[Tara Sage]

aaaagh hang in there Moorf if it is meant to be it will work out in the end

:hopeso :?

[Moorf]

Well, we're into yet another extension.. until Monday 5pm...

I can't even begin to tell you guys how stressful this is... horrid weekend coming up... waiting, waiting.

It really looks doubtful too now, as the onus is on the vendors to spend a few thousand getting their land surveyed and easement certs issued (which will take months to get sorted too apparently) so I've pretty much let the house go in my mind and will start looking at property again on Saturday.

Of course, the other thing being that our rental has to be renewed end March .... :( :( :( :(

[coyotewildwomen]

Hang in there, don't let this house situation drive you nuts. It just isn't worth it!

Mel and I have bought and sold probably 15 houses in the last 5 years, and had many deals fall through- if this one doesn't work out, there will be another house. It may not feel that way now, but trust me, there is ALWAYS another house. If the deal doesn't feel right, let it go. Being stuck with a property you may not be able to sell doesn't make sense.

Nothing is not worth losing your sanity or giving up precious moments of your life over- despite the frustration and disappointment you might be feeling over this particular home. You will get through this one, and you have the support of the whole forum. Thanks for sharing your words of advice for those of us who have yet to enter into the NZ home buying frenzy.

Best,

Wendy

[Diny]

Having been in a similar situation ourselves (but not in NZ) I can feel for you. I know what I'm like, if I see a place I like I want to move in.

But I'm a great believer in 'what is meant to be'. If everything goes belly-up with this house - there'll be another - which may just 'crank your chain' that little bit more ..... and it's waiting for your name to be put on the deeds.

Good luck and try to have a good weekend (although it's easy for me to say).

Diny

[Carol]

perhaps the one that is waiting for you is even better......... :nice1

[Moorf]

You're probably right, but right now at 2.30am it's hard to feel that way...

*sigh* can't sleep :uhoh

[Dave & Sandra]

Poor you - ah well, as everybody else has said, maybe there's a better house around the corner. No point in buying into a lot of problems down the line. There has to be a house with your name on it somewhere. :yes

What a time to give up the fags eh :roll:

[Moorf]

Well, I will admit, I had several fags tonight :roll:

But I don't care, I'll get back on track.. just been a tough week!

I'm sure there's a house with my name on it out there... it's called the "Madhouse" :laugh :laugh

[susanlin]

Helen

Everything happens for a reason and I honestly believe you will look back and thank god it didn't work out - when you are settled in your dream house. It will turn out to be a blessing in disguise 'cos now you are going to find an even better house which you wouldn't have looked at otherwise!

Sue

[veronica]

With houses I think you have to adopt the 'if its meant to be it will be' approach, you've done all you can so try and sit back and see what happens next. If you are meant to have it it will all fall in place.
I seem to recall you saying that it was on the market before and had just come back on, maybe this has happened before with other people and that property.

[Moorf]

Well everyone....

I HAVE A JOB-ETTE!

Since arriving in Sumner I've got on really well with the girl who owns the Surf shop in Sumner and visit her often. She came round today to ask if I'd like to work with her!! It's a great little part time job - starting at 10am :nice1 and hours to suit AND I can take the dog (she does too!).... and all those surf dudes.. hmmmmm

I am so thrilled - needed this little boost what with all the house crap!

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[NW2NZ]

CONGRATULATIONS MOORF!!!!!!

:clap :cheers :nice1 :raebanana

That's another major step in the settling in process

[Diny]

Brilliant news Moorf

One door closes and another opens .... and like you say .... all those surf dudes.

Found this smilie which I thought you may like - but there again maybe not.

http://www.clicksmilies.com/s0105/sehrgrosse/large-smiley-022.gif

Diny

[Moorf]

http://tcwozere.co.uk/smileys/ciggybounce.gif

Yep, just the sort of chill-out job I wanted :cheers

[Tara Sage]

Nice one moorf!!

Had crap weekend too!

Oh saw some of those strange blue jelly fish tonight on woodend beach!

[Moorf]

:( Oh no.. not Sam? PM me... :?

[jan]

:clap :clap :clap :clap :clap

Good luck Moorf!

You lucky lucky lucky thing.

