Home Lending & Ownership: Hilarious Moments

There are times in my rather short existence, that I will have a consistent theme running through it: ‘What on earth was that?! And how do I deal with THAT?!’ I’m sure we all experience that from time to time too. The week just gone was something akin to that, this time it wasn’t my personal life but my professional life. Plus it wasn’t me that did the deed. It was someone else. It got me thinking about all those more hilarious, but probably not at the time, disasters that can happen with Home Ownership. While I can’t tell you about the ‘What on earth was that?!’ moment in my professional capacity, I certainly have an in-tray full of those moments from the news or my own experience.

To be perfectly clear, leaky homes and still dealing with Earthquake Claims equals not funny at all. Finding a sink hole in your backyard isn’t funny either. No, what I’m talking about, is those times when you do something a bit stupid. Often so stupid, you hang onto desperate hope that none of your colleagues, family, clients or neighbours saw it, or find out about it.  If they did, then it’s probably best to admit defeat, close the curtains and hide for a short while.  And after a suitable length of time, you re-appear again as if nothing happened. There. Crisis averted, you can all go back to what you were doing.

I know many a drama student or Councillor would suggest that’s not the best way to deal with those moments. Well bullocks to that. I’m not looking for the best way, I’m looking to sooth my upset equilibrium in as shorter time as possible.

So here’s some of those newsworthy moments with Home Ownership:

Who Owns which Flat Now?

In a spectacular muddle, there are 10 owners out of a building of  15, who actually reside in the wrong flat, or probably don’t own the one they live in. No way? Yes way. According to the Carlisle based ‘News and Star’ a gentleman by the name of Chris Meyer, has been living in the wrong flat for six years. The problem was only discovered, when three years ago, he tried to sell his flat. Ever since then, Chris and his neighbours, have been in a bit of a bind in trying to sort it out. Read More.

I don’t know how these things work in the UK, but in New Zealand, I’m pretty sure it’s both the vendor’s and purchaser’s solicitor who must check to make sure the right title for the right property is being transferred and subsequently registered with the right owner. It appears that any lawyer involved in this case is washing their hands of it. So I guess, in a metaphorical sense, they are perhaps applying my solution: only three years in a deadlock is totes ridiculous. I’m sure they can come out from behind the curtains by now!

Weirdest ACC Claims

For our lifestylers, please be very careful with your Alpacas. Apparently, they aren’t at all pleased when you relieve them of their shaggy coats at shearing time. And for those us who like our toasted marshmallows & hot chips: always blow on the pie! It’s thermo-nuclear. Ok, so they aren’t pies, but the same principle applies: those things are HOT. Blow on them before consuming. Here’s an Article from News Hub published earlier this year about New Zealand’s weirdest ACC claims.

And just because I can’t let it go, and I’m sure this particular Police Man is over it, I love his creativity. Always blow on the pie, folks, safer communities together:

At the least, I hope you had a laugh. Ka kite ano!