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Yes there is/was one when I got a AQF3 in metalwork, seem to remember they do most trades. Can't think of the bloody company name now, but guy was called Darren Leake (sp) Herts way, but it was all done online, including interview from Au. Lots of paperwork to gather and cost £2k approx. Will post company name when I dig it up .

Yeah just cancelled my boiler cover with British Gas, oh what fun, took ages. Are you sure you want to cancel ? Did you want another plan ? We can offer a discount ? oh your moving away, do the new owners want to take over the plan. Just can't take a simple 'CANCEL' instruction !

We arrive Singapore 5th April, leaving Fri 8th. Staying at the Movenpick on Sentosa. Keep my 8 & 9 year old's happy for couple of days, before heading to new home, Mornington Peninsular in Melbourne.:yes:

Well the wine is no cheaper when you get down under !!! We will sell our cars and borrow one from inlaws. Have just booked a hotel room at Gatwick to stay day before we leave (even though we live in Hampshire) As want a stress free arrival and peace by ourselves. Before we fly out 2pm the next day. We are also having a 4 day stop over in Singapore.

Forgot how TV licence works !!! Signed d/d all those years ago and never think of it again..£12 a month... Bet they are like road tax, only send a bloody cheque ?

Just about to go through this myself. We fly 4th April. Wife worried about leaving her parents (we don't think they will ever fly and see us, no plane passenger types). I'm more worried about the little things, cancelling direct debits, how / when to cancel mobile phones, who will say 'pop into a local office to cancel' when we are 10k miles away. Do we renew house insurance for 1 month or just leave it out ?. How do I clean house for new buyers when vacuum will be on a ship somewhere !! mostly little things that wont end the world. But as mentioned above, I'm the 'breadwinner' and instigator of this move. So it's up to me to make all this work and financially sound. So I will be feeling pressure to find work and rental etc when we arrive. So I would rather have my own thinking time etc these last few weeks and not be dragged to the inlaws t much thanks ! If it all gets to much, just pop open a bottle and chill. Alternatively if it gets to calm, just read the daily mail for a bit. Then you can rant about leaving this sinking ship.

Fords big SUV offerings come across as very basic and American in engineering terms. Puts me off. We have more or less decided to buy the wife a brand new Kia sportage when we land, especially as new model now here, so 2015 new stock will drop in price. Have to get used the the Oz car market, used prices seems high. We had looked at a good 3 year old one, as you would in the UK to avoid 'new car bubble' . But 3 year old kias (sportage diesel platinum auto 4wd) are going for $27-$29 k with 60k km on them !! When we can buy new with zero km and a fresh 7 year warranty for $38k on the road and falling. Why buy used ? As for me, I am looking at larger 7 seater. Kia sorrento or mits outlander. I have seem some petrol sorrento's going for under $10k, as a first car sort of option.

For where I'm looking at in Vic (mornington pen) I could be a tough call. A lot of long term rentals seem to go on the market 4-6 weeks before the current lease runs out. Could make a long wait in temp.

Well I thought these long distances rowers, normally do it in the buff !! So welcome ashore !!

Leave EU yes, free itself of shackles of some regulation. Become an independent powerhouse and better center of financial matters. Still keep on friendly terms with Europe. After all, we have always loved the french ! Although we all know it will never happen, requires to much back bone.

Speaking as an outside I guess. Surely it's only a matter of time before this happens and the flag is changed. What exactly does the UK for for AU anyway ?? I don't think even school children in the UK would really know much about the commonwealth or what it does / did / could do ?

I'm sorry, but I just couldn't go through the public ridicule both sides of the move. All for the sake of 'fame'. Especially seeing as these are commercial TV ventures, even a basic equity payment should be due ? I still run all my activities through a uk limited company, happy to invoice on eom terms, no vat due. Let me know. Leaving March / April it now looks (house sale fell down , back on market last week ):wink:

Well seeing as these are all made by independent companies, to be sold to broadcasters. I would be ideal, but would expect to be paid a basic fee.

