my moving house saga...
- Thread starter ice-is-forming
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Biddlybee
making knots with sticks
Yayyeah~!\ got it!!!moving in 2 weeks
sod it.. post some pics now iceyCan we see some pics when you've moved and settled in? Sounds idyllic!
kyser_soze
Hawking's Angry Eyebrow
Cos they're great and the QLD equivalent of living in London and wanting to live in a Georgian/Edwardian conversion place
That'll be at least 1km in any given direction. Aussie urban/suburban planning leaves a lot to be desired in positioning services near housing without needing some kind of transport...
Apart from Cairnes, obv...
ice-is-forming
Good kids caught down in the never never
yea!!
got the phone/broadband/ electric put on today, got the fencing in place for the dog and the cleaners from the estate agents have been in and polished the polished floors! all the walls are wood pananled with fancy stuff on the ceiling etc/cornices....think 1920's art deco.
and the gardeners coming tomorrow (courtesy of the agents) to tidy up. got my bond money sorted and rent in advance and signed off on. its all looking great, i don't know why i had misgivings
its an awesome house with sooo much character! kitchen, huge laundry,a bathroom totally mirrored on every wall apart from a mosaic of broken mirrors and silver sprayed sea shells on one with a HUGE walk in shower then a room with no windows other than a port hole shaped skylight that will be the comp room/snug inbetween the kitchen and dining room. and then a huge windows all round /curved covered entrance/porch about 12' by 10'! and very high ceilings.
then a room i will use as a living room. it has 3 metre long casememnt windows on 2 walls. the same goes for the two bedrooms. then between my bedroom and the bath room is a huge 'dressing room'/spare room that leads into the bathroom.
add a garage and a car port, huge mango trees+ and lovely period curved front path and step to the front door !
so comiing from my current 120 year old miners queensland cottage its huge
and theres still only me and my 12.5 daughter although the boys (15,17, 22+ daughter in law) need and will take full advantage of a base in town too
they will still live out out here for now in there dads large home, mr ice doesn't really want to move....he has a very long term , no hassle rental of a 5 bedroomed home on 13 acres where the landlords love him and don''t bother him. it would be nice if we could have both/ but i know he'll miss the boys if they choose to stay more and more at mine. however i reckon they'll just stay when they have someting on and its good for them to have the choice eh? and its also nice for the family to have his property as an alternitave too. space to ride/drive/ barns to store stuff and mend stuff and security. this i think will be a 'play it by ear thing' its only 1/2 an hour travel....
so its allll good
kyser. it is literally 100m from the beach/pub and its a good beach for me, lots going on. a jetty for decent fishing, tai chi at 6am , band aftrenoons, triathlons, swimming, out riggers, drugs, clubs and cycle paths galore at the top of the beach and all around town etc....and kyseri can stumble to my 10 years 'local' pub in about 1 minute 
and no transport is neccessary for me, its only about 10k from one end of the bay to t'other. you can walk every where which is a real bonus to me. and to get to walk the beach early morn and late evenings is the icing on the cake. not to mention a festival of something or other almost every week. bands, multicultural, naidoc, yagubi, whale, seafood, drama, arts.....
this is a university (USQ) town , a tafe (adult education) and plenty of opportunity for arm chair travel as its a to priority for back packers destination being one ferry ride to fraser island.
so happy happy joy joy
there is so much to do here workwise and otherwise. i have just finished a qualification that more or less guarantees a good work/promotion + heaps of opportunity for more training...perhaps even uni!
so all in all what i was looking for i'll post some pics when i'm in , which will be monday.....ish
but anyway...what i wanted to say was that i am now in in the situation with a bigger place thats not in the middle of nowhere and on the tourist route so anyone urban who asks and who passes the 'test' is more than willing to use my place as a place to stay/base ..easy going, friendly, what you see is what you get but if you want to visit please do its just gonna cost yer ticket, go in on food/drink/tourist stuff and you can even get a plane direct into hervey bay these days.
imo best time to visit here. weather wise are april to october . for those that don't like it too hot and want to enjoy the whale festival/watching.
if you like it hot then november to march. you can use my place as home/base and perhaps we can maybe sort a vehicle too. so all you need is air fare, touristy stuff, go in with me on food/drink/ drugs.
