Liveline thread 09/04/2013 to 19/7/2013

gjc

"a goldfish bowl" more bloody animals....Mooney would be in his element

AK333

You should be in the Guards - you're a better detective than the locals here

Roger_007

signostic wrote: »

yes 6 weeks...

At least he didn't have to unpack:mad:

gjc

cue ...Aubrey on line 1

Tisserand

Aubrey must be lined up for the next call, with all this container talk

gjc

Tisserand wrote: »

Aubrey must be lined up for the next call, with all this container talk

musical beds

signostic

Yakuza wrote: »

I think his point is that Australia isn't the be-all and end-all, and he found out the hard way.

a bit of research might have enlightened him

Lapin

AK333 wrote: »

You should be in the Guards - you're a better detective than the locals here

I'm over qualified for that lot.

gjc

ahh...hes looking for a house

Rochester

Kevin Mc Aleer?

signostic

10 people in a four bed house, not as bad as Carmel with 70 animals, some dangerous

Tisserand

So now that they are home, what are they going to live on

Roger_007

This man said he 'lost' his business a couple of years ago. I'm not surprised, he sounds like a right idiot!

lisaj

I would have thought the first few months would be the worst, but by the time you settle in, make friends, build up a network etc. To me it sounds like this guy has no patience and probably doesn't stick at much. He could have gone first, sussed it out and then brought the others out... I suppose hindsight is 20/20

Yakuza

AK333 wrote: »

I was in Australia for 10mths and came back - you can do all the research you like but you have to live in a place to really work out the logistics. When I lived there it was incredibly expensive, rent, food, hobbies. I couldn't get back quick enough.

I am fully aware that it's an expensive place to go (with nice property bubbles forming in Melbourne and Sydney), and I woudn't regard myself as particularly well-informed about the place. I genuinely do feel sorry for him, I wouldn't have thought Australia was the best of places to bring your entire family, lock stock and barrel. If you're in your 20's, with no kids or mortgage to encumber you, it's probably worth a shot, but trying to transplant a family of 6 (with all sorts of ages) is a much harder prospect.

syklops

I could easily ring up crying about the hardship of the past 5 years moving away, moving back, etc etc, but I'd be embarrassed to ring the national broadcaster with a poor is me attitude.

Lapin

Today's show summed up -

That_Guy

This man sounds like an absolute clown.

That_Guy

BAD LINE, BAD LINE.

Yakuza

signostic wrote: »

a bit of research might have enlightened him

I made the same point myself a few posts previously.

I bet he made a big song and dance about 'emigrating' to Australia when he went as well! 6 bleeding weeks??? Sure I haven't shaved me legs in as long

signostic

he lived in Rockhampton but got the container sent to Brisbane, 700 km away :eek:

europa11

"I had everything worked out"

No you didn't!

Harry Angstrom

At least he hasn't lost his accent. I knew somebody who went to London for two weeks and came back speaking cockney.

artful_codger

Probably another Irish person who screwed him on the salary promises.

syklops

Deleted User wrote: »

Sure I haven't shaved me legs in as long

Sexxy! :cool:

Yakuza

Harry Angstrom wrote: »

At least he hasn't lost his accent. I knew somebody who went to London for two weeks and came back speaking cockney.

Faaaack off, are you 'avin' a giraaaafe?

Tisserand

Gradually admits that he went about it the wrong way

That_Guy

12 or 14 dollars for mints... LOLZ

signostic

he was paying 12AUD for mints, not surprised he came home..