Oldbroad, our first house wasn't quite as old as yours but it had a number of serious issues that we didn't know about. Back then the real estate business wasn't as well controlled and also there was no house inspection industry like there is now. The basement floor was completely rotted out in places; we didn't see it because it was covered in carpet. Underneath was just dirt, no concrete. We also didn't know that there was white fluffy mold in the walls and as a result I have permanent incurable sinus infection with constant headaches. Of course starting out we had no money to deal with any of it for years.

That's why I insisted on a new house when I moved two years ago. I opted for much smaller, one-story rancher and no view as a compromise because most of the waterfront homes here are all big older homes or really old cottages. I'm too old to deal with old home issues. It gets harder for us as we age.


On a happier note, I recently joined Facebook in order to see local events, and just today got in touch with an old childhood friend I haven't seen in about 30 years. What a nice surprise. We grew up together in Toronto, two doors away from each other, and then reconnected in Vancouver 15 years later, then lost touch when they moved to Australia.

Good try, LadyK, but nope.

We saw her in concert decades ago, and she still sounds great:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-N4cbVlEw4Y&list=RD-N4cbVlEw4Y&start_radio=1

Time for me to pull out her CDs and digitize them.

The Original, in her prime:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=80-kp6RDl94&list=RD80-kp6RDl94&start_radio=1

Two more good solves

Thanks Marian!

A brilliant idea really. Helps the groundskeepers keep track of the weather forecast.

That's what hints are for.(lol)

Thank you Ana!

Thanks for the link, Mikael! I hadn't seen this yet.

I'm slightly hesitant to purchase in that there is no manual saving allowed, only at checkpoints, as was the case with the lovely Amerzone Remaster. Some are also saying that even with newer PCs the system is taxed heavily. I"m not sure if my 5 yr old Dell desktop gaming PC can play this without heavy stuttering and/or frame loss. But no manual saves is extremely dissapointing to this older gamer,who can't spend hours at a time on his PC. I DO love the original SYberia; it remains one of my favorite games of all time. SO I might give it a shot to see how it plays on my PC.

Okay, good to know the ethernet connection is all I need on my computer. I sure hope they don't have to do much in the house, especially hope they don't have to access my phone box as I'm not sure if they will be able to. They will change my phone out also from what I understand. I haven't actually talked to anyone yet. They've sent information but basically said it was optional but pretty much needed to be done. Now, all of a sudden, they are telling my they will cut me off completely on or around January 5th of next year. This is the first they are saying it HAS to be done or I have to change carriers.

Thank you!

Good solves Marian and manXman