http://www.google.com.au/search?hl=...G=Google+Search&meta=&rlz=1W1ADBF_en&aq=f&oq=
http://images.google.com.au/images?hl=en&rlz=1W1ADBF_en&um=1&sa=1&q=hervey+bay+&aq=f&oq=&start=0
its a 3.5 hour drive to brisbane,
so there you have it just pm me if you are planning a visit. fwiw i will be in this situation for a long time so no pressure/haste.
xx
got the phone/broadband/ electric put on today, got the fencing in place for the dog and the cleaners from the estate agents have been in and polished the polished floors! all the walls are wood pananled with fancy stuff on the ceiling etc/cornices....think 1920's art deco.
and the gardeners coming tomorrow (courtesy of the agents) to tidy up. got my bond money sorted and rent in advance and signed off on. its all looking great, i don't know why i had misgivings
its an awesome house with sooo much character! kitchen, huge laundry,a bathroom totally mirrored on every wall apart from a mosaic of broken mirrors and silver sprayed sea shells on one with a HUGE walk in shower then a room with no windows other than a port hole shaped skylight that will be the comp room/snug inbetween the kitchen and dining room. and then a huge windows all round /curved covered entrance/porch about 12' by 10'! and very high ceilings.
then a room i will use as a living room. it has 3 metre long casememnt windows on 2 walls. the same goes for the two bedrooms. then between my bedroom and the bath room is a huge 'dressing room'/spare room that leads into the bathroom.
add a garage and a car port, huge mango trees+ and lovely period curved front path and step to the front door !
so comiing from my current 120 year old miners queensland cottage its huge
and theres still only me and my 12.5 daughter although the boys (15,17, 22+ daughter in law) need and will take full advantage of a base in town too
they will still live out out here for now in there dads large home, mr ice doesn't really want to move....he has a very long term , no hassle rental of a 5 bedroomed home on 13 acres where the landlords love him and don''t bother him. it would be nice if we could have both/ but i know he'll miss the boys if they choose to stay more and more at mine. however i reckon they'll just stay when they have someting on and its good for them to have the choice eh? and its also nice for the family to have his property as an alternitave too. space to ride/drive/ barns to store stuff and mend stuff and security. this i think will be a 'play it by ear thing' its only 1/2 an hour travel....
so its allll good
kyser. it is literally 100m from the beach/pub and its a good beach for me, lots going on. a jetty for decent fishing, tai chi at 6am , band aftrenoons, triathlons, swimming, out riggers, drugs, clubs and cycle paths galore at the top of the beach and all around town etc....and kyser
i can stumble to my 10 years 'local' pub in about 1 minute and no transport is neccessary for me, its only about 10k from one end of the bay to t'other. you can walk every where which is a real bonus to me. and to get to walk the beach early morn and late evenings is the icing on the cake. not to mention a festival of something or other almost every week. bands, multicultural, naidoc, yagubi, whale, seafood, drama, arts.....this is a university (USQ) town , a tafe (adult education) and plenty of opportunity for arm chair travel as its a to priority for back packers destination being one ferry ride to fraser island.
so happy happy joy joy
there is so much to do here workwise and otherwise. i have just finished a qualification that more or less guarantees a good work/promotion + heaps of opportunity for more training...perhaps even uni! so all in all what i was looking for i'll post some pics when i'm in , which will be monday.....ish
but anyway...what i wanted to say was that i am now in in the situation with a bigger place thats not in the middle of nowhere and on the tourist route so anyone urban who asks and who passes the 'test'
is more than willing to use my place as a place to stay/base ..easy going, friendly, what you see is what you get but if you want to visit please do its just gonna cost yer ticket, go in on food/drink/tourist stuff and you can even get a plane direct into hervey bay these days.imo best time to visit here. weather wise are april to october . for those that don't like it too hot and want to enjoy the whale festival/watching.
if you like it hot then november to march. you can use my place as home/base and perhaps we can maybe sort a vehicle too. so all you need is air fare, touristy stuff, go in with me on food/drink/ drugs.
http://www.google.com.au/search?hl=...G=Google+Search&meta=&rlz=1W1ADBF_en&aq=f&oq=
http://images.google.com.au/images?hl=en&rlz=1W1ADBF_en&um=1&sa=1&q=hervey+bay+&aq=f&oq=&start=0
its a 3.5 hour drive to brisbane,
so there you have it just pm me if you are planning a visit. fwiw i will be in this situation for a long time so no pressure/haste.