A surf shop! all them beauts :cool :cool :cool

Jan xx

[Jodie]

Nice one Helen!! :cheers

What an ideal job for ya too - excellent! You'll be head to toe in Billabong, Quicksilver and RipCurl clothes now - lucky git! Can you get me a discount? :nice1 :laugh

And all those heavenly surf dudes coming in the shop with their tanned bods - can you take your webcam with you and let me watch? :laugh ;) LOL

Jod
:cool

[Tanya]

Helen

Looks like my job is coming next week too!! Must be the week for it :cheers

Tanya

[jo b]

Hey moorf

you'll be a cool surf dude.http://www.addis-welt.de/smilie/smilie/rauchen/rauchen015.gif

My nine year old loves buying all the Roxy gear in NZ as it's cheap compared to Uk prices.

All you need now is to find that 'special' house, then win the lotto. They say it comes in threes.

I am glad that happened with the job it was just the thing you needed and also may take you mind a little bit off the house problems.

Chin up chuck (hope you get back on track, don't give up giving up!)

Jo

[Timbo]

Moorf. Once you have some retailing experience, you may want to go it alone. This litterally has your name on it..

http://www.aorata.com/helensdairy/

[Moorf]

Weird huh, I remember the days of sitting behind my desk at work thinking how nice it would be to live somewhere warm and work in a surf shop or dive shack!! http://tcwozere.co.uk/smileys/a18.gif


Going to hairdresser tomorrow to funk up my hair again, I've let it go since being here :roll: and a little treat too :nice1

Jodie.. hope you like Paul Frank.. the place is stuffed with it!! Hmm discounts.... :P

[Jodie]

Yep - Paul Frank's good too! What does he look like? :laugh ;) I do love all the surfy gear. I feel a trip to ChCh coming on with an empty suitcase! :nice1 :angel

Jod
:cool

[Moorf]

Hmm I wonder if they do size 14 :uhoh now where;s my tummy control pants!!

[shagen]

Congrats on that job! :nice1

We'll bring an extra suitcase when we visit Chch :laugh

Something tells me you are going to be the "Salesperson of the year" :mrgreen:

:cheers
Shagen & Vera

[Moorf]

House sale fell through. Vendors not prepared to update the Title Deeds. :no I guess they are looking for a mug who doesn't do their homework.

[lindajax]

Helen,
Nice to see something positive going on for you, The house thing must've been doing your head in...... something on that front will jump in front of you when you least expect it you'll see.
As for the fags ----weeelllllllllllll, its not suprising and as you say you can get back on track.....

Keep your chin up surf chick!
Love Linda x

[Moorf]

LOVE MY JOB... :raebanana

...legs killing me - did a 10am to 6pm stint yesterday - having never done an "on my feet all day" job before it's a killer but it whizzed by and I had such a good time meeting/chatting/taking people's money!!

:nice1

[Diny]

Any fit surf dudes?

Diny

[Moorf]

:yes

.. and I fully encourage them to try on the wetsuits and rash-vests so I can judge if they fit :oops:

[Annierobrigado]

oooh moorf... dudes! you are one lucky chick!

be sure to tell them to buy the sunscreen and the beach towel and whatever else you got there (do divers still use sunscreen?) max out their credit cards, hahaha!

:laugh
annie

[leslie]

wouldn't dare take job like yours! do you get free surf lessons???

[Moorf]

Yes, I get free use of surfboards, wetsuits and Joanne surfs and wants to teach me! We also organise surf lessons with a pro... Aaron.. really nice guy ... :nice1

Hi Leslie .. why couldn't you do the job?! Come on down... I'll kit you out :laugh

[leslie]

ahhhhhhhh. its not YOU 'kitting me out' that would be fatal! we'll make a family surf trip to christchurch - before you go on pro tour.

[jesselyn]

helen!!! >>>>> http://www.addis-welt.de/smilie/smilie/sport/surfer.gif

[leslie]

incid- before i think surfers have to struggle through spring rowing season. for the next few months our immediate area swarms with buff rowers who come here to compete from all round the globe. think surfers in suits with well-paid jobs.

[Wiggles]

Hi Moorf

How cool about the job! Is it going well? I can remember 'in my youth' almost getting killed whilst surfing - well, attempting to surf and not very well! (board almost knocked me unconscious) When we settle in Chch I might have to come down and see you for some lessons on the correct way to do it :laugh :laugh

I am sorry to hear about the house - at least you were well prepared. Well, their loss really isn't it?

Hope you find another place that you'll love even more ......

