Chicken Little
I did a trial run to Werribee last week during peak hour and it was better than I thought it was going to be. From West Footscray to the new house was about 35 minutes.
It’s going to be a bit of a head shift. It takes 10 minutes to get to work at the moment during heavy traffic. 5 minutes before 8am. That’s clazy, isn’t it. Part of me thinks that had to end sooner or later because it was just too easy. The self-flaggelating part of me thought that.
We settle on the 30 May and plan to move the following week. Because the landlords broke the lease by putting the rent up, that also means we are free to go at any point with 30 days notice.
So far it’s all seeming to go smoothly although i have still managed to find some things to worry about. That would be:
1. we still don’t have 100% confirmation we’ll get finance. we do have pre-approval, though.
2. the house’s backyard is being sub-divided (and that would be the reason we could afford to buy it) and maybe the fence won’t be up by the 30 May.
3. I may not have a job after the 30 May and although it won’t mean we are in the red, it’ll mean we can wave to the red from where we are. And that’ll suck.
4. The neighbours will be horrible
5. Living on a busy road with a little person will be horrible
6. There won’t be enough backyard for the dog
7. The house will fall down
8. it won’t be west footscray.
I am clearly the glass half empty contingent of the Eilis’n'Kristen partnership. Every partnership needs one. Because if there was two glass half full people in a relationship they would be ridiculously happy all the time and other people would want them to just shut up. Glass half empty people, i think, provide a kind of public service.
2. they put up fences very quickly once the order is given. Within days.
4. they might be. ours are a bit noisy and inconsiderate. but he survive just fine.
5. you seem to have a front fence that will stop Drew getting to the street. and it’s not like anyone let’s kids play in the front yard unsupervised. We live in a quiet street and no-one here does.
6. even big dogs can manage in a small space. they might be need a walk now and then. Our yard is small and their walks are irregular. And we all survive.
7. not for a good long time.
8. give it three years and it will be heaps better.
Hi
I know it was a glass half empty post but I still want to congratulate you on the house almost-purchase. Yay for the house almost-purchase!
You can go back to your pessimistic optimism/optimistic pessimism now
Tom