New home
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Hey, congratulations. Are you still in Brissy? Im guessing you'll be close to the beach, I reakon young Mikey is old enough for his first surf board :) My girlfriend and I moved a few weeks ago and it was a pretty stressfull event so I wish you luck
I'm still trying to work out whether Redlands is considered to be a part of Brisbane or not? It's in Ormiston - the beaches around there (eg Wellington Point) may be terrible for surfers, but they're perfect for little guys of around 85cm in height to run around on :cool:
A mum and loving it! My (very young) blog[^]
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We are sitting at home (well, actually, mostly frantically packing) waiting for the lawyers to call and say the settlement is finished on our new home. It's the first time we've bought our own place (a townhouse), of course, we tell Mikey it's his :) This is really just a random rambling, but it's a pretty exciting event for us so I thought I'd share. It's a small place, but it's OURS :-D. What more could a family with a young toddler ask for? The only bad thing is it could apparently take up to 10 days to get connected over there. Surviving that will be quite a challenge, but distractions like taking Mikey to run about on the beach will probably get me through it :-D. I hope everyone has a good couple of weeks!
A mum and loving it! My (very young) blog[^]
Congrats Meg! :-D I'm eagerly looking forward to the day when I can afford to buy a house. I can't see it happening anytime in the next 100 years, but you never know...
Ryan
"Punctuality is only a virtue for those who aren't smart enough to think of good excuses for being late" John Nichol "Point Of Impact"
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We are sitting at home (well, actually, mostly frantically packing) waiting for the lawyers to call and say the settlement is finished on our new home. It's the first time we've bought our own place (a townhouse), of course, we tell Mikey it's his :) This is really just a random rambling, but it's a pretty exciting event for us so I thought I'd share. It's a small place, but it's OURS :-D. What more could a family with a young toddler ask for? The only bad thing is it could apparently take up to 10 days to get connected over there. Surviving that will be quite a challenge, but distractions like taking Mikey to run about on the beach will probably get me through it :-D. I hope everyone has a good couple of weeks!
A mum and loving it! My (very young) blog[^]
Wow, congrats! My friends (a couple) just bought a house and I'm still getting over the envy I have toward them ;P. Will you be able to survive a couple of weeks without CP? I'm on the verge of moving into a new job (yay!) and a new house too and might be absent from CP for a few weeks, so I might catch up with you guys later then ;).
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We are sitting at home (well, actually, mostly frantically packing) waiting for the lawyers to call and say the settlement is finished on our new home. It's the first time we've bought our own place (a townhouse), of course, we tell Mikey it's his :) This is really just a random rambling, but it's a pretty exciting event for us so I thought I'd share. It's a small place, but it's OURS :-D. What more could a family with a young toddler ask for? The only bad thing is it could apparently take up to 10 days to get connected over there. Surviving that will be quite a challenge, but distractions like taking Mikey to run about on the beach will probably get me through it :-D. I hope everyone has a good couple of weeks!
A mum and loving it! My (very young) blog[^]
Obviously the things are a lot better in Australia than they are here. I just moved house and it took over 4 weeks to get fully connected. It was 22 days for a basic phone connection and 27 days to get broadband. And BT were great at giving me a Kick to add insult to injury when I asked why it was going to take so long: Well, the engineer will have to travel between your house and the exhange a number of times during the course of the install, especially if there are any problems. Okay, fair enough I thought - that could take time. And then when the engineer turns up and says he's just going off to make some changes at the exchange. He's back about 5 minutes later. I thought he'd forgotten something. No, he really had been to the exchange and back because the local telephone exchange is in the basement of my building. How many times did he deal with that particular exchange? Almost daily it seems. Why did it need to take 4 weeks in total?! Beats me! Sorry, I've been online in my new home for almost a month now (or 4.3 weeks;)) and I'm still upset by that.
