A little bit of Parochialism - Where is the best place to live?

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2nd July 2007, 07:52 AM
Sebastiaan56

A little bit of Parochialism - Where is the best place to live?

Not to make to fine a point of it but I reckon where I live is the best place in the world. Basically I will leave when they carry me out in a box. Where is this eden? if you had to ask you havent been there. The Blue Mountains west of Sydney of course.

We are 70 minutes from the big smoke, in the middle of a world heritage listed national park, close to Uni and selective schools for the kids, etc. Broadband, live bands, Folk festival, parking, low crime etc,etc. In fact where we are we have a whole five minute, thats right! five minute walk to the beautiful Glenbrook gorge and its panoramic vistas.

Open to all, beat that!

Sebastiaan

(ouch bit, my tongue, in my cheek)
2nd July 2007, 09:10 AM
Black Ned

Must seem like hell when summer comes and the fires start.
2nd July 2007, 09:13 AM
Cliff Rogers

Where is the best place to live?????

The shed. :2tsup:
2nd July 2007, 01:51 PM
rrich

Where you are because nobody cares where you are from.
2nd July 2007, 01:54 PM
silentC

I reckon where I live is a total dump. Absolute rubbish. Nothing to see here, so move on.
2nd July 2007, 01:55 PM
echnidna

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cliff Rogers

Where is the best place to live?????

The shed. :2tsup:

definately :2tsup:
2nd July 2007, 02:02 PM
Wongo

Hong Kong?
2nd July 2007, 02:06 PM
Wongo

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Originally Posted by Wongo

Hong Kong?

It is 0 minute from the big smoke, close to everything, etc. Buses, MTR, KFC, McDonalds, Broadband, buildings, Folk festival, parking, moderate crime etc,etc.
2nd July 2007, 02:07 PM
GourmetSaint

Definitely Kiama. http://www.kiama.com.au
2nd July 2007, 02:07 PM
Doughboy

home is where the heart is.
2nd July 2007, 02:41 PM
Harry72

Queenstown NZ, cant ask for better... just gotta like the rain(8m avg)and cold winters.
2nd July 2007, 03:22 PM
munruben

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Originally Posted by silentC

I reckon where I live is a total dump. Absolute rubbish. Nothing to see here, so move on.

I feel for you silent :D its a hard life.
2nd July 2007, 03:32 PM
silentC

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Originally Posted by munruben

I feel for you silent :D its a hard life.

Don't want to encourage any more of 'em to come here :)
2nd July 2007, 03:35 PM
Rossluck

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sebastiaan56

Not to make to fine a point of it but I reckon where I live is the best place in the world. Basically I will leave when they carry me out in a box. Where is this eden? if you had to ask you havent been there. The Blue Mountains west of Sydney of course.

We are 70 minutes from the big smoke, in the middle of a world heritage listed national park, close to Uni and selective schools for the kids, etc. Broadband, live bands, Folk festival, parking, low crime etc,etc. In fact where we are we have a whole five minute, thats right! five minute walk to the beautiful Glenbrook gorge and its panoramic vistas.

Open to all, beat that!

Sebastiaan

(ouch bit, my tongue, in my cheek)

I've lived there, Sebastiaan, and I'm not going to argue with you. :2tsup:
2nd July 2007, 03:55 PM
munruben

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sebastiaan56

Not to make to fine a point of it but I reckon where I live is the best place in the world. Basically I will leave when they carry me out in a box. Where is this eden? if you had to ask you havent been there. The Blue Mountains west of Sydney of course.

Well nothing much east of Sydney

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Originally Posted by Sebastian

We are 70 minutes from the big smoke,

Big smoke alright when the bushfires were raging few years ago

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Originally Posted by Sebastian

in the middle of a world heritage listed national park,

yep gotta get permission to paint your front door.

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Originally Posted by Sebastian

close to Uni and selective schools for the kids, etc.

For the snobs.

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Originally Posted by Sebastian

low crime etc,etc.

Nothing worth pinching

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Originally Posted by Serbastian

Open to all, beat that!

Dubbo Zoo
:D:D:D:D:D
2nd July 2007, 04:08 PM
HappyHammer

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Originally Posted by Wongo

Hong Kong?

0 minutes to millions of people...no thanks...:;

Somewhere not too hot and not too cold.....bloody hell I'm there:U

I reckon it's where you want to be rather than where you have to be....

HH.
2nd July 2007, 04:38 PM
Barry Hicks

Best place to live

I know a guy who, on his retirement as a manager for TNT, was given a trip around the world in the owner's suites on a couple of the company's ships. The trip was as good as you would expect it to be.
He claims the best sight they saw on the whole journey was the lights of his home town in the distance at the end of the trip.

