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Offline Symon

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Well, time for a change of scenery....
« on: April 17, 2012, 03:50:35 PM »
After way too long on the FIFO/DIDO scene Kirsty and I have decided to pull up stumps and relocate to Brisbane.

I will now become a latte sipping corporate junkie in the company head office and Kirsty will be doing something similar.

So to all of you in the SEQ corner of God's Country you might as well start your liver detox diet now as there will be some serious  :cheers:  :cheers:  :cheers: going on in the not too distant future!!
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Re: Well, time for a change of scenery....
« Reply #1 on: April 17, 2012, 04:05:29 PM »
Look out Brisbane !!

What sort of work you doing down there Symon as you may need an off sider like me.

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Re: Well, time for a change of scenery....
« Reply #2 on: April 17, 2012, 04:43:31 PM »
More time for myswag, yay :)
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Re: Well, time for a change of scenery....
« Reply #3 on: April 17, 2012, 05:53:13 PM »
Awesome mate good to hear!

Where abouts are you moving to and when is the big move?

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Re: Well, time for a change of scenery....
« Reply #4 on: April 17, 2012, 06:13:19 PM »
Start in mid May, but still hunting for a permanent place to live.  Will probably just rent something for 6 months while scouting the market.
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Re: Well, time for a change of scenery....
« Reply #5 on: April 17, 2012, 06:22:47 PM »
Nice work symon make sure you move to the good side of town (north side) and we might have to tag along with you to cairns in June
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Re: Well, time for a change of scenery....
« Reply #6 on: April 17, 2012, 07:22:09 PM »
Great to hear Symon. ;D Looks like we'll catch up for a few more beers during camping weekends.  :D :D I also hear the rental market is better on the NSW side of the border, cleaner air, clearer water, better tracks. >:D >:D
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Well, time for a change of scenery....
« Reply #7 on: April 17, 2012, 07:30:44 PM »
Congats on the decision to move mate. You know Ryan will be always be wanting to come and dog sit lol
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Re: Well, time for a change of scenery....
« Reply #8 on: April 17, 2012, 07:44:00 PM »
Hi Symon and Kirsty,

Congrats on the new position, I am going the other way and back to a FIFO roster.

Hopefully I will see you in June, All the best.
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Re: Well, time for a change of scenery....
« Reply #9 on: April 17, 2012, 07:53:38 PM »
Symon  You have decided to join the 20th century , slowly , Zipping in to Brisvagus is almost as good as 1959 in the  real world .  They got Lecke Lights at the flick of a switch down there but no daylight saving as yet . Enjoy  ;D
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Re: Well, time for a change of scenery....
« Reply #10 on: April 17, 2012, 09:50:55 PM »
Bloody beauty mate...................looking forward to catching up,.........by the way, Bayside is the place to be  ;D , Straddie is only 10 min up the road from here  :cheers: .

I can see some trips coming up soon to show you guys the sites  :cup: .

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Re: Well, time for a change of scenery....
« Reply #11 on: April 17, 2012, 10:09:35 PM »


Nicely negotiated.  HQ Corporate Latte Licker!  Brilliant.

Well now you'll have to peruse my blog for those excellent places to position the camper as a weekend warrior!

Kit_e

P.S.  Southside is the go for sure.
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Re: Well, time for a change of scenery....
« Reply #12 on: April 18, 2012, 04:06:32 PM »
Quote from: Frostd on April 17, 2012, 07:22:09 PM
Great to hear Symon. ;D Looks like we'll catch up for a few more beers during camping weekends.  :D :D I also hear the rental market is better on the NSW side of the border, cleaner air, clearer water, better tracks. >:D >:D

I've heard the coppers are a bit much down that way  ;D ;D ;D

Quote from: gregnleanne on April 17, 2012, 06:22:47 PM
Nice work symon make sure you move to the good side of town (north side) and we might have to tag along with you to cairns in June

Bloody hell, northside, southside, I can't be everywhere!!
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Re: Well, time for a change of scenery....
« Reply #13 on: April 18, 2012, 04:20:30 PM »
Time for a poll ....    ;D

Northside is my vote .

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( and also ... I heard a funny one the other day : FIFO was explained to me as " Fit In or F*#k Off ! "

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Re: Well, time for a change of scenery....
« Reply #14 on: April 18, 2012, 04:22:20 PM »
Quote from: UTE 701 on April 18, 2012, 04:20:30 PM
Time for a poll ....    ;D

Northside is my vote .



I vote 'eastside'.
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Re: Well, time for a change of scenery....
« Reply #15 on: April 18, 2012, 04:31:03 PM »
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Re: Well, time for a change of scenery....
« Reply #16 on: April 18, 2012, 07:18:11 PM »
Symon and Kirsty,
Good luck with it all...
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Re: Well, time for a change of scenery....
« Reply #17 on: April 18, 2012, 09:23:46 PM »
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Re: Well, time for a change of scenery....
« Reply #18 on: April 22, 2012, 10:48:28 AM »
Grate ..... now where am I supposed to stay when heading up the Cape ........ lol ...... Will be good to have another SEQ member. Looking forward to catching up when your get down here :cheers:

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Re: Well, time for a change of scenery....
« Reply #19 on: April 22, 2012, 11:39:13 AM »
Must be something in the air, although we will be leaving Brisbane for parts north, but a bit further than the Basin, possibly the Isa or East Kimberlies if things go according to plan :cup:

I hope you enjoy your time in the big smoke Symon.
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Re: Well, time for a change of scenery....
« Reply #20 on: April 23, 2012, 03:05:49 PM »
Congrats on the change Symon. I hope it works out well for you both.

As an ex-Brisbanite, I vote for south side, aka the "Keepin' it real" side 8). They keep the latte-sipping X5 drivers north of the river these days. To be honest though, I could quite easily live somewhere bayside, so long as it's near a train line.

Good luck!
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Re: Well, time for a change of scenery....
« Reply #21 on: April 24, 2012, 12:43:21 PM »
Good Luck to you both Symon. I bet you notice the colder winter down south and at least you will be up North again in June.Looking forward to catching up. Regards Martin
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Re: Well, time for a change of scenery....
« Reply #22 on: April 24, 2012, 02:07:29 PM »
Northside. There's only shootings and the Gold Coast on the southside.

And because I need some help with some CT wiring. I pay in beer.
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Re: Well, time for a change of scenery....
« Reply #23 on: April 24, 2012, 03:25:52 PM »
Quote from: spargo on April 24, 2012, 02:07:29 PM
I pay in beer.

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Re: Well, time for a change of scenery....
« Reply #24 on: April 24, 2012, 03:47:04 PM »
Good luck mate but I recon your crazy, city traffic suxs a big one :-)


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