THE NEXT YEAR THREAD Jan 1st 2010

[byebyebridgetjones]

THE NEXT YEAR THREAD Jan 1st 2010

fickle;784413 wrote: mmmm not sure i 'splained that so well.. the un-dry-dock thingy

Reggie, Tawns is right.. You da Man!!!

Glad fence is now fully visualised Bridge

Yes Ficks it is. Now I just have to 'visualise' a smaller bum and thighs. Next project.

[Rags]

THE NEXT YEAR THREAD Jan 1st 2010

Tawny,
Well! I'll be stumped!!
Reg... are sure you're not Mr Rags in disguise? We too are doing the bloody house renovations. Am watching the IMB account funds diminish by the bloody minute!! 17th Jan the leccy man comes to punch more holes in the wall and fit GPOs. 20th the painters come... thank heavens as the house has cathedral (or higher ) ceilings with those ghastly 1970's raw unsanded beams... which I admit are essential to holding up the roof up. Then on Robert Burns' birthday the flooring men come to lay carpet and floating floors. Then at end of Jan the kitchen people arrive... thank heavens as the taps don't work, the oven doesn't work etxc etc. Ca Ching! Ca ching!, the cash registers of the Wollongong homemakers are ringing to the sounds of Raggsy's diminishing IMB account!
Then after all that I gotta do a Bye Bye Bridge and start losing weight for the Africa camping trip else I'll never be able to haul myself and my camera gear in and out of the Bedford truck.
Phew... what a self centred rave! Sorry people, will lose myself in subscriber games for a while then off to beddy byes. Big day up in Sinny tomorrow looking at IKEA stuff... which is 2 degress lower than Harvey bloody Norman.

[Rags]

THE NEXT YEAR THREAD Jan 1st 2010

Reggie, I just re-read your post.
$220,000 !!!!!!
Are you serious? Could demolish and rebuild for that much.
Or buy one third of a Lightwave 38' catamaran!
Nup, I take it all back, you ain't Mr Rags in disguise.

[fickle]

THE NEXT YEAR THREAD Jan 1st 2010

Well looky heeeha you Rags & Reggie...

Be grateful.. at least you have the POWER to borrow & get a tradie to the job for you & be assured of a proper job!! Friends of mine spent $45k on their bathroom, are planning a $50k+ kitchen (mine will be more of a $6k job if I can even manage that) then they have some more and more to spend on landscaping!!! Arrrgh..! I am seen as a bit of a freak by most people in my neighbourhood & workplace (anybody that knows actually) that I am trying to do this myself.

We are the "po' white trash' of the neighbourhood havin bought a total slum that came equipped with very large overgrown block, falling down fences, leaky roof, no workable plumbing plus electrical wiring of the kind only seen in nightmares (could turn lights or appliances on/off by banging fist on wall). First winter we moved in the heater kept falling out of the wall and we lived with no lights in bedrooms for first 2 years. Also no gas, carpets etc.. etc.. There were pubic hairs in the paintwork (I swear) and gigantic holes in the bathroom walls which turned out to be made of asbestos. Kids were too scared to go in there because of the rats & roaches. Shortly after we moved in the paint began to peel and we realised the previous owners had painted straight over greasy walls without even bothering to sugar soap.

Good news is, since we’ve been here we’ve ‘done the bathroom’, got the roof mended, got a yard for the dogs fenced, established weeeee bit of veggie patch, dug out countless tree stumps, dug up tonnes & tonnes of old car parts & crap concrete pavers, dug out miles of 50yo honeysuckle & wisteria (including bits that were growing right through the window crevices so they couldn‘t be opened… and have grown a fair few natives from tube stock to a decent size ready to plant in this autumn. Nearly finished putting up a bit of a fence round the front yard today because some bastard stole my last lot of newly planted natives.

Well there’s a rant for yas! Thank DAWG for my best mate who just showed up one day when we first moved in, being a neighbour. She is the truest angel I’ve ever found and a born tradie of all trades to boot!! Without her I’m sure I would’ve lost the plot long time ago. She’s taught me a hell of a lot and much more to learn.

Things are looking pretty sweet actually, if I give myself a rest from the ‘extreme achievement’ thing which I think Bridge & Hartley were discussing earlier. Should just relax and wait till the new kitchen starts.

May 2010 be great for all of us!!!

[Guitarista]

THE NEXT YEAR THREAD Jan 1st 2010

Happy holiday's to all who have them! You still off Fickopolousaliciousness? Work that is. Into it tomorrow for me, and a nice w/kend had. Looking at laptop's this week. Don't want to spend more than a grand. Prob around 7/800, so p.c. not mac. I want at least 2 gig cpu. Can a laptop be 'beefed up' later as one grow's, as one does, like a desktop can?

