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Best wishes to all! Am sitting here on a nice sunny 39 deg F morning wondering when our water is coming back on, if and when I should make a run to the store for more water & paper plates. Was on ok at 2:30 am, not at 5:30 am. Email from Mgr at 7:30 am saying off to the whole 200 unit complex, being addressed. Complex built in early 1990s, infrastructure aging.
At least we have gas & electric today, knock on wood.
 
Today I am doing what I have been doing for over a week-packing to move.

The home we are living in and were under contract to purchase has been found to have a failing well. Sellers will only offer a credit towards the drilling of a new well and,of course,there is no guarantee that they will find water. So we have decided to not purchase it.

Mr.Robinson is very unhappy at his job-his boss runs the place more like it`s a hobby than a business. He gets to work at about 11 each day,because he likes to sleep in and cuddle with his dogs. Hubby was hired to manage the business for him-his boss likes to only work on the cars,not deal with any of the office or estimating part. BUT,if he isn`t working on the cars,things get behind and guess who has to tell customers that their vehicles are not ready? Plus he really just wants to retire. That would be difficult for us to do in California. It would be fine for a few years,but then it would get harder. Two of our daughters are moving to Idaho,so we are considering that. For now we have rented a place on the lake and will take some time to decide.
 
Mrs. Robinson said:
Today I am doing what I have been doing for over a week-packing to move.

The home we are living in and were under contract to purchase has been found to have a failing well. Sellers will only offer a credit towards the drilling of a new well and,of course,there is no guarantee that they will find water. So we have decided to not purchase it.

Mr.Robinson is very unhappy at his job-his boss runs the place more like it`s a hobby than a business. He gets to work at about 11 each day,because he likes to sleep in and cuddle with his dogs. Hubby was hired to manage the business for him-his boss likes to only work on the cars,not deal with any of the office or estimating part. BUT,if he isn`t working on the cars,things get behind and guess who has to tell customers that their vehicles are not ready? Plus he really just wants to retire. That would be difficult for us to do in California. It would be fine for a few years,but then it would get harder. Two of our daughters are moving to Idaho,so we are considering that. For now we have rented a place on the lake and will take some time to decide.
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Your opening line is the future I hate to think of the most. We built our home 30 years ago when we were both 30 years younger and able to keep up with it all. 2 stories, 2 acres, 2200 square feet of living area, 1 large shop building, a small barn, and pump house. Hubby is 80 and in lousy physical health so we have to find people to help us with a lot of the outdoor projects. We know that one of these days we will have to sell our dream home and move on in life. That is the scary part. The kids in Washington State think we need to move there. The kids in Colorado think we need to move there. I have mentioned Idaho is in the middle but they don't think that is funny. Idaho is a gorgeous state but lacks an ocean. I hope you and your husband find a lovely place to settle and enjoy for the rest of your lives!
 
Made breakfast, got the old Miata inspected, fixed lunch and am working on a CNC (computer numerical control) ornament design. Once the design is finished, I will translate it into a group of 3-axis, cutting tool paths for the machine to execute. The path is just a string of numerical codes that tell three stepping motors on the machine when and how much to move. It is really easier than it sounds and good fodder for the brain.
 
Geezerette said:
Best wishes to all! Am sitting here on a nice sunny 39 deg F morning wondering when our water is coming back on, if and when I should make a run to the store for more water & paper plates. Was on ok at 2:30 am, not at 5:30 am. Email from Mgr at 7:30 am saying off to the whole 200 unit complex, being addressed. Complex built in early 1990s, infrastructure aging.
At least we have gas & electric today, knock on wood.
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I will say a prayer that your water is back on soon! Flushing toilets is a must in every household! We live off a well so many years ago we purchased a generator to keep the well pumping water into the tank because there were 6 of us in the house flushing toilets!
 
debrakay said:
Your opening line is the future I hate to think of the most. We built our home 30 years ago when we were both 30 years younger and able to keep up with it all. 2 stories, 2 acres, 2200 square feet of living area, 1 large shop building, a small barn, and pump house. Hubby is 80 and in lousy physical health so we have to find people to help us with a lot of the outdoor projects. We know that one of these days we will have to sell our dream home and move on in life. That is the scary part. The kids in Washington State think we need to move there. The kids in Colorado think we need to move there. I have mentioned Idaho is in the middle but they don't think that is funny. Idaho is a gorgeous state but lacks an ocean. I hope you and your husband find a lovely place to settle and enjoy for the rest of your lives!
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Welcome to the forum debrakay...we built a large house 35 years ago ourselves. Its 6600 sq.ft. We love it and its almost maintenance free - its on several acres so of course there are outdoor projects. We love that too. Don't mow...have had a groundsman for many years.

