Bailey and Friends

Hi Addy-

Well doing that work before you move in sounds like a smart thing to do! Just don't overdo it yourselves.

We are in a first floor unit. The first two winters we stayed, the unit above us was being held in foreclosure by the bank. We really got spoiled. Now it is being used as rental. In this community, rentals are to be for a minimum of 4 weeks.....although I don't know that everyone goes along with that. This trip, we had someone up above in March and now, in April, it's a different "crowd." The folks here now have a son/daughter & kids that come on Fridays and go home later on Sundays. It sounds like the entire place cannot be carpeted. It really hasn't been too bad. The most annoying thing has been that the April gang have washed anything and everything that is washable. I don't know if they're running really small loads or what, and I don't know how when you first get to a place you already need to do laundry. It may be, Bob pointed out, that they did not bring much for clothing and are washing what they have often. I'm thinking they may have washed bedspreads, etc. Anyway-it only bugs me when I'm still up. I don't hear much when I'm asleep. This is solid concrete construction. But when I've stayed up late, I hear every time they go to the bathroom.....which is often. Still-even with the toddler, there isn't much noise that cannot be overlooked.

If you remember, we are located overlooking the 3rd green. Well-the golf folks start coming around in carts nlt 6AM to check the course and the cart path. Just like clockwork. Even with the sliding door open, that doesn't wake me now. The engines are not whisper quiet. I've not really found a downside to condo living-at least here. Plus we can't throw stones-Bailey is still very much a watch/bark dog whenever she sees/hears anything move and/or any noise. We have golfers, all kinds of birds, geckos and the occasional alligator-at a distance. So, while small dogs are allowed, this one can be annoying to both of us, at a minimum...so we put up with other things on balance. :o

I can't wait to see some pictures!

Love,
Sus

Lol, I can just picture Bailey coming to visit and watching out the patio doors and then running and barking with Koko, what fun the two of them would have!

We had looked at a high rise condo downtown and I ran into a woman with two small dogs. I asked her how they adjusted to elevators and hi rise living. She said they were fine and actually barked less because they were on the 10th floor and the only thing the dogs could see was an occasional seagull flying by to which they would crook their necks and stare as if to say what the heck is that? I laughed so hard.

It sounds like a relaxing life at your condo, gosh I wish I could retire tomorrow. We were lucky with the townhouse, it is very quiet and we rarely hear anything. We just could not find anything like this to purchase unless we moved far west with an awful commute.

Love you,

Are you back to BB?

I need your pink bubble wrap. I was so excited about street lights and sidewalks, I tripped and fell. I think I hurt my breastbone as it still hurts and it has been five days:rolleyes::o:(

I can't stand my bra on, ugh.

Otherwise, we LOVE our condo.

Yes-we are back @BB. We arrived Saturday the 30th of April.
I'm sorry but I cannot let go of any of the pink bubble wrap-and I'll tell you why.
We got back about 5pm on Saturday. We did a little unpacking, watched some tv for about 45 minutes and Bob went off to brush his teeth. I was thinking that sounded like a good idea.....oh-but before this.....
We always unplug anything we can-so everything but the refrigerator. We also turn off the house water. Well, each and every tv required a conversation with DTV to get it up and running. We had that on vacation suspension. Once I knew for sure what day we'd be back, I called to get the tvs and the internet reactivated. I don't remember having to go through this before with the tvs. Each unit (box) had to be sent a charge by DTV....and I needed to be at each one as we worked on them. Then one of the remotes was not functioning. I reprogrammed it-still not working right. Eventually that all got straightened out-took about an hour.

Now we're up to brushing teeth time. I was in the great room, Bob was in the bathroom and the lights began to flicker. The smoke alarms all went off, the doorbell rang, the lights continued to go up and down. Up higher than I knew was possible. I heard about 4 pops. Bob came out into the great room with toothbrush and toothpaste in hand. I'm going to give you the very condensed version.

We called the fire dept and they ran a heat sensor on all the walls to make sure there were no hot spots behind the walls. They told us to cut off everything we could and to call our electrician. It took 4 calls to get him to respond-all this while we are living in the dark, without heat, or light, etc. Sunday afternoon the electrician finally called back and then came over. He told us there was a problem with one of the electrical lines and that it was outside the house, not inside the house. Still keep stuff off. He called the power co and they were to be by later that same Sunday.

A couple of hours pass and that guy finally shows up. He concurs with the electrician but is surprised that the electrician did not turn off all electric to the house. It seems there are 3 lines that go back and forth between the house and the transformer. One of them handles various-es for electrical demand. It had gone bad so nothing was regulating the electric to the house. 120V, 240V. The line needs to be replaced and he set us up with a temporary performer box. We are operating as usual inside the house.

BUT-we lost the washer, the dryer, four smoke alarms, and had singe marks near the thermostat in the bathroom. We also discovered our two water heaters were leaking and that Bob's car-which had stayed here all winter, the battery was dead and could not be revived. I don't know how this will shake down and who will pay for what.

