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@r-l said in Happiness Scale:
@bones I get it now...😂
If anything, I would have hoped that would teach you to watch your phrasing!
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@booboo said in Happiness Scale:
Ook ?
Are you referring to the Alaskan white owl or the modulation technique I can (just) recall was used in the ancient telecoms systems I train on as a spotty teenager...?
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@victor-meldrew said in Happiness Scale:
@booboo said in Happiness Scale:
Ook ?
Are you referring to the Alaskan white owl or the modulation technique I can (just) recall was used in the ancient telecoms systems I train on as a spotty teenager...?
A reference to my favourite Discworld character by Terry Pratchett: The Librarian.
His vocabulary is limited to varying emphasis on "Ook".
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@booboo said in Happiness Scale:
A reference to my favourite Discworld character by Terry Pratchett: The Librarian.
His vocabulary is limited to varying emphasis on "Ook".Ahh. now I understand
Samantha is more than just a librarian though as Humphrey Lyttleton explains:
"Samantha has just started keeping bees, and already has three dozen or so. She says she's got an expert handler coming round to give a demonstration. He'll carefully take out her 36 bees... and soon have them flying round his head"
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Kind of happy to not be playing rugby tomorrow due to COVID after waking up with a sore lower back - training up second rows is a tough gig and sometimes they push early and twist the scrum machine. Ugh. Also recovering from this MCL to a degree.
I'm stuck on 95 caps. Last Saturday was meant to be 96 but one of the opposition got flattened trying to make a tackle, and needed an ambulance
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@nta said in Happiness Scale:
Kind of happy to not be playing rugby tomorrow due to COVID after waking up with a sore lower back - training up second rows is a tough gig and sometimes they push early and twist the scrum machine. Ugh. Also recovering from this MCL to a degree.
I'm stuck on 95 caps. Last Saturday was meant to be 96 but one of the opposition got flattened trying to make a tackle, and needed an ambulance
so we had to abandon the game.You made the field? Surely would count?
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Sunny day, great bike, uncrowded roads, beautiful time of year.
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Fuuucking hell. Wasn't sure quite where to put this one...so I guess, life is good eh!
Groom dies at the altar as his bride is walking down the aisle with their son - The Mirror
Father-of-11 Paul Wynn, 57, had been diagnosed with terminal cancer and was just minutes away from fulfilling his dream to finally wed his love of 21 years, Alison, when he suddenly collapsed
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@bones father of 11!! Wow. That is really sad... Poor Fiancée
Poor choice of thread
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@r-l said in Happiness Scale:
@bones father of 11!! Wow. That is really sad... Poor Fiancée
Poor choice of thread
Not really. I think it probably gives context to the bottom of the scale.
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ok, as with a few times ive posted in here....im not sure this is the best place but why not, it will at least touch on several topics
Mrs Womble has a job opportunity in Hobart, Crown Solicitor so a big deal, but we're really struggling to make a call, is hobart too small and family orientated (we dont have kids), we like Melbourne a lot, i can move with my job so thats no issue
it just the stress of moving again, and we would normally go for a long weekend to get a feel for the place but we cant because of covid
She is not leaning towards not taking it because i have things like my rugby club and she saw how much i enjoyed it this year and i am leaning towards going because its amazing opportunity for her
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@kiwiwomble I moved on account of my wife's job (reasonably easy decision because it was a good opportunity for her and she earns more than me). This entailed leaving friends and family in another State and moving to a place where the weather sucks 75% of the year and there's nothing to do.
Upside was it had a net benefit to my career, made some good friends down here and Palachook aside, I can go back when I want to catch-up.
Would still go back in a heart beat, but I like my wife more than what I miss.
Probably unhelpful but I'd say nothing ventured, nothing gained and a decision to move isn't permanently binding.
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@antipodean yeah, thats where i lean, we've moved several time for her career for exactly the same reasons, her job enables us to live the life we do, i came to terms with it years ago but i think she honestly only clicked in the last couple of years when we had a fight and i pointed it out
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i know a guy heavily involved in a rugby club in Hobart, so there's a hook up
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@mariner4life really? is it a good scene? which club? i had a look but wasn't sure if it was just going to be much smaller
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@kiwiwomble said in Happiness Scale:
@mariner4life really? is it a good scene? which club? i had a look but wasn't sure if it was just going to be much smaller
dunno, never been there
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@kiwiwomble said in Happiness Scale:
...we like Melbourne a lot, i can move with my job so thats no issue
Key question is probably how you'll both fare in a new, small city. 200k is a massive difference with 5M in Melbourne. That said, there are pros and cons - if you're a self starter who likes getting outdoors, then smaller can be better. If you love lots of variety in restaurants, nightlife, etc, then it'll start to grate quite quickly.
I always wanted to live rural, but realised after a few years in the city that actually the things I enjoyed were linked to big city life - access to lifestyle, people, events, etc. You can do it all rural - but you have to be really determined and make an effort.
So really, weigh up the commuting, house buying, lifestyle tradeoffs. I think there's a lot to be said for living in smaller centres, and being able to get around. You have to be comfortable with a reduced variety of experiences though (that Melbourne sporting complex is truly world class, for instance).
Good luck - and whatever you choose will be the right decision for you I'm sure!
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