Road trip
Time for a move/buying a house
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wingriderz
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Congrats . We moved after 50 plus from Brevard last year. To rural north florida . Big differance but I dont miss the traffic or alot of the pepole and business that have ruined centeral Florida
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DeathGrip
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Tomorrow I close on my two car garage with attached cracker box. 
sounds like, "Deathgrip likes this."
That was quick and hopefully painless, seems like it was meant to happen.Tomorrow I close on my two car garage with attached cracker box.
Weston's loss, Space Coast's gain.
ChattanoogaPhil
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Great on the fly quick fix. 
I remember my grandfather fixing the TV with a smack.
Good luck with the new home and all.
I remember my grandfather fixing the TV with a smack.
Good luck with the new home and all.
cowboy4evr
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When I was told to reboot my computer I did . The 2nd kick fixed it .
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DeathGrip
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I closed as planned on Tuesday and it went really well. Maybe a half an hour.
Yesterday I signed a contract for my current house. Closing should happen July 7 or so. I coulda done it sooner but need more time. Lucky for me the guy that's buying doesn't have to move out of his BIL's place anytime soon.
I wanted to ride up to St. Lucie to get the water turned on but the truck started not starting again. I put another relay in it and so far so good but it set me back a few days. Time I can't afford to waste.
Tomorrow, I'll make a big trash pile and watch my junk become treasure.
Yesterday I signed a contract for my current house. Closing should happen July 7 or so. I coulda done it sooner but need more time. Lucky for me the guy that's buying doesn't have to move out of his BIL's place anytime soon.
I wanted to ride up to St. Lucie to get the water turned on but the truck started not starting again. I put another relay in it and so far so good but it set me back a few days. Time I can't afford to waste.
Tomorrow, I'll make a big trash pile and watch my junk become treasure.
Everything dealt but a relay?
You must be living right my friend.
Continued good luck busting that move!
You must be living right my friend.
Continued good luck busting that move!
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DeathGrip
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I did a couple of cold starts and it seems to be working fine now but that's the way it acts every time I think I got it licked. Blinking gremlins.
I'll enjoy the show tomorrow when I start tossing things out front. Next Friday is bulk pick up. I'll wager good money my stuff doesn't sit there through the weekend.
I'd rather the locals get things than have a yard sale. Other things I'll take to the Salvation Army.
Yeah, the buzzards down here drive trucks the day before pick up. Or frequent yard sales.
I keep an eye for one old Cuban gent for when I have some metal scrap.
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DeathGrip
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Moving and packing and closings and signing contracts and getting the utilities turned on and inspections and hiring contractors and my friend is closing on a house around the corner tomorrow and the trash pile seems to disappear as soon as I come back inside for another round and going back and forth and going through stuff I haven't seen in years and finding stuff I didn't even know I had and going through my late wife's stuff and getting emotional and
I thought July 7th would give me enough time!!!
I thought July 7th would give me enough time!!!
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DeathGrip
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I had to go up to the new place today. Drove all of the way with just a few lite sprinkles and fairly reasonable traffic.
I'm pulling down my street and remember I got a pretty good stack of money in my pocket and don't want the painter/drywall guy to see it all. So I pull over and reach in my right pocket and pull out my wad. Something fell out with it.
Bleep! That's the key to my new place. Oh well, I'll get it in a minute after I sort out my money and pull into my driveway.
Good. No one is here yet. I don't want to look stupid.
So I reach under the seat and can't feel any thing. Gotta look. Can't see anything. No flashlight on hand because I'm stupid so I grab the cell. There it is. In the track and not about to be easy to fish out.
Now I'm starting to look stupid and thinking the new neighbors are probably enjoying the show. I look around and see no one.
I think I better call the painter and see where he's at because he's got a key. No answer. He knows I'm coming with money, Don't he want to get paid?
I look around for some twigs to make a probe and a hook and get pretty lucky the first try. Not felling so stupid now.
Went in and looked over his work and it looked really nice. It's an older house and no way was I gonna deal with a popcorn ceiling so he scraped it of and did a nice knock down on it. I'm pretty happy with his work and his price was way less than I expected.
