greatgoooglymooogly
131936
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Mar 28, 2017 1:54 PM
greatgoooglymooogly
131936
7400
215
idnasyarrel
Good luck with the ghosts
fishgill
That house is like something out of a movie. Specifically, a horror movie. Get rid of the ghosts!
stonedrunkdoctor
Loooks quite scenic. How far is your closest neighbors?
vintagebanana
poanyc
Congrats @OP.
captainken
Wait, 42157? Holy shit, you actually bought the house John Wayne Gacy killed those young men in? I thought they were going to demolish that.
GoddammitMrNoodle
lol...
OliverClothesoff70
What's the wifi password?
Vedar
How do you get that for your first house? My first house came with boarded up windows.
OSCgal
My parents' first house was a Victorian. And condemned.
MissBossyPants
I want a tour of the inside @greatgoooglymooogly
neil137
i cant help but think of that scene in Aladdin where he says "and all that comes with it!" and jafar is sucked into the lamp, imprisoned
lifeisapicnic
Congrats, upstate new york is beautiful.
LizardEnterprises
Yes. Yes it is.
Zachakx
Congratulations on the ghosts.
Lumborejack
You left your milk out
xd4ng3r0u5x
+1 for update NY!
LaLiam
Hope your mum gets better soon, Forest.
waznat9
Glad I wasn't the only one seeing that similarity...
masterfalconer
Mind if I ask how much you paid for a place like that? Ballpark? It's incredible!
djere
$186,500
DickKicker3000
I am also curious about this.
LadyIsmene
Got a Gilmore Girls vibe from it.
swimbikerunrepeatswimbikerunrepeatswimbiwhatwasidoing
As an owner of a house about to hit the century mark, congrats, and best of luck with the "interesting" conditions therein.
byohzzrd
Lead based plumbing, lead paint, old growth woodwork that can't be matched, small rooms, no closets. Hmm I feel like I'm forgetting some.
GoddammitMrNoodle
Bad insulation, no heat upstairs, one small bathroom, drafts, crumbling foundation, room with wood stove too hot and all others too cold.
cemeterymeri
1927 stucco house, old radiators work great. Knocked down walls to expand kitchen, but BRs are small. 1 bathroom is by far the worst though
JackMcGreer
Where upstate?
alsoAzrael
Where at in New York? My relatives have a house in Clayton, just a few minutes from Watertown.
ovelle
It haunted.
MrTay
100%, they are all dead.
indiehedgehog
That was also my first reaction
Geolee21
Super haunted
amyisawessome
Sooooo haunted.
ChaosandChaos
Like 3 haunted.
highprinceofskyrim
like super haunted
ScarletKarma
It hella haunted.
peuxcequeveuxpax
http://imgur.com/mftNNFy
BeardedAssassin
Dead people buried in the walls ....
jeffthewaffle
OP will shout his account name at the first ghost sighting
CrangesMcBasketball
Indeed.
cntdn
If old houses are haunted, my house is a ghost
cntdn
If old houses are haunted, my house is a ghost
AngelsinmyMouthfield
They already ded
Zixtank
Yup. More cursed than an Aztec treasure chest hidden in the crypt of a 4000 year old mummy.
OptimisticNihilisticTinyAndFerocious
It's my dream to do just this, someday. Buy a beautiful old house and some land and make it mine. Best of luck.
cakebacon
I agree with this comment and your username wholeheartedly
DuchessSploosh
Old wood houses like that creak at night sounding like someone is walking above you. Source: personal experience. Good luck sleeping...
GoddammitMrNoodle
yeah... but there's no asshole parked out front with his music thumping at 2:00am, or garbage trucks emptying dumpsters at 5:30am.
LizardEnterprises
Pfft, it's a lot easier to sleep in a creeky house than it is listening to your neighbors throw glasswear at each other.
DuchessSploosh
Sounds like my moms house
LizardEnterprises
See? You should move out to the middle of nowhere, much quieter :)
cakebacon
Or having sex. Or refusing to comfort their crying puppy. God I can't wait to live in a single family house.
GoddammitMrNoodle
Amen! And it's darker too... no piss poor parking lot lights going bad that turn on and off, on and off.
LizardEnterprises
I can hit the circuit breaker on a clear night, go out, and see the milky way in the sky. Can't do that in the city.
GiantHeadInDaSky
Our home was built in the 1870's. Verified it is also built on top of an Native American chief burial site. So far no poltergiest, 2 year in
superfeathers
You should be ashamed. You should have some sort of alternate "site" for him away from the house.
billyoshen
Cool!
overworkeddad
No joke, have a pastor bless every room, widow,door, and property. Congrats!
jobustevens
Then personally christen each room with you and your special someone.
tacoparlor
Why not sprinkle some blood on the door, throw some salt, dance with a leprechaun, kiss a rainbow. No joke.
GoddammitMrNoodle
Don't forget, stand on your head, do the hokie pokie, bury gold in the backyard... I think that covers everything.
Dramacian
And sacrifice a cat and two cows. Old gods and thirsty souls might be roaming too.
GoddammitMrNoodle
No cats!
Masterlp3
Why lol
overworkeddad
You never know what's up with old houses. It's better to be safe then sorry.
GrimTuesday
Right, so when your ass is being hung upside down on the ceiling you can be sorry after you were "safe."
Dramacian
What if the spirits do not speak pastor and are immune to his dark arts ?
Masterlp3
Clearly the pastor is faith build, it's super effective against dark pokemons
PSYchr
Congrats OP. Wife and I bought an 1894 farmhouse with 40 acres last year. Loving every day in it.
cakebacon
I'm so jealous. Just starting the house hunt as my SO and I start adulting, but there aren't any old farmhouses on the market in our area...
