Re: Rep retirement lodge 193 — where should Mookie visit next?
Re: Rep retirement lodge 193 — where should Mookie visit next?
Hoo boy. What a day. So, I put the offer in. Around 4:15, my friend who works with the real estate agent, calls me to tell me my offer was tied with someone else's for top bid. The agent told my friend to ask me if I could up my bid just $5000, I'd probably win. I said no. The offer I gave was my ceiling and you knew that. OK, he says. He'll get back to me. Earlier in the day, when I was signing all the offer paper work, I saw that a deposit was needed by tomorrow. I emailed the real estate guy to tell him I'm flying the next day, do I need to go to the FedEx Office place tonight? And who do I make the check out to? He said I only need it if my offer was accepted and he can come to my place to pick it up tonight. Um, I'm trying to go to bed early because I'm leaving reeally early. But whatever, I wait for the call.
I have my phone in my hand all the way home. Nothing. I bought a pizza, got home, picked up the phone to call my parents because I need to give them a heads up on the offer. Call goes right to voicemail. Ten minutes later, I get a text from my mom (which in and of itself is a miracle) that they've been without power for 17 hours. She and my dad were going out to get a pizza and she would call me from there. Not sure how if the entire area is without power.
I text my niece to see if they have power. They live in the same town, which is where les lives. She probably hasn't posted because she has no power either!!! Anyway, they don't and they might not get it back for 72 hours!!. And then she tells me her mom was in the ER last night (during the storm). She has been fighting a bad respiratory virus or something. Was in the ER last weekend and then out of work all last week. So, she's home, but on a nebulizer, which needs electricity. Their neighbor across the street has a generator so she's gone over there every four hours for her treatment. I tell my niece she and her mom should come stay at my place, I was going to tell my parents to do that as well as I'm leaving at the crack of dawn tomorrow and will be gone all week.
Friend that works with real estate agent calls me about 20 minutes later to tell me still no news, should probably hear around 9am tomorrow, keep my cell phone handy. I tell him that's impossible as I will be on a plane at that time. Which I told him and the real estate agent, the mortgage broker, etc. While I'm talking to him, my mom calls. I tell him I have to call him back.
Talk to my mom. She said they were told by their complex to seek shelter elsewhere because they don't know when power will return and was going to come to my place. I said good, tell her about my SIL. She heard. I told her I invited SIL to come here as well. While I'm talking to her, we lose the connection. I wait. Try to call (my dad's cell). Keeps going to VM. Now I'm panicking a bit because they were in the car when she called. No street lights, dark roads, all I can think of is they got in an accident.
My brother texts me from LA. I tell him I'm stressing, can't get a hold of mom and dad. While we're texting, mom calls. She was walking in her building when she lost the call. They got into their apartment and ate, then she called. I told her "I'm sitting here PANICKING!!" Any. Way. So, they're coming down tomorrow as it's dark out, they don't have much gas in the car. It will be easier for them to come down tomorrow. My SIL texts me to say thank you, she probably will come down to stay as well. I opened up the pull out couch. Tried to pick up a bit. My place is a mess.
I realize I haven't called my friend that works with the real estate agent. Finally call him back, I tell him the best way to get me tomorrow is to email me as I'm flying JetBlue and they have free WiFi so I'll probably be working.
I. Am. Ready. For. Bed.
Hope les is OK, too!
Re: Rep retirement lodge 193 — where should Mookie visit next?
Hoo boy. What a day. So, I put the offer in. Around 4:15, my friend who works with the real estate agent, calls me to tell me my offer was tied with someone else's for top bid. The agent told my friend to ask me if I could up my bid just $5000, I'd probably win. I said no. The offer I gave was my ceiling and you knew that. OK, he says. He'll get back to me. Earlier in the day, when I was signing all the offer paper work, I saw that a deposit was needed by tomorrow. I emailed the real estate guy to tell him I'm flying the next day, do I need to go to the FedEx Office place tonight? And who do I make the check out to? He said I only need it if my offer was accepted and he can come to my place to pick it up tonight. Um, I'm trying to go to bed early because I'm leaving reeally early. But whatever, I wait for the call.
I have my phone in my hand all the way home. Nothing. I bought a pizza, got home, picked up the phone to call my parents because I need to give them a heads up on the offer. Call goes right to voicemail. Ten minutes later, I get a text from my mom (which in and of itself is a miracle) that they've been without power for 17 hours. She and my dad were going out to get a pizza and she would call me from there. Not sure how if the entire area is without power.
I text my niece to see if they have power. They live in the same town, which is where les lives. She probably hasn't posted because she has no power either!!! Anyway, they don't and they might not get it back for 72 hours!!. And then she tells me her mom was in the ER last night (during the storm). She has been fighting a bad respiratory virus or something. Was in the ER last weekend and then out of work all last week. So, she's home, but on a nebulizer, which needs electricity. Their neighbor across the street has a generator so she's gone over there every four hours for her treatment. I tell my niece she and her mom should come stay at my place, I was going to tell my parents to do that as well as I'm leaving at the crack of dawn tomorrow and will be gone all week.
Friend that works with real estate agent calls me about 20 minutes later to tell me still no news, should probably hear around 9am tomorrow, keep my cell phone handy. I tell him that's impossible as I will be on a plane at that time. Which I told him and the real estate agent, the mortgage broker, etc. While I'm talking to him, my mom calls. I tell him I have to call him back.
Talk to my mom. She said they were told by their complex to seek shelter elsewhere because they don't know when power will return and was going to come to my place. I said good, tell her about my SIL. She heard. I told her I invited SIL to come here as well. While I'm talking to her, we lose the connection. I wait. Try to call (my dad's cell). Keeps going to VM. Now I'm panicking a bit because they were in the car when she called. No street lights, dark roads, all I can think of is they got in an accident.
My brother texts me from LA. I tell him I'm stressing, can't get a hold of mom and dad. While we're texting, mom calls. She was walking in her building when she lost the call. They got into their apartment and ate, then she called. I told her "I'm sitting here PANICKING!!" Any. Way. So, they're coming down tomorrow as it's dark out, they don't have much gas in the car. It will be easier for them to come down tomorrow. My SIL texts me to say thank you, she probably will come down to stay as well. I opened up the pull out couch. Tried to pick up a bit. My place is a mess.
I realize I haven't called my friend that works with the real estate agent. Finally call him back, I tell him the best way to get me tomorrow is to email me as I'm flying JetBlue and they have free WiFi so I'll probably be working.
I. Am. Ready. For. Bed.
Hope les is OK, too!