Upcoming Scottish Developers events: * UK Security Evangelists On Tour (2nd November, Edinburgh) * Developer Day Scotland: are you interested in speaking or attending? My: Website | Blog
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I'm still trying to work out whether Redlands is considered to be a part of Brisbane or not? It's in Ormiston - the beaches around there (eg Wellington Point) may be terrible for surfers, but they're perfect for little guys of around 85cm in height to run around on :cool:
A mum and loving it! My (very young) blog[^]
Megan Forbes wrote:
they're perfect for little guys of around 85cm in height to run around on
That reminds me. I read somewhere that somewhere around the age of 2 old a child will be half the height they will reach as an adult. So, if he's 16 months and 85cm now, he'll most likely be at least 170cm as an adult - probably taller.
Upcoming Scottish Developers events: * UK Security Evangelists On Tour (2nd November, Edinburgh) * Developer Day Scotland: are you interested in speaking or attending? My: Website | Blog
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We are sitting at home (well, actually, mostly frantically packing) waiting for the lawyers to call and say the settlement is finished on our new home. It's the first time we've bought our own place (a townhouse), of course, we tell Mikey it's his :) This is really just a random rambling, but it's a pretty exciting event for us so I thought I'd share. It's a small place, but it's OURS :-D. What more could a family with a young toddler ask for? The only bad thing is it could apparently take up to 10 days to get connected over there. Surviving that will be quite a challenge, but distractions like taking Mikey to run about on the beach will probably get me through it :-D. I hope everyone has a good couple of weeks!
A mum and loving it! My (very young) blog[^]
Nice one, there comes a time in life where it is really satisfying to have your own space around you.
Megan Forbes wrote:
taking Mikey to run about on the beach
I envy you that much more than the house though. :-)
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We are sitting at home (well, actually, mostly frantically packing) waiting for the lawyers to call and say the settlement is finished on our new home. It's the first time we've bought our own place (a townhouse), of course, we tell Mikey it's his :) This is really just a random rambling, but it's a pretty exciting event for us so I thought I'd share. It's a small place, but it's OURS :-D. What more could a family with a young toddler ask for? The only bad thing is it could apparently take up to 10 days to get connected over there. Surviving that will be quite a challenge, but distractions like taking Mikey to run about on the beach will probably get me through it :-D. I hope everyone has a good couple of weeks!
A mum and loving it! My (very young) blog[^]
Congratulations Megan! I hope the move goes well. You do realise that once you live by the sea you'll never be able to move away from it again, don't you? ;)
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We are sitting at home (well, actually, mostly frantically packing) waiting for the lawyers to call and say the settlement is finished on our new home. It's the first time we've bought our own place (a townhouse), of course, we tell Mikey it's his :) This is really just a random rambling, but it's a pretty exciting event for us so I thought I'd share. It's a small place, but it's OURS :-D. What more could a family with a young toddler ask for? The only bad thing is it could apparently take up to 10 days to get connected over there. Surviving that will be quite a challenge, but distractions like taking Mikey to run about on the beach will probably get me through it :-D. I hope everyone has a good couple of weeks!
A mum and loving it! My (very young) blog[^]
With moving around I've been in temporary accomodation a few times so know how it feels to set foot in your own place. Contragulations and you'll survive! Elaine :rose:
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We are sitting at home (well, actually, mostly frantically packing) waiting for the lawyers to call and say the settlement is finished on our new home. It's the first time we've bought our own place (a townhouse), of course, we tell Mikey it's his :) This is really just a random rambling, but it's a pretty exciting event for us so I thought I'd share. It's a small place, but it's OURS :-D. What more could a family with a young toddler ask for? The only bad thing is it could apparently take up to 10 days to get connected over there. Surviving that will be quite a challenge, but distractions like taking Mikey to run about on the beach will probably get me through it :-D. I hope everyone has a good couple of weeks!
A mum and loving it! My (very young) blog[^]
Congratulations Meg :)
regards, Paul Watson Ireland FeedHenry needs you
eh, stop bugging me about it, give it a couple of days, see what happens.
