Hi Jack,
I am so sorrry you have had so many problems with this house. Are
there no laws that have been broken during this sale? Like lieing
about present conditions? I'm a retired schoolteacher and know very
little about real estate. I do know you are not suppose to be given
more than you can stand..So maybe things will improve with the new
year. Please know you are in my thoughts and prayers. Andrea> -----
Original Message -----
> From: Jack
> To: postpoliosyndrome@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Saturday, November 29, 2008 7:03 PM
> Subject: [postpoliosyndrome] We are throwing in the towel
>
>
> It's with much regret that I have to tell you we are throwing in
the
> towel on southern Ontario.
> We have done nothing but throw money at this money pit of a
house,
> and everyday something new pops up that needs fixing or
replacing. I
> hate to admit it, but this is the biggest mistake we have ever
made.
> I cannot get a wheelchair as we have spent a huge amount of our
> savings, and now I cannot afford to buy one.
> I do not qualify for any help with obtaining a wheelchair, as all
> government help is for people who make less than 19k a year.
> I cannot get insurance for medical as I have what is called a pre-
> existing condition. I can get Blue Cross for medications, but it
has
> a maximum $500.00 a year for prescriptions. All this for only
$194.00
> a month premium.
> My wifes vehicle insurance went from $550 a year to $1700.00.
> Well to top this all off, we had an inspection done on the new
roof
> we needed for the back of our house, and a power assisted vented
> water tank, and we are now told our house needs all new
electrical
> wiring as this old 1952 wiring is not up to the Provincial code.
I
> almost cried when we had an estimate of $5000.00 to get this done.
> I cannot afford to even buy my medications, and have not had
anything
> for almost 6 weeks now. Needless to say I am eating tylenol 4's
like
> they are candy.
> When we first moved into our house here one of our new
neighbours,
> who really is a very neat lady, said if we were smart we would
get a
> generator for back up power as power outages of 2 or 3 days
happen
> quite often during the winter months here. Not because of snow,
but
> because of freezing rain because we are so close to the lake. So
> there goes another $1300.00 down the drain for a generator that
will
> supply us with the minimum of power so we will survive a power
outage.
> I could go on and on about this nightmare, but I think you all
get
> the picture.
> So, we have decided to sell this house as soon as possible right
> after the new year, and move back to Alberta.
> The 40 below days will be a breeze after going through what we
have
> here for the past 2 months.
> The only positive thing I can say about our move, is that our
> daughter Melissa has cancelled her plans to move here next year.
She
> has decided to finish her last year of university at the
University
> of Alberta. So we will be close to our daughter and new
grandchild in
> the spring.
> I am not sure when I will be fit to talk with again, but please
know
> that I think of all of you often and miss you very much.
> When I drag myself out of this horrible depression I am going
> through, I hope there will will still be room for me in chat.
Right
> now I can hardly carry un a conversation with my wife without
getting
> close to tears. This has to be the biggest screw up I have ever
made
> and I still don't see the light at the end of the tunnel.
> Hoping we can unload this house real quick in January, and it
will
> get better from there I hope.
> Until then,be well and God Bless my friends.
> Jack
>