I paid off my mortgage is 2011 and then moved to a much bigger house in 2015 where I needed a large mortgage again.  I think it'll probably take me another decade to pay this one off - but the value of the house is about 7 times the outstanding loan amount, so there is that.

I've spent an absolute fortune on the house since 2015...I could easily have paid the mortgage off by now with that..

Quote from: Slim on April 14, 2024, 12:29:50 PM

Quote from: captainkurtz on April 13, 2024, 11:04:06 PMWho's next

Never ceases to amaze.  For me, The Who only have 3 essential records...but they're so essential, it elevates time to one of the all time greats...

I was going to work my way through the studio discography earlier this year but decided to do Kiss instead. I think I'll start it now. I've just bought Pete Townsend's autobiography last week so it'll tie in nicely.

I can't resist a nice print - this arrived last week - 2 x A2 size signed prints to commemorate their recent Albert Hall Teenage Cancer Trust gigs. The quality of the printing is really quite beautiful, its almost like a proper painting, rather than something that has been knocked out from a laser printer...

All proceeds to Teenage Cancer Trust as well, which was an added incentive / bonus.

Gets the wife approval, which is nice.  Getting them framed up this week...

Baby Reindeer

Its ok.
 

Who's next

Never ceases to amaze.  For me, The Who only have 3 essential records...but they're so essential, it elevates time to one of the all time greats...

Excellent neighbour.

Quote from: Slim on April 09, 2024, 12:03:13 PM

Quote from: captainkurtz on April 09, 2024, 10:58:31 AMWater getting in where it shouldn't is the single biggest problem for any landlord - hope you get your issue sorted..

My kitchen in Dulwich had a flat roof and some time in January 2002, it started to let in rainwater. The owners - a very well organised company in Finchley who'd bought the place from the previous landlord, who was idle - were brilliant about it, they had the roof recovered in about a week.

But the next time it rained heavily, water came pouring through the roof exactly the same as before. The new roof covering didn't even seem to have slowed it down. So I phoned them up and told them .. they couldn't believe it.

I can't remember if they offered to send someone round to have a look. But I was moving out of there in a couple of weeks' time anyway, so I put a washing up bowl under it, shrugged my shoulders and ignored it. As I recall I didn't get any more rain so it was the next tenant's problem.

Getting trustworthy and competent contractors is almost as much of a nightmare as water getting in where it shouldn't...

Water getting in where it shouldn't is the single biggest problem for any landlord - hope you get your issue sorted..

Quote from: captainkurtz on March 30, 2024, 12:59:59 PMStarted watching Bad Sisters on Apple TV.

Good first episode..

1 episode left.  Brilliant.

Vai was apparently Fripp's first choice.  Carey is an absolute monster behind the kit.  I'm all over this like stink on a tramp if it comes over the water...

Loved her debut back in the day...'so good' indeed.

Last night - Johnny Marr gig.  My goodness, he was sensational.

Quote from: Fishy on March 30, 2024, 07:08:12 PM

Quote from: captainkurtz on March 30, 2024, 12:59:59 PMStarted watching Bad Sisters on Apple TV.

Good first episode..

Hogan gives me the horn.. can u still say that these days or are u are arrested and thrown in jail..

Me as well.  In fact all of the sisters are attractive..

Started watching Bad Sisters on Apple TV.

Good first episode..

Athens next week.
Thailand in December - Bangkok, Phuket, Chiang Mai
4 day London break in August - seeing Taylor Swift and PJ Harvey...

Cellulitis of my right foot again.  Looks like a loaf of hovis.  Third bout since August 2022.