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Al Borland posted:Both entrances are latched, that means either shes dead inside or someone is living there. Do a wellness check. Should read the rest of the thread.
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This is a cool thread OP and I am interested in continuing old house adventuresZippy the Bummer posted:be sure to hit the attic/basement because there might be some old antique poo poo that could turn out to be super valuable dude this is how you like activate whatever fell Canadian curse is placed on the joint "Everything you drink will turn to Molson in your mouth, like you're some kinda Beer King Midas. Sorry."
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Al Borland posted:oh good Also sad that shes in a retirement home. Well, she's 98 years old, walks with a cane and has no living relatives. I think it's great that she's somewhere with other people where she can be looked after. Specifically, she's in a home for veterans.
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Sep 1, 2015 15:47
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Let's buy her an account.
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Sep 1, 2015 17:13
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Maybe have some sort of relationship. You could inherit the house!
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Nessa posted:Well, she's 98 years old, walks with a cane and has no living relatives. I think it's great that she's somewhere with other people where she can be looked after. Specifically, she's in a home for veterans. I know its just sad she doesn't have family. Be her family Nessa she probably has like 2 years left at best. be her family.
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Thread's really great and I'm interested in seeing more of the inside of the house but I'd like another intrepid explorer to find a new mystery house to skulk around thanks.
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Really cool thread. I hope you get to take more pictures. I wonder why the house is unlivable though? It looks like it's still in pretty good condition.
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Edgar posted:Maybe have some sort of relationship. You could inherit the house! I'll admit that I've sometimes fantasized about befriending an elderly person and then inheriting their awesome old house full of antiques because they had no family. But that is a fictional scenario. The only houses I could inherit are my mom's hoarder house with a basement full of mold and continuous flooding, or my dad's hoarder house that is in terrible condition and needs major renovations. He keeps saying he has plans to work with a developer to turn the place into a fancy new rental property, instead of a lovely, old rental property that's been vacant for years and had multiple burglaries. I had some stuff stolen years ago and will never see insurance money for it. Moldy Taxes posted:Thread's really great and I'm interested in seeing more of the inside of the house but I'd like another intrepid explorer to find a new mystery house to skulk around thanks. There might be one in your neighbourhood!
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Sep 1, 2015 18:17
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that just looks like someones house dude
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Jake Snake posted:Really cool thread. I hope you get to take more pictures. I wonder why the house is unlivable though? It looks like it's still in pretty good condition. Yeah, I was wondering the same thing, unless there's some major internal issues or problems with the foundation. From what I've seen, the roof needs to be reshingled, the front porch and back stairs would have to be completely rebuilt, along with the upstairs balconies, new windows and probably updated wiring and insulation. I've lived in houses that were in worse shape than this one. Back in the spring, my husband and I were looking at houses nearby (on the poor side of the street, not the rich side that this house is on) and came across a house that seemed like a really sweet deal. Perfect price, it looked super cute on the inside with 3 bathrooms, 3 bedrooms and a full basement with a build-in bar. For a second viewing, we took my father-in-law (used to build houses) and a friend of ours (carpenter currently working on his own older house) for them to take a look. As soon as they stepped in the front door, they started pointing out everything wrong with it. There was a major floor joist missing in the kitchen, the block foundation was in terrible condition and the wiring was a death trap. So we walked away from that house, even though it seemed in good shape to our untrained eyes. Sure, that house could have been fixed, but it would have required a lot more money than we were willing to put in to make it safe to live in.
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Nessa posted:I'll admit that I've sometimes fantasized about befriending an elderly person and then inheriting their awesome old house full of antiques because they had no family. aha
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So this thread is over then? I can stop checking it?
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Tiny Lowtax posted:So this thread is over then? I can stop checking it? Hopefully not over! I'm waiting to hear back about permission to take some interior photos. If I get a yes, then I'll let you all know when that's taking place. I might try to bring along a friend of mine who has a far superior camera. He took my wedding photos and I'm sure he'd be interested in taking old house photos. Especially now that the leaves are changing colour and starting to fall from the trees. I walked past the house earlier today and saw a squirrel jumping around in the trees. He kept staring at me and then started screaming at me until I left.
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sup edmonton person. what part of town is this place in?
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Make sure you take pictures of every room like including the basement and attic. TIA
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Boinks posted:Make sure you take pictures of every room like including the basement and attic. TIA And whatever you find in the vents.
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Nessa posted:I walked past the house earlier today and saw a squirrel jumping around in the trees. He kept staring at me and then started screaming at me until I left. metricchip fucked around with this message at 22:29 on Sep 1, 2015 |
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metricchip posted:Wait... what? What sort of Indian burial ground are you loving with? Have you not heard a squirrel alarm call before? At first, he was just making the usual squirrel chirps, but then he started his high pitched screaming call to warn all the other squirrels that a weirdo (me) was nearby. It might've had a nest nearby.
