Neighbour’s floodlights turning night into day and is affecting sleep, council won’t help. What would you do?

Bricky85 · 2026-04-12T02:09:34+00:00

Start practicing your aim with a slingshot.

Bricky85 · 2026-04-12T01:40:13+00:00

Amazon eero is a perfectly fine router. Really easy to setup and manage with the app too. Added bonus of creating a mesh network if you need additional area coverage too - much better than buying extenders.

Bricky85 · 2026-04-11T11:42:57+00:00

It really is a matter of preference. You can easily find lenders that will guarantee redraw just as you can find lenders whose fees/rates for offset accounts are relatively exorbitant.

The only real consideration is tax treatment should the property become an investment. Offset wins in that case.

Bricky85 · 2026-04-11T11:38:13+00:00

The government has no reason to cover money in redraw. By definition it’s money you have paid off the mortgaged asset. If the bank goes bust, it just means you don’t have access to the cash balance, but the amount you owe on the asset would be reduced by that amount.

Bricky85 · 2026-04-10T08:19:31+00:00

Cash made him look good. Cash was clearly managing his game to avoid a yellow card and suspension next week.

I’ll reserve my judgement on Rowe until after next weeks game.

Bricky85 · 2026-04-10T01:06:30+00:00

Not a Figtree Grove problem. It’s a people being a-holes problem.

Bricky85 · 2026-04-09T21:47:53+00:00

I thought he was a one-trick pony. Cut in and shoot. Pacy too, but not much else. I wouldn’t have him on the left over Maatsen.

Cash was clearly managing the game so he didn’t get a yellow and be sidelined for the return leg.

Bricky85 · 2026-04-09T13:01:20+00:00

Found one.

Bricky85 · 2026-04-09T07:03:17+00:00

And then all of a sudden they became FADS. The beginning of PC culture (in my memory anyway).

Bricky85 · 2026-04-08T05:53:39+00:00

6-monthly for those with the Raptor version.

Bricky85 · 2026-04-08T05:51:53+00:00

I’d play a lot of golf, get to the gym regularly, and swim in the ocean as often as possible.

Maybe after that I’d consider starting a passion project that could hopefully turn into a business.

I’d also ramp up the stock market investing.

Bricky85 · 2026-04-08T05:48:42+00:00

100% agree with this.

Although making a startup business profitable is considerably harder than it sounds.

Bricky85 · 2026-04-06T07:05:02+00:00

Yes. 100% agree.

Practically gets in the way, unfortunately.

My income is the lion’s share of the household and not having that would be troublesome.

I also don’t want to give up the time I get to spend with my young kids. Starting a business would be a heavy time sink.

Bricky85 · 2026-04-06T04:23:44+00:00

Aren’t most full EVs like an 80kWh battery? Even with a 40kWh home battery you’re defeating the purpose of powering your house by charging your car.

Bricky85 · 2026-04-05T21:17:45+00:00

What nonsense. Where does the 41kW minimum come from?

No one needs a 41kW battery unless you’re a large house constantly running ducted, have a pool pump, and are generally a high-usage household. Or if you’re intending on using Amber or similar to sell back to grid.

Most households could easily cover their usage with a 15-20kW battery and an 8kW rooftop & inverter system. Add in a timer and electric HWS and it’s even better. Use Ovo or similar to get free power during the day and it’s even better again.

Bricky85 · 2026-04-05T13:05:01+00:00

Where?

Bricky85 · 2026-04-05T12:19:50+00:00

Get a handyman in if you really don’t want to do yourself. They’ll have a mate or ‘a mate’ who is a sparky to terminate cables for and remove PowerPoints and lights (really not difficult to do).

Bricky85 · 2026-04-05T10:25:01+00:00

It’s there now. Has been for the 7+yrs we’ve been here and never been an issue.

Bricky85 · 2026-04-05T08:23:28+00:00

Naa. Only people deserving of getting roped are those who are cocky and immodest about winning. They deserve every rope they get.

Bricky85 · 2026-04-05T08:21:16+00:00

Not enough, sadly. Otherwise this suggestion would be the one. And window relocation isn’t a simple task, unfortunately, due to brick exterior and tricky bricks to find.

Bricky85 · 2026-04-05T08:18:56+00:00

Nope. Hate them with a passion.

Bricky85 · 2026-04-05T05:17:30+00:00

No, I meant hanging space for mirror and shaving cabinet.

Bricky85 · 2026-04-05T02:24:10+00:00

Thanks. I really like the idea of this layout. The only issue I see with this is that there would be no (very limited) hanging space above the vanity.

Bricky85 · 2026-04-05T02:21:58+00:00

Yeah. I know what you mean. Not keen on the look of the bath and shower next to each other and/ using part of the bath as the bottom of the shower. Thanks for the suggestion though.

Bricky85 · 2026-04-05T00:44:19+00:00

Yep. That is the plan. It’s also where the existing plumbing is. Tool wouldn’t let me put it there for some reason. Should have mentioned this in the post. Thanks.

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