Finally getting my own little piece of Aus
Feb 19th 2004, 2:25 am
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Finally getting my own little piece of Aus
Twoyears in Australia, third job, third location and finally the big day has arrived!
I am now sitting at home, all my beongings in boxes (again) just waiting for the phone call from our solicitor to tell me I now own a little piece of Australia (ok strictly speaking, the bank will own it).
No more bloody three monthly inspections by letting agents who get toey about cobwebs outside the house (what do they expect in a country famous for its spiders?)
No more having to put up with hoards of potential buyers traipse through the house because the landlord wants to test the housing market.
No more with having to put up with decor that looks like it was done by a drunken version of Jackson Pollock.
No more botched up repair jobs (the last one was a peach, the letting agent needed to paint a new front door, so he dug around in the garage and found an ancient pot of paint to use. It only took 5 days to dry!)
Now that reminds me, I need to buy something to fill in all the holes in the lawn that our maltese terrier has dug, and hope all the brown spots on the remaining lawn caused by dog piddle will go
I am now sitting at home, all my beongings in boxes (again) just waiting for the phone call from our solicitor to tell me I now own a little piece of Australia (ok strictly speaking, the bank will own it).
No more bloody three monthly inspections by letting agents who get toey about cobwebs outside the house (what do they expect in a country famous for its spiders?)
No more having to put up with hoards of potential buyers traipse through the house because the landlord wants to test the housing market.
No more with having to put up with decor that looks like it was done by a drunken version of Jackson Pollock.
No more botched up repair jobs (the last one was a peach, the letting agent needed to paint a new front door, so he dug around in the garage and found an ancient pot of paint to use. It only took 5 days to dry!)
Now that reminds me, I need to buy something to fill in all the holes in the lawn that our maltese terrier has dug, and hope all the brown spots on the remaining lawn caused by dog piddle will go
Feb 19th 2004, 2:32 am
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sound like you loved renting!
Whats ya new pad like then? Good luck.
Whats ya new pad like then? Good luck.
Feb 19th 2004, 2:46 am
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Its a 4 bed house (with inground pool) in an established suburb, and so is on a decent sized block (780sq m).
We decided to look at older property (20 yrs old), since most of the new build stuff here on the gold coast is built on a block almost smaller than the house itself!
England you expect houses to be close together, but in a country where the population density is something like 1700 sq km per person, do houses have to be THAT close together?
We decided to look at older property (20 yrs old), since most of the new build stuff here on the gold coast is built on a block almost smaller than the house itself!
England you expect houses to be close together, but in a country where the population density is something like 1700 sq km per person, do houses have to be THAT close together?
Feb 19th 2004, 3:47 am
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Wey hey,
Just had the call! now to pick up the keys!
Just had the call! now to pick up the keys!
Feb 19th 2004, 4:13 am
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Originally posted by Trevglas
Wey hey,
Just had the call! now to pick up the keys!
Wey hey,
Just had the call! now to pick up the keys!
Fantastic news Trev!!..good onya! I hope you enjoy your new home.
We also have a maltese cross puppy and she looks just like yours
Feb 19th 2004, 4:23 am
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Originally posted by Trevglas
England you expect houses to be close together, but in a country where the population density is something like 1700 sq km per person, do houses have to be THAT close together?
England you expect houses to be close together, but in a country where the population density is something like 1700 sq km per person, do houses have to be THAT close together?
Only down side is that the mozzers love the pool around dusk, shame, but we've learnt to live with it
Feb 19th 2004, 4:47 am
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Sorry to hijack
but on the matlese theme - say hello to Nemo, our new Maltese/Shitzu baby.
Enjoy your new home by the way, watch the pool... Nemo fell in the other day and sank! I think he is a reject.
but on the matlese theme - say hello to Nemo, our new Maltese/Shitzu baby.
Enjoy your new home by the way, watch the pool... Nemo fell in the other day and sank! I think he is a reject.
Feb 19th 2004, 6:54 am
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Awwwwwwwww...what a little beauty he is!! a fluff ball! 
don't they look pathetic when they are wet though?...LMAO...when we bath little honey she shrinks to a third of her size...its all that hair!!
I have posted her pic before but here it is again... she is maltese crossed with king charles spaniel
don't they look pathetic when they are wet though?...LMAO...when we bath little honey she shrinks to a third of her size...its all that hair!!I have posted her pic before but here it is again... she is maltese crossed with king charles spaniel
Feb 19th 2004, 7:08 am
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What a fab picture... they could have babies and we would be related as Mother In Laws..:scared:
Feb 19th 2004, 7:12 am
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LMAO..are you sure you would want a controversial possum as an inlaw? :scared:
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Feb 19th 2004, 7:35 am
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Congrats on the news Trev, I bet you will be giving the pool a work out tommorrow. So wheres my invitation then? LOL 
Agree with the new house thing, it absolutely sh*ts me to tears seeing houses that are so close together that you can spit in your neighbours window. We are having serious reservations about buying any house on even 800sqm cos we think its way too small
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Thank god for acreage
Agree with the new house thing, it absolutely sh*ts me to tears seeing houses that are so close together that you can spit in your neighbours window. We are having serious reservations about buying any house on even 800sqm cos we think its way too small
.Thank god for acreage
Feb 19th 2004, 8:46 am
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No worries Mrs D! anytime
All the pics of the litle maltese earlier in this thread all look very nice. What you cannot see clearly in my atavar is what my maltese is doing (he was between teddies legs humping away, with a stupid grin on his face).
Its not just teddy bears either, he also likes rag dolls!
All the pics of the litle maltese earlier in this thread all look very nice. What you cannot see clearly in my atavar is what my maltese is doing (he was between teddies legs humping away, with a stupid grin on his face).
Its not just teddy bears either, he also likes rag dolls!
Feb 19th 2004, 9:15 am
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OMG!! thats shocking....fancy posting pornographic material on expats!!... you'll get reported ot the moderator!!
DISGUSTING
DISGUSTING
Feb 19th 2004, 9:52 am
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he is only 3 months old!
I dread to think what he will be like at doggy puberty!
I dread to think what he will be like at doggy puberty!
Feb 19th 2004, 12:27 pm
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Good going Trev.
We're renting and it's not too tough but I object to the inspections and not being able to put a bloody picture up.
No doubt they'll try and screw us for some of the bond.
New houses, jeez I've had enough. We could have put in an offer on a established 4 bed b/g pool massive shed and garage for $230 but the missus didn't get "that feeling". Too hell with feelings we're talking dollars and cents here. A block that sized would have cost near on the same as this one let alone the house.
All the new estates are built so you're neighbours can reach your fridge for a beer!
We're renting and it's not too tough but I object to the inspections and not being able to put a bloody picture up.
No doubt they'll try and screw us for some of the bond.
New houses, jeez I've had enough. We could have put in an offer on a established 4 bed b/g pool massive shed and garage for $230 but the missus didn't get "that feeling". Too hell with feelings we're talking dollars and cents here. A block that sized would have cost near on the same as this one let alone the house.
All the new estates are built so you're neighbours can reach your fridge for a beer!