Sale of lenses and camera (Canon 90D, 10-22, 400, 300): $3600
300 mm lens costs only $110 to fix
Antony is doing fine past Barry
Jan divs: $4600 + $ 500
Div from div fund > $ 2000
$21 K ↑ in balance in 2025
Glad
Got Carcoar train ticket night before. Fully booked on day.
Nearly missed dinner with Marion et al. Looked at watch at 7.05 pm and realised. There by 7.25 pm.
Home: Timber replacement
We got $ 13000 refund from Triaxil. Otherwise would have been a huge psychological blow.
My cash balance was high.
Ed had recommended contacts and spoke to him.
Greg made final decision, not me.
2nd quote came in at same amount ($75 for 75% replacement)
The quoting inspection went well. Everyone home.
Easy, nice homeowners to deal with. Sense of cohesion.
Chance to be in home owners good books: Earn good will.
Live in a time when all can be managed from my computer (safe, ordered place)
My rear balcony. Noticed it. Got it replaced. Synchronicity in Cape Town of: 1. Contacted Joe. 2. Bev whatsapped it was over. 3. I looked in emails in pm and saw mail from Sean that ending. 4. I emailed Sean with support from Jo. 5. Checked 30 mins later and he'd repied. Upbeat. Will get to it.
Whatapp group I set up played an important role: Discovering near end, discovering outstandings, Sean sending some messages.
Bledisloe would have rushed it. 2 weeks with 2 carpenters. Any addition would have been stressful.
Sean, not Paddy. Much friendlier.
People at Hunnit were lovely and approachable / friendly (Joe, Sean, Lawson)
Good attention to detail / quality. Did good job.
Angled handrail looked good.
Only had to pay $5600 plus levy not increase for year. Mum giving $8000.
Had plenty of extra dex (because of pending South Africa trip).
Benefits of organising: Serious brownie points, sense of control and agency, growing and learning, experience in sourcing and dealing with suppliers.
Increases my confidence with suppliers.
Carpenters did not notice or mention lifting wood on the wall.
I now have a working gate and Martin's balcony is fixed.
Getting my property done first , thoroughly.
Came in on budget budget ($75K + Vat) even with my back balcony.
After Cape Town, they came and finished work (including my balcony) without need for follow up.]
Tail end, did not get Chris to do it. Sean came back to us without me needing to push it.
Home: Garage hole leak
Water leak coming through hole from cupboard, not flower beds! Not liable for $100K.
Do not need to take up flower bed and chop down trees and expose wall.
Martin kept me sane. "I'll tell you when to worry" Without him, I would have been totally lost.
Took up right bed. Should not have had it right across.
Had 7 to 8 dx available per day and temazapam.
Without dex, could not have done it.
Can go to South Africa.
Home: Garage leak (second)
In Sep, seems to be leak from other side of the slab but I check after rain next day and it is not. Thank you for rain and confidence to check.
Was looking at wrong unit! The relief !!
Courage to test water
Discovered issue quickly (2 days)
Home: Back wall
Wall has not moved. Filled crack fine.
Hopefully wood stopped moving. Easily fixed.
Hunnit did not mention
Home: Roof leak
Suppliers did a water test and did not mention the wall.
Months with nothing, letting me recover.
Issue resolved / fixed ?
Home: Inside
Martin shower grouting in place.
iPhone
Found lost phone on hike
Not a problem with charging like I thought
Martin
Vegetable knife replacement and fitted
Did not lift lid in stove & eat curry: He came down
Find housemates
Before going to Cape Town in March: 1st person who came (Shra). OK to pay 6 weeks rent
December: 2 people (Maria & Shelley) both wanted it. At one stage, looked like neither.
Movies
Lekulu maliciousness stopped by Martin's firewall
Flixster (Thank you Anusha: $45)
Life Trove
Life-trove domain working again
Xenia asked if I'd told re 12 Step Program
Called Shushann when I did and she picked up
Walked home, not in car
I could deny it
Had good chat with Shushann which I wouldn't have had.
Dex
Mostly under control (4+2+1)
2 in my mouth when realised mistake
30th Jan was my appointment
Enough dex for water leak and timber project
Matthew there every time, except once
Matthew lost key to safe but had some incoming.
Dex for canyoning trip. Matt there.
Did not send email to Cosgrove for more dex for canyoning.
Health
Don't need to go in to see Cosgrove next time (blood pressure)
↓ cholestrol
Appointment 6 months, not 3 months
Cosgrove going on leave so saw early. Despite much worry, not an issue I was 1.5 months short.
Got Micardis without needing blood pressure taken.
Andre
Meeting him
Risking discomfort and organising canyon trip
Sharon & Lydia not upset
Gavin lending wet suit, tent, mattress etc.
Computer
Keyboard got very wet. Switched off, thought it was dead! Ok
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