Hi Again
Another positive is that we are all increasing our post count and Steve is getting more traffic on his website.
Cheers and Merry Christmas
J.Djamo.d wrote:They are a lot wiser now, knowledge + action.
My concern in regard to my situation was for the poor bugger who tries to sell their development next door to me as I have 3 x 50 – 60 kg hunting dogs, ferrets, chooks and ducks, a large noisy workshop along the fence, I spray paint and abrasive blast regularly down the back, large swimming pool and trampoline, 2 young sons with 14 motorbikes that are ridden around the yard nearly every day (I hope they don't mind the smell and the noise).
Here you are preeching what should and shouldn't be done in a residensial zone,
why don't you have a look at how your behavior affects people before you cry about some conducting a perfectly legal investment in the local community,…
jamo.d wrote:I have had some tips from a few of the locals over the last week on how to hold up and slow down the developers has anyone been a victim of any of these and how effective was it ? –1) Complaints every day to everyone and anyone during construction (Workcover violations, illegal workers, trespassing, personal threats, noise, smell, dust, swearing, property damage, etc) to slow the development down so as to increase the build time and costs thus reducing profits.
2) When the units are finished and being viewed get the metal drop saw out and cut up scraps of metal each time till the group has left. It will take years to sell the property.
3) I used to be a professional Roo Shooter, when the mates drop off roo's, pigs, rabbits and goats for the dogs to eat get a little extra and let it rot down the back. There is always a pig or goat head down in the chook pen getting picked clean.
4) Erect large signs in your yard facing the development, letting the potential buyers know what you think.
5) I do not approve of this at all but it has been done apparently, throw dog shit up into the gutters to run into the water tanks. Costs a bit to have it flushed out and adequately cleaned, if it can be.
6) Heavily spray your house for termites and get some finches, feed them LOTS of termites, they love plywood and particle board. I re-clad my house and painted Creosote on ALL timbers, walls, floor and roof, couldn't move back in for almost 2 weeks.
7) Grow some Dawn Redwoods down the boundary fence they grow very tall, very fast.
Ring crime stoppers and keep reporting suspicious activity (child porn, drug dealing, illegal brothel)9) Put a notice on the local notice boards "Free Building Materials"
10) Run for local council.
J.D
It's seems you want every one to stand up and take notice and respect your rights, But you don't want to have anything to do with respecting the rights of others.
You don't seem to care that these "Big Nasty Developers", are most likly just mum and dad investors putting there life savings into a project.
I really have never met anybody as self centrered as you seem to be,… you probally can't see it but you are wrong.
Hi Tysonboss 1
Well I have never had a complaint, EVER. I work in with the neighbours to make sure that everyone is happy with what is going on around them.
All my activities are kept within council code guidelines.
What I am doing is pretty normal in the area.
That is the beauty of the area, enough space to do what you want to do without effecting the quality of life of the neighbours.
Then along comes someone who thinks that they can make a quick buck with little concern for the lifestyle that the area provides.
The reason that developers are buying up the area is that the houses are cheap and there is a good profit to be made. Are they going around first asking what the local area residents want rather than slapping together what will make them the most money for their development ?
The house buyers are then coming along to get a piece of the great location only to find that what made it a great place to live was the large blocks and the lifestyle and freedom that they provide. They end up with a small slab of concrete and a long driveway with a couple of square metres of grass for a backyard. Complaining about the lifestyle that they do not and will not have for themselves.Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
Cheers
J.DWow, J.D. You're right. Your new neighbours won't like living next door to you. Nobody in their right mind would – you sound like a right 'Cousin Eddie'… click here if you've forgotten who I'm talking about. But in a civilised society, it would not be they who are unreasonable in objecting to you, your family, your noise, the poo-throwing and rotting carcasses. It would be you who is simply an uncivilised, backward, antisocial type.
Have a think about it.
Other people have a right to purchase property and expect not to have their lives turned to misery. You seem to think that this expectation will bring an unfair burden on your lifestyle. What??? You somehow have a god-given right to be allowed to behave like an animal? And this is supposed to give you grounds to object to developments? Jeebus.
I hope you have a miserable christmas.
F.
Hi Tysonboss
I have only posted the comments that I have received whilst out talking to people in the local community.
We are already told what our rights are by the lawmakers, government and councils, I work within their guidelines.
You are what you think. Whether you think you are right or wrong either way you are right.
Cheers
J.DThanks Foundation
Great feedback. Sorry that I do not measure up to your standards.
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
Cheers
J.Djamo.d wrote:All my activities are kept within council code guidelines.
What I am doing is pretty normal in the area.
J.D
The Delvelopers would use the same arguement,…
What you have to understand is that areas do not stay the same,….. Things change,…. an area will begin a transition when the land value increases to a point where the land is more valuable than the house,
As much as you would love to keep everything the same you are really swiming against the tide,… it really started long before your house was built,…. there would have been a time where 1/4 didn't exist in that area and a developer bought a section of land and carved it up into housing blocks,
Anyway I really think the best thing for you to do move onto a large block that better sutis your life style,… the habits that you have mentioned such as light industrial work shops, motocycles and dead animals really don't belong in a residensial zone. If you current neighbors are happy with it thats fine,… but your future neighsbors shouldn't have to put up with it,… using the excuse "I have been doing these things for 10years before you moved in" doesn't really cut it.
At the end of the day I think it's your ativities that don't belong in the area rather than the activities of the developers.
Hi Tysonboss 1
We all fight for what we believe is right.
Who is right or wrong ?
Let he who is without sin cast the first stone.
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
Cheers
J.Djamo.d wrote:Who is right or wrong ?
You are wrong,…
anyway good luck with things,…. to this thread I would like to say,
Tysonboss,… over and out,
Ya know jamo, I was just thinking perhaps it's time you jumped on the bandwagon and took advantage of the developments yourself. If you were to subdivide your block perhaps you could afford to move out of town a little further and buy 5 acres. 5 acres would be much better for riding the bikes and you would be further from neighbours.
I love my quarter acre block also but I understand that it is inevitable that surrounding neighbours will at least divide them into two. I'd hate to be boxed in by units. I hate change but you can't stop progress. I guess if I were you I'd be considering the big move.
Hi Milly
Unfortunately I love where I live.
We have spent the past 20 years setting our house up just as we always dreamed it would be and will have the last few details taken care of by early next year.
Purchasing the back half of the block next door will solve our problem anyway.
With my recent brain tumour surgery I will most likely be unable to actively work again as I have quite a few post-op complications that are not going to go away. So looking after an acreage is a bit out there for me at the moment. We will continue to develop properties on a smaller scale as I was doing a lot of it myself and my wife can manage our other businesses on a smaller scale.
One tip I will give on a hassle free development is to buy a block that has no house either side in an existing suburb or new subdivision, as their is little opposition and whoever decides to build beside your development knows what they are in for before they commit to the area. Has always worked for us.
What is interesting is that out of the 86 people I have spoken to in the past week and a bit plus the 30 members of the local action group that I spoke to:
– 91 were totally against the type of development going on in the area.
– 12 approved of appropriate development, but not next door to them.
– 6 couldn't care either way
– 5 were renters and had no comment
– 2 were getting ready to develop the back half of their yardMerry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
Cheers
J.D
Ring crime stoppers and keep reporting suspicious activity (child porn, drug dealing, illegal brothel)
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