Thanks, Piers! Here it is:
http://fincadelaspiedras.blogspot.com/2010/01/before.html
>From the beginning. I've been accused of causing exhaustion just to read
the whole thing so take it in small bits!
Tina
On Thu, Jul 19, 2012 at 7:48 AM, Piers Hemy <piers@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Tina, why don't you share the photo-diary of your house-move - it lends a
> new meaning to the phrase!
>
> Piers
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tina Manley [mailto:images@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: 19 July 2012 02:03
> To: Olympus Camera Discussion
> Subject: Re: [OM] They say it is the bottom of the real-estate market
>
> If I were closer, I'd help you move! We bought an old farmhouse that had
> been abandoned for two years and was right on a busy highway. We
> considered
> tearing it down and starting over, but it has 11 foot ceilings and lots of
> undiscovered charm. We're still working on discovering it. We moved the
> house back 300 yards from the highway and put a full basement under it.
> Right now we're sleeping in the dining room while we paint and wallpaper
> the
> bedroom.
>
> Sometimes I think it would have been smarter to move into an assisted
> living
> community but we are really enjoying our farm and birds and garden.
>
> Hope your move is equally enjoyable!
>
> Tina
>
>
> On Wed, Jul 18, 2012 at 6:26 PM, Ken Norton <ken@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > If so, just maybe I won't lose my shirt on this house.
> >
> > Just got back a couple minutes ago from the closing. I now own a
> > darkroom with a house attached.
> >
> > All said and done, throughout the entire process, I signed my name no
> > less than 120 times. The regulatory changes since the housing collapse
> > has turned this into an absolute nightmare.
> >
> > Timing is everything... The house we're renting is entering
> > foreclosure, the tornado damage not repaired (bank swallowed up the
> > insurance check, so no repairs possible--that hole in the roof will do
> > wonders...). I suspect that we're within days of getting our eviction
> > notice from the bank. Within the week after we got our offer accepted,
> > two other parties tried to place offers. Since the tornado, there are
> > no available rental properties anywhere near the town. Nada. Zilch.
> >
> > I wouldn't ask my list buddies to help me move, though.
> >
> > AG (the M-Monochrom with 35/1.4 would have been far less expensive)
> > Schnozz
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