Our House: Is Very, Very, Very Fine House

**$~mLuMaN83~$** · 07-01-2011, 06:48 PM

Oh god. I'm back after 2 years for 4 days and the big red type appears.

Hope your well and in good spirits.

**PLOPROFCOMEX** · 07-01-2011, 06:48 PM

Looks lovely and you can even feel the warm vibes through the photos.

You will be at home.

**Posh** · 07-01-2011, 07:12 PM

Originally Posted by robbnj

Excellent post.
We have a buncha' similar homes in my city that were actually built DURING WWII to house military. Many of them were subsequently sold and "restored" (you know, updated with all new crap), but there are a few that were restored to original state (all wood mouldings stripped of paint & re-stained, brickwork tuck-pointed, etc.).
It's the way it should be.

While not my dream home, my current place comes with a similar story in that we were picked by the owners because we wanted to raise our family in the house (the other bidders were either retired or had no family plans).
Sometimes things DO work out (we had viewed over 25 houses with an agent before tripping over ours FSBO by lucky happenstance).

I can visualize that faux brick (?) garage in your back yard being replaced by the real thing at some point...

Oh, that's great! But what you saw is exactly what I saw at the first placed I looked. The original wood floors in the entry hall and central hallway had been replaced by tile (!), a nice tile but tile nonetheless. The kitchen had no oriinal cabinetry whatsoever. It was brand new Royal Cabinets (from your neck-of-the-woods) but it was just out of place in that house. The knobs were new on the doors and there was an addition that served as a laundry room. It was a beatiful house, yes, but the details that are in my house were missing or incomplete. I have moldings aound every dooor and window in my house. The baseboards throughout are 11". There was nothing like that in that house's renovation.

The garage has shingle-type stuff on it that is covering the clapboards, which were actually nice from what I peeked at underneath. I guess it was a rage like all that formstone in Baltimore. LOL

Originally Posted by $~mLuMaN83~$

Oh god. I'm back after 2 years for 4 days and the big red type appears.

Hope your well and in good spirits.

I am and you know you came back because a little bird told you mama was home. LOL Miss you too! We need to cath up. Over poker.

Originally Posted by cuscochris

Looks lovely and you can even feel the warm vibes through the photos.

You will be at home.

Thanks, Chris. I'm scared to make a mistake and then mess something up. I feel less like a homeowner and more like a steward sometimes.

However, I plan on making it as cozy and inviting as possible. What works better? A merry-go-round or a vibrating bed?

**eliem** · 07-01-2011, 07:47 PM

Great taste!
Congratulations

**$~mLuMaN83~$** · 07-01-2011, 07:53 PM

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I am and you know you came back because a little bird told you mama was home. LOL Miss you too! We need to cath up. Over poker.

Do we still have a poker room? lol

**Posh** · 07-01-2011, 09:25 PM

Originally Posted by mene_menelaou

Great taste!
Congratulations

Thank you so much, Mene. I'm glad you approve! Teat time is 4:00.

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Originally Posted by Posh

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I am and you know you came back because a little bird told you mama was home. LOL Miss you too! We need to cath up. Over poker.

Do we still have a poker room? lol

I don't know. Do we? Somebody check. I have a conference call in a few minutes!

**SFA437** · 07-01-2011, 09:28 PM

Mighty fine domicile ya got there

Welcome back BTW

**Posh** · 07-02-2011, 01:42 AM

Originally Posted by SFA437

Mighty fine domicile ya got there

Welcome back BTW

I'm sorry, do I know you?

**sixbennetts** · 07-02-2011, 03:27 AM

You will, hun! Pat is NCOIC around here now, and a more generous and stand up guy you will not meet.

Welcome back to the big blue blanket! (Did you here I survived cancer and everybody gave my family enough to survive?)

Welcome home, chickie!

**SFA437** · 07-02-2011, 06:43 AM

Originally Posted by sixbennetts

You will, hun! Pat is NCOIC around here now, and a more generous and stand up guy you will not meet.

Welcome back to the big blue blanket! (Did you here I survived cancer and everybody gave my family enough to survive?)

Welcome home, chickie!

Yup- there's something else ya missed....

Raised a little over 10K for SB when he was down with the big C- every dealer and a LOAD of members donated. Heck Grand Prize was a genuine Navitimer World GMT!

**Chip Wrecked** · 07-02-2011, 05:05 PM

cgs

**Posh** · 07-05-2011, 03:36 PM

Originally Posted by sixbennetts

You will, hun! Pat is NCOIC around here now, and a more generous and stand up guy you will not meet.

Welcome back to the big blue blanket! (Did you here I survived cancer and everybody gave my family enough to survive?)

Welcome home, chickie!

Donny, I'm so sorry to hear about that! You're one of the sweetest guys and truly just a joy in private. Is everything okay? Are you in remission? Well, not you, just the cancer? LOL PM me.

Originally Posted by SFA437

Yup- there's something else ya missed....

Raised a little over 10K for SB when he was down with the big C- every dealer and a LOAD of members donated. Heck Grand Prize was a genuine Navitimer World GMT!

I never win anything. I'd have just given. I can't even win anything when I play Monopoly at McDonald's. I'm just unlucky, I guess.