xx
ice-is-forming
Good kids caught down in the never never
well the big days tomorrow
the big days tomorrow
ice-is-forming
Good kids caught down in the never never
well that wasn't a saga! that was a smooth move
there aren't enough smileys to describe how much i adore my new house!!!
yes. i started off being uncertain but now i'm in with love it Its f***ing HUGE!!
i'v been lving in an old 1 bed+sleep out miners cottage for the last 2 years and this house has what?...10! huge rooms. all with polished floors, high ceilings, wood pananled walls and 5 casement windows on 2 walls of most of the rooms! the sun angle is perfect too.
my furniture fits beautifly.
even the dog 4 cats and 4 just born kittens who moved with seem at home allready. especially the dog ..he was born by this beach and is having an absolute ball
all my sons helped with the move and they all have keys so now they have a place by the beach with their dear old mum when they chose to stay in town...already have party plans as this house just cries "partyparty'
as i'm writing this i can hear the sea.......*many smileys*
all this for 100 pounds a week
there aren't enough smileys to describe how much i adore my new house!!!
yes. i started off being uncertain but now i'm in with love it
Its f***ing HUGE!!i'v been lving in an old 1 bed+sleep out miners cottage for the last 2 years and this house has what?...10! huge rooms. all with polished floors, high ceilings, wood pananled walls and 5 casement windows on 2 walls of most of the rooms! the sun angle is perfect too.
my furniture fits beautifly.
even the dog 4 cats and 4 just born kittens who moved with seem at home allready. especially the dog ..he was born by this beach and is having an absolute ball
all my sons helped with the move and they all have keys so now they have a place by the beach with their dear old mum when they chose to stay in town...
already have party plans as this house just cries "partyparty'as i'm writing this i can hear the sea.......*many smileys*
all this for 100 pounds a week
Biddlybee
making knots with sticks
This bit makes me the most jealous
Glad it went well though icey... your new place sounds lush! All for £100!!!!
Let us know when the party is
ice-is-forming
Good kids caught down in the never never
this house is f***ing its so....so.....well words can not say tbh...evry room is so diferent, ut its all got the same floor and walls and ceilings and windows but walk in ot each room and its like well its like idunno .
all the doors are double doors. the front one has 6 'locks'+deamans
when you go onto he frnt door you go into a 'lobby/sunroom...all curved, cos the path cirved. its as big as a small bed room. might fill that wih big cushios?
there are mirrors everywhere.
and lamps.and pictures. and rugs.
the dog is fenced and safe n happily. the cats are jolly.
its like each room you walk into has such a good vibe and is so different fom the last room..iyswim?
went opp shopping to bling up some tired stuff and totally with out warning i came over all pink! i kid you not! i got a pale pink ith wild roses n it cover. a mix of anythink pinkish etc pillow cases!!!!!!!! i hung up big long white billowy nets and added a chest of draws and a lamp...looks like omething from 'upstairs!...freaking me out! got the green and gold ethnic and the rush blinds in the wings in case come to my senses.......*shakes head*
got given a tall standard lamp got a pink paisly 'chesterfield' and soft pink thing and a big rgreen rug and back furnoture in living room.
daugter has a blue/mauve/acid green thing going on....gothic curtains....black cast iron bed lots of pllows.
dining room. is like ahall. log black chinese laqure table 6 chairs on a psyhadelic green swirly rug
big lamp in the corner doubl doors at both ends.
then the 'study' lol.
pendulam clock.
thats got, comp, books/shelves tall spotlight, a wall of low seating. no wndows. no liht just a port hoe in the ceiling and double door at both ends.
and te kithem which is othing special but its big nd ...no actully itas reallt nice..door to garden, loads of windows. all good.
and a laundry which is big and tiles.
and then the bathroom. totally mirrored except for one wall that is cover in mirrr mosaic and silver sprayed sea shells. huge shower and what? 10' vanity filled with thousands of draws.
my kids/spare/guest
and that has a nice bed in (courtesy of my diligent skippin skillzzz) and cover etc...and a built in wardrobe you could it a double bed in! in fact. yes! i have fitted a double bed in it..
and i just went into the garden and the breeze off the ocean smelt mmmmmmmmm. and now i'm gonna get some sleep. work in the am.
thankyou if your still reading this....my family/fiends hav had enough allready of me sayin how much i love this home. honestly you could sell tickets. or start a greasy spoon.
