Thread: Daily or weekly cheer

Nice colour.

I remember telling some friends back home how much they cost here and they almost spat out their Cinzano.

I can see why some would pay luxury tax- triple the UK price- for a Lambo or even a nice AMG Benz but a fukkin Mini??

Originally Posted by Reg Dingle

I can see why some would pay luxury tax- triple the UK price- for a Lambo or even a nice AMG Benz but a fukkin Mini??

Doesn't matter how much cheaper the car is in other parts of the world because we live *here*.

Why in God's name did she buy that? I guess she really likes your March.

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Originally Posted by aging one

Why in God's name did she buy that? I guess she really likes your March.

It was green.

Originally Posted by aging one

Why in God's name did she buy that?

So they can visit you ?

Originally Posted by aging one

Why in God's name did she buy that? I guess she really likes your March.

She could have bought a Fortuner and a Raptor for that money.

Imagine buying a car for the kudos and having a beer Leo swigging, Big C tailored tefler as your other half running around on an electric scooter and parking his 20 year old Nissan March without aircon on your drive

Originally Posted by Reg Dingle

She could have bought a Fortuner and a Raptor for that money.

Imagine buying a car for the kudos and having a beer Leo swigging, Big C tailored tefler as your other half running around on an electric scooter and parking his 20 year old Nissan March without aircon on your drive

I could have fled back to the UK and driven a bus I guess.

OUTSTANDING..... big rain right now. Been pouring for a few hours now. Over an 26mm so far. This will put out the fires and clean up the air.

Hope it makes it here.

Originally Posted by cyrille

Hope it makes it here.

Hope so too. Helps everybody. Lots of Lightning and Thunder and swirling wind. Hard to tell if heading north or not. Wife says a Typhoon is blowing through.

^why wouldnt you go into teaching? Oh yeah

Originally Posted by Reg Dingle

^why wouldnt you go into teaching? Oh yeah

Maybe ask a teacher to help you write a coherent sentence first.

Originally Posted by armstrong

Maybe ask a teacher to help you write a coherent sentence first.

Yeah, that’s not the insult you think it is.

British racing green ennit, although about as British as Bratwurst

Originally Posted by Joe 90

All German now unfortunately, not like the good old days of the Italian job.

the good old days i went round cowley in the early 90s, they were still using pre-war presses they used to press out the old spitfire panels, it took 3 hours to change dies between panel runs.....

Some upsides from last nights storm that blew through. Got to test out my new pool roof extension...no issues. It dropped about 2" of rain so do not have to water for awhile and Pm2.5 this morning is 23.

Survived 38 trips around the sun without unaliving myself through my antics. Huzah!

Originally Posted by Mandaloopy

Survived 38 trips around the sun without unaliving myself through my antics. Huzah!

happy birthday Mandaloopy.

Originally Posted by Mandaloopy

Survived 38 trips around the sun without unaliving myself through my antics. Huzah!

Happy Birthday. Birthdays in Thailand are the best.


Good one, LD.

A belated Happy Birthday Mandy!

^ I spent my Birthday last week in the air. Landed at Swampy around 7pm and spent the first hour of my 'Birthday in Thailand' in queues. It was pretty shite, tbh.

But, today I am much happier. In fact I'm very happy.

Last year I finally managed to get rid of a problem tenant in the Perth apartment. He was an Indian second hand car dealer (which should have immediately raised some concerns), caused a lot of mainly superficial but also more severe damage and had been dealing drugs from the property. Even so, you have to be so careful when evicting someone, to follow the letter of the law exactly or it will backfire on you. This guy was very aware of his rights and played it to the full. He finally went last November.

After a major overhaul, new carpets, complete redecoration that has taken over three months (partly due to Christmas), the apartment was marketed for letting again last week. All costs have been (and hopefully will be) met by the tenant's bond along with an insurance claim, so basically he did me a huge favour by causing the damage. I may even get something back under the 'loss of rent' clause.

But the main cheer... after only a few days on the market it has just been re-let for 950 AUD per week to an Indonesian family. It's a corporate lease and they offered $100 per week over the asking price. What is happening to the Perth rental market, it is currently booming? This is more than double I was getting last year and after a couple of years of basically covering costs I will actually start making some money on the place again. OK, so after off-takes including the astronomical strata company costs, agent's cut and bloody tax I won't see anything like the gross amount, but even so I'm hoping to build up a little fund in Aussie for the daughter's further education.

^ Good man Mendo, a daily cheer indeed.

^ I may even treat myself to a couple of bottles of Leo tonight!

Top man.


Would you think of possible retirement there and living the life of Looper?

The kid uses it for uni, then you use it for retirement/a grandpa flat.

Don't think I could ever move back to the West (sorry Nev) due to nanny-state nonsense, woke nonsense, and chocolate bars costing 3 times the price while being 3 times smaller, but Oz doesn't have the western European winters and moaning people.