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gelfen
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unfortunately i didn't, since he wasn't in melbourne.
ok, here are some photos i took of the block with my phone last weekend. they show the earthworks progress in preparation for the concrete slab:
facing towards the back of the block. the two closest white things sticking up are plumbing for the ensuite, with the front section being the master bedroom. you can see further towards the back there has been little excavation done.
slab outline for the meals area, prior to excavation. top is inside the house, bottom is outside (alfresco area will be to the left).
main bedroom again, this time facing more towards the front of the house, and hence the street. the bit sticking out towards the footpath will be our porch and front entry (the distance is deceptive - there's actually about 4m between the main building line and the footpath). you can see the part they haven't finished at the top.
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@gelfen - Yikes  Your house's landscape 'blueprint' looks like a pre-developed cemetery mate  I am eager to see the final stages pal!
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gelfen
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well very busy weekend. we saw the "Hithchiker's Guide to the Galaxy" movie on friday which, while it did have its moments, was generally a pale immitation of the book. unfortunately there were a fair few changes from the original, none of which really worked. if only douglas adams had survived to the film's completion things might have been different.
saturday was spent shopping, followed by dinner with an old friend (my best man) and his girlfriend. it seems they're going to have a little baby bubbalooey 
sunday we went shopping again, this time for an engagement present for my cousin. then we went to the in-laws' for lunch because it was orthodox easter last weekend, and they are...well...orthodox.
we went past the block on our way home. unfortunately no photos because it was after dark, but the slab area is fully boxed up with the metal meshing and timbers ready for the concrete to be poured. things seem to be moving right along there.
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gelfen
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i found out late yesterday that they poured the slab. yay! 
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What season are you in now in your place - Gelfen  Summer out there
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gelfen
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it's mid to late autumn (winter officially begins on June 1st).
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So, by next month it will start to drip some snow in your place mate Will that hinder the ongoing construction of your house pal, in one way or the other
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gelfen
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nup, no snow. there will probably be a bit in the high country but the altitude in the suburbs is generally too low in this climate.
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@gelfen - Yup! I think you can NEVER feel any snow in any part of Australia - am I right here
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gelfen
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uh, no. there is a regular snow season in the high-country for victoria, tasmania and southern new south wales.
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On 2005-05-05 05:39:51, gelfen wrote:
uh, no. there is a regular snow season in the high-country for victoria, tasmania and southern new south wales.
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H m m m, so now I know, thanks pal. Any news on that latest Cage film? Any 2nd shooting day occured pal?
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gelfen
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just thought i'd post this image of a heartless, imperialist american.
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That's a sad photo gelf 
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gelfen
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indeed.
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gelfen
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ok, mostly boring weekend. had to go to Phillip Island for the 70th birthday of a family friend, with all the wild partying and excitement that implies. we got lost twice on the way because my navigator (i.e. my wife) slept most of the trip, and after we arrived we were mostly fresh-aired by the few people within our age-group that we actually did know. that's not to say they aren't nice people, but since my dad had arrived before us he had already told everyone all our news - the house, etc. - so we didn't really have much else to talk about.
everyone spent most of the evening being entertained by the dog playing with one of those over-sized tennis balls that are sold for autographing.
the event was actually for my best man's father, but my mate spent all his time with his new  to the exclusion of almost everyone else. that whole situation is something i'm not too sure about. he's still not divorced from his wife, and legally can't be for a couple more months, but now his girlfriend of about 8 months is pregnant. still, they seem very happy about developments and i think he'd make a great father.
the thing is i remember when he first separated from his wife he kept going on about how he didn't like the way he'd let her dominate his life, but now it's almost like he wasn't paying attention. i know the baby changes things a little, but it goes back before that. at least this girl ocassionally talks to people, which is a huge improvement on the previous effort, but she's still a lot of work to engage in conversation. the whole thing seems a bit odd to me, and i'm seeing some disturbing trends reappear there just quietly
anyway, we stayed down the island for the night. sunday morning was nice with brekky on a beachside cafe and a stroll along the boardwalk to have a look at the penguins and fur seals. we drove back to melbourne, stopping off to see my wife's best friend on the way home.
now here's the interesting bit...
our neighbours over the road got into another stouche with each other. these two families, each about a dozen or so people living in a two-bedroom house, have a go at each other nearly every week. neither of them are really innocent, since they bate each other mercilessly. normally it doesn't go much beyond hurling abuse, but this time one of them picked up some fairly hefty stones and sent them flying through the front window (which turns out to be the kids' bedroom). anyway, when we saw that i decided to call the cops - not the first time they've had to come for these guys either. they turned up about ten minutes later, but by then things had settled a little. the boys in blue spent about the next hour or so trying to calm people down and get the story straight, but didn't take it much further since the "victims" weren't the sort to want the cops nosing about too much. at least while they keep each other amused they ignore the rest of us.
as you can tell, we live in a classy area. now you probably have more of an idea why we want the house finished so badly. in the meantime, we keep ourselves amused watching our neighbours through a crack in the curtain - and watching the comings and goings at the illegal brothel around the corner! 
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