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[electricland]

on a related note, I was talking to an old friend of my parents at last night's party and he informed me that he works with a guy who bought a house in October, dug out the basement, redid all the wiring, drywalled, decorated, and is now ready to move in.

"Oh," I said feebly, "but I bet he spent a fortune."

I knew this was a weak comeback, and felt somewhat down about it until his wife and daughter came over. I repeated the conversation; they raised their eyebrows, looked at him, looked at me, and said:

"Yeah, but did he mention that the guy has triplets?"




Which does put a slightly different complexion on the matter. I mean, if it's a choice between taking a year ages* to move into my house and triplets? I think I'll keep what I've got.

*My mother** is now saying February 21 will be our move-in date, but has no idea why she thinks this.
**I've moved back in with my parents as of Tuesday evening. We all felt it would make for an awkward Christmas morning if I was running downstairs saying "Don't mind me! Carry on with your stockings! I'll just get a cab!"

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[swestrup]

FWIW, I've been imensely impressed by you gumption and determination in jumping through the hoops and doing the hard work to restore a house!