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Obviously the things are a lot better in Australia than they are here. I just moved house and it took over 4 weeks to get fully connected. It was 22 days for a basic phone connection and 27 days to get broadband. And BT were great at giving me a Kick to add insult to injury when I asked why it was going to take so long: Well, the engineer will have to travel between your house and the exhange a number of times during the course of the install, especially if there are any problems. Okay, fair enough I thought - that could take time. And then when the engineer turns up and says he's just going off to make some changes at the exchange. He's back about 5 minutes later. I thought he'd forgotten something. No, he really had been to the exchange and back because the local telephone exchange is in the basement of my building. How many times did he deal with that particular exchange? Almost daily it seems. Why did it need to take 4 weeks in total?! Beats me! Sorry, I've been online in my new home for almost a month now (or 4.3 weeks;)) and I'm still upset by that.
Upcoming Scottish Developers events: * UK Security Evangelists On Tour (2nd November, Edinburgh) * Developer Day Scotland: are you interested in speaking or attending? My: Website | Blog
Are there no other decent providers of broadband in your area? Even here in little Waterford you can now get connected in one day via wireless broadband.
regards, Paul Watson Ireland FeedHenry needs you
eh, stop bugging me about it, give it a couple of days, see what happens.
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Megan Forbes wrote:
they're perfect for little guys of around 85cm in height to run around on
That reminds me. I read somewhere that somewhere around the age of 2 old a child will be half the height they will reach as an adult. So, if he's 16 months and 85cm now, he'll most likely be at least 170cm as an adult - probably taller.
Upcoming Scottish Developers events: * UK Security Evangelists On Tour (2nd November, Edinburgh) * Developer Day Scotland: are you interested in speaking or attending? My: Website | Blog
Apparently for girls it's 2, for boys it's 2 and a half - I'll have to wait a little longer before predicting his height :)
A mum and loving it! My (very young) blog[^]
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Apparently for girls it's 2, for boys it's 2 and a half - I'll have to wait a little longer before predicting his height :)
A mum and loving it! My (very young) blog[^]
How much is he likely to grow in the next year?
Upcoming Scottish Developers events: * UK Security Evangelists On Tour (2nd November, Edinburgh) * Developer Day Scotland: are you interested in speaking or attending? My: Website | Blog
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Are there no other decent providers of broadband in your area? Even here in little Waterford you can now get connected in one day via wireless broadband.
regards, Paul Watson Ireland FeedHenry needs you
eh, stop bugging me about it, give it a couple of days, see what happens.
Unfortunately BT was my only choice. NTL are not in this area (although they do serve other parts of Glasgow)
Upcoming Scottish Developers events: * UK Security Evangelists On Tour (2nd November, Edinburgh) * Developer Day Scotland: are you interested in speaking or attending? My: Website | Blog
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Unfortunately BT was my only choice. NTL are not in this area (although they do serve other parts of Glasgow)
Upcoming Scottish Developers events: * UK Security Evangelists On Tour (2nd November, Edinburgh) * Developer Day Scotland: are you interested in speaking or attending? My: Website | Blog
You moved to Glasgow?
regards, Paul Watson Ireland FeedHenry needs you
eh, stop bugging me about it, give it a couple of days, see what happens.
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We are sitting at home (well, actually, mostly frantically packing) waiting for the lawyers to call and say the settlement is finished on our new home. It's the first time we've bought our own place (a townhouse), of course, we tell Mikey it's his :) This is really just a random rambling, but it's a pretty exciting event for us so I thought I'd share. It's a small place, but it's OURS :-D. What more could a family with a young toddler ask for? The only bad thing is it could apparently take up to 10 days to get connected over there. Surviving that will be quite a challenge, but distractions like taking Mikey to run about on the beach will probably get me through it :-D. I hope everyone has a good couple of weeks!
A mum and loving it! My (very young) blog[^]
Megan Forbes wrote:
Surviving that will be quite a challenge,
Congrats!!! You could make a little brother/sister to Mikey !! you are using a lawyer ? is that the norm in Australia or do they use notary instead ?
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You moved to Glasgow?
regards, Paul Watson Ireland FeedHenry needs you
eh, stop bugging me about it, give it a couple of days, see what happens.
Paul Watson wrote:
You moved to Glasgow?
