I like the washing machine in place of a dishwasher in the kitchen. It makes it that much easier to wash a load of clothes whilst whipping up a nutritious meal for the family.
The only thing missing from that refrigerator is a magnet featuring a merman named 'Clint'. All kitchens should have one of those.
October 20, 2008 at 7:50 AM
Anonymous said...
Why DO agents do this? Ok, ok, yes, I get that that's the whole point of this blog: it's weird, and possibly inexplicable. But seriously, does anyone have any clue why anyone would bother putting up a photo of stuff on the fridge? Is there some rational reason, like it's supposed to show what kind of people live there? "Oh yes, owned by a little old lady who only left the house to go to church on Sunday"?
October 20, 2008 at 7:51 AM
Anonymous said...
You mean "people who don't like *expensive* stainless steel appliances."
I actually like this house. Not only would we still be able to use our magnets, but my hubby and I could have our separate beds and wash clothes while we do the dishes.
Interesting choice of magnets. Not much of a leprechaun fan, but the evil president of Jamestown (as portrayed in Disney's Pocahontas) is lovely. Are they trying to get the first-time homebuyers with their memory-inducing magnets?
k2-judgment day, it's very common in the UK to have the washing machine in the kitchen, usually unaccompanied by a dryer. Most British houses were built before the existence of washing machines and dryers; the middle class who would have lived in these places sent their laundry out. So these houses don't have laundry rooms, and quite often it's much cheaper to retrofit a washing machine to sit beside the sink because that's where the pipes are. Dishwashers aren't all that common and aren't taken for granted as a necessity.
To me it's insane that they don't have clothes dryers right beside the washers. If York is anything like where I live, clothes can only be dried outside for two or three months a year. What do they do the rest of the year?
My family has a huge collection of fridge magnets that we've accumulated over the years from every place we've ever visited - hence we have fridge magnets from all over the world. It's one of those random collections that some people make, I guess, and it's considerably larger than the one in that picture. When we needed to buy a new fridge, we even made an effort to hunt for a fridge that would allow us to continue sticking our magnets while giving us the usual functionality needed from a fridge.
That being said, as fellow fridge magnet collectors, we really don't see the point of exhibiting them in a real estate listing. Unless they're saying that the fridge magnets come with the house, in which case we still wouldn't want it anyway. =P
As a quick note most homes in the UK don't have a laundry room. It's very common for the washing machine to be in the kitchen - generally the place with best access to water.
October 21, 2008 at 1:06 AM
Anonymous said...
They are just looking for the right magnet aficionado for a buyer.
"For people who don't like stainless steel appliances"
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I like the washing machine in place of a dishwasher in the kitchen. It makes it that much easier to wash a load of clothes whilst whipping up a nutritious meal for the family.
The only thing missing from that refrigerator is a magnet featuring a merman named 'Clint'. All kitchens should have one of those.
October 20, 2008 at 7:50 AM
Why DO agents do this? Ok, ok, yes, I get that that's the whole point of this blog: it's weird, and possibly inexplicable. But seriously, does anyone have any clue why anyone would bother putting up a photo of stuff on the fridge? Is there some rational reason, like it's supposed to show what kind of people live there? "Oh yes, owned by a little old lady who only left the house to go to church on Sunday"?
October 20, 2008 at 7:51 AM
You mean "people who don't like *expensive* stainless steel appliances."
The cheap stainless fridges are magnet friendly.
October 20, 2008 at 8:17 AM
It defies logic
October 20, 2008 at 8:49 AM
I actually like this house. Not only would we still be able to use our magnets, but my hubby and I could have our separate beds and wash clothes while we do the dishes.
It's lovely! I'll take it!!! :D
October 20, 2008 at 9:03 AM
I'm with apronk on this one. Any surgical grade (400 series) stainless will hold a magnet.
Please try to verify all ferous and non ferous properties before posting.
A lot of people look to this blog for information and opportunities for house flipping. When you quote misinformation you realy skew the market.
October 20, 2008 at 9:10 AM
You tell her, Gamzulatov! That'll teach her to not research the properties (and their appliances) completely before posting them on her blog!
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October 20, 2008 at 9:31 AM
I have stainless, but it's covered in magnets and school papers too. At least I don't need to clean it that way.
October 20, 2008 at 12:10 PM
OMG! I thought you had zoomed in on a picture of the frig and the magnets! Wow! It was an actual photo in the listing. Lovely, indeed.
October 20, 2008 at 1:38 PM
OMG! It's my grandparents' refrigerator in 1986.
October 20, 2008 at 2:08 PM
Now that's a selling point. I'm in.
October 20, 2008 at 5:46 PM
Interesting choice of magnets. Not much of a leprechaun fan, but the evil president of Jamestown (as portrayed in Disney's Pocahontas) is lovely.
Are they trying to get the first-time homebuyers with their memory-inducing magnets?
October 20, 2008 at 5:57 PM
k2-judgment day, it's very common in the UK to have the washing machine in the kitchen, usually unaccompanied by a dryer. Most British houses were built before the existence of washing machines and dryers; the middle class who would have lived in these places sent their laundry out. So these houses don't have laundry rooms, and quite often it's much cheaper to retrofit a washing machine to sit beside the sink because that's where the pipes are. Dishwashers aren't all that common and aren't taken for granted as a necessity.
To me it's insane that they don't have clothes dryers right beside the washers. If York is anything like where I live, clothes can only be dried outside for two or three months a year. What do they do the rest of the year?
October 20, 2008 at 5:59 PM
My family has a huge collection of fridge magnets that we've accumulated over the years from every place we've ever visited - hence we have fridge magnets from all over the world. It's one of those random collections that some people make, I guess, and it's considerably larger than the one in that picture. When we needed to buy a new fridge, we even made an effort to hunt for a fridge that would allow us to continue sticking our magnets while giving us the usual functionality needed from a fridge.
That being said, as fellow fridge magnet collectors, we really don't see the point of exhibiting them in a real estate listing. Unless they're saying that the fridge magnets come with the house, in which case we still wouldn't want it anyway. =P
October 20, 2008 at 6:38 PM
Yay another of my finds on the blog!!
As a quick note most homes in the UK don't have a laundry room. It's very common for the washing machine to be in the kitchen - generally the place with best access to water.
October 21, 2008 at 1:06 AM
They are just looking for the right magnet aficionado for a buyer.
October 21, 2008 at 6:44 AM
If it's like my friend's, it's not just a clothes washer, it has both a wash and a dry cycle.
Though if it has no dry cycle, perhaps the fridge magnets hold the clothes up for interior drying?
October 21, 2008 at 7:15 AM