# Bye, for now . . . **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 27, 2000, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bye-for-now/42873 "2000-11-27T17:00:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Lissa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/85f322/32.png) [@Lissa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lissa)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2000, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bye-for-now/42873/1 "2000-11-27T17:00:33Z")
Hubby was transferred back to our hometown. We’ve only been here 8 months, having bought a lovely home, which we’ve had to sell at a loss to be able to move quickly. We’re not able to buy a home on such short notice, so we have to temporarily move into my grandmother’s house until we can buy a new one. An apartment isn’t an option, because no one will take my large dog. (I begged and pleaded. I offered a thousand dollar damage deposit, but they still wouldn’t rent to us.) Grandma doesn’t have internet access, so I won’t be able to Dope for at least a month or two. I’m a bit depressed because we’ll be “homeless” for Christmas. Instead of wallowing in self-pity, however, I think I’ll work in a soup-kitchen on Christmas, and through one of the local churches sponsor a family for Christmas, buying their dinner & gifts. I think it will make me feel a little better, knowing that if I can’t have a great Christmas, maybe I can make some down-on-their luck family have a wonderful holiday. We’re moving this weekend, putting all of our stuff into storage. We found a house that I fell in love with, but the owners are in the same boat we are. They have to find a home to move into before they can vacate the one we wish to buy. It really is a great house, old, with high ceilings, hardwood floors in some rooms, and large, airy rooms. However, the people living there have the most awful, horrifying taste. The carpet is pea-green shag, orange wallpaper with pink boarder. Astetically, every room is a new and excreble experiment in color. It’s comically bad, and I wouldn’t have believed that someone could have THAT bad of taste had I not seen it with my own eyes. Needless to say, I will have to re-do the entire house, including a new kitchen, but I’m actually looking forward to that part. I think it will be alot of fun. My family has all of the help I’ll need. Grandma is a professional wallpaperer/painter, my step-dad is a carpenter, and my mother is an excellent decorator. When I’m finished, the house will be gorgeous. I can see it in my mind’s eye. So, wish me luck. I’ll stop by a few times before I leave. Everyone have a happy holiday! Love, Lissa ---
**Author:** ![tiggeril](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tiggeril/32/7234_2.png) [@tiggeril](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tiggeril)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2000, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bye-for-now/42873/2 "2000-11-27T17:03:58Z")
::waves:: You don’t know me, but try to have a merry Christmas! ---
**Author:** ![Lissa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/85f322/32.png) [@Lissa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lissa)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2000, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bye-for-now/42873/3 "2000-11-27T22:55:31Z")
Thanks, tiggeril, I guess you’re the only one who cares. Happy holidays to you, too. :😭: 😉 ---
**Author:** ![deb2world](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7cd45c/32.png) [@deb2world](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/deb2world)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2000, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bye-for-now/42873/4 "2000-11-27T23:08:03Z")
Hey, hopefully you get the new house. I bought a house a year and a half ago and totally redid the bathroom and kitchen and remodeled the rest of it and had a blast. While you are waiting for the house to become available, you can watch HGTV and gets gobs of ideas. I guess I don’t understand why the company your hubby works for didn’t pay the loss from selling your house. Did you ask? I like the way you are turning a negative into a positive with the soup kitchen. ---
**Author:** ![Coldfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@Coldfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coldfire)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2000, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bye-for-now/42873/5 "2000-11-27T23:26:40Z")
Enjoy the Holidays, and hurry back! ---
**Author:** ![tomndebb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b9e5f3/32.png) [@tomndebb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tomndebb)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2000, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bye-for-now/42873/6 "2000-11-27T23:52:49Z")
If you get desperate for a fix, don’t forget that lots of libraries have internet access and college towns have “internet cafes” where you can get some time in. ---
**Author:** ![robinh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b77776/32.png) [@robinh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robinh)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2000, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bye-for-now/42873/7 "2000-11-28T01:58:37Z")
Oooh, an ugly old house. You can have so much fun! Old houses have great “bones”; the cosmetic stuff is all superficial. Even if you find you have to do some other stuff first, you can still picture how wonderful it will be. We have a pale orange dining room and a kitchen with 37 shades of green. And we have lived with it for 3 years (while we replaced the heating system, the roof and 34 windows-it had been somewhat neglected) because we can see the possibilities. Good luck! ---
**Author:** ![Zenster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/cdc98d/32.png) [@Zenster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zenster)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2000, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bye-for-now/42873/8 "2000-11-28T03:27:52Z")
Remember, double hung windows are a way of life! PS: Good luck with the mutt.