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Where The Bloody Hell Are You?
May 16 2011
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RHP User
15 years ago
I have moved around a bit , Toowoomba - Nice town...lovely people...way to insular for my liking...and its tough when the cops know you on first name basis (not for a bad reason people) and you cant go out and run amok without others finding out - though the free lift home was always handy . Gold Coast - once you go past the Theme Parks there was nothing there (though I do miss my favourite Coffee Shop) . Sydney - been here about 8 months and I love it...its closer to my family and friends - honestly I have seen more of my Mother in these last 8 months than in the previous 5yrs combined.....still exploring this city so who knows what I might find. . Kisses Focus
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RHP User
15 years ago
I didn't notice you'd come in from the bush! Welcome back LOL ;-)
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RHP User
15 years ago
in and around Melbourne. Raised in Moonee Ponds (Dame Edna's stomping ground), then a quick 18 months in Cessnock and Deniliquin, finally around 10 years in the Eastern suburbs. Moved to Perth in 2008, then back to Melbourne earlier this month. Wouldn't say I love or hate the place - home for me is about people, not places.
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RHP User
15 years ago
I drank my way through the alcohol and there are only so many ringers you can play with, only too much sand getting in all the wrong places...befire you crave the bright lights again.... , Thanks for the Welcome m Kisses Focus
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RHP User
15 years ago
The weather (MOST of the time...this last summer has gone and fucked that!)The lifestyle (being that I'm originally a country lad, the more relaxed city lifestyle really suits me...)But the people I think would be top of the list. When I moved from Adelaide about 5 years ago, I was really starting to lose a lot of faith in people in general. But since the move, I've met so many amazing people here, and it's really easy! The city for the most part, is beautiful. The escapes (Both the Gold Coast and Sunshine Coast) are amazing in their own ways. It's just a happy place to live
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RHP User
15 years ago
Quoting 'focusliason' I have moved around a bit , Toowoomba - ...and its tough when the cops know you on first name basis (not for a bad reason people) We had to nickname her Focus Belboa for a while there. Imagine taking on security guards and decking other women in nightclubs. Hmmmmm.
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RHP User
15 years ago
Is small. Enough shops to keep me happy and a major regional centre only an hour away. Half way between Brisbane and Sydney. Not too far to trravel if I want. I have a university on my doorstep, so I can study to my hearts content (and do) Mild in the summer, it rarely gets over 32 degrees and the nights are always cool enough to sleep. Winters can be a bit harsh but I like seeing four seasons. I love seeing Mother Nature put the earth to sleep for the winter and waking things up again in spring. I really hate the heat. Love the smell of wood smoke in the crisp autumn air, the sight of daffodils in the spring and baby lambs. The fragrance of roses in summer and the russet tones of autumn. I chose this town as I had been working out in the shearing sheds outback NSW 20 something years ago in 40 degree heat wave, fresh over from NZ. I came up over the hills to do shed up this way, it was cold, sleeting and green and here I stayed. There is a shortage of available and appropriate men for sex up here though and so I must travel frequently. It is a safe place for raising a family. The education is great here with three private GPS schools. As it is a university town, the competition for places as a teacher is fierce so the public schools have great staff as well. As the kids study, they build a life here and dont want to leave so we get the cream of the teaching crop. I know many who have made a "tree change" from Sydney to my town and love it. We have a relaxed lifestyle and an abundance of water. We never have water restrictions. I am comfortable in Sydney but would not want to raise kids there. Love visiting and if there was only me I would move there in a heart beat. Seriously thinking of leaving my little country haven very soon anyway. It is time!
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RHP User
15 years ago
Flirty,I've lived in every state in Australia and my favourite place, in terms of natural beauty, was Dorrigo in NSW. Was a bit quiet there though. I can only talk to the birds for so long. Newcastle was pretty good, especially as I spent quite a while in Merewether with a beautiful beach at the bottom of my street. Perth was clean and green when I was living there but it sure felt a long way from the family who all lived in the east. Tassie is beautiful and there are times when I think its the best place I've ever been, then there are other times I think its too small, a bit insular and too bloody cold. The flip side of that is I seldom roast in summer. Nimbin was BORING! I also enjoyed living in Adelaide and Brisbane. I've lived in Brisbane about 3 times and it was the last time I was there that I really began to enjoy the city. You are right about the Gold Coast. . . emptyville. Get out and see the country. . . its a great place.And if you come to Tassie, I'll shout you a drink.
