MinnieM123
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That is my favorite picture so far in the St. Patrick's Day, MOXOMUMD Countdown series!!!
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That is my favorite picture so far in the St. Patrick's Day, MOXOMUMD Countdown series!!!
MOXOMUMD
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MinnieM123
Premium Member
That'd be some serious hurt!
Oddly, what made me think of that was a story my brother told me ages ago. I haven't a clue if it's true or just a silly story, although I suppose there may be an element of truth to it. Have you ever heard the one about if you dropped a penny off the top of the Empire State Building toward the ground below, but it hit someone in the head, they could be seriously injured from the impact?
JenniferS
When you're the leader, you don't have to follow.
So, I went to look at houses with Bro #3 and his wife. Bro #1 (who lives with them) picked me up.
We look at the first house. Everybody loves it, except me.
Many, many cracks in the basement - both in the foundation walls and the floor. Discolouration on each side of the cracks, indicating water penetration.
Everyone is upstairs oohing and aahing. I take the agent down to the basement and tell him - "Do not push this house. I guarantee they are going to buy the next one." He looks at me like I'm nuts.
Then I make him get down on his knees, while I insert a dime into the most egregious crack. Buh-bye dime.
"Do not push this house", I reiterate.
Going to the second house, Bro #3 wants me to drive with them.
"Honestly", he says, "what did you think?"
I reply, "I wouldn't touch that house with a 10-foot pole."
He looked absolutely crestfallen, but kind of agreed that the basement cracks were an issue. Dude, there are cracks on the main floor and second floor too, which show major settling issues.
"Don't worry", I say. "The next house is THE ONE".
And I was right.
They just signed the offer. Should be presented tonight.
We look at the first house. Everybody loves it, except me.
Many, many cracks in the basement - both in the foundation walls and the floor. Discolouration on each side of the cracks, indicating water penetration.
Everyone is upstairs oohing and aahing. I take the agent down to the basement and tell him - "Do not push this house. I guarantee they are going to buy the next one." He looks at me like I'm nuts.
Then I make him get down on his knees, while I insert a dime into the most egregious crack. Buh-bye dime.
"Do not push this house", I reiterate.
Going to the second house, Bro #3 wants me to drive with them.
"Honestly", he says, "what did you think?"
I reply, "I wouldn't touch that house with a 10-foot pole."
He looked absolutely crestfallen, but kind of agreed that the basement cracks were an issue. Dude, there are cracks on the main floor and second floor too, which show major settling issues.
"Don't worry", I say. "The next house is THE ONE".
And I was right.
They just signed the offer. Should be presented tonight.
JenniferS
When you're the leader, you don't have to follow.
Yup. The way my dad told it - they would be sliced in half!Oddly, what made me think of that was a story my brother told me ages ago. I haven't a clue if it's true or just a silly story, although I suppose there may be an element of truth to it. Have you ever heard the one about if you dropped a penny off the top of the Empire State Building toward the ground below, but it hit someone in the head, they could be seriously injured from the impact?
MinnieM123
Premium Member
I've stayed at both hotels and liked them. Also, being on a travel budget, I'd often go to the tray service cafeteria-style restaurant, in the lower-level at the Dolphin. It's called Picabu. They had everything from basic breakfast food to sandwiches, burgers, salads, pizza and dinners such as lasagna, or chicken with vegetables, or beef stew. I also got a little off the price with my AAA card. The seating area is very bright and cheerful.
JenniferS
When you're the leader, you don't have to follow.
I'm watching a Miss Marple movie. And bonus - another one next Sunday!
MinnieM123
Premium Member
No, it was different than that. I didn't really pay that much attention when I first saw it. It ran and hide. Then a few minutes later it found a different path about 20 ft. away from me and walked casually past me into the woods. It actually took me a while to figure out what was different. The face was almost exactly the same, short snout, eye-mask around the eyes, but, then it occurred to me that all the raccoons that I had ever seen were built much closer to the ground then that one was. Maybe it was just a raccoon that was trying out for the NBA.
Do you think it might have been an armadillo? At first, I thought opossum, but now I think maybe you saw an armadillo.
MOXOMUMD
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Keep posting here and you'll be surprised what you get.On average I have like three alerts.
JenniferS
When you're the leader, you don't have to follow.
Doesn't matter if it's kale juice, kale smoothie, or kale toilet water ... I'm not drinking it.
seahawk7
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Thanks I had no idea. They will be perfect to watch the night before we leave.
MinnieM123
Premium Member
I don't have a DVR, but I'll definitely tune in TCM tonight to see what they're showing!! Thanks for the heads up.
seahawk7
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He is lucky that you were with him.
seahawk7
Well-Known Member
Did you ever go to the Grove?I've stayed at both hotels and liked them. Also, being on a travel budget, I'd often go to the tray service cafeteria-style restaurant, in the lower-level at the Dolphin. It's called Picabu. They had everything from basic breakfast food to sandwiches, burgers, salads, pizza and dinners such as lasagna, or chicken with vegetables, or beef stew. I also got a little off the price with my AAA card. The seating area is very bright and cheerful.
MinnieM123
Premium Member
You know what? I think you should blow off the sales gig, and reinvent yourself as a house-buying consultant. You could charge big bucks for everything you know. People could hire you to go with them when they're house buying and you could tell them if the house should be bought or not.
MinnieM123
Premium Member
Actually, no. Most of the time, I'd either go to the coffee shop in the Swan early in the morning, and Picabu in the Dolphin once a day for either lunch or dinner--just depending upon what park I was near on any given day. In the parks, I stick with QS (again, due to lower prices), and also get some fruit or ice cream each day. Since I only go for maybe 4 days, it's o.k.
MinnieM123
Premium Member
JenniferS
When you're the leader, you don't have to follow.
My sales gig is new homes. While I've been doing that for almost 26 years, prior to that I was a regular real estate agent (I think you call them realtors).You know what? I think you should blow off the sales gig, and reinvent yourself as a house-buying consultant. You could charge big bucks for everything you know. People could hire you to go with them when they're house buying and you could tell them if the house should be bought or not.
Here's the crazy bit. My brother is a trained house inspector. He paid big bucks and took all the courses and seminars, but decided the job was not for him. Nonetheless, I was a little surprised that he was even considering today's first house. Like most buyers, he was distracted by the "pretty, shiny things" and not looking at the fundamentals.