Dear So and So

[Owlie]

Heh, being on the western edge of the time zone, it doesn't show up until 6 or so.
Dear body--
I want to ride tomorrow, and not feel like a zombie on the way there. I'm going to bed now. You are going to get some good sleep, OK?

Dear K--
Please go get that checked out. If you're having trouble breathing...

[bmccasland]

Dear idiot that passed for a electrician -
What were you thinking using an indoor rated fuse box OUTSIDE?

Dear former home inspector - the one that inspected the house before I bought it:
I trusted you to know the difference between the two boxes.

Thanks to the negligence or stupidity on both your parts - the house I'm trying to sell has been a risk for having an electrical fire and now I have to get it fixed before the sale will go through

[Owlie]

Beth...wow...

Dear weather--
Do you do this on purpose? Raining on the days I'm wearing a jersey with white all over the back (especially this one that I can't replace) is not cool. I'm hoping the detergent gods are friendly today.

Dear bike--
ARGH! I'm going to say for the moment that the shop is correct in that it'll take a few days to get you back to me. (I have my doubts, but...). You could have spent the weekend with me, having fun (and a bath, since you're dirty again), but no, you get to sit around in the back of the shop and have strange people poke you. And you don't get to go out and have fun. We have a mileage goal this month, and several carless days to work around. You're not helping.
(I think I was right about you wanting to sit on your tires and eat chips...)
--Me.

[bmccasland]

... due to the inspection results, the buyers have decided to cancel the contract. Despite the fact that their agent has explained to them that both major problems are fixable.

SO...
Dear couple that wanted to buy my house,.
Good luck to you finding a place in your low price range that doesn't have problems. Foreclosed houses are going to have even more problems and competition with those homes is the only reason I had to come down in price. If you think you're going to get a home with all new everything in an established neighborhood for cheap - you have another lesson to learn. Hope you like living in an apartment.

Meanwhile I have to have the two issues repaired no matter what.

[jessmarimba]

... due to the inspection results, the buyers have decided to cancel the contract. Despite the fact that their agent has explained to them that both major problems are fixable.

SO...
Dear couple that wanted to buy my house,.
Good luck to you finding a place in your low price range that doesn't have problems. Foreclosed houses are going to have even more problems and competition with those homes is the only reason I had to come down in price. If you think you're going to get a home with all new everything in an established neighborhood for cheap - you have another lesson to learn. Hope you like living in an apartment.

Meanwhile I have to have the two issues repaired no matter what.

I could've bought flipped foreclosed houses in my neighborhood for around what I paid for mine, but I hate all that cheap bathroom/kitchen remodeling crap. I think a lot of people are paranoid about buying houses with issues and it drives me nuts...most of the time the issues are far less important than they're made out to be. BUT, the bank situation being what it is, it isn't always the buyer's fault. I okayed a lot of small stuff with my house that the underwriter made the sellers fix anyway.

[Reesha]

I'm surprised they bailed on you, Beth. After my inspection, I went back to see if the seller would repair some of the things the inspector found... and they did! I wonder if they are first time buyers.

[indysteel]

Oh, that sucks Beth. I'm sorry. Selling a home is so stressful. Perhaps they got cold feet and used the repairs as an excuse. With my last home purchase, the sellers had to refuse to repair major defects before I was free to walk. Perhaps with your next offer, you can have the home inspection condition worded in such a way that makes it harder for the buyers to back out of the contract.

[bmccasland]

I'm surprised they bailed on you, Beth. After my inspection, I went back to see if the seller would repair some of the things the inspector found... and they did! I wonder if they are first time buyers.

Yup, first time buyers. They were OK, but apparently Mummy and Daddy Dearest got in a few cents and scared them off. Inspector said the house is in good shape, and the two major issues won't be a problem after repairs. My realtor says that often the parents ruin the sale for 1st time buyers. Most folks tend to forget about the maintenance they've had to deal with over the years - somehow they want new and shiny but don't want to pay for it. Or they have no idea of market prices and remember paying $50K for a "nice house" which now costs two or three times that.

[Trek420]

... SO...
Dear couple that wanted to buy my house,.
Good luck to you finding a place in your low price range that doesn't have problems. Foreclosed houses are going to have even more problems and competition with those homes is the only reason I had to come down in price. If you think you're going to get a home with all new everything in an established neighborhood for cheap - you have another lesson to learn. Hope you like living in an apartment.

Yep. Some see foreclosed/short sales as the way to get homes cheap but many of those homes get trashed when or after their owners walk away.

Realtor friends of mine tell tales of owners or others who broke in taking everything that's not nailed down and some that is to sell.

Foreclosed and short sales are sold as is.

If you're handy with a hammer and saw you might get a huge deal.

Slowly I think buyers are learning it's better to look for the much-loved home which is not a short sale. You might pay more but will not have to do as much work.

[Bethany1]

Dear Grandma,

My mom gave me a quilt that you made for my dad 40+ years ago Sunday to repair. How cool of you to make it out his pants that he'd outgrown. It's been fun to look at the different kinds of pants he wore from the 1960's. Giggle.

It will be repaired, quilted and given back to my dad in a few weeks after I stop sneezing and itching from the wool and other fabrics.

I wish you were alive to see it when I'm done and I wish that I had more memories of you since you passed away when I was six.

[tulip]

Thanks for your prayers and good vibes, everyone. Little M is out of the hospital! She still has alot of healing to do, and we are all hoping there won't be any long-term damage. It was viral meningitis, not bacterial as was feared, or something unknown to the local docs since she just arrived from Ethiopia in April. She was asleep for 4 days, had to have a feeding tube...but she's a trooper that's for sure. My SIL is an amazing mom and refused to leave the hospital without her. She's a nurse in that hospital, so that helped, I'm sure.

Whew.

[zoom-zoom]

Dear idiot that passed for a electrician -
What were you thinking using an indoor rated fuse box OUTSIDE?

Dear former home inspector - the one that inspected the house before I bought it:
I trusted you to know the difference between the two boxes.

Thanks to the negligence or stupidity on both your parts - the house I'm trying to sell has been a risk for having an electrical fire and now I have to get it fixed before the sale will go through

Oh, this crap sounds like the stuff we dealt with after we bought out house. Pretty sure our realtor and the inspector were in kahootz!

[Owlie]

Dear bike shop--
I know you're off today, but please call me back so I can pick up my baby. Please please please? I'm having withdrawal issues...