Welcome home Pete.
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Good to have you back and out of the hospital, Pete, and hats off to Mrs. Pete for being able to take this all in stride. Commendable.
Sorry to hear it was such a long, rough, couple of weeks. Jesus!
But all the same, I donāt think youād make it much past 6 rounds with Mike Tyson. 
Dave
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Thanks David, I did forget to mention that Mike Tyson did win every round.
Itās difficult going through this as you feel you have no control, you are completely in the hands of doctors and medical teams. I feel for Dan and knowing what his going through doesnāt help because itās a battle you have on your own, regardless of support. We spend trillions every year trying to kill each other and a fraction on saving ourselves, dumb species.
Iām off to the music room to finally get a chance to listen to something and celebrate 24 hours of no one puncturing me with something sharp. 
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Gee @Richard.Dane these trust levels thing is a major disappointment, Iāve been absent for medical reasons and get bumped to a beginners level again. This adds to the disadvantage of time zones. There has to be a better way to organise this, rather than being constantly told youāre not trusted after 5 year membership.
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Gazza couldnāt give your post a like so a post will have to do. Iām extremely jealous looks spectacular hope youāre having a great time.
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We are, only a few days left. Hope things improve for you soon. Seeing some folks here who struggle to get around, its a stark reminder to live every day to the full.
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Pete, your TL looks ok from here, and a long way from beginner status. Level 3 and above does require a good deal of regular daily participation. Good to have you back though.
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Thanks Richard, but it should be based on time not activity which just causes people to open countless threads. However I do understand itās not your call.
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Yes, sorry, nothing I can do there as itās ābaked inā to the platform.
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See I can now as itās the time zone which also trips us up.
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I see, that makes sense. Itās like a personal fight that youāve been thrown into and itās just mostly up to you to keep your spirits up, knowing youāre going to beat it. I almost canāt imagine what you and Dan are going through and it annoys me that it has to be this uncomfortable for you.
Itās nice to hear that you still get some solace with some music occasionally. @Dan_M has been doing some of the same with some system upgrades as well.
Cheers, Pete.
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Back in the studio for the first in weeks, working on a view from the window looking towards the Buckets. Itās important to keep working (although Iām much slower than usual) to keep my mind on other more important things.
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Indeed you should , theyāll end up living in your town ha 
Oddly enough thereās a lookout not far from here (see the last painting I posted) called Kia Ora apparently named by some Kiwi that escaped the shaky Isles for warmer pastures.
Anyway Dutton will stop you, he just loves a small populist target.
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Yes he certainly does Pete re speech this week without getting too political
Heās evil, we were talking about who Iād wish was going through my problems and I couldnāt name anyone. He certainly comes close.
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Yes, Iāve actually starting researching the reciprocal welfare arrangements (pension, and support for Miss Mike) and house prices to see whether a move would be feasible, along with extended winter rental arrangements as another option if staying here in retirement.
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Anywhere near the coast is going to cost you around a minimum of $1.5 to $2m depending how close to major cities. Best bet is rural communities that have good access to bigger towns.
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@Mike_S Coastal property prices are now nuts - forget it Mike unless you want to become a Queenslander for heavens sake !!!
Iād rather have a decent super fund at my age rather all monies tied up in overpriced property
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