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Am i being too harsh on the idea of a bungelow?

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  • Dan-Dan
    Dan-Dan Posts: 5,279 Forumite
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    Do NOT buy a bungalow if you have , or plan to have children!
    Never, under any circumstances, take a sleeping pill and a laxative on the same night.
  • BornAtTheRightTime
    BornAtTheRightTime Posts: 407 Forumite
    moneyistooshorttomention wrote: »
    That was my first reaction.

    But then I recalled the couple of incidents of young babies/kids getting mauled by an urban fox that had managed to get in.

    Presume the poster concerned was remembering this and is someone who likes to leave windows open, but would shut the bedroom door (in case of stairclimbing foxes)?

    (...and..yes...I had to restrain myself visibly from "telling it like it is" when someone recently commented how they feed these urban foxes....DUH!)


    As I recall those children were in an upstairs bedroom and the fox came in through an open door, not a window. Many windows have night latches anyway, or they can be fitted.

    Perhaps you should let AnnieO respond for herself MITSTM because your response suggests she's a bit stupid.
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  • GwylimT
    GwylimT Posts: 6,530 Forumite
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    Dan-Dan wrote: »
    Do NOT buy a bungalow if you have , or plan to have children!

    Why on earth not, I grew up in a bungalow and until I moved lived in a bungalow with my children.
  • BornAtTheRightTime
    BornAtTheRightTime Posts: 407 Forumite
    Dan-Dan wrote: »
    Do NOT buy a bungalow if you have , or plan to have children!

    But... why?!
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  • Dan-Dan
    Dan-Dan Posts: 5,279 Forumite
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    GwylimT wrote: »
    Why on earth not, I grew up in a bungalow and until I moved lived in a bungalow with my children.


    I live in a bugalow as we type , with a 2 year old and a 4 year old , there needs to be that separation from `the frontroom` and `mum and dad` , i.e there needs to be clear definition sof bedtime etc

    Believe me , it might have worked for you , it doesnt work for us!
    Never, under any circumstances, take a sleeping pill and a laxative on the same night.
  • moneyistooshorttomention
    moneyistooshorttomention Posts: 17,940 Forumite
    edited 8 August 2013 at 7:51AM
    BornAtTheRightTime wrote: »
    As I recall those children were in an upstairs bedroom and the fox came in through an open door, not a window. Many windows have night latches anyway, or they can be fitted.

    Perhaps you should let AnnieO respond for herself MITSTM because your response suggests she's a bit stupid.

    Huh????:think::huh::huh:

    Now you've got me puzzled as to how my post could possibly be misinterpreted that way....

    EDIT: Wonders if this poster thinks I implied Annie might be someone who would feed these foxes herself?????? I'm sure Annie knows a lot better than to do so.....thought never crossed my mind she wouldn't know not to do so.!!!
  • Ellie007
    Ellie007 Posts: 181 Forumite
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    Dan-Dan wrote: »
    I live in a bugalow as we type , with a 2 year old and a 4 year old , there needs to be that separation from `the frontroom` and `mum and dad` , i.e there needs to be clear definition sof bedtime etc

    Believe me , it might have worked for you , it doesnt work for us!


    I guess every bungalow layout is different, as is every house or flat layout. We have very clear boundaries in our bungalow. And many bungalows can have loft conversions, which aid enforcing these boundaries.

    Yours was quite a sweeping statement!
  • Dan-Dan
    Dan-Dan Posts: 5,279 Forumite
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    I guess it was , thats the stir crazy in me waiting to move to a house with two floors!
    Never, under any circumstances, take a sleeping pill and a laxative on the same night.
  • terrierlady
    terrierlady Posts: 1,742 Forumite
    like many people i have lived in one since my early twenties.....kids came along the garden was large so many friends came too,price is the big issue usally more expensive, LAYOUT, is main issue chose carefully by reading all these comments on this thread, its the major factor of sale,many are muddled layouts but you can alter to suit so be brave have a look.
    my bark is worse than my bite!!!!!!!!
  • aliasojo
    aliasojo Posts: 23,053 Forumite
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    Dan-Dan wrote: »
    I live in a bugalow as we type , with a 2 year old and a 4 year old , there needs to be that separation from `the frontroom` and `mum and dad` , i.e there needs to be clear definition sof bedtime etc

    Believe me , it might have worked for you , it doesnt work for us!

    Isn't that more to do with your parenting skills rather than they layout of your house? :p:D
    Herman - MP for all! :)
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