Spreading My Wings

[Marcel]

The Pre-wife and myself leaving NJ at 4 in the morning. View attachment 792902

Say hi to Wendi from me.

 

[Vic Balshaw]

Wishing you all happiness and good health in your new home.

 

[SaparotRob]

Good stuff and good wishes.

 

[N4521U]

ROBBERY!!! Per week??? Gawd. This whole thing is gonna cost us monthly what we pay now to rent. It all washes out. In addition to no cost on sewer, water and trash pickup. We good. If not, I'll just claim I'm an immigrant and live off the dole!

Those extras are called "Rates" here, garbage pick-up, other Essentials.
It's so funny, the TV show called Million Dollar Listing from the US.
Three bedroom houses on our street, my wife's family home, go for 1.6m+!
It's in---sane!

 

[Gnomey]

Glad to see the move went well so far Chris!

 

[Njaco]

We just had a bear stroll through the yard. Apparently lives in a tree two houses down. Welcome to Fla-ee-dah living!

 

[Airframes]

Could have been worse Chris. We have families of Hippocroccofrogs living just down the road .........

 

[SaparotRob]

Plant marigolds then. It's a natural repellent.

 

[Njaco]

Da bear......

 

[Njaco]

Plant marigolds then. It's a natural repellent.

Does that really work?

 

[DerAdlerIstGelandet]

Every time I see the title to this thread I read Chris telling us he is spreading his legs. Please don't Chris, please don't…

 

[special ed]

Marigolds work for mosquitos, the bugs not the plane
If you are going to keep the trash can outside, try a lib- er, ah, considerable dusting of cayenne pepper. Can't use liberal in your new country.

 

[SaparotRob]

Does that really work?

Who knows?

 

[Njaco]

Every time I see the title to this thread I read Chris telling us he is spreading his legs. Please don't Chris, please don't…

As a former Moderator, I resemble that remark!

 

[Njaco]

I wanted to let you guys know about a great service during this move. I couldn't have done it without U-Haul. They have a moving program where they deliver boxes (similar to Pods but smaller) and you can fill. For a low fee, they will even hire "helpers" to load and unload the boxes. All the major interstate movers wanted upwards of $10,000 to move from NJ to FL while U-Haul charged 1/3 of that price. Clean, efficient and easy, this was a highlight of this move. No worries!

 

[SaparotRob]

The first box truck I ever drove was one of theirs. And the second.

 

[Airframes]

Well I never knew that bears were allergic to rubber household gloves !

 

[GreenKnight121]

Just remember - mobile homes and "trailer parks'" attract tornadoes in the midwest & south, and hurricanes in Florida, the Gulf coast, and Atlantic coast.

Make sure you have favorable hurricane & flood/wind clauses in your home insurance.

Stick up on materials for boarding up the windows etc so you don't have to fight everyone else for the stock at Home Depot.

And if they say "evacuate' you GO!

 

[Njaco]

Just remember - mobile homes and "trailer parks'" attract tornadoes in the midwest & south, and hurricanes in Florida, the Gulf coast, and Atlantic coast.

Make sure you have favorable hurricane & flood/wind clauses in your home insurance.

Stick up on materials for boarding up the windows etc so you don't have to fight everyone else for the stock at Home Depot.

And if they say "evacuate' you GO!

It's all covered. The flood/wind protection is in the language. The windows have storm shutters that cover the window if needed. I'm also in central Florida, away from the coast where by the time hurricanes make land-fall, they lose their power. We just went through Debby with no problem except..... electric went out for 12 hours. So a generator is on the horizon.....soon!

 

[T Bolt]

Sounds like you have things covered Chris