[Tattersail_]

Spoiler

twelve, on 21 June 2013 - 02:53 PM, said:

Ganoes Paran, on 21 June 2013 - 02:44 PM, said:

twelve, on 21 June 2013 - 02:43 PM, said:

Gnaw, on 21 June 2013 - 02:37 PM, said:

Ganoes Paran, on 21 June 2013 - 02:04 PM, said:

You are right, isn't that what Tapper is as well? Also some others on here?
We are looking at house likes this http://www.rightmove...l?premiumA=true which would cost us £80k,

Oh gawd. No grass. I'd love that. It's a nice looking place Tatts.

Cute little place. Liked the kitchen the best and the carpet in the rest of the house needs serious updating. And the lack of a lawn is in some serious contrast to what I have to deal with. Try 3 acres of lawn I have to mow.

What!!! Take a picture, show me! Make me Jealous!

The part in the rectangle in the top is my lot. The whole picture is what I have to mow as that is my in-law's place and they are always are gone to Alaska in the summers.

Edit: Clearly I don't have to mow the farmed portion of the map but everything else that is grass is up for grabs. Later in the summer it isn't so bad as the grass doens't get watered outside the fenced yard so it cuts down on what I have to cut but during the spring it's a chore.

You must be very proud! Looks an amazing place to live!

[twelve]

Khellendros, on 21 June 2013 - 03:04 PM, said:

Sigh. As a comparison, this is the sort of thing that I can probably look forward to for the next couple of years.

http://www.rightmove...y-26915199.html

This is called, "good-sized". £1000 per month.

What's that converted to USD? My mortgage with taxes and insurance included comes to about $1300/month. I like living rural. I'm 2 hours south of Portland Oregon the closest thing to a big city in the whole state and I'm just outside of Eugene and I think that is too big sometimes.

[Tattersail_]

Gnaw, on 21 June 2013 - 02:56 PM, said:

Ganoes Paran, on 21 June 2013 - 02:44 PM, said:

What!!! Take a picture, show me! Make me Jealous!

41.72589 N 76.48688 W
Google earth

Spoiler

 Gnaw.png (575.78K)
Number of downloads: 0

What is it with you guys? Gnaw that is amazing!

@Khell, this is the reason I forgot you were a historian, all the information!

[Tattersail_]

Khellendros, on 21 June 2013 - 03:04 PM, said:

Sigh. As a comparison, this is the sort of thing that I can probably look forward to for the next couple of years.

http://www.rightmove...y-26915199.html

This is called, "good-sized". £1000 per month.

That is terrible!! I live here at the moment, £400 rent a month.

 Home.png (1.05MB)
Number of downloads: 0

[Tattersail_]

twelve, on 21 June 2013 - 03:05 PM, said:

Khellendros, on 21 June 2013 - 02:55 PM, said:

I am very jealous, twelve. That's amazing. I hope the grass does indeed itch like Tatts says

But...what do you do with it all?!

My in-laws currently purchased a pool and promptly left so I have install it myself but for the most part the yard is dotted with fruit trees. We have some 10 apple trees, 3 cherry, 4 plum, 4 pear, 2 filbert, 1 walnut with a few cedar a douglas fir and pine thrown in for good measure. Oh there is a dogwood and birch in my in-laws front yard too. A few lilachs, a rose garden, honeysuckle, jasmine, wisteria(sp?). Oh the grapes, How could I forget about the 5 rows of grapes. My father in law experiments with home wine making. And experimenting is the appropriate term. His best is barely drinkable so far. Oh and my rasberry and blueberry row. It's almost July so those are just about ready to eat. Yummy!!!!

Now you are just rubbing it in

[Khellendros]

twelve, on 21 June 2013 - 03:09 PM, said:

Khellendros, on 21 June 2013 - 03:04 PM, said:

Sigh. As a comparison, this is the sort of thing that I can probably look forward to for the next couple of years.

http://www.rightmove...y-26915199.html

This is called, "good-sized". £1000 per month.

What's that converted to USD? My mortgage with taxes and insurance included comes to about $1300/month. I like living rural. I'm 2 hours south of Portland Oregon the closest thing to a big city in the whole state and I'm just outside of Eugene and I think that is too big sometimes.

It's about $1500/month. The upside is that I would live in the middle of a large cosmopolitan city, which I do love. But even so, house/apartment renters and buyers are currently being shafted in London, and that's not going to stop any time soon.

[twelve]

Gnaw, on 21 June 2013 - 02:56 PM, said:

Ganoes Paran, on 21 June 2013 - 02:44 PM, said:

What!!! Take a picture, show me! Make me Jealous!

41.72589 N 76.48688 W
Google earth

What do they usually farm outside your yard? You also have a whole lot fewer obsticles to dodge than I do.

[Khellendros]

I'm going to either burn down all your houses, or, perhaps better idea, come and mooch off all of you

[Tattersail_]

Twelve, what should Khell do next? Eclipse-wise

[D'rek]

Those are some awesome living places. Though I don't know how on earth you guys manage to maintain it. I just have a little apartment and can never seem to have the time to properly clean/fix all the things that need cleaning/fixing. If I had a whole house, let alone acres of land, I don't think I would have time for eclipse!

[Vengeance]

Gnaw, on 21 June 2013 - 03:02 PM, said:

The zero turn (Bad Boy brand. Really that's their name.) almost makes mowing not a pita. 10 mph doesn't sound fast, but on the longer stretches it's nice.
EditYou're right about the cost. Besides the time and fuel savings, it also is going to outlast a riding mower. This thing is built with 1/4" steel. Half inch tubing on the frame. There's no doubt it'll last a very long time.

