Well I’m on the ferry from Russell Island on my way to work. Surprised that it seems to be as busy as usual. I have read a message from the Premier telling us to evacuate. Also Sealink have issued a statement saying that the ferries might be shutdown today or tomorrow.
My neighbours are away down South for ten days so a couple of us went and secured things on their deck yesterday afternoon. We took some stuff inside too.
Maybe the cyclone will fizzle out, or head in a different direction. Scary times for sure.
Stay safe everybody, we may be in for an awful experience.yep looks like we’ll find out in a few hours (around 4pm) if its heading back towards us
https://www.windy.com/-Hurricane-tracker/hurricanes/alfred?-26.726,158.203,5
Do you daily commute from Russell? That’s a fair effort.
Every workday mate yes. The first passenger ferry at 4:30 is choka block. Plenty of people standing every day.
Capacity is 200. You have to get used to it, but it certainly adds a whole new dimension to getting back and to. You don’t just put stuff in your car and get it out at your front door. You have to plan plenty of things. Getting stuff over like a washing machine, tv or lawn mower for instance, you have to walk onto the car barge. And pay cargo fees of course. I get booze delivered from First Choice, saves carting cartons. They can get heavy. The IGA on the island is DAMN expensive. Feel free to ask anything and I’ll try to answer.
On the ferry home now and it feels great. No more after noon tomorrow apparently so won’t be going to work. Oh no…
Always lived out there, or moved to it? If you relocated out there, what was the reasoning for that?
Moved here three years ago. I was visiting friends for a few years prior. Three older couples moved here that I met back in Southport. I had lived there for six years in total. Then the unit I was renting got sold and I was bouncing from share house to share house, was struggling with work too. So I was a bit lost and frustrated. I decided to give this a go.
Ah right, fair enough! You own out there??? Enjoy it overall?
And to answer your question, yes of course. There’s a big sense of community that you rarely, very rarely find elsewhere. The commute is a bummer at times, but hey I get to ride in a boat often too. It’s not for everyone but those of us that appreciate it are extremely content.
Yeah nice, I memba that community from growing up in Byron during the 80s and 90s haha, But that’s sweet and feed sounds like a wicked adventure building and living in a camper!!!
I have been renting a huge Queenslander overlooking the water back to Redland Bay for two years now. However the first 14 months I rented a tiny room in a house with a hoarder. Yeah … Well anyway now I see some awesome sunsets at times, especially when the cane fires happen around Yatala.
As for being an owner, well with my super I bought a block of land a year ago for $44,000.I will be getting two shipping containers moved there real soon for storage. Eventually I will live in a large off road camper trailer. Need to get power and water on, then rough it a bit and try to build a house with the rent that I’ll save. But of an adventure. Oh and I’m not young…
When we were deciding on which EV to buy, there were several very big reasons we decided not to get a Tesla, the main two being:
- Musk
- Lack of stalks (the indicator is a bloody capacitive button on the steering wheel ffs)
Seems there’s enough of a market of Tesla owners who want the stalks back to create an industry… selling the stalks… that Tesla removed.
I dunno I find it funny.
The indicator in the Tesla is comically terrible design, ever time I have driven one it makes me beyond cranky
