G'day From Norway

samthedog

Hello folks,

just saying a warm hello from Norway. I am an Aussie who moved here 10 months ago and am in the building and renovating trade. I enjoy this site and the expertise of those on it (and the sharp wit on occasions ) and would just like to say thanks to many of the regular posters. I have enjoyed many of the threads and have used the search function to find past threads of interest. You would be surprised what you find sometimes!!! Anyway, expect to see me lurking and asking the occasional question. Cheers,

samthedog.

genecarp

welcome

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Teetorbilt

Welcome! I believe that you're the first we have heard of from Norway.

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samthedog

Cheers, hopefully not the last. I am building a forum for the Norwegian and Scandinavian tradesman and will be plugging this forum. I believe the tradesman here could learn a lot from you guys . Anyway, I am dying to see how you guys differ in your professionalism and mentality when it comes to different aspects of contracting so don't be surprised if I ask a heap of questions!!!

cleveman

Try this one out on your co-workers at breaktime. If someone asks you how you feel, tell them, "Jeg er solten og torst, men fyte foerste". The spelling might not be correct, but the pronunciation should be effective.

Let me know if they like it. By the way, don't say it if there are women nearby. Or do...they're pretty emancipated.

HomeSealed

welcome mate.

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SIGN FABRICATOR

welcome friend
from LA

samthedog

Jeg kan forstor og snakke norsk (I can understand and speak Norwegian) but yeah, that would be funny!!!

Cheers for the warm welcome guys. Let me know if there's anything I can do...like send you guys about 1200 000 000 000 000 pounds of snow, or some ski bunnies...

Double-A

Damn! Did you go walkabout and get hella lost or something? Norway by way of Oz?

Those big beers you Ozzies drink must really be something.

Welcome to the forums.

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samthedog

Lol, yeah seriously lost. I married a Norwegian girl and 5 years later I am in Norway. We moved here because of cancer in her family which is why I have gone back to the trade. Boy I am glad I did spend time on the tools. I was a professional fire fighter in Australia but there's no calling for fire fighters here Oh well...

ps. those big beers have gotten me into a bit of trouble in the past but they are hard to beat after a big day in the sun and a nice piece of rib fillet on the grill!!

dreamz

Welcome !!

Duff

Welcome aboard from MA.
Duff

cleveman

Tell us where you are in that long, tall country. What kind of work are you finding?

SpecOne

Howdy and welcome to the forums! Its nice to see folks from other parts of the world to share their views. Hope to talk with you more.

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Kiwiman

I guess in norway you won't get such a hard time about the rugby
Good onya cobber.

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samthedog

Bloody hell, can't get away from you Kiwis anywhere!!! How goes it mate? I haven't caught the rugby since moving here How is life in The Land of the Long White Cloud?

ps. nice avatar. I need to find one with wallabies to get things really going

Kiwiman

I spotted you as Aussie (oi oi oi) by the accent matey...six sex sux...it all means the same doesn't it? Just don't mention the rugby world cup, the America's cup and every other bl**dy cup we no longer have.
Hope things work out for ya in Norway.

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AtlanticWBConst

Welcome to the site.

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samthedog

I am located in a small town called Rjukan which was the site of Hitler's atomic experiments of all things The town is located in Telemark and is about 2.5 hours drive from the capital Oslo. As far as work goes, I am mainly doing carpentry however having had experience with painting I do that too if the price is right I have to be flexible as when the weather blows up I need to find work indoors to do so that scratches outdoor renovations etc.. in winter and early spring. Probably the bulk of my work comes from fitting out windows and doors and painting however I have also turned my hand to tiling, bathroom and kitchen installations too having had experience in those fields in Australia. I'll try to post a link so you guys can see some some of the scenery I enjoy on a daily basis when I hit 15 posts.

samthedog.

samthedog

Right, here's some scenery of lovely Norway. Enjoy.

Below is the town in which I live.



The mountain in the next picture is what I drive past every day.





The lake we live next to. It's hard to take