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Originally Posted by Mike Frezon /t/302371/so-aberdeen-maryland/30#post_3886804
Well...it's not like Sam just fell off the turnip truck...
I'm not going to lie: I once fell off a hay wagon. :)
 

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My home closing was Friday and I spent my first night there last night. I have little furniture so far but I made do with a few pillows and two sleeping bags.
Wifi Fridge:
http://thebestcamera.com/FDe21
Mini office:
http://thebestcamera.com/zcRp
Welcome!
http://thebestcamera.com/NsYXj
Mostly complete a week ago:
http://thebestcamera.com/GUmow
I have FIOS installed and a TV on a pedestal waiting for the bracket to be installed on the wall. Had intended to do it myself but the construction guy who installed my blinds offered to do the two of em for $40 each and it's worth it to me to have him do it right the first time than for me to mess around with it.
Thanks everyone for your support during this long move. Once everything is in place I'll start having movie nights, you are all invited =)
 

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Looks great, Sam! Congratulations. I'm not too far south from you - off of Belair Rd, north of the White Marsh mall. You're welcome to stop by anytime!
 

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Thanks guys!
Jason Charlton said:
Looks great, Sam! Congratulations.  I'm not too far south from you - off of Belair Rd, north of the White Marsh mall.  You're welcome to stop by anytime!
Oh man, I love white marsh
 

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I guess. I will still spend a lot of time up there plus it's become my identity, being @navesink on twitter and www.navesink.net blogging...
Maybe I will put both in there =)
 

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Originally Posted by Sam Posten /t/302371/so-aberdeen-maryland/60#post_3913083
I guess. I will still spend a lot of time up there plus it's become my identity, being @navesink on twitter and www.navesink.net blogging...
Maybe I will put both in there =)
I would never want you to suffer an identity crisis, Sam.

The "Nutter from Navesink" does have a certain appeal to it.

Maybe Aberdeen could be your "annex." Or Navesink could be your "home office."

Bottom line: you shoulda never moved!
 

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That train has sailed =p
TV #1 hung, #sportscenter is go! Bluray and game systems will have to wait a few weeks tho. Still no couches, so it's not the most comfortable of TV set ups.
Shocked at how small 55" set looks on the wall, you can see the plug behind it in this pic, it's centered for a 65" set to go on it with room for my TV stand, but no 65" bought yet, waiting for prices to come down as new 2012 models ship. Good news is there is plenty of wall space for me to hang some of my favorite photos.
http://bestc.am/JtBP1
 

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Originally Posted by Sam Posten /t/302371/so-aberdeen-maryland/60#post_3912983
My home closing was Friday and I spent my first night there last night. I have little furniture so far but I made do with a few pillows and two sleeping bags.
Wifi Fridge:
http://thebestcamera.com/FDe21
You rock! That is the most ridiculously awesome thing I've seen for a home!
 

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Originally Posted by Sam Posten /t/302371/so-aberdeen-maryland/60#post_3913140
That train has sailed =p
TV #1 hung, #sportscenter is go! Bluray and game systems will have to wait a few weeks tho. Still no couches, so it's not the most comfortable of TV set ups.
Shocked at how small 55" set looks on the wall, you can see the plug behind it in this pic, it's centered for a 65" set to go on it with room for my TV stand, but no 65" bought yet, waiting for prices to come down as new 2012 models ship. Good news is there is plenty of wall space for me to hang some of my favorite photos.
http://bestc.am/JtBP1
TVs shrink when you bring them home. It's a poorly understood but well documented phenomenon.

What's going on here:
http://thebestcamera.com/GY6b

Is that your home's data wiring? If so, I may need to talk to you about home wiring in the next month or two.
 

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DaveF said:
TVs shrink when you bring them home. It's a poorly understood but well documented phenomenon.
What's going on here:
http://thebestcamera.com/GY6b
Is that your home's data wiring? If so, I may need to talk to you about home wiring in the next month or two.
Haha, I was not familiar with that strange freak of nature, will keep that in mind for the future.
Yes, that is my home's central nervous center. I have whole home audio (pulling from 3 sources each in a different room), ethernet to every bedroom and the family room, and Fios pumped to all of them as well. It is a feature Ryan puts in every new home, I customized mine a bit but every house comes with ether and cable jacks standard. The motion sensors and smoke / CO alarms are also tied into it. They are also required by law now to have a sprinkler system (in the home not the yard!).
 

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Originally Posted by Jason Charlton /t/302371/so-aberdeen-maryland/60#post_3912987
Looks great, Sam! Congratulations. I'm not too far south from you - off of Belair Rd, north of the White Marsh mall. You're welcome to stop by anytime!
I have to be blocks from you - just off Buck's Schoolhouse Road. I am sensing a White Marsh HTF meetup....and as Sam suggests the 'ol Tilted Kilt is as sweet a spot as any.
 

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Originally Posted by Sam Posten /t/302371/so-aberdeen-maryland/60#post_3913302
Haha, I was not familiar with that strange freak of nature, will keep that in mind for the future.
Yes, that is my home's central nervous center. I have whole home audio (pulling from 3 sources each in a different room), ethernet to every bedroom and the family room, and Fios pumped to all of them as well. It is a feature Ryan puts in every new home, I customized mine a bit but every house comes with ether and cable jacks standard. The motion sensors and smoke / CO alarms are also tied into it. They are also required by law now to have a sprinkler system (in the home not the yard!).
Whole house audio and ethernet is standard?

My wife wants to do new build. I'm going to have to start asking about house wiring options, because I'm not noticing it in model homes here. Finished basements: natch. But pre-wired? Don't know.
 

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I've got to see what's done for that down here. That's not something being touted here.

What was your sense of cost of new build compared to existing home prices?

I'm trying to be rational (ha ha!) about this next house, and having lost money on new build last go around, I'm a bit gun shy. But...I'm not seeing nearly as much price difference between new home and old home. Particularly when I consider the remodeling costs for an existing home.
 

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