Thread: Marty's New Home in the sticks

Originally Posted by FatOne

Now that looks pretty cool Bill, thanks. Printing pic to show the missus. Looks better than a roller door!!!

I don't know, roller doors can look quite nice you know, especially if you paint the panels different colours, you know, like a rainbow.

There is a "structure" across the road from our house with 3 roller doors. Occasionally I will see one and some bird cages and stuff about. I asked my wife what kind of a shop is that and she said it was a "baan". I didn't believe her, so I pointed the place out to her and she repeated it was a "baan".
So all these comments about roller doors, makes me smile.

That wood door looks great !!

Steve

Originally Posted by stevefarang

There is a "structure" across the road from our house with 3 roller doors. Occasionally I will see one and some bird cages and stuff about. I asked my wife what kind of a shop is that and she said it was a "baan". I didn't believe her, so I pointed the place out to her and she repeated it was a "baan".
So all these comments about roller doors, makes me smile.

That wood door looks great !!

Steve

What's a " baan " ?


I hope this isn't a joke about a ' barn ' .



Wasp

^^^

Are you serious ?

"Baan" = house

Steve

Steve, are you referring to my post with your '^^^' , three posts up from yours, or to Wasp's post, immediately above yours.

If it's Wasp's post then only use one of these '^'

Use "rainbow" colours - only if you are very happy ie "gay".

Originally Posted by palexxxx

Steve, are you referring to my post with your '^^^' , three posts up from yours, or to Wasp's post, immediately above yours.

If it's Wasp's post then only use one of these '^'

Sorry, I didn't know there was a rule stipulating the number of "^" to use.
Although I think it's obvious I'm replying to the Wasp man.



Steve

Originally Posted by palexxxx

Steve, are you referring to my post with your '^^^' , three posts up from yours, or to Wasp's post, immediately above yours.
If it's Wasp's post then only use one of these '^'

Originally Posted by stevefarang

Sorry, I didn't know there was a rule stipulating the number of "^" to use.
Although I think it's obvious I'm replying to the Wasp man.

Haha. I didn't know it either, and, yes, it was pretty obvious.

Of course now that would be ^^^^^^.

Try to educate someone and what thanks do I get? .... sheesh.

Originally Posted by palexxxx

Try to educate someone and what thanks do I get? .... sheesh.

Deputy palexxxx report them to Sheriff Koojo ,

Originally Posted by palexxxx

Try to educate someone and what thanks do I get? .... sheesh.

khop khun krap palexxx, I honestly didn't know about that. I just do it, to avoid quoting someone posting right above me.

Cheers !!!

Steve

Originally Posted by BKKBILL

Of course now that would be ^^^^^^.

Now I have a headache.

Geez, I get a headache just trying to work all that out too! I think I'll just reply to CNX who at least talks English and not TD techniques.
CNX- Yup, I totally agree, I've been married to my darling Kung just 3 years and it has been the best 3 years of my life. She is wonderful, but she does love shopping! Thankfully I still have my health, even tho I'm getting slower and fatter, her cooking is fantastic! Before Kung I was single for over 30 years, occasional girl friends but always ended badly. I was not looking for a partner when I visited LOS for the first time, it just happened and I couldn't be happier. I hope I will be able to live in LOS on the OAP even tho apparently I will get only half the married pension rather than the single pension because I am married to someone still of working age, a difference of nearly A$200 a fortnight. And yes, building a home in LOS has definitely made her very happy and her family!

Marty

FatOne
I assume that you are in Vic at the moment - enjoying the weather. Here, "weather fine; track good".
Married (1/2) pension v single pension is a big ouch. However, compared with my OAP (zero), it is a fortune eg if you have say $400k inversted at 2.5% less 15% tax, that equates to $8500/ann ($326/fn). You will get x 2 that amount? When the "blues" set in, just multiply your annual pension by 40 & that is how much you will need in the bank to achieve a similar return.
How is the house going? % complete?
I receive infrequent reports only - usually "good" - whatever that means. It is early days for me - 1 week today. Our guess of completion date is January (year unknown). I am getting "toey".
I am even researching TVs for the new home - my only "job". It is a maze. As I watch a fair amount of TV, we will get a reasonably good one (the Thai family never watch TV - at least not more than 23 hours/day). I was a Panasonic addict but am switching my loyalty - probably Samsung (2nd LG) - 55". If you have surplus "loot" you can spend B2m on a TV!
Cheers - Bundy is a good bedmate in cold weather.

