Trent and I went for a fish yesterday, and head down to Langwarrin after work, to meet Katy (and Cameron from Network 1) to put the SOLD sticker on the house.
After the application of the SOLD sticker, we met the current owners, Dave and Glenda, who seem pretty nice, had a drink, and then head back to the Gully to have dinner with Trently.
The fishing was pretty good also, once I remembered my drivers license and wallet that is. We got most of the way to the Cranbourne - Frankston Road, and then had to turn back to Malvern to get it.
We launched at Black Rock instead of Frankston, and spent a couple of very enjoyable hours chasing a school of salmon off Rickett's Point...
After a jabber discussion yesterday, we decided that we would in fact put in an offer on the house. After several comings and goings on the phone, I finally had the vendor accept an offer of $1000 less than the property had been offered on previously.
It was a little more than we wanted to pay, however it is a house that we both fell in love with, and a couple of thousand dollars isn't all that much in the grand scheme of things over the rest of our lives.
As of today, pending financial and Archicentre inspection approval, we will be in 90 days, the proud owners of Number 30, Cotoneaster Way, Langwarrin, 3910, Victoria, Australia
After a few weekends of suburb driving, we've found a house that we both walked into, and thought "This is Home!"
On the weekend, we had a look at a hell of a lot of houses in Langwarrin, which is the suburb we both feel very comfortable about the prospect of living there.
We went to another house on the weekend, that we both really liked, and after driving past about another 30 houses on Sunday, we drove past this house on the way out of the neighbourhood. Katy SMS'd the agent to get some details, which she received yesterday during the day.
I rang Buxton's, who are selling the house we liked around the corner from this house, to try and get to look through it tonight, however the agent was not available.
I rang Cameron, from Network 1 and arranged for us to take a look through the house tonight at 6.00 pm. We got from 484 to the house, which is at 30 Cotoneaster Way, Langwarrin, in 55 minutes, which is how long it can take sometimes from 484 to Bretonneux Square!!!
Anyway, we had quite a look through the house, and both pretty well fell in love with it.
We had dinner at Patterson lakes, where we talked about putting in an offer on the house. We drove back to the house, to see what the street is like at night, and it seems pretty quiet.
When we got back home, we sat in the car, and after we talked about it for a bit, we decided that we would make an offer...
Well, I've been back in the factory for two days now, and ready to go back on leave... good thing I have about 60 days of leave the company wants me to use... I should just take them, and use them... All of them... Can't believe that there is so much BS going on in that work environment down at Holden... If I were going to be there for more than 6 weeks I think I'd just go nuts... I've never been in a position where I hate my job until now...
Went down to Frankston this morning, to have the drivers window of the XT re-tinted, due to a blemish that has been there since the car was new... Been down there 2-3 times, but never rang through before prior to heading down, so this time they were actually able to replace the tint... I'm deadset impressed with all the auto trading guys in the vicinity of Cambur Motors. I was told at 10, that the car woul dbe ready at 11.00, and it was ready at 10.50... :-) Had to get home for 13.00, as the plumber is supposed to be coming to unblock the kitchen drains, and at 14.36, there is still no plumber, and if I could find him in the phone book, I could ring the bastard, to find out where the fuck he is!!!
Finally, I've got a chance to take a few days off work... Ironically, 4 days off, before going back to a job I'm going to hate, but sort of have to help out with for a while...
Having just finished 6 months of service delivery, I don't know how the other guys do it for what seems like a lifetime...
Maybe it's the customer, but I'm going with the thing of if I'm not liking it, then I dont want to keep on with it...
I've been given the out, so I'm taking it...
Deep in my heart I'm a techo, and delivery management doesn't go hand-in-hand with the techo role...
Now, to get the e-mail inbox under control... 189 items, and 20 meg in size... hopefully it doesnt take my 4 days of leave to get it managable again...
Next time, before riding a 210 km event, remember to do more than 300 km of training in the 4 monthe before the event!!
