Missus B

No....that will be the owner of my local:wink::biglaugh:

Haha that is brillant!!!:notworthy: I love kids who embarrass their parents. My brother and his wife took their 6 year old daughter to church one day. There was a sudden stench of a ''silent but deadly''. Everyone kept politely quiet. But my niece pipes up, as loud as she could and said in a ''sarf Landan'' accent....''Mummy, that man with no hair in front of us just did a stinker!!!'' Priceless....:biglaugh:

In my head I just want to feel like I'm just going on a long holiday. For some reason I don't think it will be as hard with my family as I only see them twice a year. But I see my friends almost everyday, and have spent most of the past 6 months with my friends baby triplets that live next door. I think it's gonna have to be a taxi to the Airport:yes:

I'm liking the idea of going on my own more and more. My housemate just said he'd take me and he barely got the words out before welling up:unsure: I guess, although I'll find it difficult, I know some people really want to be there and I don't want to take that away from them:frown:

So....I've got 12 days left in the UK. This place has been my home for 8 years and I have a lovely group of friends, and they have become my adopted family over this time. I am having my leaving party this weekend and I know it will be emotional. I have close family coming from London and all of my pals will be there. I then go to Ireland for 2 weeks to spend time with my Dad and the rest of the family. I spent yesterday writing several goodbye letters to people who are important to me. It was a very painful but very cleansing experience... Dilemma.....should I have people at the airport saying their goodbye's in Newcastle? I asked my ex to take me but he said he couldn't handle watching me walk through the departure doors. I then thought a little more about it, and I wonder if I am putting myself through unnecessary heartache having my friends there, considering I will be saying goodbye to most of them this weekend. I know there will be no stopping my Dad, sister and best friend being at Dublin airport and I have to face that heartbreaking moment in 26 days. Did any of you go to the airport alone? If so, did you regret it? If you didn't go alone and had a group of people waving you goodbye, did you wish you had gone alone?

It doesn't show up on an enhanced CRB. I even know a cop who got one. You police check will come back as no live trace. Were you finger printed and photographed? I would bet my life savings that it won't show up and it won't stop you getting in. I'd also bet you're not the first person to have the same issue but still got a visa. You only have to admit to cautions and convictions on your application. If you received neither, then you're pretty safe.

It's called an Harassment warning. It's not an order. It's not even a recorded caution. My ex was given one years ago. It's not on your record and won't show up on your police check. It's simply a warning. If you broke the warning in the last 3 years, it would go to court. It won't prevent you getting the visa.

I'm Irish, I'm very proud to be Irish, but lets be honest here and say, Irish television consists of weather- All round rain with a touch of dry spells around the time when you're asleep and all other times, expect rain and wind , with a strong current blowing in from the East at mid afternoon, bringing more rain, with a strong possibility of .....wind. Love it. RTE does, at times have some good series. As a fluent Irish speaker, I struggle to find something of interest, even at TG4. Bland, forgettful, and neglegtful of Gaelic speakers. Unless you're into irish cottages, Ros Na Ruin- say no more, or the various Irish fishing programs, that will never beat the Deadliest Catch. Just saying:nah:

Are you Chuck Norris in disguise??:shocked::notworthy:

I diluted it in water, stuck the rubber gloves on and cleaned anything visible dirty with it i.e. shoes & golf equipment.

Hiya Mark, I'm Alison, I'm Irish but living in UK for 8 years now. I get to Brisbane in 5 weeks. I'm 34, no kids but my friends Dave and Wendy live in South Brisbane and have 2 kids, 5 & 6 years old. Keep in touch and I'll introduce you to them when I get there.:smile:

It'll definitely work it's way out of the body. I knew a guy once who was a carpenter. He has a splinter the side of the tip of his little finger, stuck inside his arm. No messing!!:yes: It was horrible. He went to the docs who said it would come out eventually, which it did after a couple of years.

