You’d Think We Lived on Mars
I just had to send a fax to our real-estate lawyer. Why, you ask, would I have to be in contact with them when we moved exactly three months ago? Because they sent us the Deed yesterday and it has the wrong address on it. Nobody can spell our street. People take wild guesses, are sometimes close, sometimes not, yet our mail still makes it here. The thing that vexes me is that our street name is not that difficult. It’s not like we live on “Slksdfkh9clasz0eis0 Avenue” or something. Seriously. So it seems that the geekboy and I own a townhouse on a street that doesn’t exist. Imaginary real estate, people, it’s the wave of the future. Come visit us – just fade into the ether and float around until you find us.
Another thing that annoys me is that I see that the previous owner signed all this paperwork with the incorrect address. I will have to assume that either a) he can’t read; or b) he thought it would be funny.
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October 31st, 2006 - 10:50
It’s not that difficult, but dude, you have to admit it’s a FUNKY way to spell it.
October 31st, 2006 - 10:56
True, true. But the one on the deed has the word “bridge” in it. ???
October 31st, 2006 - 11:09
Wow, I noticed that they got it wrong on the envelope they sent it in, but didn’t even think to look at the deed itself. They seriously got that wrong too?
Good thing we paid the lawyers ALL THAT MONEY to not even be able to catch a simple mistyping.
October 31st, 2006 - 11:33
Seriously, I’m completely shocked that you got to actually close with the wrong street name on anything! I do mortgages for a living and I’ve seen things get held up because one form had a middle initial listed and another didn’t so they wanted an AKA form filled out. Or if the appraisal says a house is in ____ Town, but the title says it’s in the Village of ____ in ____ Town we have to send a letter of explanation. I do so much paperwork I feel personally responsible for the state of our rainforests! My apologies to the woodland creatures!
October 31st, 2006 - 11:34
Sorry that was wicked long. Wicked.
October 31st, 2006 - 11:38
Hee. Actually, I just checked the closing papers and it seems like everything there is correct. It’s just the stuff we got in the mail yesterday.
October 31st, 2006 - 11:40
mistyping? GB, I think I went to high school with Misty Ping. You think it might be the same one?
October 31st, 2006 - 11:53
I want you to live on ***. Can you write in any name you like?
October 31st, 2006 - 12:23
Janet, I edited your comment. I’d rather not have the internet know what street I live on. ;)
But yes, if you write that in, it will find us.
October 31st, 2006 - 13:45
Curious, have you ever spoken to your neighbours about the street name fiasco? I wonder what street they think they live on.
October 31st, 2006 - 14:24
Curious, have you ever spoken to your neighbours about the street name fiasco?
The question SHOULD be, “Have you ever spoken to your neighbours?” And the answer would be, “No.”
Although I did have a quick chat with the woman next-door the other day. She was pleasant enough but she never would have started a conversation if I hadn’t just started blabbing.
October 31st, 2006 - 15:39
You and Randy should go over there late at night in your bathrobes with a bottle of champagne and tell the man of the house that you want to go around the ducky-ducky-goosey-goosey with him.
October 31st, 2006 - 15:41
=))