calNgary

I am pretty sure you would have proove your in a De Facto relationship. So having joint bank accounts, mortgage, utility bills etc is probably more important then the length of the relationship. We had been together over 10 years and had 2 children but due to not being married needed to provide evidence we were de facto. Cal x

Kev, if you click the little black circle or star (located to the left of the thread title) when looking at the unread content, it takes you to the last unread post in that thread.. As for quoting , im not sure what you mean, im using a laptop and when i clicked 'quote' to reply to you, your post came up in a box ,the curser under it ready for me to type a reply.. What do you mean its in a vertical bar? Cal x

Sounds like the shipping handlers maybe recruited a bad egg or two this last year and they're helping themselves to other peoples belongings, what a shame migrating families are penalised for it, especially when lots of migrating families are tradies who need their tools.. Maybe its time to clamp down on who is employing dodgy shipping handlers or at least see if the missing items are being transported by the same company. Cal.

I havent been for years but its certainly a 'different' place to what you'd be used to. I think some of the shops did sell the muffins etc but as i say it was years ago when we visited. We travelled via the back roads and it was actually a lovely drive on country roads, much more fulfilling than driving down the highway for a couple of hours. Cal x

There are lots of fields and flood plains around the suburb all with river crossings and the river bursting its banks a fair few KMs away caused most of the issue. In reklation to the amount of water it seems only a handful of homes were damaged and the community is currently helping those affected clean up and re fit their homes with donated items. Cal x

wow what a journey and experience he would have had, especially with some of the nutters on the roads,lol.. Kudos to him, great job. Cal x

Was it ok once it had been sprayed, did it not peel or flake after a few years? I think thats what im scared of more.. I think the pale bricks and roof on yours will look pretty smart and make it feel 'cooler' inside( if you know what i mean,lol),, i cannot wait to see the pics when its on.. Cal x

I saw that on Facebook but everyone said it was hoax and i thought there was no way on earth Target would mark up like that, not over here they wouldnt get away with it. Is it really true or did someone just stick on there. Cal x

Good to see it all starting to come together for you, i love the colour of the brick, what colour roof are you having fitted? we have a green one and i hate it,lol have often thought of having it sprayed black but always find more beneficial things to spend the money on ,lol Your plot is similar size to ours but we have sectioned some off and dont bother with it, the kids used to ride their motorbikes on it when they were younger but we see that land as our nest egg when we hopefully subdivide years down the line.. As long as you have a ride on mower you will be fine. Cal x

Only untreated wood is frowned upon by Aussie customs, most normal furniture is fine. I agree about buying second hand there seem to be plenty for sale but dont go too overboard if yor using shippers because anything id boxed just got placed in one of their boxes with Logos on so didnt save any money boxing stuff myself,lol Cal x

Some pics taken at one of the flooded roads in Jimboomba on Fri / Sat. The last one is what i took on Sunday lunchtime when the water had gone and just left the marks where the boats had been pulled in to load / unload. I also put on a pic of the road leading to the Gymnastics hall where i work in Jimboomba centre, the water was almost to the top of the street sign.

Well its been a bit chatoic since i last posted. We lost power early hours Friday morning and it was off around 28hrs, some people were still off today so i feel for them. As with any big flood our little estate became an island ,as did most of Jimboomba. People on our estate were amazing ,pulling together to get peeps home across the water. We put a boat in around tea time Friday and ended up being there till half 10 Friday night, working by iphone camera lights (thank god the boat drivers were local and new the road barrier lay out). Just as we loaded the boat back on the trailer we were asked to help get a little girl across to a waiting ambulance as she had fallen resulting in a fractured arm and concussion, thankfully she is now all good with a plastered arm. Saturday more boats were down at the flooded road but today was mainly about getting peeps to shops, chemists for medication and fuel stations for generator (and boat) fuel. Hubby again took the boat down ,did a few crosiings then let our son take over until water levels started to drop that much ours and another slighlty bigger than 'tinny' boat were scraping on the bottom. The boats were helped by the owners of the pet shop on our estate who cocordinated everything. They were amazing ,stood knee deep in water ,morning till night helping get paeople and supplies on and off boats and pushing the boats back out again. Now ,Sunday and theres hardly a drop of water in sight , across the suburb we saw levels rise higher than the 2011 floods. There are some great drone type videos on you tube (titled- Jimboomba Floods 2017 Aprils fools day) for anyone wanting to see , it is hard to believe unless you actually see it and even harder to comprehend how so much water can appear in just 48 hours but then disapear again just as quick. It is amazing so little property damage was done but quite upsetting for the small handful who did lose homes. Overall its reinforced something that in 10 years i have never really doubted, MY community is amazing in a crisis, nothing is too much trouble and 90% of the community kick in to help in one way or another., I am pround to say ''i am from Flagstone !'' the place you will never be alone or without. I will try to work out how to add some pics,, i am not used to this new layout ,,lol Cal x

We personally are ok,other than having a home in the middle of a lake not land ,lol .. i havent yet heard of any homes being badly damaged but there is no way in or out of Flagstone at the moment as all 3 routes flooded. Hope your ok ,some friends just posted on facebook and they look as flooded as us lot. Its supposed to hit a peak later so i am expecting the estate to be flooded in for a a good few days. Cal x

I can't see that, im on a laptop not a phone, i wonder if that makes a difference? Cal x

How do we 'like' posts? At the bottom of some its saying they have been liked but i cant see a 'Like Button' anywhere. What am i missing ?lol Cal x