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Sadly Anzac Day falls on a Wednesday - Can you put in for two flexi days??

 
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I always said if Canberra had an ocean attached it would be the best place in the world!

 
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really?

 
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Yeah, completely surroundin it!!!!!

 
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The only crap thing about Canberra is the house prices. What we are looking to buy, we could get something twice the size in Melbourne for $60k less.

 
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blizzard_22 - 29 January 2012 11:30 AM

The only crap thing about Canberra is the house prices. What we are looking to buy, we could get something twice the size in Melbourne for $60k less.

Depends where you are looking… There is a good and bad side to all places… You can get a house in Detroit for $7000 but you’ll get shot within a week of living there.

 
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Stoked that the forums will be water-bear-less for about 2 weeks raspberry

(Have a good trip mate.)

 
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Mizu Kuma - 29 January 2012 07:15 AM

Great work, Rhi!!!!!

I have heard a lot about this Spanky’s Ladder, so I am hangin for a look!!!!!

haha… the visibility yesterday was terrible, couldnt see a thing, thought we were going to get blown off the top by the ridiculous winds… but hey, who cares because I made it… snapped photos anyway!!!

Hope the sun peeks out for you Mizu!!!

 
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Mizu Kuma - 29 January 2012 10:20 AM

Yeah, completely surroundin it!!!!!

Haha exactly, been to Canberra many, many times and the only good things were fireworks (no longer available) and the $1 drinks at mooseheads and the highway out of there

 
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Thanks TJ!!!!! You’ll have to keep the troops entertained with ya internet technological observations while I’m gone!!!!!

Yeah, a bit of sun, a bit of snow, is all the go, Rhi!!!!!

I thought that the only good thing about Canberra, was the road that takes ya through Queenbyan?????

 
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well I grew up there so I think I’m well placed to make a judgement!  I loved the place and still do. Was a great place to grow up…lots of good facilities, resources and infrastructure, beautiful setting so you don’t feel like you’re in a horrible city (population of nearly 350K)...and for a place of its population it definitely still has a community feel to it. The place gets bagged on a lot, but mostly by people who either haven’t spent much time there, or haven’t spent any!

We always used to bag out queanbehole as kids but I’m pretty sure its not too bad a place…better than dapto I’m pretty sure! grin

 
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Better than Albion Park Jail… oh wait…

 
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yeah, that too!

 
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cords - 29 January 2012 10:21 PM

well I grew up there so I think I’m well placed to make a judgement!  I loved the place and still do. Was a great place to grow up…lots of good facilities, resources and infrastructure, beautiful setting so you don’t feel like you’re in a horrible city (population of nearly 350K)...and for a place of its population it definitely still has a community feel to it. The place gets bagged on a lot, but mostly by people who either haven’t spent much time there, or haven’t spent any!

We always used to bag out queanbehole as kids but I’m pretty sure its not too bad a place…better than dapto I’m pretty sure! grin

Ditto!!! We also get slagged on for all the public servants, but there are Government Departments in all states!!!

Queanbo still gets ragged on, but Charnwood cops it a lot more these days!

Canberra is awesomly placed, 2 hours to the beach, 2 hours to the snow, 3 hours to Sydney, 7 hours to Melbourne. Great job opportunities, just a crap housing marking!

On a different note, STOKED we just got approval for our home loan!!!

 
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YAY!!

Congrats!

Does that mean that you can free up the running around you thought you had to do?

Did you find a place?