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VicariousE
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Moving, soon

Posted by VicariousE - May 15th, 2015

I got the call just before I finished dinner.  A deposit on the farm and the buyer's signature went on paper Wednesday.  The builder's gonna bring someone over Monday to check for metal tanks under the ground...  Guess I'll have to move my stuff back into the containers... six months of waiting for one asshole, and another one shows up to, apparently, close the deal.

It's not going to be kept as a farm, though the builder-buyer will probably want to, to keep the property taxes to a minimum.  I'm sure the house will be bulldozed within a month of closing, along with all the other out-buildings.

I got hosed bad last time, trying to rent/lease around here, so I might find a long-term hotel somewhere cheap, maybe move next door to Emily in South Philly, or Killadelphia, as the more well heeled suburbanites would say....

All the cats will have to go to a shelter, I'll leave the diesel mower at the house next door, and hope they don't kill it.. well, it's already killed, just picked a battery up for it today, with a 35 dollar markup for some recycling bullshit.  Fucking thing wasn't even charged up |:

Anyway, I'll do my best to follow the 20th Anniversary Writing Collab, and do my bit when the time comes.

In the meantime, I gotta keep packing stuff away, my sister will be here next week, and is likely to go nuts as usual... I may have to kick her out of the house, if she starts getting too anal.  Maybe I can find a decent trailer park....

May 22nd UPDATE: My sis had a rough flight, but she's here now, and the new buyer's coming over today (hopefully; he was supposed to have been here Monday to look for problems with the farm).  Anyway doing my best to control my anxiety

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Yomuchan

Here, use this 'Analaway' spray I picked at hentai land for 2$.

VicariousE

Yeah, better keep it lubed, the show ain't over yet. Hate the idea of living out of boxes for a while, I'm too old to be a refugee :p

AliceMako

I'd still aim for an appartment, as a former real estate owner everything is probably going to feel low rent to you anyway.

That said, also try to conjure up some positive/cathartic momentum to come out of the loss of your ancestral home, it's going to beat staring at a strange ceiling.

VicariousE

With an apartment, I'd have to sign a lease, and there's not many landlords who like brief stays of less than a year, I had trouble finding anything for 3 months... I'd really like to get a place of my own, pay shitty school and municipal taxes, be able to put a nail in the wall, wherever I damn well please...

Yeah, gotta pack 2 containers with as much as I can, chuck the rest, so my sister doesn't keep buzzing around my head. It'll suck later, I'm sure. Thanks for putting it perspective, I'll do my best.

Doomroar

The Roots's home town? coolio!

VicariousE

...haven't seen Roots since it went out live on TV in the 20th century. Couldn't watch the middle-to-end... poor Geordi LaForge got beat up bad, at least he made it to the 23rd century okay....

I'm torn between buying a small home, a small home with enough land to farm (leaving me no money or room to maneuver) or just leasing a place for the rest of my days, which shouldn't be any longer than 10 years, thanks to my asbestosis :( Not pulling a Darnell here...

Viper

Man that sucks. I really hope you're able to find a place to settle down at. Even if it's in a crappy trailer park on the edge of town. Anything is better than possibly living out of a car or something to that degree.

(in response to your reply)
Well there ARE some whose food isn't that great. But yeah. Their food generally is pretty good. Especially the pizza. We used to get pizza from there frequently. It's about I wanna say $12-14 for a large 2 topping and a "specialty" isn't too much more. They also have subs, popcorn chicken, burgers, chicken tenders, doughnuts, cheesecake, etc.

Well lets hope you're able to do something that you can do/can enjoy doing.

VicariousE

Really been spoiled where I'm at now, so may places to eat and shop, but almost all of them have popped up in the past 25 years, aside from what's on Thunder Road (Routes 18 and or 1) Huh, maybe I should stop by and visit Wegra before I split the area....

Hmm, hope fate will be kind... I miss waking up without an alarm clock, for a bi-monthly paycheck. Farming was always a second fiddle to whatever I was doing for money... the returns on farming have always been quite meager.

Doomroar

No, no, i mean The Roots, the legendary Philly Hip-Hop group.

VicariousE

Shit, I thought you meant the mini-series :)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roots_%28miniseries%29

Doomroar

Oh forgot to write about the second part of the message, haha, well man, if farming is really that important to you, you will have to go for the option with little maneuverability.

VicariousE

It used to be important to me... all I really need is an acre or two to be happy, more than that, would be an occupation (and likely certain doom). The real estate market changes every month, hopefully I'll find somewhere slightly remote, cheap, and un-suburbanized to live.

Maybe living on the outskirts of a dying town... or even in town, might be an option. Still trying to feel it all out, since we're getting the bare lowest price for the farm :(

saucybird

how many cats? christ or if the people you left the mower with will even use it. if they're on acres of land I would hope so, my neighbor has one of those but I'm in a pretty suburban area where everything is compact and it's almost unnecessary for one of those, i haven't seen them use it in years tbh lol. also good luck with finding affordable housing, it's always a pain but you'll be able to figure something better out than that last deal ^^

VicariousE

Uh, too many cats. I'm thinking about leaving the oldest and her 3 kittens here (or rather, with the next door neighbors), the rest will have to... get put into cages, something outside cats don't tolerate well :(

I ended up using the weedwhacker and some stale 20:1 mix gas to cut the front lawn next door, which is only a little strip, but still took me an hour. I got a battery the other day for the riding mower, and it's finally charged up... what an awful thing, selling car batteries with no charge, and charging me extra, just to bring it back to them, after it dies O_o stupid state, can't wait to leave it....

Doomroar

That sucks, and then you have to divide that by 3? can you even buy another farm with that?
Have you... considered indoor farming?

