photax
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Post by photax on Sept 22, 2012 15:53:57 GMT -5
Hi friends ! My moving from Vienna to the north-eastern part of Lower Austria is now completed successfully. My apartment is as good as sold and internet connection had been installed here some days ago, so I can be part of the CC again  Packing and transporting my collection was the hardest work to do ( and I only broke one camera ! ) The furniture had been transported by a moving company: Two guys with the physique of a professional wrestler. Here is a part of my collection ( current status ):  Living in the countryside is so much different than living in a big town. In the morning I hear the belling of the deer from the nearby forest instead of the traffic noise from the nearby main road... MIK |
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Post by olroy2044 on Sept 22, 2012 17:14:31 GMT -5
Welcome back, Mik! You've definitely been missed. Good luck unpacking and getting your collection set up. It has been almost 4 years since I moved, and part of my collection is STILL in boxes!  Roy |
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Post by col on Sept 22, 2012 18:57:52 GMT -5
Welcome back, Mik. Roy my last move was over 25 years ago and I still have stuff in boxes...I guess I'm a lazy or slack bugger  |
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Post by Berndt on Sept 22, 2012 19:43:38 GMT -5
I noticed myself too ... if you don't unpack things immediately, it will never happen If these boxes are containing just a part of your collection, you need a bigger house indeed  Regarding life in the city/countryside: I think, it all depends on where you grew up. People growing up in a city are always dreaming of a life in the countryside, but in the end, they get bored soon and start missing the convenience of a city life, but if you grew up in the countryside, you can become used to it again, I think. I am living in the biggest city on earth and believe me, there are many moments, when I just want to get out of it. Noisy, narrow, hectic ... but still, I can't imagine to live in the countryside. It works for a holiday to relax, but after that, I start missing Tokyo soon The statistics ( at least here in Japan ) tells the same thing. More then 90 percent of all people, moving to the countryside when getting retired return to the city within one year. It's also the missing convenience when aging. No hospital around the corner, events, friends, etc. or getting just some food when being sick. But saying all that, I hope, you will be happy in your new home. I know Austria and it is beautiful. Wouldn't like to live in a city there too !!! |
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Post by hansz on Sept 23, 2012 4:23:36 GMT -5
Hm, I never moved, and the collection is still mostly in boxes...
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Post by SidW on Sept 23, 2012 5:53:26 GMT -5
I was wondering where you were.
For a few years I worked part-time in the south of Sweden and part-time in the north, alternating weekly. To avoid chaos I had two of everything. Still haven't unpacked.
Get settled soon, and enjoy those deer.
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Post by daveh on Sept 23, 2012 5:59:31 GMT -5
MIK, definitely a big welcome back.
Boxes: even if I do unpack them, most of contents just go in another box.
City v countryside: I try to get the best of both worlds by living near both. Half an hour into Liverpool an hour to the Welsh Mountains and an hour and a half to the Peak District or the Lake District, with several places locally where all but occasional aircraft noise can be escaped.
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Post by photax on Sept 23, 2012 8:56:42 GMT -5
Have many thanks, guys !
I am now living about 30 miles away from Vienna, half of the route is a highway, so I get to downtown Vienna in 40 minutes ( in the morning ), in the evening on the way home it takes 1 hour due to the daily traffic jam.
I decided to live in the countryside, because you are not able to afford a house in Vienna, or the Viennese surroundings. And with increasing age, I prefer to live more comfortable and in a relaxed atmosphere. A big balcony is not bad, but a garden is simply better :-) As well as quadruple living space, garage of my own, friendly neighbours, where you always can get a free beer ;-) and so on. I had my apartment in Vienna for exactly 10 years and do still not know my direct neighbours...
MIK
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Post by mickeyobe on Sept 23, 2012 9:29:22 GMT -5
MIK,
Glad to have you back.
I wish you much happiness in your new home.
Now if you could only find a friendly gremlin to unpack those intimidating boxes for you.
Mickey
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Post by Deleted on Sept 23, 2012 9:57:26 GMT -5
MIK:
Glad you are back. Missed you. Now save your money and come visit us.
We last moved 21 years ago. If we ever move again, first we will have an auction and get rid of about 75 percent of our stuff.
Wayne
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Post by daveh on Sept 23, 2012 10:14:43 GMT -5
Wayne, I was think about you earlier today. There is a front page article in the Discover section of The Sunday Telegraph: My Wild Idaho.
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Packing and transporting my collection was the hardest work to do ( and I only broke one camera ! ) The furniture had been transported by a moving company: Two guys with the physique of a professional wrestler. Here is a part of my collection ( current status ):
