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Ivan the Terribly Average Posted Apr 29, 2010
Oh you are lucky to have a cellar. 
The house I'm thinking of buying was built in 1977 - well within my lifetime - and the estate agent says it has some 'original period features'. 
For crying out loud, my primary school years are now described as 'period', as it might be 'Victorian' or 'Regency' or 'Louis XV'... How old do I feel? 
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Pierre de la Mer ~ sometimes slightly worried but never panicking ~ Posted Apr 30, 2010
uh-oh, 'original period features' of the 1970's?
that probably means a yellow baththub, brown tiles and - if you're lucky! - a green fridge...
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Ivan the Terribly Average Posted Apr 30, 2010
The bathroom and tiling have both been redone recently, but there's still a feature wall of exposed brickwork and a brick-lined archway between the lounge and the dining room. And there's only one bathroom, which I think is perfectly acceptable but which a lot of people think is primitive. I can only use one at a time...
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Pierre de la Mer ~ sometimes slightly worried but never panicking ~ Posted May 2, 2010
We have that in common 
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Ivan the Terribly Average Posted May 3, 2010
If I ever meet anyone with whom I *don't* have that in common, I'll be very worried indeed.
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Pierre de la Mer ~ sometimes slightly worried but never panicking ~ Posted May 3, 2010
i guess you will
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