Moving house...

kayinbaja · Post by **kayinbaja** » Sun Aug 26, 2007 5:09 pm

Hi Munch! Hope your 2.30 viewing went well. You should be asking MORE for the extra charm and character bestowed upon your home by years of family normality. Slightly scuffed up homes are so much more relaxing, so think of the years of therapy bills they will save by not having to worry about splashing tea on the skirting boards (Just how DO all those tea stains end up on my skirting boards?). AND, if they wish, they get to re-decorate yours completely, and thus make it their own. How much better that is than feeling that they need to live with Single Person's taste for years, just because it's in such good nick. And think of the amount of booze you can buy with 7000 quid! Who cares about the state of the decor, when you can have a decent bottle of bordeaux to go with the dinner?
So many reasons to go for yours, I'm tempted to hop on a plane and come and see it myself.
K

Angela Woodford · Post by **Angela Woodford** » Sun Aug 26, 2007 5:57 pm

Kay, you have given me the best moment of the day. I laughed and laughed at your post. Thanks so much.

If Philip did give a spin to a prayer wheel, it was a very fast one - the 14.30 viewer sped round incredibly quickly and didn't even exclaim with admiration at Ferdinand curled in a ball on Henry's bed! Honestly!

Oh well -

Love, Munch

J.R. · Post by **J.R.** » Sun Aug 26, 2007 6:07 pm

You must remember Angela, that there are a few very perverse people who get a big kick from making appointments to view other peoples houses just because it satisfies their (sexual ?), curiosity as to how other people live. They have absolutely no intention of buying.

Its a form of voyeurism without the actual act !

Come back Freud - All is forgiven

englishangel · Post by **englishangel** » Sun Aug 26, 2007 7:51 pm

We have had a beautiful flat on the market for weeks with not a sniff of interest despiute a number of viewings. We have just put a battered scruffy olfd thing on (for a bit less) and people are battering down the door to buy it.

As someone above said (pissed so can't be bothered to check who - Kay-?) people would rather do up to their own taste than move into Ms Perfect's place.

Angela Woodford · Post by **Angela Woodford** » Sun Aug 26, 2007 8:51 pm

Hey, thanks Mary, consoling stuff for end-of-the-day house-sellers' melancholia!

Munch

midget · Post by **midget** » Sun Aug 26, 2007 9:33 pm

Here's hoping for more and better viewers next week then
Maggie

cj · Post by cj » Sun Aug 26, 2007 11:12 pm

And the people who show least outward enthusiasm are perversely more likely to be seriously interested. Or perverted. Who cares as long as they hand over the dosh and you trip on down to sunny Devon.

Angela Woodford · Post by **Angela Woodford** » Wed Aug 29, 2007 11:39 am

cj wrote:And the people who show least outward enthusiasm are perversely more likely to be seriously interested. Or perverted.

Weird, Catherine! You were right This morning, an offer from the "prayer wheel" Sunday viewer. The one who walked indifferently from room to room and boggered off at high speed.

Unfortunately, the offer was ridiculously low. Left it to Venetia to try and get her to increase the offer, but I doubt if anything will come of it.

I really do appreciate the Forum at a time like this. Interesting posts stop me getting too tetchy whilst doing viewer -friendly cleaning and tidying and worrying about the whole thing. And "moving house" posts are tremendously morale boosting.

Thank you everyone!

Munch

Ajarn Philip · Post by **Ajarn Philip** » Wed Aug 29, 2007 1:30 pm

I'm spinning so hard my eyes have crossed

Could we try a mantra instead?

Angela Woodford · Post by **Angela Woodford** » Wed Aug 29, 2007 1:38 pm

Ajarn Philip wrote:I'm spinning so hard my eyes have crossed

Could we try a mantra instead?

Fantastic Philip. Please tell me something lovely - something inspirational - something radiant. Something better than the expressions I'm whispering (in a despairing voice) which are obviously not sending metta out to a pb. Too much dukkha!

Angela

J.R. · Post by **J.R.** » Wed Aug 29, 2007 1:49 pm

Mantra ???

Manta ???

Might give a RAY of hope !

(I'll fetch me coat !)

icomefromalanddownunder · Thu Aug 30, 2007 2:47 am

Angela Woodford wrote:Unfortunately, the offer was ridiculously low. Left it to Venetia to try and get her to increase the offer, but I doubt if anything will come of it.

Munch

Aha, surely a clear case of 'be careful what you wish for'. Not enough to ask for a buyer, need to be more specific.

Good luck Munch. Que sera sera, and I think that there is at least one winery in Devon that surely deserves a visit from a Sensory Goddess

Off to inspire a group of recalcitrant Postgrads. Some have obviously attended wine tasting courses (dribble w*nk words and identify things that no-one else in the Group can. Probably they can't either, but are trying to impress. Sadly, it just wastes time, and I am a very impatient person

I dread them finding out that I am feeding them cask wine, some of which I have adulterated with added tannins.

Toodlepip

xx

Angela Woodford · Post by **Angela Woodford** » Thu Aug 30, 2007 7:47 am

icomefromalanddownunder wrote:Aha, surely a clear case of 'be careful what you wish for'. Not enough to ask for a buyer, need to be more specific

OK! Today is a new day! It was fab of Philip to spin a fast prayer wheel (thanks, dear heart!) but the resulting potential buyer came in too fast and too low.

I was interested to spot on the Forum that there is an interesting house sale thread from exactly a year ago with shoz and Mr Plum going through exactly the same stuff - loads of useful hints too!

(Caroline, have you looked at that Horsham topic "Wierd Hobbies" which has been resurrected?" For the very first time

, I'm glad we didn't go to Horsham in those days

I feel sure that somehow we would have evaded being attacked with pliers in sensitive areas, or being bumped downstairs in laundry bags with resulting injuries, but... go on, read it and be grateful!) Off topic, I know.

Viewers today, I hope!

Munch

Great Plum · Post by **Great Plum** » Thu Aug 30, 2007 1:05 pm

I'm glad that I'm not thinking of selling a house at the mo - it sounds like so much hassle... hope it's all going well for you!

Angela Woodford · Post by **Angela Woodford** » Wed Sep 05, 2007 9:37 am

Ajarn Philip wrote:Be nice, Angela, be nice. Venetia is probably a lovely, intelligent and sincere person, who genuinely wants to help. Like all estate agents.

Result! Venetia has produced a very suitable potential buyer! Lovely, intelligent, sincere and astute she is!

The Prayer Wheel woman surprisingly came back with a much better offer. Her parents came to view. Her daughter and son in law came to view. They all like the house.

Then Venetia produced a man who seems to be in a very good position to move, selling a much bigger house in nearby super Sutton Valance. He's been twice now, taking no notice of the creaking landing floorboard or the (

) "well-used" kitchen. His main concern about moving involves the transfer of his Sky tv facilities, and the proximity of Sainsbury's Local.

He must have thought I was the most happy smiley person ever. The thing is, he has very few teeth left, and those that remain are - well, brown stumps. In a totally gruesome way, my gaze kept returning to these brown fangs. I just couldn't help but look at them. To compensate, and to prevent myself from running away whimpering, I kept beaming at the brown fangs. How happy I must have appeared in my little home!

Mr Brown Fangs, to whom I had reluctantly whispered that we had already had an offer which "I was making my mind up about" went back to Venetia and offered the same. Venetia says Prayer Wheel Woman's house is not dead cert under offer.

So Mr Brown Fangs it is!

On Monday it's the trip to Devon where an ideal new home is waiting to be chosen. I know it!

I shall be a Devon Old Girl.

Excitedly

Munch