IN THE BEGINNING

I GRADUATED IN 1975, MET ARLENE AT MONONGAHELA VALLEY HOSPITAL IN 1976 WHERE WE WERE BOTH EMPLOYED. WE FELL IN LOVE; I GOT A  JOB AT UNITED STATES STEEL IN 1978 AND WE STARTED HOUSE HUNTING. WE BOUGHT A HOUSE IN DEC. 1978, GOT MARRIED JAN. 1979 AND MOVED IN AND STARTED A LIFE. WE BOUGHT A SMALL OLDER ALUMINUM SIDED HOUSE THAT WE KNEW WE COULD AFFORD-FIGURING THAT WE COULD DO ANYTHING WE WANTED TO IMPROVE THE HOUSE OVER TIME. THE NICE THING ABOUT THE PROPERTY WAS THE 2 ACRES OF LAND WHICH, EVEN THOUGH IT WAS SLOPED,WAS NICELY PLANTED AND HAD A NEWER LEVEL ASPHALT DRIVEWAY GOING TO A 2 CAR GARAGE THEN AROUND A CIRCLE AND BACK OUT. NO SURVEY  WAS REQUIRED AT HOUSE CLOSING AND NONE WAS DONE. THE PREVIOUS OWNERS LIVED THERE LESS THAN 1 YR. AND THEY BOUGHT THE PROPERTY FROM THE FAMILY THAT OWNED IT FROM THE BEGINNING. UNBEKNOWN TO US AT THE TIME, THE DRIVEWAY CROSSED THE CORNER OF THE NEIGHBORS PROPERTY WHERE IT MEETS THE ROAD.