all that reading in childhood did something to our brains.
Mr. Jenner and I have had this on-going conversation about secret passage-ways and tunnels. Some of it is inspired by him reading the "Famous Five" books to Senor Onion, and our own recollections about books and movies that had such things. Not too long ago we passed a house on our road, and I remarked that I had looked up a few houses in the neighborhood, and that one was pretty nice inside, and had sold for 500,000 pounds. I said, "It was nice and everything but for that price, at the very least I would expect a secret passage-way or something." We had a giggle over the idea of going to a loan officer and say, "well we want this house and it is this much." And the loan officer refuses until you point out that it has a secret passage-way and the loan officer is reduced to being like a child. "Oh cool, can I come and play? Do you want more money?"
It's been a standing agreement that if we were ever in the position to build our own home, it would HAVE to have some kind of secret passage. Nothing too elaborate like in the movie "Clue" but something that would allow us to say, "oh yeah... our secret passage. NBD."
We were watching "Restoration House" the other night. For non UK-readers, it is a show where people who are rich, crazy, or both, take a total falling apart dump and make it a proper money pit by... restoring it. Oh it is hilarious stuff. "Well we are hoping to be in by Christmas." I usually begin to cackle. (I sometimes have wine when I watch this. Because it adds to the atmosphere.) And for some reason these people are extra fertile. The roof ALWAYS costs more than the original estimate. ALWAYS. My other favorite part are the forced joking/haha/grimace banter between a couple when things aren't going so smoothly. (I am looking at you Paul and Laura. Laura totally fell for that guy because he was a free spirit and real life has happened and he is still a free spirit. Also she is kind of wound up and a bit of a princess. I MEAN COME ON, the DUDE did that double glazing himself. GIVE HIM A FUCKING BREAK. and OMG they went and had a baby.) It's an interesting show, and often the house has some kind of interesting history about it. We joke that we are waiting for the episode where there are just a few scattered rocks in a grassy field, and the couple has high hopes, that they can restore it to its originally glory. I think next week, someone is doing up a burned out shell of a wreck. Anyhow, one of the shows we watched, the obscenely wealthy crazy extra fertile couple with their money pit, discovered a tunnel. They had it slightly investigated but Mr. Jenner was put out that they didn't go in and see if there was treasure or something at the end. I think he took it personally. You are given this wonderful gift of a secret tunnel and you do NOTHING with it? Some people. They don't know what is awesome.
Which brings us to this story. SEE, that is how you approach something like that. Mind you the wife's reaction is pretty hilarious.
It's been a standing agreement that if we were ever in the position to build our own home, it would HAVE to have some kind of secret passage. Nothing too elaborate like in the movie "Clue" but something that would allow us to say, "oh yeah... our secret passage. NBD."
We were watching "Restoration House" the other night. For non UK-readers, it is a show where people who are rich, crazy, or both, take a total falling apart dump and make it a proper money pit by... restoring it. Oh it is hilarious stuff. "Well we are hoping to be in by Christmas." I usually begin to cackle. (I sometimes have wine when I watch this. Because it adds to the atmosphere.) And for some reason these people are extra fertile. The roof ALWAYS costs more than the original estimate. ALWAYS. My other favorite part are the forced joking/haha/grimace banter between a couple when things aren't going so smoothly. (I am looking at you Paul and Laura. Laura totally fell for that guy because he was a free spirit and real life has happened and he is still a free spirit. Also she is kind of wound up and a bit of a princess. I MEAN COME ON, the DUDE did that double glazing himself. GIVE HIM A FUCKING BREAK. and OMG they went and had a baby.) It's an interesting show, and often the house has some kind of interesting history about it. We joke that we are waiting for the episode where there are just a few scattered rocks in a grassy field, and the couple has high hopes, that they can restore it to its originally glory. I think next week, someone is doing up a burned out shell of a wreck. Anyhow, one of the shows we watched, the obscenely wealthy crazy extra fertile couple with their money pit, discovered a tunnel. They had it slightly investigated but Mr. Jenner was put out that they didn't go in and see if there was treasure or something at the end. I think he took it personally. You are given this wonderful gift of a secret tunnel and you do NOTHING with it? Some people. They don't know what is awesome.
Which brings us to this story. SEE, that is how you approach something like that. Mind you the wife's reaction is pretty hilarious.