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Its just so upsetting/frustrating/selfish/strange! My brothers been quite cool i know its cos he's upset that im leaving...i dont know how i would deal with it if he didnt say goodbye though :confused:

Thank you.... your right we will probably reassess whose important like you mentioned and make the effort to stay in touch. I think the surprises certainly have been our oldest friends but after giving it all lots of thought (and all the brilliant advice from PIO pals) im sure we'll be fine

Thanks everybody for your replies...i suppose we simply hadnt given it enough thought. One or two friends have been really lovely just by being normal..others just plain strange?! We are thinking.... oh well! Onward and upward :rolleyes:

Yeah maybe your right...inadvertently perhaps we have made a space....btw i appreciate honesty/blunt approach. Its just sad that this happened and i suppose something we hadnt expected :confused:

Thanks and your right we wont be around soon enough to even be invited, and we are trying really hard not to bore people stupid, we've stopped talking about it to some friends and only really mention it when others as....I think its all part of the transition process of moving away that we hadnt thought about and didnt expect from friends of fifteen plus years..

Hi All, Please can I ask for some advice...my family and I are all set to leave the UK in 12 weeks time and are of course fliiting from nervousness to excited hysteria :arghh:... We have all often talked about the nervousness and how emotional we feel, but one thing non of us have expected, that perhaps we should have given more thought to is the changing relationships of friends, we have encountered friends who act as though we've already left and have stopped calling, inviting us out etcc...and TBH we a bit foxed:unsure: and unsure of what to do?? We have tried talking about it...but then it happens again ?? We could easily disregard it and think....bu@@er it! but we really dont want to leave on any kind of bad note....any advice please would be greatly recieved!:wubclub:

HI Sarah, I would say if its that small an amount (2suitcases) is it not worth paying the excess luggage? Also Id be asking myself if its stuff thats imerative/worth the cost? Sorry I cant help as I'm in the process of moving my stuff too, but we have a little more and so are using a movecube...Good Luck

Thanks Jasepom!....I'm thrilled that I can keep up with Grey's Anatomy. :laugh: Just The Blacklist and Downton Abbey to find ....

Really Beautiful house Kev, i dont think youll have any problems selling it at all...I have everything crossed that it will be a quick seamless asle for you, to help you all find more happiness xxx

Hey all, so in the Brisbane area can you tell me is Channel 7 like Sky 1 for getting the better series/programmes aired? Do any of you know if Sky Living, or any Sky channels are available and if so...how? Ive mentioned before that I'm really not a telly addict and its still true...and I dont plan to watch telly all day long, but I would hope to be able to see my faves occasionally like...Grey's Anatomy etc..

How awful, but closure for thier families my thoughts and prayer go to them all too x

Thank you for that...it makes more sense now. I know this would be speculation, however as my family and I are flying over to OZ in July with Malaysian Airlines from Kuala Lumpar am I right in thinking that actually this makes this airline one of the safest in the air right now as the heightened awareness that follows a disaster only pays to make us all more focussed? As somebody with such a lot of aviation experience what are your thoughts?

Hi All, has anybody got any experience of drug calculations exam in inductions...I am not worried just unsure of what might be expected and as we dont calculate drip rates (all electronic kit preprogrammed and we simply check) I was interested in your experiences of levels of knowledge required...I can certainly do drip rate calcualtions etc but would to swot up if test required... Any views S

Why might it take two years to find out whats happened...sorry if ive butted in?? Just very interested/concerned like most other people...

Thanks both, I'll mark it out at the weekend and see where we go from there... Sam

Thanks Wolves and Snifter, how long ago do you post your threads so I hve an idea of where to look ... Sam

Hi Might seem a silly question...but no matter how I try I'm stuggling to envisage the actual space in a medium and large movecube? The prices vary quite a bit between the two and I dont want to pay for alarge one which might not be full or struggle with getting everything in a medium one?!? Anybody got any experiences of either would be greatly appreciated...:err: Thanks Sam

