Helen's eldest son has had a flat for a month now he has never moved in he is moving out this Saturday and is going to start living independently , it will be had but he is not in a cardboard box on the city street's , he as a two bedroom flat , he gets his rent paid and other bills pay as well and he get's dole money he will only starve if he chooses to spend money on beer and cigs and take away meals.
When Helen and i first got together we was living in a hotel room and had a bag of clothes each our phones and little else we started with nothing we are starting again with more than we had then plus money too.difference is we have worked for what we have got or got in to debt doing it her son has not had a job for the last five years if you don't work you will never have anything , he does not look for work that's why he does not have a job , looking for work is a full time job he does not put the effort in or the hours in looking for employers or employment options , therefore he never as a wage to spend .
I am working till two am ever evening this week doing twelve hour shifts therefore next month i will have money to spend even if i spend all this months wage, Helen does readings she gets paid ,you don't have to be Einstein to work it out ,we all need to work.
We both had enough we want to be miles away from here , and we want a cottage or small house somewhere nice in the countryside rather than a bigger house somewhere awful in the city where we live in now in another ten years it will be a inner city ghetto , we have worked that much out already.
MOVED BACK TO HOLMFIRTH , WE ARE OUT OF THE STATIC HOME , AND ARE NOW MOVED IN AND LIVING IN A NEWLY BUILT TWO BED STONE END TERRACE , WITH GEORGE AND BENTLEY OUR TWO CATS AND PIPPA AND BAILEY OUR TWO DOGS.THIS IS OUR FOREVER HOME I DOUBT THAT WE WILL EVER LEAVE THIS BEAUTIFUL HOUSE IN A GREAT LOCATION WE ARE MORE THAN HAPPY TO LIVE HERE FOREVER.
Wednesday, May 29, 2013
Tuesday, May 28, 2013
SCARY
My son called round on his Suzuki bandit 600cc motor bike with a spare helmet i got on the back he has a restrictor on it to limit its acceleration speed , it was still fast we did a few miles before we went back home , i use to buy him die cast models of motor bikes when he was younger we watched the film Torque i never thought one day i be on the back of a bike being driven by my son , what a great rush it was a natural high he has offered to take me farer i don't think my hip and joints could take it.When the restrictor comes off it will double the bikes acceleration ,scary
Sunday, May 26, 2013
SUNNY SUNDAY
We went for a drive went to Holme which is basically just the next village to Holmfirth.We have driven through it before quite often, it has a long winding road one side of the village at the top there is an antenna mast and you still cant get a signal on your mobile phone you can see the mast for miles and the road must go on for a few miles up to the top it bends and turns every twenty yards or so and its gradient very steep i am guessing around 40 degrees but the view from the top is amazing and the ride down the other side is very scenic
There is a pub and a shop in Holme and that is about it , on the plus side there is about twenty odd reservoirs in about a fifteen mile radius ,all are idyllic it is nearer to Saddleworth and Uppermill but the roads are accessible in winter by using Greenfield road to get in and out.
Holmfirth is fifteen minutes away there is every shop you need plus take away's and restaurants plus more pups if we can get a place there I would love it if we live close to anywhere around there I would love it as we'll it's all hills valleys moors and water and wild life and nature , one place is as good as another their is that many good places and villages around and about where we want to be I am easy .
I have five days of twelve hour shifts to this coming week all finishing at two in the morning , plus tomorrow is a bank holiday so double time , next months wage should be half decent ,as need to earn plenty as the car needs a mot and it needs taxing too always bills to pay never win .
Well the papers to apply for the Nissan Juke are all signed by myself and my immediate manager i have photo copied my driving license and given permission for my contract of employment to change if i get the car , it be a three year lease 12,000 miles a year for around £230 a month , all i do is add the diesel .
Boiled some eggs and had egg mayo sandwiches for tea this morning we had a all you can eat breakfast at the 11th Earl
Listening to - Daft Punk
Watching - Hannibal and Breaking Bad.
There is a pub and a shop in Holme and that is about it , on the plus side there is about twenty odd reservoirs in about a fifteen mile radius ,all are idyllic it is nearer to Saddleworth and Uppermill but the roads are accessible in winter by using Greenfield road to get in and out.
Holmfirth is fifteen minutes away there is every shop you need plus take away's and restaurants plus more pups if we can get a place there I would love it if we live close to anywhere around there I would love it as we'll it's all hills valleys moors and water and wild life and nature , one place is as good as another their is that many good places and villages around and about where we want to be I am easy .
I have five days of twelve hour shifts to this coming week all finishing at two in the morning , plus tomorrow is a bank holiday so double time , next months wage should be half decent ,as need to earn plenty as the car needs a mot and it needs taxing too always bills to pay never win .
Well the papers to apply for the Nissan Juke are all signed by myself and my immediate manager i have photo copied my driving license and given permission for my contract of employment to change if i get the car , it be a three year lease 12,000 miles a year for around £230 a month , all i do is add the diesel .
Boiled some eggs and had egg mayo sandwiches for tea this morning we had a all you can eat breakfast at the 11th Earl
Listening to - Daft Punk
Watching - Hannibal and Breaking Bad.
Saturday, May 25, 2013
TO BUY OR NOT TO BUY.
