Dirtyhip Posted July 5, 2020 Share #1 Posted July 5, 2020 In about a year, I could be moving. Moving. I hadn't considered that part. I did tell my husband what some of you said, about hoods not getting better once it starts the slide. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bikeman564™ Posted July 5, 2020 Share #2 Posted July 5, 2020 don't you want to move? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parsnip Totin Jack ★ Posted July 5, 2020 Share #3 Posted July 5, 2020 Moving sucks. We have at least one, maybe two to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirtyhip Posted July 5, 2020 Author Share #4 Posted July 5, 2020 Well, yes. The moving part is the stressful thing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Square Wheels Posted July 5, 2020 Share #5 Posted July 5, 2020 We talk about moving a lot. We didn't save like you did, we'll likely retire closer to our time, which is more than 10 years. We plan trips to looks at possible places to retire. We hope to go to Utah this fall, I probably won't. All change is hard and causes stress, even good change. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petitepedal ★ Posted July 5, 2020 Share #6 Posted July 5, 2020 What ya want for your now house? Maybe I can move. 1 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post The_Karen_Cooper_Incident Posted July 5, 2020 Popular Post Share #7 Posted July 5, 2020 I just moved. It fucking sucked. But, I just finished moving the last of the crap from the apartment so hopefully this bullshit is over with. I thought I had alot of stuff. I did. But my better half probably had three times what I have. Moving that stuff sucked. There was alot of it. It really sucked moving it. Anyway, moving sucks. It's not fun. I'm hoping to finally relax now but I'll probably caught Covid while moving all that shit and I'll probably die soon. Yay! Mudkipz 3 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shootingstar Posted July 5, 2020 Share #8 Posted July 5, 2020 I've moved 3 times since leaving my parents' home. The biggest move was from Toronto to Vancouver. The good thing about having several family members, is giving some furniture away. Those especially with growing children needed their bookcases/shelves and bedframe. Maybe DH you'll be culling stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airehead Posted July 6, 2020 Share #9 Posted July 6, 2020 36 minutes ago, The_Karen_Cooper_Incident said: I just moved. It fucking sucked. But, I just finished moving the last of the crap from the apartment so hopefully this bullshit is over with. I thought I had alot of stuff. I did. But my better half probably had three times what I have. Moving that stuff sucked. There was alot of it. It really sucked moving it. Anyway, moving sucks. It's not fun. I'm hoping to finally relax now but I'll probably caught Covid while moving all that shit and I'll probably die soon. Yay! Mudkipz Please don’t die. I need someone who can watch the Airedales in an emergency and drive the van with them in it to Camp Patty moving sucks. Never doing it again. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphie ★ Posted July 6, 2020 Share #10 Posted July 6, 2020 1 hour ago, petitepedal said: What ya want for your now house? Maybe I can move. This is a great idea! Clammy Balls dreaming! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphie ★ Posted July 6, 2020 Share #11 Posted July 6, 2020 29 minutes ago, Airehead said: moving sucks. Never doing it again. This is why I have done it exactly just twice in my life. That was enough. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smudge ★ Posted July 6, 2020 Share #12 Posted July 6, 2020 1 hour ago, The_Karen_Cooper_Incident said: I just moved. It fucking sucked. But, I just finished moving the last of the crap from the apartment so hopefully this bullshit is over with. I thought I had alot of stuff. I did. But my better half probably had three times what I have. Moving that stuff sucked. There was alot of it. It really sucked moving it. Anyway, moving sucks. It's not fun. I'm hoping to finally relax now but I'll probably caught Covid while moving all that shit and I'll probably die soon. Yay! Mudkipz Oh come on, man. Tell us how you really feel! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Karen_Cooper_Incident Posted July 6, 2020 Share #13 Posted July 6, 2020 I went out to try to relax tonight. Someone launched a firework over my head and then someone complained about dog poop in the back yard. Yup. I thought buying a house would help me find some a piece of mind. So far, I can't find any peace. Mudkipz 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Further Posted July 6, 2020 Share #14 Posted July 6, 2020 I've moved a lot The older you get the harder it gets Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bikeguy Posted July 6, 2020 Share #15 Posted July 6, 2020 3 hours ago, The_Karen_Cooper_Incident said: I just moved. It fucking sucked. We moved 1 1/2 years ago into our home. It sucked. We moved ourselves and our stuff to the new home. LOTS of trips, with our Subaru and a 5 X 8 cargo trailer. I don't think I broke anything. I went thru my stuff and gave away, donated, recycled, or threw it out... whatever it took so I didn't have to move it. I still moved a lot. WoBG... OMG she has a LOT more stuff that I do. Just about everything had some reason to keep. Most of it is still boxed up in the basement. Moving all of this crap... sucked. I never want to move again. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphie ★ Posted July 6, 2020 Share #16 Posted July 6, 2020 I think I sense a trend here. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirtyhip Posted July 6, 2020 Author Share #17 Posted July 6, 2020 12 hours ago, petitepedal said: What ya want for your now house? Maybe I can move. I think it will land a little under 200,000. My realtor thinks our home will sell extremely fast, so he said we better be ready when the time comes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirtyhip Posted July 6, 2020 Author Share #18 Posted July 6, 2020 9 hours ago, The_Karen_Cooper_Incident said: I went out to try to relax tonight. Someone launched a firework over my head and then someone complained about dog poop in the back yard. Yup. I thought buying a house would help me find some a piece of mind. So far, I can't find any peace. Mudkipz Worst part of every hood is the people. People can be selfish, and unkind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smudge ★ Posted July 6, 2020 Share #19 Posted July 6, 2020 4 minutes ago, Dirtyhip said: Worst part of every hood is the people. People can be selfish, and unkind. I always say This world would be a much better place without people. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphie ★ Posted July 6, 2020 Share #20 Posted July 6, 2020 21 minutes ago, Dirtyhip said: Worst part of every hood is the people. People can be selfish, and unkind. And with neighbors, it is total luck of the draw. As the Eagles say, this could be heaven or it could be hell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longjohn ★ Posted July 6, 2020 Share #21 Posted July 6, 2020 9 hours ago, Bikeguy said: WoBG... OMG she has a LOT more stuff that I do. Just about everything had some reason to keep. Most of it is still boxed up in the basement. Moving all of this crap... sucked. I have been going through the boxes in the basement that we had to move 27 years ago just making sure there are no valuables before I move them to the WM tote. My wife always stopped me from doing this before. Now she doesn’t know I’m doing it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirby Posted July 6, 2020 Share #22 Posted July 6, 2020 Moving stinks, but being in a new place that is the right place for you at that moment is a good thing. It's miserable at the time, but worth it in the long run. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rattlecan ★ Posted July 6, 2020 Share #23 Posted July 6, 2020 Except for my childhood home, I have been in my current home longer than any other in my life, and I have no intention of moving out until they carry me out feet first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MickinMD ★ Posted July 6, 2020 Share #24 Posted July 6, 2020 Have a fire. There are a lot less things to move. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bikeguy Posted July 6, 2020 Share #25 Posted July 6, 2020 10 hours ago, Dirtyhip said: My realtor thinks our home will sell extremely fast, so he said we better be ready when the time comes. We moved into our new home in January of 2019. WoBG and I worked on our old home for most of 2019. We wen't in any hurry, your pace slows down when you are retired. I painted ALL of the walls, after I patched the holes for the pictures. Stained the outside cedar siding (that always sucked I'm GLAD I never have to do that again). About this time last year the real estate agent convinced me we had to replace the kitchen / dining room floor. That took us about 2 months. We finally got the house listed. In 5 days the house was sold. Then buy wanted 3 types of inspections. We found out we needed a radon mitigation system to be installed to pass the radon test. That took 2 more months and $1200. After we passed the test, the closing was within 1 or 2 weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrapr ★ Posted July 6, 2020 Share #26 Posted July 6, 2020 17 minutes ago, Bikeguy said: We finally got the house listed. In 5 days the house was sold. Then buy wanted 3 types of inspections. We found out we needed a radon mitigation system to be installed to pass the radon test. That took 2 more months and $1200. After we passed the test, the closing was within 1 or 2 weeks. When we sold our house in 2016 I was a bit worried about the radon test. We weren't in a high radon area and I don't think I've seen any mitigation ever in the neighborhood. But it was out of my control & buyer might walk. I briefly considered putting a fan next to the radon test collector. Almost... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Silly Posted July 6, 2020 Share #27 Posted July 6, 2020 20 hours ago, The_Karen_Cooper_Incident said: I thought buying a house would help me find some a piece of mind. So far, I can't find any peace. Mudkipz You should buy yourself a telescope Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bikeguy Posted July 6, 2020 Share #28 Posted July 6, 2020 1 minute ago, Scrapr said: When we sold our house in 2016 I was a bit worried about the radon test. The buyer wanted 3 inspections; house, pests, and radon. The one test I wasn't concerned about the radon test, and that's the one that failed. The buyer didn't disclose the results of the other 2 tests. I assume we passed those. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrapr ★ Posted July 6, 2020 Share #29 Posted July 6, 2020 Those inspections are a bit of a scam. I mean there may be somebody somewhere that once found an issue. The license is super easy to get. The bigger inspection companies have online checklist and 1047 page report with pictures & graphs and disclaimers. But if they miss something the limit on damages is the cost of the inspection. Give me a GC that has been around the block a few years and call it good On our home they found mold!!!! The bath fans had broken loose from the roof vent. I bet there wasn't 1 foot square mold. A rag & some cleaner would have cleaned it up. But no...Moldeaters company had to come out & do it official. $1300 later. The roof inspection was a joke too. Couple yokels in a pickup from a couple hundred miles away. Couple nails in a suspect spot (under an eave) & bit of caulk. 5 year warranty. $750 All in all I couldn't sign off fast enough. Because the roof & furnace were 23 years old Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randomguy Posted July 7, 2020 Share #30 Posted July 7, 2020 On 7/5/2020 at 7:40 PM, The_Karen_Cooper_Incident said: But my better half probably had three times what I have. I always figured 'Tude for a pack rat. Tell her I said so, and that you guys need to visit me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Karen_Cooper_Incident Posted July 7, 2020 Share #31 Posted July 7, 2020 1 hour ago, Randomguy said: and that you guys need to visit me. Maybe two years from now. Mudkipz 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphie ★ Posted July 7, 2020 Share #32 Posted July 7, 2020 7 hours ago, Scrapr said: But if they miss something the limit on damages is the cost of the inspection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tizeye Posted July 7, 2020 Share #33 Posted July 7, 2020 In the military, moving every three years or so with a PCS (Permanent Change of Station). It was throw out the junk time to meet the weight limits for the move. I have now been in this home for over 25 years...and don't even want to think about it. For a true nightmare...go up into the attic. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longjohn ★ Posted July 7, 2020 Share #34 Posted July 7, 2020 21 hours ago, Rattlecan said: Except for my childhood home, I have been in my current home longer than any other in my life, and I have no intention of moving out until they carry me out feet first. ^ This, but it’s a lot of work so that intention may change. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parr8hed Posted July 7, 2020 Share #35 Posted July 7, 2020 God I hate moving. Packing up all of your shit and putting it in boxes. I will add on to this house before I move again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longjohn ★ Posted July 7, 2020 Share #36 Posted July 7, 2020 My son has been shopping for a bigger house. His father in law and I think he should add on to his house. His father in law would probably build it for him with possibly a paid helper. His kids enjoy sharing bedrooms and they make it work. His oldest is 12. Before you know it the need for a bigger house will start dropping. His present house has a lot of advantages that he will find hard to match. He could use an extra bedroom and a larger master bedroom with its own bath would be nice. This wouldn’t be hard to do. He May be staying where he is to help us if needed. He has had career offers from other states that sounded good but turned them down. His kids love where they are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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