With that said, we have discussed the fact that if one of use passes the other one will put it up for sale. I often think if I'd forced hub to move, he would just have curled up in a ball in a corner of an apartment or whatever and died. He put so much of himself into the physical building of this home here on earth.


Hope you enjoy the forum.
 
debrakay said:
Your opening line is the future I hate to think of the most. We built our home 30 years ago when we were both 30 years younger and able to keep up with it all. 2 stories, 2 acres, 2200 square feet of living area, 1 large shop building, a small barn, and pump house. Hubby is 80 and in lousy physical health so we have to find people to help us with a lot of the outdoor projects. We know that one of these days we will have to sell our dream home and move on in life. That is the scary part. The kids in Washington State think we need to move there. The kids in Colorado think we need to move there. I have mentioned Idaho is in the middle but they don't think that is funny. Idaho is a gorgeous state but lacks an ocean. I hope you and your husband find a lovely place to settle and enjoy for the rest of your lives!
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You could move to Utah which is close to both states, has plenty of lakes, and is a great place to visit. Not so great to live here, but with the amount of people moving here from other places and diluting the inbred population 😂 of a certain religion, it should get better. 😉

I can still remember when we first moved here getting a notice from the local LDS church on how much we should “pay“ them. They sent people around to collect. The church had access to state income tax files 😮 and demanded their 10%. Course, we were not LDS.
 
Aneeda72 said:
You could move to Utah which is close to both states, has plenty of lakes, and is a great place to visit. Not so great to live here, but with the amount of people moving here from other places and diluting the inbred population 😂 of a certain religion, it should get better. 😉

I can still remember when we first moved here getting a notice from the local LDS church on how much we should “pay“ them. They sent people around to collect. The church had access to state income tax files 😮 and demanded their 10%. Course, we were not LDS.
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We passed through Utah on one of our trip to Colorado to see the kids and there are some beautiful places. I certainly hope the LDS church is no longer practicing that kind of "loving your neighbor" attitudes!
 
debrakay said:
We passed through Utah on one of our trip to Colorado to see the kids and there are some beautiful places. I certainly hope the LDS church is no longer practicing that kind of "loving your neighbor" attitudes!
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No, it has changed over the years and no longer gets access otherwise they would. Living in Utah is very difficult for non LDS, especially the children. When you get in jr high and high school, small ”chapels” are right next door to the schools and students attend a class there. They used to be on school grounds but had to separate a few years ago. It’s really odd. I’ve never understood why it’s legal.
 
Jules said:
Wow!! Just wow!! What did you say?
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😂 that we were not LDS, but took a couple years for it to sink in. We had neighbors that didn’t speak to us for 20 years. It’s a strange place. People still assume you are LDS, and you have to correct them. But more and more non LDS are moving here because our economy is really good.

But we can drive to Washington state in one day on a major highway, but it has few stopping places. And it’s a one day drive to Denver as well. There are still a few places that are cheaper to live in the state. But it’s a 5 hour drive to Las Vegas, which is still pretty closed down according to husbands friend who went there last week.
 
debrakay said:
Just joined an hour or so ago and still trying to figure out what to do here. :oops:
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Welcome to the forum.

Today is our weekly "field day Friday" and I just finished vacuuming the downstairs. I am currently hiding out upstairs, snacking, chatting to you, and getting ready to drag the vacuum up here and finish the job.

For what it is worth LOL, I did not pass inspection in the sunroom and had to redo it before my wife did the mopping. Poor lady.

Anyway, welcome aboard this fast moving train where just about anything can come up including mundane comments about my vacuuming skills.
 
debrakay said:
Hi Marie! I might make a trip down to the mailbox today. I'll drive if it's pouring but will walk the 1/4 mile if the rain lets up. Somedays minimal plans will be just fine! ;)
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Hello @debrakay and welcome. Never did get out for that drive yet..may still go. I am in an apartment, so mailboxes indoors. This is why it is great to be retired...we are not judged if we have no plans for the day. LOL
 
Today I am either coloring my hair or vacuuming. Either one is a big job for me. Vacuuming knocks me out for the day. Doing my hair means standing in front of the mirror for a bit. Maybe I can try to work fast to get it done quicker. I can't really stand in place for very long.
 
Today it's sunny.. warm in the garden in the sun,, but overall not really very warm. Hubs is going to hang a shelf in his office room which will mean moving some framed pictures around.. after which we'll both be out in the garden for a while first cuts of spring...etc...

These are our first spring potted bulbs for this year.., they've been open about a week.

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