My Strange House-How did I ever live there?
By Nancy Zink
@ramapo17 (30441)
Melbourne, Florida
December 11, 2017 11:24pm CST
Many years ago my husband and I bought a townhouse that was being built. We thought it was going to be finished a certain date and the bad weather held up some of the things that needed to get done. We could not get the certificate of occupancy and we had to get out of our house as it was sold and the closing was scheduled.
We were living in one state and moving to another so the only thing we could do until the new place was finished was rent a place to live month to month. It wasn't easy as we had two large dogs and 3 cats.
We did find a place to rent and it was way out in the sticks. It was on a old unused basketball camp. It was very secluded which we liked with all the animals. We didn't check it out thoroughly, we were just happy to find something. What could go wrong?
As it turned out, being it was a basketball camp at one time, everything was very high. I couldn't even see in the bathroom mirror and I was not short at the time. It was old and did have some strange things. The clothes dryer was outside on a porch.
Luckily we were only there less than 6 months and we did last and so did the animals.
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14 responses
@JESSY3236 (18923)
• United States
12 Dec 17
I'm short so I wouldn't like to have a mirror I couldn't see out of.
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@moffittjc (118442)
• Gainesville, Florida
15 Dec 17
Did the place come with a gymnasium? That would have been cool to have your very own basketball court!
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@ramapo17 (30441)
• Melbourne, Florida
16 Dec 17
It did have a basketball court but it was all vacant as we were the only ones living there at the time. There were a few houses there to but no one was there. I was glad as I didn't worry about my dogs running loose. My one dog was very, very big.
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@Morleyhunt (21737)
• Canada
12 Dec 17
We moved into a house with four small children...it had no kitchen. The new kitchen was built shoe we were living there...
Once the kitchen was added it was a great house...but meanwhile.....
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@ramapo17 (30441)
• Melbourne, Florida
15 Dec 17
@Morleyhunt It is amazing how we can figure ways to fit the problems we get.
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@Morleyhunt (21737)
• Canada
13 Dec 17
@ramapo17 no, we set the stove in the dining room while the work was being done. Dishes were washed on the table and the water dumped in the toilet...an old dresser was my only cupboard and we had a lot of boxes sitting around.
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@Courtlynn (66921)
• United States
12 Dec 17
Oh man. Well I'm glad you made it through that and eventually left to a home
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@ElusiveButterfly (45940)
• United States
15 Dec 17
Guess you had to have a step stool or two handy! I would like for my dryer to be on the porch in the summer months. It gets too hot when you run it inside in the summertime. But, then again, I hope to have a clothesline in place by the spring so I can hang the clothes out to dry.
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@toniganzon (72285)
• Philippines
13 Dec 17
That was an odd place to live indeed but glad you didn't stay that long.
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@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
12 Dec 17
there is a spa i go to for my massage that is the opposite. the mirror in the toilet was small and low and i can only see my chin. i bet the guys only see their chest.
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@shivamani10 (11038)
• Hyderabad, India
12 Dec 17
ah..ah..very interesting. What are the other strange things?
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@dgobucks226 (34363)
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17 Dec 17
Ahh... The wonder of Country living! Gee, I am perplexed as to everything being so high???? Were the occupiers tall people 
