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Re: Strahan tassie

Posted: Thu Mar 01, 2018 12:06 pm
by ctd
Digger, if you are going to shape boards and give us the BBQ photos of the finished product (ie when you put the board on the BBQ to show the rocker etc), you are going to have to do something about that backyard. Guys on here are pretty vicious when it comes to lawn care :-D-:

Looks like a good place, pretty easy to do up and expand if you get to that stage.

Re: Strahan tassie

Posted: Thu Mar 01, 2018 1:36 pm
by swvic
Nah. There was no guarantee the board would be on the plane with me. I could have borrowed a board over there via a mate of a mate, but there was not enough swell on the eastern side. Onshore on the Western except for day 1 when the swell was tiny. Went to Martha Livinia for a look, but it was barely breaking

Stayed in a house at Currie. Grassy's weird and virtually abandoned. Ate the best octopus ever at a restaurant there. Booked prior otherwise it would have been shut. Also had a weird dining experience at Naracoopa. German (Austrian or Bavarian perhaps) restaurateurs and cuisine. Again, we were the only ones there. Sort of creepy. All up, I think we were there for a week. Was great just cruising around. Recommended even if a bit exy to get there. We flew from Moorabbin in a Cesna(?). Pilot, some other guy, us and a pile of veges and parcels. Delayed due to fog. A little discomforting flying in zero visibility when the barely 20 yo pilot pulled out the plane's manual

Re: Strahan tassie

Posted: Thu Mar 01, 2018 4:30 pm
by Drailed
Jesus fcckn christ thats cheap!! I could sell up, buy a house there and never work again.

Is there much of a rental market down there Digger??

Re: Strahan tassie

Posted: Thu Mar 01, 2018 4:56 pm
by BA
Economy's pretty rooted down there. Mines have shut down in the area. No jobs. Hence the cheap houses. Would think the rental market would be pretty non-existent Loof. Buy a weekender. Flights to Tassie are cheap.

Re: Strahan tassie

Posted: Thu Mar 01, 2018 7:57 pm
by Drailed
Yeah nah, think I’m good.

Re: Strahan tassie

Posted: Thu Mar 01, 2018 9:25 pm
by Beanpole
Everyone leaves high school in Year 10. History has only recently been taught in High School as well, I believe.

Re: Strahan tassie

Posted: Fri Mar 02, 2018 8:09 am
by diggerdickson
BA wrote:
Thu Mar 01, 2018 4:56 pm
Economy's pretty rooted down there. Mines have shut down in the area. No jobs. Hence the cheap houses. Would think the rental market would be pretty non-existent Loof. Buy a weekender. Flights to Tassie are cheap.
The mine in queenstown is in a soft start up right now. It will be fully operational this year. I’m hoping in two years or so to be working there. Hopefully the mine will still be running for my boy in four years or so. The word is that it’s a new shaft and will be open for a long time.

Re: Strahan tassie

Posted: Fri Mar 02, 2018 8:12 am
by diggerdickson
I know the start up manager living in queenstown and prices are beginning to skyrocket there as news gets around about the start up.

Re: Strahan tassie

Posted: Fri Mar 02, 2018 8:14 am
by diggerdickson
No rental market yet. Most buy as it’s still cheap though with the mine reopening that may change late this year.

Re: Strahan tassie

Posted: Fri Mar 02, 2018 8:26 am
by diggerdickson
ctd wrote:
Thu Mar 01, 2018 12:06 pm
Digger, if you are going to shape boards and give us the BBQ photos of the finished product (ie when you put the board on the BBQ to show the rocker etc), you are going to have to do something about that backyard. Guys on here are pretty vicious when it comes to lawn care :-D-:

Looks like a good place, pretty easy to do up and expand if you get to that stage.
Backyard is a bloody mess hey, no bbq photos to avoid well deserved critique of the weeds and patches of grass

Re: Strahan tassie

Posted: Fri Mar 02, 2018 8:33 am
by diggerdickson
Queenstown, it’s classic small town living. Not much going on there at all. Just the way I like it. I don’t really ever need to work again though I’m hoping once the kids reach some sort of independence with their ASD issues I can go back to work. I tried driving school buses a month ago and it caused meltdowns and untold stress. I’m still needed at home for a while longer yet and queenstown with it’s prices allows that

Re: Strahan tassie

Posted: Fri Mar 02, 2018 9:27 am
by diggerdickson
Personally I wouldn’t invest in property in queenstown in a million years. Though with my history of money management and investments (lack of) that might be the best endorsement you will ever get, for what is say is no good normally turns out to be incredible opportunities

Re: Strahan tassie

Posted: Fri Mar 02, 2018 11:52 am
by crabmeat thompson
are you in queenstown now digger? ever been there?

it's different.

Re: Strahan tassie

Posted: Fri Mar 02, 2018 11:53 am
by Trev
crabmeat thompson wrote:
Fri Mar 02, 2018 11:52 am
are you in queenstown now digger? ever been there?

it's different.
It is that.

Re: Strahan tassie

Posted: Fri Mar 02, 2018 11:57 am
by crabmeat thompson
i found myself increasing my speed while simultaneously winding my windows up the only time i drove through it.

:lol:


some of the stories which float around in tassie of queenstown though ... well there's no use repeating them. digger has already paid his deposit.

Re: Strahan tassie

Posted: Fri Mar 02, 2018 12:27 pm
by Trev
We stayed in a motel there in 1999. Didn't wander around the town though.
Last time we arrived mid morning from Strahan and found a cafe open from coffee.
We survived.
It's different but there are some nice old buildings in the town.

Re: Strahan tassie

Posted: Fri Mar 02, 2018 2:46 pm
by offshore1
Sounds like there are zombies about.

Re: Strahan tassie

Posted: Sat Mar 03, 2018 5:50 am
by Rustt
Looks good Digger, first thing I would be buying for that house is one of these: https://www.nectre.com/nectre-bakers-oven and then you'll need one of these: https://www.stihl.com.au/STIHL-Products ... S-251.aspx not only to collect wood but for the zombies.
$70 a week on the mortgage, that's what most city folk spend on take away coffee for the week. I can't see you going wrong here in your situation Digger, worst case scenario is you all hate it so much you just walk away.
People I used to buy the canvas for my boardcovers from moved there cause the wife was having trouble breathing city air, they run their business from there now and love it, nice people that no doubt you will meet, always up for a chat.