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<\/a>Typical construction affecting our commute<\/p><\/div>\n
Access will get much worse starting in August of this year when the physical bridge gets removed and the new bridge\u00a0installed\u00a0\u00a0(a 90-day process at best) forcing all traffic to\u00a0get into Glenwood Springs through a\u00a02-lane option that was never designed to handle large trucks and a high volume of traffic. Pam and I are exploring alternate work schedules or other ways to mitigate the construction clog. This will be an on-going topic in future\u00a0posts!<\/p>\n
Other short takes:<\/p>\n
Our property assessment came in much lower than we had hoped, pretty much ending our idea\u00a0of refinancing the place. Biggest problem is comparable properties; there are not many in town that have sold in the last 18 months. Our comparables\u00a0include a couple of repos that were sold at very low prices, knocking down the value of our place. The property tax valuation from the county shows us losing value in the house since last year’s statement. This part of the country is not recovering from the 2007 – 2008 recession and while this makes buying a house a better deal, refinancing or selling a place means we take a major hit (since we bought in 2006). Bad timing, for\u00a0sure.<\/p>\n
The weather turned cold with fresh snow at our work places this past week. Vail Pass and Eisenhower Tunnel both closed a few times due to the number and severity of accidents attributed to the late snow storms. I emphasize that snow in late April is not at all unusual for us but it has been\u00a0lovely seasonal weather\u00a0for quite a while — and people forget it is still winter in the high country.<\/p>\n
Pam has located\u00a0a couple more “interesting” properties through on-line searches:<\/p>\n