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Somewhat Disturbing Moments In Public Transport #53: This morning, I looked to my right to see the uni student next to me reading through what looked like a presentation to be delivered. Something about children's eating habits in China and Japan. But it began with "Good morning, my name is Haster".

Somewhat Disturbing Moments In Public Radio #28: Discovering that there are *two* songs (and quite different ones) based on the "it puts the lotion on its skin" segment of Silence of the Lambs.

Final house inspection last night...

Was meant to be yesterday morning before [livejournal.com profile] reynardo went to work, but agent had car problems and couldn't drop of the keys then, so we came past his office after work and got the keys off him then.

Interesting discovery: jingling New House Keys makes [livejournal.com profile] reynardo lose it ;-)

The inspection... well. It actually made me feel bad about having made them come down $5k at the end, even if it was to cover a necessary treatment. Gardens are in beautiful nick; they took the movable flowerpots, but the gardens are still full of roses, daisies, and two fruit trees that are on their way to producing something of the 'round and citrus' variety (I'm guessing cumquats). We will get Rey's dad in to look it over, since he's the gardener.

Inside. Not only had they removed all belongings & rubbish, but they'd swept and vacuumed afterwards. The dishwasher, airconditioning, etc. were left, as in contract; the owner had told me their previous agent wanted to leave all those things out of the contract, then use them as leverage to wind up the price after hooking people, but he preferred to keep things straightforward. Of all the contracts our solicitor's looked at for us, this was the first one where he didn't have to strike out a few weasel clauses. We visited a couple of weeks back to make a few plans for where things should go, and the owner had drawn up a floorplan for us with all the dimensions measured and marked, so we could figure out where things would fit. Bless him.

[livejournal.com profile] da_norvegicus had missed the previous times we'd been inside, and I was a bit nervous about committing to a place without him seeing it first - he's had to put up with enough moves lately, and he's at that age where he'd like to have more control over his life - but his eyes lit up when he saw the place and he was very happy with his designated bedroom. Yay.

All the necessary remotes and operating manuals set out neatly for us. Keys, sorted and labelled. And on the kitchen counter, a bottle of champagne and a card: "Hope your stay here is as happy, quiet, and uneventful as ours was!"

Awww. I think *I'm* going to cry now. After all the other places we almost bought, telling ourselves we could live with a pokey kitchen or some non-approved extensions, all the agents trying bait-and-switch tactics and failing to mention major negatives until after we'd named a price, it's hard to believe we've found a place that doesn't involve major compromises and contract sleaziness. I won't entirely believe it until... well, we already *have* the keys, and the conveyancer who's closing the deal is only going to ring if there's a problem, so I'm not sure what the magic moment is.

I do want to keep this place clean and tidy. We have enough space now that there's no excuse for piling stuff everywhere, and it's been so well looked after that I'd feel bad if we didn't uphold that.

I'm not sure how "quiet and uneventful" things are going to be, but I'll take that in the sense it was intended :-) I hope the old owners are happy wherever it is they're moving; from what little I've seen of them, I'm just sorry we couldn't get them as neighbours.

Tonight, the plan is to go in with a bunch of post-it notes and tag where we want stuff to go. Now we have the space, we can also buy a proper glass-fronted cabinet for the miniatures (so they don't get dust on them) and maybe a chest freezer, since our current fridge is on the smallish side. After this we will be poor, at least for a while, but at least we'll be poor in a nice house :-) With PLENTY OF ROOM FOR PEOPLE TO VISIT, too. Hint hint.

Date: 2004-12-06 03:41 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] tyggerjai.livejournal.com
Haster Haster Haster! Fits perfectly with chldren-eating habits, I'd have thought.

sol.
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Date: 2004-12-06 04:48 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] silmaril.livejournal.com
[livejournal.com profile] reynardo loses it in a fun way, or in a not-so-fun way?

More disturbing if you know colloquial Turkish: "Haster" is one way you can say "eff off" in certain dialects. That's why the name "Hastur" was disturbing to me when I first saw it.



Date: 2004-12-06 05:14 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] lederhosen.livejournal.com
A "been waiting for this for a looong time" way :-)

Date: 2004-12-06 05:30 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] frou-frou.livejournal.com
Your new home sounds wonderful - I'd like to join the previous residents in wishing you all the best. I was terribly poor when I first bought my house but soon discovered that it's easy enough to stay in and live on sandwiches when you have the home you wanted. And you'll have no shortage of appreciative visitors, I'm sure.

Date: 2004-12-06 06:27 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] glompbot.livejournal.com
I like the sound of the old owner. They sound like honest, nice people... And it sounds like they really looked after their home, which is always a bonus.

I'll be looking to buy in 10-15 years when I get a large sum of money from my parents, so all this is really interesting to me. (I won't be buying a house, however, i'm more of a small unit type person)

I hope everything from here on in is easy for you guys.

Date: 2004-12-07 06:02 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] wingedkami.livejournal.com
Discovering that there are *two* songs (and quite different ones) based on the "it puts the lotion on its skin" segment of Silence of the Lambs.

Okay, I have to ask...

(And congrats on the new house. It sounds wonderful.)

Date: 2004-12-07 04:30 pm (UTC)

Date: 2004-12-10 03:20 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] shadow-5tails.livejournal.com
Having neither read nor seen Silence of the Lambs, I'm getting to watch the reactions of various to the "lotion in the basket" sound bytes popping up on radio with a certain amused mystification. It's an odd phrase, but doesn't seem to deserve the responses it's getting. [livejournal.com profile] asagwe forbids me to have it explained before I can watch it for myself...

More importantly, congratulations and much rejoicing on the subject of the new house. I'm so pleased that you found this place - it really does sound amazing. I guess it was all worth the wait. The previous owners sound like decent sorts who really cared about their former home, and wanted to see it go to someone who would love it as much as they had. And from the sound of things, you will (glad to know Ratboy likes it, too). If you wanted to, there might be some way of staying in touch with them - they, after all, know where you live...

I hope that we get the chance to see the house soon. Mind you, I'm a little wary of its Elder Sigils and its shiny, shiny black stone altarbenches. No sacrificing visitors in the kitchen, now, you hear?

Date: 2004-12-10 05:37 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] lederhosen.livejournal.com
[livejournal.com profile] asagwe forbids me to have it explained before I can watch it for myself...

And rightly so. It needs to be seen :-)

No sacrificing visitors in the kitchen, now, you hear?

Not even just a little bit?

Date: 2004-12-10 04:41 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] shadow-5tails.livejournal.com
[livejournal.com profile] asagwe forbids me to have it explained before I can watch it for myself...
And rightly so. It needs to be seen :-)


Hmm.

You're smiling. It's gotta be disturbing if you're smiling. *dubiouslook*

As for the visitors, you'll tend to find we're a lot more reluctant about coming up there if you offer us up to some horrific tentacled squid-deity. Besides, as the cat-thing's mentioned, granite can be a bitch for holding onto unpleasant scents, so the blood could do nasty things to your resale value.

*grin*

Date: 2004-12-11 06:35 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] lederhosen.livejournal.com
As for the visitors, you'll tend to find we're a lot more reluctant about coming up there if you offer us up to some horrific tentacled squid-deity.

Hmm. I may have misjudged my friends, then.

Date: 2004-12-11 07:05 pm (UTC)

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