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we are on a pension and as the gov wants to stay in power they have
figured a way to fiddle the books and make it look like our infaltion rate is running at around 3 & 4%, which it isn't! in the last periods fuel has risen by 60% min, fresh meats have risen by 25+%, processed food around 15% and in one stint powdered milk went up near on 30%, then there is the every increasing insurances, road taxes, license fee (now $60aud for 5 years), line rentals for the phone and the list goes on but none of those things has rise by just 3 or 4%. line rentals are around 6% pa medical insurance 11% or thereabouts, so we just can't find that one thing that has only risen by around 4% so we can live off of it. oh i forgot to mention rates and fire levies all increase by at least 10% p.a, the list of thngs you gotta pay is endless. our pensions are tied to the cpi. so now ya know. all pensioners are suffering. snipped -- happy gardening 'it works for me it could work for you,' "in the end ya' gotta do what ya' gotta do" but consider others and the environment http://members.optusnet.com.au/~gardenlen1/ my e/mail addies have spam filters you should know what to delete before you send. |
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"len gardener" wrote in message
all in limbo sort of no one looking so looks like we are here for the long haul, the place looks realy lush and great right now so if we could just get someone on sight with 1/2 a tick they would almost havta buy. Well good luck with it Len. Selling is always a pig of an exercise. Enjoy it while you're waiting. |
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"Geodyne" wrote in message
The end of last year was pretty big to me - we lost 53 distant family members in the tsunami. Hopefully the rest of this year will be somewhat less dramatic. That shocking news! I'm very sorry to hear that. |
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"len gardener" wrote in message
we are on a pension and as the gov wants to stay in power they have figured a way to fiddle the books and make it look like our infaltion rate is running at around 3 & 4%, which it isn't! in the last periods fuel has risen by 60% min, fresh meats have risen by 25+%, processed food around 15% and in one stint powdered milk went up near on 30%, then there is the every increasing insurances, road taxes, license fee (now $60aud for 5 years), line rentals for the phone and the list goes on but none of those things has rise by just 3 or 4%. line rentals are around 6% pa medical insurance 11% or thereabouts, so we just can't find that one thing that has only risen by around 4% so we can live off of it. oh i forgot to mention rates and fire levies all increase by at least 10% p.a, the list of thngs you gotta pay is endless. our pensions are tied to the cpi. so now ya know. all pensioners are suffering. And not just pensioners. My allowance is buying less all the time. but then I don'e believe anything this governement says and I certainly don't believe what they say about unemployment either - "Lowest unemployment in 28 years" In a pig's ear it's the lowest - the mongrel government just changed how they counted the unemployed when they came to power. |
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agreed fran there will be lots in the community suffering in silence,
as by and large aussie have adopted the "i'm alright jack" policy. charity definately does not start at home. and 28 years should mabe be converted to 28% unemployment, they have been fudging that figures since keetings days. but we are finding harder and ahrder to buy food after we pay the necessary bills nothing plush around here just the bare minimum. so take care fran feel free to chat anytime. hope s.a don't get anymore fires. len snipped -- happy gardening 'it works for me it could work for you,' "in the end ya' gotta do what ya' gotta do" but consider others and the environment http://members.optusnet.com.au/~gardenlen1/ my e/mail addies have spam filters you should know what to delete before you send. |
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well can't do much more than enjoy, would love to stay but just can't
find a rich uncle or win lotto. but each day we amaze at the difference on this block since we put in all those simple management practises, took it from a dry blady grass block to an almost lush mixed pasture grasses block in just on 3 years and no additives like phosphates etc.,. anyhow we gotta do waht we gotta do. nice chatting to you fran as always len snipped -- happy gardening 'it works for me it could work for you,' "in the end ya' gotta do what ya' gotta do" but consider others and the environment http://members.optusnet.com.au/~gardenlen1/ my e/mail addies have spam filters you should know what to delete before you send. |
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mmmm yeh first up it takes away the reliance on a motor vehicle,
second we won't have a tractor to keep going when, they break down they cost big bucks, and no use being here if we can't do/finish what we want to do and grow as much of our food needs and repair the habitat etc all takes moeny, this all takes money, and then there's fencing and whole lots of things. it is a whole lot more expensive living in rural even though the rates fro the land are cheaper, every time a tap is turned on a pump starts and sooner or later they need replacing whatever. you probably need to get outside the square to see what i mean. we doing ok whilst we got the true cpi% rises but the fibber rises are starving us and lots of other pensioners off of their properties these people paid taxes all their lives now they can't live with dignity, and the groups who are getting the big help will never work or never pay any taxes . snipped -- happy gardening 'it works for me it could work for you,' "in the end ya' gotta do what ya' gotta do" but consider others and the environment http://members.optusnet.com.au/~gardenlen1/ my e/mail addies have spam filters you should know what to delete before you send. |
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dunno working outside the square is a very common phrase around the