We might be able to buy another house a small house or cottage can go for around a market value of 55k to 60k tops and if we put 30k down as a deposit then we will only need a small mortgage which will be a quarter of what we are paying now and will be at least 50% less a month than renting a property .Plus we will be on the property ladder again even if the house we buy wont make loads of money but does not go into negative equity it has got to be better than renting , of course it will be small but if the setting is right and the location nice does it matter , a plus would be a average than larger garden to the rear of the property , and it not being situated on a main road.
Today is sunny and warm Helen is on her way to Sheffield to get her nails done i am going out for a drive even if its just to shopping centre to do some window shopping , it has got to be better than staying in doors.
The birds are signing in the garden the sky is blue people are cutting their grass and no doubt a few barbeque's will be getting fired up for a afternoon feast hopefully it will be just as good next weekend when i have been paid and hopefully there will be ice cold pear cider in the fridge and fresh meat and chicken in the fridge waiting to be cooked out of doors on a charcoal pit , with The Stereophonic's and Coldplay playing on the i-pod.
Thursday, May 23, 2013
NOMADS
Well D-day is approaching although we have not had a date to exchange contracts it cant be that far off maybe only a month , at most it could be six weeks.
I have seen my line manager and said i need a few weeks of work so i can sort out somewhere to live and get our belongings in to storage until we have a place to call home .
Hopefully Helen needs to sort out a provisional license and organize driving lessons and get her test passed and booked this would make life a lot easier for her and me i cant remember the last time i was a passenger in a car , when you drive it is amazing what you miss when you are concentrating on other cars drivers and roads.
I took some cardboard boxes last night i got six and will get another six tonight as i am working until two in the morning and have the car it is an ideal time .
I hope we never regret selling our home and hopefully maybe someday have enough money and time to buy another property but i have a feeling i will never have another mortgage attached to my name whether this is good or bad i am not sure , there is pluses and minuses on both accounts , my age would mean more than likely i be paying a mortgage until the day i die anyway so what is the difference paying rent , maybe we should have waited another ten years to sell up but time dictates are needs.
The scary part is being in no mans land being in a void of being homeless or rather nomadic i prefer the term nomadic or living off grid which wont be truly true but you get the picture.
I need a large well made strong canvas bag with compartments and sturdy zips and carrying handles and shoulder straps , i also need a suitable wash bag and laptop bag , Helen will need the same , i my car i have a lockable compartment in the floor of the boot that could hold tablets , phones cameras and documents we need .who knows we might even need a couple of sleeping bags if we end up sleeping in the car a couple of nights , that be fun wont it.
I have seen my line manager and said i need a few weeks of work so i can sort out somewhere to live and get our belongings in to storage until we have a place to call home .
Hopefully Helen needs to sort out a provisional license and organize driving lessons and get her test passed and booked this would make life a lot easier for her and me i cant remember the last time i was a passenger in a car , when you drive it is amazing what you miss when you are concentrating on other cars drivers and roads.
I took some cardboard boxes last night i got six and will get another six tonight as i am working until two in the morning and have the car it is an ideal time .
I hope we never regret selling our home and hopefully maybe someday have enough money and time to buy another property but i have a feeling i will never have another mortgage attached to my name whether this is good or bad i am not sure , there is pluses and minuses on both accounts , my age would mean more than likely i be paying a mortgage until the day i die anyway so what is the difference paying rent , maybe we should have waited another ten years to sell up but time dictates are needs.
The scary part is being in no mans land being in a void of being homeless or rather nomadic i prefer the term nomadic or living off grid which wont be truly true but you get the picture.
I need a large well made strong canvas bag with compartments and sturdy zips and carrying handles and shoulder straps , i also need a suitable wash bag and laptop bag , Helen will need the same , i my car i have a lockable compartment in the floor of the boot that could hold tablets , phones cameras and documents we need .who knows we might even need a couple of sleeping bags if we end up sleeping in the car a couple of nights , that be fun wont it.
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
PROGRESS
The house is still going through and is still in the hands of the solicitors that are handling the sale so far so good .We have had the finally settlement figure that we owe the building society for the house.
The weather although humid is not great the sun is briefly putting in a half hearted appearance which always is at the wrong time and is also short lived it could do a lot better must try harder.
End of this month we should be on our own again and getting the house sorted ready for the move , i will have chance this week to start collecting cardboard boxes so we can start to pack our belongings we have bags and suitcases for clothes, and no doubt i will be going to the local refuse tip a few times in the run up to us moving out ,Let the games commence.
I am looking forward to a new life miles away from here and were we have lived the last six years , we will know no one and discovering places cafes parks walks and waterways will be fun going on picnics and walking on a weekend will benefit us both , moving out of our house in to Holmfirth might but a extra few years on to our life span , as it is way less polluted than living on a main road more fresh air and hopefully less stressful ,
I cant believe it takes twelve weeks to order my car through work i thought they was built by robots that don't need tea breaks get sick or need holidays , cant they program them to run turbo mode.
I have eight twelve hour shifts to do starting today two in the afternoon until two in the morning one of them is a bank holiday so it will be 23 hours pay not bad and i am not moaning , just be glad when its done at least i have the weekend of in between.
The weather although humid is not great the sun is briefly putting in a half hearted appearance which always is at the wrong time and is also short lived it could do a lot better must try harder.
End of this month we should be on our own again and getting the house sorted ready for the move , i will have chance this week to start collecting cardboard boxes so we can start to pack our belongings we have bags and suitcases for clothes, and no doubt i will be going to the local refuse tip a few times in the run up to us moving out ,Let the games commence.
