It's barely above freezing and pissing rain. Cold, stupid, chill-your-bones rain. Brrr. Small consolation that it's Friday, eh?
*shivers while clutching hot coffee cup*
The bitching is about the house search. Like, I give up - seriously. Need to take a break because there is nothing on the market right now, hasn't been up till now and it's fucking discouraging.
Our circumstances make this normally-challenging experience quasi impossible as we need to fill the following criteria:
-location has to be MAX one hour from the city, as Vegas will have to commute, and we don't want to live north or west of Montreal
-if in the countryside, it cannot be near any pig farms, scrap yards, titty bars, giant swamps, power pilons, loud thoroughfares or polluted rivers
-property needs to be granted a permit for dog boarding (rare as a hen's teeth)
-need some land, at least 2 to 3 acres and that's a compromise on size
-our budget isn't illimited, so we can't look at the truly awesome places
-we want a house with lots of square footage and in good condition, nothing boxy, boring, dime-a-dozen fabrication
So yeah. I've looked at absolutely everyfuckingthing on the market right now and nada. It's to tear your hair out.
We're going to see a house tomorrow, it's about an hour south of the island and it's kinda interesting because it's a big ancestral stone building but from the inside photos, mleh. It's not getting my furnace going, if you know what I mean. Needs alot of renos and I'm not sure we can afford any this summer.
At least it'll be a nice drive out of town and we get to explore a new neighborhood, I've never been there before but have heard lots of nice things about it.
So, we lose an hour of sleep this weekend thanks to the time change and Sunday, at the crack of dawn, Vegas is off for... Vegas... for the entire week. Stupid work conferences.
*sighs dramatically*
OK, I have to get ready for work. Blah.
/end of Have a Jolly Merry Friday post/
9 comments:
This is good.....you are putting your intentions OUT there.....the universe works in mysterious ways....
/end of hippie nonsense comment/
:o)
I think you need to change your location. There are places all around us that are available. Lots of land. No dumps. no cesspools or nuclear waste.
No snow.
Now, as far as Vegas and his commute.....mleh.
the commute from the west isn't as crap as the commute from the north (I have colleagues that do both, and the north is closer to where I work....) and there's a train if so inclined (and if you believe our complainers, Vegas will be lucky cuz he'll be on first!) but yeah. There are all sorts of fab places except alot of them are mucho dineros.
Well enjoy the lookie lookie....and remember, cosmetic can be lived with and is cheap to fix up.....
TD Hang in there...take a breather and take a break, but dont quit. But I do wish you the best truly. It will work out.
There are two train lines up north... Yey! And no lyme disease! Yey!
I think living between a titty bar, a car dump and a pig farm has a certain something about it... I should be a realtor:
'This rural home is well situated within walking distance of local entertainment and a professional spa. Good local services (auto repair etc) are located nearby.'
Move down to Detroit. I hear EVERYTHING'S on the market and that they're practically giving houses away!
Just be warned that power/running water is questionable and there's a good chance every horizontal surface will be covered with cocaine.
living in the north hasn't been so bad lately. there's always the train - something to think about! ;0
Hope you find your perfect home...without tooo many compromises. I love living in the country..er..village....but here on the Island, you have to commute to get to EVERYTHING! The most annoying traffic is actually farm tractors carrying liquid manure. GROSS!
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