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    • FinksterF
      Finkster
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      In the past the Irish moved to the U.S.    😉

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      • JCMx800J
        JCMx800
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        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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        • DionD
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          …haven't watched TV in a long time... but I don't think I'm missing something though :).

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          • BobB
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            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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            • GraemeG
              Graeme
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              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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              • BobB
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                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.

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                • GraemeG
                  Graeme
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                  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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                  • S
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                    @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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                    • BobB
                      Bob
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                      "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.

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                      • BobB
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                        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?

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                        • GilesG
                          Giles
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                          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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                          • SeulS
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                            A shame - I love poles…

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

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                              • M
                                Maynard Friedman
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                                Are pole dancers in Poland simply known as 'dancers'?

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                                • SeulS
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                                  P(r)o-lasses.

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                                  • JCMx800J
                                    JCMx800
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                                    @Seul:

                                    Prolapse.

                                    You little piggy.

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

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                                    • redchrisR
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                                      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

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                                      • Jordan23J
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                                        Sry to hear man. It's a shame!

                                        Enjoy ya addiction!

                                        AE

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                                        • GilesG
                                          Giles
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                                          @Giles:

                                          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…

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

                                          I got radical, if you try and register and you email addy has a TLD of .eq, 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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                                          • steelworkerS
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                                            The number of shit for brains texting and driving betrays ignorance of basic physics as in your shit box trying to enter 😠 space already occupied by another shit box.

                                            Those are my principles, and if you don't like them…
                                            Well, I have others.

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