AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGG! Pt 2

[Graham Walters]

Some of you will remember that a few weeks back SWMBO took me to look at some new houses, because "she" wants to move, this has been met with a distinct lack of enthusiasm on my part.

This last week the plot has deepened, I got news that I was due a nice tax rebate, £600 to be exact, I had plans for this unearned income, namely a new loco, and some other things for "the layout", the rest would go into savings.

Carelessly I left the said cheque lying around, she saw it, and duly paid it into our joint savings account, "bugger" I thought.
Unbeknown to me she has also employed one of those PPI firms, that find out if you are owed money for mis-sold PPI, well last week I had a letter from Lloyds, telling me they had upheld my claim and a cheque for £2800 would soon be winging it's way to me.

Over tea that evening my darling asked if I had such a letter, it seems she had put the claim in for me about our first ever mortgage, and she had been awarded the same amount, "be great to help out the deposit on the new house" she said.

My chin hit the floor..... just as I had finished laying the track and starting on the scenics, I hadn't taken moving into account, that factor just hadn't been built in.


Slightly    is not the word.

What do you do when the move is around six months away, stop building ?  revise your plan so that the layout can be taken out and rebuilt or just ....

GIVE UP !

[joe cassidy]

Graham,

Take this opportunity to negotiate for a "railway room" in the new house 

Good luck !


Joe

[Firefox]

Change it into a portable layout. I would never have a fixed layout again. Circumstances change which caused me to give up two very good layouts many years ago. Considering the amount spent on scenics it's a waste.

At the very least you could have a couple of boards portable so you can have a working station and fiddle yard up and running in no time.

[MikeDunn]

Well, you could always start referring to her as the first Mrs Walters ... 

[austinbob]

I would just put it on hold until you know what you're moving to. Once its all agreed you can see what you can salvage or if you need to start again.
These things happen. What's more important your home or your layout - don't answer that!!

[Graham Walters]

Graham,

Take this opportunity to negotiate for a "railway room" in the new house 

Good luck !


Joe

The houses we are looking at means downsizing, ( I think thats what they call it), just a two bed and box room that is done out as an office in the show home, which was greeted with "oh look a sewing room" .... enough said really.
Looking out of the windows on to the handkerchief of space resembling a garden, there doesn't seem to be enough room for a 12 x 8 shed !

[joe cassidy]

Go for that "sewing room" !

[Graham Walters]

I would just put it on hold until you know what you're moving to. Once its all agreed you can see what you can salvage or if you need to start again.
These things happen. What's more important your home or your layout - don't answer that!!

If the first Mrs Walters says we are moving.... then we are moving, and the time scale is about right, I can see it happening July - August next year.
She is a creature of habit, it's happened FIVE times already ! the only difference this time is she is looking at "out of the box houses" ready to move into.

[austinbob]

I would just put it on hold until you know what you're moving to. Once its all agreed you can see what you can salvage or if you need to start again.
These things happen. What's more important your home or your layout - don't answer that!!

If the first Mrs Walters says we are moving.... then we are moving,

How many Mrs Walters are there Graham? Do they all want to move house or is it just the first Mrs Walters?

[Malc]

Just make sure that there is enough room to make the loft into a man cave.

[joe cassidy]

I hope you'll be moving closer to the Watercress Line ?

[Graham Walters]

I would just put it on hold until you know what you're moving to. Once its all agreed you can see what you can salvage or if you need to start again.
These things happen. What's more important your home or your layout - don't answer that!!

If the first Mrs Walters says we are moving.... then we are moving,

How many Mrs Walters are there Graham? Do they all want to move house or is it just the first Mrs Walters?

She is the first and at present only Mrs Walters, that like new cars is subject to change !

[trkilliman]

DPP...otherwise known as domestic planning permission.

For some this can be difficult to obtain, although even when granted can be suddenly withdrawn. Reasons cited for it being withdrawn can be plentiful, but often bewildering to us mere male mortals. Appeals sometimes work...often at a price.

Venus and Mars comes to mind.

[Graham Walters]

Just make sure that there is enough room to make the loft into a man cave.

The houses "she" looking at are the modern type, where the attic is a maze of wood, and the joist are not strong enough to support a box of tissues, so that is out.... unfortunately.

[Graham Walters]

I hope you'll be moving closer to the Watercress Line ?

About 3 miles closer at a rough guess.

We have lived down here for 10 yrs and never visited it, must put that right in the summer.