traps, it means you step outside your little world and have a look back in to see how much bigger it realy is a good way to broaden ones horizons, so i won't even mention working outside the comfort zone then hey mmm.. we need a tractor to mow fire breaks and keep around our tree plantings clear for times of fire, as a grass fire could easily kill 3 to 6 years of growth rapidly, and we also need to produce mulch so again yes a tractor is very necessary as we could not keep the watering up or protect the grouind from heat and cold without it, and buying mulch at up to $3 aud a bale is too dear as you need to go and get it or pay delivery so the basic 3 bucks is only the surface cost, then you don't know what weeds may come with it just ask ted he's got kahki weed a very hard weed to get rid of from just bringing in cattle fodder. and also you can't have cattle grazing in among trees under around 3 meters + high they will eat them down so all that effort again will be for nought, probably much more to it than you may comprehend. and the reliance on a motor vehicle is the real big cruncher when there aint no piggy bank to break open and buy another. snipped -- happy gardening 'it works for me it could work for you,' "in the end ya' gotta do what ya' gotta do" but consider others and the environment http://members.optusnet.com.au/~gardenlen1/ my e/mail addies have spam filters you should know what to delete before you send. |
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"Geodyne" wrote in message ... pete wrote in : snip The Macquarie Island quake wasn't much smaller than the Aceh one though Pete - 8.5, as compared to 8.9. The type of motion at Macquarie is very different to that of the plate boundary in Indonesia, fortunately. If the one in the Balleny Islands in Antarctica ever went off though - those of us in SE Oz should all brace. The end of last year was pretty big to me - we lost 53 distant family members in the tsunami. Hopefully the rest of this year will be somewhat less dramatic. Geodyne I'm sorry to hear of your loss, Tara, we lost a couple of people in Phuket to the tsunami. I hope life takes on a far more peaceful rhythm for the rest of the year. Andi |
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"sunrise farm" wrote in
: I'm sorry to hear of your loss, Tara, we lost a couple of people in Phuket to the tsunami. I hope life takes on a far more peaceful rhythm for the rest of the year. Andi I'm sorry to hear that as well, Andi. Thanks for your thoughts. Geodyne |
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"Fran" wrote in
: "Geodyne" wrote in message The end of last year was pretty big to me - we lost 53 distant family members in the tsunami. Hopefully the rest of this year will be somewhat less dramatic. That shocking news! I'm very sorry to hear that. Thanks Fran. Fortunatley for me, most were very distant family - cousins of my two SsIL by marriage. They are very upset, of course as are we all. It's probably a cold-hearted thing to say, but we're actually counting out blessings because we had 5 immediate family members in Sri Lanka that day - including H's brother and BIL's PIL. Some of them had been in the village where most of the family were lost just a few days before. The other two near family members were SIL's sister and her husband, who is a doctor and was in Sri Lanka for the first time. He immediately volunteered his services after the tsunami hit and spent the rest of his holiday going through affected areas, helping where he could. He said that the level of devastation was total in many places. Tara |
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"Janet Baraclough" wrote in message
mmmm yeh first up it takes away the reliance on a motor vehicle, second we won't have a tractor to keep going when, they break down they cost big bucks, and no use being here if we can't do/finish what we want to do and grow as much of our food needs and repair the habitat etc all takes moeny, this all takes money, and then there's fencing and whole lots of things. Is a tractor really essential to grow fruit and veg for two people ? It may not be to grow veg for 2, but if he uses it as a slasher (to keep the grass and thus snake threat low) or has a carryall for fencing equipment or to dig post holes with, or has a blade on it for forming roads, then it could be vital to living on a rural block. And Len is quite right about rural living - it is far more expensive in terms of daily costs. I pay about double the cost of groceries if I shop in the village vs getting in the car and going 30 kms (and fuel here has also recently blown out in cost). |
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"len gardener" wrote in message
and buying mulch at up to $3 aud a bale is too dear Bloody hell! Count your lucky stars as that is cheap - round here straw is $8.00 and last time I bothered to ask, (at least a year ago) lucerne bales were $16 each! |
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"Geodyne" wrote in message
Thanks Fran. Fortunatley for me, most were very distant family - cousins of my two SsIL by marriage. They are very upset, of course as are we all. Yes. Knwoing the closeness makes it even worse, although Lord knows how abolutley ghastly it has clearly been. It certainly puts other world news and worries into perspective doesn't it? It's probably a cold-hearted thing to say, but we're actually counting out blessings because we had 5 immediate family members in Sri Lanka that day - including H's brother and BIL's PIL. Some of them had been in the village where most of the family were lost just a few days before. I don't think that is cold hearted at all - merely a justifiable relief not to lose even more people who are closer to you. The situation is soo ghastly that it is very hard to comprehend. I can't remember any single other event that has resulted in such a response. Whilst everyone I know has been simply Gobsmacked, they have certainly done something practical to help - like give a generous financial donation and or turn out their cupboards to give to the various appeals. The other two near family members were SIL's sister and her husband, who is a doctor and was in Sri Lanka for the first time. He immediately volunteered his services after the tsunami hit and spent the rest of his holiday going through affected areas, helping where he could. He said that the level of devastation was total in many places. That was very good of him. I hope he wasn't too traumatised by it all. 2 of our local Doctors are Sri Lankan and they know the areas wel and they look stunned and they aren't even therel. Their fund raising/medical aid effort is getting lots of support but that is only one of the local things on the go. I must say that I'm really impressed with how people have reacted. |
#30
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yeh fran,
straw is pretty dear up this way not sure but we stopped buying it 2 years ago think it might have got to 12 bucks. this is mulch hay we buy good lucern hay is worth anywhere from 8.80 to 17 bucks. but mulch hay ingeneral has gone from aroubnd 1.5 to 2 bucks 2 years ago, it never goes down either funny that hey. len snipped -- happy gardening 'it works for me it could work for you,' "in the end ya' gotta do what ya' gotta do" but consider others and the environment http://members.optusnet.com.au/~gardenlen1/ my e/mail addies have spam filters you should know what to delete before you send. |
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