I am looking forward to a new life miles away from here and were we have lived the last six years , we will know no one and discovering places cafes parks walks and waterways will be fun going on picnics and walking on a weekend will benefit us both , moving out of our house in to Holmfirth might but a extra few years on to our life span , as it is way less polluted than living on a main road more fresh air and hopefully less stressful ,
I cant believe it takes twelve weeks to order my car through work i thought they was built by robots that don't need tea breaks get sick or need holidays , cant they program them to run turbo mode.
I have eight twelve hour shifts to do starting today two in the afternoon until two in the morning one of them is a bank holiday so it will be 23 hours pay not bad and i am not moaning , just be glad when its done at least i have the weekend of in between.
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
LONG WAIT COMING
Got eight days of twelve hour shifts two whilst two coming up , first one is starting Wednesday night untill Friday then all next week Mon through to Friday.
A least it will boost my months wage for next month plus i will have a bank holiday and some other overtime i have already done , at least i can drive to work in the car.
Applied for the lease car and i have been told by other workers at work that it can take a few weeks to get the car through once you have signed and submitted the paperwork , and some are saying a few months which i cant see it being that long it seems way too long but if i have to wait that long then i guess i have no choice but to wait , will have to use my car even if we move to Holmfirth.
Monday, May 20, 2013
GLEAMING
Sunday started of sunny now its dark and cloudy then the sun came out so i manage to cut the grass at the front and rear of the house and as it was still sunny i also manage to wash , vac and wax the car , believe me when i say it was way over due specially the interior and as a added bonus i finally got the heater and the blower in the car working again i manage to find the loose wire that needed connecting , the car looks really good when it is all polished , black always shines nice when it as been waxed and polished , while i was cleaning my car a new black Nissan Juke passed me , which is what want hopefully through work fingers crossed it will be my next car .
Saying that my Freelander does look the biz when its all cleaned up , I would like to get some side bumper bars or running boards for it and a new stereo fitted along with some new mats and seat covers.it is a pity it is not more economical on fuel and a pity i wont get that much for it if i sell it .
Saying that my Freelander does look the biz when its all cleaned up , I would like to get some side bumper bars or running boards for it and a new stereo fitted along with some new mats and seat covers.it is a pity it is not more economical on fuel and a pity i wont get that much for it if i sell it .
Saturday, May 18, 2013
BUSY DOING NOTHING
Was up early it is grey and raining it is Saturday and it is boring i want to do stuff but don't know where or what to do we are skint so cant spend money eating out or shopping just a boring rainy day inside , it is cold too and more then likely tomorrow is going to be just the same.
It would be a ideal day to go to the pictures than to go for a buffet Chinese meal and maybe a pint after.
Made eggy bread for breakfast have not had it for ages would have been nicer with some well done bacon on top , found a cafetiere i did not know i had and a bag of ground coffee i have been using it the last couple of days instead of instant need a better make of one keep getting a mouthful of grounds in my mouth like a burst tea bag mainly because the filter part is not a perfect fit .
This could be one of our very few weekends we have left at this address we could be moving out within weeks.
Need to buy some plastic storage boxes to store all the tech gear , electronic gear in to keep them dry just in case we have to leave them in storage when we move house , need to get some more blue Ikea carry bags also ideal for storing and moving stuff in.
Done nothing great today watched Jason Statham in "Parker" and the film "The Expatriate".
Somethings we will need to buy are ,
Air Fryer
Microwave Oven
Vacuum Cleaner
Frying Pan
Wok
Knives in Block
Electric Tin Opener
Electric Carving Knife
Hand Blender
Settee
Lamps.
Need to buy some plastic storage boxes to store all the tech gear , electronic gear in to keep them dry just in case we have to leave them in storage when we move house , need to get some more blue Ikea carry bags also ideal for storing and moving stuff in.
Done nothing great today watched Jason Statham in "Parker" and the film "The Expatriate".
Somethings we will need to buy are ,
Air Fryer
Microwave Oven
Vacuum Cleaner
Frying Pan
Wok
Knives in Block
Electric Tin Opener
Electric Carving Knife
Hand Blender
Settee
Lamps.
I SEE DEAD PEOPLE
Had a lasagne for tea when I got home from work tonight it was home made and it was with hand cut chips .
Helen and i Went to bed at half past eleven we nodded off woke up at one , for sexy time then ee got up for a tea and coffee and I had the rest of the lasagne because i was Hank Marvin should have stayed in bed the calories used in sexy time where soon replaced.
The other day my job took me to the mortuary we might have to assist in pulling bodies out of the fridges if the family request a viewing of there dearly departed there is two rows of fridges each fridge contains four bodies there are a maximum of 48 bodies stored there is a extra large fridge for obese patients. The right hand fridges are the worse they are road traffic accidents people hit by trains ,open them and the smell will be in your nostrils for hours,the babies are in Moses baskets the fetoses are in a fridge similar to one you have at home they are in pull out trays like you keep your salad in not nice we all agreed we won't do babies or infants ,they are taken out of the fridges and in to the chapel then replaced once the viewing is finished.
Helen and i Went to bed at half past eleven we nodded off woke up at one , for sexy time then ee got up for a tea and coffee and I had the rest of the lasagne because i was Hank Marvin should have stayed in bed the calories used in sexy time where soon replaced.
