Yippee Woohoo: Finally On The Move.
and not cos I go ants in me pants.
Tuesday, November 3, 2015 by starkers | Discussion: WinCustomize Talk
Yeah, so after a very frustrating time looking for a house to rent, with so many knockbacks and disappointments, I've finally found a place that I can call home.
Before I go any further, though, I must say that I am grateful to Steve and his family for their hospitality and patience while I sought somewhere else to live. Without them life would have been so much different over the last 12 months or so. Having said that, I'm as glad as all buggery to be moving into this new place. For some time I've not been able to access much of my stuff, what with it all being packed up n' all, and now I have the big job of unpacking and finding new homes for things in the new place. I can't wait.
Anyway, about the house itself. Firstly, it is low-set, so no major stairs to get in and out of the place.... which with my old arthritic frame is a bonus, just two steps and I'm in/out. It is an older Queensland-style with a nice verandah, three decent sized bedrooms with separate dining area and air-conditioned living/lounge room. And wow, the kitchen is fantastic, with a buit-in pantry and fantabulous stove... sis burner gas top and a large electric oven. The dining area is large also, so I can set up an entertainment unit and TV if I fancy watching something while I eat.
I won't know what to do with myself with all this extra room to myself. One of the spare bedrooms can/will be a guest room... and the other, I'll turn into my mancave with all my playthings... spare TV and PC etc. Part of the verandah is closed in and quite private, so I will use that area as a PC work area to keep all my tools and work benches, etc. The laundry is downstairs underneath the house and is real basic, but it's not like I'll spend much time down there to care much about that. The bathroom and toilet are separate, which I prefer, and there's a roomy, older style garden shed down the back for mowers and outdoor things as well, so it's well equipped and quite comfortable.
Oh yeah, while the living room has reverse cycle air-con for cooling or heating, it has French doors opening onto the front verandah, so if there's a nice breeze blowing, they can be opened to save on cooling costs.
Well that's about it for now, will post some piccies when I can. 
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Reply #42 Wednesday, December 2, 2015 7:23 PM
Still unpacking and settling in so I've been too busy to think about more pics and showing the place off. However, I am getting close to setting up everything as I want it, so more pics will come in due course.
Reply #43 Wednesday, December 2, 2015 7:57 PM
Welcome news indeed...bahaha.
Reply #47 Friday, December 4, 2015 8:34 PM
Welcome news indeed...bahaha.
It has been such a busy time setting up thsquires at pics have not been the priority, like I haven't even set up my main computers as yet, so hopefully in the next day or so I'll have pretty much everything as I wjames ant it, and the pics will follow.
I hope you unpacked the beer first
Nope! But then it didn't get packed to begin with... being cold refreshments were a priority during the move. The beer HAD to be instantly accessible, as you would well understand.... and agree with. Just lately I've been trying a new offering from the XXXX brewery, a mid-strength pale ale, which ain't too bad a drop at all. Another I've acquired a taste for is James Squires Fifty Lashes, another pale ale with a pleasant, full bodied taste. Still, no matter what, I rarely stray too far from a Kilkenny, the Irish ale that's a great thirst quencher on a hot day.
Reply #48 Monday, December 7, 2015 10:02 PM
All good house moves are topped off by a meal of fish 'n chips to celebrate...
Reply #49 Tuesday, December 8, 2015 8:19 PM
All good house moves are topped off by a meal of fish 'n chips to celebrate...
Funny you say that... 'twas the first meal in the place... with lashings of ale [Kilkenny, XXXX Bitter and Tooheys Pale Ale] to wash it down. Both the Tooheys and XXXX pale ales are a very nice drop, as is James Squires Fifty Lashes.
Oh, and the fish n' chip shop around the corner does the best fish n' chips.... none of those soggy reheated chips from there. The wait might be a little longer, but the wait is well worth it to get freshly cut and cooked chips.
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Reply #41 Sunday, November 22, 2015 6:04 AM
The UK has those too - except in Yorkshire where we have 'causi-edges'