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Re: Taking Chances, by E. L. Van Hine and L.H. Nicoll
« Reply #110 on: June 26, 2006, 09:55:43 am »
Ennis' first and second love... ;)

   

Thanks for the pictures.  But now I guess we have another comparison to make.  I actually like the new man better!

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Re: Taking Chances, by E. L. Van Hine and L.H. Nicoll
« Reply #111 on: June 26, 2006, 10:18:09 am »
Update to "A Second Chance"

http://louisev.livejournal.com/59930.html  "Chapter 38:  Fantasies"
“Mr. Coyote always gets me good, boy,”  Ellery said, winking.  “Almost forgot what life was like before I got me my own personal coyote.”


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« Reply #112 on: June 26, 2006, 10:24:48 am »
Hey!

I just found my way over here and am glad to find a place to talk freely about Ennis and Ellery. As an "Ennis" myself, reading this series has been extremely therapeutic!

I look forward to hanging out here more!

Jeanine :)

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Re: Taking Chances, by E. L. Van Hine and L.H. Nicoll
« Reply #113 on: June 26, 2006, 10:35:10 am »
Welcome, Jeanine...happy to have you here.

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Re: Taking Chances, by E. L. Van Hine and L.H. Nicoll
« Reply #114 on: June 26, 2006, 10:36:35 am »
Yesterday I went online to www.Realtor.com and did a search of properties forsale in Laramie, Wyoming.     

What a wide variety of homes forsale!   From run down shacks for $92,000 up to big nice homes in the $600,000 range.     

But many of the homes did NOT have garages!   The more expensive ones did.   

But check it out.  The photos will give you a good idea of the landscape too.


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“Mr. Coyote always gets me good, boy,”  Ellery said, winking.  “Almost forgot what life was like before I got me my own personal coyote.”


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Re: Taking Chances, by E. L. Van Hine and L.H. Nicoll
« Reply #116 on: June 26, 2006, 10:55:49 am »
Yesterday I went online to www.Realtor.com and did a search of properties forsale in Laramie, Wyoming.     

What a wide variety of homes forsale!   From run down shacks for $92,000 up to big nice homes in the $600,000 range.     

But many of the homes did NOT have garages!   The more expensive ones did.   

But check it out.  The photos will give you a good idea of the landscape too.

Great David.  I did check it out.  There were a small number of one bedroom houses.  I saw a lot of garages, some not attached. The prices to this old codger's mind are out of this world.  Ellery is not materialistic, figured he would live alone, so I can see him in a one bedroom house with a carport, or even no garage at all. It evidently doesn't snow there like it does in Iowa!

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Re: Taking Chances, by E. L. Van Hine and L.H. Nicoll
« Reply #117 on: June 26, 2006, 10:58:20 am »
He would have bought the house in 78 or 79, about four years before.  Chances are the prices were about 25% of what they are now!!!
“Mr. Coyote always gets me good, boy,”  Ellery said, winking.  “Almost forgot what life was like before I got me my own personal coyote.”


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Re: Taking Chances, by E. L. Van Hine and L.H. Nicoll
« Reply #118 on: June 26, 2006, 11:02:49 am »
Louise -- that place looks like a dump! LOL I refuse to have Ennis and Ellery living in a dump!!




How about this, also for sale?




This one has one bedroom, one bath, so it would be the right size.




All in all, I am NOT impressed with the real estate for sale in Laramie. Thank goodness I am not planning on moving there...
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Re: Taking Chances, by E. L. Van Hine and L.H. Nicoll
« Reply #119 on: June 26, 2006, 11:04:53 am »
He would have bought the house in 78 or 79, about four years before.  Chances are the prices were about 25% of what they are now!!!
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Louisev, I think the prices would have been even less, at least 50% lower than now.  A one bedroom, one bath, say 800 square foot home would be pretty small.  I have lived in such circumstances.  But I think it fit Ellery to a T!