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    Neph’s new house…

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    • BD81B
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      Congrats Neph! Looking forward to seeing the progress of both…the house and your jeans  🙂

      R.I.P. Filthy🤘

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      • Filthy2123ozjunkieF
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        I know I probably shouldn't ask. But I am always curious to know what your wife looks like with a name like Hot Ingrid.

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        • neph93N
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          Congrats, man!  Does this new house come with a larger vest closet? 😉

          I’ll be installing one next to the kill room… (oops, I mean game room).

          «Stevie Heighway on the wing!
          We had dreams, and songs to sing…»

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          • neph93N
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            Happy wife happy life, as they say. I have no idea about that obviously, but I hope it’s true for you!

            Not quite as simple as that in my experience but «happy wife/barely concealed chronic anxiety disorder» doesn’t have the same ring to it [emoji1]

            «Stevie Heighway on the wing!
            We had dreams, and songs to sing…»

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            • neph93N
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              @Filthy:

              I know I probably shouldn't ask. But I am always curious to know what your wife looks like with a name like Hot Ingrid.

              That nickname was inspired by the character of Donna Pinciotti from That 70’s Show. You will doubtless see pics of her on this thread attempting to inspire order in the chaos.

              «Stevie Heighway on the wing!
              We had dreams, and songs to sing…»

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              • KasiK
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                Congratulations in order, and go to a another level…

                Thanks

                M

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                While you drink champagne
                And I'm livin' in black rain 4Q 🖕

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                • Filthy2123ozjunkieF
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                  @neph93:

                  @Filthy:

                  I know I probably shouldn't ask. But I am always curious to know what your wife looks like with a name like Hot Ingrid.

                  That nickname was inspired by the character of Donna Pinciotti from That 70’s Show. You will doubtless see pics of her on this thread attempting to inspire order in the chaos.

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                  • ChapC
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                    Congrats buddy… looking forward to see pics!!! Thinking about scandinavian houses I always have that kind of Astrid Lindgren red painted house with white windowsframes near a small lake in my mind.

                    God has blessed you richly, so get down on your knees and thank him. Don’t forget the less fortunate or God will personally kick your ass. I’d love to do it for him, but I can’t be everywhere. Willie Nelson

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                    • neph93N
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                      @Chap:

                      Congrats buddy… looking forward to see pics!!! Thinking about scandinavian houses I always have that kind of Astrid Lindgren red painted house with white windowsframes near a small lake in my mind.

                      Full architectural details coming shortly. Although it isn’t like that [emoji1]

                      «Stevie Heighway on the wing!
                      We had dreams, and songs to sing…»

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                      • scooterS
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                        Congratulations, @neph93 . Now, I may have another reason to try and make it to Northern Norway. I've been known to do a little construction, from time to time.  😉

                        Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind.

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                        • neph93N
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                          Congratulations, @neph93 . Now, I may have another reason to try and make it to Northern Norway. I've been known to do a little construction, from time to time.  😉

                          You’re more than welcome, anytime buddy. We’re hiring contractors for some of it, but will be doing a lot ourselves too.

                          You’ll have to do 10 days quarantine on arrival but you can still work on the house, and drink beer [emoji6]

                          «Stevie Heighway on the wing!
                          We had dreams, and songs to sing…»

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                          • scooterS
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                            @scooter:

                            Congratulations, @neph93 . Now, I may have another reason to try and make it to Northern Norway. I've been known to do a little construction, from time to time.  😉

                            You’re more than welcome, anytime buddy. We’re hiring contractors for some of it, but will be doing a lot ourselves too.

                            You’ll have to do 10 days quarantine on arrival but you can still work on the house, and drink beer [emoji6]

                            10 day quarantine….. and beer ? I may have to purchase a cemetery plot there. You know, just in case.  😃

                            Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind.