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RHP User
15 years ago
Quoting 'WildPaganGypsy'Flirty, I've lived in every state in Australia and my favourite place, in terms of natural beauty, was Dorrigo in NSW. Yes Dorrigo is gorgeous I must admit. It reminds me of New Zealand and after 25 years away, I get a homesick pang every time I drive through Dorrigo. Even the vegetation is the same.
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RHP User
15 years ago
Quoting 'fionabee' Quoting 'WildPaganGypsy'Flirty, I've lived in every state in Australia and my favourite place, in terms of natural beauty, was Dorrigo in NSW. Yes Dorrigo is gorgeous I must admit. It reminds me of New Zealand and after 25 years away, I get a homesick pang every time I drive through Dorrigo. Even the vegetation is the same. Which part of NZ? I'd love to be able to find the peace of NZ with the facilities of Australia. LOL. NZ is a great place to go back to but waaaay too sleepy for me. I used to say I could never live there ... too slow. I suspect I'm mellowing though, because you guys are making these places sound idyllic!
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RHP User
15 years ago
Quoting 'fionabee' Quoting 'focusliason' I have moved around a bit , Toowoomba - ...and its tough when the cops know you on first name basis (not for a bad reason people) We had to nickname her Focus Belboa for a while there. Imagine taking on security guards and decking other women in nightclubs. Hmmmmm. They knew me BEFORE those incidednts - sheesh she should have left the guys alone when she was told to and not provoked me as for the security guards - dont get me started.... , Kisses Focus
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RHP User
15 years ago
Quoting 'rcflyer69'in and around Melbourne. Raised in Moonee Ponds (Dame Edna's stomping ground), then a quick 18 months in Cessnock and Deniliquin, finally around 10 years in the Eastern suburbs. Moved to Perth in 2008, then back to Melbourne earlier this month. Wouldn't say I love or hate the place - home for me is about people, not places. If Dame Edna is the principal claim to fame for Moonee Ponds, and it isn't a place thing, what makes Melbourne people so great? . . Quoting 'KD7884'The weather (MOST of the time...this last summer has gone and fucked that!)The lifestyle (being that I'm originally a country lad, the more relaxed city lifestyle really suits me...)But the people I think would be top of the list. When I moved from Adelaide about 5 years ago, I was really starting to lose a lot of faith in people in general. But since the move, I've met so many amazing people here, and it's really easy! The city for the most part, is beautiful. The escapes (Both the Gold Coast and Sunshine Coast) are amazing in their own ways. It's just a happy place to live . .... Or Brisbane people for that matter??
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RHP User
15 years ago
Which part of NZ? I'd love to be able to find the peace of NZ with the facilities of Australia. LOL. NZ is a great place to go back to but waaaay too sleepy for me. I used to say I could never live there ... too slow. I suspect I'm mellowing though, because you guys are making these places sound idyllic! You have never been to Dorrigo. There is not much there. It is a small rural township. They do have a fabulous bakery though and a massive junk shoppe. Dorrigo is that slow that even the cows are walking backwards. BUT it is not far from Coffs Harbour.
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RHP User
15 years ago
I have lived in a few cities in France (including Paris), in Denmark, Dubai and now Sydney. I would say that the one I really like is the one I will discover next! ;)
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RHP User
15 years ago
Can compensate for a lot, you know? But I'm not so sure I'd appreciate all those dangly cow udders moving in reverse ... The allure of Coffs being so close would make it ok. But doesn't it detract a little from moving to a small, quiet, blink-and-youll-miss-it town if you have to sell it in terms of its location to the nearest big town? Must say though, that I've known a few people who've headed up that way and never looked back!
