30 Aug 10
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Originally posted by huckleberryhoundI wish you both happiness in your new home 😀
fook yes. Pick up the keys at 3.30. Then off to B&Q for the new locks....The wife wanted us to install a new bathroom and Kitchen before we movd in, but i think i've convinced her to wait till the new year....so maybe start moving tomorrow...we'll see
I've just had a new kitchen and bathroom fitted. It took them 3 weeks (a trade a day working) and it was a nightmare.
30 Aug 10
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Originally posted by Pawn QweenYeah i know it would be the best thing to do it now, but she's on a 6 month contract and the house prices here are still going down ( bottoming out level might be close though). I told her to wait till her contract gets renewed, then we can decide to get that stuff. I'd hate to throw 12 grand at the house and not increase the value of the property any, and if she doesn't get her contract extended we'd be better off with 12 grand than a shiney cooker.
I wish you both happiness in your new home 😀
I've just had a new kitchen and bathroom fitted. It took them 3 weeks (a trade a day working) and it was a nightmare.
I'm buzzing here waiting for the time to pass and to walk into the house for the first time as our property 🙂
30 Aug 10
Originally posted by huckleberryhoundThe novelty wears off quickly once you realise how much work and money goes into maintaining the place...
I'm buzzing here waiting for the time to pass and to walk into the house for the first time as our property 🙂
Suddenly [the wife] wants only roses everywhere and a garden that is green all year round, plus it needs tending all year round and you have to install a sprinkler system, the wooden window frames needs sanding and sealer every year, the gutters and roof needs attention every couple of years, the damp buggers up your paint around the foundations, the hardwood floors need re-finishing and the geyser burst.
All the taps loosen and you have to replace washers and lock nuts, as does anything that pivots or seals and then the pipes eventually block up and then the can of high pressure drain cleaner you bought sprays the ceiling from the sink, because you didn't know the idiot plumbers that installed it connected the pipes underfloor.
Then you realise when you rented, your landlord paid the local rates & taxes, and sometimes even water, waste disposal and sewage.
30 Aug 10
Originally posted by CrowleyDude, that sounded like it was bursting to come out for some time.
The novelty wears off quickly once you realise how much work and money goes into maintaining the place...
Suddenly [the wife] wants only roses everywhere and a garden that is green all year round, plus it needs tending all year round and you have to install a sprinkler system, the wooden window frames needs sanding and sealer every year, the gutters and ...[text shortened]... our landlord paid the local rates & taxes, and sometimes even water, waste disposal and sewage.
I just changed two of the three locks and have to return the chubb lock and get one the right size. Had to hacksaw one of the screws holding the front door yale barrel because the person who fitted the old one shredded the head of the screw and no star screw driver would work on it. After that i had to hack saw the new screws because they were too long...and i loved it. I think i'm going to like all the extra work, it's right up my street...as or the bills, well the wife is taking care of the bills while i pay the mortgage so i bet she gets a handle on them pretty damn sharpish.
I've talked her out of the new bathroom and kitchen, and now we're tiling the bathroom and leaving the kitchen till the new year...10 grand waved with one sensible discussion. We go looking for paint tomorrow and it's back to work for little old me.
Our wooden window frames do need seeing to though. We have a bay window upstairs and i think maybe one piece of wood might need replacing. I need to trawl the golden pages to see who i can get to have a look at the woodwork.
30 Aug 10
Originally posted by huckleberryhoundWill you be doing your own Down Home Cooking? What i mean is, will you be doing your own Electrical work.
Dude, that sounded like it was bursting to come out for some time.
I just changed two of the three locks and have to return the chubb lock and get one the right size. Had to hacksaw one of the screws holding the front door yale barrel because the person who fitted the old one shredded the head of the screw and no star screw driver would work on ...[text shortened]... cing. I need to trawl the golden pages to see who i can get to have a look at the woodwork.
GRANNY.
31 Aug 10
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Don't mention Wives and Kitchens.
Our fridge broke down. I was sent to get a new one.
I never bothered measuring it with the measurments she gave me.
It arrived and would not fit in the space where the old one went.
Women get all hystercial about these things, I never knew
she she such a command of the English language.
I've been sworn at by Navies, Tug Boat Captains and
Sergeant Majors. She beat the lot.
On here picture of stupid fridge complete with fridge magnets
not fitting in the hole.
http://www.chessedinburgh.co.uk/chandlerarticle.php?ChandID=288
31 Aug 10
I had the same problem, until I was in a car crash and lost my genderable item.
The doctor came and offered new ones. He said, " we have this little pink fellow for 1,000 quid, a larger version that is 8" for 2,000 quid. We have a fairly huger pink version for 3,000 quid that is a delight. And we have this one, that we can't get rid of, which is black, 5,000 quid."
I was so excited. I was so enthralled to tell the wife I was getting a super version for 7,000 quid.
She arrived at casualty and said," Bog off, we're getting a new kitchen!" 😀
31 Aug 10
Originally posted by greenpawn34the ice cream was melting, dude!
Don't mention Wives and Kitchens.
Our fridge broke down. I was sent to get a new one.
I never bothered measuring it with the measurments she gave me.
It arrived and would not fit in the space where the old one went.
Women get all hystercial about these things, I never knew
she she such a command of the English language.
I've been sworn at b ...[text shortened]... s
not fitting in the hole.
http://www.chessedinburgh.co.uk/chandlerarticle.php?ChandID=288