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  • boobooB Do not disturb
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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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    @booboo need to replay the game (abandoned before halftime) so there will be another team sheet when it is done.

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    Sunny day, great bike, uncrowded roads, beautiful time of year.

    IMG_20210613_120137.jpg

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    Fuuucking hell. Wasn't sure quite where to put this one...so I guess, life is good eh!

    Ross Dunn  /  Jul 1, 2021  /  UK News

    Groom dies at the altar as his bride is walking down the aisle with their son - The Mirror

    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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  • KiwiwombleK Online
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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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    @kiwiwomble said in Happiness Scale:

    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

    If it's just a temporary thing then go for it. She'll never die wondering about what it would have done for her career and you get an interesting new chapter in your life. With no kids, even better. Just make sure there is a plan for return after a specific time. Nothing worse than being stuck living in a place you don't like with no foreseeable means of escape.

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    @rancid-schnitzel said in Happiness Scale:

    @kiwiwomble said in Happiness Scale:

    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

    If it's just a temporary thing then go for it. She'll never die wondering about what it would have done for her career and you get an interesting new chapter in your life. With no kids, even better. Just make sure there is a plan for return after a specific time. Nothing worse than being stuck living in a place you don't like with no foreseeable means of escape.

    Thats definitely the angle we're taken, keep our place in melbourne rent it out and that should cover renting somewhere over there, only commit to a year or two (need to give it a good go) and then re think

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    @kiwiwomble sounds like your mind is made up KW, Tassie it is!

    All the best with the new adventure - if you make it there by Easter, let me know and we can grab a beer!

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    @kiwiwomble said in Happiness Scale:

    @rancid-schnitzel said in Happiness Scale:

    @kiwiwomble said in Happiness Scale:

    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

    If it's just a temporary thing then go for it. She'll never die wondering about what it would have done for her career and you get an interesting new chapter in your life. With no kids, even better. Just make sure there is a plan for return after a specific time. Nothing worse than being stuck living in a place you don't like with no foreseeable means of escape.

    Thats definitely the angle we're taken, keep our place in melbourne rent it out and that should cover renting somewhere over there, only commit to a year or two (need to give it a good go) and then re think

    You can happily tell your wife you have the fern nod of approval to move. 🙂

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    @hooroo that might well and truly kill the deal! 😉

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    @hooroo said in Happiness Scale:

    @kiwiwomble said in Happiness Scale:

    @rancid-schnitzel said in Happiness Scale:

    @kiwiwomble said in Happiness Scale:

    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

    If it's just a temporary thing then go for it. She'll never die wondering about what it would have done for her career and you get an interesting new chapter in your life. With no kids, even better. Just make sure there is a plan for return after a specific time. Nothing worse than being stuck living in a place you don't like with no foreseeable means of escape.

    Thats definitely the angle we're taken, keep our place in melbourne rent it out and that should cover renting somewhere over there, only commit to a year or two (need to give it a good go) and then re think

    You can happily tell your wife you have the fern nod of approval to move. 🙂

    "The guys who I talk about Lego and Batman with on the internet think it's the way to go"

    What could possibly go wrong?

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    @kiwiwomble said in Happiness Scale:

    @hooroo that might well and truly kill the deal! 😉

    "They're hawt and they're Polish!!"

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