The KIWI BAR
Nov 19th 2006, 8:29 pm
#2746
Actually just Adie
Joined: Jul 2006
Location: Up the Hutt
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Re: Kiwi Bar
Originally Posted by Am Loolah
You Loolah!!! Decorated house to rent to a cousin? Has roof, 4 walls, pay rent, job done?!
God, we hope to be going over by mid-Jan and don't have my PR never mind booked flights. Sadly 2 eldest have no school to go back to after Xmas, so methinks have made bit of an over-enthusiastic faux-pax (sp?)
Ah well, whatever, going anyway, it'll all fall into place eventually!!
God, we hope to be going over by mid-Jan and don't have my PR never mind booked flights. Sadly 2 eldest have no school to go back to after Xmas, so methinks have made bit of an over-enthusiastic faux-pax (sp?)
Ah well, whatever, going anyway, it'll all fall into place eventually!!
Nov 19th 2006, 8:29 pm
#2747
Joined: Aug 2006
Posts: 7,208
Re: Kiwi Bar
Originally Posted by Jac&Adie
Jac is a bit keen, House not quite done yet, need to finish the kitchen - just the groutting to do - kitchen when in about 3 years ago 
and a quick spruce up in the lounge so that should take us up till christmas. Oh well, least it keeps me off the streets.
Adie
and a quick spruce up in the lounge so that should take us up till christmas. Oh well, least it keeps me off the streets.Adie
Hubby was meant to leave work Friday - he lied to me - he forgot to tell them (?????!!!!!) Another 2 weeks of nothing being done then.
Oh and we can't actually access our property without aqua-planing in 3" of mud as neighbours built wall more or less against our gate, so now need to dig out our bottom garden and level and gravel. Quote for something we never envisaged 4 years ago??? ... £5,000!! That's why I love my neighbour!!
Still, it's all motivation to get THERE!!
Nov 19th 2006, 8:31 pm
#2748
Joined: Aug 2006
Posts: 7,208
Re: Kiwi Bar
Originally Posted by Jac&Adie
So in your mad panic, have you a destination in mind - yes I know NZ but where in the cloudy land
Nov 19th 2006, 8:38 pm
#2749
Actually just Adie
Joined: Jul 2006
Location: Up the Hutt
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Re: Kiwi Bar
Originally Posted by Am Loolah
Hmmm??? We have 4 bedrooms to paint & do cornicing, carpet all of upstairs and one room downstairs, 5 rooms downstairs to paint, 2 new floors to lay, 4 kids to re-house and 2 dogs to move out too. Don't even get me started on the barn - you can get in the door, but only to the tune of 2 metres!!
Hubby was meant to leave work Friday - he lied to me - he forgot to tell them (?????!!!!!) Another 2 weeks of nothing being done then.
Oh and we can't actually access our property without aqua-planing in 3" of mud as neighbours built wall more or less against our gate, so now need to dig out our bottom garden and level and gravel. Quote for something we never envisaged 4 years ago??? ... £5,000!! That's why I love my neighbour!!
Still, it's all motivation to get THERE!!
Hubby was meant to leave work Friday - he lied to me - he forgot to tell them (?????!!!!!) Another 2 weeks of nothing being done then.
Oh and we can't actually access our property without aqua-planing in 3" of mud as neighbours built wall more or less against our gate, so now need to dig out our bottom garden and level and gravel. Quote for something we never envisaged 4 years ago??? ... £5,000!! That's why I love my neighbour!!
Still, it's all motivation to get THERE!!
It's a bit s%#t with your neighbours, but sadly people like that are everywhere, besides betternext to you than next to me
Nov 19th 2006, 8:43 pm
#2750
Actually just Adie
Joined: Jul 2006
Location: Up the Hutt
Posts: 478
Re: Kiwi Bar
Originally Posted by Am Loolah
Bay of Plenty - want beach, sub-tropical and we loved Mount Manganui - even if we can't afford that bit?!
Nov 19th 2006, 8:43 pm
#2751
Joined: Aug 2006
Posts: 7,208
Re: Kiwi Bar
Originally Posted by Jac&Adie
Wow thats a lot of work, thats where i'm glad our house only has 6 rooms and a shed. Get your man working in the evenings thats what we've done. Started front bedroom on monday, now sunday and we've stripped wall paper, repapered, painted, repared nackered floorboards, new carpet and we're done.
It's a bit s%#t with your neighbours, but sadly people like that are everywhere, besides betternext to you than next to me
It's a bit s%#t with your neighbours, but sadly people like that are everywhere, besides betternext to you than next to me
Yes, well, with 4 kids, both work, alcoholics, chain smoking, TV addicted, couch potato LOSER's it's hardly suprising we've thus far done nowt, nada, zilch, sweet FA?
