Trip

[timill]

Marcia's off to the States tomorrow morning, booked back on Sunday/Monday, to hit up bank accounts, look at houses, investigate TV/internet options, etc etc.

And see her father in hospital.

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[lauriemann.livejournal.com]

So are you folks moving to Tennessee or are your options open?

[mkillingworth.livejournal.com]

Wow! I can't believe you've missed that! Yes, the plan is to move back to Tennessee, probably by the end of the year. We've agreed a sale on the house and are waiting for Tim's Green Card interview. Everything else is done.

[timill]

Once I get my Green Card, we're off.

The house here is all but sold (the contracts are signed but not exchanged yet).

[lauriemann.livejournal.com]

I'm a little slow this days - I remember seeing a note a few weeks ago that Tim was looking to get a Green Card and I went "HUH?"

Well, I hope you're able to find a deal on a house here. We'll be at Smofcon, but only for Friday night.

[timill]

Brief summary: we looked briefly at houses in Oak Ridge when we were over at Thanksgiving last year, but it was only in the middle of the year that we decided that things were such (on both sides) that we ought to make the move.

So as we got things in motion, the housing market started to come unravelled over here - not the time to sell, and we had a number of valuations, which varied a lot.

Then we got a knock on the door from our prospective next-door neighbour, who said as she was leaving that they wanted another place in the village for her mother. One thing led to another, and within the week we had a cash offer at our original asking price...

It looks as though we can buy a decent place in or around Oak Ridge and still have enough capital to live on until my pension kicks in.

I don't think we'll be at Smofcon, though it's not entirely out of the question.

[smofbabe.livejournal.com]

Best of luck with all the logistics. We're not coming over for Smofcon but we hope to see you both at Boskone!