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RHP User
15 years ago
Quoting 'flirty_bi_fem' Quoting 'rcflyer69'in and around Melbourne. Raised in Moonee Ponds (Dame Edna's stomping ground), then a quick 18 months in Cessnock and Deniliquin, finally around 10 years in the Eastern suburbs. Moved to Perth in 2008, then back to Melbourne earlier this month. Wouldn't say I love or hate the place - home for me is about people, not places. If Dame Edna is the principal claim to fame for Moonee Ponds, and it isn't a place thing, what makes Melbourne people so great? . .Sorry, I should have explained that a bit better....it's the people I surround myself with that make a good home (for me), not necessarily the general populace.
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RHP User
15 years ago
Yes Dorrigo is gorgeous I must admit. It reminds me of New Zealand and after 25 years away, I get a homesick pang every time I drive through Dorrigo. Even the vegetation is the same. Fiona, I can understand how Dorrigo connects you to NZ . I lived in NZ for over 6 years and go back every few years for a visit. I love the scenery. I also lived in Ireland for 5 months and Tassie is quite like Ireland with lots of lakes and mountains. There are parts of the north of the state that make me feel I am back in beautiful Eire. Now there is a place that is happening. Dublin, people everywhere, friendliness, night life and I could sing in the street without anyone wanting to call mental health services. Dublin is a testament to how art and literature and music are the soul of the nation. If I didn't have two kids and 2 beautiful grandkids, that is the place I would live. And the accents . . . . I would be in aural heaven!
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RHP User
15 years ago
Quoting 'flirty_bi_fem'Can compensate for a lot, you know? But I'm not so sure I'd appreciate all those dangly cow udders moving in reverse ... The allure of Coffs being so close would make it ok. But doesn't it detract a little from moving to a small, quiet, blink-and-youll-miss-it town if you have to sell it in terms of its location to the nearest big town? Must say though, that I've known a few people who've headed up that way and never looked back! The allure is not in the location of the nearest big town. More that occassionally even the rurals need to shop up large or get things that just will not be available in the rural townships. Lets just say that I wanted a new bed, complete with bedding...little towns dont have furniture stores. The grocery items tend to be a little more pricey as well so many rural dwellers like to take a fortnightly or monthly trip to a big center and stock up on the pantry staples. Coles and Woolies are not just down the road. Then there are trips to the doctor. Medical services are few and far between in rural Australia ans specialist care almost non existant.
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RHP User
15 years ago
Home will always be Australia, raised as a shire boy in Sydney, now living the past few years in Melbourne (which I love) after coming back from a long spell working in various locations overseas. Cities, country towns, villages, islands, they are all what you make of them, however, opportunities to experience something new give you a great chance to appreciate that what you had was right for you, or not so right as the case may be. One thing I have learned over the years from many people, the grass isn't always greener.
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RHP User
15 years ago
I guess I have been fortunate to have been able to kick around the planet a bit and really...tend to think of the world as my place of residence. Home is where you happen to be at the time, whereever you go there you are...and unavoidably you take yourself along for the ride. Makes me wonder a bit if I don't like where I end up...maybe it's time to look at who's there no matter where I go. | Home is more a matter of family, extended family and friends around the world...it's easy to stay in touch any more without loosing that connection. | If I had to pick the characteristics of the place it would definitely be a very small town...with water near by, a great pub with good food and someplace where I could put my boots up on the rail at the end of the day and watch the sunset. I would be happy to have a few good friends and the company of one that makes the sun both rise and set every day in my world. | Location and language would really not matter much...as long as I had a few cohibas, vintage scotch and bed to sleep in at night, I would be home. Da me la las cohibas, quiero scotch escoces de edad, posible tambien la cerveza fria cuando esta caliente y sin duda, donde esta el bano antes de irme a la cama. | ...and for everything else, there's always MasterCard.