The other day my job took me to the mortuary we might have to assist in pulling bodies out of the fridges if the family request a viewing of there dearly departed there is two rows of fridges each fridge contains four bodies there are a maximum of 48 bodies stored there is a extra large fridge for obese patients. The right hand fridges are the worse they are road traffic accidents people hit by trains ,open them and the smell will be in your nostrils for hours,the babies are in Moses baskets the fetoses are in a fridge similar to one you have at home they are in pull out trays like you keep your salad in not nice we all agreed we won't do babies or infants ,they are taken out of the fridges and in to the chapel then replaced once the viewing is finished.
Friday, May 17, 2013
MOVING ON
Well the surveyor called round this morning on behalf of the buyers mortgage company to see if the house was valued correctly hopefully the feed back we got from him was that our property is worth what we are asking for it .
We are now virtually guaranteed to sell our home and house we have 101 things to sort out , first of all storage for our items we want to keep for our next place we are using the storage company big yellow box £11.99 per week for first two months sorted.
Direct debits i have to cancel for water and insurance , pets to be sorted out ,our cat Harvey might be staying with the house and my daughter might be able to look after dog until we can have her with us.
Helen's two sons are moving out at the end of this month her youngest son going back to his fathers house sorry Liam , and her oldest son as got a flat that he is paying for but not moved in to when the youngest son moves out we will give him a wrought iron double bed and mattress and bedding and pillows.
And if he still needs odds and sods i am sure Helen will help him out and buy him a second hand cooker fridge washing machine and dryer , which is more than anyone has ever done for me at the end of the day he is twenty five and should be in full time employment and be totally independent but he is not , he better learn some new skills fast.
And if he still needs odds and sods i am sure Helen will help him out and buy him a second hand cooker fridge washing machine and dryer , which is more than anyone has ever done for me at the end of the day he is twenty five and should be in full time employment and be totally independent but he is not , he better learn some new skills fast.
Once we have the house with just the two of us we need to start de-cluttering and packing things that we can do with out like our ornaments , books and pottery also stuff like that clothes and bedding and nik naks leaving the essentials until last, i have already thrown a load of unused clothes in the clothing bank for the air ambulance
Once we have a completion date , then i need to look at hiring a van to move our belongings in to storage , then we have to decide where we are going to reside until we get a rented place to live in .
i need to sort out a new set of wheels if i lease a car or if i buy one there is still a lot to sort out i need to change my driving license but if i don't have a new address and where do i say i am living .
Sunday, May 12, 2013
WHY BOTHER
We have been told by one of Helen friends that someone she works for as a house for rent in Holmfirth , what it is like and how many bedrooms or rooms or does it even have a garden we don't know and most of all what we really need to know is what the rent each month .
obviously these are all questions that we need answers to , hopefully she is going to find out for us and let us know , more than likely it will be Monday next week when we hear if it is still vacant and maybe available to us.to go and view
And if they cant wait a few weeks until we sell our house , and of course it is suited to our needs and budget and we like property.
Then we will offer to pay six months rent up front or a year's rent up front , which is the maximum time that you are allowed to rent property for , even more so if they will let us have our dog Pip with us.
Everything seems to be falling in place at the right time for us it is fitting together like a jigsaw puzzle and so far it is all looking good we have completed all the border we are now just filling in the middle bit hopefully we wont be left with a piece missing .
Went to another garage today looking at Nissan Juke's the extra money you pay for is for leather interiors , sat nav ,more speakers stop start button gizmo and gadgets , the basic model is sufficient for my needs paying extra for luxuries i don't need is a no no , we need to conserve money it would be an extra £50 a month thats £1800 over three years that's a lot of food or even fuel to get me to work and back , selling the house was never about getting a new car , i could with my money form the house sale get the top of the range Nissan Juke Nismo for £20k , but why bother when its about a life style change not the car i drive.
Went to Ikea Helen bought me a can of pear cider by Ekologisk Kolsyrad its 4.5% proof and was £1.00 a can serve ice cold it is not half bad , goes well with the meatballs .
Listening to - The Allman Brothers band - "A decade of Hits".
Watching - the T.V series Hannibal.
Wanting - a Nissan Visia Juke , on Lease in black .
Eating - Swedish meatballs with Lingon Berries and gravy and fries
obviously these are all questions that we need answers to , hopefully she is going to find out for us and let us know , more than likely it will be Monday next week when we hear if it is still vacant and maybe available to us.to go and view
And if they cant wait a few weeks until we sell our house , and of course it is suited to our needs and budget and we like property.
Then we will offer to pay six months rent up front or a year's rent up front , which is the maximum time that you are allowed to rent property for , even more so if they will let us have our dog Pip with us.
Everything seems to be falling in place at the right time for us it is fitting together like a jigsaw puzzle and so far it is all looking good we have completed all the border we are now just filling in the middle bit hopefully we wont be left with a piece missing .
Went to another garage today looking at Nissan Juke's the extra money you pay for is for leather interiors , sat nav ,more speakers stop start button gizmo and gadgets , the basic model is sufficient for my needs paying extra for luxuries i don't need is a no no , we need to conserve money it would be an extra £50 a month thats £1800 over three years that's a lot of food or even fuel to get me to work and back , selling the house was never about getting a new car , i could with my money form the house sale get the top of the range Nissan Juke Nismo for £20k , but why bother when its about a life style change not the car i drive.
