by "Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo" (akioohtori)
Published 09/06/2017 at 15:21
by "Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo" (akioohtori)
Published 09/06/2017 at 15:21
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For about the last two years I have been saving up to buy a land/ a shop. I live in an old neighborhood near downtown and while I have a lot more space for cars than most, I feel the need to expand. Also I want a lift. Or two.
So all that was going pretty well… until a tree fell on my garage. This both accelerated and put the brakes on the plans. On the one hand, I needed space urgently to store cars while the garage was getting sorted. On the other, there was a lot of financial uncertainty with a ruined, under-insured garage.
In the end, I came out pretty OK with only a few grand of un-covered expenses, so I thought I would proceed as planned.
Until yesterday. Faced with three ailing cars ( Saab , Disco , and Alfa ) I decided to, temporarily, pull the plug on my savings plan in favor of diverting funds to clean up the lengthy to-do list with the cars. Odd that my hobby is getting in the way of itself.
I haven’t contacted the realtor yet, but right now the plan is to hold until May of next year, when I should get a tidy payout from my employer’s IPO.
Bummer, but I’d rather not have to skimp on maintenance right now…
"davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com" (davesaddiction)
09/06/2017 at 15:28, STARS: 1
IPO payout = win!
Hope that all goes as well as could be expected.
"Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo" (akioohtori)
09/06/2017 at 15:51, STARS: 1
Thanks! First world problems for sure.
"XJDano" (xjdano)
09/06/2017 at 15:54, STARS: 3
If I move again it’ll be on 15+ acres with a house & shop.
"Shamoononon drives like a farmer" (shamoononon)
09/06/2017 at 15:56, STARS: 0
Curious, how do you feel about living under major power lines? I have some too. Good luck on the cars!
"CaptDale - is secretly British" (captdale)
09/06/2017 at 16:20, STARS: 1
A coworker of mine grew up in Oregon on a bunch of land and the back of their property had those massive power lines going across it. Well the kids would all grab fluorescent tube and run out there and the electricity in the air would light them up. She said it was a blast and they would play light sabers... They only broke a few of them
"Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo" (akioohtori)
09/06/2017 at 16:20, STARS: 0
Near: No problem.
Under: Not going to happen.
"Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo" (akioohtori)
09/06/2017 at 16:21, STARS: 1
That is what I’m shooting for... ish. I’d like 10+ acres, wooded. Stick a shop on there and, eventually, add a small apartment in or on the shop. Nothing fancy, but enough that I could rent it if I needed to or, more importantly, could sleep there whenever.
"Shamoononon drives like a farmer" (shamoononon)
09/06/2017 at 16:29, STARS: 1
Yeah, I figured you weren’t right under them.