Reply to: Selling House - Advice

[OwlHoot]

There's a place near Meltham called Cock Ring Farm. I imagine that'd be a bit red too.

Re the celts, it still is in welsh at least - coch. As in 'sauce coch' or 'robin coch'.

Ah yes, cock robin

Who killed Cock Robin?
I, said the Sparrow,
with my bow and arrow,
I killed Cock Robin.

Who saw him die?
I, said the Fly,
with my little eye,
I saw him die.

Who caught his blood?
I, said the Fish,
with my little dish,
I caught his blood.

Who'll make the shroud?
I, said the Beetle,
with my thread and needle,
I'll make the shroud.

Who'll dig his grave?
I, said the Owl,
with my little trowel,
I'll dig his grave.

Who'll be the parson?
I, said the Rook,
with my little book,
I'll be the parson.

Who'll be the clerk?
I, said the Lark,
if it's not in the dark,
I'll be the clerk.

Who'll carry the link?
I, said the Linnet,
I'll fetch it in a minute,
I'll carry the link.

Who'll be chief mourner?
I, said the Dove,
I mourn for my love,
I'll be chief mourner.

Who'll carry the coffin?
I, said the Kite,
if it's not through the night,
I'll carry the coffin.

Who'll bear the pall?
We, said the Wren,
both the cock and the hen,
We'll bear the pall.

Who'll sing a psalm?
I, said the Thrush,
as she sat on a bush,
I'll sing a psalm.

Who'll toll the bell?
I said the Bull,
because I can pull,
I'll toll the bell.

All the birds of the air
fell a-sighing and a-sobbing,
when they heard the bell toll
for poor Cock Robin.

Maybe based on the death of William II (called "Rufus" because of his red hair and beard), killed by an arrow in the New Forest in 1100.

[milanbenes]

on the other side, nice deal, bought for 47 sold for 110 good job

Milan.

[milanbenes]

Property for sale on Stanks Drive, Leeds

a man's house is his castle

Milan.

[vetran]

paint the fence (Ronseal £5 in Asda) , lose the urn , pop some violas (£2 for 20 Asda again) etc. in the pots, white gloss on the porch (£10 in Homebase) , Magnolia (£10 in Homebase) on the feature walls and some resolva (£5 in Wilko) on the garden.

Change out of £200 if you pay someone cash.

People have less imagination than a remainer.

[SimonMac]

Places names with "cock" or similar in them come from a Celtic word meaning "red", usually from the colour of the underlying rock or soil, but possibly from some ancient battle fought there, e.g. if the stream "ran red with blood"

[Michael Caine]Notta lotta people know that[/Michael Caine]

Local history has always been cock refers to a male salmon, not seen fish in the beck since the late 80's abd even then it was just sticklebacks

[barrydidit]

There's a place near Meltham called Cock Ring Farm. I imagine that'd be a bit red too.

Re the celts, it still is in welsh at least - coch. As in 'sauce coch' or 'robin coch'.

[OwlHoot]

It's got Cock Beck running next to it and your kids would wind up at Grimes Dyke primary. Sounds idyllic.

Places names with "cock" or similar in them come from a Celtic word meaning "red", usually from the colour of the underlying rock or soil, but possibly from some ancient battle fought there, e.g. if the stream "ran red with blood"

[Michael Caine]Notta lotta people know that[/Michael Caine]

[WTFH]

In the end had two offers for the full asking price, one was a cash offer with no chain so went with that one.

Now Sold STC

Now you have to move the bodies.

Did you know how common shed fires are? I mean those things just go whoosh up in flames. I'll give you a free safety tip: never balance an open petrol can on the highest point of your shed roof, particularly those corrugated ones. It will fall over and just a single spark from a discarded cigarette, when you decide as a 45 year old to try smoking for the first time, is enough to destroy the evidence burn it down.
Bicycle tyres also burn quite well, although metal bike frames don't.

[SimonMac]

In the end had two offers for the full asking price, one was a cash offer with no chain so went with that one.

Now Sold STC

[PhiltheGreek]

The bodies of mine enemies!

Very amateur behaviour that, young man.

And have a word with your gardener - one bush in the whole place and he can't even be arsed to keep it in trim.

[d000hg]

WHS. Some neutral colours where the wild wallpaper is, some tubs with flowers in the garden, some punter will pay nearer the asking price.

Just make sure you sell before the end of this year.

It does depend though. Some people want to buy somewhere ready to live, others want to buy somewhere that needs a little work to feel they're making it theirs and/or saving a bit of money.

I'd take that offer personally. You more than doubled your money.

[Scruff]

Only thing wrong is when you look at the map and see 'Seacroft!'

Can you hear the gunshots from 't house?

[Uncle Albert]

Skanks Drive??

It's got Cock Beck running next to it and your kids would wind up at Grimes Dyke primary. Sounds idyllic.

[northernladuk]

Skanks Drive??

[SimonMac]

Looks alright that, what's in the shed? lawnmower?

The bodies of mine enemies!

It's empty apart from a few **** off big spiders