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Old Feb 17, 2015 | 02:28 PM
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I've bought from gulf stream in hampstead
 
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Old Feb 18, 2015 | 10:33 AM
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I've bought from gulf stream in hampstead
Thanks. That's a little bit of a drive for me, but I'll keep it as an option.

Got out of the house today. I may hate that little Nissan but it does do a wonderful job of getting around. The high ways were fine, and the back roads have some patches. As expected.

According to Weather.Com we may have a smaller storm coming in this afternoon, hitting the Raleigh area around 2 or 3 maybe.
 
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Old Feb 19, 2015 | 07:21 AM
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Everyone OK this morning? Cold today.
 
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Old Feb 19, 2015 | 07:25 AM
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All's well on this end, cold booger outside. A high of 19* isn't high enough.
 
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Old Feb 19, 2015 | 08:53 AM
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Yeah, yesterday I went around the house and secured the crawlspace vents. Had to make covers for 2 of them as they had fell off under the house. Glad I checked. No water problems today so I guess I am good. Wood stove easily keeps house 75*+, sometimes have to crack a window LOL. All outside faucets covered and insulated and antifreeze in all vehicles is good.

Sunshine and blue skys....and like 15* outside LOL, is this February in Greenland?
 
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Old Feb 19, 2015 | 08:59 AM
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Yeah, yesterday I went around the house and secured the crawlspace vents. Had to make covers for 2 of them as they had fell off under the house. Glad I checked. No water problems today so I guess I am good. Wood stove easily keeps house 75*+, sometimes have to crack a window LOL. All outside faucets covered and insulated and antifreeze in all vehicles is good.

Sunshine and blue skys....and like 15* outside LOL, is this February in Greenland?

Didn't even think of closing the crawlspace vents. I'll have to go around and do that tonight when I get home. May not help much, but one less busted pipe will always be better.

How did you insulate the outside faucets?
 
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Old Feb 19, 2015 | 09:03 AM
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I closed our crawl space vents a month or so ago. I left a couple of the water faucets on low too. We're renting this house but still don't want busted pipes. We may buy a place again, but I still cant get over the price of a nice house here in NC, compared to what we paid for either house in Mo. Just not even close.
Y'all stay warm.
 
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Old Feb 19, 2015 | 09:13 AM
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Well, bob, it don't help you been looking in the Raleigh/Durham area either. Living expenses up there are probably among the top 5 highest in NC. Tom of traffic too. I work that one site we have in Morrisville and it near bout drives me insane. Lol
 
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Old Feb 19, 2015 | 09:36 AM
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I couldn't get out of Durham soon enough. This Apex area is more my speed with a nice small town feel. These are small houses here, mostly 2 bdrm, 1 bath and in the $160's.
We paid less than $150K for our last house that was four bdrm, 3 full baths, 2 car garage, fireplace, nice fenced yard, and it was only 3 years old then.
It's just sticker shock from the Midwest, to the east coast.
I'm not belly aching about the state at all, I'm cheap
 
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Old Feb 19, 2015 | 09:44 AM
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Yeah, Apex is still that area though, prices are ridiculous compared to like Alamance and Orange County. Id be having sticker shock too if I tried to move that way lol
 
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Old Feb 19, 2015 | 09:49 AM
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Yeah I'm finding that out too. If we get serious about buying we have a lot of looking to do.
 
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Old Feb 19, 2015 | 09:52 AM
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Lol yeah. If you do decide to buy somewhere closer to me, I got a friend I went to highschool with that does real estate, so she might could help Ya out.
 
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Old Feb 19, 2015 | 10:00 AM
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I'd be fine with that area, but the wife wouldn't want to drive that far.
 
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Old Feb 19, 2015 | 10:02 AM
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Yeah, it is a bit of a haul. It's right at 45 miles from my house to the site I work in morrisville.
 
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Old Feb 19, 2015 | 10:43 AM
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She's still at Duke hospital downtown Durham. Too far for her, I always liked my longer drive to and from work. It gave me time to get ready for the day, and to help unwind from it too.
 
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