PICTURE POST II! - Page 82

Tom Hendricks · January 11 2013, 04:40 AM

We're almost home, got the final approval for our Mortage tonight. What a difference a few years makes, when we bought our last house it was a cake walk to get the Mortage. This time we had to jump through hoops, provide way more documentation then before and it seamed to take forever. Now just the count down until we close on the new house, sometime around March 1st. Syracuse here we come!

The new house.

cooleddie74 · January 11 2013, 04:43 AM

Very nice pad! It looks nice, big and cozy. Good luck with the final details and enjoying the place!

auntiehill · January 11 2013, 05:49 AM

DAMN, that's a nice house. Congrats!

trekkiedane · January 11 2013, 05:29 PM

^It is, and it looks positively ginormous seen with eyes from another culture

thestrangequark · January 11 2013, 05:38 PM

trekkiedane wrote:

^It is, and it looks positively ginormous seen with eyes from another culture

It's ginormous to me and I live in the same state!

trekkiedane · January 11 2013, 05:45 PM

thestrangequark wrote:

trekkiedane wrote:

^It is, and it looks positively ginormous seen with eyes from another culture

It's ginormous to me and I live in the same state!

+ The front lawn is the size of a minor city-park here... makes me wonder about the size of the back garden!!!

RevDMV · January 11 2013, 05:46 PM

That is a big house from someone who's been all over the US.

It does have the perfect look to go complete Griswold on for next Christmas...

Tom Hendricks · January 11 2013, 05:59 PM

trekkiedane wrote:

thestrangequark wrote:

trekkiedane wrote:

^It is, and it looks positively ginormous seen with eyes from another culture

It's ginormous to me and I live in the same state!

+ The front lawn is the size of a minor city-park here... makes me wonder about the size of the back garden!!!

The whole lot size is 1 acre of land. It's a lot larger then I'm accustom to, however most of it is wooded and I plan on keeping that way. In fact I'm looking to add additional trees.

The house is a good size for our family. It's me and the wife, our three kids and my mother-in-law. We also plan on being in the house for a long time.

bbailey861 · January 11 2013, 06:15 PM

Tom Hendricks wrote:

We're almost home, got the final approval for our Mortage tonight. What a difference a few years makes, when we bought our last house it was a cake walk to get the Mortage. This time we had to jump through hoops, provide way more documentation then before and it seamed to take forever. Now just the count down until we close on the new house, sometime around March 1st. Syracuse here we come!

The new house.

Good tree. Nice house.

Tora Ziyal · January 11 2013, 07:24 PM

Very nice house, and reasonable for six people. What drives me crazy are the couples -- or even singles -- without children who live in McMansions. Such a waste! (BTW, I'm not calling your place a McMansion, TomHendricks. It's much too tasteful!

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Tom Hendricks · January 11 2013, 08:16 PM

Tora Ziyal wrote:

Very nice house, and reasonable for six people. What drives me crazy are the couples -- or even singles -- without children who live in McMansions. Such a waste! (BTW, I'm not calling your place a McMansion, TomHendricks. It's much too tasteful!

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We really did try to strike a balance between a house big enough for us to grow with but not so large that its a waste of space.

trekkiedane · January 11 2013, 08:23 PM

Tom Hendricks wrote:

/.../ not so large that its a waste of space.

Well, one mans "waste of space" is another mans "cleaning nightmare"

Tom Hendricks wrote:

The whole lot size is 1 acre of land. It's a lot larger then I'm accustom to, however most of it is wooded and I plan on keeping that way. In fact I'm looking to add additional trees.

That is so cool!

Gary7 · January 11 2013, 09:06 PM

Well done, Tom.

I really like the layout of the property. I have a thing against long walks perpendicular to the street up to the front door. There's something so great about the large undivided front lawn that you get with a laterally placed walk for the front door. The only thing missing are a set of tall hedges at the edge of the road.

Tom Hendricks · January 12 2013, 04:06 AM

Gary7 wrote:

Well done, Tom.

I really like the layout of the property. I have a thing against long walks perpendicular to the street up to the front door. There's something so great about the large undivided front lawn that you get with a laterally placed walk for the front door. The only thing missing are a set of tall hedges at the edge of the road.

I agree, I dislike it when a walkway bisects a lawn. I prefer a meandering path that follows the house. I have big plans for both the front and back of the house. We're not allowed to put up a fence, against the covenants of the home owners association. Well you could ask for a waiver from the association but there has never been one granted since its inception. So there will be hedges and trees to try and rein in the kids.

TrickyDickie · January 13 2013, 08:49 AM

Took this photo along the Oregon coast a few months ago. Interesting play of sunlight:

January 11 2013, 04:40 AM	#1216
Tom Hendricks Muad'Dib Location: Syracuse, NY	Re: PICTURE POST II! We're almost home, got the final approval for our Mortage tonight. What a difference a few years makes, when we bought our last house it was a cake walk to get the Mortage. This time we had to jump through hoops, provide way more documentation then before and it seamed to take forever. Now just the count down until we close on the new house, sometime around March 1st. Syracuse here we come! The new house. __________________ I believe in the teachings of the middle ground. I maybe blind but my heart can see. Of course I'm a creationist. I believe man created god.

January 11 2013, 04:43 AM	#1217
cooleddie74 Fleet Admiral Location: The Warped Sector of the Demented Quadrant	Re: PICTURE POST II! Very nice pad! It looks nice, big and cozy. Good luck with the final details and enjoying the place! __________________ This shirt is dry clean only. Which means it's dirty. -Mitch Hedberg

January 11 2013, 05:49 AM	#1218
auntiehill Fleet Admiral Location: av by Chemahkuu	Re: PICTURE POST II! DAMN, that's a nice house. Congrats!

January 11 2013, 05:29 PM	#1219
trekkiedane Admiral Location: I'll let you know when I get there.	Re: PICTURE POST II! ^It is, and it looks positively ginormous seen with eyes from another culture __________________ You just assume condescension because I'm European and we're known for not taking Americans seriously. It's a curse. { Emilia }

January 11 2013, 05:46 PM	#1222
RevDMV Rear Admiral Location: RevDMV in the Bay Area, CA	Re: PICTURE POST II! That is a big house from someone who's been all over the US. It does have the perfect look to go complete Griswold on for next Christmas... __________________ Life is good

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January 11 2013, 07:24 PM	#1225
Tora Ziyal Rear Admiral Location: Baltimore, MD, USA	Re: PICTURE POST II! Very nice house, and reasonable for six people. What drives me crazy are the couples -- or even singles -- without children who live in McMansions. Such a waste! (BTW, I'm not calling your place a McMansion, TomHendricks. It's much too tasteful! )

January 11 2013, 09:06 PM	#1228
Gary7 Rear Admiral Location: Near Manhattan ··· in an alternate reality	Re: PICTURE POST II! Well done, Tom. I really like the layout of the property. I have a thing against long walks perpendicular to the street up to the front door. There's something so great about the large undivided front lawn that you get with a laterally placed walk for the front door. The only thing missing are a set of tall hedges at the edge of the road. __________________ Remembering Ensign Mallory.

January 13 2013, 08:49 AM	#1230
TrickyDickie Commodore	Re: PICTURE POST II! Took this photo along the Oregon coast a few months ago. Interesting play of sunlight: