Subj : Road Tripping - Redux
To   : Shawn Highfield
From : Ruth Haffly
Date : Wed Nov 13 2024 12:20:18

Hi Shawn,

 RH> And still do now. I keep everything confined to one bedroom; Steve
 RH> sprawls thru-out the house.

 SH> I understand taht as I used to sprawl.  Now everything is in storage
 SH> and I don't even know where storage is.

We rented a storage unit when we first moved to WF and had a smaller
rental house. This house has just enough more space (plus a shed and
useable attic) that we don't need the extra unit. Rental house kitchen
storage was seriously lacking; this place has more but part of it is in
units we bought.

 RH> room besides book shelves and a couple of storage cabinets. Used to
 RH> have 5 machines in the room but donated one to Hurricane Helene
 RH> relief.

 SH> That was nice.

I figured some woman who lost her machine will be happy to get it.


 RH> I saw that in the roads we took to get to my grandparent's house and
 RH> have seen it even more so here in Wake Forest. I have said that they
 RH> will have to change the name to Wake DeForested soon with all the
 RH> housing that has gone up since we've been here.

 SH> Ouch, I hate that.  But that's what's happening everywhere, just too
 SH> many people and not enough places to live.

Seems that way. NC gets a lot of folks moving down from colder states,
also a good number of "half backs"--those that initially move to Florida
and then move halfway back to where they came from up north, IOW, NC.


 RH> One place in town
 RH> hasn't changed and still going strong at about 105 years old--Shorty's
 RH> Hot Dogs. We've never stopped in but it is an icon in downtown (yes,
 RH> we have a small down town) Wake Forest. I understand it's popular with
 RH> the college kids.

 SH> For a 105 year old place, I'd have to try it.  Sometimes nothing beats
 SH> a good hot dog.

Just that our tastes usually run toward something else when we're out.


 RH> for serious cooks; it was very small. I could stand in the middle and
 RH> touch both the sink on one hand and the stove on the other by
 RH> extending my arms. The house had a separate dining room that would
 RH> have been better off being incorporated into the kitchen.

 SH> I can touch both walls without stretching.  There is exactly one
 SH> counter top and it's the size of the microwave.  Where is my counter
 SH> you ask?  Well I use the stove.  When I make pasta / pastry / bread I
 SH> use the dining room table, or if I want to stand I use the freezer.
 SH> (The freezer is in the living room of course due to no room in the
 SH> kitchen)

I've used the table more often than not for many things over the years.
That was the only place we've lived in that had a separate dining room;
other places had either an eat in kitchen or an area in the living room,
usually a corner near the kitchen where a table/chairs could be set up.


 RH> I was always bumpimg my head as the stove was set underneath the
 RH> eaves. We had a sink that was more of a laundry room sink, a fridge,
 RH> and a small counter with a cabinet above it. But, it was only for a
 RH> year so we made the best of it.

 SH> Yeah if you know the end is in sight, it's easier to make the best of
 SH> things. If it was a 20 year place you would have been miserable.

Quite so. Knew it would be short term so just made the best of it.

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Ruth
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