tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post3079604780575377585..comments2024-02-13T10:20:04.888+00:00Comments on David Hepworth's blog: The way we live nowDavid Hepworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05973053694541321308noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post-29188400438799077142007-11-02T15:42:00.000+00:002007-11-02T15:42:00.000+00:00When we moved into our family home in April, the o...When we moved into our family home in April, the owner and I were haggling over fixtures and fittings and he had curtains that were very expensive but not to our taste. He didn't want them but knew he couldn't resell them to anyone other than us. We wanted some lights but nothing else. We ended up having this discussion:<BR/><BR/>"500 quid for lights, carpets and curtains?"<BR/>"But we don't want your curtains"<BR/>"Yes you will"<BR/>"No we won't"<BR/>"You will"<BR/>"Honestly my wife won't want them"<BR/>"Yes she will"<BR/>** pause as I thought 'I hate your f'ing curtains as much as your f'ing arrogance... but we haven't exchanged yet'**<BR/>"Actually we might need them when we first move in"<BR/>"500 quid the lot"<BR/>"OK"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post-40580878638509610412007-11-02T11:29:00.000+00:002007-11-02T11:29:00.000+00:00It's not much fun though. Even the house was gutte...It's not much fun though. Even the house was gutted.Roghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09430706557035189147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post-53613664350820318862007-11-02T09:03:00.000+00:002007-11-02T09:03:00.000+00:00How else would I find my friends house if they did...How else would I find my friends house if they didn't have skip outside!BLTPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06564846497205095201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post-22522859591839453722007-11-01T21:27:00.000+00:002007-11-01T21:27:00.000+00:00This is the perfect excuse to quote the wonderful ...This is the perfect excuse to quote the wonderful Scaryduck, who mentioned househunting in a recent blog ( http://scaryduck.blogspot.com/2007/09/mirth-and-woe-place-where-you-did-turd.html ) and wrote, 'The people who owned the place were a lovely elderly couple, looking to move somewhere smaller before eventually downsizing to a wooden box.'Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com