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LOL. Your speed is in Mbps not Kbps.
This is as good as it ever gets for me
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Originally Posted by jay see
LOL. Your speed is in Mbps not Kbps.
This is as good as it ever gets for me
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No answers? Well this never happened, that would be totally illegal and would no doubt have copped a fine.Quote:
Originally Posted by Plasnart
So then what happens here:
I'm on the freeway doing 100km/h.
There's 2 police cars in front of me without lights flashing.
We pass an 80km/h roadwork sign.
The cop cars slow down to 80km/h and I do as well.
Another cop car comes up behind me without lights flashing doing more than 80km/h (they're travelling together).
The cop car behind me high beams me for slowing down to the speed limit.
Hmm whaf happens now?
I stay at 80km/h in front and don't pull left as next lane is full and he has no flashing lights or siren. I'm legal and he's high beamed me for obeying the road rules.
Hear on the radio Critical Response Group are on their way to Avalon Airport for a TRAINING EXERCISE.
THAT'S WHAT MADE ME ANGRY!
Should buried the right foot and given them a gobfull of soot Plassy :)
In the Commy mate! Plus has 2 cop cars right in front. Kept to the limit just like this dick's responsible workmates.Quote:
Originally Posted by mudski
Could I have issued a Citizens Fine?? Haha! If only...
I think he's referring to the varienceQuote:
Originally Posted by Ben-e-boy
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Lol
I like the gobfull of soot idea but since we all look after our babies none would produce such smoke im sure
I think in nsw these road work speed limits are rarely enforced because they are not officially gazetted speed limits?
I obey them mostly out of fear nonetheless
Shat pi$$es me off to no end is the slowing us down 1 km ahead only to find out there isnt a single soul working on the road!
If i go and slow traffic down for no reason ill cop a fine
If someone leaves reduced speed signeage on the road that seems fine
In fact that should be criminal
The more often i see needless slow down signs the more this becomes like the boy who cried wolf as drivers will start ignoring them
Applied to the council yesterday to do an extension on our house. The f#*kers say we need to apply for a full town planning permit!!! WTF! This can take up to a year to be approved! Getting raped by our council yet again!
I hate to say it, but you are probably a 'marked man'. The guy who built our place pissed the local council off to the n'th degree and when I wanted to put up a pergola they immediately said no as the house site was blacklisted due to total violations with multiple council regs. Despite me agruing the point the point that it is the former owner , not me who did the dirty work, they held firm. We don't have a pergola!Quote:
Originally Posted by mudski
Unfortunately I second this.Quote:
Originally Posted by PeeBee
If you've had a sour note with the council before , you've burnt your bridges. Me and my neighbour learnt this , well, him more than me as he had a very big mouth .
It's like bad credit rating.
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Was getting put through the ringer Mark for our shed permits many years ago with same council too mate. Wasn’t until my pestering for the urgent need to catch additional bushfire fighting water that they came to the party real quick. Follow up every phone call with an email “As discussed” !!
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Problem is too that I also need to put another permit in with these carnts because we want to build a retaining wall that will be some 6ft high so we can widen our parking area. Plus they have put up our rates by about $150 a quarter.
Yeah I dont think I can use that tactic...Quote:
Originally Posted by MB
The retaining wall should be capable of being wrapped up in the same permit if it is aligned work, even if it means re-submitting the paperwork with it in the same package, or are they carving the wall out for special attention? They may seperate it because compliance of a civil/structural nature may be handled differently?
Regards rates, I feel your pain. Ours went up as well, and the council valuation is crazy on our property - like 600K more than what we could get if we sold it - I am going to challenge mine for sure on that basis as council costs just cannot be left to run up without control and expect the rate payer to pick up the bill
Im going to do a separate permit for the wall. Stuffed if Im waiting 8-12 months for the wall. I need progress in my life. Lol. Not a stale bottle of piss like the council have given me.Quote:
Originally Posted by PeeBee
We had a massive shit fight with council when we built our place over permits. Long story short, we went to the MBA and got permits for the shed, pergola and retraining wall. No issues, no council involvement.
Anyone know why pictures aren't working with tapa lately? Been bloody anoying . . .
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So talking with the draftsman this arvo, its going to be cheaper and easier if I do the wall and extension as one. So I'm gonna have to wait. Ah well. Time to focus my priorities on something else on the house. Coz there not a lot I need to do... Haha!Quote:
Originally Posted by mudski
I might concentrate on the rumpus down stairs maybe. Or start on the vegie patch for the backyard. Which is a task in itself...