Hi CNX,

Yep, in Vic - middle of winter, Max 11 degrees here today, min 2. I hope I get over there soon!!! Went up to the snowfields at Mt Buffalo yesterday, 0 degrees but beautiful. Wouldn't want to live anywhere that it is cold enough to snow! Yep, [U]if I get the OAP it will definitely be better than you're $326/fn, about $520/fn, but with still 4 years to go that's still an if, not a when .My place is up to the rendering blocks stage, Kung is expecting to fly over in October to see to the finishing touches. Apparently no one turned up to the site in the last 2 days because it was too wet, if that's the excuse they won't be there at all until the dry season!
When I quickly researched TV's around my area they didn't look much cheaper than Oz, and I had trouble finding anything bigger than about 42". I have a 60" here and don't want to downgrade too much when I have all day to do nothing but watch all my downloaded TV and movies.

You won't get me to the snow again for a long time! Took Kung 3 years to get me to take her! She loves Australia, even in the country we can get most basic Thai foods, green pawpaw, green sour mangoes, all the sauces and noodles and sticky rice. There are Asian shops popping up all over as the population of Asians increases. We tend to eat different meals, she makes her Thai food, I make my own dinners. When she makes a Thai dinner party with chicken penang etc and we have people around ( about once a fortnight ) I freeze the leftovers and have great meals for a week. She loves the regulated lifestyle, which bugs me, with all the bl..dy rules. And of course she loves the amount of money she can earn, A$50 for a massage etc

I found out why the boys were not on the job the past few days- they are all out planting rice. They told my SIL that they have to plant the rice now, but the house doesn't have to be done now! Fair enough I guess, that is how things are in Isaan, everyone pitches in when rice farms need planting or picking, even my dear old mother in law!

Originally Posted by FatOne

I found out why the boys were not on the job the past few days- they are all out planting rice

Priority stuff....as is rice harvest, sugar cane cutting, Songkran (good for a whole week), special monk days, weddings, funerals, novice monk going away parties, New Year ... or any other occasion when a bit of surplus cash may be available..

FatOne
Without the "Asian invasion", Oz is stuffed!
They buy our minerals, our agricultural products, they send their kids to Oz for education, they have holidays in Oz, real estate investment.
When (history does repeat itself) the Asian boom times cease, dive for cover. Oz is in for rough waters ahead!

I think Oz is in for rough waters anyway, but you're right, without Asian migration and money we would be stuffed earlier.

Interestingly they have put a freeze on all immigration from Thailand at the moment according to Kung.

My allegiance to the Aussie flag - what is the Aussie flag? The national anthem - I never did convert from "God Save the Queen". I am a bit like the Rugby League footballers - we mumble when the NA is being sung. I cannot remember when I last utilised QANTAS services.
Australia's National Anthem - "I Still Call Australia Home"? Is that it? Love you Peter!
I would gladly accept PR in LOS. However, for retirees it is impossible - I researched it thoroughly. So, I guess that the wife handles the 3 monthly visits & I go out annually for the extension checkup - 'til death do us part - shame about that.
The wife & I have been "debating" the "Red brick"/Q-con issue. External - no debate - 20cm Q-con. Internal - RB -7.5cm? v Q-con 10cm? It is now resolved (I hope) - Q-con throughout.
A reader suggested that we relocate the M/B from the 1st floor to the G/F (ground floor - not girl-friend). Very logical with impending old age. However, the uniformity/symmetry of the master plan is a challenge (the current M/B is much larger than the existing BR on the GF).
Forward-planning - TV - 55" Samsung with "Smart TV" - prices depends on model B40k-B75k).
Roof - grey is the chosen colour.
Weather here in CNX is OK - a few showers in Fang (but only at night). The actual building eg footings & other commenced about 10 days ago. How time flies - 5% complete already.

This BLACK Frankie must be the modern metro version.
your wright it has no place in a thai cooking room