Yes, it’s finally here. Moving Day. There were three movers and they started at 8:45 and never stopped. I finished up some packing on my own and stuffed the rental Caravan (but left room for the vacuum cleaner, since I’ll[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
What a wild swing of weather today. As I left the Pittsburgh area, it was pouring rain and the threat of a massive ice storm drove people to clear the shelves of bread, eggs & milk at all the local[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Yes, this will be (well, SHOULD be) my last trip over the 270+ miles on the Pennsylvania Turnpike back to Audubon. Oh, I’m sure in the coming years I’ll probably make a trip or two back to the Philadelphia area,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The only good thing about all these fixes and upgrades is that I didn’t have to be there, at the house, during all these modifications. My Realtor agent took care of all that. Still, if I get one more of these[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Maybe it’s because the last time I made a major move, moving into my Audubon, PA house in 2001, there was more you had to do to alert to others that you were moving. Getting so much accomplished, without making[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I jammed a lot in this day, especially in the morning. 1-800-Got-Junk? was true to their word, showed up on time and took away all the large damaged, unneeded bulk items I had in the house. I’m not trying to[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
With my recent dealings with companies who either don’t care for my business or take days or weeks before they’d be available, I was stunned with 1-800-Got-Junk?’s quick response. When I called I’d thought the best I’d get is that they’d[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I know this is “The dance”. They request a change/improvement or so on, I counter, they counter, etc… But this?? This is too much! It would cost me thousands and thousands! And if electrical box and sump pump worked fine[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The irony of this procedure, reading this detailed house inspection report, wasn’t lost on me. In a few short months (hopefully) I’ll be making an offer on a house, having an inspection on it and REALLY hoping that it’ll be[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I was pretty surprised (and happy) that not only was her dentist able to see me so quickly (tomorrow) but that he happens to have evening hours on Wednesday so I didn’t have to get out of work early. Now[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…