You sound like a marathon runner, you trained as hard as you could and ran as hard as you could on the day – No shame in that!

The competition better be on their toes next time

Steve

Just as a sidebar to all this – the property l have just purchased has a zig zag in the fenceline.
It goes 50/50 and is covered by a solicitors letter.
l have arranged with the neighbor to reinstate the fence line to it’s prpoper position.

l was advised by a friend who had spent many years on the local Council that as long as the…[Read more]

And Yes – Hot Dogs is a weiner and Tim is a big sook

I have got four fans in my place 3 are Wattmaster/Lansons from Laurence & Hanson elec wholesalers. The other is a Kmart cheapie

The 3 bladed metal one is in the kitchen, easy to clean and pushes more air but you get the ‘chopping’ noise at high speed.

The rest are 4 bladers in the bedrooms, they are quieter with wooden blades but less…[Read more]

Q. Can you ever put an old head on young shoulders?

Steve

l would be checking for UG utility easements & and property drainage requirements – having to negotiate easements for drainage across other properties is a time consuming, costly and sometimes friutless undertaking

Steve

It would seem you need to be asking to see a copy of the Waterboards Water Asset Location plan for that street or block.

Neither the original title or the new survey for the 2 new titles identify this sewer easement.
However the surveyor has included the new drainage easement requested by Council.

As l said it is a rude…[Read more]

Steve

That was easier than l thought !!
I must have been overworking the idea, l was thinking it was something set by the Reserve Bank.

Steve

That is exactly the sort of thing l was after

The only dumb question is the one you don’t ask!!

Steve

Hello Aussie Rogue

That was the position l took for many years after the black and white certainties of youth had given away to the greys (not in the…[Read more]

Steve

I bought my Dr. Seuss book today!
Just gotta stay out of that Waiting Place.

Was it Steve Macs delivery or is that Dr Seuss one wise man?

Steve

Tony is right on the money there!!

I am looking at a 3 month hold up on a subdivision of my own block for that very reason.

I can’t get a builder until March 2005 otherwise l would be…[Read more]

Calvin for putting up that great leap frogging example and thanks to Steve, Terry & Derek for the great answers

I learnt a lot!![biggrin]

Steve

headworks in central vic are around 12k

check if easements are required across neighbors properties and talk to them before you get too involved with permit fees

steve

i agree to a point

i will be mowing the lawn…… with the shed radio on!!
if it is a close match i might ditch the mower

my brother who suffered the thru the brissy bears no doubt will be hyped up no end

steve

kids?? who’d have ’em??

next time we will look in the wardrobes for a sleeping child before we get the nieghbors out looking……… big hugs [exhappy] followed by plenty of ‘if you ever do that agains’

steve

i loved the warcraft/spacecraft series but they were too time consuming.

i am now a internet puzzle head – curse you real arcade!!

[laughing]

steve

i thought little johnny, his brother and the corn flakes were going to get a run then

[biggrin]

steve

There is no exscuse for not cleaning up after a job is completed – basic house keeping is good PR and good Health & Safety practice. The plasterer probably put the bag in the other room so it was not under foot and forgot it.

As for the electrician or any other tradey, a cheap hourly rate will be made up on materials – the good old…[Read more]

A bit of an update

Have spoken with the owner next door & got a No Go on the easement.

Very frustrated as we are talking about 4 meters

So now l get to tackle the railways – not looking forward to this due to delays & costs.

The moral is: Talk to your neighbors about your plans before you part out any money to councils or civil…[Read more]

I will wander in and have a talk to DCK myself.

You don’t have an accountant/solicitor to reccomend?

Steve

Your understanding is correct, there is no loss to him as I would pick up any costs. Only vegetation is grass & blackberries. We are on nodding terms as far as neighbors go – no feuds or BBQs. His was the only enquiry during the advertising process and he commented to the civil engineer then that the last thing he needed was another…[Read more]

wow, my first post!!

another way to test stumps is to whack them with a hammer, the ones carrying weight will ‘ring’, the rotten ones will sound ‘dull’. been there done that – i restumped my renovators opportunity myself

steve