dude, I already know where to find you.

When is the party?

oh, and do you want to come to Amandas costume party on the 27th?

Better hit the tip jar so he can afford it.

I kicked the tip jar right in the nuts last month.... All my extra money is going into my viking costume.

That wasn't addressed at you, just a general notification things are weak this particularly needy month.

I don't so much do either Halloween or parties, but if you guys want to get together elsewise I would be happy to do that!

ya'll can all come party down here! the theme would be "deliverance". let me see if i can find my banjo

Took delivery of the key today and went over and measured the place out.

Immediately started panicking. This will be my first move since 1993, and I spotted some mold on walls and ceilings that I hadn't noticed before.

I'm handy enough with a sponge and bleach but damn the place needs a dehumidifier

I don't understand how the old heat works; I thought it was air heat because there are registers, but they guy said it was water, could it be below floors? Are there actually two systems in the place? And do I know where the oil gauge is? No idea, or where the tank is refilled.

No water in the basement, just plenty of dampness

OMG are the doors wide enough to fit all my shit in? Didn't think to check that

And there are at least 11 windows needing "treatment" of some sort, you know, blinds and shit so people can't look in

I can't handle it, I'm freaking out.

Yes you can. Take a deep breath. One thing at a time.

First: window treatments...blinds or curtains. Don't want to sleep with any night windows gaping wide open.

Second: dehumidifier. Let it start working while you figure out what you can fit through each door.

Third: git up here and clean my house. That will take your mind off your place and result in mine being clean. Win-Win. ;)

UT - I wish I could ocme over to help you. Surely the landlord or agent will show you how the heating works? Are there curtain tracks/poles at the windows? If not putting something up is still pretty straightforward. You could prioritise the rooms you're likely to use after dark first.
In fact, the simple act of putting an electric light on the window sill obscures most of what's in the room behind it anyway, as far as I recall.

I missed the part where you found a place! I just went back and had a look. Really cute farmhouse UT!

A thought for immediate window treatments that'll give some privacy while you look for blinds etc. - get paper accordion horizontal blinds from a place like Home Depot or Lowe's. About $4-5 each and they last a long time. Gives you some breathing room.

Speaking of which, breathe. Bleach will help the mold situation. Dehumidifier, ditto. Your stuff will most likely fit through the doors unless you have a regulation snooker table. Compartmentalize, take one thing at a time. You can do this.

If you are feeling overwhelmed, don't worry about the window treatments right now. Just tape newspaper over them. Or even better, tissue paper, because that will let in some light. When you get settled in, you can pretty the place up at a pace that feels right.

The mold you know how to deal with, and get a dehumidifier in there as soon as you can get around to it. Yes. You can fit stuff through the doorways. May take some twisting and turning for the big stuff, but it will all get in.

You'll be just fine. Really. You will.

If you don't understand the heat, just ask the landlord to show you.

You can do this. You'll be fine.

If you don't understand the heat, get out of the kitchen. ;)

These sorts of things seem easy when you're looking back. Just do what you can when you can and don't think of it as a huge looming project!

It would be fun to have a Cellar Help With Tony's House Party.

Yeah, what glatt said.

I hate moving house. Always have. But the idea of it usually ends up being worse than the reality. It'll all work out.