tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14577813.post116935422602579622..comments2023-10-17T06:21:38.311-07:00Comments on The State of Discontent: Oh My Goodness Gracious,Jaelithehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12081888212421953409noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14577813.post-1169580295104958862007-01-23T11:24:00.000-08:002007-01-23T11:24:00.000-08:00Jaelithe - I'm actually Canadian myself, I just ha...Jaelithe - I'm actually Canadian myself, I just happened to fall madly in love with an American boy in college....so now, here I am. <BR/><BR/>So I suppose these contracts all just vary from state to state then and it's a good thing you have events like vomiting to distract you from your house-woes. :)<BR/><BR/>And after reading your two latest posts, I've discovered two things: <BR/>1) When this child gets here, it better reserve it's puking for when Dad gets home from work. I am far too squeamish for my good when it comes to projectile bodily fluids.<BR/>2) I'm not feeling that great today, but Mint Thins! Oh! Mint Thins! Note to self: Must Find Girl Guide ASAP!!bren j.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09132628402113226709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14577813.post-1169532976132549092007-01-22T22:16:00.000-08:002007-01-22T22:16:00.000-08:00Oh, and very nice to meet you Bren. Thanks for sto...Oh, and very nice to meet you Bren. Thanks for stopping by! I actually live in Missouri, though. I guess all this associating I've been doing with Canadians online is starting to make people think I'm one of them . . .<BR/><BR/>(Shh. Don't tell my government I'm considering defection to Canada. The FBI will come and confiscate my croissants!)Jaelithehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12081888212421953409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14577813.post-1169532690007870762007-01-22T22:11:00.000-08:002007-01-22T22:11:00.000-08:00Honestly, Andrea, every time I have started to get...Honestly, Andrea, every time I have started to get really mad about this, I have said to myself, "Well, at least I didn't buy a NEW home and then find out that the professional builders had messed it up, like Andrea."<BR/><BR/>I don't know that it's any consolation to know that your house has become a symbol in my head of the ultimate shady bait-and-switch housebuying deal . . .Jaelithehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12081888212421953409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14577813.post-1169495297065295092007-01-22T11:48:00.000-08:002007-01-22T11:48:00.000-08:00I clicked over from Bub & Pie's blog and the Husba...I clicked over from Bub & Pie's blog and the Husband and I enjoyed reading some of your posts (my favourite being the chocolate milk conversation).<BR/><BR/>But this house deal sucks! Have you no legal recourse?? Maybe the laws are different in Canada, but here in Maine, there are clauses written in the contract specifically to keep things like this from happening - even little things like taking fixtures. (We just bought our first house in October.)<BR/><BR/>We say, forget the letter to your old apt. people, write a letter to your real estate agent!<BR/><BR/>Best of luck with settling in though - and happy gardening!bren j.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09132628402113226709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14577813.post-1169444016832102762007-01-21T21:33:00.000-08:002007-01-21T21:33:00.000-08:00Oooh look at all that garden space!!! Your seller...Oooh look at all that garden space!!! <BR/><BR/>Your sellers sucked. Almost as much as our builder. Mike spent a good chunk of the weekend putting tongue and groove flooring down in the upstairs hallway because our builders didn't get the roof on before it rained and our upstairs subfloor was ruined. Did they bother to replace the warped floor? No. They just hid it under carpeting, which did not conceal the squeaks. And the carpet didn't like to stay down either. It started to wrinkle. <BR/><BR/>And that's after the builder installed our tub crooked so that water would sit in the corners and eat through the caulking and soak into the walls and the floor, eventually dripping through the floor and through the ceiling to the floor below. <BR/><BR/>Oh, and they didn't seal a pipe in our attic that connects to a vent in the roof, and the pipe fell off. So the elements were coming in through that vent and soaking into the ceiling in Gabe's room. There's no insulation in the attic over his room and the drywall sports a two to three foot diameter circle of mold.<BR/><BR/>Shoddy builders suck. Inexperienced carpenters masquerading as home sellers also suck.<BR/><BR/>I feel your pain.<BR/><BR/>/my own rant.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14577813.post-1169440505019163092007-01-21T20:35:00.000-08:002007-01-21T20:35:00.000-08:00Yikes! I hope that you can get stuff fixed up bet...Yikes! I hope that you can get stuff fixed up better with out too much trouble.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14577813.post-1169399204279998612007-01-21T09:06:00.000-08:002007-01-21T09:06:00.000-08:00It is true. That is only half of my backyard. The ...It is true. That is only half of my backyard. The yard is awesome. If any of you remember my posts about the inordinate amount of time and money I spent on my teeny tiny patio garden at my apartment, well . . . <BR/><BR/>Be prepared for me to disappear for pretty much the month of April ;)Jaelithehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12081888212421953409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14577813.post-1169397389155077432007-01-21T08:36:00.000-08:002007-01-21T08:36:00.000-08:00I can see why you'd be pissed. (Deep breaths)On th...I can see why you'd be pissed. (Deep breaths)<BR/><BR/>On the positive side... You have a great big back yard though. And THAT will be something your little man will LOVE come spring. (And think of the Easter eggs hiding here and there!)<BR/><BR/>But still, yes that is SUCKY. And your real estate agent should have been your advocate. (That's what that commission they get is for.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14577813.post-1169390623114478982007-01-21T06:43:00.000-08:002007-01-21T06:43:00.000-08:00Well, at least you're feeling better. In my house,...Well, at least you're feeling better. In my house, the old man hid everything pretty well so the bitterness didn't set in until about six months later, when all the cracks started to peek through. He'd patched everything pretty well.<BR/><BR/>But I tell you what, even with these annoying fix-it things, there is NOTHING I don't like about owning my own home. I hope you find this to be true as well.<BR/><BR/>You could look at this as an opportunity to bond with your new house. ;-)Sherrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10290552411541483729noreply@blogger.com