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opelmanta1900 Offline
#1 Posted: Sun, Jul 1 2012, 5:19 PM EST
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My wife and I just purchased our first home... Smoking a Gurkha Cellar Reserve to celebrate...
house1.JPG
Buckwheat Offline
#2 Posted: Mon, Jul 2 2012, 7:55 AM EST
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Outstanding and congrats! Nice pad!
wheelrite Offline
#3 Posted: Mon, Jul 2 2012, 8:06 AM EST
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Very Nice !!!!!
harleyd31 Offline
#4 Posted: Mon, Jul 2 2012, 8:12 AM EST
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Congrats!!!
JuyceMan Offline
#5 Posted: Mon, Jul 2 2012, 9:00 AM EST
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Congratulations! Now where are you setting up the "Herf Lounge"?!
gimbel Offline
#6 Posted: Mon, Jul 2 2012, 9:02 AM EST
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JuyceMan wrote:
Congratulations! Now where are you setting up the "Herf Lounge"?!

I see a two car garage.
JuyceMan Offline
#7 Posted: Mon, Jul 2 2012, 9:06 AM EST
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gimbel wrote:
I see a two car garage.



Good point! That's where mine is located... Now all you need is a tent in the driveway for the cars and you're good to go!
dubleuhb Offline
#8 Posted: Mon, Jul 2 2012, 9:31 AM EST
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Congrats ! Holy manicured lawn Batman!
DrafterX Offline
#9 Posted: Mon, Jul 2 2012, 9:32 AM EST
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ThumpUp


where's the puppy-dog..?? Huh
ZRX1200 Offline
#10 Posted: Mon, Jul 2 2012, 9:40 AM EST
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Congrats!
DaQueenBeez Offline
#11 Posted: Mon, Jul 2 2012, 1:21 PM EST
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Congrats to you both!!!!


Holy cats - is that your lawn or is the house in the middle of a golf course or something?????
dpnewell Offline
#12 Posted: Mon, Jul 2 2012, 2:04 PM EST
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Totally awesome, dude. Congratulations to the both of ya.
riverdog Offline
#13 Posted: Mon, Jul 2 2012, 2:08 PM EST
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Congrats Opel. Welcome to the world of homeownership.

BTW, the vent gasket center looks like it's got a little dry rot. Might want to take care of that before it rains. And the front door threshold is just the least bit off plumb. Foundation?.?.? As Cycleman would say "Bwahahahahahahhaha...."
opelmanta1900 Offline
#14 Posted: Mon, Jul 2 2012, 2:17 PM EST
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Thank you all for the kind congratulations... The front lawn is nice, but the back yard is where the real beauty of this house lies... I'll post a pic of that as soon as I can...

Drafter - the pupy dog is a 105 lb. red-nosed pitbull... he's the kindest, most gentle dog you'll ever meet, but he's also 12 years old, so if I had to guess at where he was when this pic was taken, I would say he was sleeping comfortable in the ar conditioned house...

As for the "herf lounge" my wife agreed before we ever moved in that she would be ok with me coverting half the garage... so as soon as one of my construction buddies heads over to the house, we'll be adding a wall and a ventilation fan and the herf lounge wil be operatonal...

Thanks again for all the congrats... my wife and I are very excited to finally be in a home of our own..
edin508 Offline
#15 Posted: Mon, Jul 2 2012, 2:32 PM EST
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Congrats!!
chazbo Offline
#16 Posted: Mon, Jul 2 2012, 3:49 PM EST
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WTG JoelApplause
Nuttin like your on space.
Chazbo
JuyceMan Offline
#17 Posted: Mon, Jul 2 2012, 4:28 PM EST
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opelmanta1900 wrote:
As for the "herf lounge" my wife agreed before we ever moved in that she would be ok with me coverting half the garage... so as soon as one of my construction buddies heads over to the house, we'll be adding a wall and a ventilation fan and the herf lounge wil be operatonal...


Applause


Awesome!
pgje51 Offline
#18 Posted: Mon, Jul 2 2012, 4:35 PM EST
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Kool. Gonna need to count on us foothillers to keep sending water to keep that lawn green. Enjoy!

Question - Where is the cigar in the photo?
opelmanta1900 Offline
#19 Posted: Mon, Jul 2 2012, 4:50 PM EST
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Answer: in my right hand...
dpnewell Offline
#20 Posted: Mon, Jul 2 2012, 6:56 PM EST
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opelmanta1900 wrote:
Answer: in my right hand...


Sheesh dude, do you always hold a lit cigar so close to your crotch? I value my privates a little more then that, lol.
opelmanta1900 Offline
#21 Posted: Mon, Jul 2 2012, 7:03 PM EST
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What are you talking about? That cigar is nowhere near my wife's purse.

I had to make the joke before someone else beat me to it...
Numismaniac Offline
#22 Posted: Mon, Jul 2 2012, 7:05 PM EST
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Congrats!!!



