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Subject: Re: [APPALACHIAN-LIFE] Lower property taxes.?.MAYBE .....
Date: Sun, 4 Nov 2007 14:55:40 -0600
Seems like ever so long since we had a letter from home...your home Down
Under, that is..So glad your Mum and Dad are gonna be close.......I
remember seeing pictures of your home and you sure do have it fixed up
nice...All the little bits and pieces one adds while living on property
for many years would be very hard to duplicate if you moved....
Rubbish removal cost there seems high...We pay 5 a month on our electric
bill if we recycle or haul our own trash off, 2 or 3 if we pay a company
for trash pickup. There are 4 to 6 different trash companies that come
down our half mile long T street every week..Such poor planning...
Speaking of adding on...We have had an eyesore next door for years..a
shade tree plumber bought the house and hauled in all kinds of
junk..including a shed, which he built onto the back of..He proceeded to
move in a big steel rack to store his PVC pipe on, etc...Hung a HUGE
rusty pipe auger on the addition...reels of cables on the 'pipe stand,'
etc...I tried to talk hubby into offering to buy all that stuff from the
lazy new owner, just to get it off there. He kept waiting till the right
time to do it , so I went over and talked to the fellow myself. He said
take it all, free...We moved the pipes down in the edge of the
garden/woods out of sight, and moved the pipe scaffold over behind our
storage building to make a hideout for ol Buzz when he comes to visit...A
section of privacy fence from the same place makes a dandy roof, and now
we must add on bits and pieces to make it 'cool'..We have underground and
above ground PVC pipes of various sizes and lengths, heavy cable, etc,
etc....SO far my minds a blank on it...may have to wait till Buzz comes
back for a visit and let him look around our stash of materials and tell
us what he wants..He has a plastic 'play school ?' slide to add.....Loves
to jump, climb, slide, do the hand over hand deal with pipes...We're
thinking on it.....Jeannie T
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On Sun, 4 Nov 2007 09:28:13 +0900 "Shane Moad" <>
writes:
> Hi everyone,
>
> It seems that down here in Australia, well at least Beverley,
> Western
> Australia, out property taxes (we call them rates) are about the
> same as
> some of you guys. Here in Beverley, which is in the country (Google
> it and
> have a look where we live) we pay $888 a year, that includes $150
> for
> rubbish removal.
> Like you Jeannie, Val and I have often thought about moving here or
> there.
> Back further in the woods or hills, or to another state, maybe
> Tasmania, but
> the truth is we have it pretty good where we are. Thing is, as the
> old
> saying goes, "the grass always looks greener on the other side of
> the
> fence", as we all know, that aint necessarily so!!
> This year we will own our home, its a great house that God has
> blessed us
> with, big verandas on three sides set on half and acre. Use to be an
> acre
> but we just subdivided it off so my parents could move behind us.
> Their
> house is nearly finished but poor dad looks as though he only has a
> matter
> of months to live. I guess the blessing out of this all is that we
> will be
> close at hand for mum.
> Anyway folks, stay well and be happy with Gods blessing because they
> are
> many if we take the time to look.
> Shane
>
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
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> Sent: Friday, November 02, 2007 9:32 PM
> Subject: Re: [APPALACHIAN-LIFE] Lower property taxes.?.MAYBE .....
>
>
> > Hi Jeannie,
> >
> > In July my half year tax was reduced from $1275. ..to $939. I had
> applied
> > for HEAP. Then about 3 months ago Governor Strickland passed
> something
> > that
> > will lower everyone's taxes. My taxes in January should be $800
> per half.
> > I'll
> > let you all know if that's what it really is. Cuyahoga County
> Ohio has
> > one of
> > the higest taxes. Even if we get HEAP it will still be lowered
> more
> >
> > Milly WARD Piros
> >
> > My Mind Is Like Lightning....One Brilliant Flash and
> > Poooffffffffffffffffff,
> > It's Gone
> >
> >
> >
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