Longjohn ★ Posted September 22, 2017 Share #1 Posted September 22, 2017 Yet. The realtor called today and said the seller had accepted another offer on the little house we were going to buy. I now have a credit line at the bank ready for next time. Our realtor said she doesn't know how they could accept another offer. All I know is this saved me a whole bunch of work. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airehead Posted September 22, 2017 Share #2 Posted September 22, 2017 I know exactly how you feel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirtyhip Posted September 22, 2017 Share #3 Posted September 22, 2017 Sometimes, things work out the way it is supposed to be. There was a home that we were not able to buy, recently. It worked out fine, cause we have decided to leave town for retirement, anyway. I wouldn't have wanted to keep a bunch of rentals in another part of the state. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphie ★ Posted September 22, 2017 Share #4 Posted September 22, 2017 What is the point of moving? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Johnny Come Lately Name Posted September 22, 2017 Popular Post Share #5 Posted September 22, 2017 9 minutes ago, RalphWaldoMooseworth said: What is the point of moving? To make you realize just how much shit you’ve accumulated 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphie ★ Posted September 22, 2017 Share #6 Posted September 22, 2017 Just now, F_in Ray Of Sunshine said: To make you realize just how much shit you’ve accumulated I am never moving. But unfortunately that means I am stuck in NJ. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longjohn ★ Posted September 23, 2017 Author Share #7 Posted September 23, 2017 20 minutes ago, RalphWaldoMooseworth said: What is the point of moving? WOLJ wants to downsize. I say we can downsize without moving, just get rid of a bunch of stuff that we wouldn't be able to take with us to if we got that little house. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Square Wheels Posted September 23, 2017 Share #8 Posted September 23, 2017 I call it preparing to die. We give a lot away to charity when they come by to collect. We are trying (not always a success) to buy less stuff. I think, "what would happen if I die today, how hard would it be for someone else to take care of my stuff?". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parsnip Totin Jack ★ Posted September 23, 2017 Share #9 Posted September 23, 2017 7 minutes ago, Longjohn said: WOLJ wants to downsize. I say we can downsize without moving, just get rid of a bunch of stuff that we wouldn't be able to take with us to if we got that little house. You are wise beyond your years. Sell, donate or trash is my motto. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longjohn ★ Posted September 23, 2017 Author Share #10 Posted September 23, 2017 4 minutes ago, Square Wheels said: I call it preparing to die. We give a lot away to charity when they come by to collect. We are trying (not always a success) to buy less stuff. I think, "what would happen if I die today, how hard would it be for someone else to take care of my stuff?". Around here a roll off dumpster costs about $800. You can throw a lot of stuff in there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphie ★ Posted September 23, 2017 Share #11 Posted September 23, 2017 9 minutes ago, Longjohn said: WOLJ wants to downsize. I say we can downsize without moving, just get rid of a bunch of stuff that we wouldn't be able to take with us to if we got that little house. What aboot the grandkids and fambly gatherings? I would say the only reason to move is if you can;t take care of the place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longjohn ★ Posted September 23, 2017 Author Share #12 Posted September 23, 2017 2 minutes ago, RalphWaldoMooseworth said: What aboot the grandkids and fambly gatherings? I would say the only reason to move is if you can;t take care of the place. WOLJ says if I croak first she would never be able to take care of this place. I told her I thought that would be a good time to move to a smaller place. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrAzY Posted September 23, 2017 Share #13 Posted September 23, 2017 it is easier to set fire to your stuff and buy new when you move... That is my new theory on moving again! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thaddeus Kosciuszko Posted September 23, 2017 Share #14 Posted September 23, 2017 I was concerned - but kept my peace - that the house you were downsizing into was a raised ranch. In a raised ranch no matter where you enter the house you have to climb stairs to move about the house. Not that puny stairs would be a problem for you, LJ, because tall people take them in a single stride. But most people looking to 'downsize' favor a house with a single floor living plan because they're looking well into the future. DH is right, because things work out for a reason. Mrs. TK and I have had several real estate deals fall through for various reasons and each time we eventually found a house that was better than what we would have otherwise bought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphie ★ Posted September 23, 2017 Share #15 Posted September 23, 2017 13 minutes ago, Longjohn said: WOLJ says if I croak first she would never be able to take care of this place. I told her I thought that would be a good time to move to a smaller place. Ed Zachary! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longjohn ★ Posted September 23, 2017 Author Share #16 Posted September 23, 2017 7 minutes ago, Thaddeus Kosciuszko said: I was concerned - but kept my peace - that the house you were downsizing into was a raised ranch. In a raised ranch no matter where you enter the house you have to climb stairs to move about the house. Not that puny stairs would be a problem for you, LJ, because tall people take them in a single stride. But most people looking to 'downsize' favor a house with a single floor living plan because they're looking well into the future. The house is actually built on a slope and the lower level is really just a traditional basement with furnace, water, and laundry. I was planning on making a driveway around to the back so we could enter on the main level. I also planned on moving the laundry to the upstairs. I had some other ideas other than actually moving there but didn't voice them much to my wife. I did mention moving my brother in there while I work on fixing it up. Doesn't matter because we didn't get the house. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AirwickWithCheese Posted September 23, 2017 Share #17 Posted September 23, 2017 42 minutes ago, Square Wheels said: I call it preparing to die. We give a lot away to charity when they come by to collect. We are trying (not always a success) to buy less stuff. I think, "what would happen if I die today, how hard would it be for someone else to take care of my stuff?". Leave these decisions up to SpeedDemon and me. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smudge ★ Posted September 23, 2017 Share #18 Posted September 23, 2017 1 hour ago, Square Wheels said: I call it preparing to die. We give a lot away to charity when they come by to collect. We are trying (not always a success) to buy less stuff. I think, "what would happen if I die today, how hard would it be for someone else to take care of my stuff?". Lost both in-laws and my Dad within the past couple years. Made me really consider that last part. A lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airehead Posted September 23, 2017 Share #19 Posted September 23, 2017 1 hour ago, AirwickWithCheese said: Leave these decisions up to SpeedDemon and me. @AirwickWithCheese can I note that in our will? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AirwickWithCheese Posted September 23, 2017 Share #20 Posted September 23, 2017 8 minutes ago, Airehead said: @AirwickWithCheese can I note that in our will? Yes, but here's hoping we both have another 50 years then add another 20 on top of that for you and your wonderfulness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheep_herder ★ Posted September 23, 2017 Share #21 Posted September 23, 2017 8 hours ago, Square Wheels said: I call it preparing to die. We give a lot away to charity when they come by to collect. We are trying (not always a success) to buy less stuff. I think, "what would happen if I die today, how hard would it be for someone else to take care of my stuff?". This thought never crosses my mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheep_herder ★ Posted September 23, 2017 Share #22 Posted September 23, 2017 8 hours ago, KrAzY said: it is easier to set fire to your stuff and buy new when you move... That is my new theory on moving again! You just wanted to irritate your old neighbor with your fire. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Come Lately Name Posted September 23, 2017 Share #23 Posted September 23, 2017 10 hours ago, Square Wheels said: We give a lot away to charity when they come by to collect. I don’t wait that long. I get in a mood and do periodic purges once or twice a year. Room by room. No closet or drawer escapes me. If it hasn’t been used in a while, out it goes. Only problem with that is that when you DO want to donate something, you don’t have anything. I also think really hard about whether or not I really need something, before I buy it. If everyone were like me, those storage places would be out of business Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Come Lately Name Posted September 23, 2017 Share #24 Posted September 23, 2017 10 hours ago, RalphWaldoMooseworth said: I am never moving. But unfortunately that means I am stuck in NJ. When we moved here, I said “Next time I move, it’s going to be in a box”...and here I am thinking about it again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longjohn ★ Posted September 23, 2017 Author Share #25 Posted September 23, 2017 36 minutes ago, F_in Ray Of Sunshine said: If everyone were like me, those storage places would be out of business Now there's a thought, move all that stuff to a storage place and then quit paying. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petitepedal ★ Posted September 23, 2017 Share #26 Posted September 23, 2017 Lots of people "Downsize" and move into Petitepedal's senior home..Independent Living...sometimes they bring way too much crap...we have a free bench where they drop an item or two (no furniture) One resident volunteers at St. Vincent de Paul and she takes bags of stuff there....there are agencies that come in and take your stuff for you...or some families have hired the roll off dumpster and thrown away ALL of mom's stuff...including photos and Bibles... Some also have estate sales... So take you pick....cos you ain't taking it with you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphie ★ Posted September 23, 2017 Share #27 Posted September 23, 2017 2 hours ago, F_in Ray Of Sunshine said: When we moved here, I said “Next time I move, it’s going to be in a box”...and here I am thinking about it again. Why? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Come Lately Name Posted September 23, 2017 Share #28 Posted September 23, 2017 2 hours ago, Longjohn said: Now there's a thought, move all that stuff to a storage place and then quit paying. Might be cheaper than hauling it to the landfill! Genius! There’s a storage place near where I used to work and one of my former cow-orkers used to walk by there during lunch. He said sometimes there were people there and the units were open....he was always amazed at the crap people would pay to store. One guy had a unit full of little scraps of plywood. Paying sixty bucks a month, to store twenty bucks worth of plywood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Come Lately Name Posted September 23, 2017 Share #29 Posted September 23, 2017 3 minutes ago, RalphWaldoMooseworth said: Why? Because I’m an idiot and am in the process of seeing if I can pick up my grandmother’s old house. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphie ★ Posted September 23, 2017 Share #30 Posted September 23, 2017 1 minute ago, F_in Ray Of Sunshine said: Because I’m an idiot and am in the process of seeing if I can pick up my grandmother’s old house. You mean the one that is returning to nature? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Come Lately Name Posted September 23, 2017 Share #31 Posted September 23, 2017 Just now, RalphWaldoMooseworth said: Sums it up perfectly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphie ★ Posted September 23, 2017 Share #32 Posted September 23, 2017 Advice from Ruby: 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Come Lately Name Posted September 23, 2017 Share #33 Posted September 23, 2017 40 minutes ago, RalphWaldoMooseworth said: Advice from Ruby: Also the author of such stellar guidance as: “If it smells good, roll in it. Then eat it. Then puke it up. Then eat it again” 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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