<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 04:09:56 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/homeowning/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[The walls are full of holes...]]></title><description><![CDATA[I told the story of the crappy tenants here and we are hard at work renovating the cottage. But: as with everything else about my house, scratch the surface and you probably won't like what you find. 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I've heard of people putting unwanted]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/blog/@nikv/scenes-from-the-hood-all-the-toilet-bowls</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/blog/@nikv/scenes-from-the-hood-all-the-toilet-bowls</guid><category><![CDATA[blog]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[nikv]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 01 Nov 2018 15:02:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/qjrE4yyfw5pEPvDbJDzhdNXM7mjt1tbr2kM3X28F6SraZjQZuvy8SgTNbDibHU15p1QcQ1ZZcp8WmFGMGG7zwdWfk3qAbLF6BgceA9g9PZEqLnwYxgbQypTx?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Saga of the House - more drainage disasters]]></title><description><![CDATA[When I first moved in, I noticed that the one bathroom was well below the ground level and that there was damp in the walls, exacerbated by the fact that there was an outside tap next to this wall. Now]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/homeowning/@nikv/the-saga-of-the-house-more-drainage-disasterss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/homeowning/@nikv/the-saga-of-the-house-more-drainage-disasterss</guid><category><![CDATA[homeowning]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[nikv]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 01 Sep 2018 17:08:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/RGgukq5E6HBM2jscGd4Sszpv94XxHH2uqxMY9z21vaqHt2Mj8RRYU7Xa5asFb6JtydPKhhz9SrZbRXqd6wsF1XJcfmoHMab4YaPRxP7saK7qz2svuv6w39NvS6h1tSr?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Drawing Conclusions: Is renting really a waste of money?]]></title><link>http://direct.ecency.com/homeowning/@jilsla318/drawing-conclusions-is-renting-really-a-waste-of-money</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/homeowning/@jilsla318/drawing-conclusions-is-renting-really-a-waste-of-money</guid><category><![CDATA[homeowning]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[jilsla318]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 11 Jun 2018 21:02:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45e7VyLLDKRFV8QAXaH2nnWXvpvNrfXdAUui6?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Buying my dream home, aka "worst case ever" - part eight]]></title><description><![CDATA[When I moved into my house, there were papyrus reeds planted next to the kitchen wall and I assumed that it had been done to soak up excess rainwater, as the gutters discharged into the small alleyway]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@nikv/buying-my-dream-home-aka-worst-case-ever-part-eight</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@nikv/buying-my-dream-home-aka-worst-case-ever-part-eight</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[nikv]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 22 Feb 2018 21:55:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2FFvzA2zeqoVZ5NRzV2o8MyJEzowAL6rjbt8w3dTGiG8N1EvrF6GbFCTp24nooUF2asgzSGPFX6MUtktD5t2d18RNkkJ3jnxKLzKAxXa5EBJkLYLHbW15mffaZoWE?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Buying my dream home, aka "worst case ever" - part seven]]></title><description><![CDATA[My house is built on the side of a hill on top of a rock formation and the front wall of my bedroom sits on a shale outcrop that runs at right angles to the wall, with parts of the reef protruding through]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@nikv/buying-my-dream-home-aka-worst-case-ever-part-seven</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@nikv/buying-my-dream-home-aka-worst-case-ever-part-seven</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[nikv]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 21 Feb 2018 21:12:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/cyxkEVqiiLyAJMrzqHfWLT7YbdgoprDQGwdeDRwrgAjKY1AVj7eWG87riRtdfiRHpRawmUybK35TxNJNYauzLEsbMfdQF7v2NLnnkKsjXLHYvuUSffXNbVvFCKcEMoqoiKY?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>