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Celebratory Cigar
jetblasted Offline
#1 Posted:
Joined: 08-30-2004
Posts: 42,595
I've been saving a Partagas Habanos Corono Junior for about 6 months. Not long, but I knew this occasion was soon coming.

Right now I'm smoking it, in celebration of buying a house today. It's a family house with 12 acres of land.

Great porterhouse steak tonight, with all the trimmings.

Good times ...
stinger88 Offline
#2 Posted:
Joined: 05-29-2012
Posts: 6,574
Very nice!
SmokeMonkey Offline
#3 Posted:
Joined: 04-05-2015
Posts: 5,688
It's been a night of congratulatory messages. Congrats, man, enjoy the land ownership andvthe cigar!
Palama Offline
#4 Posted:
Joined: 02-05-2013
Posts: 23,461
Nothing like home ownership. Congratulations! ThumpUp
kombat96 Offline
#5 Posted:
Joined: 04-12-2010
Posts: 9,717
Group bomb?
Burner02 Offline
#6 Posted:
Joined: 12-21-2010
Posts: 12,861
Congrats on the purchase!

Any game or too populated?
TMCTLT Offline
#7 Posted:
Joined: 11-22-2007
Posts: 19,733
Congrats on the home w/12 Derek, that's awesome Beer
madspackler Offline
#8 Posted:
Joined: 03-07-2000
Posts: 3,608
Congrats on the house. Nothing like home ownership. Enjoy it and make it a home.
jetblasted Offline
#9 Posted:
Joined: 08-30-2004
Posts: 42,595
Thanks, Fellas ...

This house was my Grandparents. It's a brick fortress of a house that was built in 1990 by my cousin, who built just about every house in this County for 30 years in the 60's-90's.

My Dad bought the land from a cousin in 1977, who's father had owned the land since the early part of last century. There is a lot of land along this road that has a family connection that goes back 100 years.

In the early 90's, the County widened the road that my Grandparents farm house was on, so they built here. Their farm land eventually became the City of Douglasville's new police station & maintenance facility.

This land is bordered by the Shriner's facility, which I thought was an identical 12 acres, but it turns out that they also own the land directly behind me, too. I never see them, as they're here one night a month. The land eventually butts up to the power lines, so I really only have two neighbors. One down through the woods who I never see, and one on the other side of the road.

One cool thing is about 1/3rd the way back on the property, is a creek that bubbles forth from the land that feeds the Sparks reservoir in Sweetwater Creek State Park. It it the main source of drinking water for the City of East Point.

The only thing I don't particularly like about it, is its hard to cross to get to the back side of the property, which is gorgeous, pristine pine woods. That creek seems to be the dividing line of hardwoods to pine, and it's beautiful back there.

I see deer here all the time, and I'll have to one day soon get a bow. I'm a little wary about using my rifle here.

I've lived here before, as I was house sitting for several years during the housing slump. The house got broken into while it was on the market back then. My parents wanted to sell the place again two years ago, and I moved out. They never got an offer in two years, so I offered to buy it from them, as they were tired of paying out of State taxes, insurance & upkeep. Thankfully, they gave me a huge family discount.

The greatest thing about living here is still feeling my Grandparents presence. I'm always remembering the love & life's lessons they taught us all. I really do enjoy using all their very old kitchen items & yard tools.
wheelrite Offline
#10 Posted:
Joined: 11-01-2006
Posts: 50,119
Congrats Derek !

wheel,,
gummy jones Offline
#11 Posted:
Joined: 07-06-2015
Posts: 7,969
sounds like you didnt get "just some house"

glad the property and memories could be kept in the family
jeferris Offline
#12 Posted:
Joined: 07-27-2012
Posts: 1,236
Awesome! Keeping it in the family....Congratulations!

John
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