Went to Ikea Helen bought me a can of pear cider by Ekologisk Kolsyrad its 4.5% proof and was £1.00 a can serve ice cold it is not half bad , goes well with the meatballs .
Listening to - The Allman Brothers band - "A decade of Hits".
Watching - the T.V series Hannibal.
Wanting - a Nissan Visia Juke , on Lease in black .
Eating - Swedish meatballs with Lingon Berries and gravy and fries
Saturday, May 11, 2013
TEST DRIVE
Went to a Nissan garage mainly to sit in a Nissan Juke ended up taking it for a test drive it was black and had a full sports pack on red and black alloys and spoilers and body kit i think in total it had £1000 pounds spent on it , i was sat a bit lower than in the Free lander but the inside was far more luxurious and all light up it was a key less ignition and had all the radio stereo controls on the steering wheel , it drove very smooth and was a lot more quieter than my car , and both the clutch and accelerator where a lot keener and more sensitive , but at least i did not stall it , it is a lot better car than i thought it would be and is a car that i would love to own .
The model i drove was a model or two up from the basic one it also had sat nav and dynamic control system which you can set the driving speed and torque to sport mode or eco mode also it has a built in trip computer and Google maps , plus it had leather seats , steering wheel and gear stick but it was a extra £3000 pounds if i put £8000 pounds down it will cost me £150 a month for three years , plus insurance and road tax and servicing , if i want the same model on lease from my work it is £295 a month all in , if i choose the basic model to buy it would be £12999 to lease it £226 , i think it makes sense to lease it rather than buy it and it makes sense to go for a cheap model rather than a dearer one end of the day it will still be a fine car.
After we went to the fish shop the other side of Leeds my car seemed less refined we both got a fish in a bread cake with scraps and a carton of curry sauce , after Helen lighted a cig up , guess smoking and eating curry and greasy foods in the new car would have to stop specially if it was on lease , if my car was more economical i would spend some money on extras and servicing and keep it it as should be good for another 70,000 miles at least.
The model i drove was a model or two up from the basic one it also had sat nav and dynamic control system which you can set the driving speed and torque to sport mode or eco mode also it has a built in trip computer and Google maps , plus it had leather seats , steering wheel and gear stick but it was a extra £3000 pounds if i put £8000 pounds down it will cost me £150 a month for three years , plus insurance and road tax and servicing , if i want the same model on lease from my work it is £295 a month all in , if i choose the basic model to buy it would be £12999 to lease it £226 , i think it makes sense to lease it rather than buy it and it makes sense to go for a cheap model rather than a dearer one end of the day it will still be a fine car.
After we went to the fish shop the other side of Leeds my car seemed less refined we both got a fish in a bread cake with scraps and a carton of curry sauce , after Helen lighted a cig up , guess smoking and eating curry and greasy foods in the new car would have to stop specially if it was on lease , if my car was more economical i would spend some money on extras and servicing and keep it it as should be good for another 70,000 miles at least.
SOMETHING BETTER CHANGE
Dropped the paperwork of at the solicitors the surveyor from the mortgage company is coming out Wednesday morning to look over the house if things go ok we are looking at four to six weeks to complete .
Storage with the big yellow box company is £11.99 a week for the first eight weeks for a fifty square foot container or room .
Once the house is sold i am canceling the building and contents insurance which is nearly forty pounds a month the council tax payments which are £118 a month ,water rates which are £43 a month , broadband and phone which is fifty pounds a month , life insurance only ten pounds a month , because i am joining the works pension scheme with life insurance paid out on my death of three times my salary if i die in service.
like most people i am working to pay bills and not to survive i live to work not work to live better not dwell on it new beginnings like i said to Helen if we are going to life the same sort of live style we might as well stay were we are.
So Travel Lodge here we come another thing we wont need is a tv license well while we stay in a hotel usually get free parking and free wi-fi connection too , as the Stranglers say "SOMETHING BETTER CHANGE "
four days off bet they go really fast , breakfast or subway in the morning guess it depends on the time we get up.
It is half one in the morning just been out to the local all night garage to get Helen cigs , our internet provider as cut our broadband connection for none payment so i am tethering using my Apple i-phone as a hot spot only do this if you have all you can eat data on your tariff.
Storage with the big yellow box company is £11.99 a week for the first eight weeks for a fifty square foot container or room .
Once the house is sold i am canceling the building and contents insurance which is nearly forty pounds a month the council tax payments which are £118 a month ,water rates which are £43 a month , broadband and phone which is fifty pounds a month , life insurance only ten pounds a month , because i am joining the works pension scheme with life insurance paid out on my death of three times my salary if i die in service.
like most people i am working to pay bills and not to survive i live to work not work to live better not dwell on it new beginnings like i said to Helen if we are going to life the same sort of live style we might as well stay were we are.
So Travel Lodge here we come another thing we wont need is a tv license well while we stay in a hotel usually get free parking and free wi-fi connection too , as the Stranglers say "SOMETHING BETTER CHANGE "
four days off bet they go really fast , breakfast or subway in the morning guess it depends on the time we get up.
It is half one in the morning just been out to the local all night garage to get Helen cigs , our internet provider as cut our broadband connection for none payment so i am tethering using my Apple i-phone as a hot spot only do this if you have all you can eat data on your tariff.
