Not in Crawley Posted April 16 Share Posted April 16 2 minutes ago, Zico said: Not if the polarised engagement on here is anything to by I hadn't even thought about it till coming here but it seems like it's worth a punt And if we don't like it, we'd come back, nothing to lose It might even not happen yet In the mean time Cheers I wouldn't take on here as a snapshot of the UK at large personally. I mean folk argue about your and you're on here Nice beach holiday - can't say I'd want that all the time, personally. Actually, don't even really want that from a holiday normally. Each to their own. Enjoy your break! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not in Crawley Posted April 16 Share Posted April 16 31 minutes ago, jayjayoghani said: Pretty sure you'd like Melbourne NIC. As for the rest nah. Well, if it's good enough for Nick Cave. Mind you, then he upsticks to Hove for years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Zico Posted April 16 Moderators Share Posted April 16 1 minute ago, Not in Crawley said: I wouldn't take on here as a snapshot of the UK at large personally. I mean folk argue about your and you're on here Nice beach holiday - can't say I'd want that all the time, personally. Actually, don't even really want that from a holiday normally. Each to their own. Enjoy your break! If I lived here I'd be more interested in the bush, so to speak, and what that has to offer over a beach One of the highlights here was GOMA In fact most of the highlights for me have been inland There's more to Oz than beach Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Not in Crawley Posted April 16 Share Posted April 16 13 minutes ago, Zico said: If I lived here I'd be more interested in the bush, so to speak, and what that has to offer over a beach One of the highlights here was GOMA In fact most of the highlights for me have been inland There's more to Oz than beach Oh yeah - totally understand that, as I say I'm not really qualified to comment as I've never been but only to say its not something I would want to do in terms of moving my whole life over there. Plus that middle bit is a bit - well, empty for my liking. If I was ever to move out of the UK, it's either Paris or Berlin which could tempt me - Berlin specifically. Anyway, not going to happen so best keep planning for my move back up North (or maybe Glasgow) when the kids are old enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
little whitt Posted April 16 Share Posted April 16 25 minutes ago, BobyBrno said: Fuck Me is it that big Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Casino Posted April 16 Moderators Share Posted April 16 Not saying its not big, but most of its empty And russia isnt on the map of europe, which is a big old chunk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter MickyD Posted April 16 Site Supporter Share Posted April 16 3 minutes ago, Casino said: Not saying its not big, but most of its empty And russia isnt on the map of europe, which is a big old chunk But Russia’s “mainly empty” too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jayjayoghani Posted April 16 Share Posted April 16 (edited) Australia is about the same size as the US. 90% uninhabitable though. Edited April 16 by jayjayoghani Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter MickyD Posted April 16 Site Supporter Share Posted April 16 3 minutes ago, jayjayoghani said: Australia is about the same size as the US. 90% uninhabitable though. Uninhabitable or uninhabited? Have you ever been to Las Vegas? It really is in the middle of a big desert. Uninhabitable until someone thought to open gambling dens to take money from the gold miners. Then air conditioning was invented and the place thrives. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not in Crawley Posted April 16 Share Posted April 16 Yeah - live by the coast or else go in the middle if you like being alone. Very alone. I mean just a quick google 41,000 people live in central australia. 53,000 live in Manchester (not grt manchester - just the city of) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jayjayoghani Posted April 16 Share Posted April 16 9 minutes ago, MickyD said: Uninhabitable or uninhabited? Have you ever been to Las Vegas? It really is in the middle of a big desert. Uninhabitable until someone thought to open gambling dens to take money from the gold miners. Then air conditioning was invented and the place thrives. Think water is more important, there's no Colorado River in Oz. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter MickyD Posted April 16 Site Supporter Share Posted April 16 39 minutes ago, jayjayoghani said: Think water is more important, there's no Colorado River in Oz. Good observation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Traf Posted April 16 Share Posted April 16 2 hours ago, Spider said: Know a couple of people who moved there and it sounds pretty much perfect. You have to choose an AFL team apparently or they don’t let you live there though. And you have to have a mullet and a selection of wifebeater vests 1 hour ago, Zico said: If I lived here I'd be more interested in the bush, so to speak, and what that has to offer over a beach One of the highlights here was GOMA In fact most of the highlights for me have been inland There's more to Oz than beach Eldest daughter lives approx 4.5hrs inland from Sydney and approx 4hrs North of Melbourne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bolty58 Posted April 16 Members Share Posted April 16 1 hour ago, BobyBrno said: Reminiscent of a slide I produced for some Yankee management crowd who came out here when I was managing WA for a large and well known US gear manufacturer. They used to have stuff sent to me in Perth in DHL bags and ask "Can you hand this/these to Rocky when you see him please". Rocky was based in Brisbane and ran Queensland for them. I sent a note back once saying "OK, I will see him next at the Januarys International Sales Conference in Cancun. I'll hand it to him then". They were not amused They were utterly gobsmacked when we superimposed the outline of Australia over that of the USA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobyBrno Posted April 16 Share Posted April 16 2 hours ago, Zico said: If I lived here I'd be more interested in the bush, so to speak, and what that has to offer over a beach One of the highlights here was GOMA In fact most of the highlights for me have been inland There's more to Oz than beach Yep. Some of the major city suburbs are further from the coast than say Bolton. In Aussie terms, anyone in the UK is near the beach. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bolty58 Posted April 16 Members Share Posted April 16 1 hour ago, little whitt said: Fuck Me is it that big Draw a line down from just to the left of Darwin to the south coast. That is pretty much WA. Fly 2.5 hours, see a key customer, drive 4.5 hours north see another 3. Sleep overnight, drive another 3 hours see 4 more customers. Drive 4 hours south see 3 more. 2 hours flight back to Perth. My regular Pilbara trip generating up to $25 million in sales per annum plus another $10 million in service work at around 45%GP. "Most of it is empty". Correct if you mean people. Incorrect when you consider the massive resources. I attended an info session with the worlds second biggest miner who, during their presentation, stated that at the current rate of production, they had at least another 330 years worth of iron ore in their reserves. That same miner recently announced this which has 'put the wind up' many of the producers down here as well as the state government. https://www.riotinto.com/en/news/releases/2023/simandou-iron-ore-project-update Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
green genie Posted April 16 Share Posted April 16 30 minutes ago, BobyBrno said: Yep. Some of the major city suburbs are further from the coast than say Bolton. In Aussie terms, anyone in the UK is near the beach. In Aussie terms I’m definitely French Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frank_spencer Posted April 16 Share Posted April 16 2 hours ago, green genie said: In Aussie terms I’m definitely French Surely that'd make you kiwi? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lt. Aldo Raine Posted April 16 Share Posted April 16 The baby's out of intensive care Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Zico Posted April 16 Moderators Share Posted April 16 It's not that big, I managed to have a pint with @jayjayoghani whilst passing through Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Casino Posted April 16 Moderators Share Posted April 16 Have you still got that vest on? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter Spider Posted April 16 Site Supporter Share Posted April 16 1 hour ago, Casino said: Have you still got that vest on? Course he has Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not in Crawley Posted April 16 Share Posted April 16 3 hours ago, Zico said: It's not that big, I managed to have a pint with @jayjayoghani whilst passing through You look like a couple of tech bros about to give a wildly ambitious, hugely enthusiastic but ultimately unachievable pitch 😊 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter Spider Posted April 16 Site Supporter Share Posted April 16 Jay Jay looks like a vicar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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