Where do I sign? 01
Alright then, the closing process of buying a new place to live is not a 30 minutes affair, is it?
[Meanwhile, during the second hour of a home purchase document signing process in the real estate office with the head closing agent, Mrs. Brinks and a box of ink pens]
"Signature document page 179, Ray and we're almost finished. Sign here and initial here [finger tap points] signifying that one of our agents provided you with another walk through of your new 3 bedroom, 2 bath with a kick back extension for a laundry room property before this closing [finger points and taps the signature lines]."
"Oh, Mrs. Brinks, you mean that house up front actually comes with the story and a half barn that I'm buying, the barn that is more cinder block then it is wood, where so I sign?"
[Giggles and finger point taps again. Scribble signs and scribble initials]
"Sign and initial here [finger point taps], Ray, acknowledging that your new home comes with what we in real estate business refer to as 'newer' windows [finger taps on the signature lines]."
"Oh, Mrs. Brinks, you mean the four sections of glass block windows, two each, in the end walls of the cinder block barn that will illuminate the barn by the daylight and provide mood lighting by night from the glow of moon? Where do I sign?"
[Giggles and finger point taps again. Scribble signs and scribble initials]
"Sign and initial here [finger point taps], Ray, signifying and acknowledging that you will have a hand railing system installed on your front porch of the house up front since it's three steps up and since safety codes have changed over the years [finger point taps]."
"Oh, Mrs. Brinks, I'm on board with that just as long as the contractor is the same one who built the bad ass white oak railing system that surrounds the bad ass barn gaming loft that is just seven steps up from the barn floor! Seven steps and seven layers of polished varnish! Where do I sign and initial?"
[Giggles and finger point taps again. Scribble signs and scribble initials]
"And speaking of that poker room loft, Ray, which even I agree is gamers dream, even though I don't understand why it's only halfway up between the floor and where a normal second floor would be, sign here and initial on the dotted line acknowledging that you have previously agreed and wiki updated the purchase agreement agreeing to donating the bad ass grained oak round dining room/poker table and chairs to my newlywed daughter as a wedding gift because and I quote your words from the updated purchase agreement contract, "who in the fucking holy hell would put a bazillion dollars round oak table and chairs in the middle of a video gaming loft because that's where the gaming couch goes?", end quote, so, sign and initial please, Ray."
"Well, Mrs. Brinks, I'm just 21 and the only card games I play are the ones that come free with my gaming Apps, so, where do I sign? You know, since Darlene will be there with a truck as soon as I receive the keys to my barn, I mean, my new home.
[Giggles and finger point taps once again. Scribble signs and scribble initials]
"Mm-hmm, and please initial again under your initials signifying that you didn't take advantage of the seven steps up loft floor height to straight up peek up my daughters mini skirt, mm-hmm, as she sat at the fancy bazillion dollars grained oak table to size it up, mm-hmm!"
[Chuckles and scribbles a second set of initials]
Well, blame the weirdo who constructed the low loft in the first place, not me, especially since I'm busy buying a new whip ass barn and OMFG, a house comes with it!
"Mm-hmm, almost finished, Ray, sign and initial here [finger point taps], Ray, acknowledging that you and the seller have agreed on and adjusted the selling price to reflect the major appliances that are now considered as a part of the sales agreement, go ahead, Ray."
"Oh, Mrs. Brinks, do you mean the college dorm room sized refrigerator up in the barn's loft that sits atop of a blonde butcher block roller cabinet, that has a hot plate in the cabinet and sits right next to a popcorn popping microwave because the bad ass loft has electricity plugs everywhere, those major appliances and those other big things in the house that really don't matter all that much, like the kitchen appliances and the laundry room appliances, where do I sign?"
[Giggles and finger point taps again. Scribble signs and scribble initials]
"Document signing page 182, Ray, sign and initial here [finger point taps] acknowledging what we in the real estate business refer to as having upgraded and newer plumbing [finger taps]."
"Oh, Mrs. Brinks, I acknowledge that the amazing barn gaming loft has a teeny tiny bathroom in it, complete with a rinsing off sink and built-in and capped sealed off copper pipe extensions for another rinsing off standalone cabinet sink in the loft area next to the butcher block roller cabinet for future considerations of upgrades! Where do I sign?"
[Giggles and finger point taps again. Scribble signs and scribble initials]
"And speaking of that, Ray, sign and initial here [finger point taps], signifying that you understand that the hot water in the barn is provided by a travel camper propane water heating system and must be operationally inspected every two years, go ahead, Ray."
"Oh, Mrs. Brinks, I acknowledge that it might be two years before I even leave the dream barn loft! Where do I sign?"
[Giggles and finger points again. Scribble signs and scribble initials]
"Well, Ray, we're almost ready for the proverbial congratulations hand shake as you hand me your big fat check for being a new (giggles) barn owner, but first, I have one more less official document for you to sign, so, hold please while I retrieve it from my desk drawer."
[Opens the desk drawer and retrieves a normal sized piece of paper document and slides it in front of Ray for continued ink pen abuse]
"Ray, please sign and initial here [finger point taps], acknowledging that just over two years ago, at your graduation party, I was totally doable to you and for you and you didn't do me, go ahead, Ray."