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    Cutlasshound
    見習いボス
    Joined: 28 Oct 2013

    @chiverus:

    Could it be worse?
    http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/shortcuts/2015/jan/13/late-arrival-brighton-to-london-victoria-southern-britains-worst-train

    Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

    Indeed!

    Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

    I ain't got time to bleed.

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      Bob
      Banned
      Joined: 25 Oct 2014

      Moving to Ireland? Good call, and also difficult. I have had friends who wanted to do the same but couldn't get a visa. Enjoy.

      @TrickHell:

      We thought we had a house in Ireland, but then the people in there decided to stay and their rent is government subsidized, so it's basically impossible to get them out.

      Fawk.

      It's not really the end of the world or anything. I just thought we had the last stressful part of our move sorted. House was a great deal, too, right on the water. Oh well. Shit happens.

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        Finkster
        見習いボス
        Joined: 14 Mar 2013

        In the past the Irish moved to the U.S.    😉

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          JCMx800
          Raw and Unwashed
          Joined: 20 Sept 2012

          Nothing to do at work:

          Xena is the most stupid show ever.

          Les Paul -> ProCo Rat -> Super HardOn -> JCM800 Low Input
          XXX

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            Dion
            Joined: 15 Mar 2015

            …haven't watched TV in a long time... but I don't think I'm missing something though :).

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              Bob
              Banned
              Joined: 25 Oct 2014

              And the thanks received is that US persons have an hell of a time returning to Ireland.

              @Finkster:

              In the past the Irish moved to the U.S.    😉

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                Graeme
                啓蒙家
                Joined: 30 Mar 2012

                I've just been looking at the rental application form for one of the Australian letting agents. The information it asks for includes:

                • Driving licence details

                • The car you own

                • Passport details

                • Current and previous employment details

                • Current and previous landlord, and whether your deposit / bond was refunded

                • A business reference

                • A personal reference

                • A reference from a relative

                I'm wanting to rent a place, not buy it. I didn't expect some sort of Spanish Inquisition!

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                  Bob
                  Banned
                  Joined: 25 Oct 2014

                  I can relate, but from a different angle:  I own a house in Washington DC, which is now a rental property. Letting a house to a tenant in DC is tantamount to getting married, such are the laws so heavily weighted against landlords. As a DC landlord, if one makes a bad or incompletely informed decision about a tenant, he is literally stuck with that tenant for life.

                  last edited by 3 May 2015, 16:19 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                    Graeme
                    啓蒙家
                    Joined: 30 Mar 2012

                    Here in Oz it's a short term contract, initially six to twelve months, and limited security for the tenant.

                    The local property market, particularly in Sydney and Melbourne, is screwed up. There are a number of tax breaks for landlords that allow rental losses to be written off against salary (negative gearing), and a reduced rate for capital gains if an asset is held for over a year. That seems to be channelling significant amount of money into housing, which is pushing up prices. It's probably not going to end well.

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                      stever
                      Joined: 3 Jun 2010

                      @Graeme:

                      I've just been looking at the rental application form for one of the Australian letting agents. The information it asks for includes:

                      • Driving licence details

                      • The car you own

                      • Passport details

                      • Current and previous employment details

                      • Current and previous landlord, and whether your deposit / bond was refunded

                      • A business reference

                      • A personal reference

                      • A reference from a relative

                      I'm wanting to rent a place, not buy it. I didn't expect some sort of Spanish Inquisition!

                      it's pretty horrible. the last 3 places i've stayed in have been bro-deals - living with friends or partners. if i'm forced to get a place on my own in the future it'll be a real struggle w/o real landlord references

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                        Bob
                        Banned
                        Joined: 25 Oct 2014

                        "Gold, Jerry. Gold!"

                        @TrickHell:

                        @Bob:

                        Moving to Ireland? Good call, and also difficult. I have had friends who wanted to do the same but couldn't get a visa. Enjoy.

                        @TrickHell:

                        We thought we had a house in Ireland, but then the people in there decided to stay and their rent is government subsidized, so it's basically impossible to get them out.

                        Fawk.

                        It's not really the end of the world or anything. I just thought we had the last stressful part of our move sorted. House was a great deal, too, right on the water. Oh well. Shit happens.

                        My wife is an EU citizen, so it's significantly easier for me than most.

                        last edited by 4 May 2015, 19:39 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                          Bob
                          Banned
                          Joined: 25 Oct 2014

                          I have found it most revealing to talk with not the last landlord, but the two previous landlords to that. The most recent landlord is sometimes trying to get rid of them (their current tenant) and a glowing reference is a step toward that.

                          @TrickHell:

                          I feel like references are the easiest part about getting an apartment. I mean, seriously, how will they know your last "landlord" is really just your mate talking about how great of a tenant you were?

                          last edited by 4 May 2015, 19:40 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                            Giles
                            IHUK Crew
                            Joined: 22 Sept 2009

                            I've had enough and sorry if you are a proper Pole, but we are being hit continually by Polish spambots, or at least spambots with the .pl TLD

                            I got radical, if you try and register and you email addy has a TLD of .pl , you will be denied access…

                            "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                              Seul
                              Joined: 24 Nov 2009

                              A shame - I love poles…

                              last edited by 6 May 2015, 08:30 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                                Snowy
                                Joined: 15 Jun 2012

                                ^My mate's Mrs is a school teacher and pole dancer :o

                                last edited by 6 May 2015, 10:35 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                                  Maynard Friedman
                                  Joined: 3 Jan 2013

                                  Are pole dancers in Poland simply known as 'dancers'?

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                                    Seul
                                    Joined: 24 Nov 2009

                                    P(r)o-lasses.

                                    last edited by 6 May 2015, 11:19 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                                      JCMx800
                                      Raw and Unwashed
                                      Joined: 20 Sept 2012

                                      @Seul:

                                      Prolapse.

                                      You little piggy.

                                      Les Paul -> ProCo Rat -> Super HardOn -> JCM800 Low Input
                                      XXX

                                      last edited by 6 May 2015, 11:53 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                                        redchris
                                        Joined: 21 May 2010

                                        Fucking Parcelfarce.

                                        Took the day off to wait in for the boots Jordan23 has sent me in lightning fast time, should have come today.

                                        But no, the tracking shows them stuck in Newcastle ?

                                        Why? Well apparently the postcode hasn't been written on correctly, SR8, not SK8

                                        Well, mate, i am looking at a photo of the Parcel that was kindly forwarded by Jordan and it clearly says SK8 , notwithstanding the rest of the address has been written on perfectly, don't blame your incompetence on someone else.

                                        Dickheads

                                        last edited by 11 May 2015, 12:13 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                                          Jordan23
                                          Joined: 19 Nov 2011

                                          Sry to hear man. It's a shame!

                                          Enjoy ya addiction!

                                          AE

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