Our 2011 Predictions

It’s the second half of January, and we haven’t even published any predictions for the year. Shame on us! The point of predictions is to get them out there early so that everyone has already forgotten about them by the time the real action starts. That way you don’t get egg on your face when the exact opposite happens. But if you get it right, then you can smugly point back to your calls and

Snow Day 1/12/11 The End

We received about 19″ of snow in the West End of Hartford during this storm. Not bad! Just about everyone has done their initial shovel out. Lots of neighbors helping other neighbors, which was nice to see. We realize there will be more work to do tomorrow morning after the plows come through tonight and push a lot of the snow back into the bases of the driveways. Just part of the game. By 7:00pm

Snow Day 1/12/11 Update

These pictures were taken around 12:00pm at our house in the West End of Hartford. We measured about 16″ of non-drifted snow at that point. It’s still snowing here two hours later. The dog checking out her freshly shoveled path… Doesn’t appear to be impressed… Police driving down the street with sirens going and on their speaker telling people to get their cars off the street so the plows can do their job… Step 1

Snow Day 1/12/11

Face it, you’re not going to work today… Our dog before our morning walk, optimistic… Libby during our walk, not so happy… The road we walked… It’s still snowing here. Enjoy your day working from home, taking the day off or whatever you may be doing. And take it easy on the shoveling later today. We’ll post more pictures later as we dig out our corner lot. Ugh!

Did Anyone Die Here?

Would you want to know if someone was previously murdered in a house you were thinking about buying? Would it matter to you? Kind of a gruesome question, yes, I know. But sometimes a worthwhile one to ask, particularly if it would matter to you. Did you know that Connecticut does not require real estate agents or sellers to disclose if a property is “psychologically impacted” unless the buyer puts forward a request in writing?