The Mountains have a secret

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I hope you enjoy ... this is not a serious thread ...

At the age of 48 I suddenly grew up. Matured. Turned from a child into an adult. I realised that I had not put away anything for the future and I had very little to show for all the years of work.

I started to re-evaluate my life, and not before time. I would have to make a plan and make it quick. I did, and it worked, tho it was cut short by the global recession it had worked enough. I had enough to retire on. I am now 57 and retirement for me is planned in 2 years.

I bought a Mountain in the Bunya Mountains. And there I have built a Shack, where I intend to sit on my porch, eating watermelon, with a shotgun across my knees, shooting at anybody that comes thru the gate .... or something like that.

The Bunya Mountains

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This is a pictorial of the building of the Shack.

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I bought the Mountain, which I have named Mt Wilyama.

The Mountain is rugged and steep full of ravines and sharp ridgebacks. Useless to any form of farming or production.

The first month was spent looking for somewhere flat enough to build on

Some fotos taken on the Mountain below.

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Finally, after four weekends of traversing the scrub we finally found a spot good enough to build on ....



But it was 300 metres in to the mountain from the road. I would have to build a road in first. We pushed a road in with the Dozers.



Some of the wildlife didn't take kindly to my moving in and moving them out



The Bulldozers carved thru one of the ridges and built a spot flat enough to build upon. I got to drive the crappy old Komatsu Dozer while Charlie drove the New Catepillar D6 .... sigh

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After many weeks and a whole lotta dollars the house pad plus road plus underground power was all complete. The Dozers had sucked down 60 litres an hour between them and fuel was a $1.50 a litre







I bought a Ships Container and put it on site. I would semi live in it for another year.



I also bought a little truck that has proved indispensible ....

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Footings were put down, deliveries were made and the house was begun ..... at last

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And now the Shack is finally finished

The Outside of the Shack/s

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And the Inside of the Shack/s

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So if you are ever in the area ... just drop in ... I will kill a pig and roast him for you .... lol



Below .... Cafe Graybeard .... fumed by Port and fine wine and wreathed in Cannabis smoke ..... rotflmao





cool bananas ... greg ... really hope you like ...

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Perhaps you are wondering how such a useless bastard like me could have designed such a place ... Yes ??

Well I didn't !!!

I hired a Designer ...... the commission was, 'It must contain my space and guest space and they must be separated'

The Designer designed everything, drafted all the initial drawings, picked the colours, picked the door knobs, the handles, the showers, the sinks, harassed me, harassed the builder, spent my money like it was phucking water.

But did a GREAT JOB ..... A FANTASTIC JOB ...

Her name, (if your looking for a Designer to build a Shack on a Mountain) ... is Leskey ... A mod on this forum ....

Ta babe .... an I promise to pay soon ... da check iz in da mail .... rotflmao


cool bananas ... greg

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Graham, Wolf ..... wot happened to you ... I waited for you at the airport .... you never showed


cool bananas ... greg