Depends where in Sydney - as long as you dont have to change then the express Thirroul to Central take 1 hour 20 mins. Be warned though - they have there own versions of "leaves on the line" here.

haha, no doubt!!

I have been looking at places like Coogee, Sutherland etc for commuting, I'm thinking maybe Thirroul, Stanwell Pak etc are going to be too far to travel in every day. No idea where in Sydney we'll be working, where I want to work is in the Rocks.

ta!

tx

half pint =
- midi in nsw
- pot in qld

Schooner (mostly NSW) is roughly half way between a half and a pint. Full pints now sold all over the place.

Good update ponyrama

Turn turtle n go for the coffee. Nescafe do a lovely blend.

Tetleys do a British blend over here, My parents and in laws just been over and went through 400 t-bags, they didnt complain and they were used to PG and Yorkshire Tea

Nah, sorry, I've tried them all - and unless you are prepared to wait three weeks for it to brew properly, which I'm not, they are all gash. I'm sticking to my imported PG thanks.

woo hoo..

Hi guys, just to let you know you can buy PG tips here! They are in Coles in the Asian food isle. See we are POMs! Why it's not with the tea I have no idea (customs joke I reckon). But normally on the same shelf you have Branston pickle, Ambro custard, Alpen, mushy peas etc. to mention a few.

Pony I totally agree with you on the schooner front, the bottle shops closing early and tthe tea!

Tetley is gash, "blend 43" is also gash, schooners are gash!

Can't wait for my first pint of "warm" flat real ale when I get back in 3wks

Nooooooo - dont leave! I am buying a house in Thirlemere just to be near you. Oh and thanks for allowing me to steal "gash" from you. Its totally my favourite word now and I try to use it in all social circumstances as often as possible.

A mate of mine lives in Stanwell Park, it's beautiful, and he commutes into the city every day as does his wife. It's a fair old trek as I have done it a few times when we stayed. I wouldn't waste your time with the train from there as it's a joke. Driving is doable. He says it's worth it as it's such a nice place to live.

Spence

Gash is not a word i would use in polite company in Australia , it is also used in slang to discribe a womans virgina.........................mm

Unlike "virgina" which isn't used to describe anything

here's my list

• People who move to Australia and expect it to be the UK
• People who whinge that things are more expensive than the UK
• People who whinge that things are slower than the UK
• People who whinge they pay more tax than they did in the UK
• People who whinge about the police being stricter than in the UK
• People who think they are better than Australians, particularly at driving (there are equally as many poor drivers in the UK too you know!)

Get a grip people, this is AUSTRALIA not the UK, accept that it's different and get on with enjoying this marvellous place and its people.

TP

(edited to say: this is not aimed at the OP, its just things that bug me the most)