I used imi to oz (John) for whats it's worth. All fine.

God yes temp issues. Had a scare myself in a AA5A leaving Biaritz on a summers afternoon with 2 mates. End of the scale, heaven knows what going beyond would have meant. (climbing out wondering if I had actually untied the hold down weights) I was on the older Caa PPL, would expect to start from scratch.

I may look at PPL flying when settled. Sadly not flown since I got married 11 years ago (can't think why !!). Not even been for a joy ride, as might then miss it to much. Not aware of the scene down under. As I will be down on the Mornington Peninsular, will have to have a look around Tyabb or Moorabbin and see what goes on. Does temp cause issues with performance on the normal span cans or are there lots of turbo normalised singles being used ? I learned on C150/2 then mainly flew AA5's with a bit of Katana and turbo arrow thrown in. Ending up on the BE26 twin. oh and I did own an Auster for a bit, but it was a restoration job and never got it airborne.:smile:

Saudi fighting a real war...no way. They would never risk such a thing. It would be the end of the country, another split waste land like Iraq. The royals would flee to London, spending there time in Harrods or with rent boys.

I thought 2.20 was certain, with a weaker $au, stronger Uk economy and interest rates likely to finally rise this year. But how things change. All economic news coming out of the UK is the confident, institutions talk with great warning and now we are all starting to think is Brexit real, with a EU vote looming in the autumn ? Bugger.

perhaps slightly off topic. But IMHO and nothing else. I regard the threat of a crash affecting Melbourne much like my experience of the last one here in the Uk. Different parts of the country will feel it differently, very differently. As someone who owned a manufacturing business here in the South east PO14 area. Yes there were lots of headlines, mass job losses across the Uk. Household names among them. Although there were not mass riots and food fights as some papers had forecast, with abandonment of the law to feed ones self. Here in the South East, there was enough momentum of wealth , population needing services etc. for life to go on and folks to just wait for the dip to pass. My house I bought in 2005 for £250 k never dropped below that value (just sold it for £ 350) I had work every day and money in the bank. I'm just a normal working person, no magician. So I regard the risk in Melbourne at least mostly the same. It has a broad population on skills, with both manufacturing, transport and service sectors. A population size great enough to give it a certain momentum (unlike smaller cities). I know it will be different on other states, WA in particular. Just don't reach for the cyanide because of published stats. Be smart, spread risk where possible (ie low ltv mortgage is possible). and don't give up drinking:yes:

In the Uk homebase was always aimed at the home 'decorator' . as there is more margin in this against volume. Wickes (Travis perkins group, also own toolstation) are more trade focused. B&Q (kingfisher group, also own screwfix) aim for both markets, hence larger stores. All suffered from downturn over past few years. Homebase and B&Q have closed stores, wickes has opened them. So will be interesting to see what direction Bunnings take ?

Great, then they can have a reason to turn the water plant on !!

I'd be more worried about where they got them from. Is there a rat problem in the area ?. Where did you buy in the end. Remember you where looking all over the lower s/e burbs down to Mornington. We are heading to Mount Martha in March.:cool:

Just caught back up with this thread. s**t the world is at an end. Even RBS think so !!!. Good job I'm heading over to Mount Martha. Nice soft sand on South beach for me to bury my head in, no worries.:yes:

God yes, we all hate the overhead locker rush. Flight last year (emirates cramp 777 Mel to Sin). We were last to board (traffic getting to Tuller). Struggling to find locker space a few rows back, dropped my bag on some guys head. He was not impressed. Gave me evil stares each time I went to w/c for the next 2 sectors to Dubai. Not helped with half of folks having massive carry on bags and often more than one !

Friend flew to Melbourne with them recently. Modern 787 aircraft, fuel stop in Dubai then another stop in Bandar. Nothing really to do on second stop. But cheap and clean. Normal bought in contract food on first 2 sectors, not much palatable on third. They seem to have dropped prices back again to fill planes. Lets hope they stay on the route ?