Have a lovely sleep folk's.

[fickle]

THE NEXT YEAR THREAD Jan 1st 2010

Hey G,

Back to work tomorrow!

Recently had to buy daughter a laptop with money she got from grandmother for birthday & spent about $1,500 for a Dell & bought online. My current PC is a dell & I like their customer support. I paid for extended warranty & support. If anything goes wrong they come to your home (hardware) or can remote access your pc to assist (software). They are cheaper now of course, 6 months later...

Here is a link Inspiron 15 Laptop Details | Dell Australia
I think she has Windows Vista with free upgrade to the latest.
4GB RAM & about 200 Gig HD.

She is V happy with it & it's faster than mine.

[Guitarista]

THE NEXT YEAR THREAD Jan 1st 2010

Thank's Fick's..Sweet dreams.

[Eskimo]

THE NEXT YEAR THREAD Jan 1st 2010

Happy New Year All....

Most of your new years would have been better than mine I'm sure... but for anyone else who needs a miracle I'll add you to my list (not praying for me BTW):l:l:l

[Miss Behaving]

THE NEXT YEAR THREAD Jan 1st 2010

Morning all,

at the desk pretending to work ....... but my urge to get back to it left me just about this time I woke up this morning!!

Fickle, that sounds so impressive!! Its so much hard work , but very rewarding in the end. I did that with my first house, as it was all I could afford at the time ....... I sometimes look back and remember the determination and inventiveness that I had then and wish I could get it all back.

Happy new year Eskimo!

Mr G - you can increase memory on a laptop by putting in a bigger memory chip. I dont think it is too hard to do (Mr B does it a lot for friends) but I guess you stilll need to know what you are doing.

Tip - can you come and cook at my house please!!

Bridge - you sound very resolute. Go you!!!

Tawney - hope you are un-stuck by now!

and hi to Rags, Angel, Ronnie and Sky and any lurkers ........ have a good day!

[Guitarista]

THE NEXT YEAR THREAD Jan 1st 2010

Morning Missios, and all to come,
Thank's for that tip Missy. I was just concerned that i might need to just buy another laptop each year, unlike a desktop, where motherboard is easier access to upgrade? But that gives me hope. Am looking around this week.
Nice to see you Esky, chin up!
And hello Sky!, and welcome. Please barge in anytime.

Have a marvellous, safe, sober day folk's. Dig deep, and enjoy your local Mumma!

[Guitarista]

THE NEXT YEAR THREAD Jan 1st 2010

Off for a run. Whaaa??!! That's right! Later.........

[Rags]

THE NEXT YEAR THREAD Jan 1st 2010

Good Morning everyone!
Fickle... $45K on a kitchen? $50K on a bathroom? Ye Gods!!! I'm off to IKEA in a couple of minutes looking for flat pack kitcheny stuff.
Thanks for the computer info. I'll check it out even if it was for Mr. G. Do they charge to come to your home?

[Angelcakes]

THE NEXT YEAR THREAD Jan 1st 2010

Yikes!! $50k on a bathroom??

HAPPY NEW YEAR thredonovics.
I'm sore & tired...no no not hungover reasons. I went to see James on Saturday and am very sore (that'll teach me to have a coupla weeks off) and then my neighbour downstairs & her boyfriend have been up bonking all night so I get no sleep. I think the bf thinks there's a bit of a 'game' going on...one day last week he called me 'darlin' and gave me a wink, what the hell was that about I thought (he's usually very shy). MrCakes & I looked at each other with a 'Oh cripes' they can hear what goes on up here. Ugh - seriously. no games going on dude...I so want to get into a house.
Which brings me to goals: Pay off heaps extra of the mortgage, no smoking, no drinking at home (I rarely go out)
Raggsie- so good to see you back. I fear the human traffic at IKEA might be worse than that in Mumbai at peak hour.
Hello & welcome to the newcomers.
Bridgey - you got a pool??
Missy B - good going girl, I'm having sleep troubles too (not just the above) serves me right for being so slack in the 2nd half of December.
Gotta go see James.

xo

[ronnie]

THE NEXT YEAR THREAD Jan 1st 2010

Morning all
I thought Dell went bust????? maybe not then
Well I have a day of mopping floors as my mum & dad are taking the kids out for the day and hubbie has gone back to work so I am looking forward to a peacefull day.
Im feeling really good today im on day 3 A/F which is usually a bad day for me, but I just know I will be fine.
Welcome Sky
and a big hello to all the lovely people here

[Angelcakes]

THE NEXT YEAR THREAD Jan 1st 2010

Ronnie house to yourself?? I'm so jealous....!!