Now you know why I didn't want him to see my money. Negotiation time.
You have to know that he was recommended by my friend and also knows other people that I know. My reputation precedes me. He asked me if I had a bike and I told him those days were over for me but he might like my coupe and showed him some pics. We get along great.
He's gonna paint and repair the whole interior this week and threw in the garage. Cool.
I finally get a hold of my friend and meet him at his new place and get to see his son who I haven't seen in years. Good visit.
Time to come home.
As soon as I go to leave and look south I see a bad T-Storm and have no choice but to drive through it. White Knuckle driving for the next forty miles and pretty nasty the rest of the way.
I forgot to mention that my dog was sick last night and kept me up most of the night. You guessed it, I came home to poo from one end of the house to the other. Yuk.
I'm pulling down my street and remember I got a pretty good stack of money in my pocket and don't want the painter/drywall guy to see it all. So I pull over and reach in my right pocket and pull out my wad. Something fell out with it.
Bleep! That's the key to my new place. Oh well, I'll get it in a minute after I sort out my money and pull into my driveway.
Good. No one is here yet. I don't want to look stupid.
So I reach under the seat and can't feel any thing. Gotta look. Can't see anything. No flashlight on hand because I'm stupid so I grab the cell. There it is. In the track and not about to be easy to fish out.
Now I'm starting to look stupid and thinking the new neighbors are probably enjoying the show. I look around and see no one.
I think I better call the painter and see where he's at because he's got a key. No answer. He knows I'm coming with money, Don't he want to get paid?
I look around for some twigs to make a probe and a hook and get pretty lucky the first try. Not felling so stupid now.
Went in and looked over his work and it looked really nice. It's an older house and no way was I gonna deal with a popcorn ceiling so he scraped it of and did a nice knock down on it. I'm pretty happy with his work and his price was way less than I expected.
Now you know why I didn't want him to see my money. Negotiation time.
You have to know that he was recommended by my friend and also knows other people that I know. My reputation precedes me. He asked me if I had a bike and I told him those days were over for me but he might like my coupe and showed him some pics. We get along great.
He's gonna paint and repair the whole interior this week and threw in the garage. Cool.
I finally get a hold of my friend and meet him at his new place and get to see his son who I haven't seen in years. Good visit.
Time to come home.
As soon as I go to leave and look south I see a bad T-Storm and have no choice but to drive through it. White Knuckle driving for the next forty miles and pretty nasty the rest of the way.
I forgot to mention that my dog was sick last night and kept me up most of the night. You guessed it, I came home to poo from one end of the house to the other. Yuk.
Glad things worked out.
The day to day foibles keeps me humble and honest with myself.
The dog? I'm thinking payback for missing the road trip and the
opportunity to anoint the new property.
The day to day foibles keeps me humble and honest with myself.
The dog? I'm thinking payback for missing the road trip and the
opportunity to anoint the new property.
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DeathGrip
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Up date,
Things are moving fast and every bit of troubles seem to plague me. The great flood of '17 with more to come, problems with my truck and HotRod and then managed to get my back outta whack.
I have to look on the bright side. In two months I managed to buy a house and sell this one. Plus I had the popcorn removed and put a knockdown on the ceiling and repaired all of the walls. Fresh paint through out, even the garage.
The worst part is going through things. Memories.
I had the mover over today and he was impressed with my packing job. He gave me an offer way less than expected. I used him for another job and he knows what he's in for. Good guy.
I stoked to get outta here. Maybe ten days more. Echo Tango Suitcase
Things are moving fast and every bit of troubles seem to plague me. The great flood of '17 with more to come, problems with my truck and HotRod and then managed to get my back outta whack.
I have to look on the bright side. In two months I managed to buy a house and sell this one. Plus I had the popcorn removed and put a knockdown on the ceiling and repaired all of the walls. Fresh paint through out, even the garage.
The worst part is going through things. Memories.
I had the mover over today and he was impressed with my packing job. He gave me an offer way less than expected. I used him for another job and he knows what he's in for. Good guy.
I stoked to get outta here. Maybe ten days more. Echo Tango Suitcase
