# Escrow closed ... **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [September 22, 2017, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/escrow-closed/796998 "2017-09-22T19:47:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![watchwolf49](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e9c0ed/32.png) [@watchwolf49](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/watchwolf49)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2017, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/escrow-closed/796998/1 "2017-09-22T19:47:58Z")
… and now I’m homeless … I’ll be back some day, but I’ll need the help of the teeming millions to keep Our Great Social Causes alive: 1] 0.999… = 1 — no backsliding, y’hear … 2] Don’t be creating or destroying energy willy-nilly … not one micro-erg … 3] Can we get the carpet in the storage closet replaced? … that foam cleaner just isn’t working anymore … maybe a bigger cat-flap as well … Thanks in advance … Your best friend: Watchwolf49 ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2017, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/escrow-closed/796998/2 "2017-09-22T20:08:33Z")
Are you someplace where you can’t get to a public library occasionally? ---
**Author:** ![Doctor\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doctor_jackson/32/32_2.png) [@Doctor\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doctor_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2017, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/escrow-closed/796998/3 "2017-09-22T20:47:12Z")
I honestly have no idea whether to congratulate or commiserate… ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2017, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/escrow-closed/796998/4 "2017-09-22T21:11:06Z")
As one chapter draws to a close, another begins. Good luck ol’ buddy. Maybe the period tank in his car will spring a leak along the way and when he rejoins us after his journey we’ll see them used only one at a time. But I’m not holding my breath. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![watchwolf49](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e9c0ed/32.png) [@watchwolf49](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/watchwolf49)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2017, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/escrow-closed/796998/5 "2017-10-19T02:00:37Z")
**Escrow closed AGAIN !!!** Just bought a late 19th Century Victorian used as rentals for the past 50 or so years … structurally sound but wallboard materials are a wreak … This Old Girl’s rehabilitation will be my _magnum opus_ … The community is staunchly Republican … what a relief being able to say something nice about The Donald without getting into a fist fight … ---
**Author:** ![PastTense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pasttense/32/14550_2.png) [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2017, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/escrow-closed/796998/6 "2017-10-19T02:29:32Z")
Watchwolf49: You’re very lucky! Just a problem with wallboard materials! If the rest of us bought one of those we would probably have problems with a lack of insulation, a roof needing to be replaced soon, ancient electrical and plumbing systems, a non-energy efficient heating system, cracks in the foundation. And a lot of people have a wife/girlfriend who demand modernization of a functional kitchen and bathroom just because it isn’t stylish enough–because it hasn’t been updated in 40 years. ---
**Author:** ![watchwolf49](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e9c0ed/32.png) [@watchwolf49](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/watchwolf49)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2017, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/escrow-closed/796998/7 "2017-10-19T02:57:57Z")
> [@PastTense](#): > > Watchwolf49: You’re very lucky! Just a problem with wallboard materials! If the rest of us bought one of those we would probably have problems with a lack of insulation, a roof needing to be replaced soon, ancient electrical and plumbing systems, a non-energy efficient heating system, cracks in the foundation. And a lot of people have a wife/girlfriend who demand modernization of a functional kitchen and bathroom just because it isn’t stylish enough–because it hasn’t been updated in 40 years. Insulation? Ha ha … insulation is there but all the doors and windows need replaced, roof’s new, wires dangling everyplace, fucking hot water heater is _outside_, but the foundation is good, just a bit of sag in one of the bearing walls … No girlfriend or wife … too bad … the kitchen was re-done about a year ago, huge and modern … 250 sq ft or better … that’s right, ladies, I’m still single … ---
**Author:** ![Sunny\_Daze](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunny_daze/32/438_2.png) [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2017, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/escrow-closed/796998/8 "2017-10-19T04:01:32Z")
Congrats! Pics of your new lady? ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2017, 9:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/escrow-closed/796998/9 "2017-10-19T09:50:50Z")
Still single … but broke UFN fixin’ the main mistress. _C’est la guerre._. Good luck. Seriously, not snarkily. Sounds like fun. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2017, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/escrow-closed/796998/10 "2017-10-19T18:45:31Z")
> [@watchwolf49](#): > > No girlfriend or wife … It’s not all bad, then is it? 😉 ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2017, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/escrow-closed/796998/11 "2017-10-19T18:51:35Z")
Old homes are a never-ending project, unlike new homes which are never-ending… oh wait, it’s the same. Houses need maintenance, you may start with a lot to do, but you’ll have to keep it at anyway. The first thing you need to do is buy a shovel, then go out in your back yard and dig a hole. Why? Because you can. You are a laird now, bask in the glory of your domain for a while, it will make all the work and money seem slightly more worthwhile. ---
**Author:** ![watchwolf49](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e9c0ed/32.png) [@watchwolf49](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/watchwolf49)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2017, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/escrow-closed/796998/12 "2017-10-20T01:57:11Z")
> [@Sunny\_Daze](#): > > Congrats! Pics of your new lady? [Not sure if I did this right …](http://s682.photobucket.com/user/watchwolf49/media/IMG_1085_zpskzhx4sf8.jpg.html)` [2 ...](http://s682.photobucket.com/user/watchwolf49/media/IMG_1082_zpsrm1ehqfj.jpg.html)`[3 …](http://s682.photobucket.com/user/watchwolf49/media/IMG_1056_zpssw9ublwh.jpg.html) > [@TriPolar](#): > > Old homes are a never-ending project, unlike new homes which are never-ending… oh wait, it’s the same. Houses need maintenance, you may start with a lot to do, but you’ll have to keep it at anyway. > > The first thing you need to do is buy a shovel, then go out in your back yard and dig a hole. Why? Because you can. You are a laird now, bask in the glory of your domain for a while, it will make all the work and money seem slightly more worthwhile. First thing I did was sign the two rose bushes’ death warrants … that’s two holes dug … next I’m gonna kill the Pampus Grass … might need a back-hoe for that … I’d love to take a chainsaw to the trees except I’d probably kill myself … There’s one of them hippy-style community gardens across the street … ---
**Author:** ![Sunny\_Daze](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunny_daze/32/438_2.png) [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2017, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/escrow-closed/796998/13 "2017-10-20T02:04:41Z")
Looks like a beautiful house. The cats seal the deal! ---
**Author:** ![watchwolf49](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e9c0ed/32.png) [@watchwolf49](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/watchwolf49)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2017, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/escrow-closed/796998/14 "2017-10-20T02:09:31Z")
My lil’ darlings … they’re mad 'cause they can’t each get their own bedroom …