Brooklyn House with Cooties
Lee and I went to an open house today. In Brooklyn, open houses are held on Sunday afternoons from 12:00 – 3:00. This was a corner house in Dyker Heights and I know how much Lee loves corner properties, so I was hopeful. When we walked in, the realtor asked us to remove our shoes. Noticing their clean floors and the look on the owner’s face, I obliged by kicking off my Havaianas (flip flops). Lee had socks under his work boots, so he unlaced and put his boots with the other shoes. As I walked away from my flip flops, I hoped that no one would steal them because I didn’t want to lose them. What a thought, right? If you haven’t tried Havaianas, you must get a pair because they are comfy.
So we view the house and by the time I reach the kitchen, I know it isn’t “THE HOUSE.” But we still go downstairs to see the basement apartment. You guys would appreciate this…..there is a bathroom, but the shower stall is outside of the bathroom in the living room. Because although the house is listed as a two family, obviously it was an illegal apartment. I asked the realtor about it, but she insisted it was a two family. Now can you imagine sitting in your living room and someone needs to shower? LOL.
Thankfully, no one has grabbed my flip flops or Lee’s boots. As we put them on, the husband owner kept talking about how he didn’t want to leave the house, but his wife was forcing him to move to NJ.
When I got home, I noticed that my feet were itchy so I took a shower. They are still itchy. The house gave me cooties. I hope I didn’t pick up a fungus. I don’t think I did. It’s probably just my sensitive Irish skin acting up to the floor polish used on the floor. I understand that people want to keep your house clean, but my feet can’t handle it so I am not seeing any more homes where I have to take off my shoes.
Hugs,
marlene
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