Random Rants

[neph93]

@Giles:

If the land ever gets released by the MOD, they will sell for very little…..

If that ever happens tip me a wink. I’d happily spend the following 5 years and a chunk of cash rehabiliting one.

[neph93]

Now you mention it, I expect the quality of the neighbours would drag the price down even further…

[Giles]

That's why I won't be buying the other one….

[neph93]

Touché [emoji1]

[Steffen]

Here in the finest German Backcountry a normal House costs 140.000-200.000€ so you could, similar to Gosport, buy the whole Village I am in now 

What does MOD mean ?

@Graeme Frankfurt is almost as expensive as Sidney but the Obects are generally in a way better Shape, I dont know a West German City that has that much worn out Buildings in a Prime Area of the Town.

1.2 Mio Australian Beer Tokens (Around 750k Euro) get you something like this in the City: https://www.engelvoelkers.com/de-de/exposes/familienfreundliches-wohnen-3602604.1267007_exp/

4-8 Mio. AUD would be a baillin Budget at the Moment, but lets wait and see what Brexit brings us: https://www.engelvoelkers.com/de-de/exposes/perfekte-familienwohnung-in-exklusiver-lage-3852534.1249509_exp/

Luckily most City here expect Berlin, Munich and Hamburg are quite small so that you could easily live in a small Town where Houses are way Cheaper and only have to drive 30-40 Minutes to work.

[Chris]

@Giles:

Or the whole of Gosport…..

Unless the houses are built with handmade bricks.  I've heard rumors that they're a bit spendy.

And all this discussion of million dollar houses makes me realize (again) how relatively cheap San Antonio is.

[Giles]

Ministry of Defence (MoD)

The land is owned by the Mod (in this case the Navy) because an oil pipeline crosses the land.  It carries fuel from a fuel depot about 1/2 a mile away to a naval jetty, where small tankers transport the fuel to the Portsmouth based navy.  It is, therefore, a terrorist (or war) risk.  Break the pipeline and we can't get fuel to our navy…...

We feel really safe here because a 100 meters away from the office, we have a man with a machine gun on guard 24x365.....

Portsmouth has a historic policy of putting all the stuff that smelt or went bang in Gosport....

[neph93]

@Giles:

Portsmouth has a historic policy of putting all the stuff that smelt or went bang in Gosport….

[emoji1]

[Giles]

Joking aside.  It's a sensible policy, if the bomb-making facilities or the fuel go bang, we don't take the navy with it too…..

[Steffen]

Thank you for clarifying.

The free Security Guard Sounds quite Nice, the Pipline thing not so much, but i guess this is something no one notices anymore today.

I read a lot of people here fly in Via London and take the Train and then the Ferry to Gosport, wouldnt it be faster to go via Southhampton Airport and then take a Rental, or is there stepping Stone I overlooked ?

[Giles]

Nope, if you can fly into Southampton, that's really convenient.  Trouble is, if your plane home gets cancelled, there are not a lot of alternatives.  Happened to me once flying back from Amsterdam.  I had to overnight in a (shithole of an) hotel, if I had been flying into Heathrow or Gatwick, there would most likely been plenty of alternative flights home….

[neph93]

Plus not every country has flights to Southampton…

[Chris]

Gatwick>train>ferry is quite convenient, too.  Only brief walks at each transition, and IHUK is also only a brief walk from the ferry pier.  Though if you get tired, there are a few pubs along the way to renew your energy.

[Giles]

Only 4 (if you count the brewery) 

[Graeme]

Bear in mind that you have to get a train from Southampton Airport into Southampton, then change and catch the really slow train down to Portsmouth Harbour. The online timetable reckons most will take about 1:20, with the odd faster option around 55 minutes.

Getting from Gatwick to Portsmouth takes about 1:40, so not much slower.

@Steffen, I do miss the convenient public transport systems in Europe. Outside of Melbourne, I don't think the Australians get it, though it's not as bad as LA.

I was surprised by the price of the apartment in Frankfurt, but I understand the city's got a nasty infestation of bankers, so it's understandable!

[Alex]

It's a 25-minute drive with no traffic, though. So taxis are an option

[Steffen]

It is really convinient indeed @Graeme but still the Politics want to one up it and basicly try and make it without blind spots all over Germany, lets see how that works out 

Thank you @Giles I did Frankfurt Amsterdam Southhampton once when my now Ex Girlfriend studied there and was A blown away by how fast youre from the Plain on UK Ground and B by how dead cheap Rentals are compared to Heathrow. The Point you made that this can easily go really wrong like in your case is of course Right, I have to carefully Check for Alternatives if I plan on doing it this way, Schiphol is an Odd Part of Amsterdam to get Stuck if you dont have a Hoovercraft on Hand 

[Giles]

We'd pick you up from Southampton Airport - if visiting us was part of your agenda - don't want you wasting beer jeans money

[Steffen]

That is very nice of you @Giles Thank you, I will definitely get back to you when my plans are made. I plan on takeing a little Trip after I handed in my Bachelor which means I first have to care about that 

[mclaincausey]

Some moron was walking a stroller full of children right down the middle of the street by my house while gabbing on the phone. I mean not trying to stay out of the way of traffic even a little.

We have sidewalks and people absolutely fly down that street. I don't understand what she was thinking.

Also, I'm over the heat wave.