Jimjustin

1996 Toyota Corolla Conquest, 1.8 manual. 159,000km Recent new clutch and battery, Toyota service history. 2 same family owners from new, only for sale due to bereavement. This is a reliable runabout in good condition - a few minor imperfections, but would make a great first car on arrival in SA. $2500 Located in Greenhill, 15 minutes from the CBD Call Jim 0428 400 288

Hi, Did you have any joy with packing boxes? We are on the move soon too so if you get any surplus, please let me know! Cheers, Jim

Sounds like they are having a few teething problems with making the connections. I'm sure they will sort it out in time. We have flown long haul with Emirates 7 or 8 times (admittedly not out of Adelaide yet) and have never had any problems whatsoever. They have been really good. We have flown many of the Airlines back to the UK - Malaysia, Singapore, Qantas (never again) and my wife has flown virgin too. We have always been happy with Emirates. The flight times and route (if they can make them work) are great - very direct route, and shorter than any other. My wifes parents were flying Emirates when the volcanic ash problem hit the worlds flights a few years ago and ended up stuck in Dubai for a week. All the other airlines left people to fend for themselves as it was a "natural act". The inlaws were put up in a nice hotel for the week and taken on free tours around Dubai, courtesy of Emirates. Very good service given the circumstances. I hope the service out of Adelaide does well because the more there are, the cheaper they'll get.

US too. 475 never been an issue - we got jobs, rentals, bought land to build on, had a baby on medicare, and had a VERY easy switch to PR that only took a week! It really isn't a problem unless you plan to do something that is outside the provisions of the visa. Because you do most of the hard work when you apply in the UK (medicals, police checks etc) it is a simple and cheap ($200) process to get PR after the two years. Don't worry about it, and no one else will. Adelaide has been very good to us in the 3 years we've been here.

Hi, We have some you can have if you still need them. We are at Burnside and you can collect them anytime. PM us if you want our number. Jim

Ikea Hemnes queen size bed in grey brown as seen in link below: http://www.ikea.com/aa/en/catalog/products/S39892995/#/S19893000 Comes complete with Sultan Hagavik sprung mattress as seen in link below: http://www.ikea.com/aa/en/catalog/products/10156307/#/80156304 Also included is a mattress pad as seen below: http://www.ikea.com/aa/en/catalog/products/60156003/ And a matching bedside table in grey brown. http://www.ikea.com/aa/en/catalog/products/10190052/ This was all bought earlier this year when my nephew came to stay and hasn't been slept on since. The hagavik sprung mattress is excellent quality, has a 25 year guarantee and has never been slept on - the mattress pad was on top of it, and everything has been always covered with a mattress protector. We are only selling because we are downsizing until our house build is complete and our spare room now has a cot in it.... Everything is as new and cost $1000 altogether. We will sell for $500 - this is all still current IKEA stock and has hardly been used - the main mattress is yet to be slept on! Will be perfect for someone just arriving. Call Jim on 0428400288

Hi, does anyone have any clean boxes they have shipped stuff in that they need rid of? We are moving in a couple of weeks... We are in Stirling but can collect from anywhere. Cheers, Jim 0428400288

Expat shield does work but the ads are annoying - Iwatch eurosport player using it, then turn it off as soon as I get it up and running. The eurosport player seems to work fine once you're in.BC iplayer may be the same.

We came on a 475 visa and after our 2 year qualifying period applied for an 887 PR visa, which is specially for this type of circumstance. We got it granted within a week, didnt need any further medicals, and didnt need to leave the country to validate the new visa. It cost about $300. Did it all online in an afternoon - dead easy. We can apply for citizenship next year when we have been here for four years.

I lived on the Esplanade at Henley for two years so looked at the sea there every day. The Torrens outlet is not an issue unless there has been serious rain and it washes the river contents into the sea. It only happens a few times a year - when it does, it pushes a slick of brown water out into the sea that takes sveral days to disperse. Occasionally when the tide is out, the bacteria in the outlet does smell a bit. The rest of the time the sea there is very nice- clean and always good swimming. I used to paddle a kayak and saw dozens of dolphins, sting rays, seals and other marine life that wouldnt be there if the water was bad. Swim and enjoy it:smile:

Actually Mike the telly just came via us from some generous Aussies! It will do nicely for any new arrivals waiting for stuff to arrive though.

There seems to be a lot of doom and gloom about this project being shelved (for now) and Ive heard some utter crap spoken by the politicians...phrases like, "the mining boom is over." These people obviously haven't been to a mine in SA lately. I visit most of the remote SA mines for my work and Ive seen nothing but expansion everywhere for the last 2 1/2 years. Places like OD and Prominent Hill are literally making millions of dollars a day and employing ever larger numbers of people from SA and across Australia. Olympic Dam focus primarily on the Uranium resources, but that is only part of the story. Fifth on the list of commodities for OD is gold, found in far smaller amounts than anything else- yet the gold alone pays for the mine to operate. The rest is profit - and we are talking millions of dollars a day. They still made billions of dollars last year. The expansion was a way off yet, and yes the research team have been laid off in Adelaide, but everywhere else in SA mining I just see more and more people everytime I visit a mine site. Its still a huge breadwinner for SA and will continue to be for many years to come. The resources are still there, and they will be mined at some point. The whole state is rich in resources and it seems every time a drill rig is put into the ground, new ore bodies are found. The doom mongering pollies should button it until they've had a look.

Hi Russell, When you do move, let me know if you need a hand. The girls can talk babies while we lift stuff. Cheers mate, Jim

My wife works in HR and has has two jobs since we've been here. It took her about 4 weeks after starting looking. Be prepared to take a 6-12 month contract to start with, get some aussie experience and then look for something permenant. Thats whet she did and has been at the same firm for 18 months. Speak to the agencies - Hender, Hayes and Hudson are three here that do a lot of HR stuff. Things are getting tighter here but there are still plenty of jobs for good people with a bit of initiative.

HI, I am selling a 1999, Vectra Wagon (estate) which is in very good condition and has lots of room for moving things around in. More importantly its a four cylinder (2.2L) so its very good on fuel compared to the V6 cars that are about. It does have rego. Automatic, 2 owners, service history etc. There is an add on here for it. http://www.pomsinadelaide.com/forum/sale-wanted/32517-holden-vectra-estate-1999-2-2-a.html Cheers, Jim