VicariousE

What KIND of indoor farming? You mean pot, or like plastic hothouses? I've never done either, both take practice to pull off. as well as some prior book learning.

Nah, odds are slim I won't be able to find anything big enough to farm, even the idea of buying a house is troubling, considering the economy... So, I'd almost wanna buy a small undeveloped plot right off the road, buy a trailer, then farm around it. Have someone come in, drill a well, the other utilities don't cost much to bring in, plus I can dig the trench from the road with my Pop's old backhoe/loader if there's water and gas on the street... hope so!

Doomroar

It is similar to the plastic hot houses, there's this thing called hydroponics systems which would allow you to have an indoors farm, instead of being an horizontal growth it would be vertical, that way a room can become a farm, the more advanced ones rely heavily on LED light, so it could pack a punch on the power bill, but you could also use a see-through ceiling, but then with a system like that you will only have one floor of plants in that room which would be a waste of space.

That sound kinda extreme man, are you sure it will work out?

VicariousE

Yup, indoor plumbing, it's pretty neat, I've seen a few varieties of operations, not with LED's though...

No, not sure, not sure about anything. Until the check clears (after 'the close', of course), I'm definitely fucking wary |: I could move out, the buyer doesn't pay for the farm, and we all go broke trying to fight it. Any number of things could still happen in the next month

Jolly

Emily? Emily Youcis?

VicariousE

Yeah, she lives in South Philly, where the rent is cheap... along with your life, should you look at someone funny....

Viper

Yeah can't really deny that that counts for me too. Especially since I really don't even need to leave my town if I want to have something decent or good to eat. We have Casey's and a Subway too. So unless I'm having a hankering for some tacos I'm good.
Wouldn't hurt.

I don't wake up to an alarm clock ever. I just somehow manage to wake up at roughly the same time every single day. Guess I have an inner alarm clock then haha. But yeah it'll take some adjusting I guess.

VicariousE

No reason for me to stay in town, if my home is gone. Just hope I survive the bullshit that's coming

Doomroar

Here's the latest (well not really that new) hottest, not pot related (well it can be i guess XD), LED light plant growing news: http://www.diginfo.tv/v/13-0107-n-en.php

Well trailers nowadays are quite comfy, but still... i guess the main problem would be water, finding a well seems like a hard gamble, specially with all those water poisoning news due to fracking that you heard lately.

VicariousE

Let's hope that's an alternative way to grow in the future

Yeah, shit.

Doomroar

Well that's what pot growers use anyway, is good to see it being used on other plants tho.

Lately there's been interest on atmospheric water collecting http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atmospheric_water_generator, the things are not really all that practical right now so i don't know how viable they may be as a real solution for water issues.

VicariousE

The pic looked... dangerous to humans. Gotta be careful of being around artificial UV lights, can blind ya!

There's a chemical we used to use, that would pull humidity out of the air at night, kinda expensive, but that was over 10 years ago, no idea what it was called, but it was made of natural elements.... worked great for corn, that and piling more dirt on top, when things got dry

linda-mota

That's a shame they might take down the farm it's such an interesting piece of history, and i don't see that look in a lot of areas in New England (though i may be wrong). If you're able to please try to find a decent shelter that won't kill the cats, or maybe some people here (or craigslist or reddit it's amazing what those reddit animal lovers can accomplish). Best of luck with family adventures too, those ara a doozy but interesting stories.

VicariousE

I have a good lead on where the cats can go, at least they're friendly and affectionate, and will kill and eat anything smaller than them. I noticed a 2 mo. old kitten feasting on a finch the fuzzy mama cat killed today...

Adventures are uncertain, usually perilous endeavors, no sane person would embark on lol

Doomroar

It is as dangerous as a tanning salon, so i guess the answer is yes, it is, but not for the plants, or the people who eat them, as longs as you don't stay in there with the lights on for extended periods of time it should be fine.

Interesting, well as long as you are familiar with them i guess the answer may already be within you.

VicariousE

Hmm, still, if it hails outside, or bad wind or flood... sometimes plants can't recover. Can always get a generator to keep the lights on and pumps working. I'd think mold would be an issue, growing inside, even with decent ventilation.

Viper

Well lets hope you do. Maybe you can ask people around that general area for advice on what to do. Wouldn't hurt.

VicariousE

Internet. Still no idea the terms of the farm sale, or if something can be worked out...

Viper

Well lets hope you find that stuff out soon.

VicariousE

Information is power
Information is a curse

Doomroar

Not really you could use a minimum of water if you use Passive hydroponics, but i guess farming gets harder that way, however if you use the right light you can feed your plants while keeping the mold dead at the same time.

VicariousE

That's true, but those lights don't blanket every surface. I've heard mold can be a problem with hydroponic systems

Doomroar

Well i guess there's were more research is needed.

Whirlguy

Ugh your situation really sucks man. Maybe you want to fill me in, because I feel like I'm missing something here. I was reading through the comments when I noticed you're looking for a temporary place. Something shorter than a year. Isn't it in the best of your interest to stay longer than intended though? Also, what happens afterwards?

VicariousE

If the sale goes through, the property will sit and wait for tests, studies, and approvals which will take a year or more. Then it gets bulldozed, and a few expensive houses will sit upon it. The the buyer makes his money back. There are still many unknowns, as to what happens next - I'm the most affected, and have the least amount of info and persuasion. Money talks, money always matters, and money is the root of all evil, so....

So if the new owner doesn't mind, I wouldn't mind paying him rent, until I can find a place of my own... but I think that's unlikely for many reasons.

It's a complex, and yet different situation than the last buyer, who was supposed to have brought the farm before Christmas last year... either way, me out, you know?

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