I met Mr and Mrs Miserable Vendor today. I spent most of the day at the house, but was there a ‘whiff’ of coffee, an offer of a glass of water, not even a suggestion that I drink out of the swimming pool! Thank God I am seeing a mate of mine tonight, so we’ll drink a toast the miserable people! Anyway, I know that my Clients are happy people and they have found an exceedingly old house that has been modernised over the years, although not a lot has been carried out recently. Parts of it are very old; I think that there may have been two previous roofs over one part, three including the existing covering. It has as a ‘whole’ been ‘squared up, but looking at it from a small hillock, and with the church in ‘the picture’, it almost looked medieval, and in some respects I suppose that it is! The ceilings are all over the place, the upper floors ‘wobble’ and the walls and partitions seem to go everywhere except vertically! There’s death watch beetle, not seemingly active and woodworm, seemingly very active, and of course some damp. The flag stones are cracked all over the place, but hey! - what do you expect in a house that old? My clients will take all of this in their stride and love the house! Anyway, now I’m off to meet me mate and have a beer, and drink a toast to all vendors!!!   more »