What Sets Your House Apart From Your Neighbors?

[Dan Pierce]

Our house is 4' wider than any other on our street and the only one with an open foyer.
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[redshirt1957]

Just got our water bill for June and since we used over 75,000 gallons of water last month, it must be our landscaping.

[redshirt1957]

Originally Posted by Dan Pierce

Our house is 4' wider than any other on our street and the only one with an open foyer.
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Very nice Dan, very nice.

[JimSnyder]

Screaming kids, barking dogs and the smoke from non stop weenie roasts

[Jimbits76]

Originally Posted by JimSnyder

Screaming kids, barking dogs and the smoke from non stop weenie roasts

Weenie!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I wish I lived next door to you...you could roast my weenies every single day.

J

I wouldn't want to live next door to Bubs...all that water will be undermining the footings...expect your neighbours houses to "float" away Joe Blo!!!!!

[Dan Pierce]

Originally Posted by redshirt1957

Very nice Dan, very nice.

Thank you, sir. I'm lucky my wife lets me live in her house.
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[B Square]

Old Glory blowing in the breeze 24/7

[Gedanken]

Originally Posted by JJ Irani

This one's easy, Taffi!!

Just follow the stinking sheep smell!!

Stevie Wonder can follow the smell - the rest of us have a much better clue:

[away36]

Originally Posted by Jimbits76

He fell off his bloody trike yesterday over the handlebars and bit through his tongue...he screamed forever....now he has a huge bruise on his chin...that boy will be the death of me!!!!!

My youngest took a ride down our downward sloping driveway once, while lying on his stomach on his skateboard. He was about 5 years old. When the skateboard hit the end of the driveway, it came to a jarring stop where the driveway met the edge of the sidewalk. Andrew's body kept going, and he travelled about 3 more feet with his face directly on the sidewalk surface. The skin was scraped off his face from the top of his forehead to the bottom of his chin. The whole area was filled with bits of gravel and dirt. Now THAT was some healthy long term screaming. Yup. Raising boys. Mega fun.

[away36]

Originally Posted by Dan Pierce

Our house is 4' wider than any other on our street and the only one with an open foyer.
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Oh wow, Dan. That's freaking gorgeous!!!!!!

[away36]

Our house is about 40 years old in a well-established neighbourhood with wonderful big trees everywhere. The house is on a corner lot. When we bought the house 9 years ago, the previous owners had never ever planted one flower or shrub. The house had 4 large evergreen trees almost hiding the house, which is just a small bungalow. We cut down those four trees to be able to see the house and allow light in, but of course left the 30 year old Starburst Locust tree on the front lawn. We did mega landscaping which included a huge flower island near the corner, which has a large white solar lamp post in it. It makes a great landmark. The only sidewalk the house ever had was a row of patio stones. We've had all the windows replaced. Within the last couple of months we've had lots of reno done to the house. Soffit, fascia and eavestroughs (never had the soffit and fascia before), had new front steps poured, which are at least a foot and a half wider than the original, had a sidewalk poured, and today the last of the work gets done when the contractor comes and installs our new porch railings.

I think the neighbours notice. I know our bank does.

[Rockrolex]

Ours is nearly 50 years old. It's the only grey house on the block; the only one with an attached 2 car garage; and the only one that sits in the middle of trees.



And the pizza delivery guy still misses it when I host the poker game.

[Rockrolex]

Originally Posted by redshirt1957

Just got our water bill for June and since we used over 75,000 gallons of water last month, it must be our landscaping.

Sure it's not a leak, Joe? We once got a quarterly water bill for $3,000+, when our normal bill runs $180. I called WSSC and it turned out we had a leak in the main running from the street to the house. And, of course, the leak was on our property, so it was our responsibility. A $4,000 repair job later, we got a credit for the $3,000 bill. Fortunately, insurance covered some of cost.

[redshirt1957]

Originally Posted by Rockrolex

Ours is nearly 50 years old. It's the only grey house on the block; the only one with an attached 2 car garage; and the only one that sits in the middle of trees.



And the pizza delivery guy still misses it when I host the poker game.

Nice place Ed. What room has the skylight?

[redshirt1957]

Originally Posted by Rockrolex

Sure it's not a leak, Joe? We once got a quarterly water bill for $3,000+, when our normal bill runs $180. I called WSSC and it turned out we had a leak in the main running from the street to the house. And, of course, the leak was on our property, so it was our responsibility. A $4,000 repair job later, we got a credit for the $3,000 bill. Fortunately, insurance covered some of cost.

I will close the shut-off valve in the house, the one right after the pressure reduction valve, and see if the meter is running this afternoon when I get home from work.

[away36]

Originally Posted by Rockrolex

Ours is nearly 50 years old. It's the only grey house on the block; the only one with an attached 2 car garage; and the only one that sits in the middle of trees.



And the pizza delivery guy still misses it when I host the poker game.

Beautiful look!!!

[Rockrolex]

Originally Posted by redshirt1957

Nice place Ed. What room has the skylight?

Actually, that's the breezeway between the garage and the front door. When we added the garage, I did not want a door going from inside the garage directly into our family room. So we added the covered breezeway which keeps us dry going from the garage to the front door. There's a window in the front of the family room that would have been completely dark but for the skylight.

You also can't see the octagonal window above the garage doors. That let's light from the front into our home office, which is off the master bedroom and is the size of the garage. The back windows look out over the back yard, which is all trees and no grass (just the way I like it).

[Dan Pierce]

Originally Posted by away36

Oh wow, Dan. That's freaking gorgeous!!!!!!

Thanks, Nancy!
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[redshirt1957]

I also noticed the black gutters Ed. Me things you have a little south in your background.

[Rockrolex]

Originally Posted by redshirt1957

I also noticed the black gutters Ed. Me things you have a little south in your background.

What color gutters would expect on a grey house, ol' colorblind1957? Fuschia?

[Harvey58]

Well my home is not in Foreclosure and many of my neighbors are, So I would say that sets us apart.....My grass is being taken care of....LOL

[rolexgiants]

ask the doorman what apartment number.....

[onkyo]

Originally Posted by Dan Pierce

Our house is 4' wider than any other on our street and the only one with an open foyer.
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Wow, nice foyer Dan.

Want to trade houses for a while?

[Dan Pierce]

Originally Posted by onkyo

Wow, nice foyer Dan.

Want to trade houses for a while?

Sure Pav, but ya' have to include your watch collection.
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[sexner]

Originally Posted by Taffi Abernathy

Is your "imaginary property line" surrounded by an 8 foot electrified fence and a pack of salivating Dobermans?

Our electrified barb wire fence along the East and South sides of the back yard.

Oh yeah and the Inukshuk beside the West driveway.

[onkyo]

Originally Posted by Dan Pierce

Sure Pav, but ya' have to include your watch collection.
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No problem.... you can look but don't touch.

[Dan Pierce]

Originally Posted by onkyo

No problem.... you can look but don't touch.

NO DEAL!!!!!
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[redshirt1957]

What Sets Your House Apart From Your Neighbors?


The shiny rims!

[figbo]

End of cul-de-sac,white house with blue roof.

[Dr.B]

My kids and their noise...