Best page turn of the day. Hats off to you, Dante.

cockbeard wrote:

Anybody know any simple apps/pc software to help me plan out a new bed

Given space constraints and the fact that the landlady is precious about some of her furniture, I want the adult equivalent of a cabin bed, only needs about 3.5 to 4 foot clearance underneath it, enough to hang clothing, create extra space, and stash a chest of drawers out of sight. However I can find nothing on the market. So I'm think of picking up some box section steel and having it delivered cut and pre-drilled. Just need to work out what those measurements might be. Ideally something that also allows me to recreate other pieces of furniture and lay out the room in different formats would be ideal

SketchUp is a good shout. I use it all the time for stuff like that.

The room isn;t a bad size I'm just being a prick about wanting separate my sleeping area even further. Plus the wardrobe in this room is tiny so hanging space under a bed would be useful, along with stashing ugly furniture under there. Was toying with going very high with bed but I don;t think it's really needed. Cheers Uncle will have a look at that

The Brixton flat was really nice you guys, and i just got a call that they are going to offer me my first choice pick on the top floor and I'm gong in for the big formal financial assessment next Tuesday.

I suddenly feel like when I was just about to take my first GCSE or if I was going for a super big promotion job interview. Thanks brain!

Fingers crossed, if everything's cool with them then its solicitors and mortgages time.

Top news. Top floor. Top shelf.

I'm shitting it about my cat as I fully expect the no pets dickhead rule, but shout outs to the girl who was actually the best estate agent type person I've ever dealt with ever as she was showing anther couple round at the same time.

They asked about letting a spare room, air bnb and all that and she said basically you can do that only if it's a spare room, not the whole place, but loads of people do it anyway and the housing association basically don't give a fuck cos they can't do anything about it unless they start investigating every shared ownership property on the regular weigh is too much hassle. So compared to that, my hairy ginger son seems like a drop in the ocean.

I mean, fuck the fucking greedy cunts for fucking over access to shared ownership properties like that, but also thanks for making it so habitual that the HA can't be fucked, just don't cause any trouble pls, thx.

Anyway, mega fingers crossed and if I get lucky and get the place then of course free spare bed/sofa to any badgers in the area who need to crash somewhere after going to the O2, I'll be like 10 minutes walk away.

Good luck Rouj. Any sense of when you might know it's a sure thing?

As an aside, we've been waiting on getting all our windows replaced since before Christmas, which will include saving our stained glass panels. Had a guy booked in to come and survey them last week; when he showed up early AM he just walked into the living room and took a hammer and chisel to the frames, tearing out the stained glass and taking them away.




Turns out "survey" means something different to window guys. Nearly gave me a panic attack before I refound my voice and asked whether I'd totally misunderstood what he was there to do. Ho-hum.

Have your kidneys ready in a jar for the bank, they like that.

Kazuo wrote:

Good luck Rouj. Any sense of when you might know it's a sure thing? As an aside, we've been waiting on getting all our windows replaced since before Christmas, which will include saving our stained glass panels. Had a guy booked in to come and survey them last week; when he showed up early AM he just walked into the living room and took a hammer and chisel to the frames, tearing out the stained glass and taking them away. Turns out "survey" means something different to window guys. Nearly gave me a panic attack before I refound my voice and asked whether I'd totally misunderstood what he was there to do. Ho-hum.

Sort of committed now!!!!

I am getting some really nice anxiety ahead of this financial assessment, even though I have all my paperwork in order and all my figures given so far are correct and also within the bounds of realism for this place.

Fuck property (part) buying, I hate everything to do with large sums of money moving around the place. Just leave me alone to buy my shopping and a paper or a book and a game and that, occasionally fresh crepingtons, that's my level.

Wherever I end up buying this is it though barring any life changing events. I fucking hate moving!

If an investor wants it within a few days then it'll likely sell for closer to its asking price within a few months.

I found that every time I went into the bank they discovered a few extra grand to add onto the cost. So my advice is stay out of the bank as much as possible.

Bastards.

Round of applause, Rouj!

Thanks dudes, of course this is just mortgage in principal, so will need the actual approval through from the bank. Plenty of opportunity now for my brain to torture me for the next however long by telling me its going to get declined and I'll have to go back and now my credit is fucked and everything is shitty forever. 

Any mashup may have to be quick, before Brixton becomes more Gondor than Mordor.