... is a lot of work, especially when the seller leaves behind tons of crap stuff. Our first week here, I put out 24 large garbage bags full of their crap stuff. The second week, 6 large garbage bags, 14 empty paint cans, and rusty/corroded/gross tools and lawn stuff. This week is a bit better, 4 large garbage bags, 2 broken milk crates, a broken reclining beach chair, a cobb-webby wooden crate, and a pair of wooden crutches.
I have to hire the Junk Squad to haul the rest of the crap stuff away next weekend: another rusty/corroded/gross work bench, an old, large, broken entertainment center, another broken table, and an assortment of plywood, old linoleum, and moth-eaten carpeting. Then, I have a slew of Freecycle-ers coming to pick up things that I didn't want to keep, but thought were too good to throw away: gardening items, painting supplies, candle votives, a computer desk, and a few select pieces of plywood.
I've finally gotten over most of my irritation with the previous owners ... it should definitely get better once all their crap stuff is finally gone.
Nice. They must have been packrats. Too bad their wasn't anything to salvage to get some cash out of the deal. too bad you can't send them a bill.
Posted by: Dawn | January 14, 2006 at 01:59 AM
They did leave a Pro Form treadmill, two rocker armchairs, and a bedroom set. Although they did also leave me the dirty sheets on the bed, too. They're moving to Colorado, so I'm sure they'll get a flat tire along the way ...
Posted by: mizchelle | January 15, 2006 at 09:18 AM
Dear Joyfully yours,
I can sympatize with you.
A few years back we bought
a house.The previous owner
left us with a washer/dryer
"not working" and full of
water/clothes.
The outside was worse. As soon as the spring came I began to clean the yard and
ended up with 103 green big
garbage bags ++++ 2 springs
from mattresses that they
had tried to burn behing the pool.
I bet there are plenty of
"horror stories" worse than
ours.
Maria
Posted by: marie | January 15, 2006 at 05:07 PM