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**UK Business Network** · #26 (**permalink**) 16-08-2009, 02:15 PM

Its getting more and more attractive to me I must say Adam, a friend put me back 3 steps at a barbecue (I do not work all the time

) last week, he got funnel webbed in Aus, so I am back to fearing them again!

**Kay** · #27 (**permalink**) 16-08-2009, 02:31 PM

What a pair of scaredy cats you are.

Dave and I used to live in a beach hut in Thailand for a couple of years. (It didn't half look odd with the huge sat dish stuck on the side of it, for our Internet connection.)

We used to get all sorts of things in there - scorpions in the downstairs bathroom, cockroaches sometimes, rather large spiders. Once a snake dropped out of a tree right at our feet in the garden - I guess it was a tree snake.

We also had mosqitoes, and tik-tikkies (small lizards), and tookays (large lizards with a nasty bite). We had a heap of little waspy things set up home on the outside wall, then bees, and then hornets. We had ants of various sizes and descriptions like you wouldn't believe it.

Apart from getting dengue fever (from mosquitoes), and one nasty incident with ants, we're so far unscathed.

Dave · #28 (**permalink**) 16-08-2009, 02:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Kay

scorpions in the downstairs bathroom

We had three at various times. In the end we dubbed it "The Scorpion Lounge"

**UK Business Network** · #29 (**permalink**) 16-08-2009, 02:43 PM

I loved the geckos in the philippines, and tried pulling a lizard out from under a tree on one othe thousand islands in Indonesia, only to find out the island was nicknamed "Monitor Island" there were about 60, was warned about pulling them out of trees!

They bite like a komodo!

Fed a Komodo in Indo too, fed Lions and crocs in the Philippines, we had a pic done with another tiger, we were really nervous as they are not drowsy like in Thailand, but anything with more than 4 legs is just plain wrong!

The Start Up Sage · #30 (**permalink**) 17-08-2009, 12:34 AM

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Originally Posted by AdamW

It's the big crawly things that I don't like! But Aus would be the place for me.

The big crawly things are useful. Recently I was running late for a meeting so I jumped a monster cockroach and rode it halfway downtown before it even realised I was on its back and knocked me off.

**NikkiPilkington** · #31 (**permalink**) 17-08-2009, 06:09 AM

I have a friend dealing with people emigrating to Australia and she seems to be busier than ever.

I'll stick with France though for now

**matt.chatterley** · #32 (**permalink**) 17-08-2009, 08:06 AM

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Originally Posted by bobpilk

Quite fancy Malta myself. But she who must be obeyed says absolutely not, says she was born in England and she will die in England

Doesn't mean you have to spend all the intermediate years in England, though!

**NikkiPilkington** · #33 (**permalink**) 17-08-2009, 08:10 AM

Hahaha Matt, you haven't met my mum

(bobpilk is my dad )

**UK Business Network** · #34 (**permalink**) 17-08-2009, 08:15 AM

Haha, careful Matt, i believe there is something thicker than water here!

**matt.chatterley** · #35 (**permalink**) 17-08-2009, 08:18 AM

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Originally Posted by NikkiPilkington

Hahaha Matt, you haven't met my mum

(bobpilk is my dad )

I couldn't possibly comment Nikki.

Mainly 'cos if I do, I'll probably end up in trouble!!

**Kay** · #36 (**permalink**) 17-08-2009, 10:46 AM

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(bobpilk is my dad )

Aha! I'd been trying to figure out the relationship.

**NikkiPilkington** · #37 (**permalink**) 17-08-2009, 12:12 PM

It's OK Kay - he doesn't admit to it very often

**Kay** · #38 (**permalink**) 17-08-2009, 12:49 PM

And he didn't admit to it this time either. We only have your word for it.

**NikkiPilkington** · #39 (**permalink**) 17-08-2009, 12:50 PM

That is indeed true - for all you lot know I could have a bad habit of going around claiming random strangers as my father

**Kay** · #40 (**permalink**) 17-08-2009, 12:55 PM

Oh, that would be a terrible thing to do.

BTW, Adam is my dad.

**1clickprint** · #41 (**permalink**) 17-08-2009, 03:50 PM

My mother in law is moving to Australia in 4 weeks !

I just need to persuade my parents to move to florida now and thats all my holidays sorted for the forseeable future.

**NikkiPilkington** · #42 (**permalink**) 17-08-2009, 03:56 PM

If someone could convince my mother in law to move to Australia too, i'd be thrilled...

**1clickprint** · #43 (**permalink**) 17-08-2009, 04:07 PM

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Originally Posted by NikkiPilkington

If someone could convince my mother in law to move to Australia too, i'd be thrilled...

i'm jumping for joy but i can't tell Toria that otherwise i would be looking to head for Australia soon myself, or maybe the moon as there is nothing worse in my house than a Victoria scorned.

**UK Business Network** · #44 (**permalink**) 17-08-2009, 04:11 PM

Aye, there is some truth to "telling white lies is ok"

**Ray Stewart** · #45 (**permalink**) 18-08-2009, 10:20 AM

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Originally Posted by NikkiPilkington

If someone could convince my mother in law to move to Australia too, i'd be thrilled...

Me too - after the weekend we have just had with them staying here....

**Kay** · #46 (**permalink**) 18-08-2009, 08:55 PM

After an afternoon of similar today with five of them...

Gee, some people make things difficult for you. We'd done our best to put on a lovely spread for them and the first comment was not "Oh, thanks, the food looks lovely," but "You've gone over the top. This is over-kill, Kay". When you remember that cooking is my hobby, it was rather hurtful. You just can't please some people.

Mostly it was fun, though. (Especially after the complaining one left early.) Plus sis-in-law brought me some much-desired items from Nisbets Catering Equipment (UK delivery only).

Wana Bee · #47 (**permalink**) 22-08-2009, 11:11 PM

Lots of my old friends moved to spain and cyprus... nice and warm

**Mark** · #48 (**permalink**) 23-08-2009, 12:58 AM

Cyprus has been likened to a building site with palm trees though!

**AdamW** · #49 (**permalink**) 23-08-2009, 04:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Kay

Oh, that would be a terrible thing to do.

BTW, Adam is my dad.

Really she isn't.

**Kay** · #50 (**permalink**) 23-08-2009, 04:24 PM

Adam, it's quite possible that you could be my dad if you've been playing with the time machine we gave away as a special incentive for people to join the Domains and Domaining Grope.

http://www.ukbusinesslabs.co.uk/foru...domaining.html

You'd only have to go back a decade or so...