Monday, December 11, 2006

It’s my house anniversary!

Eight years ago today I signed for my house. And eight years ago today, I learned that the furnace in my house had blown up, spewing a tasty layer of soot over every square inch, every nook and cranny, every available solid surface of said house.

Welcome to home ownership.


And thus began a long period of endless headaches and utter misery involving the purchase and installation of a new furnace, the hiring of professional house cleaners and painters, etc etc. The nightmare that never ended, except that it did eventually end, and I got to move into the place a mere 2 and a half months later. In the dead of winter.

Fortunately all of the expenses were covered by the previous owner since the incident occurred before the signing.

At the time, more than one person told me that this was the best thing that could’ve ever happened. I got a freshly painted house and a new furnace, no charge. I remember sighing and thinking, oh yeah, this is just the bestest turn of events ever.

6 comments:

cityofmushrooms said...

happy birthday, house

Anonymous said...

Happy anniversary! I've been in my place 15 years and its still not paid off, or all re-painted, or bathroom re-tiled....well, the list is endless....

Anonymous said...

8 years?...Did you buy before me? I thought we bought at the same time...or was it Mr. White* who bought at the same time as me?...
Let's see, martini party at your house...Match Game/Gong Show moments... chicken coupons...me wandering out into a drunken stupor to buy cigarettes...a certain nameless person laying in the street... Yes, you did buy before me. I was still in the apartment when those glorious events took place.

JAW fan

*the name has been spelled incorrectly to protect the innocent.

Anonymous said...

The innocent? Let's hear more....
Congratulations on 8 years as a homeowner!

Nanuk of the North, older but no wiser said...

If I am not mistaken, you (JAW) and this "Mr. White" bought around the same time, following my wise lead. Aren't we all better off as homeowners rather than tenants?

Oh susie, don't ask me how many things are falling apart in my little house. The list of things working properly would be much shorter.

cityofmushrooms said...

by all means, protect the innocent