You mean Dick Smith's all Aussie replica? if so I agree.

Pete



You'll just have to tough it out on (Gag) Marmite, the French claim to have invented the whole thing!

N'est ce pas.

Pete



Blitzed but positive. Chezza. She'll be right.

Pete

I'm barred from Australia for 3 years (just over 2 left).

Shame cuz its a nice country. Especially liked Tassie...

Mutants thrive in Tassie, what on earth did you do to get banned? Steal a chainsaw?

Pete


OH Yeah,
An update on my CC charge back, money in the account, all screen shots sent, and deials.

Looking good.

Pete

Well, I have done my good deed for the day.

Heard a rustling noise here in the study and thought I saw a mouse.

BUT, seeing as it didn't run away, and kept looking at me, I took a closer look.

It was a pygmy feathertail glider possum......tiny little thing, only 2 1/2 inches long, but fully grown.

Have just let it go in the bush,....but it was so gorgeous.

Here's a couple of pics, - the tail is like a feather.

Spent 3 months travelling oz on a tourist visa, went to NZ for a week and when i returned they wouldnt let me back in . Nasty English guy on imigration at Brisbane said i couldnt renew my visa cuz i didnt have enough money to fund another 3 months. Actually, i was skint, rinsed out my credit card in Queenstown NZ but they didnt check and i did lie about having money!!!

Anyway, i got thrown in Brisbane prison for the night and sent home the next day. IO said the ban was compulsory, but i read the small-print and it was optional, it also said IOs decision is FINAL!!!!

Worse thing was i had a gorgeous French girl waiting in Melbourne and a local "charity" offering to sponser me for 4 years cuz i was so good at convincing aussies to give me their change.

Oh well, 2 years to go........

We'll be waiting with a warm welcome, bloody people in uniforms.

Pete




What a beautiful sight A.F. This country of ours is always full of little surprises.

Do you remember me telling you about killing a snake in the kitchen a couple of months ago?

Well yesterday my next door neighbour had a brown snake in her garden, before she could get to it it was gone, probably into my garden.

I don't generally worry about snakes too much, because they are having their habitat removed, and generally if you leave them alone they are o.k.

I used to fish about where I live now, in a beautiful unspoilt mangrove creek, These days it is a manmade canal, 100 metres wide, with lochs and jetties, and no bloody fish.


Pete

How exactly were you planning on keeping yourself while on a tourist visa for 3 months? Sounds like you should've come out with a working visa in the first place... you can't live off thin air.

I've had issues with immigration, I don't always agree with their decission, but they are there to do a job and if you follow their rules you should have no problems.

hmmm...probably just as well i didn'tgo!!!still...what a night to remember when i'm old and gray!

thanks for your welcome cheryl...it's nice to talk/read about things that are culturally meaningful to me, and of earth shattering importance...like the debate over vegemite yay!! versus marmite yuk!!
i've read the threads quickly once...can't believe it was so long ago that i posted.
anyway....it's all moot now.....all this crap about stupid stormpay...they've debited my account $30 ...for what who knows??
lost all my money...had my first withdrawal of $300 pending from bigdaddy when SP struck. also prolly got over-excited and had money reinvested in a cupla others that also bit the dust...so i don't have a tax problem at the moment....i must have been over optimistic when i posted!! a virgin gambler!!
HAH!!! hyips!!!! that'll teach me to be greedy!!!
anyway...now they're all using egold, which i find unbelievably ridiculously complicated and slow....i know gold is precious to some people, but personally i like wood and pottery, and just can't understand how they care so much that u can't use your goddamned credit card (certified madam of course!! )to buy the damn stuff!! at least asian pay will fund by cc...in case anyone wants to know...and so i joined them..they have live chat help which was helpful and courteous. and no...i don't do referrals for them.
also...thanks to all the others for their thoughts on the tax situation.....very informative and very helpful and concise. BIG THANKYOU'S ALL ROUND!! will come in handy if i EVER make any money!!
hey gonsaigon!!! i really dig your avatar!! don't you ahve another one somewhere else of a guy with spots on his face??? i like that one too.
i don't have one because i don't know how to do them and ...you know..it's just me...and i wouldn't want to frighten people withmy photo....(i'm 150 but only look 80!!)
well....am looking into sports arbitrage as a source of online income....i bought an ebook on how to do it.... very time consuming and confusing...5 gazillion bookmakers on the planet...bit hard to check them all for the best odds for the so-called win/win situation.
the ones i picked (practicing you understand) using the ebooks strategy had me paying $106/108 to make $100.
seeing as how maths is not my strongest point (look above...i talk too much!!)i gave it a break for a coupla days, and have jsut gotten back from a few days in good old ballarat...i love looking at the stars there...the sky is so beautiful and clear and they sparkle beautifully.
so....after checking the status of SP and my failed thinbgies, and chatting here...i'm going to have another go....surely it must work??????
if any of you would like a copy, jsut pm me....if you can figure it out..the price will be telling me how to work it so i actually don't spend more than i win!!!
well....look at the time!!! how long winded of me...how unusual...think i needed to get some things off my chest!!
again...thansk guys for all your help and advice.......i'll reread again before i depart...GOOD LUCK to you all
cheers,
chrissy

