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USAussie
Messages: 15912
Registered: July 2007
Location: Sydney, Australia
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G'day,
My home in Australia is located in the Eastern Suburb of Sydney called Paddington. If you would like to see what it looks like click
on the link below:
http://tinyurl.com/y77fphgg
It's the tan colored house behind the black Audi. It is 5 yards wide and was built in 1876. I bought it in 1981 when I was based
there as a field service rep for Hamilton Standard. I renovated, restored, and extended it over the seven years I was based there.
It is in a Heritage area and to make any changes to it you must submit plans to Sydney City Council (SCC) for review. As part of the
review process the plans are put on display on the SCC website and people are allowed to submit objections to what you want to do.
Letters are sent to your neighbors to solicit their comments. Any objections they raise are reviewed by SCC. I recently submitted
plans to finish out the attic and cover the car space behind the house. The house faces east - west (back yard faces the Pacific
Ocean (about 3 miles to Bondi Beach). The neighbor to the south (64 Regent St.) objected because my carport would reduce the amount
of sun in her backyard. Fortunately the amount of area my carport shaded wasn't enough to reject the plans and they were approved
with the caveat that I install one dormer on the Regent Street side that was in keeping with the period architecture. That was fine
with me.
Here's a link to show where it's located in Sydney:
http://tinyurl.com/ycmmggxf
As you can see I live in a densely populated inner city suburb which has it's advantages as well, for example I can walk up to
Oxford Street and do my grocery shopping (although I usually drive to Bondi Junction and shop at Coles or Woolworths). On Oxford
Street I can catch a bus to head to the CBD or Central Station where I can catch a train to take me to my workshop. As a Pensioner
(someone over 60) I have a Gold Senior/Pensioner Opal card which allows me to tap into public transport services across Sydney, the
Blue Mountains, Central Coast, Hunter, Illawarra and Southern Highlands capped at $2.50 per day.
Obviously I can't have a workshop so Helen bought me this place:
http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/dad-27s-1968-t-3-squareback-vw/p31526-t-3-front-end.html
http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/dad-27s-1968-t-3-squareback-vw/p31527-t-3-front-passenger-side.html
She did that because she wanted to live a couple blocks from the Sydney Cricket Grounds and Sydney Football Stadium! Plus she said
it would get me out of the house and her hair!
Regards,
Rob M.
The Pedantic Mechanic
Sydney, Australia
AUS '75 Avion - The Blue Streak TZE365V100428
USA '75 Avion - Double Trouble TZE365V100426
USA '77 Kingsley - TZE 267V100808
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Regards,
Rob M. (USAussie)
The Pedantic Mechanic
Sydney, Australia
'75 Avion - AUS - The Blue Streak TZE365V100428
'75 Avion - USA - Double Trouble TZE365V100426
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