Home ownership
Maybe I missed a thread similar to this, but that's ok. I have been in my home for 10 years now, and there are some thi
Thanks. I agree. Such a huge difference from the nasty old carpet.
Yeah, that looks great. Really brightens up the place.
Though the rug, of course, really tied the room together.
wondering if you made those nouvelle bookshelfs or purchased them?
part of me likes the use of wood as material familiar but another side wonders how they might look painted similar to the trim as a built in
I bought two from a bookstore that was going out of business decades ago. Then my wife built a third to match when our collection of paperbacks got too big for two a while after that. Then we built a fourth one. It's almost full now.
We move too often to even consider painting them to match the trim in a given house. Maybe after we retire and settle down.
wasn't sure if you were still living the militarigypsy lifestyle
total sense not to customise until settled
love the rug btw
garick, you can def fit more books on top of those bookshelves
Buy slimmer books.
aka the never trust a skinny chef or a fat bookie for shelf designation more easily identified by your local chubby librarian theory
Tks, mang. Yeah, hopefully we'll be neighbors in a couple of years, and it will be the last move.
makes me curious with wonder which ponds you are considering for ending the flocking family migration
pm box is only 94% full if you want to take it offline and keep travel patterns private from the iffy but audubon society and other such eyes see you flight path trackers
How the hell is a collection of books that large all the same height?
i figured they were DVD sets...or VHS's :shocked:
aka the never trust a skinny chef or a fat bookie for shelf designation more easily identified by your local chubby librarian theorymakes me curious with wonder which ponds you are considering for ending the flocking family migrationpm box is only 94% full if you want to take it offline and keep travel patterns private from the iffy but audubon society and other such eyes see y
Right now, Vancouver WA is at #1 and Potland Or at #2 on the big board. Big gap after that to a cluster of other potential landing spots.
Correct. Those are all the old school paperbacks. Sadly, many new paperbacks are about an inch taller and don't fit on those shelves. The trade paperbacks and hardcovers are in another room.
gman, as someone who recently moved the pnw
i constantly fantasize about leaving it
the weather the climate, it's just horrendous
it's 8 months a year of having a gray ceiling overhead - no sunlight, just dark and damp, everything is damp, you can't sit on the ground, you can't spin and frolic in the hills like julie andrews, there are 3-4 decent months here that are no different from normal days in the rest of the planet - the rest is 8 months of getting waterboarded
weather apps literally give you push notifications here declaring when there's going to be a sun break, "oh look, tuesday from 2-5 the skies will be clear, let's take a late lunch or leave work early and take advantage of it"
do not move here
I've been to the Pacific Northwest about 10 times, from a quick two day trip to longer two week trips. Every time, the entire trip has been blue skies with daytime temps in the high 70s. I say the climate is great! My wife, who lived there for a few years when she was young, ensures me that this is not normal and I run good. I will need personal evidence to change my mind.
gman, as someone who recently moved the pnwi constantly fantasize about leaving itthe weather the climate, it's just horrendousit's 8 months a year of having a gray ceiling overhead - no sunlight, just dark and damp, everything is damp, you can't sit on the ground, you can't spin and frolic in the hills like julie andrews, there are 3-4 decent months here that are no different
Ahh, but you live right on the Puget Sound. As someone who grew up there (Bellingham), I would probably get used to again pretty quickly, but my wife would have a hard time with it. Just getting 20 miles away from the ocean/sound makes a huge difference though, especially as you go south.
Not saying Portland is a desert, but it's much better than the statistics would lead you to believe. Would not move to any part of the Washington coast north of Olympia.
Right now, Vancouver WA is at #1 and Potland Or at #2 on the big board. Big gap after that to a cluster of other potential landing spots.
Correct. Those are all the old school paperbacks. Sadly, many new paperbacks are about an inch taller and don't fit on those shelves. The trade paperbacks and hardcovers are in another room.
gman, as someone who recently moved the pnwi constantly fantasize about leaving itthe weather the climate, it's just horrendousit's 8 months a year of having a gray ceiling overhead - no sunlight, just dark and damp, everything is damp, you can't sit on the ground, you can't spin and frolic in the hills like julie andrews, there are 3-4 decent months here that are no different
I've been to the Pacific Northwest about 10 times, from a quick two day trip to longer two week trips. Every time, the entire trip has been blue skies with daytime temps in the high 70s. I say the climate is great! My wife, who lived there for a few years when she was young, ensures me that this is not normal and I run good. I will need personal evidence to change my mind.
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Garick
consider the following post a side of free coleslaw from a pseudo financial planner with the same amount of liability if things go south
benefits of Vancouver include no WA state income tax and moderate property penalties, their model is to get you on what you buy at the stores
OR, especially Multnomah County, relies on property and income taxes because there is no hidden penalty for buying anything. if you think it best to live south of the Columbia, my suggestion is to not even consider being within MultCo borders from a financial penalty standpoint. explore property opportunity within either Washington or Clackamas counties
always happy to offer a liability free opinion if you want to send any potential properties you may be pondering on over
I've been to the Pacific Northwest about 10 times, from a quick two day trip to longer two week trips. Every time, the entire trip has been blue skies with daytime temps in the high 70s. I say the climate is great! My wife, who lived there for a few years when she was young, ensures me that this is not normal and I run good. I will need personal evidence to change my mind.
it's only like that 3-4 months a year
Garickconsider the following post a side of free coleslaw from a pseudo financial planner with the same amount of liability if things go southbenefits of Vancouver include no WA state income tax and moderate property penalties, their model is to get you on what you buy at the storesOR, especially Multnomah County, relies on property and income taxes because there is no hidden p
Tks, mang. That's part of the consideration, but mostly it's what we like in a residence. We like to live in old neighborhoods that have character and ideally some neat bars/restaurants within walking distance, but we don't like living right downtown. Our favorite neighborhoods are the ones that were the tony "suburb" in the 1920s/30s, within a couple of miles from downtown.
Similarly, we like to live in a city that is big enough to have a wide variety of ethnic restaurants, but not so big as to have major traffic. Ideally, said city will be within an hour of a real metro that gets the good concerts, etc.
So yeah, Vancouver checks all of those boxes. Portland is bigger than we want, but has a lot more of the neighborhoods that we like. Salem is a bit smaller (in liveliness, not pure population numbers) than we want, but still on the list. We're also looking at Ogden UT and Colorado Springs CO for similar dynamics. Olympia would fit the bill, but too wet.
My suggestion is to remove Salem and replace it with Eugene. Salem has very few redeeming qualities
Eugene is too far from PDX and too full of dirty hippies. Would only move there if I got a job at UofO. Agree that Salem is boring, though.
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what should take 15 minutes often exceeds 45 frequently up to an hour, obviously nothing like seattle
too lazy now will effort more punctualarelatable b-flat elation later around our next lunch ai improvisational group presentation
Doesn't anyone else occasionally think that RED has a gas leak in his house?
He seems normal to me but I took a lot of acid in the eighties.