That sounds really nice. But I have decided that the next time I have multiple acres to mow I will be looking at getting this bad boy.


Real Mans Lawn Mower


After doing 2 acres with a crappy push for 7 years when I was a kid I think that being able to go from 0 to 60 mph in 4 seconds would drastically cut down the time that it took.

[Vengeance]

D, on 21 June 2013 - 03:20 PM, said:

Those are some awesome living places. Though I don't know how on earth you guys manage to maintain it. I just have a little apartment and can never seem to have the time to properly clean/fix all the things that need cleaning/fixing. If I had a whole house, let alone acres of land, I don't think I would have time for eclipse!

Twelve has slave labor.

[twelve]

Khellendros, on 21 June 2013 - 03:16 PM, said:

twelve, on 21 June 2013 - 03:09 PM, said:

Khellendros, on 21 June 2013 - 03:04 PM, said:

Sigh. As a comparison, this is the sort of thing that I can probably look forward to for the next couple of years.

http://www.rightmove...y-26915199.html

This is called, "good-sized". £1000 per month.

What's that converted to USD? My mortgage with taxes and insurance included comes to about $1300/month. I like living rural. I'm 2 hours south of Portland Oregon the closest thing to a big city in the whole state and I'm just outside of Eugene and I think that is too big sometimes.

It's about $1500/month. The upside is that I would live in the middle of a large cosmopolitan city, which I do love. But even so, house/apartment renters and buyers are currently being shafted in London, and that's not going to stop any time soon.

Reminds me of the time I visited San Fransico about 10 years back. We were looking to buy about then so were curious as to home costs in the bay area. A studio apartment probably no more than 250 square feet was going for close to what my mortage cost me now. I can't imagine what it would cost now. Frickin ridiculous.

[twelve]

Khellendros, on 21 June 2013 - 03:17 PM, said:

I'm going to either burn down all your houses, or, perhaps better idea, come and mooch off all of you

Transfer to the University of Oregon and I'd be willing to rent you a room for 300/month.

[twelve]

Ganoes Paran, on 21 June 2013 - 03:18 PM, said:

Twelve, what should Khell do next? Eclipse-wise

Upgrade those starbases of his with double hull and double computers.

[Khellendros]

D, on 21 June 2013 - 03:20 PM, said:

Those are some awesome living places. Though I don't know how on earth you guys manage to maintain it. I just have a little apartment and can never seem to have the time to properly clean/fix all the things that need cleaning/fixing. If I had a whole house, let alone acres of land, I don't think I would have time for eclipse!

Yes you would. Even as the roof caved in around you, you'd continue playing Eclipse

[Gnaw]

Ganoes Paran, on 21 June 2013 - 03:11 PM, said:

Gnaw, on 21 June 2013 - 02:56 PM, said:

Ganoes Paran, on 21 June 2013 - 02:44 PM, said:

What!!! Take a picture, show me! Make me Jealous!

41.72589 N 76.48688 W
Google earth

Spoiler

 Gnaw.png (575.78K)
Number of downloads: 0

What is it with you guys? Gnaw that is amazing!

@Khell, this is the reason I forgot you were a historian, all the information!

It's nice. But there are trade offs. I'd like to live in a college town near 40-50 miles from a Portland sized city. The college town being the draw for me. Audit the occasional class for student ID. Concerts, plays, guest speakers.
The rattlesnake hunt at the rod and gun club isn't cutting for me.

[Vengeance]

twelve, on 21 June 2013 - 03:24 PM, said:

Khellendros, on 21 June 2013 - 03:17 PM, said:

I'm going to either burn down all your houses, or, perhaps better idea, come and mooch off all of you

Transfer to the University of Oregon and I'd be willing to rent you a room for 300/month.

Gotcha beaver boy.

[twelve]

D, on 21 June 2013 - 03:20 PM, said:

Those are some awesome living places. Though I don't know how on earth you guys manage to maintain it. I just have a little apartment and can never seem to have the time to properly clean/fix all the things that need cleaning/fixing. If I had a whole house, let alone acres of land, I don't think I would have time for eclipse!

Hence why I don't play once I get home. I spent all evening yesterday replacing the hose on the kitchen sink. Weekends are devoted to the serious yard maintenacne. I have a ton of pruning that needs to be done some mowing to do but it's been raining the last couple of days. And the garden.... poor poor garden. It's mostly weeds now as I haven't had a chance to touch it in over a week.

[D'rek]

Vengeance, on 21 June 2013 - 03:22 PM, said:

D, on 21 June 2013 - 03:20 PM, said:

Those are some awesome living places. Though I don't know how on earth you guys manage to maintain it. I just have a little apartment and can never seem to have the time to properly clean/fix all the things that need cleaning/fixing. If I had a whole house, let alone acres of land, I don't think I would have time for eclipse!

Twelve has slave labor.

Ah. Google maps doesn't show the giant confederate flags hung up all over his farm plantation

Khellendros, on 21 June 2013 - 03:26 PM, said:

D, on 21 June 2013 - 03:20 PM, said:

Those are some awesome living places. Though I don't know how on earth you guys manage to maintain it. I just have a little apartment and can never seem to have the time to properly clean/fix all the things that need cleaning/fixing. If I had a whole house, let alone acres of land, I don't think I would have time for eclipse!

Yes you would. Even as the roof caved in around you, you'd continue playing Eclipse

Well... yes.