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Pat wrote: "Jeanne Hedge" wrote I don't know if this is even possible with this house, but don't forget that you can make your bid include the purchase of the major appliances already there. When my parents bought their current house 2-3 years ago, their bid included payment for the stove and refrigerator that were already there. The then-current owners accepted, and so Mom and Dad didn't have to go out and buy those appliances separately, and they got them cheaper than if they'd had to buy new later. The applicances that are in the house belong to the renters. You probably already know this, but start lurking around your local freecycle. Also the classified ads. There are people all the time that move, and don't want to move their appliances; or they are renters who own appliances and buy a home with built-ins. You can pick up good refrigerators, washers/dryers, and stoves if you're lucky enough to run onto them. We found a Maytag washer/dryer SET for our son that looks practically new for $100. |
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"Nan" wrote House ownership purrs are on the way. I sincerely hope that you get the loan and the house of your dreams. Thanks, Nan. I think the house of my dreams is never going to happen, but meanwhile, this little one I described will do nicely. |
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Pat wrote:
"jmcquown" wrote Ahem, what kind of heat does it have, then? Radiator/steam heat? It must have *some* sort of heat. Yes, it does. A propane floor furnace. Radiators are great but hard to find around here. I lived in a place once with a gas floor heater; my ex-husband rented it. It was haunted. By a man who killed his wife. I didn't like the heat just coming up from the floor, not to mention the ghost wasn't Casper the Friendly. Don't trust space heaters in any way shape or form. Especially not with cats around. Space heaters and woodstoves are all I've ever used, and the cats absolutely love them, too. Persia loves it when I light a fire in the fireplace, but it's not something I'd let her near. I don't trust space heaters. How many horror stories do we hear every year about a space heater that wasn't properly equipped tipped over and started a fire that burned down homes? Especially during the holidays. Most places include at least the stove, if not the fridge. In this area, they don't. Not even in rental homes and apartments. How odd. Around here, I have not only the stove, dishwasher, refrigerator (I traded the fridge for my own for $15 less a month) plus a full size washer & dryer. The last place I lived had a stackable washer & dryer but still the stove and fridge and dishwasher. I wouldn't move someplace that didn't at least have a stove and washer/dryer hookups. Sorry, but electric shock treatment never agreed with me. It just sounds cruel. Teach the cats to be indoor cats. It can be done, if you're willing. Uh, Jill, there's a huge difference between an electric fence and "shock treatment". Pat, I don't think so. Anything that shocks an animal is not pet friendly. You can train a cat to stay inside without that. Persia cried her head off for a couple of weeks when I wouldn't let her out to roam, even though she'd begged me in the bitter cold to let her in. Now, she doesn't want out. She asks out in her mesh enclosure but she doesn't want to stay out there unless I'm sitting out there with her. EEEEK! Hey, I know I'm ugly, but even I don't think I'm ugly enough to make another woman scream in horror! I never said you're ugly; but I don't want to see my neighbors walking around gardening in the nude. Okay, so you'll have a fence. I don't want to *know* my neighbors are walking around naked. Try some heavy outdoor work in the sun between May and October during full-blown menopause, without an air conditioned place to cool down in, and see how long you can keep it up with any clothing on your body.... How about I just stay out of the sun and don't do gardening work? I'm not a gardening and chickens and horses kinda gal; I was raised in the city. I don't walk around nude except inside my house from the bathroom to the bedroom Jill |
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"jmcquown" wrote How many horror stories do we hear every year about a space heater that wasn't properly equipped tipped over and started a fire that burned down homes? Especially during the holidays. The kind of space heater I mean is attached to a wall or to the floor. Anything that shocks an animal is not pet friendly. It's a lot friendlier than letting them wander in traffic. You can train a cat to stay inside without that. But I don't *want* seven cats inside at all times. Maybe you've never felt the shock of an electrified fence. It isn't painful, just unpleasant - enough that you wouldn't want to touch it again unless a monetary reward was involved. I never said you're ugly; but I don't want to see my neighbors walking around gardening in the nude. Okay, so you'll have a fence. I don't want to *know* my neighbors are walking around naked. I can think of a few people you might make an exception for.... |
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Thank goodness for Abelard being quite healthy now.
