1st 2008, 12:44 am
Replies: 23
Views: 2,619
Posted By stickystickman

Re: That’s it – I am out of the UK (Getting far too expensive)

Hope you don't mind me picking and choosing which parts to quote you from but the above is what cheeses me about the UK at the moment, but, and it's a big but, is it actually any better in Canada?...
Forum: Canada
Aug 1st 2008, 12:02 am
Replies: 8
Views: 1,153
Posted By stickystickman

Re: Truck driving/job enquiry

it does and thank you for your response. i was hoping there is another way - a quicker easier way :D
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