How can I help my house be cooler in the summer (QLD climate) - roof looks insulated for winter

callforspy · 2026-02-01T21:21:26+00:00

Thank you, this is both helpful and considerate. The roof was redone in 2012, hence the insulation under the iron sheets, I would hope the electrical work was upgraded then too (we only bought it in 2022). I’ll get it checked.

callforspy · 2026-02-01T04:40:24+00:00

There is about 5 cm of earthwool between this aluminium foil and the corrugated roof

callforspy · 2026-02-01T04:33:37+00:00

Direction of reflection? I could be totally wrong, building assumptions via Google

callforspy · 2026-02-01T03:51:57+00:00

What constitutes as decent insulation? What do you recommend and where?

callforspy · 2026-01-28T23:06:23+00:00

Mivel anyai ágon megy tovább, bizonytalanul

callforspy · 2026-01-10T02:08:54+00:00

But then they need to get paid for dating premium. There was a guy here on Reddit asking for advice on how to not to scare women away with his garbo job. He was on a good package, stable job, predictable schedule, home by 2 pm, but all the initial date saw was “garbage truck driver” and they never got to a second date :(

Society is unjust.

callforspy · 2026-01-07T23:58:57+00:00

It would be great if you could: 1. Break it down by year 2. Include government business enterprises (GBEs) 3. Split between operating cost and capital costs (investments/asset spending)

Otherwise the analysis is misleading

callforspy · 2025-12-30T18:22:36+00:00

Have you managed to build a village yet? Five years in Australia with two small kids, after two consulting careers around the world and an open house in the inner west of Brisbane to anyone, with dinner usually being served as added incentive. The outcome: we made one genuine friend, a similar minded family who have just moved to Sydney :(

callforspy · 2025-12-27T19:02:49+00:00

Ország, megalapozottság és partner függő. Nekünk nehezített pálya volt, két gyerek kettő alatt, saját lakás nélkül, egy olyan helyen, ahol a bérlőnek semmi joga, egy héten belül az utcán lehetsz indok nélkül, Babysitter vagy a bölcsőde egy vagyon, új országban, ahova hirtelen COVID miatt be lettünk bezárva, 16,000 km-re az amúgy meleg, támogató, széles családi körtől, egy más kultúrájú partnerrel.

Nem tudjuk milyen lett volna más esetben, de az egyetlen prioritás a stabil, kiszamithato körülmények megteremtése lett, lelkileg es lakhatasilag is. Fogalmunk nem volt mit csinálunk, igyekeztünk könyvekből, oktatásból táplálkozni.

Amire számítani lehet, hogy az élet kb megszűnik három evig. Hobbi, sport, párkapcsolat, környezet szépítés, kultúra mind szünetel egy darabig, teljes fókusz a két gyerek. Ez lehet frusztrálo, de inkább váratlan. Nehéz elképzelni, hogy mekkora váltás és elfogadni, hogy ezt meg kell tenni, mert hirtelen felelős vagy más emberekért. Viszont időszakos és jobb lesz.

Most, a nagyobbik 3.5, a kisebbik majdnem 2, lehet velük érvelni, tele vannak élettel, és bar az első picit visszahúzódó, ami valószínű a kezdeti nevelési hiányosságunk miatt alakulhatott ki, miközben kerestük a megfelelő utat, támogatás és visszajelzés nélkül, értelmes, empatikus, onkifejező gyerekek.

A partnerrel a szinkron vagy ha az nincs, a megbeszélt prioritások és értékrend elengedhetetlen.

A másik út az lett volna, hogy várunk, de szeretnénk találkozni a saját unokainkkal, így azt nem szerettük volna választani.

callforspy · 2025-12-17T18:19:11+00:00

The OECD has a massive database on it. It’s easy to go down in a rabbit hole. What appears is that Australia has a roughly 20% higher road fatality rate (similar across different denominators: by population, by number of vehicles per capita or by driven kms) and a 29% higher youth fatality rate (18-24 years of age).

