Frank ... it's a site mapping all the public toilets in Australia and is designed to aid tourists/visitors who are travelling. It gives details of such things as public lavvies with disabled access and/or baby change-rooms.
River: I know you have questions. Mal: That would be why I just asked them.
'Objects In Space'
All Ogle, No Cash -- It's Not Just Annoying, It's Un-American
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evil jimi - Jul 27, 2005 4:12:38 pm PDT #7839 of 9843
Lurching from one disaster to the next.
Frankenbuddha - Jul 27, 2005 4:36:20 pm PDT #7840 of 9843
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Ah, so good in advance, but not in...um...a pinch.
evil jimi - Jul 27, 2005 5:36:17 pm PDT #7841 of 9843
Lurching from one disaster to the next.
Not necessarily, you could probably check it if you had a mobile phone that can access the internet.
billytea - Jul 27, 2005 6:07:37 pm PDT #7842 of 9843
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.
Not necessarily, you could probably check it if you had a mobile phone that can access the internet.
Now I'm picturing some guy hopping up and down on the spot and shouting "LOAD, DAMN YOU! LOAD!!" at his Nokia.
Madrigal Costello - Jul 28, 2005 12:02:30 pm PDT #7843 of 9843
It's a remora, dimwit.
Since I'm about to become all un-American and stuff next month, would anyone mind offering up some random advice about moving across the world and tips on life in the Southern hemisphere?
Fay - Jul 28, 2005 12:17:39 pm PDT #7844 of 9843
"Fuck Western ideologically-motivated gender identification!" Sulu gasped, and came.
Ooooh! Where are you off to? Is it forever?
t /ignorant
Madrigal Costello - Jul 28, 2005 12:20:43 pm PDT #7845 of 9843
It's a remora, dimwit.
My boyfriend and I are moving to Sydney for a year at least. Well, that's our optimistic plan. (I'm remaining my dark self by imagining all sorts of catastrophes.) Then we might go back to the US, stay in AU, or go somewhere entirely different.
JZ - Jul 28, 2005 12:28:54 pm PDT #7846 of 9843
See? I gave everybody here an opportunity to tell me what a bad person I am and nobody did, because I fuckin' rule.
You know, billytea gave a shiny kangaroo dollar to the first non-Aussie Buffista to visit him there; you two ought to get something extra shiny for actually moving there.
Also, I'm quite jealous. I can't even get Hec to consider moving to Canada, and it's right next door.
Fay - Jul 28, 2005 12:30:51 pm PDT #7847 of 9843
"Fuck Western ideologically-motivated gender identification!" Sulu gasped, and came.
Re: upping sticks and moving to a new continent - helps if you've got something set up in the way of job up front. But I understand that it's pretty straightforward getting temp jobs in Australia? Other than that, all I'd say is Go For It! And well done, you!
Nutty - Jul 28, 2005 12:32:52 pm PDT #7848 of 9843
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."
moving across the world and tips on life in the Southern hemisphere?
Don't jump, or else you might fall off the planet. It is all upside down over there, you know.
Wear lots of sunscreen as IIRC you are almost the whitest person on the planet and AUS is sunny in that "almost no ozone layer" way.
I gather that Consuela highly recommends Zorbing, which is basically sealing yourself inside a massive cat toy and rolling yourself down a hill. Why they do that only in the Antipodes -- actually, NZ, but maybe they do it in AUS too -- I do not know.
My only insights about moving are: buy those floor-protective feet for your furniture! Pack your checkbook, recent bills data (i.e. account and phone numbers, if not actual bills), and passport all in the same place. You will need them all at once, and immediately.