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A True Luxious Love Story - A Hallowe'en Tale of Mystery & Suspense.
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electrogirl
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Dave,
Your house is absolutely charming! Not at all what I expected. It looks like a small cottage from the front, then go around the back, and plenty of space upstairs! You have done a very thoughtful renovation, it blends well with the rest of the house. I love the balcony and all those windows...must make for a breathtaking morning. I would love to see even more photos of the interior.
Your vacuum shelf looks great! It is really making me interested in getting one myself. I have a garage here with a finished upstairs (actually 2 nice size rooms with hardwood floors and plenty of windows). I would have to set it up out there. I am reluctant at the moment to move my vacuums out of the "main house, " as I like having them at the ready.
Lastly, I loved trying to figure out what everything was in the vacuum den. I think I saw a bottle of Heinz Ketchup on the organ.
Your house is absolutely charming! Not at all what I expected. It looks like a small cottage from the front, then go around the back, and plenty of space upstairs! You have done a very thoughtful renovation, it blends well with the rest of the house. I love the balcony and all those windows...must make for a breathtaking morning. I would love to see even more photos of the interior.
Your vacuum shelf looks great! It is really making me interested in getting one myself. I have a garage here with a finished upstairs (actually 2 nice size rooms with hardwood floors and plenty of windows). I would have to set it up out there. I am reluctant at the moment to move my vacuums out of the "main house, " as I like having them at the ready.
Lastly, I loved trying to figure out what everything was in the vacuum den. I think I saw a bottle of Heinz Ketchup on the organ.
aeoliandave
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Excellent vision - you really are ELECTROGIRL!!!
Gosh, I had a hard time spotting the kethcup bottle myself and I know where it is among the various brass, nickle plate, chrome & plastic Flashlight collection. LOL
And in fact it is Heinz 57 flashlight, labeled like the real thing and molded in convincing ketchup coloured plastic. Unscrew the bottom to change the bulb and batteries, turn the cap to light it up. The date code leads me to believe it was made in 1962...and yes, it works.
Got busy on the upstairs vac rack last night...
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Gosh, I had a hard time spotting the kethcup bottle myself and I know where it is among the various brass, nickle plate, chrome & plastic Flashlight collection. LOL
And in fact it is Heinz 57 flashlight, labeled like the real thing and molded in convincing ketchup coloured plastic. Unscrew the bottom to change the bulb and batteries, turn the cap to light it up. The date code leads me to believe it was made in 1962...and yes, it works.
Got busy on the upstairs vac rack last night...
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electrogirl
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I forgot to ask...
Hi Dave,
There appears to be a note in the second to last window on the side of the house where the blue car is parked. Inquiring minds want to know, "What does it say?"
Hi Dave,
There appears to be a note in the second to last window on the side of the house where the blue car is parked. Inquiring minds want to know, "What does it say?"
aeoliandave
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Try this again...
Upstairs rack is 3 feet wide limiting options. Still sorting out the lower shelf spacing.
The sign says:
"Please do not pile snow against the wall or garage. Feel free to use my front yard or your own. Thank You."
Upstairs rack is 3 feet wide limiting options. Still sorting out the lower shelf spacing.
The sign says:
"Please do not pile snow against the wall or garage. Feel free to use my front yard or your own. Thank You."
electrogirl
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LOL, I will be transporting any extra snow to your front lawn. Thank You.
aeoliandave
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To expand on the sign...
The area between the 2 houses is a Right Of Way as noted on the property survey, not a Driveway. The house next door has been a rental since 1990. At that time was neccesary to take legal action against the new owner & his tenant, who disputed this in all his 6'4" redneck boneheaded wife beating way (yes, his wife once pounded on my door at 3AM to call the police on him...sigh). I have a letter from the former owner, Mrs Olive Sinclair, whose father built the house in 1925 (in what was left of my house's original 1/4 acre backyard), in which she lived until her death in 1989. She states that the right of way was paved over for water drainage in 1965 when the well in her backyard was covered over, she had not had a car since 1974 and when her late husband did, it was parked in the back yard. Thus my lawyer was able to establish in perpetuaty that responsibilty for snow clearing fell to the tenant/owner should they wish to use the ROW as a driveway, with my permission.
The problem is not with natural snowfall building up in an unused ROW; it is when snow is piled up against the foundations that spring melt floods their basement to 4" and makes mine merely a little humid.
