Being on the downward slide of our merry month of May, I dare say we’ve not been getting the activity we normally do at this time of year which is more than likely mirroring what’s been happening across our Nation. The byproduct coming out of those years of pandemic buying which I feared the most, would be a fast train hitting a stone wall, but from the looks of it, I’d say we’re on a slow and steady course to a soft landing to where the market will gradually get itself adjusted back to normal housing trends. In spite of many cursing our higher interest rates, they’ve likely helped to keep that financial ‘train wreck’ from happening.
One of my scheduled appointments to meet a glazier over at a building to replace a large broken window which a nefarious individual managed to shatter in the night a number of weeks ago finally took place around Noon today, because the special order piece of glass finally arrived, so you can be sure I was at the building right on time, but unfortunately the glaziers didn’t show up until 20 minutes later.
Just to make the story of my wasted three and a half hours short, the replacement of that glass turned into a ‘shite show’ which all started with getting the remaining section of glass out of its frame, and then followed by the big problem which arose after the glazier discovered that piece of glass was not only too narrow, but also too short. If only someone had taken a photo of the look on my face because it would’ve been one of a very unhappy camper.
After another two hours of running to a lumber yard to get plywood and dimension lumber, followed by cleaning up broken glass, and then impatiently waiting for the glaziers to return with that lumber, and then the added time to get it cut and secured in place, just so there’ll not be any of those creatures of the night attempting to gain entry, you can be sure there were a few potty-mouthed words coming out of my mouth during those hours.
When I finally arrived back at office, I noticed several emails which needed to be addressed, along with having to place a phone call to a lender who’s working on getting a loan closed on one of my sales.
Before heading home, I decided to take a quick trip out of town to that home, just to make sure there wasn’t any water standing in the basement, and luckily there wasn’t, so before heading back, I called the buyer and relayed my findings which he was happy to hear.
As I was driving back to the city, I happened to notice a small flock of sheep grazing in a meadow, and wouldn’t you know, there happened to be one at the fence-line far and away from the others which had its head pushed thru and desperately reaching towards the taller grass that was growing on the other side of the fence which caused me to internally smile.
That internal smile was not just because of the way that lone sheep was stretching its neck, but rather my having moments later, drawn striking similarities between that sheep reaching for something better, and the way some humans continually act in the same fashion where they’re always wanting more and better rather than remaining satisfied with what they already have. Now after mentioning this, you’ve already begun thinking of people with similar traits. It’s funny, but also a bit sad.
The following link (Potential zoning change) happens to be a short news video which kaaltv.com posted in regards to that proposed zoning change on a17 acre tract of land the Pritchard family owns, and since I agreed to an interview with a reporter yesterday, yours truly’s views on it were shared for all to hear, along with several others of similar mindsets. Two of my long-time colleagues called this morning, just to let me know they’d seen it and voicing their agreement, but what had me the most shocked, was the both of them telling me I should run for office, which created my knee-jerking response, “You’ve got to be kidding!”
Tonight’s One-liner is: Great abundance of riches cannot be gathered and kept by any person without sin.
