Browse Forums General Discussion Re: Ladies and Gents, step right up! Mernda & Doreen Residen 3931Jul 14, 2012 10:28 am mak_ it's just frustrating that the builder played up the talk on NBN when the area isn't even serviced. When I first rang Telstra they said "yup you are NBN ready we will sign you up and get u connected" sure enough. We weren't even offered an antenna as an option, weren't told "hey your house is NBN ready (at ur charge) but you can't use it for another 10yrs. You will need an antenna" gggrrrr would have saved numerous calls to telstra an looking like an idiot. Lol. They said epping is being serviced. You would think when they cabled they would service it as well. We have to deal with wireless gggrrrrr Keep checking with Telstra, as we were pleasantly surprised a few months back. On the off chance I checked our address and they'd updated the exchange in the Doreen area. Bye bye horrible wireless and hurray to ADSL. Plus, given we didn't have a choice when we hooked up and that wireless was the only option, we didn't pay the break costs from the wireless contract. Re: Ladies and Gents, step right up! Mernda & Doreen Residen 3932Jul 14, 2012 10:41 am Re: solar panels in our area. It seems hundreds were affected. http://www.3aw.com.au/blogs/3aw-breakfa ... 21zx4.html Re: Ladies and Gents, step right up! Mernda & Doreen Residen 3933Jul 14, 2012 10:42 am I've been walking in the Morang wetlands the past couple of weekends - I hadn't realised it was open to the public now. It was fenced off for years, but apparently was opened up some time ago. If you like walking with no traffic to negotiate (and most likely not another human in sight), it's perfect. Also fantastic for wildlife spotting: Hundreds of these (and this one isn't shy!): Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Dozens of these: Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Wood ducks: Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Herons: Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Mama roo: Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ And the grand prize of birdwatchers, a pair of wedgetail eagles (only got one in this shot): Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Worth a visit. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Re: Ladies and Gents, step right up! Mernda & Doreen Residen 3934Jul 14, 2012 10:53 am Rowena Re: solar panels in our area. It seems hundreds were affected. http://www.3aw.com.au/blogs/3aw-breakfa ... 21zx4.html That's really bizarre. Are we supposed to climb up on the roof and tuck them in with a nice fluffy blanket at night? How about manufacturers make the product fit to do the job it's supposed to do? Or suppliers provide the right product? Re: Ladies and Gents, step right up! Mernda & Doreen Residen 3935Jul 16, 2012 7:36 pm Solar Water Panels... We rang Chromagen ( the manufacturer ) direct and had a plumber out late the next day who by-passed the roof unit and left. He suggested re-ringing the supplier to see what they were planning to do about the roof unit. No cost to us so far.... Clearly the solar component isn't up to the required job of operating within normal temp ranges, so I'm keen to see what they plan to do about replacement and if they are going to TRY and charge me for a new unit... Anyone else dealt with Chromagen yet? Re: Ladies and Gents, step right up! Mernda & Doreen Residen 3937Aug 03, 2012 8:19 pm Just had a call from Chromagen..... Panel to be replaced foc.. very pleasantly suprised. No argument about liability, just a booking for repair and replacement at my convenience!!! Hope everyone has the same experience with their units.. Re: Ladies and Gents, step right up! Mernda & Doreen Residen 3939Aug 03, 2012 10:28 pm Yes, us too. Solar panel repair man due next week. We did get a call a week ago to say there could be a delay as they are waiting for more panels to arrive...wonder why On another note. Got woken up by loud noise at 12.30 in the morning a few nights ago. Look out the window to see a ute and 2 men loading a whole lot of crap into the builders cage across the road. Couldn't see rego. Cheeky b****rds. This morning I went over to let the builder know, as bob cat man was emptying the cage. He says it happens alot. He then tells me that someone had cut up a boat trailer (yeah..bizaaaarrreee) and left it on the vacant block nearby ...Now...last Sunday I was out the front gardening when I saw a man parked on a vacant block doing something with a weird sounding machine. Everyone would have heard as it was so loud and Sundays are usually quiet (except for hoons). I thought it was weird at the time given the block hasn't been scraped yet. Must have been him and in broad daylight! Ladies and Gents, step right up! Mernda & Doreen Residents 3940Aug 06, 2012 6:49 pm Heard that nbn is now live in stage 14, 15 and a number other stages in mernda villages. Can someone please confirm that this is true? Has anyone started enjoying lightning fast Internet yet? the step up is 30mm and wanting it to be flat . how much does the concrete have to be lowered .we plan on removing bath and lenghten shower and adding seat. the old bath… 0 12085 Do I need to concern about this pattern of crack? Is this crack showing some signs of bigger problems? Thanks for any suggestions! 1 1995 Take a pick with a level sittingo n the slab and a pick with a level sitting on the sill please. This will help us diagnose the issue and therefore a solution. RE,… 8 11177 |