Anyone needing a building permit should find a private Building Surveyor and not deal with council building depts. Building Regulations in Victoria allow building permits to be issued by all Building Surveyors with relevant qualifications ("Building Surveyor - Limited" registration for low rise residential developments, "Building Surveyor - Unlimited" registration for large scale commercial/industrial developments).Quote:
Originally Posted by jack
You will normally get better service from the private guys (they're running a business so will work for paying clients, not public servants where there's no motivation to provide service). You'll have faster turnaround but you'll pay more for it too.
Of course there will be red tape, you're dealing in a highly regulated industry when it comes to building approvals. But you should get clear advice on what is required and times involved.
In Victoria, when a private Building Surveyor issues a building permit, they send a copy of the issued building permit and all approved design documents to council which they are obliged to keep in archives until that building is demolished. Other states work in similar yet slightly different manners.
Yellow Pages Building Surveyors in your area and give them a call. Give council a miss.
Different for town planning issues though. You can use private town planning consultants but only council can issue planning permits. A private Building Surveyor will check to see if any planning issues need to be dealt with before building permits can be issued.
Yeah I haven't seen any pics for about a week or so now. Pain in the ass!Quote:
Originally Posted by Rossco
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Yeah we are using a private guy, but it has to go by the council first regardless. I have learnt today, even though we are on a battleaxe block, meaning the front of my house faces the back of someone elses, council requires a full town planning permit as its facing the front of the block. So it is what it is. Onwards and upwards.Quote:
Originally Posted by Plasnart
Yep if there's planning issues involved they need to be dealt with before building permits can be issued. Maybe speak with a planning consultant to work throoough it. Stick with the private building surveyor once you've got through planning. Shouldnt be any planning involved in your retaining wall works.Quote:
Originally Posted by mudski
I do need permits and maybe planning for the wall, as its going to be nearly two metres high and some 20 odd metres long. But the draftsman will fill me in more soon. He's local to me and is familiar with the local laws here.Quote:
Originally Posted by Plasnart
That retaining wall will definately need a building permit. Wall will need structural engineer design (not draftsman). There are no such things as local building laws any more. All building (including structural) design must meet National Construction Code. That means there are no council building codes to meet, except town planning that has nothing to do with structural design. Speak to a building surveyor for regulatory advice not a drafty as building surveyors oversee architect/drafty designs for compliance with National Construction Code requirements.Quote:
Originally Posted by mudski
I see pics just fine..... Has you tsppa updated recently? Tried clearing the cache or resetting your phone?Quote:
Originally Posted by Rossco
Yeah the draftsman did mention something like that to me today but it wall went over my head. He did say that this wall will need a tick of approval from council though because of how close it will be to the neighbors house, and the height. Surveyors need to come out for the extension and so they can look at where we want the wall to go at the same time. He wont be doing much, if anything for the wall, moreso the house but organising the required inspections for the wall to be done at the same time as the house. As if we did the wall first, then had to call out the surveyors again for the house, more issues may arise. Where as the council can't get their back up at us if they looked at everything at once. This is all new to me, most just sounds like a load of BS and a money grab but its the unnecessary evil I suppose i have to endure to achieve the outcome i want.Quote:
Originally Posted by Plasnart
Yep you're confused and that's not your fault. Building regulations are very complicated.Quote:
Originally Posted by mudski
First of all, council does not need to be involved (in Victoria) no matter how close your retaining wall is to the boundary. Private building surveyors will deal with the regulatory issues involved in this. That may include guiding you through issuance of Protection Works Notices to your immediate neighbours. Sounds like this will be needed. Bit complex but Building Surveyor will guide you.
Secondly, don't get mixed up between building surveyors and land surveyors. Building surveyors oversee compliance with building regulations, not actually survey building sites with a theodolite in the traditional surveying sense.
Thirdly, if you engage a private building surveyor the council will have nothing to do with the building inspections. The private building surveyor will do the inspections or subcontract the inspections to a registered private building inspector. No need for council footprints on your block.
Fourthly, the council can't get their back up just because they dont look at everything at once. They won't even be involved in inspections if you go through a private building surveyor. A building inspector (private or council) can only legally veto the particular aspect requiring approval at the time of their site visit. They may comment on issues not directly pertinent to that inspection but they can't fail an inspection on issues unrelated to that inspection.
Fiftly, there's no money grab when using private consultants (probably not even using councils but I've never worked public service). The building industry here is probably nearly as highly regulated as the airline industry. There is so many boxes to be ticked and so many hoops to be jumped, all in the name of end user safety. Never perfect but compare it to other countries where mass people get killed through building failures.
Feel free to PM me mate if you need more help.
I kinda get it now.