Now you gotta mow, Xeriscape that thing, brother, hehe
hambone71 Offline
#23 Posted: Mon, Jul 2 2012, 8:31 PM EST
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Congrats dude! A nice lawn like that will turn you into an anal bastid. I know this to be true because it happened to me. I have become that guy who won't let anyone on his lawn. Maybe one day we can talk about fertilizers, watering routines, preferred length of grass, and such.
CelticBomber Offline
#24 Posted: Mon, Jul 2 2012, 9:03 PM EST
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Congrats!!! Now get in there and christen every room in that house! Garage counts! ;-) Before you know it you're gonna have a Black Lab and 3 kids ruining that lawn and it will be worth it!
05busa Offline
#25 Posted: Mon, Jul 2 2012, 10:05 PM EST
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Seems like a nice Liberal home...Congrats
smokestaxx Offline
#26 Posted: Mon, Jul 2 2012, 10:15 PM EST
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congrats bro. bomb his new address!!!!!!!!!!!!!
tj2001cobra Offline
#27 Posted: Mon, Jul 2 2012, 10:44 PM EST
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Congrats on the house!!
Numismaniac Offline
#28 Posted: Mon, Jul 2 2012, 10:51 PM EST
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hambone71 wrote:
Congrats dude! A nice lawn like that will turn you into an anal bastid. I know this to be true because it happened to me. I have become that guy who won't let anyone on his lawn. Maybe one day we can talk about fertilizers, watering routines, preferred length of grass, and such.




See, I told you, mowing is a "white man's curse"!!!!!


going thousands of miles, round and round getting nowhere! All to fight nature, hehe.
Burner02 Offline
#29 Posted: Tue, Jul 3 2012, 12:12 AM EST
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Congrats, keep puppy away from Drafter.
leftyposthole Offline
#30 Posted: Tue, Jul 3 2012, 1:01 PM EST
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Very nice Joel, where's the T-shirt dude? lol. You sharing any of those smokes with the Pastor?

Lefty
DrafterX Offline
#31 Posted: Tue, Jul 3 2012, 1:22 PM EST
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Burner02 wrote:
Congrats, keep puppy away from Drafter.



Mellow
opelmanta1900 Offline
#32 Posted: Tue, Jul 3 2012, 1:33 PM EST
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leftyposthole wrote:
Very nice Joel, where's the T-shirt dude? lol. You sharing any of those smokes with the Pastor?

Lefty


Other than what I'm wearing in the pic, every piece of clothing I own is packed up somewhere or currently being unpacked... I did wear that shirt the day before this pic was taken however, so it's probably somewhere with the rest of my dirty clothes...

Pastor Matt Troupe and the rest of his family are actually headed over tonight for some Hebrew National hot dogs and home made chili...

You can bet we will be breaking out a couple of cigars and I still have quite a few of the ones you sent out here, so there's always a possibility we'll be smoking those...

I finally got around to that black pearl morado the other day and it was delicious.... thank you much....
csiegels Offline
#33 Posted: Tue, Jul 3 2012, 1:46 PM EST
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Congrats
DrMaddVibe Offline
#34 Posted: Tue, Jul 3 2012, 2:16 PM EST
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Very nice lawn!
opelmanta1900 Offline
#35 Posted: Tue, Jul 3 2012, 2:27 PM EST
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Thanks DMV... I have no idea how to take care of it though... I want it to remain nice, so I'm in the backyard trying to figure the sprinkler system out right now...

what sprinkler valves water what? how long do I water each area? what days am I allowed to water? am I going to burn the lawn by watering when the sun is out and it's hot? what type of fertilizer do I use for a lawn like this, and is it too late in the summer to apply a fertilizer now?

these are all questions I'm in the backyard and on google trying to figure out right now...

as per hambones advice I've started practicing yelling the phrases "get off my lawn!" and "walk on the sidewalk not on my grass you filthy hippie!"... I'm getting pretty good...
opelmanta1900 Offline
#36 Posted: Tue, Jul 3 2012, 2:30 PM EST
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Thank you all again for the kind congratulations... if any of you are ever in Kingsburg, CA for some crazy reason, my wife and I would love to have you over for a meal and a few cigars...
Numismaniac Offline
#37 Posted: Tue, Jul 3 2012, 3:14 PM EST
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pm me your new addy, I think I know someone close, he may need somewhere to walk his dog, hehe Whistle
05busa Offline
#38 Posted: Tue, Jul 3 2012, 10:18 PM EST
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05busa wrote:
Seems like a nice Liberal home...Congrats

Drool
NJ Navy Chief Offline
#39 Posted: Wed, Jul 4 2012, 7:34 AM EST
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Congrats on the new home and the fact that you live in Cali makes herfing outdoors all that more enjoyable. F' the garage, use that for a sweet convertible...
DrMaddVibe Offline
#40 Posted: Thu, Jul 5 2012, 6:20 AM EST
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opelmanta1900 wrote:
Thanks DMV... I have no idea how to take care of it though... I want it to remain nice, so I'm in the backyard trying to figure the sprinkler system out right now...

what sprinkler valves water what? how long do I water each area? what days am I allowed to water? am I going to burn the lawn by watering when the sun is out and it's hot? what type of fertilizer do I use for a lawn like this, and is it too late in the summer to apply a fertilizer now?

these are all questions I'm in the backyard and on google trying to figure out right now...

as per hambones advice I've started practicing yelling the phrases "get off my lawn!" and "walk on the sidewalk not on my grass you filthy hippie!"... I'm getting pretty good...



Talk to the previous owner!

When I recently sold my house I gave them my number and told them to call if they had questions about the home. The first week I was questioning myself if I made a huge mistake as he called almost everyday!

I talked to them this week for the first time in a long time. We're invited over to dinner anytime at their house. That's pretty cool too!
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