boy!! i had that holiday in rio just over the horizon!!!


hey!! me again!! may i ask what you actually DO online to make your accountant feel so jealous???? i's like my accountant to feel exactly the same way...but it ain't happened yet!!!


hey there!! me again!! i have to ask somehting embarressing...what is a chargeback?? i think i got it from one fo the threades, but i'm notsure...SP has sent me emails syaing they voided and refunded my payments to the hyips, but on my online account there's nothihng there.....i really don't understand it...also they debited my sp acc for $30...why i don't know.
whoeverr it was said sp and netba was always a scam...what are your thoughts on asianpay?? set up in thailand i've seen the ads for it for a while, but didn't pay much attention...jsut got involved as i said for the cdc buyin of egold. hope they're not a scam also.

Man you can type Chrissy!
LOL

hello justin!..nice to meet you!
said (more or less) that i can talk under water.....a goood ozzie chick trait!!!!
you wouldn't want to meet me a t a barbie!!!
nah! like i said...i jsut needed to get it all off my chest...and respond to some of the posts.
have jsut been off cruising the other threads before i go and look at all my failed hyip threads for an update on this SP fiasco.
hope you made it thru ok.
also just went to a site sub-zero recomended in a post in another thread PIU...looks ok...will think about it.
actually...am thinking of buying a system for trading forex...something about trading when the red and blue line cross....trouble is it costs $400+ to get in, plus $3k min to start trading...that ain't me at the moment...so its on hold.
hope it didn't take too much of your valuable time reading all my guff!
take care!!!
jsut checked out your team income site....are you part of the admin??? 3bucks i can afford after SP destroyed me!

Hehe Chrissie, like a bit of a chat then do you?

So,you've just been to Ballarat? I'm only 25 mins drive from Ballarat

Iget my egold from a site that accepts credit cards, and also, you can transfer directly from your bank account to their Aussie bank a/c. So, if you want that info just let me know.

Also, I can't give links, but you really should check out Epaysurf, run by wasatch, a good autosurf site for you to start with.

If you are interested in the more stable programs that are the most likely not to be a ponzi scheme, I would suggest that you start investigating (appart from PIU) MWA and NSFG. Both of these programs show extensive documentation of their actual FOREX trades.

Have a look at the Sensa Trust web site. They perform in-depth investigations into reputable companies, both PIU and MWA are Sensa Trust investigated.

Hey Chrissy.
I'm from Brissie.
LOL

Nice spot of rain here at the moment...but humid as hell otherwise.

I'm not part of Admin in Team Income Plan unfortunately...but it's such an affordable opportunity for anyone I'm proud to have it in my siggy.

Well Well Well, haven't the aussies come alive.

What is a charge back?
If you funded your s/p account by credit card, and you were not supplied the service that you paid for, you can do a charge back. The bigger cards Visa, Master etc.. provide this service.

Where did the money come from?
Early days of Pips, Plexpay, Expinvest, and 12dp, were serious money.

Now where were we? Ballarat, family territory for me, since '81 I have lived in Queensland, "She who must be obeyed" , is desparate to move back to country Victoria, fair chance it will happen one day.

