AussieRob

We're selling our daughters car. 2010 Hyundai Getz, 64000Km, Good Condition, Power windows, bluetooth stereo, Steering wheel controls. Listed for $6,000, this is great value as guide price is over $7000 according to Car Sales. Please see the link for further details

I love it there, and I appreciate it certainly wouldn't be everyone's taste. Last time we stayed in Kuta at the Rama Beach resort. A great hotel in a quieter area of Kuta but still only a short walk from the main shopping plaza, bars and restaurants. Whilst we were there we had fabulous food, Indonesian, Japanese, Italian, American etc... but the best was at a restaurant on the beach at Jimbaran (I think). We going again this year, and have our eye on Nusa Dua, just waiting for the prices to drop as it seems a little expensive at the moment.

Yep, flew with them at Christmas, all seats had tele's and a good choice of movies. Bit tight on the alcohol though, but that's doesn't affect the kids.... or does it ?

Hi Tyke, They play a great mixture of rock tunes, some newer , some older and some classic aussie songs. I prefer them to clearway, if you've seen them.

Yep, we've got heaps of them. Always seen them, but not in these quantities. We spray one plant and they go to the next.

We've had our holidays for this year, Family visit to England, France and Dubai, with work feeling a bit more dubious I think next year may be a couple of weeks in Bali and maybe a cheeky week in Broome or Darwin. We just really like to switch off, be warm in the sunshine and enjoy ourselves.

I would personally avoid A380's aircraft. Only because on the Boeing 777 and the A330 I think the sides of the aircraft are only 2 seats (with a 2-4-2 seating arrangement), meaning as a couple you get 2 seats to yourselves without having anyone next to you. Just flown with qantas and emirates to the uk and although emirates is better for entertainment, I thought qantas gave you more alcohol, sorry better service. All flights though were A380's, so apart from a couple of seats on the whole aircraft in economy you cannot avoid being next to someone which I find stifling.

Definitely a legend. Always had a great presence on the screen. Even did a music video for Jamie T called Sheila. RIP Bob.

I don't mind what I have for dinner as long as i can have take away chips with it....... ha ha.... and curry sauce... I do love some of the comments though, "It will put the south on the map", I'm pretty sure the south is already on the map, if it wasn't all maps would have a blank area where we are currently living.

Can't comment anymore on the person, but I do hate left wing loonies and hippies protesting against anything the liberals / conservatives push for, when they should respect he got voted in. I didn't go rioting when Blair got voted in the old country as much as I wanted, as I realised my view was now the minority.

I have to be honest I think we have less choice than a diabetic in a sweet shop.... Abbot / Marshall who really aren't the greatest politicians ever but I think are the best of a bad bunch, but you can't vote labour, as much as I prefer wetherall, because we can't keep spending tomorrow's money today. I'd vote for the greens if they stuck to environmental politics, but to promote Australia as a republic, whilst I would easily go with the flow, is not a very green policy as it would create a wealth of waste, and family first...... well we may as well vote for the disability party or shooting and fishing if we're going to vote for a secular group.

Thanks Darren / Angie. I've contacted him, and I'll let you know how it goes.

Looking for a good reliable carpenter to work on re-building our screen between our car-port and the neighbour. Trying to get quotes at the moment is like getting blood from a stone. Any names and numbers would be much appreciated.

We tried to do our best for the Aussie economy, and booked with Qantas, Ok actually they had the specials on when we booked, but still makes me feel a bit good inside, apart from we have to go through Melbourne. Flight times are ok though we leave Dubai at 11:10am. Thanks for the tips, we'll certainly take a look at what you've recommended and others too. I think for us, we wanted to try to balance a bit of relaxation after seeing family, so were looking for some kind of beach resort or just somewhere where we can chill (sweat) by the pool, plus see some sights in Dubai, but I do struggle with being tied to an isolated resort, it is nice just to have a few options near by. After all, sometimes it's nice for a fine meal as a treat, but other times I just may fancy egg, chips and beans, or a chip butty.... well anything with chips....

On our way back from the UK in June, we spending a week in Dubai. I have stayed there once before in the late 90's, at the Sheraton Mirage, it was fantastic, but quite far from anything, I think a good 45 mins by bus back to town. We saw a special to stay at the Atlantis Resort (Top of Palm Island), but what else is there near there. I do like staying in Fancy hotels but don't appreciate that every drink and meal (when the hotel is isolated) can cost you a small fortune. Is there pubs / restaurants nearby reasonably priced, or is the Atlantis actually ok, with some fine dining and some normal grub. or..... is there somewhere better to stay, a nice hotel but nearer a few holiday type outlets (like you find in Tenerife, ok maybe not with cornish pasties, Carling premier and showing only fools and horses, but hopefully you get the idea)

Can you still use the techniques from the book on older children, 17+...... and where can you buy that tubing......

A bit like Di, I have never been there, but have meant too so many times, Goucho's Argentinian on Gouger. Supposedly those south american world cup cheaters cook a mean steak.... I have been to North(under the casino) and their steaks melt in your mouth and not in your hands... oh wait thats minstrals, but the steak was still very nice.

I have an Australian wife and she can't help me, but even after 8 1/2 years, what is the deal with hams ? I've never had a huge ham, I've never known anyone have a ham, yet there loads of them and not many turkey's..... Bring on my turkey dinner.......

Not sure the hole in the Ozone is the issue, in 2012 it was at it's smallest recording for 20 years, so it is getting better. The earth though does have an elliptical orbit, which means that during the southern hemisphere summers we are millions of miles nearer the sun. Whether this causes the sun to be stronger I didn't read any further, I was amazed we didn't all fry that as we were that much closer.

An employee in the Automotive industry I do actually agree with this statement, but the world is not a fair playing field. One of our sister companies in the US recently paid $1 for a $14,000,000 paint facility, the local government put the rest in to keep the company in Michigan. Another example is for Ford Australia, one of the only (maybe the only ) export countries for the Ford Territory is Thailand, with the free trade agreement and similar car legislation it seems a reasonable fit, but the Territory is $100,000 in Thailand, whilst it is only $40,000 here. Somehow, some way Thailand manage to claw back the import taxes and make the vehicle unattainable, yet we do no such thing with imported cars to Australia. I am also part of the problem, i don't have an Australian made car, but if the car I purchased was 10 - 15% more expensive due to some extra taxes or duties, and we didn't pay stamp duty or GST on an Australian made car, it may have tipped the balance of my judgement, but at least then the government would have generated domestic demand to keep an automotive industry here without the constant demand for government subsidies. I don't know how this will affect Adelaide, I just watched the news about an american town where GM was the predominant employer, and they pulled out, and slowly it became a ghost town with 1/3 of the population departed for other cities and towns, the balance became run down. Whilst we aren't a 1 company city, it is by and far the largest employer here and it's effects will be felt by everyone, indirectly or directly.

I haven't been to a production meeting for 5 months where we didn't still have open jobs to fill, so the chances are high there will be jobs available around the time you arrive.

Hi Bubbl, Jessica is correct it is casual, like many companies we don't take on many permanent workers anymore, but it's there to be used then as a stop gap fill in job. The work is assembly / packing work predominantly, it is repetitive, but if you are anything like me you'll do what you can to get the first few pay checks to come in, I was going to work at Optus call centre when i first arrived as a stop fill job.

We are constantly struggling for factory workers, the work is quite hard but the pay is quite good for factory work, over $20 per hour, and afternoon shift get's 15% more, night shift 30%. No experience necessary, just need to pass a medical, and we are based in Lonsdale. If you or anyone is interested then visit Ranstad on South Road, morphett vale.

I'm not going to the doctors any time soon.. What great value though, saw Rob Schneider a few weeks ago and for a similar price he did a 50 min set, Michael was on for about 90 mins... plus a 40 min warm up act.

I used to commute from Mawson Lakes to Lonsdale every day, and became oblivious to it to a degree, I would get annoyed at some journeys when there had been a crash, but I felt sorry for people travelling from the south to work in the north, I couldn't put up with that traffic, ever, and I lived near birmingham. Now I live way down south, my commute is 5 - 6 mins, I now consider a traffic jam, 2 or more cars at the roundabout. Finish work at 3:30, home by 3:35... Walking the puppies at the beach by 3:45pm.. Bliss.... Wherever I work in the future I will have to move to, I'm never going back to commuting, why waste your life in the car.