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My PPOR is in desperate need of major renovations, bathroom, kitchen, new carpet and floor coverings, curtains decking replacement of some rotted out windows etc? Well the street is kind of OK, ( noisy neighbours some times? ) Though the location is good, close to schools, shops, employment &...

Go John Howard, Libs vote for me I can proudly say i will vote Liberal as i always do. ALP voters said when Paul Keating stood in his last election, "best to go with the devil you know rather than the one you dont". It really scares me if Rudd and crew gets in. 25% addittional carbon tax on...

Stooge im not Just remember living in working class poverty under the ALP, never again. The last 11 years have been rather kind to most Australians, prior to 1996 i did not know of any working class person that had a car less than 10 years old, had been on an overseas trip, or ate a meal in a...

Libs get my vote As a blue collar worker i dont beleive all this Union, media BS about AWAs im on one earning 16k more than a union EBA, if Rudd gets in i loose 16k straight away, also the ALP want to increase taxes on by 25% on petrol and power, introduce capital gains tax on PPOR, abolish...

My thoughts. 1. The first home buyer grant. 2. The yuppie factor (driving up prices too high in CBD and inner areas. 3. Tight regs on land release by planning authorities. 4 Stamp duty and high taxes.

What Rudd has planned Alot of what i posted has been mentioned on numerous occasions in Newspapers, TV and ALP website. Most Australians should be aware of the ALPs evil intentions.

Over 55 baby boomers will reap rewards Providing Howard and Costello dont get dumped next federal election, come 1/07/2007 you can get your super tax free as a lump sum or pension. So if your 55-60 your not far off it. Big problem is Rudd and the ALP are going to revert back to the old system...

PTR valve OUCH expensive 5 years ago i replaced my ptr valve, it had been leaking a little for a while. I asked around at work even asking plumbers "its normal to leak" they said. Eventually mine kept me awake at night. Paid $95.00 did the job of replacing it myself. What really hurt was the...

Land tax adjustments Id say it would kick inn start of next financial year. I think thats the way they do things.

Reduced my own personal water consumption by 60% Just a little over 3 years ago i installed 2 water tanks plus a pump, use water to wash car, a small amount on the garden, in the washing machine plus to the toilet and i also installed a water efficient shower rose. My consumption has reduced by...

Investors are good employees In my opinion investors are GOOD employers, because they have what only 5% of people have "GUTS" Genuine Urge to Suceed" I feel if at work you continue to brag to others about your success, it will result in your workmates bagging you and trying to bring you...

Holidays a good treat! In feb 2007 im going on a holiday for 3 weeks to the south island of NZ, with a soaring dry summer with plenty of bushfires predicted im out of Melbourne, just cant stand hot summers no more! First real holiday since visiting Canada in 1992. I feel i deserve a break as i...

Telstra is a dead duck I personally would not invest a red cent in a dead horse, have many friends who use to be employed by telstra, and they have nothing positive to say about the orginisation. Its a dinosour on death row!!!! Crumbling infrastructure, poor workplace moral, and heaps of...

Gardens???? Could always knock down the house and do a 2-3 townhouse develpment??? Drive thru Ringwood north daily on way home from work trying to avoid that bottlneck RINGWOOD. have noticed units and townhouses popping up in that area.

GPS is a great gadjet Almost 20 years ago when i first took up gold prospecting as a hobby and started using maps i wished there was a device that would tell me where i was plus be able to navigate me to a specific position. Reading a mates hunting magazine about 12 years ago i saw an add for a...

I would not be too concerned Even if the birthrate in Australia is in serious decline, there are plenty of migrants wanting to come here . My sister spent 18 months in Europe and she claims every second person is dying to come here. Many asked if she knew any way of jumping the que, others were...

Termites eat hardwood as well Last weekend i noticed some redgum sleepers for sale at a garden supply place. On closer inspection i noticed that they had termites in them. Feel sorry for the person thats going to buy them. A mates uncle use to replace railway sleepers on the Victorian railway...

I am an Instrument Technician Im probably about the poorest paid one in Australia, this financial year i will gross $69,000.00. I could earn a lot more working in North West Australia around $120,000.00 , but i prefer to live in Melbourne. They only way i could earn more in Melbourne is if...

Gold reached the magic $1000.00AUD in sep 1980 Gold peaked at $1000.00AUD in september 1980, i have since met gold prospectors who in 1980 were consistantly obtaining 1-2 ounces of gold a day using suction dredgers in the gold bearing rivers of Victoria. They should have purchased the median...

Try service central Can relate to trades not turning up, took 2 weeks of my holidays to find someone remotely interested in paving the small court yard for one of my investment properties. I had only one request, that was a reciept for the work. The job required just a little digging by hand of...