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That is such a good way to decribe the feelings I am having too about this massive 'ride' we are about to embark on. I have faith it will be an exciting adventure but the nerves kick in the closer we get to the front of that queue :frown:

 

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In Oz what measuring system do they use? I know you have km for roads but how about for other stuff? Do they say 8" or 20cm? How about clothes, 38" chest or size 14 or cm or something else? Is it like the UK when we tend to use a bit of each?

 

Why I was thinking about this when I should have sleeping is an indication of my anxiety about the pending move. Masses of clearing out to do but instead I think about this stuff. It is all seeming very real now.

 

It is like I have been queuing up to go on an amazing, very popular theme park ride. The queue was massive and it never felt like we were ever going to get to the front. Loads of people gave up and left but we stayed. I am now at the front, we have paid the money and we are the next ones to get on. I feel excited but nervous too. We could turn round and leave but that is not really something we would consider. I look back at those who have just joined the queue and know they must wish they were in our position so I feel lucky to be here. Just need to step on, get strapped in and enjoy the ride. Up close the ride looks scary though, much bigger than from the back of the queue. Just have to remind myself of all the people who did the ride and got off the other side. They said it was fantastic and have no regrets. Just keep calm and carry on!

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In Oz what measuring system do they use? I know you have km for roads but how about for other stuff? Do they say 8" or 20cm? How about clothes, 38" chest or size 14 or cm or something else? Is it like the UK when we tend to use a bit of each?

 

Why I was thinking about this when I should have sleeping is an indication of my anxiety about the pending move. Masses of clearing out to do but instead I think about this stuff. It is all seeming very real now.

 

It is like I have been queuing up to go on an amazing, very popular theme park ride. The queue was massive and it never felt like we were ever going to get to the front. Loads of people gave up and left but we stayed. I am now at the front, we have paid the money and we are the next ones to get on. I feel excited but nervous too. We could turn round and leave but that is not really something we would consider. I look back at those who have just joined the queue and know they must wish they were in our position so I feel lucky to be here. Just need to step on, get strapped in and enjoy the ride. Up close the ride looks scary though, much bigger than from the back of the queue. Just have to remind myself of all the people who did the ride and got off the other side. They said it was fantastic and have no regrets. Just keep calm and carry on!

 

I was prepared for everything to be metric, but the one thing that completely caught me out was food nutrition labels.

 

The first time I read kilo joules in place of Kcal and didn't realise I nearly had a heart attack!!!

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New question...(one for the girls or any transvestites!)

 

So what are you all wearing out there? If dresses, are they maxi, knee length, etc? Alternatively, are you in shorts?

 

What at should I stock up on before I come out? (No need to say M&S knickers because they deliver free to Oz if you spend over £30. Please note, I said M&S knickers, not S&M knickers!!):biglaugh:

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another excellent question!

i wonder if make up n hair are pointless:s

I end up like monica off friend when i sweat (big wig)

 

Good to know Mrs VS can wear make-up normally. I remember when I went to humid Florida, it was so hard to keep it on. It just sweated or should I say 'glowed' off. As for hair...frizz ease please.

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I have lived in shorts and vest tops since we've been here. The only exception is at work where normal business attire rules! Strangely I have found wearing trousers at work to be comfier than skirts or dresses.

 

It's a bit cooler here today which has made me start thinking about jeans - I'm not sure any of mine fit any more so I either need to diet PDQ before Autumn gets going properly or admit defeat and go and buy bigger!:wideeyed:

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Just as it is cooling down for you, it is warming up for us. Two winters in a row for us this year with no summer! I'm hoping that your autumn is our summer so will not feel like I missed out on a bit of warmth.

 

For business wear, don't you feel incredible hot and restricted? Do men wear ties and jackets?

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Work wear is actually fine - Don't forget you are in air con most of the time. I wear fairly lightweight sleeveless tops with normal suit trousers and I'm fine. Most blokes at our place don't wear tie or jacket, and because there is a staff uniform most wear polo shirts. I suppose it depends where you work, if you're client facing etc

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Neither Mrs p nor I wear a great deal of make up and I found I needed to change moisturiser because my old one made my face sweat.

Our jeans get a wear for a couple of months a year, lightweight cargo's for me, djinni pants for Mrs p.

At home we both wear sarongs most days from September to April but in the winter we're certainly glad of our fleecy robes at night and I'm sorely tempting to invest in a thick George Dawes onesy.

I rarely wear socks and as a result I found my feet need a little extra attention and care to stop them drying and cracking.