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RHP User
15 years ago
why is it that everyone seems to think someplace else is better than where they are today ???? the grass is said to be so much greener on the other side of the fence but if you look after your own life well enough then where you are at any said time is the best place to be then again I will leave home some day I promice Andy
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RHP User
15 years ago
And that's why I want to know, what makes where you are right now, so great? What is great about Tamworth? ... And RampantLion, you say you love Melbourne! WHY? What is so great about Melbourne? I think if you've travelled a bit and seen lots of different placesn you should be even better placed to communicate what is so great about where you live now. Oh and Gypsy, agree with your comments on Ireland, and in particular Dublin. It is one country I would love to live in, if only for a time. I think it would be a fantastic experience for my kids too!
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RHP User
15 years ago
It can be a sense of belonging. I have known a few country people who have rarely traveled more than a couple of hundred kilometers from thier home town in thier lives. They grew up there. They know every one there. It is home and they feel safe there. The world can be a scary place for a few people. Familiar surroundings, the knowledge that they can say hello to thier neighbours, know the name of thier butcher, baker, hardware merhant or who ever because they grew up with him/her is a sense of comfort to many. It is not that thier little patch is THE BEST just the best for them.
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RHP User
15 years ago
"The grass is always greener on the other side of the hill, but you have to stop and think about at the fertilizer bill".| Short form...it's all bullshit unless you are happy within yourself. | I'm saving the story about the kid happily diving through a room full of horse poop with a big smile on his face for later...just in case we start taking ourselves too seriously.
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RHP User
15 years ago
and i'm freezing my tits off lol. I am stuck here for the time being but it's not where I want to live forever. I'm not unhappy here and do have some great friends but over all it just isnt a friendly town. Origanally I come from North Qld and I long to live there again. Beautiful warm weather, friendly people and such a relaxed lifestyle. For now I just make do with a trip home once a year.
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RHP User
15 years ago
I appreciate your invaluable analogies, but I note you've chosen not to elaborate on why you love Melbourne. It can't just be the girls on the trains or the sounds of trucks rumbling by! ... Surely! :-O Why Melbourne? Why not anywhere else?
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RHP User
15 years ago
I only got here yesterday and I wanna go home to Brisbane!10 more days 10 more days 10 more days.... xx Sarah
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RHP User
15 years ago
Actually, FBF...I am really not a city dweller by nature but happened to land here a few years ago for business reasons, at least for a while anyway. It's the Viking thing...never hang your horny hat on one peg for very long before looking to the next horizon on the road to gloabal domination. | Quoting 'flirty_bi_fem' It can't just be the girls on the trains... | No, I am not that shallow, the ones on the trams are a lot of fun too...especially when you "have to" ride through the tennis center nearly every day and even better when the Open is on. Short skirts and long legs everywhere...even the the girls that are not tall look long or get a long look. | The truth? Okay, but no more questions after this one...it's because my dogs live here. | It would be rude to move and leave them here. | | Besides...if you can fly, why move?
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RHP User
15 years ago
Quoting 'curiousnewgirl78' I only got here yesterday and I wanna go home to Brisbane!10 more days 10 more days 10 more days.... xx Sarah Hope you took your moccasins and flanny!
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RHP User
15 years ago
let me out...let me out...let me out.... . Not a small town girl at all - depsite being raised in one....that closeness...that knowledge of your neighbours can also be very stifling. . Kisses Focus
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RHP User
15 years ago
Hey Flirty, I lived in London for a few years in my 20's and that was fantastic. I loved London and the life style there. Of course I was just saving money to party and to travel as were all my friends. We had no responsibilities and no families around, so no wonder some of us went a little nuts. I loved London because of the history and the amazing buildings, the fantastic public transport system (when it worked), & the party lifestyle and of course the fact that a long weekend meant going to Paris, Barcelona,Rome, Edinburgh, Prague, etc, etc. The rest of my life has been spent in Sydney. I love Sydney's beaches and the harbour. It is a beautiful city. xxMeeka
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RHP User
15 years ago
I would move to Prague in a heartbeat.Beautiful town, funny people who have never given up even through the shit they were put through by the Russians and Germans. Georgeous and I mean absolutley georgeous women............and best of all.......beer is cheaper than water.............................Haven is on earth...............now if only i can get some surf happening up that river.......
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