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Still no exchange here, unsurprisingly. Good job I didn't hold my breath...
Bottom of chain has paid deposit, which solicitor now has, along with proof that mortgage company will release funds. HOWEVER, what they do NOT have is ID from the person who gifted them their deposit - and this person is now on a cruise until the 15th... Our buyers go on holiday on the 16th, and while we could theoretically exchange while they're away, I think if I was them and planning to move 2 days after I got back, I'd want a bit of definite notice...
So we might exchange before the 15th (if some miracle occurs and gifting person manages to somehow get their ID to the solicitor while still on the cruise - technically possible I suppose, but given the incompetence shown by most parties so far I suspect unlikely). If we have to wait til after the 15th, we might have to wait til our buyers get back from holidays on the 24th - and I am NOT exchanging and moving in the same week for the simple reason that nobody yet has proved that they can do what they say!
thankyou Podds very cheery indeed. was he a visitor to your garden?
Daffs on your behalf AAAAARRRRRGGGGHHHHH!!!!!
why does it have to be so horribly complicated? hopefully though it will make the house extra special once you do move in. I hope so because we are already planning the next WAISter conference
Thanet has the biggest / 2nd biggest colony of these parakeets in the UK and I love them! Purists don't as they call them vermin as they are non native but they seem to fit in around here all right
Yay JFF for a WAISTer conference round Daffer's place
half term start now!! Hurrah!!
great picture podds
Home is the sailor, home from the sea
Daffs, it sounds as if your house move has become a total night mare! I share the hope that all the messing around will not spoil your enjoyment of it when you finally get there! On the day we were supposed to exchange contracts, we discovered that our vendors hadn't even signed theirs and were not answering their phones either! We also had time pressures as our buyers mortgage offer expired the day after we eventually completed.
Jenni, I am glad that you are feeling somewhat better. Colds really can make you feel utterly miserable
Podds, I hope the 10k went OK for you. Thanks for the photo of the parakeet
Yums, the idea of dancing unicorns made me laugh too!
xx
Welcome back intrepid traveller. Hope the earth has stopped bobbing about and you don't expect a grand buffet for every meal Sluggie.
Thanet appears to have green pigeons. Is it something in the water?
It's like dancing unicorns in Essex - Is there something dodgy occurring in the bottom right hand corner which we should probably all be a bit wary of?
Daff's - sounds like you're in the middle of some very stressful logistical shenanigans. Hopefully with deposits paid you should be moving before 2020!
I need to find a new job. Anyone any suggestions???? Politics, poor practice and greedy profiteering are doing my head in. Have booked a summer holiday so feeling slightly less grumpy about it all!
I have been for a run and a country walk this weekend - it's almost as if I enjoy it???? Very odd.
Happy half term to those of you who are. Happy regular working week to the rest of us!
Green pigeons indeed DL, I is well 'ffended innit !!
Any updates Daffs?
Doesn't bother me - that's another months wages that don't have a mortgage payment out of them... and fewer weeks I'll have to commute to work once we move (as the being-on-site bit of my job will end shortly after easter). But I would like a bit of certainty about where I was going to be living in the next few weeks!
Been out for 3 miles tonight (must be catching DL
Oh daffy, I hoped the future of the WAISTer retreat would be sorted by now. It sounds as though it might actually happen. As for the rotting meat saga...... bleurgh. Yay to enjoying the trail race and not being last
Welcome home sluggy. Bah to dubious weather. How did Alfie and sky react to you going away?
Wowzer posts, that's a very cheery bird to have on your feeder. I know you always say planit ffanit has it's own micro climate but sub tropical is so cool
LOL DL at bobbing sluggy expecting a buffet. Well done on the run
MC hope you're enjoying half term.
JFF what races do you have lined up?
Dancing unicorns are quite rare even in Essex although most likely to be seen on a Saturday night when wearing your beer goggles. All pretty quiet here. Just the usual running, work, kids, ma and nice young lady. I think I need to make up something exciting
Daffs, are you aiming for some kind of record with your house buying? This really is dragging on
Yums, I am glad that things are going smoothly for you. Don't forget that 'interesting' often means trouble!
Even better news - one more day until half-term! Off to North Wales to walk a bit more of the coast and hoping for reasonable weather (ie dry!). Mr P has booked 2 B&Bs, one of which has a 'small' double bed. I don't know where he's going to sleep!
Yumms, Alfie and Sky had a live-in minder, they seemed no more than slightly pleased to see us when we got back!
fabulous news about the WAISter retreat
enjoy your holiday Pippi
Yums I have a 10 mile race this weekend - local but may be a bit hilly, still coughing a bit so may have to take it easy, Stafford 1/2 in March, then another 10-miler in April (Lichfield cathedral to Tamworth castle), Liverpool marathon in May! that's as far as I've got so far
trying to do a few different things this year
pippi - have a lovely half term
JFF and Yums, good luck for the race.
my half term is nearly over
and now they get a week of being at home during the day without adults! The kitchen will stay well stocked for about a day and the mess in the kitchen will be legendary
Hope Mr Pippi survived the weekend!
Yay to Daffer's bohemian retreat and WAISTer B&B - just make sure you get big beds!!!
Hoorah for those on half term this week, sympathy to the rest of the world!
I went for a run on Sunday. I got lost. The perils of following an untried footpath then relying on your sense of direction. This resulted in me covering just under 8 miles, very slowly. It also appears that there is more mud out there than is entirely necessary.
Hope your hilly 10 miler was 'enjoyable' Farty. Hope you didn't lose your lungs to the climbs.
Saw XFC on Friday - she told us she was going to move back in on Saturday.
She didn't.
Never a dull moment.
Happy new week full of possible excitement and adventure - hope something good comes your way
hello all
glad you got to spend some time with your mum and friend at least MC
8 miles DL! that's fab you should get lost more often - so has XFC moved back in?
did my 10 miler on Sunday, it was very hilly - in fact it was on the lanes I run on myself regularly (I didn't check the route) managed just under 1:32 so can't complain
Jenni, that is a pretty fast time for a hilly 10!
93 hours til we get kicked out of our house... not that I'm counting or anything...
Next trail race is next weekend... I'd like to say I've done plenty of training but, er....
Is the 93 hours up yet Daffers? I've lost count.
Impressive hilly running there Farty - though I'd expect nothing less.
Had one of those virtual reality moments earlier. Signed up to a hotel chain a while back to make bookings quicker and cheaper. Noticed a while ago that they have me as Mr DL rather than Ms DL. Couldn't amend it on my bookings so finally got round to emailing them . Apparently I need to send proof of my sex change. Amazing that I didn't need any proof to register in the first place??!! Think I'll remain dual gendered - it's easier!
XFC came home to borrow money - then left again. Teenagers - gotta love their sense of entitlement!
Happy nearly the weekend - hope it brings wine and stuff