Either its different where I live or the rules have changed since we bought our house as council knocked back a carport out the front that was originally approved by council 2 be built but then after building never got signed off on, so to them it was an unapproved carport, nothing was wrong with the carport and would of passed but while they were here inspecting the carport decided 2 go out the back and said we needed guttering on our carport that was out the back and a gutter off our tin shed and they would not sign off on the perfectly fine carport out the front until we fixed the gutter issues out the back..... that was 5+ years ago and I still have an unapproved carport out the front and no gutters on the things out the backQuote:
Originally Posted by Plasnart
Yeah different thing. When they're dealing with un-signed-off (haha is that a word?) construction of course they're going to look around further. What I was referring to was inspections during construction.Quote:
Originally Posted by NissanGQ4.2
....getting offered another job that will pay in excess of 70% more than what Im on now. Because I've finally found a place where I actually enjoy going to work and are pumped for the day.
Do what's right for you and the family mate. Only you know the correct answer to that.Quote:
Originally Posted by mudski
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Money isn't everything, health and sanity areQuote:
Originally Posted by mudski
Wot Clunk said .
Brother was working for a big corporation 20 years ago in IT ,$100k plus benefits car etc but he wasn't actually allowed to do anything because of outsourcing he just had to be there 8 hours a day and after about 6 months he threw it in .
My last job before I was injured and pensioned off was the only job I've ever had where it was a pleasure to go to work and yes I never felt like it was work . Weigh it up but big decision.
Thanks guys. Going in tomorrow to have a look around. It’s further to travel too for work. But all I can think of is how better off financially we would be. Base salary is 105k, plus car, phone ,plus bonuses! The guy I would be replacing, which is a person I worked with years ago, cashed in 140k last year. Fuck! Earning even semi close to six figures is in my wildest dreams.
But I do really enjoy where I work now, the bosses treat me like family, hell one even bought me a bottle of nice scotch just for the hell off it. All the pros to where I am now, then I think of the money at the other place and how much better of and how much quicker I can pay of the mortgage.
Big responsibility with the other job too. Having 14 staff to look after plus running the shop. Hard work but the rewards are there.
Man I am pissed off! I finally thought after all this time I have finally found the place I will work at until I retire. My mind set was sweet .Then this bloody happens.
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Try these questions on yourself and see how it stands....They sound similar but are very different.Quote:
Originally Posted by mudski
1. What WOULD happen if you DID make that change?
2. What WOULD happen if you DIDN'T make that change?
3. What WOULDN'T happen if you DID make that change?
4. What WOULDN'T happen if you DIDN'T make that change?
Farkin' oath. I know as dumb as it sounds, the $ should never be the primary driver... Larger salary usually comes attached with a larger tag of responsibility. More responsibility usually means, possibly longer hours, stupid rosters and availability, on-call 24/7, more weight on shoulders, etc...Quote:
Originally Posted by Clunk
Usually one or all those could equates to more stress and a possible worse off livelihood and mental state. General quality of life could change in a big way...
Tread carefully @mudski . Do your homework mate. Especially since you mentioned you are happy and pumped for work where you are now.
Edit: I should mention, some people fit perfectly into larger shoes and step up no dramas and ace the new job and responsibility. Depends on persons mentality I guess. But others crumble...
I just shit my self out of fury & anger after re-checking the local NBN progress...
It was meant to be from June-Sept 2018. And we were awaiting the letter that we can connect eagerly. But after checking it... I just saw this!!!!
They've been digging and doing stuff in our area and surroundings streets for months so, here I was an idiot thinking progress was made... Fkn hell.
We're on the very edge of an exchange run and our ADSL2 is sub Dial-up speeds... Fkn hell.
http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forum...id=76373&stc=1
Mudski mate $$$ will go a long way, but job satisfaction is just as important.
My 2 cents...
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Far out....I know the wait is a pain in the arse but at lease you'll be one step up from the sub standard FTTN. Used to be on around 2Mbps, now on between 25-45Mbps which yes is a huge improvement, but really, everyone should be FTTP. We're not a feckin 3rd world country and they'll only have to redo the shit in a few years time anyway. My bloody 4G on the phone consistently sits anywhere between 80-100MbpsQuote:
Originally Posted by Hodge
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Originally Posted by Hodge
After being retrenched last year, I ended up taking a job with a much smaller company for about 15k less. Quite a substantial cut but needed to get back into the workforce rather quickly, and to be honest, I'm really glad I did. The work is great, I work 35 hours instead of 45+ (standard 38 hours + the unpaid overtime), I don't work any unpaid overtime anymore. They also pay for my fuel and lunch everyday. There's no longer the stress from work that I used to get (which considering I've not long come out of hospital fitted with a cardiac defribulator/pacemaker is a good thing). I'm no longer going home in a bad mood and I get to spend more time with the family. And I no longer have to deal with any bureaucratic bullshit from headoffice.Quote:
Originally Posted by jay see
Yes extra money would be helpful, as I'm just about always skint, that will change in a year pr so, as mortgage is almost paid off..... But feck it.....
LIFE IS GOOD