Another good day

I met the plumbers at 8:30 today, and when I arrived, the tires were gone! Yay! It feels so good to have these off the property. The plumbers tore out the old heater and the flue, which also felt good to get rid of. A nice surprise - the flue was walled in at the end of one closet and now that we don't need it we can use the space for the closet. I also took the huge amount of toxic and household chemicals to the local hazardous materials site. That also felt really good to get rid of. Although I realized later I forgot the half dozen various containers of motor oil the seller left so another trip to the haz mat site will be coming.

Now that we own an old house, I can see why an old house isn't for everyone. Aside from the work involved, there's just lots of quirky little things - for example, our driveway is only 8' wide. This is just wide enough for a small car, and the passenger needs to get out before you pull in. Another thing is that we have no real back door. There is a proper front door, and there is a side door that leads to a walkway along the house. The walkway leads to the backyard, but it is cumbersome to use and would really put a damper on a party. The path is also a utility area - the trash is there as are the meters, and it is damp and dark. One of our long term projects is to add a back door.