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                            • AnesthetistA
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                              In “an area of local architectural interest”, please do tell! I know I’m not the only architecture geek here [emoji3]

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                              IG: bluehandsslim

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                              • neph93N
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                                @Anesthetist:

                                In “an area of local architectural interest”, please do tell! I know I’m not the only architecture geek here [emoji3]

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                                It’s sort of a long story connected to the town of Bodø being heavily bombed by the Luftwäffe during the 2nd world war. But I want to tell it right so big illustrated post tomorrow!

                                «Stevie Heighway on the wing!
                                We had dreams, and songs to sing…»

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                                • RoxRocks86R
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                                  How exciting Reuben! Looking forward to seeing what you do to the place  🙂

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                                  • neph93N
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                                    The background post…

                                    I've been living in the town of Bodø in Northern Norway for 20 years. It is the county capital and has a current population of around 50,000. The area around the town has been settled by humans since the Stone Age. The nearby maelstrom Saltstraumen shows evidence of early human settlements, no doubt because of the food source the maelstrom creates. As @Giles can tell you there are a lot of fish there. Still, a major settlement didn't start developing until the 19th century and by the start of WWII the town had grown to around 6000 inhabitants.

                                    On 27th May 1940 3500 of those citizens lost their homes in bombing by the German Luftwäffe as part of their invasion of Norway. The attack used both incendiary and explosive bombs and its effects were devastating as one of the first things to be destroyed was the main water supply, meaning the citizens were unable to fight the resulting fires effectively. Despite the widespread destruction, there was relatively little loss of life. The accepted total is now put at 15 deaths.

                                    More details here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bodø#World_War_II

                                    As a response to the desctruction of the town, the Swedish Red Cross, at the behest of the Sewdish government donated 107 houses and apartments. They were built tightly spaced imediately to the west of the town centre. The area became known as "Svenskebyen", or The Swedish Quarter. The homes were built in 1941 and the name lives on to this day. Due to the bombing it is effectively the oldest existing residential neighbourhood in Bodø that is architecturally intact. There are obviously individual buildings in the town that survived the bombing, but not entire blocks.  @Anesthetist here are some brief architectural details in English:  https://arkitekturguide.uit.no/items/show/689

                                    Here is a picture from 1948. The Swedish Quarter is encircled in orange and our building (we own one of two semi-detatched units) is arrowed in green:

                                    Because of its unique architecture and it's proximity to the town centre the area has become very popular. The houses are relatively small, and despite their tight spacing have a cottage vibe about them. The area is sometimes referred to as a village. Throughout the 50 and 60's the area was developed with new housing and became "Vestbyen" or West town. At some point in the 90's the town council realised the cultural and architectural value of the Swedish Quarter and decided that all developments of the houses in that block would be subject to strict regulations requiring the owners to return to, or utilise original materials and features. This includes slate roofing, windows of a specific design and dimension, weather boards of a specific pattern and dimension, as well as period specific doors, finishing boards etc. Even the pantones of the exterior paint to be used were specified and limited to colours that would have been available at the time of construction.

                                    Next post will give you all an impression of the house itself and the amount of work we are facing  😃

                                    «Stevie Heighway on the wing!
                                    We had dreams, and songs to sing…»

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                                    • GCG
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                                      Congratulations @neph93 , I'll be watching this space closely, what a gorgeous project you have on your hands. Something I sense your heart and soul is already deeply invested in…

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                                      • dinobarnesberlinD
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                                        Congratulations @neph93. It sounds like you've got yourself an historic house project and I can only image what that will entail.
                                        In keeping with the building codes from that era, like you mentioned–the same materials, color schemes etc. it should be an interesting and rewarding project.
                                        Would you go so far to say that the area today has become gentrified ?
                                        Cant wait to watch the process:)

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                                        • WlemonW
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                                          Congats! Good luck on the renovations! I know how painful that can be.

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                                          • jordanscollectedJ
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                                            Congrats Rueben and Hot Ingrid. Vestbyen is lucky to have someone as intelligent and detail oriented as you restoring one of its homes. I can see the WAYWT "hard labor" thread exponentially increasing in activity soon.

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