G O B 3,516 Posted June 13, 2015 Report Share Posted June 13, 2015 As many who have been here a while know, I was stuck in the hell called Maryland. (The free State- where EVERYTHING is illegal and / or over taxed.) Escaping has been an Odysey and a gauntlet! Last Sept.11 we were to go to settlement on the house in MD but the deal fell through at the very last second - we grabbed the mattress out of the Pods as the driver was pulling up to the house. Repeated delays of the settlement, and finally the buyer said "so sue me". In November the wife had a heart attack and was in the hospital for 11 days, living on a mattress on the floor with no furniture took it;s toll on her. We relisted the house and in early January left for Texas and moved the camper from storage to the nearest TV park to our land. The Maryland house sold the second week in January,and The wife has been steadily getting better here in Texas The debacle on the original sale of the Maryland house cost us a LOT of money, after we had the house built and delivered we had just enough to get the foundation and septic in and buy the pole and transformer for the electric. There was nothing left for contracting anything else out, so I cleared the land, poured a slab for the water shed and made a new manifold for the well, trenched in the water line, the gas line and the electric by hand and did all the hook-ups myself (Texas dirt is harder than a wedding dick!), We are now living in our dream house on 2 1/3 acres of Texas Hill Country - one of the prettiest places I have ever been. Still finishing up the skirting around the house - had to stop and put a water pump on the Suburban and a new motor on the lawn tractor. Now it is just a matter of saving up and building decks (the only access to the house is by a set of temporary stairs) and putting a building up for the well pump (it does get below freezing here, sometimes for 3 or 4 days!). No money to build a shop yet but I do have some nice shady oaks to work under and there is almost always a nice breeze here in the breezy hills. We moved in on May 5, our 25th anniversary - By that time we were "all in" physically, emotionally and financially! Most of the month of May was R&R and a second honeymoon as we regained our strength and stamina. It has been a long hard trip but WE MADE IT!! So Grumpy and the old Hippy Witch are alive and well in the Texas Hill Country, loving life and living the dream! If I ever get enough saved to buy a real 'puter instead of this chrome pad, I have a million pics that I will post. 18 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ronin38 2,117 Posted June 13, 2015 Report Share Posted June 13, 2015 Congratulations G O B and H W!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ChileRelleno 7,071 Posted June 13, 2015 Report Share Posted June 13, 2015 Congrats on completing that epic journey. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sobrenegade 795 Posted June 13, 2015 Report Share Posted June 13, 2015 (edited) GOB, when I look at what I have gone through (surgery, rehab), sweated over (plumbing, garage) worried about (inches and inches of rain, tornadoes, general bad weather here) and then know what you've endured and still chugging along, I have no problems. I really wish you smoother paths from here on in. You and the wife deserve it, you're a Texan, now. Edited June 13, 2015 by sobrenegade Quote Link to post Share on other sites
liberty -r- death 1,445 Posted June 13, 2015 Report Share Posted June 13, 2015 Glad to hear that things are falling into place and things have gotten better. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Capt Nemo 882 Posted June 13, 2015 Report Share Posted June 13, 2015 It's always darkest before dawn. Glad you made it through to see the beautiful light! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dad2142Dad 6,559 Posted June 13, 2015 Report Share Posted June 13, 2015 Hard work is good for the soul. You must have one healthy ninja soul by now. Glad to hear the mrs. made it through okay. Enjoy the peace and freedom you earned 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kresk 10,063 Posted June 14, 2015 Report Share Posted June 14, 2015 Peace and happiness sometimes comes only after paying an unjust price, and hope all goes smoothly for you and your family GOB. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
YOT 3,743 Posted June 14, 2015 Report Share Posted June 14, 2015 I've been wondering, thanks for checking in and the update. I'm looking forward to the pics. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
G O B 3,516 Posted June 16, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 16, 2015 Thanks for the kind words. Watching another incredible sun set , drinking a Lone Star and LOVING LIFE!!! 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nipper2u 101 Posted June 16, 2015 Report Share Posted June 16, 2015 Warms my heart. Glad to read a positive update! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
getitat 609 Posted June 16, 2015 Report Share Posted June 16, 2015 Hello, GOB Welcome to Texas, glad y'all finally made it. Somethin' about the wide open spaces that's just intoxicating, huh? We need more of you and fewer of the damn Californians and NY/NJ/etc. libturds that are piling in daily. I'm tired of running Prius' off the friggen road every day. I'm liable to dent my truck. -Guido in Houston 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
YOT 3,743 Posted June 16, 2015 Report Share Posted June 16, 2015 Guido, Is that a rice burner your sitting on? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
XD45 7,124 Posted June 16, 2015 Report Share Posted June 16, 2015 What an adventure! Hopefully our move to TX will be easier than that. But all's well that ends well. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
getitat 609 Posted June 17, 2015 Report Share Posted June 17, 2015 Guido, Is that a rice burner your sitting on? It's a file photo, but it's a Ducati ST4S, which I have two of. Best sport touring motorbikes on God's green earth. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
G O B 3,516 Posted June 17, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 17, 2015 It does piss me off when some Prius driving asshole hogs the left lane doing 56 in a 70 mph zone. Add to list of things to do: Put a cow pusher on the front of the big block Suburban! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ChileRelleno 7,071 Posted June 17, 2015 Report Share Posted June 17, 2015 GOB, you should like Texas a lot, one pretty common common courtesy on the roads there is that slower traffic moves over. Even if it means hitting the shoulder on two lane, and giving half the lane for passing. Doesn't happen in and around the cities, but in the sticks its still the norm. I love Texas, spent many years in Lubbock. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nipper2u 101 Posted June 18, 2015 Report Share Posted June 18, 2015 Guido, Is that a rice burner your sitting on? It's a file photo, but it's a Ducati ST4S, which I have two of. Best sport touring motorbikes on God's green earth. So a "Pasta burner" 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
getitat 609 Posted June 18, 2015 Report Share Posted June 18, 2015 Guido, Is that a rice burner your sitting on? It's a file photo, but it's a Ducati ST4S, which I have two of. Best sport touring motorbikes on God's green earth. So a "Pasta burner" "Viva la Pasta!" 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
getitat 609 Posted June 18, 2015 Report Share Posted June 18, 2015 It does piss me off when some Prius driving asshole hogs the left lane doing 56 in a 70 mph zone. Add to list of things to do: Put a cow pusher on the front of the big block Suburban! Hello, GOB In Texas, 70 MPH = 80 MPH, so a Prius libturd going 56 MPH is technically going 24 MPH below the "real" speed limit. Completely justified in puttin' the bitch in the ditch. If they have a damn "COEXIST" sticker, which verifies that they are a card-carrying Socialist from NY, shooting out a tire or two is perfectly within your God-given rights. We're a sovereign Nation down here, dammit. -Guido in Houston 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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