Southerly: Liveblog: Moving House (Literally)
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Hebe,
How long will the journey to Dunsandel take?
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Seems like it is all gouing well.
The roof driving off, being driven, down the road on its lonesome will be a "cute" sight. I am assuming you will be reusing it.
Best wishes.
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David Haywood, in reply to
The roof driving off, being driven, down the road on its lonesome will be a "cute" sight. I am assuming you will be reusing it.
Hell, yes! Not leaving anything for Gerry Brownlee.
Thank you everyone for all the very kind and supportive messages. I'm exhausted already (worked until past 2 am last night) and can't believe that I'll be going until dawn. Mind you, the convoy ride in the truck will ease the pain somewhat.
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David Haywood, in reply to
Glad the weather has been kind this month and long may it continue
Always excellent to hear from one of the other Dr Haywoods!
Alas that the forecast is for rain this weekend -- I'm just hoping that they're wrong.
What a time to have no roof on one's house. Bugger the meteorologists...
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Forget rain, beware giant cats! They could really damage your house.
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Wow! The house we live in has been relocated in this way - easy to tell from looking at the random reframing in the roof space, and the big circular saw cut right up the length of the hallway - but I'm glad I wasn't around for the process. Altogether too stressful.
Hope you have a fun night!
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Ian Dalziel, in reply to
Looks like someone is making a garden on the site of brick Piko too
that's a Greening the Rubble base and nursery.... also displaying their ingenious standing pallet gardens....
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Good luck and a jinx on the rain gods :)
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Here's hoping everything went beautifully for you & family & St Dalziel & crew!
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3410,
I t warms the heart to see this happening.
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I just gotta say: it is only diabolical circumstances keeping me away from Avonside Drive tonight. I really wish I could have seen this.
I also gotta say that I'm detecting in our learned author's words evidence of some incipient-but-severe man-crushes. It's the old-world charm of actual, real manual competence, plus the earthy humility that tends to go with it; gets me every time too.
Hope the night-time convoy goes well. This is pretty much the coolest thing ever, and I'm extremely happy for you guys.
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I have absolutely got up out of bed to get some writing done, and not to keep watching David on Jen's Twitter feed at all...
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Is the new house near the Dog dosing strip? My frequent sing-alongs on drives from Dunedin demands it so.
Watching the twitter feed is a bit like watching The Wages of Fear (or Sorcerer if you are of a more 80s Synth bent)
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Islander, in reply to
eep watching David on Jen’s Twitter feed at all…
Sometimes – extremely occaisionally – I kick myself for not being on Twitter…
meantime, I keep floating good thoughts out there for the Haywards-
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Islander, in reply to
Is the new house near the Dog dosing strip? My frequent sing-alongs on drives from Dunedin d
That thing was out on the main drag= no.
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Emma Hart, in reply to
The first half of the house has arrived;
http://twitpic.com/9dyged -
Islander, in reply to
Excellente!
And many thanks e Emma!
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@islander = Och.
@Emma = Yay at the movers. Folks here see house moving as an amusingly alien concept.
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Creon Upton, in reply to
David on Jen’s Twitter feed
It's pretty focken exciting, isn't it?
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Islander, in reply to
We'll all probably be up for an hour or so yet, just to see the home has got there - aye, indeedy-
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Bart Janssen, in reply to
just be really selective about who you follow
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It all looks great David and Jen.
So when does the roof go back on? And do you have a big tarp?
Did I read the tweet correct, 80 kph house?
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Are we there yet?
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I liked the fact the light was swinging as the house went past, and the stove seemed to still sit triumphantly in the kitchen like the last appliance standing.
Fingers crossed for no (or not much) rain in Dunsandel. Doesn't Dun mean hill? Can't recall any hills that way. So, I looked it up.
Dun can actually mean:
(v. t.) To cure, as codfish, in a particular manner, by laying them, after salting, in a pile in a dark place, covered with salt grass or some like substance.
(n.) A mound or small hill.
(a.) Of a dark color; of a color partaking of a brown and black; of a dull brown color; swarthy.
(n.) One who duns; a dunner.
(v. t. & i.) To ask or beset, as a debtor, for payment; to urge importunately.
(n.) An urgent request or demand of payment; as, he sent his debtor a dun.I particularly like, "one who duns; a dunner."
One sees how 80K can be spent when the risks are considered of driving off the river bank and hitting powerlines........and potentially resuscitating palpitating passers by....
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