Anyway, get O.V.A.H. (Thta's Over) yourselves and chill out!! Too much DIY is a dangerous thing! Hubby likes to pace himself - one room a year. Starting with the WC?!
Nov 19th 2006, 8:46 pm
#2752
Actually just Adie
Joined: Jul 2006
Location: Up the Hutt
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Re: Kiwi Bar
Originally Posted by Am Loolah
Ho, ho, ho so long as your alright JAC?!!!!
Yes, well, with 4 kids, both work, alcoholics, chain smoking, TV addicted, couch potato LOSER's it's hardly suprising we've thus far done nowt, nada, zilch, sweet FA?
Anyway, get O.V.A.H. (Thta's Over) yourselves and chill out!! Too much DIY is a dangerous thing! Hubby likes to pace himself - one room a year. Starting with the WC?!
Yes, well, with 4 kids, both work, alcoholics, chain smoking, TV addicted, couch potato LOSER's it's hardly suprising we've thus far done nowt, nada, zilch, sweet FA?
Anyway, get O.V.A.H. (Thta's Over) yourselves and chill out!! Too much DIY is a dangerous thing! Hubby likes to pace himself - one room a year. Starting with the WC?!
Oh and it's Adie now
Nov 19th 2006, 8:55 pm
#2753
Joined: Aug 2006
Posts: 7,208
Re: Kiwi Bar
Originally Posted by Jac&Adie
Yup to much is a bad thing. I prefer the slower pace, but Jac forgot to mention that cousin move's in at the weekend, so not much choice, had to get it done.
Oh and it's Adie now
Oh and it's Adie now
Nov 19th 2006, 9:03 pm
#2754
Actually just Adie
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Re: Kiwi Bar
Originally Posted by Am Loolah
Fair enough, so where are you going before you leave Feb/March?
, mind you should work well once our container goes, least we will be able to use there stuff (well actually our stuff that we gave them when starting our big clear out) Truthfully next couple of months will be hell but this is the only we can make it work for them to take the house.
Nov 19th 2006, 9:14 pm
#2755
Actually just Adie
Joined: Jul 2006
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Re: Kiwi Bar
Originally Posted by Jac&Adie
Oh no, we're staying here, it going to get cosy , mind you should work well once our container goes, least we will be able to use there stuff (well actually our stuff that we gave them when starting our big clear out) Truthfully next couple of months will be hell but this is the only we can make it work for them to take the house.
, mind you should work well once our container goes, least we will be able to use there stuff (well actually our stuff that we gave them when starting our big clear out) Truthfully next couple of months will be hell but this is the only we can make it work for them to take the house.Adie
Nov 19th 2006, 9:18 pm
#2756
Joined: Aug 2006
Posts: 7,208
Re: Kiwi Bar
Originally Posted by Jac&Adie
Well tourchwoods on telle so i'm going to turn the pc off and watch that. I'm a bloke, can't concentrate on two things at once, sorry. Nite nite.
Adie
Adie
Nite, nite, am going to christen new bath so I'm off too.!
Nov 19th 2006, 9:24 pm
#2757
Joined: Aug 2006
Posts: 7,208
Re: Kiwi Bar
Originally Posted by Am Loolah
Ohh, that'll be a close knit family situation!!
Nite, nite, am going to christen new bath so I'm off too.!
Nite, nite, am going to christen new bath so I'm off too.!
Shall go run bath, but huby now watching Aston Villa - yawn!!!
Clue would be in our son's name ... Aston. No point talking to him for the next 10 minutes then?!
Nov 19th 2006, 9:49 pm
#2758
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Re: Kiwi Bar
Originally Posted by Am Loolah
Is replying to self like talking to self?! I expect so ...
Shall go run bath, but huby now watching Aston Villa - yawn!!!
Clue would be in our son's name ... Aston. No point talking to him for the next 10 minutes then?!
Shall go run bath, but huby now watching Aston Villa - yawn!!!
Clue would be in our son's name ... Aston. No point talking to him for the next 10 minutes then?!
Aston? Shit-that's like us calling our son Anfield or our daughter Roker! Still love you though. Didn't mean to be interruptingly rude.
Nov 19th 2006, 9:54 pm
#2759
you dewty owld maan!
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Re: Kiwi Bar
Originally Posted by danny.f
Aston? Shit-that's like us calling our son Anfield or our daughter Roker! Still love you though. Didn't mean to be interruptingly rude.
Nov 19th 2006, 10:29 pm
#2760
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Re: Kiwi Bar
Originally Posted by lardyl
could have called him "ricardo" ........
Donna