I still sell insurance, not sulphur ;P
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I still sell insurance, not sulphur ;P
Just paid off my house.
Woo Hoo!
That is amazing!
How do you intend to enjoy this newly freed up income?
Well....the car broke down on Saturday, which is kind of an indicator that I ought to be thinking about replacing it. It has a few issues, but still looks great and (usually) runs great, but it has 230,000 miles on it. I think I'll put that off until spring, as I'd like to get through the winter without dealing with that. Might start looking earlier, I just don't really know whether there's anything on the market that truly suits me, so it might be a lengthy search.
There's a bit of a remodel coming over the winter and spring, too. Being somewhat aesthetically challenged, that's a ponderous process for me. The goal may be to replace the wood stove, but if I'm going to do that I really need to do so in conjunction with whatever I'm going to do with the floor, but if I'm going to do the floor I really should paint first, and I may have to alter the countertop in the kitchen.
So, the first step is to figure out what color to paint the living room, which is all that is going to get painted, I think.
I saw a camel ask the bank on his cellphone what color to paint a guest bedroom. They were not too helpful; I think he went with taupe.Quote:
Originally Posted by Shaggy Hiker
You've got a stove made out of wood?! Sheesh, these Americans are crazy.Quote:
The goal may be to replace the wood stove
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It was listed for $125k but we asked for $105k
Say Wha...?!:eek:Quote:
The house is a 3 bedroom 1 bathroom home and I think the living square footage is a little over 1300.
Here's a one bedroom mobile near me for roughly that (a little more actually). Mind you, there's less chance of being eaten by alligators in Bristol.
Wood burning stoves are popular here, but it is a disqualifier for many insurance companies. In fact, in my risk management guidelines for the primary company that I represent doesn't allow for wood burning stoves and then 2 of the 3 brokering companies that I write through also don't allow for wood burning stoves.
Looked it up with Google Earth... here we would call that a trailer park. But it's near a place called Catbrain!Quote:
Originally Posted by FunkyDexter
And what's the story with the abandoned airport? Looks like there's an old Concorde jet on display.
Yeah i wrote and deleted 2 posts, after ddays post on his new house, but i think we Brits just have to accept that there is just a lot of land in the USQuote:
Say Wha...?!
Here's a one bedroom mobile near me for roughly that (a little more actually). Mind you, there's less chance of being eaten by alligators in Bristol.
Saying that i watched a programme about New York Property the other day and yikes i am surprised anyone can afford to live anywhere near New York anymore its kind of what London is aspiring to!!!
Really thats interesting, it doesn't really figure on UK insurance i wonder why that is?? Could it be due to the materials used for house construction?Quote:
Wood burning stoves are popular here, but it is a disqualifier for many insurance companies.
I have no idea. Bristol has an airport but it's out to the west rather than North. It looks like a pretty big one, though.Quote:
And what's the story with the abandoned airport?
Si might know more about it. He's lived here longer than me.
Tell me about it. It must be great to be an American... apart from the fact that it would mean being American:pQuote:
i think we Brits just have to accept that there is just a lot of land in the US
It may just be localized to Louisiana too, I'm not familiar with underwriting guidelines in other states.Quote:
Originally Posted by NeedSomeAnswers
I don't know that it makes a whole lot of difference out here. Wood heat is somewhat nice, but we have problems with inversions. I often won't use the stove for a month or two during the winter simply because I don't want to be contributing more to the problem. Once an inversion sets in, it can get hard to breathe, though most years, the air quality doesn't degrade too badly.
Everybody appears to be on vacation.
I'm going to Nashville, but it is for work not pleasure.
oh oh let me guess, your going to record a Country album?Quote:
I'm going to Nashville, but it is for work not pleasure.
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Homer, it took me a moment to recognize your avatar.