Author: Paul_McGaughey

​They have isolated the island and now anyone not designated essential personnel has to go into a 14 day self isolation. Essential are medical, police, defence, ship and air crew, and transport drivers bringing stuff across on the ferries. Anyone else including locals returning home, people coming in on yachts...

We have had a couple of big rains recently and we have seen water leaking down through the eaves where the balcony is. I remember from the building report that there was some water damage up there, so I went up into the roof space to have a look. Next...

We finally have both vehicles registered here in Tasmania, our Tasmanian drivers licenses, and even our Tasmanian versions of the Seniors Card. The process was pretty straightforward, just about everything you need to know is available at www.service.tas.gov.au/ but some of the terminology can be confusing. “Proof of Entitlement” for vehicle registration...

Discovered another issue since the last rain, the patio does not drain completely, there are a couple of spots where the water sits for hours, and eventually even the pavers up under the eaves next to the house get a bit damp. I pulled up a couple of pavers, and...

We picked Chocco and Latte up today!We went down and stayed at the Wrest Point for one night, since Eva had missed out during the settlement debacle, and planned to catch up with John and Larraine. Unfortunately they couldn’t make it on a week night so we just had something...

Happy New Year, we made it. I think 2020 will be an interesting year for us here. Who ever thought we would be living in 2020, sounds like science fiction.We had a fairly hot day on Monday, got to 35 Celsius here. Down where John is it got to 41...

Almost 2 weeks since all our stuff was delivered, and we are still unpacking. Given that it took us over a month to pack it all up in Victoria, we are just taking our time and getting everything where we want it. With all my tools now here, I was...

Hooray! Finally all our stuff is being delivered. Boxes everywhere, but it probably only took them 3 and a half hours to get it all unloaded. Great work by the guys at www.chessmoving.com.au/about/office-locations/launceston in particular to Narelle who organised everything so efficiently.We finally have a microwave, dining table and chairs, TV, all...

Finally back up in Launceston, we are supposed to meet the estate agent at the property at 12:30, then after a brief pre-settlement inspection, and assuming everything is OK, we contact the conveyancer, the deal is done, and the agent hands us the keys. In yet another stuff up, the real...

After one night at Salamanca Terraces in Hobart,  www.salamancaterraces.com.au/ we get the call on Thursday afternoon from the conveyancer, they finally have the property title, and settlement can take place tomorrow, or Monday if we want to wait. After checking with the hotel, we are able to cancel the rest of...

With the station wagon safely in a storage locker in Legana, we are down to just Eva’s hatchback, which is nice to drive around in. We moved out of the motel, and booked a couple of nights at the Quality Hotel Colonial in Launceston, so at least we would be...

Today is what the movers call uplift, loading up the container(s) at our end. They have estimated one full 20′ container and maybe about a quarter of another. They usually consolidate that with other shipments till they fill it, so it may be delivered later. The garage stuff and all...

We have just had a call from our conveyancers, and the sellers solicitor has advised that Westpac cannot find a copy of the Certificate of Title, which is required before settlement can happen. Of all the incompetent unprofessional morons. A week to go before settlement, and they only now find...

We have decided to pack up most of the stuff ourselves to save quite a bit of money, and its turning out to be a real chore. I can see why rich people just pay someone to do all of this, but I suppose it will be worth it in...

I’ve been back in Mornington, Victoria for a couple of weeks now and we have been making lists and packing up a few things, taking a few things to the tip and to charity shops. We needed to do some cleanup anyway.  We already have a couple of quotes for...

We decided to make an offer on the place, but they wanted a bit more which we negotiated them leaving us the lawn tractor and the fridge plus a couple of other things. The deal is done, just have to organise the deposit. I’m staying in Launceston for another day...

I’ve been checking out Legana a bit while I wait to look at the property again this afternoon. The place is 3 km from the shopping centre directly on a side road that connects to the West Tamar Hwy at a roundabout. The shopping centre has a Woolworths supermarket, Baker’s...

Busy day, I have looked at 3 places in Port Sorell, none of them particularly impressive. I’m going across on Frankford Rd to Exeter, then down to Grindelwald to see the place with all the rocks and the big hill that we have been looking at on the internet for...

Onboard the Spirit of Tasmania to start the house search. I have a couple of places near Devonport to look at and another couple near Launceston. I also want to go down to Hobart and visit with my brother and his family. The best fare I could get was a...

We are getting completely fed up with the ongoing leak situation here at the townhouse in Mornington, it’s been an issue from when we first started renting here. I think we have been rationalising it as a trade off living in such a convenient location. It’s only about a 10 minute...