PropertyInvesting.com | Smaointe | Activity https://www.propertyinvesting.com/members/smaointe/activity/ Activity feed for Smaointe. Wed, 15 Apr 2026 09:24:36 +0000 https://buddypress.org/?v=2.8.1 en-US 30 hourly 2 0315f579744bd809589f839921007cb3 Smaointe replied to the topic What Pets do you have ? in the forum Forum Frolic https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4368363-what-pets-do-you-have/page/3/#post-4431435 Wed, 15 Oct 2003 08:43:06 +0000 They don’t actually eat the lino.. just chew it.

]]> 617279589f66cb6d7a105b42b23aaea4 Smaointe replied to the topic What Pets do you have ? in the forum Forum Frolic https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4368363-what-pets-do-you-have/page/3/#post-4431433 Wed, 15 Oct 2003 04:12:16 +0000 Yes, they will probably chew on the lino (particularly if they’re girls), but that’s just par for the ratty course.

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]]> f50cf70fce0b0f37ce00487b52a74e2f Smaointe replied to the topic ~ Name My Rat !!! ~ in the forum Forum Frolic https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4368625-name-my-rat/#post-4433166 Wed, 15 Oct 2003 04:11:03 +0000 There was a pet expo on, and they took our photo to go with a small story about it.

The story was AWFUL, it sounded horribly sarcastic.. but at least the picture was nice. It took up half the front page.. people were recognising me in the street as “rat girl”.

[:D]

]]> ede552d7cee231a22165060bd70f1871 Smaointe replied to the topic FHOG under childrens names in the forum General Property https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4368766-fhog-under-childrens-names/#post-4434026 Wed, 15 Oct 2003 04:08:36 +0000 I think it’s disgusting that people take advantage of the system. I have never considered trying to “get away” with using the FHOG for an investment property.. I see that I have two choices, buy a house for myself and get the FHOG, or buy an investment property and dip out, too bad.

There’s one thing that I find particularly disgusting about this…[Read more]

]]> b57b1c8025b1e03d88b0a581b8a8ca8b Smaointe replied to the topic What Pets do you have ? in the forum Forum Frolic https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4368363-what-pets-do-you-have/page/3/#post-4431431 Sun, 12 Oct 2003 14:54:59 +0000 I don’t want to stick my nose in, but I just wanted to let you guys know – wood shavings aren’t a good idea for rats, the chemicals in the wood can cause respiratory problems. I use recycled paper kitty litter (never the clay kind), you can get it from supermarkets. The brand I buy is Breeder’s Choice, it’s great stuff.

It’s also not a good idea…[Read more]

]]> d04a8944eee008e38985a376c83ba89b Smaointe replied to the topic ~ Name My Rat !!! ~ in the forum Forum Frolic https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4368625-name-my-rat/#post-4433164 Sun, 12 Oct 2003 14:46:01 +0000 I’m sorry, I don’t have a suggestion Arty, I’ve just finished naming my 6 girls.. I’m fresh out.

But I wanted to say that my heart leapt when I read “Dash”. I had an agouti boy, one of my first ratties, that I named Dash. He was a very special rat, and was even on the front of our local newspaper with me.

Yay for Dashes!

]]> 8ee483d75604b80f5be0c2c9a7734ba0 Smaointe replied to the topic What Pets do you have ? in the forum Forum Frolic https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4368363-what-pets-do-you-have/page/3/#post-4431424 Wed, 08 Oct 2003 04:26:03 +0000 AusRFS QLD: http://www.ausrfs.org.au/qld/
AusRFS NSW: http://www.ausrfsnsw.com/
AusRFS VIC: http://www.ausrfs.org.au/vic/
AusRFS WA: http://www.ausrfs.org.au/wa/

How are the new babies going? [:)]

<:3, ,)~

]]> dd95ce4d925fb07d57637a6fb1822b0e Smaointe replied to the topic What Pets do you have ? in the forum Forum Frolic https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4368363-what-pets-do-you-have/page/3/#post-4431422 Sun, 05 Oct 2003 13:35:12 +0000 I just videotaped three of my boys escaping from their cage.

Rats are SO clever – the boys wedged more and more cloth under the cage door to hold it open enough that they could squeeze their fat little bodies through… naughty!

Usually it’s the girls who do all the naughty things. The boys have escaped 4 times in the last couple of days, and I…[Read more]

]]> ef36a05c6176c09d26a67874570b0ac4 Smaointe replied to the topic Gaining a competitive edge over other investors? in the forum General Property https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4368497-gaining-a-competitive-edge-over-other-investors/#post-4432331 Sun, 05 Oct 2003 09:51:11 +0000 Thanks for replying, Del.