Yes, I took possesion of my new home on Sept 5th. It is right in the city centre. I had to trade down in size, but my commute went from 1h45mins by train to 15mins on foot. I'm about 3 blocks from Central Station. View from my living room window[^] (Note I zoomed in on to the Skypark building - it isn't really that close)
Upcoming Scottish Developers events: * UK Security Evangelists On Tour (2nd November, Edinburgh) * Developer Day Scotland: are you interested in speaking or attending? My: Website | Blog
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We are sitting at home (well, actually, mostly frantically packing) waiting for the lawyers to call and say the settlement is finished on our new home. It's the first time we've bought our own place (a townhouse), of course, we tell Mikey it's his :) This is really just a random rambling, but it's a pretty exciting event for us so I thought I'd share. It's a small place, but it's OURS :-D. What more could a family with a young toddler ask for? The only bad thing is it could apparently take up to 10 days to get connected over there. Surviving that will be quite a challenge, but distractions like taking Mikey to run about on the beach will probably get me through it :-D. I hope everyone has a good couple of weeks!
A mum and loving it! My (very young) blog[^]
Congratulations Megan. In another month, you'll have forgotten all about the moving headaches and settlement issues. Things like cleaning the windows, mowing the lawn, vacuuming the furniture, will replace all that. But you'll still be enjoying that living in our own place kind of feeling. :)
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We are sitting at home (well, actually, mostly frantically packing) waiting for the lawyers to call and say the settlement is finished on our new home. It's the first time we've bought our own place (a townhouse), of course, we tell Mikey it's his :) This is really just a random rambling, but it's a pretty exciting event for us so I thought I'd share. It's a small place, but it's OURS :-D. What more could a family with a young toddler ask for? The only bad thing is it could apparently take up to 10 days to get connected over there. Surviving that will be quite a challenge, but distractions like taking Mikey to run about on the beach will probably get me through it :-D. I hope everyone has a good couple of weeks!
A mum and loving it! My (very young) blog[^]
:rose: Enjoy your new place. Hopefully things will settle in nicely for you and the family.
A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects. - -Lazarus Long, Time Enough For Love
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We are sitting at home (well, actually, mostly frantically packing) waiting for the lawyers to call and say the settlement is finished on our new home. It's the first time we've bought our own place (a townhouse), of course, we tell Mikey it's his :) This is really just a random rambling, but it's a pretty exciting event for us so I thought I'd share. It's a small place, but it's OURS :-D. What more could a family with a young toddler ask for? The only bad thing is it could apparently take up to 10 days to get connected over there. Surviving that will be quite a challenge, but distractions like taking Mikey to run about on the beach will probably get me through it :-D. I hope everyone has a good couple of weeks!
A mum and loving it! My (very young) blog[^]
Wow that's great. All the best in the new house - just think of the fun that Mikey will have playing hide and seek in the new house.:rose:
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Obviously the things are a lot better in Australia than they are here. I just moved house and it took over 4 weeks to get fully connected. It was 22 days for a basic phone connection and 27 days to get broadband. And BT were great at giving me a Kick to add insult to injury when I asked why it was going to take so long: Well, the engineer will have to travel between your house and the exhange a number of times during the course of the install, especially if there are any problems. Okay, fair enough I thought - that could take time. And then when the engineer turns up and says he's just going off to make some changes at the exchange. He's back about 5 minutes later. I thought he'd forgotten something. No, he really had been to the exchange and back because the local telephone exchange is in the basement of my building. How many times did he deal with that particular exchange? Almost daily it seems. Why did it need to take 4 weeks in total?! Beats me! Sorry, I've been online in my new home for almost a month now (or 4.3 weeks;)) and I'm still upset by that.
Upcoming Scottish Developers events: * UK Security Evangelists On Tour (2nd November, Edinburgh) * Developer Day Scotland: are you interested in speaking or attending? My: Website | Blog
Reminds me of reading about Mr. Wulff's run-in with BT years back. Sounds like a great opportunity for a decent provider to take over a lot of currently dissatisfied customers.
BW
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