Stratford regularly experiences 12 hour snowfalls of up to 4 feet like Winnipeg, Milwaukee, Buffalo or Syracuse. I have my hands full snowblowing the west side of my house to the corner fencepost. I pride myself on keeping my ashphalt driveway and sidewalks bare throughout the winter months and put the neighborhood husbands to shame, as the wives tell me.
The subsequent house owner/landlord has no problem with this legal definition but two winter's ago, Dear Betty's son chose to ignore it and she was not pleased with him and the ensuing Roto-Router bill. Thus, the sign.
Imagine coming home to this at dusk after being away 3 weeks. This fell in one 24 hopur period and the cat sitter/mail bringer inner simply couldn't cope.
The area between the 2 houses is a Right Of Way as noted on the property survey, not a Driveway. The house next door has been a rental since 1990. At that time was neccesary to take legal action against the new owner & his tenant, who disputed this in all his 6'4" redneck boneheaded wife beating way (yes, his wife once pounded on my door at 3AM to call the police on him...sigh). I have a letter from the former owner, Mrs Olive Sinclair, whose father built the house in 1925 (in what was left of my house's original 1/4 acre backyard), in which she lived until her death in 1989. She states that the right of way was paved over for water drainage in 1965 when the well in her backyard was covered over, she had not had a car since 1974 and when her late husband did, it was parked in the back yard. Thus my lawyer was able to establish in perpetuaty that responsibilty for snow clearing fell to the tenant/owner should they wish to use the ROW as a driveway, with my permission.
The problem is not with natural snowfall building up in an unused ROW; it is when snow is piled up against the foundations that spring melt floods their basement to 4" and makes mine merely a little humid.
Stratford regularly experiences 12 hour snowfalls of up to 4 feet like Winnipeg, Milwaukee, Buffalo or Syracuse. I have my hands full snowblowing the west side of my house to the corner fencepost. I pride myself on keeping my ashphalt driveway and sidewalks bare throughout the winter months and put the neighborhood husbands to shame, as the wives tell me.
The subsequent house owner/landlord has no problem with this legal definition but two winter's ago, Dear Betty's son chose to ignore it and she was not pleased with him and the ensuing Roto-Router bill.
Thus, the sign.Imagine coming home to this at dusk after being away 3 weeks. This fell in one 24 hopur period and the cat sitter/mail bringer inner simply couldn't cope.
aeoliandave
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There was nothing for it but to slog through 3 feet of drifted snow to the garage to unleash the snowblower. 2 hours later I had plowed a path to the garage and house.
aeoliandave
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This all becomes timely and relevant in that the house next door went back on the market a month ago after 17 years of calm and Dear Betty and her son moved out this past weekend. So I'll be making that friendly reminder call to the Real Estate agency this week.
If I had the means to buy it myself I would...rent it out for a few years then tear it down to the foundations and build a two story high Music Room Annex. Nice dream, ain't gonna happen. :-(
If I had the means to buy it myself I would...rent it out for a few years then tear it down to the foundations and build a two story high Music Room Annex. Nice dream, ain't gonna happen. :-(
aeoliandave
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Way way way off thread. I'm going upstairs to organize the vac rack...
Incidently, today, Sunday, was the final matinee of Oklahoma and closing of the Stratford Festival Theater 2006 Season. I am now on paid vacation for the next 9-10 weeks...DANG!
My buddy in Butler Pennsylvania, who has 8 eBay vacs in his barn awaiting pickup, leaves for Germany on Monday until Thanksgiving. :-( after which I'll be picking them up.
Yet, North Canton, The Hoover Historical Center and the southern shore of Lake Erie from New York to Michigan beckons...and I'm also booked in Syracuse NY the weekend of Dec 7.
So, roadtrips pending...
Incidently, today, Sunday, was the final matinee of Oklahoma and closing of the Stratford Festival Theater 2006 Season. I am now on paid vacation for the next 9-10 weeks...DANG!
My buddy in Butler Pennsylvania, who has 8 eBay vacs in his barn awaiting pickup, leaves for Germany on Monday until Thanksgiving. :-( after which I'll be picking them up.
Yet, North Canton, The Hoover Historical Center and the southern shore of Lake Erie from New York to Michigan beckons...and I'm also booked in Syracuse NY the weekend of Dec 7.
So, roadtrips pending...
