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Originally posted by big e: ↑

Nothing wrong with the housing market in inner SE Melbourne that I can see @michelef - prices remain strong for sure.
Southerner's all keen to escape what can be bleak winters at times and heating costs are always rising down here it seems.

A couple of years someone homeless was car sleeping in my street. One neighbor thought she might ring police. She got an
earful from me. Someone is doing no harm let them be. The car wasn't surrounded by rubbish either. The car was registered
and stayed for a couple of weeks.

Rained today and plans were changed. So annoying but when you get a text saying had a terrible and difficult morning
keen to down tools and get home then yes OK re schedule. I do know my gardener is trying to help many and catch up but he
is the best I've ever had so the sky won't fall in if work is rescheduled here and weather does play a part.
It is not normal for him to do this but I find it is a pain in the butt because I could have done so many other things.

Terrific we are finally getting on top of this pandemic too.

Texts - what gives? Don't people speak anymore? And is Sunday morning the time when everyone decides to text?
And how often do folk think I check email? Strange world to me these days with some things. Now where the hell did I leave
that phone? @bunbun there are so few left without one but I continually stuff things up with mine but hopefully
you will get more help than I had with using it if you finally get one.

I tried to send a photo of my water iris today to a couple of people - they are looking so good - 2 pots of them. LOL Well and truly
stuffed that up and miraculously re found the camera on my phone. Also by accident hit something that enlarges everything.
Talk about a learning curve with technology.

Can't get my head into gear now about share market.

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Hell big e !. Re the share market. Have been in charge of our portfolios for 12 years now and looking back have come to the conclusion that there is no need to panic, especially if you have a grasp of technical analysis and an inquiring mind. Have also come to the conclusion that it is a total waste of time to follow the many share market gurus who charge you to read their newsletters. Your charts and scans will alert you just a quickly. I also think real time data and intra-day scanning is worth the money.. We have navigated a difficult year and the Australian economy will stumble a little in the next couple of years, but not fall over. The potential vaccine has steadied our market and given us a glimpse of the path ahead. Climate change and social consciousness will see speed bumps as companies such as Rio and BHP acknowledge changing world expectations and shareholders grasp of the value of social capital. All in all, our ability to manage change, perhaps embrace it , will stand us in good stead.

I notice the homeless person early in the morning when we leave to babysit our grand child in Brisbane and feel guilty every time I see his/her car. I can only hope our grand child will never have to experience homelessness. While my husband regularly tells me I can't change the world, I don't think we shouldn't as a community, overlook or gloss over, the people who fall through the cracks. We have a village meeting once a month and I think I will add homelessness to the agenda. The village owns the hall, a sportsground and a park, a lot in terms of financial assets. We successfully fund-raised $200,000 for veranda extensions in the last couple of years, so a short-term accommodation building is do-able. We have success with grant applications, local and state. Managing and assessing who could use the accommodation would be a stumbling block but perhaps I am getting ahead of myself. Just going to the meeting and testing the water will be a good start.