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You must be from Australia or some other backward cojntry in the financial hands of beer lobbyists.

a little kerosene is what I put in my water tank. The kerosene stays on the top (kills mosquitoes) and the fresh water (water tank) is still fresh when comes out of tap at bottom.

excuse my ignorance....buy why would immigration confiscate their passports....why not give back and send them back to where they came from?

Secondly....airline personnel SHOULD not have let him on the plane....in my opinion. They of all people should be up to date with changes.

My friend and I and his Thai wife are looking to take a kayak trip.

We are considering a portion of the Mekong river, but there are also other rivers we could do.

Any thoughts?

And experiences?

 {I have noted that purchasing a Kayak in Thailand is rather expensive...and so far, haven't seen a lot of selection) Again thoughts

and pointers would be appreciated.

THANKS FOR YOUR REPLY SIMPLE1

that seems to clear things up. I was really hoping that you (or someone else) would tell me that they can't just change the rules on a person who is about to be pensionable. But it seems they can and have.

A friend of mine said there should be a line drawn in the sand that was dated some years back. But for people like me....it seems that 1 year is just 1 year too far. jumping from 25 years to 35 years is a big blow...financially.

thanks again

Rae

I HAVE read all the above posts. I have read the links too. I have read the Human Resources pages over and over again.

And I still do not know a couple of things. Perhaps this is because of information overload. Or , more likely, I just don't compute everything I read correctly. Perhaps someone can help.

I am 63.6 years old. I will be elegible for a pension Dec 2015. On that date I will have lived in Australia for 29 years and 9 months.

Do I now have to be living in Australia for 35 years to get the full pension? or is it retroactive to those who are starting to work at 16 yrs. or some other method of calculation that I am unaware of?

I just don't know if I get the 25 years treatment or not. Some help here would be great.

question 2 I can't figure. If I go away for a year, (now) and come back in October next year....do I get punished when I apply for my OAP?

thanks

Rae

Prik Chee Fah (พริกชี้ฟ้า)....are you saying this is Cayenne Pepper? I assume so.....But not sure if it is

" Prik chee fa (พริกชี้ฟ้า) which is a largish Cayanne looking pepper that is not as hot as the little Prik kee noo (พริกขี้หนูเม็ดเล็ก)" Note Cayanne """looking"""

pepper...but is it the Same????

thanks

zyxwv