Friday, May 10, 2013
TIME OFF
We got a load of papers from our solicitors to say what we are leaving with the house what's included etc , our details proof of who we are we have to sign them and send them back asp , we might only have eight weeks tops to sort everything out .
I have been looking at second had free landers on ebay and the milage on them have anything between 120,000 to 168000 miles on the clock and are going for quite high price mine as only 84,000 miles on the clock i reckon i should get a half decent price and i reckon that i should put a reserve on of at least £1000 and see what happens.
work today then i have four days off annual leave , we are going to see a psychic in York Tuesday , we have seen her before in Richmond last year she was good , we are also going to look at Nissan dealership and see how the Juke feels then i have to decide if i am going to lease one on through work or not , hopefully we will also go over to Holmfirth and do some more exploring in outer regions , hoping that the weather is blue skies and it is warm and hot because as i write this it raining that started late afternoon it way after midnight.
I have been looking at second had free landers on ebay and the milage on them have anything between 120,000 to 168000 miles on the clock and are going for quite high price mine as only 84,000 miles on the clock i reckon i should get a half decent price and i reckon that i should put a reserve on of at least £1000 and see what happens.
work today then i have four days off annual leave , we are going to see a psychic in York Tuesday , we have seen her before in Richmond last year she was good , we are also going to look at Nissan dealership and see how the Juke feels then i have to decide if i am going to lease one on through work or not , hopefully we will also go over to Holmfirth and do some more exploring in outer regions , hoping that the weather is blue skies and it is warm and hot because as i write this it raining that started late afternoon it way after midnight.
Wednesday, May 08, 2013
DECISIONS
Our hairdresser friend Louise as just bought a Range Rover sport they are £58,000 new hers is a year old and is mint condition it as had its interior restyled by a company called Autograph and it is gorgeous it is automatic and drives like its on rails it is very quite and you feel no bumps,she use to drive a Audi TT Quattro she says she will never go back to a small car again , she likes the room and a high up driving position.
I was thinking of getting a smaller car but after driving my Land Rover Freelander for the last five years i don't think i can , i will have to compromise and get a crossover which is a car bigger than a hatch back but not as big as a four by four , the favorite one to get for me will be the Nissan Juke , i have already been quoted £226 a month including road tax and insurance on lease through work and i am seriously thinking about it , what i will get for my car should pay for a few months gas and the basic model i am wanting will do around 55mpg , if i was to buy one i would be looking at £12,000 for a new one or around £8000 for a half decent second hand one .
We are still looking online for housing to rent in Holmfirth if we increase the radius we want to live in by three miles we get loads more hits on property , so it might be that we don't actually live in Holmfirth its self but still will be living in a little village type setting which is what we want at the end of the day it is about compromise ,decisions ,decisions.
I was thinking of getting a smaller car but after driving my Land Rover Freelander for the last five years i don't think i can , i will have to compromise and get a crossover which is a car bigger than a hatch back but not as big as a four by four , the favorite one to get for me will be the Nissan Juke , i have already been quoted £226 a month including road tax and insurance on lease through work and i am seriously thinking about it , what i will get for my car should pay for a few months gas and the basic model i am wanting will do around 55mpg , if i was to buy one i would be looking at £12,000 for a new one or around £8000 for a half decent second hand one .
We are still looking online for housing to rent in Holmfirth if we increase the radius we want to live in by three miles we get loads more hits on property , so it might be that we don't actually live in Holmfirth its self but still will be living in a little village type setting which is what we want at the end of the day it is about compromise ,decisions ,decisions.
Tuesday, May 07, 2013
ROLLIN ON
We have picked the solicitor that we want to sell our house through her fees are £527 she is called Gemma and drives a Porsche no doubt bet its no more than two or three hours work ,should have done better in school .
We are agreed on living in Holmfirth , Helen still wants to live in Uppermill an annual train ticket is £2575 which is way too expensive and takes a hour on the train , Holmfirth is 20 miles away and takes 40 mins to drive ,Uppermill might be more practical if i can get a job there or i am retired and work is not a issue , there is less houses to rent there because it is a lot smaller then Holmfirth which is small enough., from Holmfirth the Moors are a five minute drive and Uppermill is a mere 18 Miles away.
Reservoirs are every where and scenery for miles and miles , there is a helicopter that will fly you over the length of the moors , and when we finally move we are going to take a flight mainly because i have never been on a helicopter before and another reason i will have a half decent camera to take some quality photos.
We might also consider getting mountain bikes and use them early morning or late evening when there is less traffic on the roads we will just have to make sure we don't go down any hills that we cant get back up there are plenty of hills , we might eventually get fitter than what we are now who knows if we do enough walking it will help .
Watching - "Hannibal" if you have not seen do it is excellent
We are agreed on living in Holmfirth , Helen still wants to live in Uppermill an annual train ticket is £2575 which is way too expensive and takes a hour on the train , Holmfirth is 20 miles away and takes 40 mins to drive ,Uppermill might be more practical if i can get a job there or i am retired and work is not a issue , there is less houses to rent there because it is a lot smaller then Holmfirth which is small enough., from Holmfirth the Moors are a five minute drive and Uppermill is a mere 18 Miles away.
Reservoirs are every where and scenery for miles and miles , there is a helicopter that will fly you over the length of the moors , and when we finally move we are going to take a flight mainly because i have never been on a helicopter before and another reason i will have a half decent camera to take some quality photos.
