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Those of you who are friends with me on Facebook already know this.....
I'm moving.
I've lived in this house since 1979. 35 years in the same house. Now it's time to split. I was 12 when we moved in here, and my family was a lot bigger. My grandmother, her brother, their mother, and me. I'm the last one. I married my first wife in this house, and watched her die in front of me 11 days later.
This past April, my grandmother, who took me in as a baby, left this Earth rather suddenly. She had a reverse mortgage on the place, and since I'm too fucked up physically to work, the bank now owns it. It goes up for sale right after Thanksgiving.
"Just walk away.... That's all you have to do." (As spoken by Lord Humungous in The Road Warrior)
Well, that's what I'm doing. I'm walking away from this broken down, desperately in need of remodeling money pit.... scott free. I won't owe anything, despite the loan being in excess of $30,000 more than the property is currently assessed at. Someone is going to take a bath on this one, and thank God it won't be me.
I've been boxing up stuff, and taking it over to our new location... a house that Katina(my current wife) bought when she moved back to MD. It's a lot smaller than the one we are currently in, but I've been wanting to downsize anyway.... now I have a proper incentive.
Still...... it's been 35 years. More memories than I can count in this place. In a way, a huge weight has been lifted from my shoulders, and the chapter is on it's last page. Time to see what the next chapter has in store.
New beginnings. Never easy, but always necessary.
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Are you still in Baltimore? Or farther out in MD? | |
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Literally moving just a couple miles down the road. Directions will change a bit, but still easy enough to follow.
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Mr. Walnuts
Daycare Manager
Pipey FlagCatcher
|  | | P: | 10/20/2014 19:28 EST | | E: | 10/20/2014 19:31 EST |
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Lived in the same place for about 30 years, myself, so I know how you must feel. I'm sure 'trepidation' would be putting it lightly. I could have moved any time, but, hey, the place has been paid for for a couple of decades now. The building my condo is in is 50 yrs old, but not in bad shape, but its location can't be beat. My office is less than a mile away and i can get on 3 interstates and a state highway in less than 5 mins. This fact has not been lost on others. Over the years, I've eventually come to be surrounded by high rise luxury condos, half-million dollar garden homes, etc.. Lots of offers to buy the whole property, but luckily most owners won't sell. Gonna happen eventually, though, and even if we get a really great price, I would never be able to afford tolive near here. Would have to move out to White Flight, Suburbia and wear madras shorts or even further out to a double-wide with folks who need to be off the grid. I panic whenever I start thinking about that day coming.
So, take solace in the fact your are not being completely displaced out of your neighborhood. You can still hang at the usual places and shop the merchants you always did without having to gauge the temperament of a new constabulary. I hope the move goes smooth and your head eventually gets there and settles in. | |
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Geeze Walnuts you can be quite the sensitive bastage! :D Moving is a bitch.I drove for United Van Lines for 15 years.I have pretty much seen it all when it comes to moving.You will feel better once you have settled in.It's also nice to purge things from storage after several years.The things you once thought you could not do without seem to not be as important with time.Good luck on your move and remember when packing boxes....one at a time.That will help you from becoming overwhelmed. | |
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Best of luck Iggy, I know the feeling. I moved here after being in the same place for over 50 years, quite the adjustment. You have a good attitude, you'll make the best of it and maybe we'll see a new book out of it! | |
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Wisdom
Super Regular
Dizzy Capper
| | | P: | 10/21/2014 00:53 EST |
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This is going to sound random, but here's a bright spot ...
Sell anything you don't need on ebay. Literally anything. My colleague at work sold his old garbage disposal on ebay. WTF? People will buy anything.
Should spring for some cash and give you less stuff you have to find a spot for in the new place ... and give you something to do to keep your mind off the rest. | |
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blacksheiladog
Super Regular
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Percher
| | | P: | 10/21/2014 03:32 EST | | E: | 10/21/2014 05:37 EST |
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Hey Iggy
Thanks for sharing your story and so sorry for your loss. Having had to move from a home we lived in for 24 years, a home my wife and I built and raised our chlidren in from birth to college, I fully appreciate how you must feel. The day we moved I sat on the beds in my childrens' rooms and remembered all the cribs and teddy bears, the laughter, the tears, reading to them at night, calming their fears until they slept, playing cards on the floors, the crayon artwork proudly displayed on the walls, later replaced with boy band posters, and finally with more sophisticated prints of European cities and exotic beaches. I was sad that they could never sleep there again.
We live in a nice house now, but it's not a home, even after 6 years. I'm lucky, because my wife fills that gap in my heart. Perhaps yours will too. I often wonder if maybe I just have to give this place more time...18 years more time (if I live that long). You can't forget those feelings and I believe a part of our life energy becomes infused in a place, especially one that we love. So, some part of you might remain there.
Walnuts summed it up better than I could. Anyway, my best wishes and I am confident that you will be looking at a brighter future.
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Thanks guys! All of you! There is still quite a bit to gather up and get over here.... but.....
WE'RE ONLINE AGAIN!!!!
Fios just left, and we've got fast internet again!!!!!!!!!!!
We've got TV! For the first time in over a week! Internet! Shit this is fast. I'm still setting up the "tech center", as I'm calling it. I've got my main desktop set up, just need to work on getting a couple more tables in here(Ikea... on Friday), and setting up the C=128, and an Amiga. The Atari systems are in place, as are the Nintendo systems.
Moving the arcade games in was a real bitch. Kinda makes me glad I didn't get that Stargate back in Feb. If I had, I'd be in a bit of trouble looking for somewhere to put it. As it is, the Poker machine, Lunar Lander, and Super Pac-Man are in the dining room(much to my wife's dismay), but that's the only place we could put them.
The waterbed is in, and we've been sleeping here all week. My wife even noticed a huge change in my demeanor over this past week. I'm not nearly as stressed as I have been over the past 6 months. Only a few pieces of furniture to move yet, and maybe another 10 car loads of random stuff.
As for the stuff we are leaving behind... no big deal. I tried to sell some of the stuff, but to little avail. It's not worth dealing with.... let the bank haul the shit out of there. Serve them right. ;)
It's almost over.... maybe another week or so of packing, moving, unpacking & organizing. It's only a matter of time. But, since we have the internet back, you'll be seeing me on the server again. Just with a new IP.
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