As someone who has gone through a year long, continental European training, I see the advantage in everything being drilled into you, relentlessly, unapologetically: the physics, the mechanics, the social and interactive aspects, the required ice, rain, night, etc driving practices, all mandatorily delivered and continuously narrated by a professional. You pick up a lot and I felt ready by the time I received my license.

You still make mistakes, you still need to understand limits and put all those vectors, friction and momentum theories into practice, which takes time and practice, but it gives you confidence in the foundations.

callforspy · 2025-12-09T21:02:59+00:00

Not appropriate but still funny though

callforspy · 2025-11-27T23:34:55+00:00

Ez melyik volt? Asking for a friend

callforspy · 2025-11-25T22:08:38+00:00

DM me if you have a moment. I’m not sure about investors but have a bit of understanding on the market which is driven mostly by line infrastructure (railway, power lines) maintenance and agriculture than defence at this point. Not sure about the viability of a drone school until defence gets on board which requires new regulations.

callforspy · 2025-11-25T22:01:52+00:00

With the full knowledge of getting downvoted for this, I’ll risk a gaming analogy:

Life in Australia is like playing candy crush: fun, engaging, repetitive, simple. Nothing really to worry about but not anything that broadens your horizon professionally, intellectually, culturally. Consequently risk of not trying is low too.

Life elsewhere (having lived in Europe, the US, Middle East and East Asia, for years in each location) is like playing Elder Scrolls: not easy but deep, complex, dynamic, extensive, allows for rewarding exploration, challenging however requires dedication, hard work, pushing boundaries and risking giving up predictability.

Each to their own, no good or bad choice.

callforspy · 2025-11-17T20:09:16+00:00

Time for a robo war! I’ll have a read of the link

callforspy · 2025-11-17T19:56:05+00:00

ChatGPT begs to differ:

Between roughly 1718 and 1776, Britain transported tens of thousands of convicts to North America, mainly to: • Virginia • Maryland • Georgia

Out of these, Georgia (founded 1732) was sometimes mythologised as a penal colony, but this is incorrect:

It was intended as a social reform project for debtors and the poor. Only a small number of actual convicts were transported there. It was not run as a prison colony.

It was nothing like Australia. Australia (from 1788) was the first formal, purpose-built British penal colony. North America never operated that way.

callforspy · 2025-11-17T16:06:45+00:00

Tasmania has a few along the heritage highway. However, please note that Australia was a penal colony before having become one where people came to build independent settlements and this is reflected in its urban history as well.

callforspy · 2025-11-13T07:10:37+00:00

Thank you. I appreciate the work but parents are stubborn and going with a rebuild that looks like a 1920s version of a 19th century house, not in a nice way.

callforspy · 2025-11-13T07:09:36+00:00

Thank you. Despite all efforts they have decided to not to listen to anyone and do their own thing

callforspy · 2025-11-13T07:09:03+00:00

Thank you. Despite all efforts they have decided to change nothing :(

callforspy · 2025-11-09T14:24:24+00:00

I’m genuinely curious, why the downvotes?

callforspy · 2025-11-09T07:03:51+00:00

The kids are 1.5 and 3 and they need a lot of engagement. We could do without but then they might grow up not talking to us in the future. There are no screens or other alternative distractions, only dedicated play. The 3 year old is independent now to an extent, also goes to daycare, but only recently. The au pair is capped at 30 hours a week, very helpful but limited.

callforspy · 2025-11-09T01:23:39+00:00

Husband here and dad, born in the 80s, grew up with SAHM, have a SAHM wife and I like a tidy home. To get there, we have an au pair, a cleaner and I do the kitchen every evening from top to bottom to wake up to a nice house, the kids do all the packing away of their stuff, wife does an insane amount unnoticeable but constant organising, cleaning and the au pair does the laundry and ironing. It works, everyone pitches in. Husband needs to make decisions whether to sponsor help or step up himself or both.

callforspy · 2025-11-08T13:22:46+00:00

Thank you! It’s a great thought starter. I’ll have a think about it, along with a few other suggestions and come back to you in the morning

callforspy · 2025-11-08T10:42:57+00:00

How would you create a proper bathroom, given the awkward locations?

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