Meanwhile-and this is why I decided to post this on the board instead of sending you a PM, we have spoken with a neighbor who went through the same thing-in another house, not around here. Plus she knows a woman whose entire house burned to the ground because of this neutral wire issue. That, for her, was 4-5 years ago and she is still living in temporary quarters waiting for her house to be rebuilt. Meanwhile she's had another child. Doesn't this sound like fun??:eek::eek::eek:

We got our new washer and dryer yesterday, thank goodness! We were running out of things to wear that were clean. Then we discovered the hot tub was full of black mold from being shut down. We've never had black mold. It's a real MESS. I've been trying to contact the guy/manager of the company and they have been giving me the run around. Finally yesterday he showed up to see what we had and they are supposed to be here today to get it cleaned out and restarted.

So-things are starting to settle down a bit........EXCEPT........Monday one week ago, I was coming back inside from sitting out on the front porch. I had put Bailey on a wire lead. Coming in, my foot got caught up in the lead and I went down hard on the tile floor at the entrance. Both knees were hit hard. My right leg has been bruised and swollen from the thigh to the foot. My left leg had some bruising and my right elbow got bruised. I have an appt with my knee guy for 2 weeks from now, but since this has been 10 days already, and it is still bothering me greatly, I'm wondering if I should go in earlier.

So-the lesson is.....if ever you see signs of surging electrical power in your house, turn off all electric at the master switch and make an emergency call to your power company. This is not something to fool with and you should be prepared to leave your home.

If my knees get better, if there is any pink bubble wrap left, I will ship it off to you.;)

I am sorry you fell (you KNOW I can empathize with that!), but am happy to hear you like your new place.

Love,
Sus

WOW:eek:

That could be the start of a made for TV movie. I cannot believe that happened, thank goodness the house did not burn down and you, Bob and Bailey are ok, well except for your knees.:o

Geez Louise, do you at least like the new washer and dryer? Did you buy a front loader? We have been out shopping for a new set.

Did Bob get his car going?

I wonder what prompted the black mold. Our neighbors had it in their pool and they ended up having to take out the liner, scrub the walls with bleach and then drop a new liner in. I remember thinking, keep that mold on your side of the fence because I sure don't want it in my pool.

It did feel weird not planning to open the pool or going to get our chlorine tablets at the pool park. We have an Aquatic Center in Grafton so I can go swim if I want but it's not the same because I would crank up the heater so the water was 88.

How are your hostas? Everything here is turning dark green. They do a very good job of keeping the grounds looking good. I have not yet had the urge to dig in the dirt but maybe when this pain goes away, I might dig out some of the landscape stones and plant some hygrangas.

Let me know how you are. We still have small boxes to unpack and pictures to hang but it is much calmer now.

So far I haven't met any neighbors, it is very quiet here, though lots of dog walkers.

Not as densely populated as the townhouse, and not as many kids.
A unit like ours just came on the market for $15,000 more than we paid so we feel pretty good:cool:

Love and hugs Sus

Wow, Susan that is incredibly scary. Glad it wasn't worse than it was for you, as hate to think of a fire destroying your home. It does make you think though.

Eeek, not a fall. That is the last thing you need with those knees. Addy you too, stay upright you two!!

Got to run but get to the doctor Susan that doesn't sound good.

Good grief, that is so scary. I got goosebumps reading that Sus :eek::eek: thank goodness nothing more serious than a few bung appliances. OH but your knee again, honestly you and Addy keep the bubble wrap company in business!! :p

So pleased to read that Bailey is on the road to recovery with her leg :):D that is great news, gosh I hope the rest of the summer is more peaceful and with no more drama! Take Care xx

Just catching up after being away from the forum for a couple of months....

Wow! What a terrifying experience you had! I hope that everything's now returned to normal and that everyone's feeling better too.

Hello friends!

Just a quick check-in....all electrical products needing replacement are replaced. The water heater is replaced. We have all new smoke alarms and we just had to replace the CO detectors.

Summer has been very slow to get here. Once we finally got up into the 70s, it wasn't so bad. More than once I was wishing I had not returned from FL as soon as we did.

Anybody watching the Washington Nationals playing bball? Wow! They're doing so well. It's been fun to watch.

Our usual place to have Bailey go "for camp"-the owner's sold the business....all of it. I'm not sure how I feel about the new owner's. Bailey was always so happy to go there and when we picked her up last week from a 4 night stay. they told us she was growling and snapping. That's never happened before. One woman there does not look very friendly. And the grooming is not as good. And the gal who was doing my hair stopped her business. Bailey and I look pretty sorry.

Happy 4th of July to all who are celebrating it. Not sure if the rain will hold off for the fireworks tonight. It's pretty gray out.

I was thinking about making chocolate chi cookies. Anyone interested??

Sus

Sound exciting! Good luck on your journey, Can i join?