The Old Folks Home

[getaclue]

Cynthia, she is just beautiful. Enjoy!

 

[Cynthia12]

Thank you, we are enjoying her.

 

[drumstick diva]

Wisher I'll take the whole pot roast and a huge mountain of mashed potatoes w/ gravy - no offense but, you can keep the broccoli

Super Chemical Girl, I KNOW you didn't make the banana bread but, I'm sure you could and spread honey on it. I figured nag, er ah hint to one person instead of a few.

 

[drumstick diva]

GetAclue so sorry re: the condition of the house and that polecat of a realtor- probably took a correspondence course & had certificate printed up for himself. We had the same kind of garbage 45 years ago when we wanted a house where (hopefully) we could have a number of dogs- we had 11 at the time(half were pups). Numerous realitors showed us the sh---yest dumps you ever saw. None were zoned for a small kennel either. They just figured if you were living in the dumps - no one would care.

We looked at a fairly nice place immaculate but, tiny: we needed 3 bedrooms, 1.5 baths and garage to house dogs. The house ended up having 2 bedrooms - the second bedroom (?) was in in the attic, no closet, no windows, no way to escape except for the pull down ladder. The one bathroom was clean but, old, old fashioned tub, sink ,toilet. The garage was just a carport. We were desperate - our old house sold to the first looker and we had to get out. - the realtor said we could apply for a zoning variation to allow a small number of dogs. There were 4 of us then; parents, son and daughter(me) plus dogs. Of course the town took the fee and they never even considered allowing more than 2 dogs - even tho they were small show dogs.

Luckily we found a home - the last one being built in an area that the town hall people said had no Dog law. Other people at the meeting admitted to having kennels, one a famous beagle show kennel and a couple others - none would specify an address. So my parents took it on good faith and bought the house under construction. We had to move into the half basement with dogs in exercise pens in the furnace room. They hooked up the half bath w/ toilet. The kitchen had the refrigerator and an oven . We also had a laundry sink hooked up and the toilet - that was all. We had a well then. All of us were stuck in a small basement till they finished the bedrooms and full bathroom with shower upstairs. It was chaos and like crowded chickens we were pecking and fighting with each other. The furniture was stashed in the garage. We had 1/3 of an acre which was buried in construction waste from the houses on the block that were built first.. The realtor said we were lucky since we only had a neighbor on one side, the other side ran up to a wide utility easement with those jumbo
electric towers and gas lines below ground - so no one could build on that side. Some time later - the newspapers carried word of people developing all kinds of cancers when living
near such towers - whoopee !!! Got out of the dog business in 1980, town population had doubled and so did all kinds of rules and restrictions. We just had the 3 oldest dogs - the last one passed in 1989. Moving is the absolute pits - when we moved in my dad said this was it. He wouldn't move again and he didn't.

 

[getaclue]

I can honestly say that if I had not personally experienced what I did, I would not have believed it in this day, and age. There seems to be way too much greed, which negatively impacts the real estate market. Dishonesty abounds. It's sad. I am looking for a good realtor though.

 

[vehve]

Beautiful pics Vehve!

Must be a challenge to sail around all those small islands and stay in the channels.

I actually prefer it between the islands, I've grown up sailing a couple of weeks every summer, and that's the kind of waters I've learned to do it in, so I'm used to it. A friend of mine studied to be a sea captain, he's working as first mate on a cargo ship. He said that foreign skippers are terrified of the Finnish archipelago, they're used to having empty sea around them. Most of our archipelago has formed when huge ice blocks have pressed down everything, and Finland actually keeps rising all the time. Our country get's a bit bigger every year. Down to the south it's not rising any more, but further north it rises about 3/8 of an inch every year. Here's a pic from wikipedia that shows how our shores looked after the previous ice age, with the current coast drawn in with lines:



@topdycke I again prefer some activity, I can't stand lying on a beach.

@Cynthia12 Congratulations, that's a cute kid. I can see that she's going to get her way every time with you, you've got that look that says "I'll give you anything!"

Hope you're feeling better.

 

[chickadoodles]

Quote: Beautiful pics vehve!

Quote: Looks so good! Making me hungry!

 

[chickadoodles]

Quote: Sometimes when we get older we just have to find the easier way of doing things so that it won't hurt. It's a fact we live with. I have not been able to open a drink bottle since I was in my mid 20's and not 30 years later I need a bottle and a jar opener. lol You won't be sorry about the bread machine. I got one with one paddle and I would suggest that you get one with two paddles it will likely mix smoother and easier. Sorry you are also having problems with your hands Cynthia.

 

[The Yakima Kid]

I actually prefer it between the islands, I've grown up sailing a couple of weeks every summer, and that's the kind of waters I've learned to do it in, so I'm used to it. A friend of mine studied to be a sea captain, he's working as first mate on a cargo ship. He said that foreign skippers are terrified of the Finnish archipelago, they're used to having empty sea around them. Most of our archipelago has formed when huge ice blocks have pressed down everything, and Finland actually keeps rising all the time. Our country get's a bit bigger every year. Down to the south it's not rising any more, but further north it rises about 3/8 of an inch every year. Here's a pic from wikipedia that shows how our shores looked after the previous ice age, with the current coast drawn in with lines:



@topdycke I again prefer some activity, I can't stand lying on a beach.

@Cynthia12 Congratulations, that's a cute kid. I can see that she's going to get her way every time with you, you've got that look that says "I'll give you anything!"

Hope you're feeling better.

That is one big sailboat? Do I see an adjustable backstay there? Sloop? Cutter?

We have a small 23' catboat (Una rig). Obviously, we cannot walk around or stand up under the boom. She has a 4'6" deep fin keel with a lead bulb at the bottom so she can keep on her feet on SF Bay. I haven't been able to sail her for several years because of my vertigo, and she's my boat. I've been suggesting to my husband that we get a semi-displacement power boat with standing head room since I am no longer able to go forward to reef or drop sail, and when my vertigo is bad, I can't even steer her - which means he's busy trying to nose her straight into the wind, lock the wheel, and then run forward to reduce sail while she's in irons.

 

[vehve]

That is one big sailboat? Do I see an adjustable backstay there? Sloop? Cutter?

We have a small 23' catboat (Una rig). Obviously, we cannot walk around or stand up under the boom. She has a 4'6" deep fin keel with a lead bulb at the bottom so she can keep on her feet on SF Bay. I haven't been able to sail her for several years because of my vertigo, and she's my boat. I've been suggesting to my husband that we get a semi-displacement power boat with standing head room since I am no longer able to go forward to reef or drop sail, and when my vertigo is bad, I can't even steer her - which means he's busy trying to nose her straight into the wind, lock the wheel, and then run forward to reduce sail while she's in irons.

It was a rental sloop, a Bavaria 37. And yeah, adjustable backstay. The mainsail was a cheapo sail, didn't have full length battens (? not sure on English terminology on this one), and didn't keep the shape as well as one would hope. The genoa was a 105%:er, so we wouldn't have minded a slightly bigger one either. And with the week winds we were experiencing, a spinnaker would have been nice too. It was more of a mobile home on water than something you'd want to race with, but it did ok in side wind. The keel was 1.95m deep, I don't remember if they use the fin or bulb model on the Bavarias. We used to have a H-star 30½ footer before my dad sold it, that thing was fun to sail. This one was made a bit too comfortable for my taste and sailability was sacrificed for livability, but it was a fun weekend.