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Nessa posted:Update! Buy the house make a sick rear end haunted house for Gee bee Ess and become the forums superstar you were always destined to be. Cool thread an pics, OP!
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Wedemeyer posted:Buy the house make a sick rear end haunted house for Gee bee Ess and become the forums superstar you were always destined to be. If I had that kind of money laying around, sure. But for reference, there's a large lot a block away from this place with the same view being sold for 1.7 million. "Lot value" for this place would be an easy $700,000. SmokaDustbowl posted:sup edmonton person. what part of town is this place in? Cromdale!
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if her lawyer says its ok for you to walk around in her falling down on itself house he's prob not a super ace lawman but maybe canadians dont sue each other idk
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Nessa posted:If I had that kind of money laying around, sure. But for reference, there's a large lot a block away from this place with the same view being sold for 1.7 million. "Lot value" for this place would be an easy $700,000. Befriend the old lady and see if she'll leave it to you. You can leave it to charity or whatever when you die if that's her plan for it.
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Nessa posted:Cromdale! oh cool
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Solice Kirsk posted:Befriend the old lady and see if she'll leave it to you. You can leave it to charity or whatever when you die if that's her plan for it. Or sell it for lot value since lot value is apparently $700k
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Well that's not in the Canadian spirit! I honestly think their prisons are nicer than some of my old neighborhoods.
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Nessa posted:Well, she's 98 years old, walks with a cane and has no living relatives. I think it's great that she's somewhere with other people where she can be looked after. Specifically, she's in a home for veterans. It's very nice of you to visit her. She's probably pretty lonely.
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Nessa posted:Have you not heard a squirrel alarm call before? American squirrels don't scream. They know to remain silent and not be disruptive.
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So I went to visit Muriel today with the moral support of a friend. I didn't want to go by myself because it was unsure of her physical or mental state. And it turns out I was right to be concerned about that. Her mental faculties were not all there. She had a lot of difficulty hearing, asked us the same questions multiple times and repeated herself a lot. She was, however, very pleased to see the yellow carnations I had brought for her. She asked me several times where I lived, and I had to show her on a map for her to understand. I wasn't really able to get much of a conversation out of her, I'm afraid. It was a little heartbreaking when she asked what month it was. Though now that I've already met her, I may go see her again by myself sometime when I have the time. It takes a train and two buses to get to the veteran's home, so about an hour of travel time. I tried talking to her about the house, but she didn't really have anything to say about it. Sorry, there's not a really exciting ending to this story. I'm unsure if I could even make friends with this lady, as she probably won't remember me tomorrow. At least she liked the flowers!
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Thanks for the update, and thanks for starting an interesting thread.
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Awwww that's so sweet! You're good people, Nessa!
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It might be worth talking to her with regular staff in the room, they'll know her and how to talk to her. Staff at nursing homes are usually good people, doing a hell of a lot for not much money, if you're still thinking about doing a story (text/audio) on this, interview her regular member of staff or if you're just interested in her, it might be worth asking for their help in talking to her.
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get her to sign over the deed
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Lost Canyoneer posted:Thanks for the update, and thanks for starting an interesting thread.
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prinneh posted:It might be worth talking to her with regular staff in the room, they'll know her and how to talk to her. Staff at nursing homes are usually good people, doing a hell of a lot for not much money, if you're still thinking about doing a story (text/audio) on this, interview her regular member of staff or if you're just interested in her, it might be worth asking for their help in talking to her. Actually, when I was looking up the address of the place, I came across a news article from a few months ago about allegations of abuse from multiple staff members. Someone had put a camera in her mother's room and recorded the abuse from different staff. It kind of makes me unsure of who to really talk to.
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Sep 21, 2015 14:35
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This is a sweet conclusion to a fun thread. You are a good person.
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So, a few days ago, I sent the old lady a letter. I mentioned the flowers I brought her and talked a bit about myself. I also asked how she enjoys living at the veteran's home and asked if I could take photos inside the house. I've been very busy with school lately, and considering her difficulty with hearing and remembering things, I figured a letter was a good option. I passed my the house on a walk today and noticed some things. First off, the gate was open and there was a bag of leaves by the porch.  There were also some bags in the front yard.  And a skittish cat in the back that meowed at me until I went away.  Near the cat was also this thing.  It's not visible from the picture, but behind the glass is a pair of black, men's shoes. Looking at the front porch, someone has definitely been here. The blue hamper has been moved and there's a bunch of footprints.  Possibly a new owner? I hope to hear back from the lady soon.
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i'm glad we solved the mystery and found out that the house is, in fact, a house with rooms inside
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your investigation and prying reminded them that the house exists and now they're fixing it good job goon you gave away a free house by asking too many questions
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I like this thread, keep being a good person Nessa. Also, B&E into that MFer
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