Day #1,116 - Monopoly

Today felt like a game of real-life Monopoly.

This morning when I awoke and tried to brush my teeth, there was no running water. I was reminded that Doc shut off all the water to the house because we discovered a leaking sprinkler line yesterday. I think it is time we move on to our new house. We have been fixing this one now for 30 years.

This morning on the way to the Penny Palace we stopped for Subway breakfast sandwiches and coffee. While Doc got the food, I wandered the parking lot - retrieving two pennies and a dime. (Coins #1-3).

This morning at the Penny Palace we worked with the electrician in placement of more lighting fixtures: laundry room, dungeon, fireplace accents, etc. The landscapers continued placing stones and doing their stuff. Flooring guys were laying the floor in the Master Bedroom.

The City inspector toured the house and gave it his blessing. We may now request the Edison electric meter to be installed. At noon we went to City Hall to file the necessary paperwork (and pay the fees).

At 12:30 we met with Handyman George at the rental house. As we exited the freeway, Doc claimed a median penny. (Coin #4) George will lay sprinkler lines, topsoil and grass seed by the end of this week. Work is continuing inside the house to make it rent ready.

Handyman George agreed to come over to our current house and assess our sprinkler problem. In one hour Doc and George dug up the valves, solved the problem and had the dirt back in place! That was wonderful. Instead of Doc and I spending half a day wrestling together in a mud hole, Doc was George’s assistant while I was inside working on emails and other incomings. Much better for the marriage.

Bank of America FINALLY completed their side of the paperwork for rental property #2. (It has been a month). The contract originally said we are to close escrow on the 13^th. That gives us merely 4 days to conduct all our research and our “due diligence”. Dealing with the big banks is so frustrating! The rooms in this second house were each painted different and bold colors. The realtor said, “It look like someone used leftover paints here.” Thus I have nicknamed it “Paint Bucket”.

Total: 4 Coins P (3), N (0), D (1), Q (0) = $0.13