And we will purr and pray mightily that you can get that house that you want to buy for your peace of mind and well-being. Nothing but good thoughts going your way from us. Lily & her mama Jazz, RB -- Irulan from the stars we come to the stars we return from now until the end of time "Pat" wrote in message ... That nasty business on Abelard's shoulder is completely finished. You can no longer even find the spot where it was inflamed. We are both so grateful for the healing purrs from RPCA. In other news, I found and hppe to buy a small house (still quite a bit larger than where I am now) that's for sale in the town nearest to me. I decided not to wait and rely on that low-interest USDA Rural Development loan I mentioned several months back, if I can get a loan through a local bank. It is just simpler and quicker this way, and there's so much less paperwork involved and the choices are better without all the restrictions like central heat being required, etc. I dislike central heat, anyway. I'll be meeting with the loan officer this coming Monday, and if I am approved for the amount I need, and the house is acceptable to the lender at the price I offered, I will need to come up with around $4500 by around Christmas time. That will be quite a challenge, but I'm committed to doing it, even if it means selling my car and taking a cash advance on my one and only credit card, then applying for another to which I can transfer the balance and pay 0% interest on it for a year through one of those type of offers that constantly come in the mail. I think the house will pass muster with the bank, but somewhat concerned about raising the downpayment in time. And I'll need still more cash to make the place kitty-safe, being that it's on a residential street in town (where there is traffic) and purchase appliances (stove, refrigerator, washer/dryer) which I do not own. I've decided that if I get the house, I will enclose the whole backyard with a tall cedar fence with an electric wire at the top to prevent climb-overs and stone at the bottom to prevent dig-unders. Any cat that tries to climb over will have to be in contact with a one-foot-wide continuous row of grounded chickenwire fastened to the cedar just below the hot wire, when trying to go "over the top". I think the shock will discourage further attempts. And the fence will give me a modicum of privacy as well, and enable me to continue my usual practice of gardening in my birthday suit. The best things about this place a (1) I'll no longer have to drive anywhere to go shopping for food; (2) It has a partial basement to hide out in during severe storms; (3) there are three bedrooms: one for sleeping, one for an office, one for storage; (4) there's a garage, and an attic which is well insulated; (5) It has large shade trees; (6) BROADBAND IS AVAILABLE!!! If I do get it, I won't be moving until April. There are renters in it now, and they're good ones. They'd like to stay through the winter, and I'd like a few more months to save up for the fencing lumber and appliances. Wish me luck? Money purrs are hereby entreated.... Thanks!! |
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Pat, another possibility is when you go get the loan include the amount for
the appliances you will need to buy. I remember when we refinanced a few years back we added the amount that we needed to upgrade the house and stuff. That might also go your way. Good luck! Lily & her mama -- Irulan from the stars we come to the stars we return from now until the end of time "Pat" wrote in message ... "Jeanne Hedge" wrote I don't know if this is even possible with this house, but don't forget that you can make your bid include the purchase of the major appliances already there. When my parents bought their current house 2-3 years ago, their bid included payment for the stove and refrigerator that were already there. The then-current owners accepted, and so Mom and Dad didn't have to go out and buy those appliances separately, and they got them cheaper than if they'd had to buy new later. The applicances that are in the house belong to the renters. |
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Pat wrote:
"jmcquown" wrote How many horror stories do we hear every year about a space heater that wasn't properly equipped tipped over and started a fire that burned down homes? Especially during the holidays. The kind of space heater I mean is attached to a wall or to the floor. Anything that shocks an animal is not pet friendly. It's a lot friendlier than letting them wander in traffic. You can train a cat to stay inside without that. But I don't *want* seven cats inside at all times. Maybe you've never felt the shock of an electrified fence. It isn't painful, just unpleasant - enough that you wouldn't want to touch it again unless a monetary reward was involved. My uncle (gosh, he must be 90 by now) invented the "invisible fence" with the dog collar thing. That's how he made his first million. (Later in the 1960's he got into the computer business before computers were meant to be in peoples' homes and made another couple of million. Too bad I haven't seen the man since 1969, but then again, he has 6 kids to leave his millions to.) I never said you're ugly; but I don't want to see my neighbors walking around gardening in the nude. Okay, so you'll have a fence. I don't want to *know* my neighbors are walking around naked. I can think of a few people you might make an exception for.... Only ONE, and even then when he and I sit around playing cards or backgammon we wear jammies Jill |
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I'm so glad to hear Abelard is ok.
