tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3628231292297278599.post3320387732730418466..comments2023-08-21T02:20:26.757+12:00Comments on It really is upside down: House buying: third attemptvethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13376500106064052491noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3628231292297278599.post-74542212084498490692009-02-05T09:13:00.000+13:002009-02-05T09:13:00.000+13:00Really, all of those trips were unnecessary - all ...Really, all of those trips were unnecessary - all she had to do was tell us the price, then we could've told her whether or not we'd be willing to sign. That's what the good Lord invented telephones for.<BR/><BR/>And that's why we should make the price of petrol go up steadily, by about 15-20% per year. Forever. When she finds it costs $600 to fill up her car, maybe she'll be motivated to figure out a less wasteful approach.vethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13376500106064052491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3628231292297278599.post-49430279506268374162009-02-04T21:11:00.000+13:002009-02-04T21:11:00.000+13:00Well given the price of petrol hopefully she's fee...Well given the price of petrol hopefully she's feeling fulfilled with all that driving around.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3628231292297278599.post-5988316996074526682009-02-04T16:53:00.000+13:002009-02-04T16:53:00.000+13:00Ruby, I'd feel I'd earned congratulations if we'd ...Ruby, I'd feel I'd earned congratulations if we'd got somewhere... but we didn't. I can feel a slight satisfaction in having not wasted more time on the whole thing, but that feels like a pretty hollow sort of achievement when all it means is that we're back to the horrible, tedious grind that is house-hunting.vethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13376500106064052491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3628231292297278599.post-81676648182094463132009-02-04T16:39:00.000+13:002009-02-04T16:39:00.000+13:00I admit to a certain vicarious thrill reading abou...I admit to a certain vicarious thrill reading about this, not being a homeowner or desiring such, but also being a person who spends much of her days in negotiation of deals. I congratulate you on your tactics!Ruby Apollinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14597627449919946143noreply@blogger.com