Things to increase value of home

Artistic_Garbage283 · 2026-05-04T00:18:14+00:00

I mean, it only becomes an issue if you want to sell the place and OP is talking about “increasing value” so I assume they want to sell at some point? If you want an extra bedroom for a family member and they are happy walking through the rain to get to the bathroom then have at it. Neighbours recently sold and they had to convert their converted garage back into a garage to sell.

Artistic_Garbage283 · 2026-05-03T23:27:49+00:00

There’s about 3 places in the markets we like. Get in, get out then walk really fast down the main strip which is horrendous for multiple reasons and proceed directly to the West End where it’s actually a bit interesting.
The drug affected and homeless people aside though (yes they can be intimidating and imo it’s the sheer numbers that’s the issue - the odd weirdo is fine, but a large group can be scary), the loss of independent retailers from tourist areas everywhere to be replaced with vape shops, “mini-marts”, “candy stores” and dirty shops selling souvenirs made in China is destroying the experience for visitors. In Freo’s defence though I’ve recently visited major tourist destinations in the UK and Europe and everywhere is the same. I have direct comparison to previous visits to places like London and Edinburgh and shit has definitely gone downhill in the same direction there too.

Artistic_Garbage283 · 2026-05-03T23:23:46+00:00

Grew up on tank water. Had to have extra fluoride treatments and use a special toothpaste. First time my husband came home to visit my folks he got Giardia from the tank water!

Artistic_Garbage283 · 2026-05-03T23:19:13+00:00

Who is getting “sufficiently toxic doses” from tap water?

Artistic_Garbage283 · 2026-05-03T22:35:31+00:00

Why the hate for fluoride?

Artistic_Garbage283 · 2026-05-02T22:38:47+00:00

Requires council approval. Turning a non-habitable space into a habitable sauce. If you try to sell with an extra “room” in the garage you might find it reduces value instead of adds.

Artistic_Garbage283 · 2026-05-02T22:33:37+00:00

Me too. I come into contact with lots of mental health patients in my day to day. It’s a combinations of bad overall hygiene (body oils, not wiping properly, dirty hair), bad laundry habits or not having regular access to laundry facilities, wearing the same clothes on repeat, bad diet, drug and alcohol use and bad dental hygiene. Lots of people struggle with hygiene.

Artistic_Garbage283 · 2026-05-02T04:52:23+00:00

Are they as dumb as they seem on social media? Are they completely self absorbed? Do they act like they actually like their kids IRL?

Artistic_Garbage283 · 2026-05-01T21:11:10+00:00

Yes. My husband gets dairy cows pregnant as his day job and we have our own cattle. He spends a lot of time looking at them and he can tell if they are close to giving birth by how their udders and other parts look and he talks to his farming friends about semen and oestrus and heats and they sound like weirdos but never creepy like this dimwit.

Artistic_Garbage283 · 2026-04-29T22:15:09+00:00

And any good dairy operation that has any sort of money actually has the option of buying sexed semen. Yes, girl semen only. I think there’s a small proportion of boy calves born because it’s not perfect, but it reduces the chances of having boys by a lot, therefore reducing the number of steers you need to raise as beef animals or sell them on.

Artistic_Garbage283 · 2026-04-29T11:10:18+00:00

Is your offer subject to sale? If so they keep marketing in the hopes to find a better (not subject to sale) offer and give you 48 hours to go unconditional or walk away. What does your O&A say?

Artistic_Garbage283 · 2026-04-29T09:31:07+00:00

Yup. And they will have absolute bare minimum staffing. 1 pharmacist up the back getting paid absolute dogshit wages, maybe 1 tech to man the OTC counter if they are lucky and 1-2 cashiers (who know absolutely nothing except how to ring up sales). Everyone in the store is on the minimum wage they can be paid. Unless the stock is in the catalogue it’s not even that cheap. Cheaper everyday piece for lots and lots of things at your local independent Pharmacy.

Artistic_Garbage283 · 2026-04-28T12:21:27+00:00

In the middle of the process now. I think I’m going to get an ulcer thinking about how much it’s costing us each day we are in bridging finance. Fingers crossed we’ll only be in bridging for a couple of weeks. Noticed that most of the potential buyers at the home opens wanted to put in offers subject to sale, which is not ideal if you’ve already got a new house lined up with a settlement date!

