I need to vent!

[Paulbot]

Woken up today at 630 by trucks at my across the road neighbour's house doing construction work. At least seven cement truck loads delivered this morning before 9am, with at least four trucks at one time idling, mixing, delivering and reverse beeping their way in.

The EPA website says construction is prohibited under an environment act from being done in a residential area before 9am on a Saturday, and I'm waiting for a response to my email to the EPA to find out how to formally complain. I've got photos and video evidence.

Tired and cranky today, I really needed a sleep in.

[BigTransformerTrev]

Woken up today at 630 by trucks at my across the road neighbour's house doing construction work. At least seven cement truck loads delivered this morning before 9am, with at least four trucks at one time idling, mixing, delivering and reverse beeping their way in.

The EPA website says construction is prohibited under an environment act from being done in a residential area before 9am on a Saturday, and I'm waiting for a response to my email to the EPA to find out how to formally complain. I've got photos and video evidence.

Tired and cranky today, I really needed a sleep in.

See if the EPA website says 'rules' or 'guidelines' when it comes to your issue. If it's guidelines then don't expect them to do squat - they were of no help with the scare guns my neighbour uses for his grapes because of that bloody distinction

[5FDP]

Woken up today at 630 by trucks at my across the road neighbour's house doing construction work. At least seven cement truck loads delivered this morning before 9am, with at least four trucks at one time idling, mixing, delivering and reverse beeping their way in.

The EPA website says construction is prohibited under an environment act from being done in a residential area before 9am on a Saturday, and I'm waiting for a response to my email to the EPA to find out how to formally complain. I've got photos and video evidence.

Tired and cranky today, I really needed a sleep in.

Why don't you just speak to your neighbours? You might get a favourable response instead of risking getting them offside. I had a similar situation with mine earlier this year. Spoke to them face-to-face and work didn't re-commence until 10 AM the following morning.

[morg176]

Have to love it when your car has some sort of spasm on the way homefrom work.
You have to pull over before you break down in traffic, manage to find a bus stop on a very busy road to break down on, wait an hour for nrma and they cant find anything wrong with it.

Got a tow home cause if it stammers and fits like that again there may not be anywhere to pull over coming home from wollongong, too many places to get crashed if you stop

Mechanic after work perhaps me thinks

Its never done that before

[morg176]

Follow up

New plugs and leads
New rocker cover gaskets as oil is leaking in to the rear spark plugs
$70O ish all up.

Thinking of getting a small 4cyl auto to replace it
Anyone got recomendations

[Trent]

How much do you want to spend?

But definitely something Japanese.

[morg176]

How much do you want to spend?

But definitely something Japanese.

10 -15k max

Hatch
Must be auto
Easy on petrol
4 cyl

[Trent]

Toyota Corolla, Mazda 3, Subaru Impreza.

Also the newer model Korean cars like Hyundai are very reliable now. People bag them but I'd buy one.

Personally I'd go an Impreza, but that's because I'm a Subaru man and love AWD cars . Mazda 3 would be my logical choice because they're cheap, look ok, cost little to run, are reliable and are common so if something does go wrong, parts can be readily sourced. But the same could be said of all the cars I mentioned.

HTH

[morg176]

My car broke down from exactly the same symptoms as a week ago.
Actually it broke down 5 fricken times on the way to school.

Didnt make it to school, one of the teacher camecand gave me a lift.
Left the car on the side of the road till this arvo

Im looking for a new (or used) car.
Im in shellharbour area
Keep an eye out

2010 or later
Auto
4cyl hatchback
Would likecto get one for under 10k but...see what happens
: )

[UltraMarginal]

I have a 2010 Subaru impreza hatch. very happy with it. not sure if you'll get something like that at under 10K but it's a pretty good car.