your turn to get the visa now danU ?it is very nice
idunno .all the doors are double doors. the front one has 6 'locks'+deamans
when you go onto he frnt door you go into a 'lobby/sunroom...all curved, cos the path cirved. its as big as a small bed room. might fill that wih big cushios?
there are mirrors everywhere.
and lamps.and pictures. and rugs.
the dog is fenced and safe n happily. the cats are jolly.
its like each room you walk into has such a good vibe and is so different fom the last room..iyswim?
went opp shopping to bling up some tired stuff and totally with out warning i came over all pink! i kid you not! i got a pale pink ith wild roses n it cover. a mix of anythink pinkish etc pillow cases!!!!!!!! i hung up big long white billowy nets and added a chest of draws and a lamp...looks like omething from 'upstairs!...freaking me out! got the green and gold ethnic and the rush blinds in the wings in case come to my senses.......*shakes head*
got given a tall standard lamp got a pink paisly 'chesterfield' and soft pink thing and a big rgreen rug and back furnoture in living room.
daugter has a blue/mauve/acid green thing going on....gothic curtains....black cast iron bed lots of pllows.
dining room. is like ahall. log black chinese laqure table 6 chairs on a psyhadelic green swirly rug
big lamp in the corner doubl doors at both ends.
then the 'study' lol.
pendulam clock.
thats got, comp, books/shelves tall spotlight, a wall of low seating. no wndows. no liht just a port hoe in the ceiling and double door at both ends.
and te kithem which is othing special but its big nd ...no actully itas reallt nice..door to garden, loads of windows. all good.
and a laundry which is big and tiles.
and then the bathroom. totally mirrored except for one wall that is cover in mirrr mosaic and silver sprayed sea shells. huge shower and what? 10' vanity filled with thousands of draws.
my kids/spare/guest
and that has a nice bed in (courtesy of my diligent skippin skillzzz) and cover etc...and a built in wardrobe you could it a double bed in! in fact. yes! i have fitted a double bed in it..
and i just went into the garden and the breeze off the ocean smelt mmmmmmmmm. and now i'm gonna get some sleep. work in the am.
thankyou if your still reading this....my family/fiends hav had enough allready of me sayin how much i love this home. honestly you could sell tickets. or start a greasy spoon.
your turn to get the visa now danU ?it is very nice
kyser_soze
Hawking's Angry Eyebrow
Wry and I are back in Aus next April, might drop in and see ya if you're not too far off the beaten track...
ice-is-forming
Good kids caught down in the never never
30 k's off the bruce highway 280 ks (3- 4 hours max ) N of brisbane. and also where the barge goes to fraser island/whale watching. you are both more than welcome
your turn to get the visa now danU ?it is very nice
yep yep, once she has residency here in 3 years or so
ice-is-forming
Good kids caught down in the never never
the ceilngs in the rooms that aren't wood panal have clouds painted on the ceilings and waves? painted on the walls
and HUGE URNS onthe garden wall...all the way round~
i tell yer the novelty is gonna take a while to rub off on this place
danU...what areyou doing to prepare ? looking at trades that are neded? 3 years waiting could see you training in something thats rare overhere..or perhaps you have his allready?
what res does she need? uk/aus
i have dual nationality
and HUGE URNS onthe garden wall...all the way round~
i tell yer the novelty is gonna take a while to rub off on this place
danU...what areyou doing to prepare ? looking at trades that are neded? 3 years waiting could see you training in something thats rare overhere..or perhaps you have his allready?
what res does she need? uk/aus
i have dual nationalitykyser_soze
Hawking's Angry Eyebrow
30 k's off the bruce highway 280 ks (3- 4 hours max ) N of brisbane. and also where the barge goes to fraser island/whale watching. you are both more than welcome
OMG! Last time we were there we took the trip out to Fraser with the in-laws!
Awesome place too!
If we're visiting the in-laws at home we'll try and get out to say hi...atm the trip is NZ, Cairns, Sunshine Coast, Byron, home...
ice-is-forming
Good kids caught down in the never never
my guests as are all other u75's who can get it together
as are all other u75's who can get it together
ice-is-forming
Good kids caught down in the never never
loveit loveit..loveitloveit....lurveeeitlurveloveit1 LUrrvve ittititittttttLUrrvve ittititittttttLUrrvve ittitititttttt....
ice-is-forming
Good kids caught down in the never never
gettig to see sooo much more of my family and their friends. more than i could ever have hoped to expect
