Scotty wrote:
"Peter" wrote in message
ups.com...

I could *never* go back to living in an apartment. Where I
am:

the waterfront is 2 minutes walk away
the nearest neighbour is 200m away
I can shoot rabbits on my front lawn without anyone caring
I can run a compressor and nailgun all day
I can have a big satellite dish on my shed
I can light up a couple acres of bracken & scrub and the
neighbours
applaud.
It's quiet at night (because we all have enough courtesy
to not ****
each other off).
There's no light pollution so you can look at the stars,
and the moon
is glaring bright.

Complain about a BBQ? Hah. I can BBQ an entire *cow* over
an open fire
and as long as it isn't one of the neighbours', the only
complaints
would be from those without an invite.


it's good that you appreciate what you have, Peter.

When you've lived in Jakarta at one extreme, peace & quiet is worth
paying for. There's a fine line between a place with insufficient
amenities and one so big that it's painful. Hobart is just on the small
side of big enough for me. Tucson, with 500,000 people, was about right
but the climate sucked. There's only about 500,000 people in all of
Tasmania, 200,000 in Hobart.

Katy's right about jobs tho. I could only come back here because I got
a job.

How
about a pic of your new 'shed'?

http://community.webshots.com/user/peter_d_wiley

Random selection of pix. Roof trusses go up tomorrow I hope. The
scaffolding is in the back of the truck ATM. I'll take some more shots
as it progresses.

Bought a 3 phase 12" table saw and attached 6" buzzer/planer off of
Ebay this week. $615 AUD or slightly less tan I paid new for the POS I
have now. Freight company picked it up yesterday in Sydney, should
arrive next week. My Chinese POS 10" table saw will be on the market
and if I get enough to cover the freight bill on the replacement I'll
be quite content. Had 5 years out of it so I can't really complain but
man, does it *hate* ripsawing blue gum!

The old saw weighs maybe 50 kg. The "new" one weighs over 300 kg. I
like old iron. Local company has a big bandsaw for sale, stands 4.2m
high with 900mm dis wheels. ATM they want too much for it but how many
people can house something like that? I can - now :-)

PDW