Soon to Move...Maybe

Soon to Move…Maybe

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Aug 29
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Yes, I did get the new place, and the more and more I think about it, I almost want to nix it and keep my old place. There are ups and downs to both sides:

Pros: old place
1. Location: This is the biggest one. I am right across the street from Nico’s, the grocery store, the CVS that carries Hagen Das ice cream and the really good pizza place. While I’m not *that* much farther, at the new place, it is still something to consider when I want ice cream NOW NOW NOW, or just need to run over to the grocery store for something quick.
2. Sebastian’s doggie friends are here at the old place.
3. The fact I don’t have to move. I hate moving, but this time I am going to use some movers.
Cons to the old place:
1. The management sucks.
2. My apartment is smaller.
3. There is no tennis court for me to work with Sebastian off leash. This is actually a big one as I have no fenced in area to work agility with Sebastian. Yes, there is a greenbelt right out back, but with greenbelts come bunnies and a dog who takes off. I just can’t compete with a live squeak toy that plays chase..
Pros New place
1. Larger apartment with more storage for not that much more money.
2. Kick ass loft area for the bedroom and a really tall 2 story ceiling for the other living areas of the house.
3. Tennis court for me to work with Sebastian off leash on agility stuff.
Cons New Place
1. It is a longer walk to get to the grocery store, the CVS and Nicos. I will actually miss being right across the street.
2. I’ve learned that the reason my new apartment vacated is because the person living there is now incarcerated on drug charges.
That last ‘con’ worries me the most. I have no idea what kinds of drugs he was selling, but I did hear one of the people in the office say something like “Now is that apartment the one where the Texas Rangers would come over to party?” I peeked inside the window and the place was trashed and one of the windows had plywood over it. Hopefully the apartment will be vacant long enough that the clientele of this guy won’t be coming over to get their fix. I think just to be safe, though, I am gonna work with my Beecher’s Bible at the range. (And if you don’t know what a Beecher’s Bible is, you don’t know your civil war history very well.)

Thing is, I’m even debating just staying here. After all, I love love love the location of this place, but the tennis court thing is what is really swaying me to move. I’ve not worked with Sebastian since I’ve moved here, an I really enjoyed the doggie classes we attended.

I go back and forth, and honestly, I haven’t made up my mind. I might just keep this place.
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4 Responses to “Soon to Move…Maybe”

BillMan said on August 29th, 2008 at 8:31 pm

I’m pleased to know you have a Beecher Bible, and know how to use it. Is it a Bible with full concordances or a pocket testament?
I dunno about moving into a former drug house. I was always wary of those vehicle auctions where they sell off cars confiscated in drug busts, for many the same reasons you state. What if they come back and want their ride? What if someone sees the car and doesn’t know the dealer lost it, and decides it needs air conditioning?
Heather said on August 30th, 2008 at 8:46 pm

Ah yes. It is the pocket testament, version 1911-A1 published by Springfield. My first experience with Beecher’s Bibles was with the 38 version (with magnum pages) in the revolving style published by S & W. My elbow was sore after reading that version, and I’ve heard that this 45 version of Bible while being less evangelical than the Magnum, is still as effective. (I’ve never read the pocket testament in the non-revolving style…so reading this Beecher will be a new experience.)

I’ve also got an older WWII training Bible (full concordances) in the 22 version. I’ve not read that particular book either, but I think that one might be more fun than my pocket testament. (I’ve read another version 22, and really got caught up in the spirit.)
BillMan said on September 1st, 2008 at 8:31 pm

Ah yes, I am very familiar with the 1911-A-1 edition. I had reason to use it extensively during my Military Police ministry. Yes, it is very effective. It may, as you say, not be as evangelical as the Magnum, yet it still has the power to make believers out of most people, especially in the hands of an obviously well read preacher.
Your full concordance model can be a lot of fun and much cheaper to read than the pocket version– and, in the hands of the right preacher, just as effective. It’s just more unwieldy.
Ultimately, the preference is not to NEED to use these particular Bibles, but they can provide comfort when the time comes.
Heather said on September 1st, 2008 at 8:52 pm

This was the most fun conversation I’ve had in a long time!