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I don't mind what the temp is during the day to be honest. If I'm working, I work in an a/c'd office so that helps obviously. If I'm off, we do something accordingly. Last Saturday was 40-odd, we flitted between a couple of shaded beer gardens and, believe me, it was very tolerable.

We have r/c and a pool at home so they're an obvious benefit but I wouldn't say the heat has ever really stopped me doing anything.

30 degrees at night is a different matter, that's a nuisance. Although the a/c and the ceiling fans work well.

Don't get someone to do it for you, they'll find something wrong with it every time and you'll end up paying through the nose.

Since I learned to do it myself, I've never had any issues. Of course, if the pump goes chips, I couldn't fix that but regular up-keep is easy.

The chemicals and stuff aren't really expensive but bear in mind the pump is on 8 hrs a day in summer and it will need topping up every few days when the sun is out. Lots of water.

Great stuff Laura, well done. Your outlook sounds very similar to ours.

A scumbag who became a martyr for a pretend cause. A common theme.

You sure go to different places than me then.

No offence but you've managed to traverse from the ridiculous to the pointless of late. I know, as do most regulars on here, that's been your MO so, well done there. But really, handshakes all round job well done, pack in now. You're not fooling anyone.

If they're advertised as 'no wait period' you can claim straight away. If they're not, there will likely be a monthly qualifying period, dependent on provider and service. Some advertise 'no wait period' offers throughout the year to attract new business.

Too cold for rioting. Plus, LG aren't releasing their new model tellys until June.

Any suggestions why that may be the case? I'd consider the name calling from both sides of the fence to be pretty much on par. Perhaps belonging to the other faction you are more sensitive to critique of it?

I don't belong to either faction, I'm just able to make that observation.

weird isn't it that all the name calling and insults comes from the left.

True. And usually accompanied by the 'I know better than you and you're an idiot' rhetoric.

Good stuff mate.

Nice pics, like them sunsets.

Yeah, I'd agree. Middle income earners and above won't be getting those in about 10-15 years IMO.

They're a bit stricter at the moment. When we arrived, the CBA were trying their best to throw about 850k at us, which I never would have borrowed in a million years. But recently, we were considering down-sizing and spoke to them again, and things seemed much tighter.

I find that the online calculators are a decent guide but nothing else. When you actually get into the bank and they take your details, things might be very different.

Why the hell would anyone want TWO wives?

It's OK, it's only the Daily Mai.....

oh sorry.

He probably is a tool. He's about 6 foot 4 though which is 2 foot bigger than me so he's OK in my book.

It's Fugazi. Pure tremendousness.

No offence mate but I don't want to engage in a 30 page thread for us to still be at the same opinions we are now in 5 hours. I'm listening to some Marillion.

The Daily Mail tells the same lies that the BBC does, just at the other end of the spectrum. I don't see many complaint posts on here about the BBC endorsing Labour's Wars, the BBC's pro-Israeli stance, the BBC's over-selling of New Labour policies, the BBC's approach to censorship...

I'm not a Daily Mail fan but whenever I read "it's only the Daily Mail" it's a sure fire clue that whoever is discussing it is using a lazy stereotype and probably knows nothing about the discussion point. Not saying that's you Pabs, but it is 99%+ of the posts on here.

I don't. I just don't believe or dismiss a news story based on it's source. Most people seem to.

Great. Go and google the opposite then and post that. It'll be out there somewhere.

There's not really any point to printing a 'how bad the Daily Mail is' article from a loony-left rag. What does that prove? You've added that as though it's evidence of something!

They're all as bad, as biased and as incorrect as each other. Just choose your side of the fence.

I'd trust the Daily Mail before I trusted the BBC. Although, I'd trust neither.

Salary packaging isn't a tax avoidance scheme, that's a ridiculous, uninformed thing to say.

My driver for moving is that I love oz.....and its culture

Go for it then.

For every person that tells you that you'll be worse off over here, there will be another who will tell you how much better off you'll be. We have much more disposable income over here than we ever did in the UK. And much more to spend it on. But that's us, not anyone else.

We started afresh with new jobs and a new mortgage in our late 30s. We spent the money we made from our UK house on travelling. Some might not fancy the thought of starting over, didn't really bother us.