My House Is Nearing Completion

[ChuckG]

Well, we got "the word". The house will be done on April 16.

SO, Pat and I will be driving down on April 20. We have a walk-through on April 21, and the actual settlement on April 22.

We'll take possession at that time, and will actually spend our first night in the new digs.

I'm borrowing my BIL's constructon trailer. It's 14' long, 7' wide, and 6' tall. We'll be hauling some items down to make the house somewhat liveable.

Got a call yesterday that the irrigation system is in, and that the lawn has been sodded. Wish I had a picture, as I'm getting psyched to see the place.

I'm told that the pool needs to be completed, and there are a bunch of little things to be finished inside, but, it's a real house now.

SO, I'll be an official Florida homeowner in about 3 weeks.

Chuck

[Coastal]

Congrats! now go get that homeowners insurance

[JIM KILL]

OK.......When is the Open House?

We will supply the Beer!!!

Nothing like having 50 Corvettes Parked on your Front Lawn!!

Welcome to Florida!!!

JIm

[ChuckG]

Originally Posted by Coastal

Congrats! now go get that homeowners insurance

Was surprised at how cheap homeowners insurance is going to be.

Called 5 companies. Have gotten quotes back from 3 of them so far.

They range from $865.00 per year to $1,100.00 per year. No problem with getting coverage.

I pay over $1,400.00 now.

Chuck

[KCandSting]

Hello Chuck,
Welcome to Citrus County!
When you get settled in, we hope you'll pay us a visit at the Citrus County Corvette Club. It's a fantastic group of fun loving Corvette people! We have a general membership meeting the second Tuesday of the month (7PM - ABC Pizza on SR-19 in Crystal River). Come by and look me up.

Take a look at our web-site, when you have time;
http://www.citruscorvettes.com/
The 'Activity Photo" section will show some of our past events.
You can look at our online calendar for upcoming outings.

A lot of our members live in Pine Ridge.
A neighbor in Crystal Oaks

Ken
Activities Director
Citrus County Corvette Club

[Rich427]

Congrats Chuck! Do you have any idea how long you will be down on this trip? Have you figured out when you are going to ship the cars down and who you are going to use? Let me know if you need anything.

Rich

[ChuckG]

Thanks for the invite to the Citrus County CC.

I'm aware of the club, but have not had a chance to go to any events/meetings when we've been down on previous trips.

Rich. NOT sure how long we'll be down. Probably a week from the 20th to the 27th.

I'll give you a call.

Chuck

[Suicide King]

Very nice, and congrats. Post some pics when it's done.

[ChuckG]

Well, it's done. I'm now an official Florida homeowner.

Borrowed my BIL's trailer. Packed up my daughters old bedroom stuff and some other items. Towed it down using my Tahoe. Got about 10MPG.

Spent over $700.00 in gas alone, down and back. Also had 2 nights in a motel, down and back. So...........the trip cost me about 1K. Would have been cheaper to fly and rent a car.

NO time to do anything or make any calls. Settled at 10:30AM Tuesday. Got to the house at about noon, and started unpacking....and unpacking.

Wed, Thurs, and Fri were blurs...........appts with "the pool guy", "the lawn guy", the phone company, the sprinkler guy, the appliance guy, the window treatment guy, the intercom/security guy, the cable guy, the cabinet guy, the "punch list guy", ..................and on and on. Unending.

Pat also managed to buy a sofa and loveseat, which I picked up using the trailer. Also ordered a dinette, etc.

Headed home at 7:30AM Saturday...........got home at 12:00 noon Sunday.

Hated to come home. Wanna go back.

"Fred", our resident Gopher Tortoise has returned. At least I think it's Fred. He delayed the construction of the house back in July, as he had to be "relocated". Looks like he's back.

Chuck

[Coastal]

Nice turtle…house too.

You sure are meeting with a lot of guys, thanks for doing your part to keep our economy strong.

Congrats on the move


Now don’t forget to seal all that grout.