11-30-2009, 03:29 PM
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When are we going to see this place?
You saying about the electric reminded me when Marks sister and her husband moved back to Australia after ten years in Holland.
They had a fair amount to buy a place but shrewdly bought a place to rent out near the hospital for nurses and staff and bought another place to live in and modernise.
They sent the photo's and plans they had for the place. I was mortified! Sorry but I pointed out a 'house' that had no water other than an outside tap and no electric was called a shed in the UK. My sister-in-law thought I was funny
but I know her husband was upset with my comment and said they could live quite happily like that because of the wonderful weather in Queensland. Eventually they got the place plumbed and electrics added and even a car port to keep the car cool. I still thought it odd to see the washing machine and tumble dryer out on the porch (and why did Miranda have a tumble dryer if the weather was so 'wonderful'?)
Then they sold both places and bought the house we visited- which was wonderful, although hanging on a cliff edge it was like Swiss Family Robinson tree house, all mod' con's including odd gadgets like an internal hoover system- you plugged a hose into the wall and hoovered up and everything went into the bin directly in the basement, no flex or Mr Dyson needed.
They have just bought a Pineapple farm and are on the modernisation trip again and getting a swimming pool put in next year.
Thinking of visiting again
You saying about the electric reminded me when Marks sister and her husband moved back to Australia after ten years in Holland.
They had a fair amount to buy a place but shrewdly bought a place to rent out near the hospital for nurses and staff and bought another place to live in and modernise.
They sent the photo's and plans they had for the place. I was mortified! Sorry but I pointed out a 'house' that had no water other than an outside tap and no electric was called a shed in the UK. My sister-in-law thought I was funny
but I know her husband was upset with my comment and said they could live quite happily like that because of the wonderful weather in Queensland. Eventually they got the place plumbed and electrics added and even a car port to keep the car cool. I still thought it odd to see the washing machine and tumble dryer out on the porch (and why did Miranda have a tumble dryer if the weather was so 'wonderful'?)Then they sold both places and bought the house we visited- which was wonderful, although hanging on a cliff edge it was like Swiss Family Robinson tree house, all mod' con's including odd gadgets like an internal hoover system- you plugged a hose into the wall and hoovered up and everything went into the bin directly in the basement, no flex or Mr Dyson needed.
They have just bought a Pineapple farm and are on the modernisation trip again and getting a swimming pool put in next year.
Thinking of visiting again
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