The biggest news I have, and this will be more important to Aussie fox than anybody." I have Logan's closet".

Do you think I should tell them?

Oh and by the way the spotty one is a girl called Chiquita. I like here far more than Leoparda, my current avatar.

Pete


Pete

Hi from another Aussie

I was surfing around lookin for info on various Autosurfs when I found this site.

I had just made a very small investment in 12DP when everything came to a halt.

I will not let this deter me...I am sure there are other programs wrth investimg in.

Good luck everyone...hope your money is returned

Welcome to our little corner of the sky.

Pete

Just thought I would say hi. Hope everyone survives the latest dramas.


I thrive in Tassie and am not a mutant! Lived in QLD and NSW very unusual people there. BE AFRAID!! All normal down here though lol.

Welcome to our Aussie Thread, and our ramblings

Cheryl

One of my best friends is a Taswegian, and he is pretty weird, Then again he is from Lonnie.

Seriously Tassie is one of my favourite places in the world, I particularly like the North East Coast, Bicheno, St Helen's etc.

Pete

I spent a lot more in the first 3 months than i budgeted for and like I said, had some paying charity work lined up. Unfortunately due to my previous run-ins with the law i couldnt get a work visa, apparently your country dont let in british criminals these days!

Yeah funny thing, that's how we started.


Pete

Hi from another Aussie

Does anybody know any INTERNATIONAL debit card that works on ATM in Australia

Hiya Skydart,

Welcome to the Aussie thread

You'll find most of the International Debit cards work here.

As long as they can be used at any Cirrus/Maestro ATM then it will work.

I plan on getting a Uniclear card shortly, I believe they are cheap and work well.

Maybe someone else here has a Uniclear card that can advise.

Also, you could check out the EMO site.

Make sure you do your checking though, because you can get some for aslittle as US$10.00, some can cost US$60 or more.


Here's the link to Uniclear

http://www.uniclear.com/

E-gold can be loaded onto these cards, which is what I need.

Cheryl

Thanks, excellent
ozzy ozzy ozzy, ... Oui Oui Oui !!!

I have a uniclear card, despite a fairly complex loading process it does work well at the ATM if it is Maestro/Cirrus friendly.

Uniclear seems to be constantly under attack, so expect the site to be unavailable at times, or very slow.

I am yet to find a shop that can process a sale with my card.

As for their service department don't hold your breath waiting for a response, after trying almost every system I can lay my hands on I have basically gone back to transferring e-gold funds into a bank account via ice gold, and using the free eftpos card provided.

Ice gold always transfer fast, their fees are reasonable 2%, and, I know where I am all the time.

Like most of us I am in very few programs now that do not accept e-gold.


Pete

Any of you Aussies interested in the Commonwealth Games?

If you are, there is a young man, Jared Tallent, in the Race Walking event.

He has won and holds all sorts of Australian and World records.

My husband coached him exclusively from the age of about 8 till around 20, until the AIS in Canberra snatched him up

My husband still has a lot of say in his coaching, and still coaches him on his many trips back home.

He is a charming young man, from a lovely family.

So if you are watching, Cheer him on!!!!!!

Cheryl

I'll keep an eye out if I can get away from the bar.

Pete

aussies are cool, met one of em earlier this year for a drink..

top man

howdy from perth!!

just wanna say im kinda sad to lose over 10k within a week.. all thanks to the bloody scampay...

Nice to have a "Sand Groper" aboard, I think you are the first.

Yeah it was a bit of a kick in the guts, we just have to get on with the job.

Pete

The godfather of funk, James Brown, is in Australia at the moment. I saw him last night here in Sydney.

Gee, he must be getting on in years

He's 74, I believe.

Wow, 74 and still going strong. Good on him

Hope you enjoyed the night

Cheryl

Hello, I am on the G.C. and have an e-forexgold debit card. I can load e-gold, ebullion etc. and fund as well onto the card and go to any ATM in Australia. Reasonable fees too. Check them out. Good luck with that.

Thanks Webster, I'll check them out too.