Wiggles

[Moorf]

*cough* the nearest I have got to a surf board so far is handing out our rentals!! I can't surf at all! Hence lessons!! :uhoh I can body board - does that count??! :laugh

Hoping to get in some lessons and attempts before the water turns icy again tho! :nice1 What I like about it here in NZ is that surfing is surfing, not a "trendy" thing to watch/do... there are all sorts out there when the surf is up.. I see this old couple (must be 60+) out in their wetsuits quite often and there are lots of surf classes going so you never feel that you are the odd one out :nice1

[Moorf]

WE HAVE A HOUSE :cheers :raebanana

Didn't bother posting before we knew we had it this time, in case of any more disasters.. but it's ours, ALL OURS! :P

http://www.homesell.co.nz/new_zealand_real_estate/3212.php

As Jodie pointed out earlier, it was meant to be - what with it being "Keyes" Road :roll: and in Brighton (where my other flat is in the UK!). Spooky!

Well, that's another hurdle tackled... just the ITA to do now - it's been sat on the dining table for a month or two now !!!

Moorf & Woz

[MB]

Helen and Warren,
Good for you. Many congratulations! Enjoy your new place.
:yes

Oh, and it looks beautiful!
Matt and family.

[Gran]

Lovely, are you glad you missed the other one? and what a romantic garden!!

[Dave & Sandra]

Great news Moorf and Woz :raebanana :raebanana :raebanana

Your kitchen is the same colour as our new kitchen is going to be - that's if it ever gets built. :?

[Annierobrigado]

hi moorf

the house looks great, and the garden too! wow, this looks better than the first one.

am green! :mrgreen:

and close to the park, beach, everything? good job!

:cheers
annie

[Nicola]

Wow Helen

Gorgeous house and the garden is brilliant. Well worth the wait.

Nicola

[markkellaway]

Helen and Warren,

Great news, onwards and upwards now, the NZ roots are starting to get established! :nice1

Now, if you can just hold off on the housewarming for a few months......

Mark. :clap

[jo b]

Woo

Helen

lovely House

http://www.addis-welt.de/smilie/smilie/hausarbeit/AniSmileyFlowershop1.gif

When do you move in?

Jo

[kiwidollie]

What a gorgeous house! You lucky things.

Hope you'll be very happy in your new home.

:cheers

[Moorf]

Thanks All! :nice1

Moving in date is... 1st April!! "Mr and Mrs Leggatt, here are the keys to your new house... NOT!! " :laugh :laugh

Everyone is invited to house warming :P no date yet! We can have several (Mark!) so if you're not here during April then it's a great excuse for more parties!! :cheers

It will probably be a "bring a chair" party though as we have no furniture!! :eek

Again, thanks for all your kind PM's and posts... onwards and upwards :nice1

And for those who said that the other house wasn't meant to be... how right you were!! ;) Couldn't see it at the time.. but hindsight is an exact science :nice1

[Tate6]

Wonderful house, Helen!! Love all the windows and wooden floors!!
And what a nice setting!

So happy for you! :clap

How is the job going?

Terry

[leslie]

rather a change from islington! can see you drinking $43 bottles of wine while giggling on the porch. nice garden. nice sun. nice price. and close to beach????

[Moorf]

Thanks Terry :P It really is a gem, the current owner is a botanist/conservationist and the garden is stocked with native plants only. Once you walk through the gate it's like another world and all the wood is reclaimed rimu.

Job is great, especially now that my legs are getting used to it! Was waking in morning feeling paralysed from the neck down for the first couple of weeks! :?

Moorf

[Diny]

What a lovely house ..... and it's got heaps more character than the other one. It was meant to be.

Good luck.

Diny

[jesselyn]

http://img9.smiliedb.de/sdb28108.gif it is a lovely house! http://img9.smiliedb.de/sdb31278.gif


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jes

[wilson182]

Well done Helen and Woz, Great house.

Looking forward to the house warming :nice1

[Hannah-NL]

Wowza Moorf :cheers
Youre so lucky to have "lost" that other house, there sure was a reason for that!
If I would have been there and seen it I would have gone for it too.
I bet Summer will love it too ;)

[Tara Sage]

Well done you two looks like a great place

T xx

[cloudboy99]

That house is just amazing. I can only hope I can find one like that...

