Wanted Down Under

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Anyone else put it on series record?

DH said, "You can tell it's January when deluded escapism is back on!"

I love it, but have no intention of ever moving to Oz.

"Walk in wardrobe" TICK

Quite a nice couple today. Drat.

"In this house, all the bedrooms have windows"

Pretty basic house she said really i thought

I think he's got a massive ego and totally inflated his wine job capabilities.

I can't believe she said Australia!?

They both seemed kind of lovely though so hard to Bitch- I wanted to bitch

hugo Really? Well you find find any bitching on here..oh no...never. We're just constructively critical. Ahem.

Did today's lot go? I saw the start and CBA to find it on the planner.

Well, surprisingly, after all her reservations she chose Australia

Whether they actually went or not I don't know. But it seemed tenuous to me given that her salary would all but half and he had a half baked idea of dabbling in a wine job. I wish she'd stuck to her guns. Unless it was a ruse for the cameras and she knew it wasn't a goer.

"Since returning to the UK, the Butterworth's have been granted their Australian Visa and are hoping to make the move in the near future. Gavin is currently looking for work, which will determine whereabouts in Australia they decide to call home"

Bit of a dull one today.

Xpost shakey I know, she didn't seem keen at all.

Blimey. Need to look out for the Wanted Down Under Revisited programme.

Gracekelly - given that you've known people go on it , how does it work? Does the programme basically pay for a holiday for them and give them flights etc? I can feel a fake burning desire to emigrate coming on if so!!

I wondered that also. I imagine they do pay the expenses. Funny, I have an urge to live in Mauritius

I saw Mondays. The mother crying saying I don't want you to go, I want to see my grandchildren grow up etc. I wanted to slap her.

I said to my dd I wish we'd done that. She managed to look at the screen to say 'what learn how to surf' :)

Oh she's very perky. Glad they've moved this to later slot, I couldn't handle her at 9am.

One hour outside Perth is NOT Perth! It's like saying you live in London when you live in Stevenage ffs. I wish they tell us the price of the house they stay in while they are there. They do like a small bath don't they? She's very determined!

davros I had a friend who lived "just outside Perth" - 8 hours drive away!

Ha ha!
I think the houses are mostly horrible and on top of each other

She was a F1 engineer!! That sounds amazing.

They can't afford it! Why do they keep basing figures on her potentially being a teacher? What if she doesn't pass the exams etc? Takes ill, gets pregnant etc? I'm such a harbinger of doom.

I get the impression that these families don't just vote on the finances in the 'reality check' section. I mean just over £1,000 better off a year is not 'better off'. It would take years to recoup the moving costs, visa costs etc.

Was she basing her Oz income on being FT teacher or PT? She only works PT at the moment I assume.

She has to train first, although I'm sure she wouldn't have any trouble passing exams given her former career

I noticed Nikki Is looking very glam these days!
And why bother with a bath when it's only big enough for a toddler!