BUYERS FORM CONDO LINE.Byline: Carolyn
Carolyn is a female name in English speaking countries, originally an alteration of the more ancient name Caroline. Sinclair Staff Writer Smiling radiantly ra·di·ant adj. 1. Emitting heat or light. 2. Consisting of or emitted as radiation: radiant heat. 3. a. Filled with light; bright. b. Glowing; beaming. , Sandy Scott ran her hands along the kitchen countertops, thrilled thrill v. thrilled, thrill·ing, thrills v.tr. 1. To cause to feel a sudden intense sensation; excite greatly. 2. To give great pleasure to; delight. See Synonyms at enrapture. to finally be seeing the interior of what could be her new home. ``This will be my first home,'' said Scott, opening cabinets and noting the finish of the wooden doors. ``I'm tired of paying $1,300 per month on a two-bedroom, two-bath apartment in Moorpark.'' A crowd of about 150 people was gathered outside the new Sycamore sycamore: see plane tree. sycamore Any of several distinct trees called by the same name though in different genera and families. In the U.S. the term refers to the American plane tree or buttonwood (Platanus occidentalis), a hardy street tree. Shade housing development for the chance to buy one of 20 new town homes that were being sold Saturday. About 30 people, including Scott, were allowed to go inside and preview the three- and four-bedroom condominiums, which are part of the first phase of the 100-complex development. The homes are being sold on a first-come, first-served “FCFS” redirects here. For the figure skating competition, see Four Continents Figure Skating Championships. This article is about a general service policy. For the technical concept, see FIFO. basis, and Scott was first in line. Being first meant she had to endure three nights and four days of camping along Sycamore Avenue. During the camp-out, Scott's friends delivered food to her. Jason Seimen just returned from a tour of duty in Iraq, newly engaged and ready to buy his first home. He was No. 2 in line. ``These other people (camping out) had tents and air mattresses but I was prepared to sleep on the ground,'' said Seimen. The median price for a home in Simi Valley Simi Valley (sē`mē, sĭm`ē), city (1990 pop. 100,217), Ventura co., SW Calif. in an oil, fruit, and farm region; laid out 1887, inc. 1969. is about $400,000. Prices for the condominiums were originally advertised to start in the high $200,000s, but the latest prices are in the mid-to-high $300,000s. Homes in the next phases of the development are listed in the low $400,000 range. Some people in the crowd expressed confusion and frustration over who should be considered first in line. Beginning Saturday, Oct. 4, more than 60 people camped out in line for the chance to buy. By the following Tuesday evening, when they were told to disperse disperse /dis·perse/ (dis-pers´) to scatter the component parts, as of a tumor or the fine particles in a colloid system; also, the particles so dispersed. dis·perse v. 1. by local officials, the campers made a list of their order in line. On Saturday, Oct. 11, another line of prospective buyers began to form as early as midnight. The collective crowd on Saturday morning was composed of two tribes that remained apart - those who made the original camper list and those who did not. At 8 a.m. on Saturday, a sales representative for the project's developer, Beazer Homes, called names from the camper list, checked identification and gave out numbered index cards to the eager buyers. The first 30 people from that list were allowed to preview the model homes and given the chance to buy. The Beazer Homes office could not be reached for a statement and their sales representative had no comment on Saturday morning. In addition to list confusion, there was irritation irritation /ir·ri·ta·tion/ (ir?i-ta´shun) 1. the act of stimulating. 2. a state of overexcitation and undue sensitivity.ir´ritative ir·ri·ta·tion n. 1. expressed about the camp-out. Heather Wilcox, who is eight months pregnant, was among those who camped but didn't make the list. She and others described how some campers were drinking alcohol and making slurs about other campers. ``I told my husband, 'Do we really want these people as neighbors'? I don't want to take chances,'' said Wilcox. Other campers described the scene as peaceful. ``It was an orderly orderly /or·der·ly/ (or´der-le) an attendant in a hospital who works under the direction of a nurse. or·der·ly n. An attendant in a hospital. line,'' said Danielle Giliberti, No. 5 in line to buy. ``We made barbecue barbecue [West Indian or South American], in the United States, traditionally an open-air gathering, political or social, in which meats are roasted whole over a pit of embers and food and drink are liberally enjoyed. and had our first block party.'' CAPTION(S): photo Photo: A large crowd queues up Saturday to look at the town homes at the new Sycamore Shade housing development. Andy Holzman/Staff Photographer |
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