While it will be difficult to sit back until July, at least I can keep an eye on what is happening, talk to all the agents beforehand, get everything ready to go, etc.

I think I will really benefit from a few months of sitting back and learning more, too.

It’s all very exciting! [:)]

]]> 11b7433ae82bc3118387dd89797757ab Smaointe replied to the topic Excel Spreadsheet formula in the forum Hotch Potch https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4368467-excel-spreadsheet-formula/#post-4432138 Sat, 04 Oct 2003 10:01:31 +0000 Hi Marco, I hope this is what you want.

The formula for the largest number in a range is =LARGE(A:A,1) but you would replace the A:A with the appropriate range, eg F2:F14. The “1” denotes 1st largest number in the range.

The formula for lowest is =LARGE(A:A,n) where “n” is the number of numbers in the range; ie if you had 10 numbers in the…[Read more]

]]> 260a5834d0e6851cd6a5c6885194ddd4 Smaointe replied to the topic Motivational Quotes in the forum Opinionated! https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4368347-motivational-quotes/page/2/#post-4431144 Fri, 03 Oct 2003 04:18:46 +0000 I keep this one in front of me at work:

“Obstacles cannot crush me; every obstacle yields to stern resolve.” – Leonardo Da Vinci

]]> d4efe82c2f6c3175859ed1c63ec990d5 Smaointe replied to the topic Property Investing Chat Room in the forum Hotch Potch https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4368389-property-investing-chat-room-3/#post-4431552 Fri, 03 Oct 2003 02:51:05 +0000 If there can’t be an official chatroom on the website, it’s not difficult to set up a room on IRC (eg Austnet).

I would love to talk to people in real time. Forums are great, but sometimes you just want to have a nice chitchat with people.

Would it step on anyone’s toes if we set up a chatroom on IRC?

– Emma

]]> 367ee3bbbce17834e079fad8dbda63f0 Smaointe replied to the topic What Pets do you have ? in the forum Forum Frolic https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4368363-what-pets-do-you-have/#post-4431401 Fri, 03 Oct 2003 00:11:05 +0000 Hi Pinky – I love PEWs, they are very pretty. I don’t even notice the pink eyes these days, but I know it creeps some people out.

Whether a rat bites depends a lot on how it is handled as a baby. When I breed ratties, I make sure I handle them from day one, and as they get older, they are subjected to a lot of rough-and-tumble play which makes…[Read more]

]]> 88510e76dcb35b89c4a42783cbfd8640 Smaointe replied to the topic What Pets do you have ? in the forum Forum Frolic https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4368363-what-pets-do-you-have/#post-4431398 Thu, 02 Oct 2003 07:30:08 +0000 Sounds like the girl knows nothing about rats!

Eye colour has nothing to do with lifespan. In fact, pink eyed white (PEW) rats aren’t actually albino at all. The pink eye gene acts to dilute the coat to white, but they’re not true albino.

You can also get rats with ruby eyes – they look black, but in good light they are a deep red.

Lifespan…[Read more]

]]> d17a06286e32d95ed2d5bb3e00d5bbc8 Smaointe replied to the topic What Pets do you have ? in the forum Forum Frolic https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4368363-what-pets-do-you-have/#post-4431396 Thu, 02 Oct 2003 06:43:34 +0000 Why, in my bedroom, of course! [:D]

]]> 3241f1b36ccb21f943896c2dee35e641 Smaointe replied to the topic What Pets do you have ? in the forum Forum Frolic https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4368363-what-pets-do-you-have/#post-4431394 Thu, 02 Oct 2003 05:04:23 +0000 *grin*
Thanks for the welcome!

I have 18 because with rats, “you can’t stop at one”. They are all different colours: mink (grey), agouti (brown), silverfawn (orange), cinnamon (another brown!), and champagne (cream). I’ve also had pink-eyed-white and black ones before. Most are mink at the moment because we had a mink litter and kept 9 of the…[Read more]

]]> 9f051ece71ad59d698d1c32539af1ada Smaointe replied to the topic What Pets do you have ? in the forum Forum Frolic https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/4368363-what-pets-do-you-have/#post-4431392 Thu, 02 Oct 2003 04:15:24 +0000 Hello! I’m new here, I haven’t been brave enough to post in the general section, but I couldn’t resist answering this topic!

I have 18 rats, and they are the most fantastic pets that you could ever EVER own. You can see some of them at http://www.rockabyeratties.com .

Arty: actually you should always have at least two rats (of the same sex, of course),…[Read more]

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