Three years in Adelaide
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That snake looked nasty! You certainly took no chances.
Nice pics Evangelion, my brother and sis in law spent almost 2 yrs in Adelaide and have now moved to Brisbane. They found Adelaide far too boring for their liking though, they have been in Brisbane for almost 2 yrs now and i spent a few weeks there back in Sept this year and have to say i absolutely loved my time there.
Such a beautiful country, spent most of my time on the beach jetskiing and other water related activities.
Looking forward to going back there soon but this time for a lot longer.
Such a beautiful country, spent most of my time on the beach jetskiing and other water related activities.
Looking forward to going back there soon but this time for a lot longer.
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What kind of snake was it?
Thanks mate. Adelaide is definitely not the spot that's hot to trot. It feels more like a big country town, which is one of the reasons we like it. Good place to raise kids. 
Just a local non-venomous species, commonly known as a chicken snake. I didn't know this at the time. In Australia you naturally assume all snakes are venomous and deadly until proven otherwise.
Just a local non-venomous species, commonly known as a chicken snake. I didn't know this at the time. In Australia you naturally assume all snakes are venomous and deadly until proven otherwise.
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We have relatives living in Adelaide. We visited them in 1970-71 for around three months, when I was 10 years old.
I still remember it as one of the best experiences of my life.
They live at Christies Beach. I had a look around on Google street view recently, and it's certainly changed a lot in the last 40+ years.
Have you ever been out that way Evangelion?
I still remember it as one of the best experiences of my life.
They live at Christies Beach. I had a look around on Google street view recently, and it's certainly changed a lot in the last 40+ years.
Have you ever been out that way Evangelion?
I've been to Port Noarlunga, but not Christies Beach itself. Some beautiful scenery down there, though it has changed a lot as you say.
I've been to Port Noarlunga, but not Christies Beach itself. Some beautiful scenery down there, though it has changed a lot as you say.
Ohhh, Port Noarlungu, I loved it there
I remember sledging down the sand dunes.
Awesome pictures! Pleased everything is going so well for you Evangelion!
The pups are massive! The house and garden look awesome too!
Also; how're you coping with the bugs?
and did you see much of Texas? 
It's on my 'to visit' list.
The pups are massive! The house and garden look awesome too!
Also; how're you coping with the bugs?
and did you see much of Texas? It's on my 'to visit' list.Awesome pictures! Pleased everything is going so well for you Evangelion!
The pups are massive! The house and garden look awesome too!
Also; how're you coping with the bugs?
Thanks mate!
Summer is just around the corner, so it's not 'bug' season just yet. Having said that, we cope pretty well. Flyscreen on all the windows is a huge bonus.
I didn't see much of Texas at all; just Sidney and Comanche. It was a great experience, though not without a degree of culture shock. Some of the attitudes over there are pretty bizarre.
Thanks mate!
Summer is just around the corner, so it's not 'bug' season just yet. Having said that, we cope pretty well. Flyscreen on all the windows is a huge bonus.
I didn't see much of Texas at all; just Sidney and Comanche. It was a great experience, though not without a degree of culture shock. Some of the attitudes over there are pretty bizarre.
You're going to have to explain some of these 'bizarre' attitudes
You're going to have to explain some of these 'bizarre' attitudes
'The government should not provide welfare. That's the job of the church.' (what is this i dont even...)
'Guns don't kill people. People kill people.' (Sure, but I can't help noticing the huge amount of people killing people with guns...)
'We don't send our kids to a government school, where they'll be brainwashed. We homeschool them instead, to ensure they're only exposed to our values.'
'We don't want government healthcare.' (Bear in mind this is a country where 30% of bankruptcies are caused by medical bills - and that figure includes people who actually have private health insurance).
'An armed society is a polite society.' (Er... no, an armed society is a paranoid, insecure society, and an armed, paranoid, insecure society is a society with a high rate of unnecessary gun-related deaths. QED!)
'Let's put God back into America!' (This was on a huge billboard outside a local residence. I couldn't help wondering if anyone has asked God if He was ever in America in the first place, or even if He's interested in visiting
).Seriously man, it's a different world over there. Americans are lovely people, but there is something catastrophically wrong with their brains.
Ok, don't rub it in
42°C is nothing to be happy about. Trust me on this.
Again I post in your yearly thread about your move to Oz, and yet again I cannot believe how fast time flies. It seems like just the other day I done this and it's a year ago. Time just seem to speed up all the time.
Glad it's going well though.
Speak to you in a (seemingly) few weeks time for the 4 year anniversary.
Glad it's going well though.
Speak to you in a (seemingly) few weeks time for the 4 year anniversary.