Best and worst suburbs in Canberra
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I've got family there. It's a pretty cool little community - not far from the beach. I wouldn't live in the town itself but somewhere nearby.
Somewhere like Possum Creek would be amazing to bring up a family and have a little fruit orchard and try to finally relax a little. It's this silly little ideal I have, but it helps to have something like that to aim towards.
Somewhere like Possum Creek would be amazing to bring up a family and have a little fruit orchard and try to finally relax a little. It's this silly little ideal I have, but it helps to have something like that to aim towards.
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I plan on retiring down Lake Conjola. I like Lennox also to be honest.. But I'm a Sth Coast junkie as they are less tainted and commercial..
This is for when I'm old and decrepit though..
This is for when I'm old and decrepit though..
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The wife speaks often about her desire to retire in Brazil. Apparently you can make a "donation" of about 50k to a local business and they "sponsor" you to retire... sounds alright, i have to say... but more than likely that'll get scuttled in time, i cant see my wife being able to be that far away from her kids and grand kids...
If i had to place a bet right now, i would suspect we'll retire somewhere along the beach in sydney
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I have an agreement with my wife; when I turn 50, we wave our youngest off to uni, sell up the business, buy a house in the Japanese Alps, a place in France, a beach house in Thailand and an apartment in a tower somewhere as close to wherever the kids end up as we can find and spend the rest of our life commuting between the four according to the seasons.
Nick, I reckon Brazil is the last place I'd retire to - bloody expensive, too aggressive and you're as likely to end up with bullet wounds there as anywhere I've been.
Nick, I reckon Brazil is the last place I'd retire to - bloody expensive, too aggressive and you're as likely to end up with bullet wounds there as anywhere I've been.
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And I'll be stuck in bloody Nambour.
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Nambour was next on our list.dubby wrote:And I'll be stuck in bloody Nambour.
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Mate, I dream of retiring somewhere out bush. Quite, peaceful living where I can ride trail bikes, walk naked and eat wild honey and grasshoppers.
The spiral of silence refers to the idea that when people fail to speak, the price of speaking rises. As the price to speak rises, still fewer speak out, which further causes the price to rise, so that fewer people yet will speak out, until a whole culture or nation is silenced. This is what happened in Germany.
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I do all that in sunny Canberra.dubby wrote:Mate, I dream of retiring somewhere out bush. Quite, peaceful living where I can ride trail bikes, walk naked and eat wild honey and grasshoppers.
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He does, I've watched him.Shadow Boxer wrote:I do all that in sunny Canberra.dubby wrote:Mate, I dream of retiring somewhere out bush. Quite, peaceful living where I can ride trail bikes, walk naked and eat wild honey and grasshoppers.
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That sounds pretty exceptional.T_R wrote:I have an agreement with my wife; when I turn 50, we wave our youngest off to uni, sell up the business, buy a house in the Japanese Alps, a place in France, a beach house in Thailand and an apartment in a tower somewhere as close to wherever the kids end up as we can find and spend the rest of our life commuting between the four according to the seasons.
South of france is the other place the wife and i have casually spoken about as a retirment destination.
Yeah, i can see why those would all be a problemT_R wrote: Nick, I reckon Brazil is the last place I'd retire to - bloody expensive, too aggressive and you're as likely to end up with bullet wounds there as anywhere I've been.
I dont think its as dangerous as that and it's getting better in that regard as they start tryign to tackle the favela issue... but i do get your point. The culture is very appealing though.
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I would say Nicko is actually MORE LIKELY to end up with bullet wounds in Brazil than any other person on the planet too.
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You do that in Rocky. I've watched you.The Nickman wrote:He does, I've watched him.Shadow Boxer wrote:I do all that in sunny Canberra.dubby wrote:Mate, I dream of retiring somewhere out bush. Quite, peaceful living where I can ride trail bikes, walk naked and eat wild honey and grasshoppers.
The spiral of silence refers to the idea that when people fail to speak, the price of speaking rises. As the price to speak rises, still fewer speak out, which further causes the price to rise, so that fewer people yet will speak out, until a whole culture or nation is silenced. This is what happened in Germany.
If you do not speak, you are not being neutral, but are contributing to the success of the thing you refuse to name and condemn.
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I think you fail to remember the one particular gentleman..The Nickman wrote:I would say Nicko is actually MORE LIKELY to end up with bullet wounds in Brazil than any other person on the planet too.
Bigcheese.
Nicko - distant second.
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Bigcheese wouldn't end up with bullet wounds!! He'd dodge the bullets and shiv the gunman with a sharpened water bottle before the guy could blink!
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Red Hill - nice houses , nice suburb in general no issues ever in my street.
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Problem is the **** neighbours he'd have to deal withbillyt wrote:Red Hill - nice houses , nice suburb in general no issues ever in my street.
