We're currently going through the exciting (aka frustrating as hell) process of finding/buying a house in Perth. As you'd expect, it's the financial controller who has most of the say in what we want/need in a house (so that's the climbing wall up the back of the house out then). As we were looking around one area last night she pipes up with "I like this area, it's in an ideal spot for canoeing on the river, cycling to the shops and for you to cycle to work."
So she's gone from a "drive everywhere" attitude (largely due to her duff knee) to a "cycle lots/drive little" attitude. Cool! Mind you, maybe she's thinking we'll be too poor after the mortgage payments to afford the fuel 🙂
friends had 2 cars. Subie and an Echo. He used the car, but mainly to get to tram
i showed him the racv running costs ]racv running costs site[/URL] (which are conservative BTW!)
and comapred that with buying a folding bike (he was already putting out for the PT ticket...). So after 2-3mths he's ahead! (and that's not inclusing the Gym membership he 'gets' for free 😄) and healthier and booking an OS trip to the friggin TdF!@$#!
and comapred that with buying a folding bike (he was already putting out for the PT ticket...).
I did mention getting a folding bike (mmmm... Brompton, yum) and doing the bike/train/bike thing and I wasn't shot down in flames instantly but got a "that's a good idea". I swear somebody's been putting something in her food 🙂
ideal spot for canoeing on the river, cycling to the shops and for you to cycle to work."
Graeme
Sounds like where I live (Kensington). You gonna be a neighbour?
I work in East Perth. Especially in the afternoon when I ride home along the river, I see kayaks going the same way I am. "Hmmm, do you think I should paddle or pedal to work today, dear?"
Sounds like where I live (Kensington). You gonna be a neighbour?
Not quite. This is Ferndale on the Canning River (makes for a much more scenic/laid back paddle). I've heard it said that it's not a good suburb, but the bit I saw looked fine to me.
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I work in East Perth. Especially in the afternoon when I ride home along the river, I see kayaks going the same way I am. "Hmmm, do you think I should paddle or pedal to work today, dear?"
A 15km bike ride to work I can handle, a similar distance in a canoe plus carrying it a km or so at the other end I'm not so keen on 🙂
Sounds like where I live (Kensington). You gonna be a neighbour?
Not quite. This is Ferndale on the Canning River (makes for a much more scenic/laid back paddle). I've heard it said that it's not a good suburb, but the bit I saw looked fine to me.
You're pretty much my neighbor then. I'm just around the corner in Thornlie.
Its an ok suburb surrounded by better suburbs - often a good sign from an investment point of view. Hopefully Ferndale will benefit from some of the same gentrification that has been pushing up prices in Langford over the last couple of years.
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I work in East Perth. Especially in the afternoon when I ride home along the river, I see kayaks going the same way I am. "Hmmm, do you think I should paddle or pedal to work today, dear?"
A 15km bike ride to work I can handle, a similar distance in a canoe plus carrying it a km or so at the other end I'm not so keen on 🙂
I'm getting flashbacks of that funny beer ad with all the stock broker types carrying canoes around the place. :-)
and comapred that with buying a folding bike (he was already putting out for the PT ticket...).
I did mention getting a folding bike (mmmm... Brompton, yum) and doing the bike/train/bike thing and I wasn't shot down in flames instantly but got a "that's a good idea". I swear somebody's been putting something in her food 🙂
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Graeme, GRAEME! Wake up your dreaming and your late for work!
and comapred that with buying a folding bike (he was already putting out for the PT ticket...).
I did mention getting a folding bike (mmmm... Brompton, yum) and doing the bike/train/bike thing and I wasn't shot down in flames instantly but got a "that's a good idea". I swear somebody's been putting something in her food 🙂
Graeme
Graeme, GRAEME! Wake up your dreaming and your late for work!
Pete
My wife and I have been house-hunting lately too. Not ever likely to buy at this rate but every interesting house my wife insists on driving from their to my work to see what the road conditions and bike lane/trails are like. Then she gets out the CBR cycling map and checks out alternate routes.
We're currently going through the exciting (aka frustrating as hell) process of finding/buying a house in Perth.
