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What is the best way to send a present back to the UK?
paisleylass replied to a topic in Aussie Chat
I order from UK gift sites/Amazon/John Lewis - most do gift options and you can opt to have things wrapped/not enclose the invoice. Far far cheaper and faster! -
Btw I did half my form 80 already
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Ace thanks Karen, we'll try and get police stuff posted by midweek, it's hard with hubby's work hours and locations to get everything done! Hoping we'll have our PR before we go on holiday early Aug, then we return as permanent residents yee ha!
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Just got our case officer assigned woohoo! This is after lodging the application on 22 March. We haven't yet posted our UK police clearance applications. I have a dumb question about this. Do we need to send a copy of the entire passport, or just the photo page? Finding someone on the acceptable occupations list who has known us for 2 years to sign the passport photos is another matter...!
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Rules must have changed since the end of August, when we flew home from LA there was no secondary screening and, as always, we had no issues taking water purchased after security on the plane. We always grab a bottle of water as it's often a long time from boarding the plane to having access to a drink. Will find out if things have really changed when we go to Hawaii next week!
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Rubbish, nothing to do with flights to Australia! We've travelled on 4 international flights USA to Australia with no secondary screening after security nor water bottles confiscated. The USA is the most paranoid when it comes to screening onboard luggage and understandably so. However I've flown many times within, to and out of the USA since Sept 11th with no issues boarding with liquids post-security. Sounds like a bizarre Middle-Eastern quirk more than anything.
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<p><p>Hey missus, we had an amazing time! Holidays are the best, nice to be home with cat-features though <img src="<fileStore.core_Emoticons>/emoticons/ohmy.png" alt=":o" srcset="<fileStore.core_Emoticons>/emoticons/ohmy@2x.png 2x" width="20" height="20" />) I better get on with organising a pre-christmas meetup!</p></p>
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Aww, I like the wee fellas! We had a few inside the house last summer but now we have the kitty, who chases anything that moves, they stay out! That's the closest thing I've seen to 'gecko repellent' but not practical for everyone ;o)
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Like butter wouldn't melt! Unfortunately I've not been able to get a shot of his 'attack' expression, he's turning out to have something of a naughty streak!! -
Izzy's a lovely name :o) I love ginger kitties, when I saw this cute boy at the rescue pound my heart just melted :o)
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He looks a little angel there, but he can be a real tearaway at play time :o) -
From the album: Chester
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From the album: Chester
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Pictures of our little kitty from Logan cat resue :o)
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<p><p>OMG landlord says yes to kitten! Scream! Gonna go kitty-searching after holiday :oD x</p></p>
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<p><p>Wasn't too expensive, flights to LA about $1200 return and the exchange rate is great so everything will seem soooo cheap over there :oD Hopefully you'll earn loads and be able to save up anyway! My husband has been working away 2-3 weeks at a time, I'm kind of getting used to it now! Weekends can be a bit lonely but been meeting nice folk like Sioban from PIO so that helps, and am hoping to get landlord's permission to get a kitten for company! But the pay makes up a bit, and Dave should get decent length breaks at home in between too but yeah if you hate it it's easier to change things over here <img src="<fileStore.core_Emoticons>/emoticons/ohmy.png" alt=":o" srcset="<fileStore.core_Emoticons>/emoticons/ohmy@2x.png 2x" width="20" height="20" />)</p></p>
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<p><p>Work's pretty good, colleagues are a really nice bunch! We are off to California for 2 weeks, hubby really needs the break as he's been working in Darwin most of the last few months! I'll keep an eye out for your news, hope you hear really soon x</p></p>
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<p><p>Hey missus, going well here, still working for QLD gov't against all the odds! And we are on holidays for 2 weeks from next Friday wheee :oD Best of luck to you and Dave re. the job, keeping everything crossed for you x</p></p>
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Well I was just in Disco Dan's (Murphys) for the Friday tasting, and at the counter the closest thing they had was balsamic flavour roasted peanuts which is actually closer to my salt n vinegar nutty boys!
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There's such a variety of roasted/flavoured/coated nuts you're spoiled for choice but can understand the craving! That's got me hankering after the salt & vinegar dry roasted, think they were KP and not sure whether you can even still get 'em. They were wicked with a few pints o' cider! I would suggest you try one of the varieties of roasted macadamia though, even if it doesn't help the craving. The Queensland nut - the king of nuts!!
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<p><p>Don't know yet if I'll be working from next week, but I am available and meet all the criteria so fingers crossed - don't be surprised if I'm still moaning about being jobless into next year hohoho! Nah, there are plenty jobs around, just got to keep plugging away. Cheer for now x</p></p>
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<p><p>The cost of living is not so bad for us, but I do shop around! Loads of cheap household stuff - our kettle was $7 in Big W! Yeah it might not last forever, but nor did the expensive Kenwood one I bought! Also got 2 packs of great towels less than $30 each, lovely wool duvet $49, full set of queen bedding under $60. We buy longlife food when it's on offer - lovely pasta sauce just over $1 a jar, $20 for 48 cans of Pepsi - and meat is fairly cheap but I've seen ads for even cheaper meat in some butchers, so we'll go this weekend. Even bananas are $1.49/kg now haha! Rent is not so cheap, we pay $440/week but it's a lovely detatched house with aircon etc. I don't think we'll buy a house at all, it was a waste of time & money in the UK, we'd have been better off renting! Pubs are fairly expensive but we mainly drink at home on the patio - best beer garden in town - and should break even on the homebrew next time we make a batch :oD</p></p>
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<p><p>Heheh, the temperature's so up and down it's hard to adjust! But it's a sign when you shiver in the evening 'cos the temperature's 'only' 19c! We were out in the garden in lower temperatures than that in Paisley <img src="<fileStore.core_Emoticons>/emoticons/ohmy.png" alt=":o" srcset="<fileStore.core_Emoticons>/emoticons/ohmy@2x.png 2x" width="20" height="20" />) Wildlife here is unreal, as well as the fab zoos etc we get all kinds of beasties in the garden - lizards, geckos, strange & noisy birds. Amazing! I just got a call from another agency about a job I applied for last night, they want someone to start Monday, am I available? Hell yes! Hopefully the employer will want me, as I've been waiting nearly 2 weeks to hear back from the first agency interview grr! Hope things pick up for you in 2012, as you say it can't get any worse :oD</p></p>
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Kittens in the petshop! I'm not used to this sighht - cuteness!
paisleylass commented on paisleylass's gallery image in Member Albums
Gawd knows, had its back to me. Took me about 8 shots until I got one where they weren't just fuzzy blurs! I can't just walk past this shop, always have to peek in the window and see what the kittens are up to :oD