On a side note, Helen, what thickness of wetsuits are you typically selling? I have a 4/3 (4 thickness on the torso, 3 on the arms/legs) that I used while surfing in Monterey, California where the average water temperature was around 13/14C. How's the water around there? Also, this might be just a US brand, but do you carry apparel brands such as Quicksilver? I'm not your typical California surfer bum, but I do like the clothes :).

--Stephen

[Jodie]

Congratulations guys! Can't wait for the house warming :cheers

It will probably be a "bring a chair" party though as we have no furniture!! :eek


er, we've got no furniture either - can we bring a cushion? :laugh

Jod
:nice1

[wilson182]

It will probably be a "bring a chair" party though as we have no furniture!! :eek


er, we've got no furniture either - can we bring a cushion? :laugh

Jod
:nice1

Erm, Ditto - got a couple of deck chairs tho :mrgreen:

[captainxmas]

Gorgeous place guys, everything happens for a reason... :nice1

[Moorf]

We're on a roll this week - our completed ITA being hand delivered to Chch office tomorrow! We now total 195 points :eek up from our 120 at EOI! :nice1

Stephen - re wetsuits - we typically sell 4/3 for colder seasons and 3/2 for summer. The average temps this month (Feb) for Christchurch have been c. 15-18 degrees (it was 19 degrees for a swim contest the other day). The water temp dropped last week perhaps due to the cyclone, but it's up again this week. We don't have Quicksilver in our store although you can get that brand elsewhere - we stock O'Neill and Gull and another brand the name of which escapes me at the moment. Hope that helps! :P

[Hannah-NL]

Uhm Moorf have you been promoted or have I overlooked your new sign...
The one below your name? And...Will we get a party because of it? :P :cheers

[Annierobrigado]

hi hannah

you beat me to the punch! i was staring at helen's "title" in this forum not realizing it was new... wonder how many posts you need to get there?

helen - woohoo! moderator! congrats (they don't make more planes)
and wow...195 points! Um... can i ask what made it so from your original points? obviously the jobs, but how many points were given?

thanks and cheers to both of you!

annie

[Tara Sage]

:hopeso for the residency moorf, we got ours withing 3 weeks of handing in the ita not long now!!!!

Congrants on the promotion :nice1

[Moorf]

:P Thanks guys - I spent half an hour with my case officer this afternoon and he kindly went through my ITA submission with me to check all was in order... it was :raebanana - we should have PR approval in principle by end of next week :nice1 Double celebration party Tara??!! :nice1 :hopeso

Yeah Lounge Moderator.. I get all the good jobs eh! :roll: Pay sucks too :laugh :laugh

[Moorf]

Annie - re points - we scored extra points for skilled job on POL being outside of Auckland :nice1 When we did our EOI we obviously couldn't claim for these bonus points but it does make a huge difference - although it's all academic seeing as the pass mark is still so low. :nice1

[Carol]

aha....
I knew you were in practise......all that *cloaking* business!


:nice1

[Moorf]

Yay my Friday night drinking buddy has arrived... Carol!! :cheers What you on tonight?!! We're broke so it's Lindemans for us :? :laugh

[Carol]

I'm not sure Helen to be honest...it's red and wet and warmish.........Banrock Station I think! (it's just been put down in front of me without me even asking) :nice1

The current debate is - fish and chips or pizza - Kenny is in lounge waiting for Newcastle to come on Sky Sports. App they won this morning - wahoo!



I love Fridays!!
:cheers :cheers :cheers :cheers :cheers :cheers

[Moorf]

We've got a curry on order ready to pick up in 10 mins YAY! :cheers :cheers :cheers

Got that FRIDAY FEELING :P :P :P

[Moorf]

"10 Years Younger in 10 Days" is on in a tick on One!! That I GOTTA see :?

[Carol]

We're having both - frozen pizza in the oven - Kenny has just gone for chips. Oh yes and toilet rolls which we mysteriously ran out of this morning.

THAT wasn't a happy morning I can tell you!
:oops: :no :? :? :? ;)

[jesselyn]

we should have PR approval in principle by end of next week :nice1 Double celebration party Tara??!! :nice1 :hopeso

Yeah Lounge Moderator.. I get all the good jobs eh!

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[Wiggles]

Hi Moorf

Well done on the Moderator job! Lindemans ................ mmmmmmmmmmmmm. Could do a bottle of that tonight!

Wiggles :cheers

[leslie]

does this mean you'll be pm-ing me about my bad language?