Oh hello internets. I have missed you!

Today we found out that we are NOT buying a house. The sellers are refusing to fix anything, including 2 things that will prevent us getting insurance if they don't. (So it's not even something we could compromise on if we wanted to, since no insurance = no mortgage. I'm not sure how they expect to sell it to anyone under these circumstances, but so far they've said no to everything!)

I'm sorry, Jessica. We had that with one house we looked at. Are you going to keep looking?

Was it knob and tube wiring? Why do sellers not understand that knob and tube wiring is a REAL PROBLEM with insurers nowadays?

It's a Federal Pacific Stab-Lok circuit breaker, and an addition that doesn't have flashing on the roof. Total cost to repair is probably under $10k too, and less than a week of work! I can't tell if it's the sellers who are being stubborn, or if they're just getting really bad advice from their realtor about tough negotiating.

We're going to keep looking, but probably take a break until the fall when more homes will be on the market. This has been exhausting and expensive (we had three separate inspections done).

Ugh, what a nightmare.

Timelies all!

Yay for shrift's apartment!

I'm sorry about the house, Jess.

The cost of house hunting even before you agree to pay for a house is what I find most daunting. At least with a condo there's someone in charge of the entire building who is probably going to make sure the unit isn't a danger to the entire structure.

So I tried the nail place closest to my house, which my mom hates but a neighbor likes, and I am with my mom! It seemed grimy and was hot and the ladies just yakked nonstop in Vietnamese. AND the woman who did most of my pedi was no good -- the more experience person finished it up, and it was OK. Meanwhile, three blocks away, the people and place are nicer and every pedi is a spa pedi.

The nail place closest to my house is just the best for pedicures, but I'm doing my own manicures from now on. I'm not that good at it, but I'm sick of getting infections because people don't believe me when I say don't push back or cut the cuticles. Every time.

At least with a condo there's someone in charge of the entire building who is probably going to make sure the unit isn't a danger to the entire structure.

Mike and I once looked at a great condo I had to veto because it had carpenter ants. I pointed out the rather obvious signs of the infestation to the realtor, but I don't know if she told the owner or not. She probably didn't believe me.

I got a shingles vaccine last Thursday, and man, I've never had a bad reaction to a vaccine before, but this one is nasty. Bright red and swollen all around the injection site, painful and hot to touch, and I feel feverish and tired. Hopefully it's just a temporary thing and I'll be better by Monday; if not, I'm going back to the doctor. Anyone else had this reaction to a vaccine?

I've had reactions like that to flu shots. It usually goes away after a day or two.