Like any American living in a typical American home (my condo was built in 2001), the idea of an 18th century building is just bananas to me. In a good way, I mean. There are a few homes older than 100 years in my local area but...nothing I could afford to retrofit. Though I had romantically considered the idea of buying an older home here, the reality is foundation cracks/problems/leaks, inadequate windows and insulation, bats/mice/termites/carpenter ants, dangerous wiring and so on. Nearly nothing here was built to continue usefulness into future centuries.

You have been unlucky with upper respiratory ick this year, hope next year treats you better.