Pete

I'm having troubles with e-forexgold. I rarely receive answers from their support section, and I never received my CRN letter that they said would arrive over three weeks a go. I'm not sure what to do, as I would really like to use their services as I will save quite a bit, as apposed to using a program not affiliated with Australia.

I have a sneaking suspicion that e-forex gold had a few problems not long back, can anyone confirm?

Pete

Their site was down for a while not so long a go.

wooow---the aussie thread is still alive....awsesome


well done Pete

Hey Pete,

I love the past 2 avatars you've had.

When I was in my late 20's, after my Pop died, I found out that I had an aboriginal history. It was all hush hush, a big secret. There is also a sneaking suspicion that there is also a touch of Maori in there somewhere.

But anyway, my Dad's grandmother was 'full blooded'......I know that is the wrong expression, but cannot think of another.

It became a passion of mine to trace my ancestory, but as you are probably aware, most aboriginals were buried in unmarked graves, it is very hard to trace.

Anyway, I was rapt when I found out all this. Explains a lot. I was forever being asked by people, if I had Spanish, Italian, greek, maori, islander, in me. Well, now I know.

Cheryl.

Cheryl,

Being an Aussie is about being a mongrel, not in a nasty sense, but we all share a very diverse ancestry,
and I am as proud of it as you are. Australia is just a melting pot.

As for the avatars, the one at the moment is a piece of my work, from the days when I had spare time,
I used to cast them roughly in plaster, and carve them into shape, then hand paint them.

I only have two left, dating back about 10 years.

My wife and I have just returned from Tweed heads, where we were visiting our son in hospital, on Monday, he was involved in a freak surfing accident at Byron Bay, whilst on holidays with his wife.

Sadly he fractured a couple of bones in his neck, fortunately, he has not suffered loss of motor function, tomorrow he will either be fitted with a "Halo", or given surgery to pin the vertebrae, still not sure which.

This comes at a very bad time for him as he was about to start at Melbourne University next week, doing his Masters in Human rescources, business.


Been a couple of stressful days, all around.

Pete

Pete, I am so sorry to hear about your son. Gives you all a real scare doesn't it, realizing that a tragedy can happen at any time. Thank goodness he will be okay. It could have been so much worse. Halo, or surgery, I hope all goes well, and he makes a full recovery. It's a shame about Uni, but as long as he is okay, that is the main thing for now.

Your artwork is fantastic, me thinks you are a very talented man

My mother was admitted to hospital last night - fibrillation, I am about to get organized and go and visit her.
She is 70 and on heart medication, but otherwise very fit. Dances (ballroom) most nights and goes to balls etc. She is also asthmatic, and last week on a checkup with a new Dr., he decided, in his wisdom, to change her heart medication as well Why try and fix something, that isn't broke???????

Anyway, looks like she will be fine, but like you with your son, gives us all a huge fright.

Best wishes to your son
Cheryl

Hello everyone, How many people have recieved chargebacks. I'm with the NAB and have submitted a few I spoke to their internet fraud team this morning and they said that the storm pay issue is the biggest workload for them at the moment. Apparently they give SP 30 days to respond to the chargeback.
About 10 days to go for me I think.

Thanks for your kind wishes,

Looks good ATM any luck the Halo will arrive and be fitted this afternoon, they will then get him up on his feet, and keep him under observation, until Saturday.

All being well he will fly to Melbourne on Sat, and be treated at the Austin Hospital, fingers crossed.

Hope your Mum is O.K. doctors do some strange things at times.

Pete

Hello, any body home? Cooee.

Pete

hehe,you'll be doing the 'skippy' whistle on a gum leaf next.

Now I see where the real big guns are

Hiya Toppdaug

Hey Pete, are you watching the footy that you are putting on in the Sunshine state tonight?
GO BOMBERS!!

Must be getting time to resurrect the old Matty Lloyd avatar.

Can't say I think much of the new 'scoring' though. A 3 point point??!! I hate change, wish they'd leave it the way it was, so that I actually know what is going on.

It's only 'cause my husband is an umpire, that I gain some sort of understanding of the new rules etc.

Well, I better get back to the game.....kettles boiled, date scones are ready...........

Cheryl
(hope all went well with your son)