Good stuff. People will give you lots of advice. Only advice I can give you is to be 100% sure about the place you buy. We made the mistake of buying a brand new house in a new McF*ckwit estate and ended up regretting it like you wouldn't believe. We sold (and lost a packet of money) after just 10 months... not something you want to do on a regular basis.
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As you'd expect, it's the financial controller who has most of the say in what we want/need in a house (so that's the climbing wall up the back of the house out then).
There's reasoning everywhere. I, for instance, refuse to let Paulie build jumps down the side of our property (some people like NICE gardens).
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So she's gone from a "drive everywhere" attitude (largely due to her duff knee) to a "cycle lots/drive little" attitude. Cool!
That's awesome! Is her knee too duff to ride a bike?
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Mind you, maybe she's thinking we'll be too poor after the mortgage payments to afford the fuel 🙂
That's one thing big mortgages are good for. Oh, and you'll get used to the repayments - give it 6 months.
My wife and I have been house-hunting lately too. Not ever likely to buy at this rate but every interesting house my wife insists on driving from their to my work to see what the road conditions and bike lane/trails are like. Then she gets out the CBR cycling map and checks out alternate routes.
I love my wife !
Ah, another lovely a.b moment! Thats soooooo sweet! 🙂
We're currently going through the exciting (aka frustrating as hell) process of finding/buying a house in Perth.
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Good stuff. People will give you lots of advice. Only advice I can give you is to be 100% sure about the place you buy. We made the mistake of buying a brand new house in a new McF*ckwit estate and ended up regretting it like you wouldn't believe. We sold (and lost a packet of money) after just 10 months... not something you want to do on a regular basis.
We were luckier than that. We wanted to get out of the city a bit and bought two hectares in Maryville Downs, Lower Chittering in 1999 for $62,500. Blocks are being advertised here now for $205,000 that are nowhere near as good as ours.
Graeme, GRAEME! Wake up your dreaming and your late for work!
Scarily close to the truth! The bit of water the sales guy told us was the Canning river, which I was a bit dubious about, turns out to be a billabong (so I suppose it was the river *once*). A quick check on Google Earth last night confirmed it, followed by getting up stupidly early this morning and walking around the area to see how far it was to the river. It's not massively far, but the price of the house is more in line with a riverside one. The property is a bit on the tiny side and this "new reality" has tipped the balance against it. So it was a bit of a dream and yes, I was late for work 🙂
I, for instance, refuse to let Paulie build jumps down the side of our property (some people like NICE gardens).
Oh you're no fun!
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Is her knee too duff to ride a bike?
She had her first decent bike ride the other week, about 20km, so she's getting back to he normal mobility. Mind you, it helps that it's on the flat Perth bike paths rather than the Scottish hills which contributed to her dodgy knee.
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Oh, and you'll get used to the repayments - give it 6 months.
Yes, I've heard a diet of bread and water grows on you 🙂
On 2006-03-15, cfsmtb (aka Bruce) was almost, but not quite, entirely unlike tea:
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Bean Long said:
My wife and I have been house-hunting lately too. Not ever likely to buy at this rate but every interesting house my wife insists on driving from their to my work to see what the road conditions and bike lane/trails are like. Then she gets out the CBR cycling map and checks out alternate routes.
I love my wife !
Ah, another lovely a.b moment! Thats soooooo sweet! 🙂
Quick! Throw water on them while they are not looking!
-- TimC "Indicators: There are controls in each vehicle that cause little bits of coloured plastic to flash on and off at the corners of your vehicle. Pretty, aren't they?" -- friend of Richard Sherratt in aus.bicycle
We were luckier than that. We wanted to get out of the city a bit and bought two hectares in Maryville Downs, Lower Chittering in 1999 for $62,500. Blocks are being advertised here now for $205,000 that are nowhere near as good as ours.
Strange things happen to people when they get old.
Strange things happen to people when they get old.
I'll ask my dad. He thinks he may be getting old, now that two of his children are on the old age pension. As of today, he's got 8 of his nine children over 50. :-)