Hi Brownsauce (love your name by the way:biggrin:) I read your post with real interest as we are moving over in July, and although there are many differences in our circumstances I can completely relate to a lot of what you mentioned re meeting other mums and making friends, as exactly the same happened to me when mine were smaller and in primary school...I eventually found a lovely friend in the playground who was in the same boat as me! Which I'm really hoping is whats about to happen for you... I remember clearly the pressures of the day when our two were little (they are 16 and 14 now) and my hubby wasnt in the best of health for a while too, and it felt very hard however I dont know if it would have been any easier if we were living any where in the world...I suppose I'm trying to say if you were in England would you not be having similar days with tearfull tots and slightly different things going on, raising little people is very very hard and I suspect from your worries about the children in your neighbourhood you mentioned earlier...your doing it really well! I was the same I used to take in children from everwhere if it was lunchtime or teatime, my children would bring them home and Id be feeding four or five children when I only have two! :yes: Maybe move to another area if you can...not sure what your hubbys job is? Is there any scope for him to relocate into another state or area within australia? That might take off some pressure? Have you considered further out from the city as the prices seem a bit better for rent and food etc, we are moving 45mins outside of Brisbane and we were shocked at the price differences in food and rentals from being just that little bit further out! You mentioned a difficult family in the UK...my hubbys fmaily are tricky at time to say the least, so again I can completely see where your coming from and I wont miss that! Keep smiling and soon those little people will be lovely grown up mini adults like mine, and it really does become easier then...even if its only because you can make them wash up and tidy there rooms which is two less jobs for you to do... :jiggy: Keep us posted as to how your going... Sam x

Hi Sorry to ask a question thats been asked a million times before...I guess? Can anybody explain what kit/digibox/streaming eqiup, will we need to get so that we can access iitv, bbc, ch 4 etc when we move over...we are'nt planning to live in front of the telly however we all have a fave programme that we would like to continue watching on certain channels, i.e CH4 Sky Living, BBC 1 ITV, SKY 1 etc.... Is it possible to have them on any kind of record/catch up device either? Thanks in advance...Sam, Dom Emily and Dominic :wubclub:

Hi Just wanted to say Thankyou, I agree with everything youve written and I know sometimes people simply post comments for "sport" and like to mix it up with negative mutterings...we are moving over (hubby and I and two kids) in a few months and are pleased at the exchange rate in terms of its positive influence on our little pot of savings...however for us its all about the adventure, and the believe that its by far better to try, grab life by the proverbial short and curlies and just see where it takes us. Im very fortunated that my job travels the world over and will allow us to give it a whirl! Positive "lets do it" attitudes are definitely the way forward.... in my humble opinion! :biggrin:

Thanks Fifi, your positivity is great and really uplifting! We are off to do the same as you in our fortys too...let the adventure begin!

Hi Julie we are moving over at the beginning of July...we land on the 3rd july! Getting a little bit nervous now, but id be more worried if we werent a little bit apprehensive lol! We came over last feb for a month and had a really good look round and are staying with my sister for a few months till we are sorted with jobs and the children have settled into school... We would love to catch up as we will definitely need to meet people who enjoy a good laugh and beer or three lol! Im in the process of looking for jobs and organising moving our belongings....its all go! Im also trying to write up my Masters dissertation so i'll deserve a flippin rest when we first land!

Great pics kev...i hope your all having a great time, certainly looks like it! X

Hi ladies, Ahpra took weeks and weeks for me too, in the end I had to send repeated messages to them via their website Also my diploma was what seen as the acceptable qualification even though I have a degree...as I needed it to be longer than five years for the points for visa, so unless its changed dramatically since September 13 I'm sure you'll be fine :yes: Hope it comes through for you both soon, the waiting drove me crackers!! Sam

Hi Jules, Great to hear from another Blackpool Pom, I'll definitely check out the Face book pages Thanks for the info. Hubby and I are both Sand grown and went to school locally. I went to Greenlands High School and Dominic went to St Marys High School. We live of Whitegate Drive at the mo and are very excited and nervous about moving too...any tips? We both work at Victoria Hospital in Nursing, how about you? Our children are 16 and 14 and are looking forward to settling in too... We will definitely be up for a sneeky drink and a laugh too, do the aussies not do Northern humour??! Sam