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Fair go, mate.dubby wrote:Mate, I dream of retiring somewhere out bush. Quite, peaceful living where I can ride trail bikes, walk naked and eat wild honey and grasshoppers.
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Do you just troll EVERY thread??billyt wrote:Red Hill - nice houses , nice suburb in general no issues ever in my street.
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Except for when you are riding your pushy home from school and the neighbour backs out of his driveway without looking, yeah?billyt wrote:Red Hill - nice houses , nice suburb in general no issues ever in my street.
I hated that too when I was your age.
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Are you lost?The Nickman wrote:Do you just troll EVERY thread??billyt wrote:Red Hill - nice houses , nice suburb in general no issues ever in my street.
The response was clearly on topic junior.
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Pigman wrote:Fair go, mate.dubby wrote:Mate, I dream of retiring somewhere out bush. Quite, peaceful living where I can ride trail bikes, walk naked and eat wild honey and grasshoppers.
It was all true!!!!!!!!!!!! Well, except for the grasshoppers.
The spiral of silence refers to the idea that when people fail to speak, the price of speaking rises. As the price to speak rises, still fewer speak out, which further causes the price to rise, so that fewer people yet will speak out, until a whole culture or nation is silenced. This is what happened in Germany.
If you do not speak, you are not being neutral, but are contributing to the success of the thing you refuse to name and condemn.
If you do not speak, you are not being neutral, but are contributing to the success of the thing you refuse to name and condemn.
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Do you even know what troll means, sport??billyt wrote:Are you lost?The Nickman wrote:Do you just troll EVERY thread??billyt wrote:Red Hill - nice houses , nice suburb in general no issues ever in my street.
The response was clearly on topic junior.
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Something to do with a bird Muse **** once?
Well, at least Jack got paid.
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I'm in Lismore, when I was in the late teens and got my P plates, I used to love going to the beach.Shezza wrote:I'd stay on the Far North Coast Dreaming. God's country. Whereabouts are you?
I'm planning on retiring to Bangalow or Lennox or somewhere like that.
Lennox Head, park the car, go to the beach for a swim, sunbake and then over to Lake Ainsworth to wash
off the sand and salty water and home.
I dislike the whole beach thing these days.
Good choices for places to retire, both in the slow lane and laid back.
I don't mind having a wander around Byron some great places to eat.
But the roads into Byron and the parking is ridiculous.
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dreaming09 wrote:I'm in Lismore, when I was in the late teens and got my P plates, I used to love going to the beach.Shezza wrote:I'd stay on the Far North Coast Dreaming. God's country. Whereabouts are you?
I'm planning on retiring to Bangalow or Lennox or somewhere like that.
Lennox Head, park the car, go to the beach for a swim, sunbake and then over to Lake Ainsworth to wash
off the sand and salty water and home.
I dislike the whole beach thing these days.
Good choices for places to retire, both in the slow lane and laid back.
I don't mind having a wander around Byron some great places to eat.
But the roads into Byron and the parking is ridiculous.
You could be **** related!!!
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I win all three I keep my name.
I win one I become "the Punish"
I lose all I become "Chicken Little"
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I went to Lismore High back in the day. Mum still lives on the outskirts of Lismore.dreaming09 wrote:I'm in Lismore, when I was in the late teens and got my P plates, I used to love going to the beach.Shezza wrote:I'd stay on the Far North Coast Dreaming. God's country. Whereabouts are you?
I'm planning on retiring to Bangalow or Lennox or somewhere like that.
Lennox Head, park the car, go to the beach for a swim, sunbake and then over to Lake Ainsworth to wash
off the sand and salty water and home.
I dislike the whole beach thing these days.
Good choices for places to retire, both in the slow lane and laid back.
I don't mind having a wander around Byron some great places to eat.
But the roads into Byron and the parking is ridiculous.
Not the biggest fan of Byron these days - not really my scene. I like to get away from the people a bit. Yamba would be a great spot but it is too far from anything.
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Hey Shezza what do you call the outskirts?Shezza wrote:I went to Lismore High back in the day. Mum still lives on the outskirts of Lismore.dreaming09 wrote:I'm in Lismore, when I was in the late teens and got my P plates, I used to love going to the beach.Shezza wrote:I'd stay on the Far North Coast Dreaming. God's country. Whereabouts are you?
I'm planning on retiring to Bangalow or Lennox or somewhere like that.
Lennox Head, park the car, go to the beach for a swim, sunbake and then over to Lake Ainsworth to wash
off the sand and salty water and home.
I dislike the whole beach thing these days.
Good choices for places to retire, both in the slow lane and laid back.
I don't mind having a wander around Byron some great places to eat.
But the roads into Byron and the parking is ridiculous.
Not the biggest fan of Byron these days - not really my scene. I like to get away from the people a bit. Yamba would be a great spot but it is too far from anything.
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