Lots of purrs and best wishes for everything to go well with the house, Polonca and Soncek Pat wrote: That nasty business on Abelard's shoulder is completely finished. You can no longer even find the spot where it was inflamed. We are both so grateful for the healing purrs from RPCA. In other news, I found and hppe to buy a small house (still quite a bit larger than where I am now) that's for sale in the town nearest to me. snip |
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jmcquown wrote: Pat wrote: "jmcquown" wrote How many horror stories do we hear every year about a space heater that wasn't properly equipped tipped over and started a fire that burned down homes? Especially during the holidays. The kind of space heater I mean is attached to a wall or to the floor. Anything that shocks an animal is not pet friendly. It's a lot friendlier than letting them wander in traffic. You can train a cat to stay inside without that. But I don't *want* seven cats inside at all times. Maybe you've never felt the shock of an electrified fence. It isn't painful, just unpleasant - enough that you wouldn't want to touch it again unless a monetary reward was involved. My uncle (gosh, he must be 90 by now) invented the "invisible fence" with the dog collar thing. That's how he made his first million. (Later in the 1960's he got into the computer business before computers were meant to be in peoples' homes and made another couple of million. Too bad I haven't seen the man since 1969, but then again, he has 6 kids to leave his millions to.) I never said you're ugly; but I don't want to see my neighbors walking around gardening in the nude. Okay, so you'll have a fence. I don't want to *know* my neighbors are walking around naked. I can think of a few people you might make an exception for.... Only ONE, and even then when he and I sit around playing cards or backgammon we wear jammies Jill This exchange, I couldn't help chuckling. Pat, I live probably about as isolated as you. While I never would go outside stark naked, I did go out in my underwear to get my capri pants/blouse off the clothesline once. I ran smack into an entire seismograph crew who was working just over the fence. Sherry |
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What no pictures ;-)
wrote in message oups.com... jmcquown wrote: Pat wrote: "jmcquown" wrote How many horror stories do we hear every year about a space heater that wasn't properly equipped tipped over and started a fire that burned down homes? Especially during the holidays. The kind of space heater I mean is attached to a wall or to the floor. Anything that shocks an animal is not pet friendly. It's a lot friendlier than letting them wander in traffic. You can train a cat to stay inside without that. But I don't *want* seven cats inside at all times. Maybe you've never felt the shock of an electrified fence. It isn't painful, just unpleasant - enough that you wouldn't want to touch it again unless a monetary reward was involved. My uncle (gosh, he must be 90 by now) invented the "invisible fence" with the dog collar thing. That's how he made his first million. (Later in the 1960's he got into the computer business before computers were meant to be in peoples' homes and made another couple of million. Too bad I haven't seen the man since 1969, but then again, he has 6 kids to leave his millions to.) I never said you're ugly; but I don't want to see my neighbors walking around gardening in the nude. Okay, so you'll have a fence. I don't want to *know* my neighbors are walking around naked. I can think of a few people you might make an exception for.... Only ONE, and even then when he and I sit around playing cards or backgammon we wear jammies Jill This exchange, I couldn't help chuckling. Pat, I live probably about as isolated as you. While I never would go outside stark naked, I did go out in my underwear to get my capri pants/blouse off the clothesline once. I ran smack into an entire seismograph crew who was working just over the fence. Sherry |
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