We might also consider getting mountain bikes and use them early morning or late evening when there is less traffic on the roads we will just have to make sure we don't go down any hills that we cant get back up there are plenty of hills , we might eventually get fitter than what we are now who knows if we do enough walking it will help .
Watching - "Hannibal" if you have not seen do it is excellent
Sunday, May 05, 2013
COUNTING SUNDAYS
cleaned out the garage my car wont go in so its been a dumping ground for unwanted items , plus spiders both dead and alive and numerous webs ,which don't bother me , but freaks Helen's son out , he as a phobia over spiders and their webs .
Helen cooked a full breakfast whilst i did the de cluttering of the garage i loaded the car up and went to the local waste tip , took two trips i swept the garage out got ride of a couple of old bikes sun loungers wood and old planters chairs and a bathroom vanity unit we had given ages ago when we moved in.
I need to get loads of old newspapers and cardboard boxes ready for our packing we are leaving .
2 leather sofa a three and a two seater , two Mexican pine wardrobes ,washing machine and dryer Range master cooker fridge freezer chest freezer chest of drawers mirror wardrobe and other bits and pieces we don't need or want or that we will replace along the way.
We need a new microwave and air fryer and a new frying pan and wok , i want another moderately priced i-pod speaker dock and of course a new laptop and camera i still want a Pentax Q and a Sony Vaio Laptop .
Helen had two readings tonight and has had a few bookings this week i went up in to the bedroom with my Google and watched the first three episodes of the t.v series Hannibal which was extremely good .
For our Sunday dinner we had gammon and turkey with mashed pots and Yorkshire puds followed by Cherry pie and ice cream and cherry ice cold pepsi ,I have a bottle of pear cider Kopparberg in the freezer i will take it out and place it in the fridge after a couple of hours . We might only have another half dozen weekends left in our house we are counting down the weekends.
Working tomorrow it's bank holiday which means i get to go in the car and it is double time for the whole of my shift .
Looking at Paul Browne a artist and his art work he is a local artist who does abstract paintings of Saddleworth and Manchester his work is very reasonable priced for an original art work , like all art work you either love it or loath it have a look http://www.paulbrowneart.co.uk/
Watching - "Parker"
Listening to - Keane
Wanting - to move
Helen cooked a full breakfast whilst i did the de cluttering of the garage i loaded the car up and went to the local waste tip , took two trips i swept the garage out got ride of a couple of old bikes sun loungers wood and old planters chairs and a bathroom vanity unit we had given ages ago when we moved in.
I need to get loads of old newspapers and cardboard boxes ready for our packing we are leaving .
2 leather sofa a three and a two seater , two Mexican pine wardrobes ,washing machine and dryer Range master cooker fridge freezer chest freezer chest of drawers mirror wardrobe and other bits and pieces we don't need or want or that we will replace along the way.
We need a new microwave and air fryer and a new frying pan and wok , i want another moderately priced i-pod speaker dock and of course a new laptop and camera i still want a Pentax Q and a Sony Vaio Laptop .
Helen had two readings tonight and has had a few bookings this week i went up in to the bedroom with my Google and watched the first three episodes of the t.v series Hannibal which was extremely good .
For our Sunday dinner we had gammon and turkey with mashed pots and Yorkshire puds followed by Cherry pie and ice cream and cherry ice cold pepsi ,I have a bottle of pear cider Kopparberg in the freezer i will take it out and place it in the fridge after a couple of hours . We might only have another half dozen weekends left in our house we are counting down the weekends.
Working tomorrow it's bank holiday which means i get to go in the car and it is double time for the whole of my shift .
Looking at Paul Browne a artist and his art work he is a local artist who does abstract paintings of Saddleworth and Manchester his work is very reasonable priced for an original art work , like all art work you either love it or loath it have a look http://www.paulbrowneart.co.uk/
Watching - "Parker"
Listening to - Keane
Wanting - to move
Saturday, May 04, 2013
NEARLY GONE
We have decided that we would like to live in Holmfirth its roughly 20 miles from where we are living now and it's a lot nearer to Saddleworth Moors and the village of Uppermill and it means we will be living in the country there is reservoirs near buy and also getting to work more viable at 800 miles a month travel instead of 1450 miles which will cost around £72 a month in petrol that's if i buy or lease a Toyota Aygo small city car which does a lot more than my Freelander , i am compromising i don't want to drive a shitty little car but its got to be practical and my car wouldn't be
The cost of the lease around £180 a month all in including servicing and insurance , the cost of renting a house £450 a month .
The couple who is buying our house called round again today with their baby Frasier he is only 8 weeks old and as already had had to under go open heart surgery , hopefully they will all enjoy their new home .
Not living in a city anymore , not hearing police sirens and ambulance lights flashing blue the sound of drunks coming home late at night and uncontrollable dogs barking instead it will be the sound of sheep bleating pigs grunting and birds signing , instead of high rise tower blocks it will be mountains and rocks instead of concrete and glass it will be trees and streams not had to figure out why we want out of the city , we have both lived in all our lives .We are steps closer to be gone for good bye bye Bramley and it's urban squalor .
The cost of the lease around £180 a month all in including servicing and insurance , the cost of renting a house £450 a month .
The couple who is buying our house called round again today with their baby Frasier he is only 8 weeks old and as already had had to under go open heart surgery , hopefully they will all enjoy their new home .
