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Post by Penguin45 on Nov 18, 2019 18:14:42 GMT
Or from my pont of view, the end of the world as we know it.  End of the World by Penguin 45, on Flickr  End of the World by Penguin 45, on Flickr  End of the World by Penguin 45, on Flickr 23 years coming to an end. House sold, homeless from Friday, off to stay with some friends locally for a while, then the joys of house hunting. Contents of garage going to be stored in a lock-up in Ilkley for the moment. Can't exactly say that I'm happy, but it's time to down size and top up my pension fund. Nobody break anything serious for a while...... Chris. |
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Post by snoopy11 on Nov 18, 2019 18:23:42 GMT
What have you done with the bowl of oil that’s been in the corner for six years. 😂
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Post by Penguin45 on Nov 19, 2019 0:00:56 GMT
Ahahaha! Long gone. Although your James (As opposed to our James here) plunging his hand into it was very funny. He did look rather pleased at the mess...
C.
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Post by dave1800 on Nov 19, 2019 0:45:41 GMT
Good luck with the house hunting,
David
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Post by peppib on Nov 19, 2019 6:33:27 GMT
Good luck. Hope you find somewhere suitable soon
Dave
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Post by andrewa on Nov 19, 2019 12:01:00 GMT
Good luck with the hunt - we may be in same situation....I'd be quite happy with 10 car garage/tractor shed with mobile home inside or next to it....
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Post by Penguin45 on Nov 19, 2019 17:38:50 GMT
Good luck with the house hunting, David Good luck. Hope you find somewhere suitable soon Dave Cheers and thanks. Good luck with the hunt - we may be in same situation....I'd be quite happy with 10 car garage/tractor shed with mobile home inside or next to it.... Mobile home? Luxury - MrsP's got a trailer tent. We could put it in a barn. Don't let her see this - she'll start getting ideas! Nobody break anything serious for a while...... Chris. That was a stupid thing to say, wasn't it? O/s drive shaft failing. New joint to be fitted.... Chris. |
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Post by faulks on Nov 19, 2019 19:55:51 GMT
Good luck with the move (and with finding somewhere speedily). When I saw the thread title, I was afraid you were abandoning landcrabs for a future with Teutonic moderns! Heart rate now returning to normal!
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Post by Penguin45 on Nov 20, 2019 1:21:05 GMT
Good luck with the move (and with finding somewhere speedily). When I saw the thread title, I was afraid you were abandoning landcrabs for a future with Teutonic moderns! Heart rate now returning to normal! Cheers and thanks, Mr F. We've given ourselves three months to try and get sorted. I'll accept tent and huge barn. MrsP wants a two bedroom bungalow, quarter acre garden and if the grumpy old sod she's married to insists, space for an 18' x 7' garage. I will win. Eventually. Possibly with scars..... And a big garage. I've never actually owned a German car. Been in plenty, driven some, but they just don't move me (Metaphorically speaking - they do move.  ). Anyway, the Red Dog is in bad odour. The drive shaft failed on the drivers side. Garage is as above, so spent the evening lying under the car on the roadside. Did eventually manage to change the joint, but the lower engine stability bar has been smashed, so that needs to be sorted before we're back on the road properly. Is it possible that stress levels can hit 11 out of 10? Chris. |
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Post by dave1800 on Nov 20, 2019 2:36:06 GMT
Yes 11 out of 10 is possible. I had a nightmare of a house move with everything in the removal van en route when the key broke off in the ignition lock of my Saab which is between the seats. For those of you not familiar with Saabs this locked the transmission in reverse. Most of my tools were in the removal van and the car was stuffed full of things I didn't want in the van. A good friend helped me out and I finally managed to get to the new house just in time before they removal men gave up waiting. That was in the days before mobiles and the internet so making contact was nigh impossible.
David
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Post by tandem on Nov 24, 2019 0:28:34 GMT
good luck Chris for your new beginnings
tandem
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Post by Penguin45 on Dec 15, 2019 0:17:00 GMT
Well. Enconsced with friends. Not ideal, but we're rubbing along. It's not home.
We have bought a house in Padiham, on the edge of Burnley. Two bedroom end of terrace, nice bit of garden, freshly decorated, backs onto a big park and we should be able to simply move in and live for a while. It also has a double and single garage; not that this influenced my choice in any way at all......
All now in the hands of solicitors for conveying, so perhaps moving in early February? It ticks off 5 1/2 out of 6 things that we wanted and I suspect that we won't get much nearer than that.
Chris.
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Post by dave1800 on Dec 15, 2019 1:46:01 GMT
Well done, don't know how you managed to pull that off! Not a million miles from your last home and close to lovely countryside.
David
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