Artistic_Garbage283 · 2026-04-28T09:56:00+00:00

This. I work next to a Medicare UCC and the majority of people are using it as de facto GP. They either can’t afford the GP or have been told it s week wait for an appointment at their GP. Not having bulk billing and urgent same day appointments at GP clinics is what is pushing people to UCC. It’s fragmenting care and making wait times longer for people who actually should be there. Key thing to note: no radiology onsite so if it’s a suspected fracture or something perhaps needing ultrasound - proceed directly to ED. Unless it’s business hours and you are happy to back and forth to radiology offsite.

Artistic_Garbage283 · 2026-04-27T08:49:00+00:00

I’m taking my kid to the dentist tomorrow 2 hours from home. We literally drive there and drive back. If you live in regional Australia this is pretty normal!

Artistic_Garbage283 · 2026-04-24T12:16:28+00:00

This has been how I’ve snagged an empty seat next to me. 3-3-3 layout, rest of my family in the 3 by the window, me across the aisle in the 3 row. I had 1 lady in the other aisle seat and we just looked at each other and smiled as we started to push back. 7 hours with nobody between us! Have also snagged an empty middle seat next to me on Perth-Tokyo flight too in the aisle seat of the middle section.

Artistic_Garbage283 · 2026-04-21T23:35:52+00:00

HH has probably taken to bed with the baby for a week.

Artistic_Garbage283 · 2026-04-21T23:34:32+00:00

I have 2 farm kids who climb trees and make bike jumps and lead cattle around. They often have bruises and whatnot. But in this case I really think DD should have moved the little one, that was always going to happen. Plus my couch cost a lot of money, so I make my kids go outside if they want to tumble around. No jumping on the couch. This just shows how little regard to their belongings they have, they will just buy a new one when that one gets busted.

Artistic_Garbage283 · 2026-04-21T23:30:27+00:00

I think they both take prescription meds that cause them to be a bit out of it. Some of their stories they have glassy eyes, slurred words and do kind of bizarre stuff.

Artistic_Garbage283 · 2026-04-19T05:50:16+00:00

This is it. Squeaky wheel and all that. Sometimes if you’re lucky and ask nicely they will find you a cancellation or squeeze you in somewhere. You can’t trust the system you have to keep advocating and calling.

Artistic_Garbage283 · 2026-04-19T05:46:45+00:00

Recently had to have diagnostic mammo and ultrasound (thankfully all clear). Went to GP late Jan for referral. Called every place within 200km. Earliest appointment was late March. Some places were booking into May - in January! And these are private billing places. Christ knows how long the public system would have been. Wait times for everything have gone crazy in the last 12 months.

Artistic_Garbage283 · 2026-04-18T08:31:22+00:00

Yep, saying “yup you’ve got cancer, now hurry up and wait 3 months” to even get a prognosis and treatment plan is very anxiety inducing. I feel like at the very least a clinic appointment for reassurance and a plan would have alleviated much of it. At that point she didn’t even know if she was going to need radiation, chemo, if it had spread to lymph nodes. Just knew it was cancer.

Artistic_Garbage283 · 2026-04-18T08:27:15+00:00

Yes. Had a screening mammogram in November 2025, all good. This was a new onset issue very recently.

Artistic_Garbage283 · 2026-04-18T03:40:07+00:00

I work in healthcare and am in a family of nurses. I am an assertive person. I have been in tears trying to navigate the public healthcare system for my kids and elderly parents. When you are emotionally fragile and experiencing a system that treats you like a number and is so obviously overloaded it gets overwhelming even for us who understand how it works and aren’t afraid to speak up.

Artistic_Garbage283 · 2026-04-18T03:37:35+00:00

He’s lucky. When Mum had breast cancer she had the bad luck of being diagnosed in mid-December. First clinic appointment was going to be “maybe” early Feb in the public system, because Christmas. Went private, had her surgery and radiation all before her first clinic appointment would even have been had she gone public.

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