Last night I was busy. My parents had sold their property and the new people were waiting to move in. Contracts had been exchanged and it was completion day but my parents simply didn't get it. Everything was still in the property.
They decided to drive round to see if any for sale places looked interesting enough to buy. They found a bungalow [which I kind of recognised] and Dad managed to open the door. Inside was devastation, there had been a burst tank in the roof space - most of which had disappeared. "I'll get a tarpaulin" says Dad, which meant that he had to drive away. He got out his tape measure and began working out how much he would need as well as measuring up for curtains and carpets
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. A couple arrived and wanted to know why we were in their bungalow. "You need some help" says Dad.
I then said that a) people were waiting to move into their house and b) this had already been sold. My parents didn't seem to get that they needed to go to an Agents. "Your Dad can shin up on the roof with a few tiles Dear". No, it will take more than tiles, there will be a need for struts etc.. "You will need scaffolding" says I. "Your Dad won't need scaffolding Dear, he can shin up a ladder to do that". "Think about Insurance then, it's the Law these days Mum". Dad by now had aged and was looking a little bit worried at my suggestions.
"You've been reading too many magazines Dear. Those people don't know about any Laws!" ....... Then some friends of theirs turned up with a hurriedly written list of cons ........ like the niehhbours' oil tank was in one of the barns belonging to the bungalow. They had other concerns but I was unable to read the scribble
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but 1 was that Plans had been submitted behind the bungalow for 200 houses. "They won't do that!" says Mum ....... scornfully.
This went on and on and ............ at one point I was walking a dog along a very narrow road, it had been left in the bungalow
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. I had at one time 3 siblings
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all who kept quiet except one, who backed Mum up every time she told me 'Dear'.
"Where will you live whilst you do up the bungalow, you might need to factor in storage for the furniture and someone to stay, bearing in mind that there's no roof?" Mum's reply was that they could put all their items into the garage 'at home'. No Mum, it's not home any more, you have sold it
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- "They won't mind Dear" ............ Knackered this morning
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