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 Rawson wrote:


Is that a Megamind quote? Or just a coincidence?

Mark Twain


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Everyone is back.......Here's Johnny

if we can drag up peeps like theo...nothing is impossible...
welcome back ye ol phoney^^
have seen you post around KS threads for a while... tsts^^

 mxwllmdr wrote:

 Rawson wrote:


Is that a Megamind quote? Or just a coincidence?

Mark Twain


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Well who wouldn't quote Metroman over Mark Twain? I blame my children...

For the record, here's what I was thinking of...

Yeah that was theivery.

Hey guys!! Thanks for still caring!!

Bad news: The first house had basement/foundation issues that were too expensive to repair, so we backed out of that deal. my entire workshop now looks like this:

Good news: We are soooo close to closing on The new Castle Howellstein!!



And holy shiete, do we have SPACE!!!
(disregard the current paint scheme and state of unfinishedness )



Potential potential potential

Sucks to hear about the basement issues, but WOW is the new place something!!!
Very much looking forward to the grand re-opening of your workshop!




So when can I move in?

dave looking in and spreading the good news^^...
proof of life is always good signs^^

the new (potential) house looks promising, lots of room and from what i see a whole garage/workspace and a veritable mansion...and lots of garden space for peppers...and bean(y)

but i don´t envy you for that state your living in currently...moving is probably next to staying in a hospital the worst scenario i could come up with atm...i hate living with/out of boxes.....
so...here is hoping it will only be short and temporarily...

cheers and best wishes to ladygeek and beany

your friend vik

The House is great, a bit dated in places (built in 1941) but the barn was only built 3 years ago. it has power, water, gas, cable, and Cat5 already ran underground to it I'll have lots of DIY projects, but yeah...you can see the potential.

Oh yeah Vik...plenty of room for all of the things that make life worth living! We're just waiting on the last of the paperwork to be processed. We either close next friday or the friday after that! It IS a done deal!

I don't understand how you can go buy a 40 or 60k car in 2 hours, but a 100k house takes a month Oh well, the anticipation around here is so overwhelming right now, the living half-packed up isn't so bad really. I'm just glad you guys still check in here even when life has me busy. It's much appreciated friends!

btw, all of the "stuff" in these pictures belongs to the previous owner, I can only assume they will clean it all up before we close. I've never bought a house before, so I really don't know what to expect.

Glad all is okay Dave! whew! sounds like you were better off backing out of deal 1 with so much to fix

Deal 2 does look so nice indeed! and here I am with my peeps in a Mobile Home on a steep hill.

Life is full of surprises. Look forward to your further escapades. I feel your pain at the moment. I am in the same state but no new home.

Oh and you will be amazed at what people leave behind.

Hey Dave! Nice house!

Just wanted to say hi before I get lost in what I have missed.

I should be caught up by December.

Bloody hell they're all back its like a reunion

That looks like a good investment Dave with plenty of potential loove the barn that is pretty damn cool

Sorry to hear that you've had house chaos. looks like you found an awesome new one though.

Yeah, Dave, moving is a pain. Try having a house built. That really sucks. But glad things are working out. You're better off than I was though - you'll get back to work faster.

 lone dirty dog wrote:
Bloody hell they're all back its like a reunion

Beats my highschool reunion by about a lightyear

Wow Dave! that place looks awesome man! :-) I feel your pain of moving as the first few months of this year was my own big move! but it will always spur you on to bigger and better things in the hobby world! especially when you set up a new work space! it's the bet feeling ever :-)

New house looks very promising and you get a Nerd Barn that's very impressive.

Yay, we got Dave to comment. Good luck with the move, Dave. Were I nearby, I would offer to help, but alas...

Wow, thanks a lot guys! I really appreciate seeing the whole band back together! here's the realtor.com link if anyone is interested in seeing the rest of the place http://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/1121-Northlawn-Dr_Fort-Wayne_IN_46805_M31925-04430

Soon Dave will be back in the hobby biz!

 shasolenzabi wrote:
Soon Dave will be back in the hobby biz!

