>>Why did you buy it if you knew it needed lots of work doing?
>> I can't see the appeal of moving regularly, though maybe you have less "possessions" than
>> I do. It costs, it is disruptive, and you have to keep getting used to
>> the foibles of a new property. Why don't you just find somewhere suitable and stay
>> there? :-)
SWMBO's not in the best of health, I've arthritis, particularly dodgy knees and a dicky ticker.
We'd discussed buying a bungalow for a couple of years, when this one came up nearby. We like the area (we've been here for forty-odd years). It's 3 bed, detached, 2 bathrooms (one en-suite), utility. It's got a new garage and the old one's been converted into a couple of sheds. The previous occupant died last January and the place has been empty since. He was obviously disabled so the whole place needs decorating and we're having the bathrooms and kitchen re-fitted.
We know of several couples who should've done the same years ago, one has to crawl up and down stairs on their knees and another doesn't use the stairs except once in the morning and again at night. Others make the excuse there's too much to clear and they're too old to do it now.
I tell my kids it'll save carrying my coffin down the stairs.
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