louisef Posted December 1, 2014 Report Share Posted December 1, 2014 There is an awful lot of information to digest during this moving to the other side of the world malarky and I've found it is still a constant learning curve when you arrive - there is always new "stuff" that you happen to come across which you'd never possibly have known. I thought it would be useful to share a few of our thongs on the ground titbits, so here are a few of mine to start .... Uggs = Bogans - thank God I now know : ) Once you are in the lane to turn right you cannot change your mind and go straight on - not even if nobody else is in either lane and if there is a camera there you'll get a $100 fine and 2 points - merrhhhh : ( Petrol is cheaper on a Tuesday ... not sure if this is true - can anyone confirm ?? There are shorts and then there are SHORT shorts Manchester is bed linen Ant Bites are horrid There is a procedure for ladies called a Mona Lisa Touch and it .... nah forget that one .... it should probably come under another post called "Stuff you never even knew you had to worry about" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
portlaunay Posted December 1, 2014 Report Share Posted December 1, 2014 Petrol is cheaper on a Tuesday ... not sure if this is true - can anyone confirm ?? I've always found it's cheaper on Wednesdays but it's definitely more expensive on Friday - Sunday. Check the Fuelwatch website or download the app to know where closest to you has the cheapest fuel. Ant Bites are horrid I wrote on here some time ago about my experience with an ant. Long story short, don't pick them up and encourage them to bite, some of them have venom that makes you feel like you've had a hundred cups of coffee - woo hoo! There is a procedure for ladies called a Mona Lisa Touch and it .... nah forget that one .... it should probably come under another post called "Stuff you never even knew you had to worry about" I had to Google. I wish I hadn't I've been here so long it's difficult to know what I didn't know but do now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elaineh33 Posted December 1, 2014 Report Share Posted December 1, 2014 I know What you mean Louise I only found out today that you have to park in the direction of the traffic. You can be fined for parking facing oncoming traffic !! Or so I was told. Didnt know now what the Mona Lisa touch was all about till I looked it up there lol !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
louisef Posted December 1, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 1, 2014 Cheers Porty ... not come across those ants yet just tiny ones that leave huge bites and sorry not actually visited said site just heard it advertised - the 1st time was in the taxi coming from the airport - awkward : / Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
louisef Posted December 1, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 1, 2014 (edited) Oh yes forgot about that parking one Elaine ... and ermm see what I mean ? Edited December 1, 2014 by louisef Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bottlesofbecks Posted December 1, 2014 Report Share Posted December 1, 2014 Hmm so where can I find these ants. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
louisef Posted December 4, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 4, 2014 Todays Titbits ... Eye Tests are covered by Medicare - SpecSavers bulk bill them/others probably do too You have to lick the stamps - I had to be told as I fiddling with corners looking for the bit to peel off Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akasully2 Posted December 4, 2014 Report Share Posted December 4, 2014 Medicare allow you one set of x-Rays 'on the house', per year, when referred by a chiropractor. Mooching around a shop is not browsing, it's shop lifting! A router is not a piece of computer gadgetry here, it's something one man does to another man who is bending over. You have to call it a modem otherwise you get seriously dodgy looks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arwen Posted December 4, 2014 Report Share Posted December 4, 2014 Medicare allow you one set of x-Rays 'on the house', per year, when referred by a chiropractor. Mooching around a shop is not browsing, it's shop lifting! A router is not a piece of computer gadgetry here, it's something one man does to another man who is bending over. You have to call it a modem otherwise you get seriously dodgy looks. If you pronounce router like 'out' instead of 'oot' they will know what you mean. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akasully2 Posted December 4, 2014 Report Share Posted December 4, 2014 If you pronounce router like 'out' instead of 'oot' they will know what you mean. Ah. ...but I thought that was a wood work tool Another thing, DIY shops do not stock a variety of coloured paints. They are mostly white and they add the pigment themselves. Egg shell paint is called Enamel paint here. Although it goes on wood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ali Posted December 4, 2014 Report Share Posted December 4, 2014 Thongs = footwear Chips = hot chips Crisps = Chips Lollies = sweets Add 'O' to most things, ambo, arvo Bludger - lazy person Bottlo - bottle shop/off licence ... supermarkets don't sell alcohol Chook - chicken Footy - AFL Soccer - Football (the real kind) Grog - Alcohol Schooner - lg glass beer (425ml) Middy - sml glass beer (285 ml). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
annjean Posted December 5, 2014 Report Share Posted December 5, 2014 Ice lollies are ice blocks , cinder toffee is honeycomb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
louisef Posted December 6, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 6, 2014 Seems blood tests are covered with Medicare too Yesterday while I was waiting at the lights to turn right and nearly falling asleep waiting - an angry Man in the car behind me got out and told me to "pull up to the tab" - presume I wasn't far up enougth to register on the some sort of sensor ?? Does anyone know any more about the "tab" ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
annjean Posted December 6, 2014 Report Share Posted December 6, 2014 Yes Louise some are by weight in that area, sometimes motorbikes are light and they have had to wait for cars to come along get close to the line, I have been behind a lady before and we waited a long time and when I asked her to move forward closer to the line they soon changed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest6235 Posted December 6, 2014 Report Share Posted December 6, 2014 Interesting point @louisef about those sensors, thanks for sharing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
portlaunay Posted December 6, 2014 Report Share Posted December 6, 2014 I don't know of any that work off weight, most are inductive loops. In older suburbs where digging up the road to lay the sensors is prohibitively expensive they use a more cost effective method of either electromagnetic or acoustic sensors. These are fairly localized so if your car sits outside of their operating field the lights won't change. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
annjean Posted December 6, 2014 Report Share Posted December 6, 2014 weight is what i was told in Sydney, when we use to finish work late at night and a guy on a motorbike use to wait for us to get to the traffic lights first, that is what he told us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
realitynotincluded Posted December 7, 2014 Report Share Posted December 7, 2014 Drive thru.... get your beers on the way and if you know what you want they will drop it in the back for you .... lemon curd is lemon butter Don't worry if you use all your license points you can go to court and get an Exceptional license. Rego is your car tax they say over 80% of drivers don't hold comp insurance Every job application asks if you ever or going through a compensation claim. . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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