International Pilot!

That's right folks. I'm an international pilot now! Go to use my passport and radio license for the first time going to Quebec City. It's just Canada, but it might as well be Europe for all the foreign languages spoken here. But, I haven't got much time to type and this post is going to be all business so you can quit reading now if you want. I hope to have to to do a real post sometime soon.

This is the fruit of my apartment search: I got to look at three places and I tried to take pictures the would show the size and quality on the rooms. I'm going to start with a description of my impression and notes and do some quick labels on the pics. So here goes...

House #1 Real, entire house.
It's a 2 bedroom place for 1200/mo not including any utilities which run at about 100-150/mo in the winter. It is two stories with an unfinished basement containing laundry HOOKUPS and a small backyard (8'x5') It's walking distance from the T. 456 Revere St. I believe. Driveway for a trapped two w/ additional parking on street.

One bedroom. Kind of cool wall shelf deal, small closet.


bathroom of the smallish variety.


All I could get of room #2 by standing in the corner. It's actually bigger than it looks here, although the closet again is small.


Kitchen was the best of the three houses with new stuff all around.


Living room, which for us would probably be a computer or additional quartering room.

Ok, House #2 In an Apartment building.
2 bedroom for 1150 Heat and Hot water INCLUDED! 10-15 min walk to bus- ride to blue line.
Up 1/2 flight of wide stairs so furniture is no problem. Rooms biggest of the three. Located on Fenne St. Parking for two cars provided, more cars extra.

nice kitchen, compact but usable


Big living/computer/ additional quarters room


Giant closet in big room #1


Other wall of room #1


Room #2 from just outside doorway


Big room #2 notice the closet. enough space for 80 pilot shirts.


Bathroom, small and without light at the moment.

House #3 Third floor of real house.
Up two flights of rickety and VERY narrow stairs. big furniture would be a problem. 2-3 bedrooms for 1000 no utilities (again 100-150/mo in winter) being on the third floor, we can look at an small overgrown yard, but that's about all. Does have a nice deck though. Close to Princeton and Putnam.

1-2 rooms: one on the right has a doorway to the kitchen with no door and anybody in left room would have to go through right to get out. Also room on left is about as big as it looks.


small rooms. very small. one side of room #3


Nice closet though. other side of #3


Big Kitchen, little dirty, but spacious.


Nice deck, Mass law says grills have to be the driveway though :(


Bathroom Kinda small with no tub, but who cares?


Okay guys, That's about all I saw, but the my nice realitor (seen in kitchen of house #1) told me about an apartment in Winthrop that's 1300, but it includes all utilities and is bigger than the place #2. Comes with Living/dining room combo, 2 12'x11' rooms with a deck, backyard and 15 min walk to the blue line. Also has dishwasher, fridge, gas stove, and hookup for washer/dryer. (the other places included the machines you saw. Can be viewed at http://boston.craigslist.org/nos/nfb/398336026.html
Send me your votes now.