It will come out by itself in time. The body will naturally get rid of small foreign objects. I would imagine this is what the doc will say. The old fashioned way is to sterilize the skin and pin/needle and break the skin around the spelk and pull it out with sterilized tweezers. :smile:

He may never forget you but I don't think animals think like we do. I think they feel emotional pain but not to the same extent as we do. They really just like routine. Getting fed, playing, sleeping. When that routine is upset or changed, this is what stresses them out. He will be unhappy temporarily, if he stays or goes, because his routine has changed. But once things settle down again, he will adjust and once again become happy. My situation is no different really. I couldn't afford to bring them so I haven't shipped them. I could afford to bring them once I am earning in Oz, which will be immediately. And I will have a place to live etc. But the only reason I would be bringing them is for me, not them. They are very clingy cats and would be by my side all day long, and I would get told off by them, when I returned from work, for leaving them. lol. But now they do this with my cousin, not me. She is in charge of their routine now, so they in some ways, must see her as being the same as me, if that makes sense.

I made the decision to rehome my cats 2 months ago. I was moving into temporary accommodation after selling my house and I did not have enough money to bring them to Oz. They were rescue kittens and I felt like I was letting them down and I wanted to be there when they took their last breath. I rehomed them with my cousin and they are doing absolutely fine. They have the same characteristics with her and her home as they did with me and mine. They didn't go into a cat depression as I anticipated. But I broke my heart for weeks. I see them for the last time this weekend and I'll be breaking my heart all over again. I would like to think I could bring them over once I got settled and my cousin said she would get everything sorted on this side. But I know I would only be bringing them for my own selfish reasons. They have adapted into their new home and are very content cats. I couldn't really uproot them again to spend a month in quarantine and then have to readjust into another new home. Only you can make a decision, but make it based on what is right for your pet, not what feels right to you.

Congrats and best of luck!!:jiggy:

I leave for Brisbane on my own in 6 weeks time, and I still get nervous and scared about it:unsure: I think there would be something very wrong if I didn't. It is a massive deal. I started to tell my family 2 years ago when I first applied for sponsorship. It gave them all this time to get used to it. I have one sister who I am very close to and even though we don't live in the same country (She's in Ireland, I'm in UK), I don't know how I am going to say goodbye to her. I am spending 2 weeks with my Dad before I leave and I won't want to say goodbye to him. But he keeps saying, it's only a couple of days away and the world is a lot smaller these days and communication methods much better. My advice is to tell them now and give them time to adjust to the news. Best of luck:smile:

Is there any way you would consider retraining? You are still quite young and although it may not happen for a few years, it would happen eventually with the right career. I am quite surprised your OH can't get a job and sponsorship in mining with their profession? Don't give up though.:hug:

Leave lots of biscuits, tea, coffee out for the packers. You can't take your booze collection. Give it to the packers. If you go round the house with them, room by room, they will pack your stuff one room at a time. hey will ask you to go round the house at the end to make sure they have gotten everything. Most packing companies provide a quote but this goes up and down, depending on what you add or take away. They quoted my for 90 cubic feet. It worked out to be a little bit more than that but haven't been charged. I am also sharing a container. Be prepared for it to be delayed, if you are sharing. They haven't filled the rest of my container yet so it's been delayed by 2-3 weeks. You need to keep in contact with them and stay on the case.

I'm arriving in Brisbane in 7 weeks. I'm originally from Ireland and heading to Brisbane on my own and will be keen to make friends. I have fb as well if anyone wants to keep in touch on there, just pm me:smile:

I'm heading to Oz and am due to land in Brisbane in mid October, all by my lonesome!! I've sacrificed an awful lot for this move but it is my own little adventure and I can't wait. I have some friends in Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney but I will be based and working in Brisbane. I think I've passed the scared stage and am entering the excited stage. But ask me again when I'm at the airport:cry:

Ahh, a woman after my own heart. I love fashion!x

So exciting! This will be me in 7 weeks! Best of luck!x