Barry Hicks
2nd July 2007, 07:46 PM
Tankstand

Quote:

Originally Posted by Harry72

Queenstown NZ, cant ask for better... just gotta like the rain(8m avg)and cold winters.

And you choose Port Pirie? :D
2nd July 2007, 07:55 PM
Iain

Derwent Bridge Tassy, yeeeeeeeee haaaaaaaaaaa, real deliverance country, no radio, tv, internet, roads, cut off in winter, good trout fishing, toothless sheilas, bad grog.
OK, that was the 60's.......
2nd July 2007, 10:35 PM
journeyman Mick

To those of you who reckon where you are is the best place to live, you're right, stay where you are.:D

To those of you who are looking for somewhere else to live, you won't like it here.:no: There's cyclones, crocodiles, deadly jellyfish, uncomfortably high temperatures and humidity, wild pigs, bullrouts, etc etc etc.

Move along folks, therfe's nothing here to see.:wink:

Mick
2nd July 2007, 10:38 PM
ian

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wongo

Hong Kong
It is 0 minute from the big smoke, close to everything, etc. Buses, MTR, KFC, McDonalds, Broadband, buildings, Folk festival, parking, moderate crime etc,etc

and the shed is 12 hours away

in Chatswood
(10 to fly there plus 2 to get out of the airport)
2nd July 2007, 10:43 PM
Cliff Rogers

Quote:

Originally Posted by Iain

Derwent Bridge Tassy, yeeeeeeeee haaaaaaaaaaa, real deliverance country, no radio, tv, internet, roads, cut off in winter, good trout fishing, toothless sheilas, bad grog.
OK, that was the 60's.......

This is where I would insert the picture of 'the brothers' but I think they have been done to death.... almost. :D

PS. Just in case you haven't seen the brothers from the hills, look here. :p
2nd July 2007, 10:51 PM
Harry72

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tankstand

And you choose Port Pirie? :D

Yes thats my excuse... whats yours!:doh:
2nd July 2007, 10:52 PM
ernknot

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sebastiaan56

Not to make to fine a point of it but I reckon where I live is the best place in the world. Basically I will leave when they carry me out in a box. Where is this eden? if you had to ask you havent been there. The Blue Mountains west of Sydney of course.

We are 70 minutes from the big smoke, in the middle of a world heritage listed national park, close to Uni and selective schools for the kids, etc. Broadband, live bands, Folk festival, parking, low crime etc,etc. In fact where we are we have a whole five minute, thats right! five minute walk to the beautiful Glenbrook gorge and its panoramic vistas.

Open to all, beat that!

Sebastiaan

(ouch bit, my tongue, in my cheek)

That's easy. Place called Tasmania.
2nd July 2007, 10:55 PM
Cliff Rogers

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Originally Posted by ernknot

..... Place called Tasmania.

Do you know where I might find a map? :rolleyes:
2nd July 2007, 11:38 PM
fred.n

Hasn't all the bush been cleared in Tasmania :? :rolleyes:
2nd July 2007, 11:41 PM
Cliff Rogers

Only on some recent maps. :cool:
2nd July 2007, 11:49 PM
weisyboy

Tasmania to cold, Sydney still to cold, Cairns to hot.

Upper Brookfield just right.
10 mins to the city, 2 mins to the school, plenty of trees and open space, small community, my heaven on earth.
3rd July 2007, 12:57 AM
boban

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Originally Posted by fred.n

Hasn't all the bush been cleared in Tasmania :? :rolleyes:

Where all the bush is cleared. Dont they call that Brazil? :oo:

If I could live anywhere, it would be in a Sydney habourside mansion. Not for the house, but the access to one hell of a fishery, beautiful views and close proximity to everything else.

But only if I didn't have to go to work. No point otherwise.
3rd July 2007, 08:16 AM
billbeee

This time of year, absolutely no question - Darwin of course.
Check out your evening weather reports.
Last week it dropped down to 15 overnight, unbelievably cold, but we battled through it and now it's civilised temps again.

Just off for a swim in Lake Alexander. 7:00 am.

Cheers
Bill.
3rd July 2007, 09:15 AM
bitingmidge

As I look out my window at the clear blue sky reflecting on the mirror surface of the river, the wader birds happily slushing around and a monster stingray cruising the shore, (all this is absolutely true), I wonder, why would I tell anyone else.

Don't come here people, there's nothing to see, no reason to leave your homes!

P
:D :D :D