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  1. 27th August 2009, 06:37 PM #1
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    Quote Originally Posted by Kyle View Post
    After going through all the hoohah in putting together a new conference paper (more like copying & pasting from my own previous papers... ) and being told I SHOULD tag along to the Gold Coast conference for a few days, I'm now told they actually don't have enough funding to pay for my trip. Conference registration + return air fare + hotel fees add up to over $2000 and there's no way I'll be paying for even half of that out of my own pocket at my current financial state. And for $2000 I could really have an oversea trip instead, or have the money saved for next year's BotCon.

    I got all excited thinking I could go visit bossbot and others in Brisbane then fly to see Melb + Syd fans with cheap Jetstar air fares. Will see what my boss says on Monday now. With me and another 2 girls not going, his entourage is now down from 4 to 1. It'll be a record if he ends up presenting 4 papers by himself at a single conference. I guess there's still a very "slim" chance he'll pay for my trip but I wouldn't count on it.
    Were they actually expecting you to pay for it or did the funding get cut back?

    Sucks either way tho
    Which brings us to where we are today...


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    Came oh so close over the weekend to purchasing a townhouse (was gonna sign the contract) but pulled out last minute because we found some issues with the place.

    Oh the disappointment!
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    Quote Originally Posted by shazam View Post
    Came oh so close over the weekend to purchasing a townhouse (was gonna sign the contract) but pulled out last minute because we found some issues with the place.

    Oh the disappointment!
    Townhouses are usually rubbish anyway. And houses are too damn expensive. You could be lucky however and find a gem that is in your price range, so dont give up on it.
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    can someone please tell me why today is such a blue cold monday!!
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    Quote Originally Posted by iceburn View Post
    can someone please tell me why today is such a blue cold monday!!
    The wind changed, no more hot air from the west. It's back to "normal" for this time of year again.
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    Quote Originally Posted by iceburn View Post
    can someone please tell me why today is such a blue cold monday!!
    thats because you live in Melbourne
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    Quote Originally Posted by iceburn View Post
    can someone please tell me why today is such a blue cold monday!!
    Because it's the last day of winter?
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    Quote Originally Posted by 1AZRAEL1 View Post
    Townhouses are usually rubbish anyway. And houses are too damn expensive. You could be lucky however and find a gem that is in your price range, so dont give up on it.
    Really? Why do you think town houses arn't good?
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    Quote Originally Posted by shazam View Post
    Really? Why do you think town houses arn't good?
    Maybe I'm being over generalising, but the ones I went and looked at before when I needed a place to go, were run down pieces of...
    Maybe it was just out west
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    Quote Originally Posted by 1AZRAEL1 View Post
    Maybe I'm being over generalising, but the ones I went and looked at before when I needed a place to go, were run down pieces of...
    Maybe it was just out west
    You gotta have to look more than a dozen houses to really find a gem as 1Azrael! said... most townhouses end up dilapidated coz the owners tend to rent these, and well, most renters ........
    Im just lucky with my townhouse coz the previous renters were really good keepers so even ythough mine didnt have any development whatsoever Im fine with it so long as I didnt have to shell out anything for any repairs at all once I moved in. it was just about 6-8 years old and basically a blank canvass which is what i was after so i can repaint it to whatever color i wanted and add any development as I prefer. A plus for me was it is near the train station & post/shops & school & GPs(10-15 min walk) and Im attached only to 1 neighbor, Im in the very middle of the compound, no other house is blocking my house's view as well ( not that there's much of a view). But this is like the tenth house I had to look at when I was searching... it aint fun at all around that time I just wanted to get it over with but at the same time I wanted to get what I paid for....
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