"Look what they done to my house Ma" :'( :'(.... apologies to Melanie Safka.
This is the scene of devastation that greeted me on the return to my house in Saxony !!!! Compare with previous pix. above.
The roadworks represent a cost of 40K Euros [ minimum ] to pay for main sewage main pipework [ NO connection ] and relaying the road - WITH TARMAC ..............................................................FUCKIN VANDALS.
Luckily my German pal found a buyer in the village who wants to return the house to it's former function as a Deli [ including butchery ], Bar, Restaurant and village meeting place [ Dance Hall ].
He agreed to pay ALL relevant costs including the legal fees, Notaire etc. .which meant I got fuck all in my pocket [ OK, 5K euros ] - BUT I was absolved of any financial costs - equating to about 50K euros.
However, that wasn't the end - when I drove around to the back of the house [ our "main" entrance ] another scene of utter vandalism greeted me. He had stripped out the majority of the shrubs, bushes and trees, ready to "tarmac" most of the area as a car park for his customers. :
However ......................... note they left my ad hoc "Beer Terrace " standing !!!!!!! ;D
I went there full of sadness that after 10 fantastic years of holidays and breaks - it was all coming to a sad farewell. After I saw the condition - I said to myself "This is NOT my house", and felt somehow more at peace with the situation.
Deal finally done and all legally signed over to the new owner.
Time to look in the auction catalogue for a more modest place !!!!! Around 3-5K euros should see me with a little country pad - oh yes, I'll make sure it already HAS mains sewage !!
I wonder what other lightning strikes await me? :-\
HAPPIER DAYS ....................................