Utilities: power on. Water pending.
Monday, May 08
DAY 4Turned on power at the local utility.Water company - called. Need to take ID, proof of purchase and current account information down to the City Hall to open new account. They are turning off water today. Running out of time today and will have to take documents and go out tomorrow. Calle...
Day 3 Riverside "slow motion" rehab
Monday, May 08
DAY 3 Repaired hose bib. Raked and put the trash and recycle bins out. Asked a roofer to come out and take a look at the metal roof. He came out and we talked about the project. He showed me how the copper standing seams are smaller than usual, and are not crimped down in many areas. Additionally...
Surfing Impaired: Too old, Too fat, Don't care
Saturday, May 06
Front gate photo, Indialantic Florida rehab
Uh Oh! I see termite damage as high as the top of the door.
Saturday, May 06
DAY 2 We went over with the kids and did a lot of yard work. One of my friends, Mel, came over with her power tools and we set out to do some major trimming of the overgrown plants. We had a plan to take back the plants so that the windows were revealed, and to clear 10 feet around the hous...
Day 1 Activities Immediately After Closing
Saturday, May 06
DAY 1 —Immediately after closingBrought the whole family over...parents, kids and dog. We chopped at bushes around the back. Leaf litter and branches that contact the house provide an Insect Super Highway for termites and other invasive critters. The goal is to get all vegetation ten feet away f...
UNDER CONTRACT and FALLING APART
Friday, May 05
Have had the Riverside house under contract for about a month. I didn't want to post until we got the deal firmly in hand. And that, honestly, didn't happen until the day after our closing was to occur!We were very close to the finish line. Tension was building. We'd gotten all of our require...