Ken at the beach Posted May 11, 2021 #16026 Share Posted May 11, 2021 @dani negreanuHoping you had a peaceful night and did not have to use your shelter 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
molly361 Posted May 11, 2021 #16027 Share Posted May 11, 2021 Stay safe @dani negreanu 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare bobmacliberty Posted May 11, 2021 #16028 Share Posted May 11, 2021 Dates are set for selling our Ohio house. The photographer will be here next Monday (17th) to take pictures. Our agent tells us that the house needs to be perfect on that day. The house then goes online as "coming soon" on Wed the 19th for 2 days before going live on Fri 21st. The coming soon phase is to get people excited and have them schedule a 30 minute slot on Friday or Saturday to tour the house. All offers must be in by Sunday night. Our agent expects 20+ showings and 5 offers. Our asking price is $40K more than what we expected to list for just 6 months ago. 😲 The market is crazy. We've been spending the last week decluttering and fixing a lot of little things that he hadn't really noticed needed fixing. We have a couple of larger things still to do but are almost ready for pictures on Monday. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunshine3601 Posted May 11, 2021 #16029 Share Posted May 11, 2021 30 minutes ago, bobmacliberty said: Dates are set for selling our Ohio house. The photographer will be here next Monday (17th) to take pictures. Our agent tells us that the house needs to be perfect on that day. The house then goes online as "coming soon" on Wed the 19th for 2 days before going live on Fri 21st. The coming soon phase is to get people excited and have them schedule a 30 minute slot on Friday or Saturday to tour the house. All offers must be in by Sunday night. Our agent expects 20+ showings and 5 offers. Our asking price is $40K more than what we expected to list for just 6 months ago. 😲 The market is crazy. We've been spending the last week decluttering and fixing a lot of little things that he hadn't really noticed needed fixing. We have a couple of larger things still to do but are almost ready for pictures on Monday. Sounds like a great plan and with how fast homes are slowing I'm sure you will be under contract with a buyer by next weekend and maybe for more than list price. Good luck! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJSailors Posted May 11, 2021 #16030 Share Posted May 11, 2021 Hello Graham- I noticed that you posted photos from a recent driving trip to the Lake District. Is that area the location of Beatrix Potter’s home,or is that located in the Scottish Lake District? She is one of my favorite children’s authors and I have wanted to visit her home for a very long time. I did a research paper about Beatrix Potter for my undergraduate teaching degree and developed an infinity for her work. Many of my nieces and my Godchild were gifted her books and stuffed animals of the various characters she created. Recently, our great niece received the book,Peter Rabbit ,and a stuffed Peter for her first birthday- starting her young to,hopefully, develop a love of reading! But, back to my question- have you and Pauline seen her home if,in fact, it is near the Lake District that you visit ? Wishing you and Pauline a good day. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ownedbypets Posted May 11, 2021 #16031 Share Posted May 11, 2021 18 hours ago, dani negreanu said: Today started "routine" .... DH met a long lost friend in the morning, and in the afternoon I was supposed to meet a friend for coffee at the nearby mall -- kind of "tit for tat" 😁 5PM. The danger of rockets "flying" started to rise in the region, and the friend called to cancel. She had polio in childhood, is walking with a roller and was afraid that at the mall she will miss the public shelter [should the need arise].... And, indeed, rockets started flying.... and still are. We just finished preparing for the night our shelter room, which was full of toys, old baby carriers and other grandkids' "paraphernalia"... Hoping no sirens will sound during the night -- I'm too old for this😢 This makes me sad, mad and sick to my stomach. Please stay safe! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare bobmacliberty Posted May 11, 2021 #16032 Share Posted May 11, 2021 1 hour ago, singinalot said: Ours did the coming soon on Wednesday as well, with the official listing going live on Friday. sold by Saturday night 🙂 SO excited for you! Would love it if we followed you exactly. Feels like we are stretching a bit with our list price but our agent says that our backyard pool area is a huge positive right now. Normally a small % of buyers actively want a pool, and many are dead set against it. Now, they are big sellers. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnTheJourney Posted May 11, 2021 #16033 Share Posted May 11, 2021 22 hours ago, island lady said: Big pool! Looks great! So I assume you have a vinyl liner? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunshine3601 Posted May 11, 2021 #16034 Share Posted May 11, 2021 1 hour ago, Sunshine3601 said: Sounds like a great plan and with how fast homes are slowing I'm sure you will be under contract with a buyer by next weekend and maybe for more than list price. Good luck! That was supposed to be selling, bot slowing. Sorry😮 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davekathy Posted May 11, 2021 #16035 Share Posted May 11, 2021 Just now, Sunshine3601 said: That was supposed to be selling, bot slowing. Sorry😮 Ok, now what is "bot". 😁 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnTheJourney Posted May 11, 2021 #16036 Share Posted May 11, 2021 On 5/9/2021 at 9:41 AM, bobmacliberty said: I too prefer this design over DE and backflushing. so what is the filtering media if not DE? Just wondering. I have an old Apollo VA-52 DE filter (we're talking OLD too...installed in '89). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaniDanielle Posted May 11, 2021 #16037 Share Posted May 11, 2021 Dani, we hope you are all safe. Marietta🤞 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnTheJourney Posted May 11, 2021 #16038 Share Posted May 11, 2021 16 hours ago, Momof3gurlz said: They put something called polymeric sand between them Wish I would have had that put in when our paved walkways were installed. I'm sure it helps cut down on the weeds. Every summer one of my projects is to use a putty knife to scrape all the weeds and moss out from between the stones, and then I add (regular) play sand over the top - maybe should start adding the polymeric. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtyDawg Posted May 11, 2021 #16039 Share Posted May 11, 2021 (edited) 22 minutes ago, bobmacliberty said: Would love it if we followed you exactly. Feels like we are stretching a bit with our list price but our agent says that our backyard pool area is a huge positive right now. Normally a small % of buyers actively want a pool, and many are dead set against it. Now, they are big sellers. We have a friend who is a real estate agent and she said the same thing. Prices in the GTA (Greater Toronto Area), are up around 16% year over year, with prices for houses with pools experiencing a slightly higher increase. But the biggest movers are the prices for cottages. In Ontario, cottage country prices have gone up 40-60% year over year! Edited May 11, 2021 by DirtyDawg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnTheJourney Posted May 11, 2021 #16040 Share Posted May 11, 2021 23 hours ago, DirtyDawg said: I still miss the pool though. Yeah. If we ever decide to move / downsize, I'm sure I'll be saying the same thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grapau27 Posted May 11, 2021 #16041 Share Posted May 11, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, MJSailors said: Hello Graham- I noticed that you posted photos from a recent driving trip to the Lake District. Is that area the location of Beatrix Potter’s home,or is that located in the Scottish Lake District? She is one of my favorite children’s authors and I have wanted to visit her home for a very long time. I did a research paper about Beatrix Potter for my undergraduate teaching degree and developed an infinity for her work. Many of my nieces and my Godchild were gifted her books and stuffed animals of the various characters she created. Recently, our great niece received the book,Peter Rabbit ,and a stuffed Peter for her first birthday- starting her young to,hopefully, develop a love of reading! But, back to my question- have you and Pauline seen her home if,in fact, it is near the Lake District that you visit ? Wishing you and Pauline a good day. Hi MJSailors. Beatrix Potter was from the England Lake District. There is a Beatrix Potter tourist attraction in Bowness and Hill top farm at Sawrey near Ambleside on lake Windermere is only about 5 miles away from Bowness on Lake Windermere. Edited May 11, 2021 by grapau27 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dani negreanu Posted May 11, 2021 Author #16042 Share Posted May 11, 2021 1 hour ago, MJSailors said: Hello Graham- I noticed that you posted photos from a recent driving trip to the Lake District. Is that area the location of Beatrix Potter’s home,or is that located in the Scottish Lake District? She is one of my favorite children’s authors and I have wanted to visit her home for a very long time. I did a research paper about Beatrix Potter for my undergraduate teaching degree and developed an infinity for her work. Many of my nieces and my Godchild were gifted her books and stuffed animals of the various characters she created. Recently, our great niece received the book,Peter Rabbit ,and a stuffed Peter for her first birthday- starting her young to,hopefully, develop a love of reading! But, back to my question- have you and Pauline seen her home if,in fact, it is near the Lake District that you visit ? Wishing you and Pauline a good day. Not @grapau27, but also "into" [England] Lake District, after reading those books. It is where Miss Potter had her home. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATG Posted May 11, 2021 #16043 Share Posted May 11, 2021 3 minutes ago, dani negreanu said: Not @grapau27, but also "into" [England] Lake District, after reading those books. It is where Miss Potter had her home. Dani it is good to hear from you. Are things calmer now? Anne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dani negreanu Posted May 11, 2021 Author #16044 Share Posted May 11, 2021 (edited) Trying to keep a semblance of "routine" amidst the escalating madness.... This is our [private] shelter room -- All are located inside the building (no outside walls), reinforced concrete, the door [when properly closed] is anti gas and anti shrapnel. Arrows -- air ducts, where we can adapt an anti gas filter.... Edited May 11, 2021 by dani negreanu 9 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dani negreanu Posted May 11, 2021 Author #16045 Share Posted May 11, 2021 Sorry, I don't know how to delete the "wrong" picture, without the arrows... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dani negreanu Posted May 11, 2021 Author #16046 Share Posted May 11, 2021 5 minutes ago, ATG said: Dani it is good to hear from you. Are things calmer now? Anne Thanks, Anne. Sadly, it's getting worse. They're now firing lots of rockets in the same time, which "Iron Dome" has difficulty to tackle. In less than 24 hours, almost 500 rockets were fired. We're "lucky" in the sense that our city is, for now, at the limit of their rockets range from the south. We have a minute alert, whereas in the south they have 15 seconds to find shelter. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare island lady Posted May 11, 2021 #16047 Share Posted May 11, 2021 13 hours ago, Tree_skier said: Have you gotten down to Morro Bay or is that to far from where you are staying? It is beautiful. I believe Morro Bay is quite a ways south of San Fran...and about a 7 hour drive from where we just north of Point Arena. We are only 27 miles from Mendocino. Staying in northern CA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Tree_skier Posted May 11, 2021 #16048 Share Posted May 11, 2021 3 minutes ago, island lady said: I believe Morro Bay is quite a ways south of San Fran...and about a 7 hour drive from where we just north of Point Arena. We are only 27 miles from Mendocino. Staying in northern CA. Ah, you are in a beautiful area. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare island lady Posted May 11, 2021 #16049 Share Posted May 11, 2021 3 hours ago, bobmacliberty said: Dates are set for selling our Ohio house. The photographer will be here next Monday (17th) to take pictures. Our agent tells us that the house needs to be perfect on that day. The house then goes online as "coming soon" on Wed the 19th for 2 days before going live on Fri 21st. The coming soon phase is to get people excited and have them schedule a 30 minute slot on Friday or Saturday to tour the house. All offers must be in by Sunday night. Our agent expects 20+ showings and 5 offers. Our asking price is $40K more than what we expected to list for just 6 months ago. 😲 The market is crazy. We've been spending the last week decluttering and fixing a lot of little things that he hadn't really noticed needed fixing. We have a couple of larger things still to do but are almost ready for pictures on Monday. Guessing your home will sell quickly, with buyers out bidding themselves for the privilege of owning it. 🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare A&L_Ont Posted May 11, 2021 #16050 Share Posted May 11, 2021 19 minutes ago, dani negreanu said: Thanks, Anne. Sadly, it's getting worse. They're now firing lots of rockets in the same time, which "Iron Dome" has difficulty to tackle. In less than 24 hours, almost 500 rockets were fired. We're "lucky" in the sense that our city is, for now, at the limit of their rockets range from the south. We have a minute alert, whereas in the south they have 15 seconds to find shelter. Wow Dani. I can’t fathom what this would be like. Our thoughts to you and your fellow countrymen. 7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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