Tag Archives: bureaucratic stuffups

At long last !

Posted on February 27, 2013 by Mike

After nearly 5 months, I’ve finally got my new passport ! As I’ve mentioned before I had no end of trouble getting the citizenship certificate, the process dragged on until I put in a formal complaint about the length of … Continue reading →

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Tamworth Country Music Festival #2

Posted on January 28, 2013 by Mike

Well, the festival is over for another year, ending on a rather wet and dismal note which sent many people home a day early. Luckily the bad weather held off until after the Parade and the Australia Day events. I … Continue reading →

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One month on the road

Posted on January 20, 2013 by Mike

Well, it’s been just over a month since I left, and I’ve been pleasantly surprised by my expenses. I’ve been keeping track of the various costs in a simple spreadsheet, as I expected fuel has been the biggest expense, at … Continue reading →

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Homeless, unemployed, and loving it..

Posted on December 21, 2012 by Mike

The settlement went through on Tuesday, the money is in my bank account, and life is sweet. The only thing that went wrong is that my pay office stuffed up my final pay, they did n’t give me my leave … Continue reading →

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Good news, and bad news….

Posted on November 14, 2012 by Mike

The good news is that my house is sold ! And for quite a bit more than I was expecting to actually get, and more than the unit next door sold for a few months ago. And a LOT quicker … Continue reading →

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