>>Afghanistan is a basket case and the Taliban have not been chased away… where is Osama? <<

I guess he is hiding out in a cave, living an ascetic and nomadic life, full of excitement, running away from the Pakistani army.

The real question is whether he will be caught or die from pneunomia or cave-rot first ?

Pisces

>>For what it’s worth I think Gadaffi’s decision is based on a mixture of economics and politics… not a black and white decision at all…<<

Who cares what Gaddafi’s motivation is for turning towards the West. The point is that there is now one less source of troublesomely stoking up the fire in the Middle East.

Just as Saddam not being around…[Read more]

Domino theory ? Or should that be called the ‘Sheep follow the leader theory’ ?

Buy a +ve cashflow property, write about it by saying what a wonderfull buy it was, others will follow suit and in the process drive up the prices as more and more start looking in that area.

??????

Pisces

Quite right CD.

May I suggest you become the guardian on this website.

All you need to do is to post a post which contains the following [thumbsdownanim and put your minicker in the post as well (‘CD’) and everyone will get the message.

Your monicker in such a case can stand for ‘CondemneD’.

Pisces

Yeh, Valiantwagon, I can really see that you have all the answers to the problems of the world.
[laughing]

Thank heavens for people like you with such insight.

Pisces

ValiantWagon, I suggest you have a look at the website and, if something clicks, look into it.
Otherwise just forget about it.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating, not in
the discussion of it. A series of tests will soon show which foods one is allergic to and, provided one follows the guidelines, one soon enough will discover some of one’s…[Read more]

Well, here’s my, albeit longwinded, reply :

One doesn’t (generally) consider health as an important issue until ……….. one starts to suffer from a serious ailment.

The moment one’s health is gone, boy oh boy, does one have problems and, for most people, it is only then that one starts to value one’s health instead of taking it for…[Read more]

>>Also, what has Bush achieved in the past 12 months? <<

If one takes a few steps back then there are a whole lot of things which are very clear as having been achieved.

Has Bush solved the terrorist problem ?

No of course not. Not yet anyway.

Yet, the achievements are quite big.

Firstly, he has chased away the Taliban who were protecting and…[Read more]

>>Building wise- Architects charge a fortune 2-3K a square metre, your mastertons etc are under a grand. I think a designed house would need to be done, at a much smaller cost than an architect.<<

Actually, Wrappack, the task of an architect who carries out the job of supervising the building is to obtain quotes from builders, discuss these with…[Read more]

shaunwalker, he was asking about an ABN in his personal name not for the company. with respect to your problem, i would contact the ATO and ask them to fast track the ABN application and issue you with a Safety Net Letter. This will allow the bank to release the funds to you early as the letters are usually sent out in a couple of days.

personally i would have structured it differently. perhaps a family trust with the ability to distribute to a company to cap the tax at 30%. anyhow, it depends on how you are pulling the cash out of the company as to whether you need an abn. if it is salary, then no. if it is as a management fee or contracting fee then most likely yes.

hope this helps.

georgisj, thanks for the reply. I know the apartments you are referring to, i was actually looking at them quite seriously back when i signed up for this. I will have to go back to the solicitor.

AusProp, at this stage theye probably aren’t zoned, because as i said this is real gossip from the actual developers mouths. I feel that there is no…[Read more]

>>Lighten up mate<<

You seem a fountain of good advice Simon so that is exactly what I will be doing.

No more exasperation reading posts from half brained idits, also known as do-gooders.

No more having to endure reading posts from one eyed Bush and Howard bashers, unaware and uncaring that a worldwide war is happening right on our…[Read more]

>>Asking people their ideas on ways to torture Saddam? Get real Pisces. It’s highly inappropriate<<

Hey Kay, this section is titled ‘Opinions’.

This section deleted, please don’t make derogative comments about sections of the community. (Bear)

>>Asking people their ideas on ways to torture Saddam? <<

And where exactly did I say that ? Your i…[Read more]

[inlove] ?

Yak, how is it possible to fall in love without even having met the lass ?

I guess you must be enthralled by the intellect she displays.

The question is whether that is enough to get you excited.

The least you can do therefore is to exchange photos. Even better, contact PropertyGuru and he can display the photo’s of both of you on…[Read more]

>>Mr Pelican, would you like me to ask you what experience you have on battlefields?<<

Pelican (or Mr Pelican, as Bec calls you) it looks to me that Bec is asking a very valid question there. [wink]

As an [oneeyed] intellectual she obviously wants to get her facts straight before she comments properly.

Pisces

>>>www.abs.gov.au has stats which you can use…Some however, you will need to purchase.<<<

If you live in Sydney you can actually go into their office and look at the publications at no charge in their library.

Come to think of it, they probably have offices in all major cities (?)

Pisces

The CBA isn’t a bad lender to go to.

I say this even though I have never seen fit to place business through them.

Pisces

I agree 100% with rugbyfan (except about rugby of course [biggrin] )

>> I am wondering if someone offers $85k and another person offers 95K, the property will be sold- accepted at 95k- and if john wants the property, he’ll miss out.<<

So what is so wrong about missing out, Kay ?
One cannot win them all and missing out is the price one has to pay…[Read more]

Is everyone really so devoid of good ideas ?

Pisces