On Wed, 27 Jun 2007 21:07:35 -0700, KS <kd***ton1@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>On Jun 27, 2:46 pm, Anen <anne.ma...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>> Quoth KS:
>
>> >How long does escrow take up there?
>>
>> I have no idea. What's escrow? I've never understood the term.
>
>
>It's the time between now and the closing date(s). And all the
>confusing paperwork stuff in between that.
I'm not really sure, but I think that escrow is a particulary USian
thing - if our real estate procedures differ as much from those in the
US as they do compared to the UK we might as well be talking different
languages. Not acc*nts. Has anyone in here had experience with all
three systems?
>> Unless something goes horribly wrong, closing date will be July 31.
>
>We moved a year ago (July 11th) and I still have some boxes I never
>unpacked. It doesn't seem we need them, so maybe we should put them in
>the attic so I don't have to dust them off.
In my younger days, when I moved more frequently, I had a do not move
twice rule and threw out any unpacked boxes prior to packing for the
next move.
>Karen, wondering if Australians have ever heard of The Aussie Three
>Minute Miracle
I'm not from Oz and I haven't heard of it, but I have heard of this:
http://www.rta.nsw.gov.au/roadsafety/advertisingcampaigns/speeding_pinkie.html
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AlanB, slow lane girl
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