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Neither Mrs p nor I wear a great deal of make up and I found I needed to change moisturiser because my old one made my face sweat.

Our jeans get a wear for a couple of months a year, lightweight cargo's for me, djinni pants for Mrs p.

At home we both wear sarongs most days from September to April but in the winter we're certainly glad of our fleecy robes at night and I'm sorely tempting to invest in a thick George Dawes onesy.

I rarely wear socks and as a result I found my feet need a little extra attention and care to stop them drying and cracking.

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:biglaugh:.....

 

 

A bit of Georgie Dawes just for you Port...totally mental mental chicken oriental!!

 

 

nevermind the onesie, just get a trackie dackie like this one!

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That's fantastic, I love Reeves and Mortimer and remember crying with laughter when that was aired.

 

 

The Smell of Reeves and Mortimer, reminds me of my bestie and me....love them....uncle Peter, remember him? Itchinbowwow!

 

their humour just tickles me.....makes me laugh out LOUD!!!

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The Smell of Reeves and Mortimer, reminds me of my bestie and me....love them....uncle Peter, remember him? Itchinbowwow!

 

their humour just tickles me.....makes me laugh out LOUD!!!

I absolutely loved the smell of reeves and Mortimer! could just sit and watch it now.......

mulligan and o'hare! hahahaha

http://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=the%20smell%20of%20reeves%20and%20mortimer%20youtube&source=web&cd=1&ved=0CC4QtwIwAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3Dl2skVCP6QVM&ei=hSsbU5qcGJGqhAf-pYC4Cg&usg=AFQjCNGtivPlE5aV1qfcuVCnTLJyMYO8Fg&bvm=bv.62578216,d.ZG4

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At home I don't wear socks or long trousers between October and end of May.

 

It is cooler this weekend. But still mid 20's and I will still be swimming in the pool and ocean.

 

Nights are getting cooler now and we have a forecast of 11 minimum for next weekend!

 

On a night in summer months I wear PJ's that have shorts and t-shirt to lounge about in and a dressing gown in winter - though don't wear anything for bed ever.

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I have not worn make up since I have been here, and back in the UK I never the left house with out it. One because I glow so much it runs off and secondly most people just don't wear it, obviously when they go out they do, but they don't seem to wear it as much as people do back in the UK. I have also worn shorts everyday since about November and I never even owned a pair before we got here.

 

Hubby as you know started work recently and he still wears his suit trousers and long sleeved shirts, but no tie and jacket, unless he has a formal meeting to go to. He had a meeting with the Premier of WA outside on Friday and had to wear his tie and jacket and it was a very hot day on Friday. His company do casual Fridays and he just cannot get his head around that as he has always worn formal wear to work.

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So what do people wear when the temp drops later in the year? How much do you have to wrap up?

 

Which months are your coldest (assuming it is June-August but is it actually cold then?) and when is it the rainy season? Was having a chat with my MIL today trying to advise her when to visit us when it wasn't too hot for her, nor too wet.

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If I am working in the Perth office during winter then it will be the same as summer - trousers and shirt but I will have a coat on as well.

 

The coldest wettest months are July to September. Though some warm spells are normal within it. During the main winter months, there can be extreme weather and in the next few weeks the adverts on tv will start warning to prep for storm season. Cold is relative, it will probably not get cooler than about 18 during the day. But it can be windy and feel colder. Night can get down to 3. Not freezing but remember Perth houses often have no heating, no double glazing and little insulation.

 

Good times to visit and avoid the heat and wet is end of October early November.

 

An odd weather fact. Mandurah has the highest instance of tornados in the world (though there small and cause limited damage)

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Thanks VS, this gives us a good idea of when to aim to get the in-laws over.

 

I got totally confussed earlier when talking to them. I kept trying to flip the seasons around in my head and it all came out muddled.

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New question....

 

So how are planning on saying goodbye to your loved ones? How late do you leave it when you are being pulled in so many directions at the last minute? Do the ones you care about the most have to be the ones you leave until last, so you get the max time with them? Do they come to the airport with you or say goodbye after a meal and then walk away?

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My advice would be to go to the airport alone!

 

Have some QT with the closest loved ones in the last couple of days. There is absolutely no disguising how traumatic it is for everyone but times that by 10 if they go to the airport!

 

We said our goodbyes and got in a taxi (in the words of my FIL "it was like waiting for the hearse at a funeral!) but having said that once we were in it was just us on our adventure.

 

In truth it's going to be hard however you do it. Just do what is best for you and yours and don't get bogged down in what everyone else wants.

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