Yeah, after I get into some DIY biz
Like Tom Petty said "The waiting is the hardest part"

We really dig the neighborhood too, an old residential street with a mix of architectural styles, well-maintained by a diverse mix of people. I did NOT want to live in a homogenous neighborhood with nothing but ignorant herpa-derpa people. It's only a few blocks from the St. Joseph river, and while it's very close to downtown and anywhere else we want to go in the city, the local commercial areas are pretty hip, full of local businesses that make it a proper community, including game stores, record stores, coffee shops, small groceries, etc. In other words, it's an area where the "privileged" tend to avoid while they go to their chain restaurants and stores. No neighborhood association telling us what color the mailbox needs to be because the people have mutual respect for each other.

 dsteingass wrote:

 shasolenzabi wrote:
Soon Dave will be back in the hobby biz!

Yeah, after I get into some DIY biz
Like Tom Petty said "The waiting is the hardest part"

We really dig the neighborhood too, an old residential street with a mix of architectural styles, well-maintained by a diverse mix of people. I did NOT want to live in a homogenous neighborhood with nothing but ignorant herpa-derpa people. It's only a few blocks from the St. Joseph river, and while it's very close to downtown and anywhere else we want to go in the city, the local commercial areas are pretty hip, full of local businesses that make it a proper community, including game stores, record stores, coffee shops, small groceries, etc. In other words, it's an area where the "privileged" tend to avoid while they go to their chain restaurants and stores. No neighborhood association telling us what color the mailbox needs to be because the people have mutual respect for each other.

Dave you really lucked out with that house! sounds like heaven.

Yeah man! we really did! We close TUESDAY!

funny mentioning tuesday... on that day i will have my oral exams...or rather the colloquium to my final papers...well...here goes nothing^^

the place looks very nice...and how you describe the neighbourhood is exactly how i want mine too... the place where yu want to le the hair down cant have people around you that tell you how to...!

looked at all the pretty pics... the house is quite spacey... lots of room... only the bath looks smaller...but since you have two of ´em you can still shower simultaneously^^

i have no idea where on a scale i could measure the price of that estate... here you mostly rent... that´s currently the only way for the family of mine to live... we wish we had a house... but that will eventually never happen...:(
anyways^^...good luck with the move! and may your working days be not too long so that the home is soon up and running agan!

cheers and best wishes to you three!

vik

Thanks Vic! This same house in any bigger city like L.A, New York, Toronto, etc. would cost 4-5 times as much. Newer homes around here cost about 2-3 times as much, so it's a good deal. I have no idea what makes people want to live in these sterile McMansion neighborhoods where every house looks the same and is built with the same cheap construction materials, but they do. maybe Status, I dunno, don't care. Yeah, there are two bathrooms, exactly what we needed, since we both have to be to work at 7AM every day. Notice the old-school tub/shower combos? The little one is a miniature version of the bigger cast iron enameled tub. I kind of like the almost art-deco style. We are having some work done too. like adding exhaust fans to the bathrooms and a stainless Steel range hood over the stove, as well as a few electrical upgrades. I have a week off work in two weeks when I plan on painting, not miniatures, but walls and ceilings and just doing some basic projects around the place. Good luck on the finals Vic!

Good luck, Vik.

Nice looking house, Dave. So much space.
Look forward to you getting up a running again. No pressure, but quickly quickly.

Congrats on the new place, Dave! Sounds like a dream!

at dr H ...i am getting closer to the point where you can call me nursy^^

and i know that shower bat combo... lived my whole life with these^^... but we don´t own the see through wall anymore...as it got too filthy due to our bad water.. so now we just have a shower curtain...

big scale painting... well... as exhausting as it is...at least you see in a sec what you´ve done... that can be in essence a very rewarding deed...especially when moving n and not out...so´s you do it for the future and not for somebody else... hope you don´t have to do too much cleanup in your current home? did you sell it already?

and thanks mate ^^

The big questions are:

1) Will it be Government Green?
2) Will you airbrush it or brush?
3) Square footage of hobby heaven?

Good luck bud with the whole moving thing. Wish I was closer to help, that would be so good, us all around for a painting sesh.

Oh and best of luck Vik. Thinking of you bud.