Not living in a city anymore , not hearing police sirens and ambulance lights flashing blue the sound of drunks coming home late at night and uncontrollable dogs barking instead it will be the sound of sheep bleating pigs grunting and birds signing , instead of high rise tower blocks it will be mountains and rocks instead of concrete and glass it will be trees and streams not had to figure out why we want out of the city , we have both lived in all our lives .We are steps closer to be gone for good bye bye Bramley and it's urban squalor .
BOGGLING NOT BLOGGING
Wednesday
Well twelve noon all the bidders that have been interested in our house have been told to submit the best and final offers and then from there we will pick the one that will buy our home obvious the highest bid is the one we will go with for obvious reasons it's all to do with money and profit and will help immensely with our next property that we will live in miles away in the country .
We had a final bid that was the full asking price of £144,995 so we have agreed to sell the house we reckon we are looking at between six to eight weeks tops to sell the house .
I am looking at leasing a new car for £188 a month that's including tax and insurance which is costing me £95 a month for the car i have the car i am looking at does around 65 mpg will be brand new and is a third of the size that i have now its a Toyota Aygo.
I do prefer the Toyota IQ not sure why i guess its all to do with style and design it just appeals to myself more than the Aygo although its smaller it is a dearer car and because the are so tiny they are quite fast specially the 1.2 litre injection
Anyway we have loads of stuff to sort out like where are we going to live being the million dollar question , what car do i get , do we live in a hotel then get somewhere to live how much rent is affordable , how much money will it cost to travel to work and how long what furniture do we keep what laptop do i buy , and loads of other stuff , it's mind boggling.
Bought Ebay - I-pod ear pods i don't think that they are the real deal they was advertised as genuine but i think not.
I-Phone 4s case in brown suede ,well imitation suede the color was really brown though.
Well twelve noon all the bidders that have been interested in our house have been told to submit the best and final offers and then from there we will pick the one that will buy our home obvious the highest bid is the one we will go with for obvious reasons it's all to do with money and profit and will help immensely with our next property that we will live in miles away in the country .
We had a final bid that was the full asking price of £144,995 so we have agreed to sell the house we reckon we are looking at between six to eight weeks tops to sell the house .
I am looking at leasing a new car for £188 a month that's including tax and insurance which is costing me £95 a month for the car i have the car i am looking at does around 65 mpg will be brand new and is a third of the size that i have now its a Toyota Aygo.
I do prefer the Toyota IQ not sure why i guess its all to do with style and design it just appeals to myself more than the Aygo although its smaller it is a dearer car and because the are so tiny they are quite fast specially the 1.2 litre injection
Anyway we have loads of stuff to sort out like where are we going to live being the million dollar question , what car do i get , do we live in a hotel then get somewhere to live how much rent is affordable , how much money will it cost to travel to work and how long what furniture do we keep what laptop do i buy , and loads of other stuff , it's mind boggling.
Bought Ebay - I-pod ear pods i don't think that they are the real deal they was advertised as genuine but i think not.
I-Phone 4s case in brown suede ,well imitation suede the color was really brown though.
Wednesday, May 01, 2013
MOVING
We have had an offer of £140,000 for our house we have asked them to meet us half way and said we will sell for £142,500 the extra will pay the estate agents and solicitors fees and every penny helps we will agree the sale of the house and all its furniture for that price the only things we will keep is our bed tv , laptops clothes , cooking and eating utensils and ornaments , rocking chair and grandfather's clock.
Got to work and they asked me if I could stay until two in the morning I told them yes if at some stage I could get the bus home to pick my car up so I could do the journey home in it , it was agreed , think I will be doing another two while two shift again tomorrow.
We should know if the house as been sold before the start of the weekend fingers crossed its moving in the right direction.
Got to work and they asked me if I could stay until two in the morning I told them yes if at some stage I could get the bus home to pick my car up so I could do the journey home in it , it was agreed , think I will be doing another two while two shift again tomorrow.
We should know if the house as been sold before the start of the weekend fingers crossed its moving in the right direction.
FINGERS CROSSED
We think we might be getting a offer on our house it seems imminent or maybe just wishful thinking i have always thought we would move in August at the earliest but sooner the better it be nice to spend this summer somewhere totally different.We should hear over the next few hours or days if we are green to go .
If it happens we have a load of stuff to sort out and loads of stuff to either sell or give away or have a car boot sale .
As i was writing this the phone rang it was the estate agents we have had two offers on the property we are selling one is for £130,000 and one for £133,000 we original wanted £150,000 and refused a offer of £141,000 so no way are we accepting a offer below £141,000 the least i am prepared to except is £140,000.
We had another veiwing tonight whilst i was at work , woman and her mother called and they also want our house and they are putting a bid offer in tomorrow morning they know what we want and they know what we have turned down hopefully we will both get what we want and be happy with the end result .
If it happens we have a load of stuff to sort out and loads of stuff to either sell or give away or have a car boot sale .
As i was writing this the phone rang it was the estate agents we have had two offers on the property we are selling one is for £130,000 and one for £133,000 we original wanted £150,000 and refused a offer of £141,000 so no way are we accepting a offer below £141,000 the least i am prepared to except is £140,000.
We had another veiwing tonight whilst i was at work , woman and her mother called and they also want our house and they are putting a bid offer in tomorrow morning they know what we want and they know what we have turned down hopefully we will both get what we want and be happy with the end result .
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