Neighbour told me this afternoon we are now banned from entering qld because we live in an area Qld deems a " Hotspot".
Too bad for Qld. Neighbour was a little pissed as he was heading up there on Friday to take delivery of the new $85K caravan he was going to buy. I said but we are nowhere near there. He made enquiries this afternoon and was told he wouldn't be allowed in because of the postcode on his licence. As he now can't get it, He pulled the plug and already got his deposit back. Was planning on a fortnight in qld while they were getting the thing but have changed their mind now. Didn't waste any time getting another one that was their 2nd Choice which is built in Vic. They are bringing it across the border for him after paying some company to professionally clean and seal it and provide paperwork to get it in the state. I was surprised he got one so quick and they certainly are bending over backwards to sell it to him.
Neighbour and the Mrs have decided to wander back up through the south coast and support some of the fire ravaged towns instead. This pair got over $1.6M from her mothers estate Christmas before last and they weren't short of a quid before. Guess they won't be spending it qld, ever again from what the guy said today and I can't see him living long enough to forgive and forget this particular event he and the mrs have taken as a great personal insult and aggravation.
The fact we live in the Campbelltown area which is 26 KM away from where we are and Liverpool is further, makes us social Leppers apparently. That's too bad. I live in one of the cheaper houses in the street. Mines only worth about 1.9M . Most here are well over $2m and 3m in the area is not even at the impressive end. House literally round the corner was featured in the SMH property guide last year as one of the top houses in the country. Wouldn't want people who live in hovels like that that going to qld would they? Of course the new owners of that place would fly their plane they have at the airport down the road there but guess they don't want peasants like us up there.
I haven't been to Campbelltown or Liverpool in well over a year. I doubt many people round here have. Sure they are immigrant and bogan filled shitholes but it's a whole different world where we are. Bit like Redfern and Double bay which would be closer to one another. Lumping us all in the same boat is going to put a LOT of very well heeled noses out of joint in this area. As for the casula hotel, Thats at least 35 Km away and I'd guarantee the names of the people round here that have been there in the last 5 years could be written in the top left hand corner of a postage stamp in 12 point.
My mate on his 20 acre Multi Million estate is even further out but has the same post code and goes to QLD every year around this time being his quieter period. Normally drops 10-20K on his holiday as they go on every tour, experience etc and eats Lobster every damn day in the best hotels and resorts but I'm damn sure he won't be taking this real well.
Lets see how the Qld economy and tourist industry's get on in the coming 12 months and beyond. Good chance the Chinese Tourists will be noticeable by their absence, Japs are already over the place and now they have pissed off a good amount of the locals. They have lost $100K to their economy in people I know and talk to every week, wonder how many more that will blow out to? Been getting " come to qld" emails and offers daily for months but I think I'll stay here in lepperville from now on or maybe see what the NT or WA have and broaden my horizons a bit.
For " The smart state", they sure seem to be making some real Dumb decisions.
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