It is absolutely gorgeous out right now. Above normal and windy, but gorgeous. I have most of the windows open.

Tom was working on pulling up the stuff we buried down past the well that became exposed over time. He’s going to get a 3-day burn permit and burn the few piles of brush and other crap that’s out there, which you have to do when you do open fires. I knew it was a total waste of time when he sawed down that brush because I knew there’d never be fences. At least none that we put up.

Tom and I discussed the pros and cons of cold weather climates, versus staying here, and he said he didn’t care whether or not we stayed where it’s warm.

I put together a list of pros and cons and here’s what I came up with.

COLD WEATHER CONS:
Don’t like cold/snow
Don’t like wearing winter clothes as much as summer
More rain, more leaks

COLD WEATHER PROS:
Fewer spiders, smaller spiders
People and dogs less likely to be outside as much
Easier and cheaper to warm than to cool
Trees add more privacy
More rain, something I like if we can keep it out of the house
Can open windows more often
Less dusty
Can do online gambling in OR
Fewer freeloaders in OR

If I were single and relying on buses and didn’t want to use the cold as a tool to keep people indoors more often, then the decision would be a little tougher to make.

I was incredibly shocked when Tom checked and found that they did take the fence down in back. I’m amazed. Truly amazed. I guess it’s just the difference between white renters and freeloaders. Meanwhile, the investor should be out tomorrow. There are no guarantees, though, and if he does come out, he may not bother coming in the house. It isn’t the house he’ll be interested in. If he had the money, he’d be a fool not to take this place, as Tom said. There just aren’t that many welled properties out here. If he does come out tomorrow, I’m sure Tom will have to get me up so he can come while I’d normally be sleeping, but it’s worth it. I’ll be glad to deal with it and get this over with. At first I wanted to enjoy every minute I had left here with space and comfort, but now I just want to get the hell out because the sooner we do, the sooner we can get our new house going, and I’m not moving again!

My vibes are good, though. I think this may end up being an easier move than the last time. Not just because we know more now than we did then, but because we don’t have to deal with showing the house. The investor will be the one to do that once he gets everything set up. This house could easily sit empty for 6 months to a year.

We’ve been checking out this really promising site in Oregon where these people who own many parcels of land say that if you buy land from them and you don’t like it, you have up to a year to pick out something else they’ve got.

This area is said to have about 300 sunny days a year, so I’d say it’ll snow and rain less there than in MA.