Just as I was about to retire happily to my lake house near Lake Livingston in Deep East Texas, I learned that the fellow selling the property, didn't really own it!  Just a slight setback.

After much searching and scrambling I have located another house in the same area, generally speaking.  All my plans went out the window and I was left with a house full of boxes and empty shelves.  Thank God the bad news came when it did:  the day before I plunked down $250 for a rental truck!

That was close, but I ended up losing over $400 dollars on deposits, fees and inspections.  What a slap in the face.  And then the man had the unmitigated gall to tell me I could terminate the contract with No Hard Feelings!  Wow.  I'm eternally grateful.  No Hard Feelings and a small termination fee of $50.  Ooops.

I can now look forward to receiving a water bill and an electric bill from a house owned by Seven Brothers and Two Brothers-in-Law.  Sounds like a good title for a movie. 

Smeah!  Don't get hooked and don't ever turn on the lights before you're home.