tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7716167623179741489.post6412614433667872863..comments2023-10-07T07:48:50.326-04:00Comments on Ellena's Cocologie: Ice on roofEllenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14965850008354379369noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7716167623179741489.post-43940772706464043762013-04-11T11:10:40.490-04:002013-04-11T11:10:40.490-04:00Experiencing the movement sounds really scary! Goo...Experiencing the movement sounds really scary! Good thing no one got hurt. Ice dams may look attractive but they are very dangerous to our roof. How's your roof, by the way? I hope the snow and the ice dams didn't damage your roof. If so, I hope it has been fixed immediately.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.greatlakesroof.com/" rel="nofollow">Penelope Dingee</a>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02140093346458343750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7716167623179741489.post-60160973347614446412013-04-05T11:34:09.928-04:002013-04-05T11:34:09.928-04:00I agree with Missie! A mass of snow on your roof i...I agree with Missie! A mass of snow on your roof is a serious problem. It can damage and can even break your roof. Anyway, moving to a new place was a hard but wise decision. Always choose safety above anything else.Elizabeth Hoffnunghttp://www.roofpromemphis.com/products-services/roof-repair-memphis-tn/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7716167623179741489.post-1827824567419892792013-04-03T11:32:40.230-04:002013-04-03T11:32:40.230-04:00Sorry, Moi, but as much as I know how destructive ...Sorry, Moi, but as much as I know how destructive the mass of snow can be to your roof, I can’t help but be amazed for a moment. :* It was like being inside a cave. Do you always have this thick layer of snow? But I see you’ve moved. It would certainly work for your convenience if you’d increase the pitch of your new house’s roof. :)Missie Ricehttp://www.deshazoroofing.com/about-us/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7716167623179741489.post-91768138585334070472013-02-05T11:26:59.859-05:002013-02-05T11:26:59.859-05:00RR!I don't buy Loto tickets but I always say &...RR!I don't buy Loto tickets but I always say "if I ever win the Loto, I'll offer them 5 times the amount they bought my house for". As I write this I wonder if I would.<br />3 loos!! wonderful as long as one is not the one who has to do the housecleaning. Ellenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14965850008354379369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7716167623179741489.post-68350270589911830522013-02-05T11:14:06.134-05:002013-02-05T11:14:06.134-05:00Rouchswalwe! In hindsight the timing never feels r...Rouchswalwe! In hindsight the timing never feels right because we don't know the answer to us saying goodbye earlier or later. Always sad. Ellenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14965850008354379369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7716167623179741489.post-57423965427977034242013-02-05T11:04:24.145-05:002013-02-05T11:04:24.145-05:00Yes HALLE, and 4.5 years later I still have to pin...Yes HALLE, and 4.5 years later I still have to pinch my forehead and say "stop torturing yourself" when starting my "if only I..." thoughts. <br />Ellenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14965850008354379369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7716167623179741489.post-79622272859949652862013-01-26T01:58:30.240-05:002013-01-26T01:58:30.240-05:00We are lucky. The best house (including the three ...We are lucky. The best house (including the three we lived in in the US) is the one we presently occupy. This has to do with a quirk in the British property market.<br /><br />From 1972 (when we returned from the US) until 1998 we lived in Kingston-upon-Thames, twelve miles south-west of London. There the value of houses rose more quickly than elsewhere. In 1998 we moved to Hereford, 140 miles west of Kingston - from a 1930s three-bedroom semi-detached house to a new detached four-bedroom house. The difference between the selling price and the buying price allowed us to pay off the mortgage, all legal fees and still have enough for new carpets, etc.<br /><br />Oh the exquisite feeling of having three loos instead of one. A view of Hereford cathedral across land that cannot be built on. The whole of wild Wales to explore.<br /><br />Just one snag. In the interim the value of the Kingston house quickly rose to three times what we sold it for, and twice the value of our Hereford house. We could never afford to go back. On the other hand we have enjoyed fifteen years of greater comfort - a factor as one ages.<br /><br />But it doesn't stop one dreaming, does it?Roderick Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16828395545197001637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7716167623179741489.post-42503346777230956762013-01-23T06:31:25.905-05:002013-01-23T06:31:25.905-05:00Oh! That is a powerful image. Saying goodbye to a ...Oh! That is a powerful image. Saying goodbye to a beloved house is one of the saddest and most difficult things in life. I admire you. My mother held on to her house too long, to the detriment of her health and well-being. Oh, but I understand.Rouchswalwehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01393987883437907945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7716167623179741489.post-30933905970091523112013-01-22T10:57:48.022-05:002013-01-22T10:57:48.022-05:00The thickness of that sheet is impressing me, and ...The thickness of that sheet is impressing me, and I've seen similar things in my own home. <br /><br />A fabulous record of that memory. <br /><br />Easy to feel your sadness at leaving such a lovely home.Hallehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03847654451426257182noreply@blogger.com