Rent is usually paid weekly here, which if you think about it, is easier to budget than having to fork over the money once a month. Plus since most monetary transactions here are not handled with checks or cash rather electronically, you never have to think about mailing a check or having to have cash on hand.
I love to cook, so when my husband was looking for a place to move into while I was still in New York, there were many that I liked, but by the time he contacted the agent the best ones were snapped up. So he found this one which we are in at the moment and it has an upright gas stove. I've never cooked on anything else and it's perfect for anyone that truly enjoys cooking. Many places here in QLD have electric stoves. I've seen beautiful kitchens set up with stainless steel everything and it being ruined by two things, electric appliances and no pets, not even a little kitty. But our time here is numbered as we are tired of having to hide the cat every 3 months when the property managers come to "inspect" the premises. They said that Body Corporate doesn't allow it and neither does the landlord (unreasonable stupid animal hating bitch). Our lease is up on Thursday and we've decided to vacate our current residence.
So we looked and looked and finally found something that was decent. This place has 3 bedrooms, a nice dining/living area and a decent sized kitchen, but it's got an electric cooktop which I hate. There's only one good thing about it, and that water boils faster. I don't like it and I never will. It has a balcony out the kitchen and since technically we're on the third floor, it's pretty private out there. The view is just a bunch of trees, the occasional chickens (yes I said chickens), Hungry Jack's (Burger King) in the distance and the back of the complex on the adjoining street. It does however allow cats. It has a 2 car tandem style garage with one remote, really, just one remote for a 2 car garage, not thought out very well., plus water comes in through the door, no wonder we spotted silverfish.The laundry is in the garage, which is where it was in Gordon Park, but this place has less natural light and there were no lines to hang the laundry in the garage, only the hills-hoist outside. The garage is gray cinder blocks, so it looks very dark, someone should have painted it white and it would brighten it up a bit. I have to remind myself this is only temporary, eventually we'd like to buy our own house and put in a proper gas stove and a huge sink. Oh did I mention? The sinks in most rentals is a double sink, but not old school Ridgewood style where you wash your hair in one end its so deep. The measurements of the sinks are they're both 5 1/2 inches deep, the one on the left is 15" x 13" and the other one is 13" x 10" not even big enough to soak a roasting pan. This would be fine IF there was a dishwasher, but of course there isn't one. Looking at these places to rent makes me think people don't wash their roasting pans, cause how in the world can you wash something that doesn't fit in the sink. I may have to wash bigger pans in the bathtub. The door to our unit only has a doorknob lock, no deadbolt, so we put it to the property managers about having deadbolts put on 3 of the doors.
Moving was very interesting and technically my first move as an adult. Moving to Australia was different as I just packed four suitcases and away I went. This was something, going from the first floor into something on the second, technically the third. Our king size mattress did not fit in the staircase so it had to be winched up without a winch, the mattress also has no handles on the side. My twin Simmons Beautyrest in NY had two handles on each side and this king mattress not a one? There are 30 something steps to our apartment, going up and down those things will slim off some of the extra kilos we've put on. T is loving it, he's got more open space to run around.
So we looked and looked and finally found something that was decent. This place has 3 bedrooms, a nice dining/living area and a decent sized kitchen, but it's got an electric cooktop which I hate. There's only one good thing about it, and that water boils faster. I don't like it and I never will. It has a balcony out the kitchen and since technically we're on the third floor, it's pretty private out there. The view is just a bunch of trees, the occasional chickens (yes I said chickens), Hungry Jack's (Burger King) in the distance and the back of the complex on the adjoining street. It does however allow cats. It has a 2 car tandem style garage with one remote, really, just one remote for a 2 car garage, not thought out very well., plus water comes in through the door, no wonder we spotted silverfish.The laundry is in the garage, which is where it was in Gordon Park, but this place has less natural light and there were no lines to hang the laundry in the garage, only the hills-hoist outside. The garage is gray cinder blocks, so it looks very dark, someone should have painted it white and it would brighten it up a bit. I have to remind myself this is only temporary, eventually we'd like to buy our own house and put in a proper gas stove and a huge sink. Oh did I mention? The sinks in most rentals is a double sink, but not old school Ridgewood style where you wash your hair in one end its so deep. The measurements of the sinks are they're both 5 1/2 inches deep, the one on the left is 15" x 13" and the other one is 13" x 10" not even big enough to soak a roasting pan. This would be fine IF there was a dishwasher, but of course there isn't one. Looking at these places to rent makes me think people don't wash their roasting pans, cause how in the world can you wash something that doesn't fit in the sink. I may have to wash bigger pans in the bathtub. The door to our unit only has a doorknob lock, no deadbolt, so we put it to the property managers about having deadbolts put on 3 of the doors.
Moving was very interesting and technically my first move as an adult. Moving to Australia was different as I just packed four suitcases and away I went. This was something, going from the first floor into something on the second, technically the third. Our king size mattress did not fit in the staircase so it had to be winched up without a winch, the mattress also has no handles on the side. My twin Simmons Beautyrest in NY had two handles on each side and this king mattress not a one? There are 30 something steps to our apartment, going up and down those things will slim off some of the extra kilos we've put on. T is loving it, he's got more open space to run around.
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