Stagtime

Retired at 59, not sure about your superannuation system but here your employer has to put in 11% and depending on what union eba, employees top up on top of that I think 3-4%. A flat 15% tax rate on monies going in so a good incentive to up top up personally. After age 60 any outgoings is tax free. At 67 you can get the aged pension. When I retired I spent 9 months refurbishing both my daughters homes as well as plenty of travel. I had a local school wanting me to help with casual maintenance 3 years ago and word of mouth I’m now doing 3 days at 3 different schools a week. Good thing is I go on holidays whenever I want. Leaving for Scotland, Croatia and England for 6 weeks in 12 hours.

Nearly 4 pm here and been up since 6. 9.30 pm kickoff so that’s a pleasant change. Have to be up at 5am for our flight over to Ol Blighty tomorrow so hopefully have a pleasant nights sleep.

They made the newsfeed over here as well😂.

Got a bit of a touch up tonight. Bit of a learning curve for our youngsters. 6 new players so far this year so onwards to Cronulla next week. Got absolutely soaked but I got to try out my new wet weather gear for our 6 day hike in Scotland so all good.

A wet Saturday night in Brisbane watching Canberra Raiders take on the Broncos, flying to the UK next Sunday morning so hopefully the results will make a 36 hour flight more bearable.

All good mate, they’d rather bolt instead of fighting. Just have to treat them with respect, there’s been a few deaths already this year. I’ve had to move a couple from our school, they get s*** scared of 500 kids surrounding them.

Samford Village, 25km north west of Brisbane Queensland.

How about this one, we’ve got an Eastern Brown lurking around our yard. Second most deadly snake in the world.

Stopped for a break on the way home, might stay on the path.

Misty morning at Mann River, northern rivers NSW for 6 days of kayaking and the odd drink.

I’m sure The Stranglers and Metallica did mine in.

I’m a bit old school, haven’t seen them since Bon died. Just wouldn’t be the same.

Of course mate, $11 pints of Great Northerns finest.

Lunch at Rainbow Beach Surf Club, frigen hot 35deg.

Sounds like my sort of pub, I thought I kept the video of my dance skills clearing the floor at Jorrocks locked up.

I’d settle for a Spoons especially curry nights.

We like mixing things up 😅

Will do mate, appreciate getting local knowledge when visiting new places.

Mate the highlight will be Gregg’s across the road and Poundland a couple of shops down the road, happy days!

Uk and Europe trip just about booked, leave Brisbane 28 April, end up in Inverness then a 6 day hike leaving from Fort William. A few days floating around Scotland then a week in Dubrovnik and Split, flying back into Manchester. Staying in Belper for 12 days in King st above the fish bar then down to London for 4 days before flying back to Brisbane via Perth. 6 weeks all up.

Maybe qualified tradies 😅

We need tradies running the finances.

Mate, this is for surviving camping new years. The week leading up were mid thirties and then New Year’s Day we copped over 300mm in 24 hrs. That’s a car under water the other side of the bridge

Start of a big night in town

Christmas brekkie done, now a wait till Christmas lunch. Going to be a hot one. Got last year’s present framed and the gin shelf fully stocked.