PSYchr
Keep looking and expand your search area. Living in a home that has a deep history gives us such a connection to the land and community.
LostLadyTX
Wow I shouldn't complain about my 1952 house lol
bamcockseverywhere
Same, renovating through the second industrial revolution doesn't sound like much fun
Momof2needsabreak
Im super jealous. My house is considered old for my area, built in 1988.
PSYchr
It's not all it's cracked up to be. When it rains, the basement floods. Virtually no insulation so this past winter was COLD!
Momof2needsabreak
Yeah that would suck, but I do love old home. I'm completely fascinated by them. I love people who fix them instead of tear them down.
PSYchr
The construction and craftsmanship behind it is what I love. With a little love and attention, my house could last another 200 years.
Momof2needsabreak
The details amaze me every time I go into an old home. And they always have that live in-homey feeling that I just love.
firecatsrt
1890, 0.2 acres, bought 5 yrs ago... but it's 60 foot of waterfront so im ok with it.
PSYchr
Oooo, waterfrontage! I'd be fishing every day were that my situation!
FrancoUnAmerican
Mine is 1888 still beat you. But I only have 1 acre of land. Still enough for a little garden :)
billyruffian
I'm currently in the process of buying one from 1864 but I only have a 1/4 acre.
PSYchr
We only "use" 5 acres, the rest we rent to a local farmer; his family has been renting the land for over 40 years.
cakebacon
Do you have pics of it??? In a non creepy way, I just adore old houses...
PSYchr
We actually run a barn wedding business out of it ( http://serendipity.farm ), there are a few pics.
cakebacon
Gorgeous! I'm about to move back to WI and will probably be getting married in a couple years, you may end up with an imgurian customer!
PSYchr
Imgurian discounts!
FrancoUnAmerican
That can be arranged. But it doesn't look like an old house, the prior owner didnt respect the style of the time. I MAY get it back to it's
FrancoUnAmerican
old style. I'm thinking about it.
amyrose
It's haunted right? What have you experienced?
PSYchr
Only if you count all the barn cats. Inherited a couple dozen moaning spirits (especially around feeding time).
krauseisgraphic
The Trulia post says it was built in 1893…sorry for snooping so hard. You got a good deal though!
SirsSir
loungeking1
I can imagine a couple rocking chairs on that porch, and sipping a cocktail on a sunny afternoon
bronypokey6918
With a shotgun, just waiting for some boi to happen by.
DataBender
A long island iced tea?
slvrscoobie
I can image them swinging. At night. Empty. Then suddenly a voice shouts 'GET OUUUUUUT!!!'
StrangelyCalm
"Are you my conscience?" "I-uh... Yes. Kill them Bart. They all must die."
wibblywobblytimeywimey
We just bought a similar house (built in 1856), and first priority was getting two rocking chairs for the front porch. W/ a beer it's heaven
GoddammitMrNoodle
Isn't that a great porch!
IndigoWendigo
And a couple o' trusty negroes at your feet.
macarronchacarron
Am I getting old, because that sounds fucking wonderful.
ArcTrooperFives
Sun made iced tea and shooting some clay pigeons in that open field.
TheBearrrJewww
Username checks out
FrancoUnAmerican
With a spit bucket and an old rusty shotgun ?
GoddammitMrNoodle
don't forget the banjo.
loungeking1
Arkansas maybe, but not upstate NY
ThatOneGuyPablo
Don't hate... Even if its true :(
GoddammitMrNoodle
Ohh.... you haven't been to the backroads upstate. It's just as redneck as the south.
MerToo
Thanks to my raging Fallout 4 addiction all I can imagine is getting my legs blown off as soon as I open the door & radroaches in the cellar
nclu
Ooo! Ooo! One of those sweet porch swings.
TheUnsolicitedDuckPic
Creeeeek..................creeeeeeek.................creeeeeeek...............creeeeeeek
GoddammitMrNoodle
I like it! We should do an Imgur house makeover/decorating post.
SearchingForUnderstanding
Congrats! As someone who owns a very old home, double or triple your yearly maintenance estimates going forward.
Ilovegold
I bet your fun at parties. You get to point out the negatives of everything
SearchingForUnderstanding
fitgirl1
Or reno the shit out of it to save on heating and cooling.
Ispentthelastfewyearsbuildingupanimmunitytoiocanepowder
In my house growing up, half the basement walls/ foundations are flagstone
Ausememe
Character = what fucking needs doing next
FrontTowardsEnemy
APPLAUSE!!!!....to someone that has yearly maintenance estimates!!!!
Malz42
When you say old, do you mean European old or American old.
SearchingForUnderstanding
At some point, I'm not sure it matters for anything other than ego.
killthebaddies
That is pretty standard age of so many houses in London
GoddammitMrNoodle
American old... it's wood. European old is stone or bricks.
smush1337
Yeah, wood doesn't last
doyouevenrobot
Supposedly there are quite a few wattle and daub buildings still around.
gibsonguy77
But can it withstand the big bad wolf?
angrypotato
Clearly American old. 1896 is 'just about bedded in' in by euro standards.
Malz42
I can see this picture is 1896, but was wondering what this person meant by old.
fuckboihehexd
My home was built in ~1490, so am I cool?
LordCarna
Mine was built in the 1530s
MittensPlease
Pictures!
Fatherdoodle
So you live in a Hobbit hole?
InternetLawyer
for the love of God, post some pictures and tag me in acomment so I can see it
MittensPlease
Do the same for me please! I'm dying with curiosity
MittensPlease
Pics please!!!!
Malz42
Pretty nice, mine is an old cottage from 1560.
MittensPlease
Pictures!