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Pappy said:
Waiting for the sun to get to the back of the house so that we re-pot our plants out front. It just to hot out there in the direct sun.

Also waiting for the UPS driver to pick up a package to return to Amazon. That foam pad they sent, to hold my iPad, was the biggest piece of junk I’ve ever ordered. It didn’t come from Amazon but one of their direct suppliers. They, Amazon, are great about returning orders.
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@Pappy I like your new Avatar.. have you lost weight ? :giggle:
 
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My day started out pretty good until an old friend of mine called me. I have been friendly with her from when we started school many many years ago. Our husbands even became friends and we were in each others weddings. She told me that she had been living with the fact that she has known for over 10yrs he has been having an affair with another woman . She asked me to make my husband call her husband and tell him he is doing something wrong. She said she doesn't have the nerve to confront her husband that she knows. I told her that I wouldn't tell my husband that she should confront it herself. She got mad at me and hung up the phone. What would you have done ?
 

Sassycakes said:
My day started out pretty good until an old friend of mine called me. I have been friendly with her from when we started school many many years ago. Our husbands even became friends and we were in each others weddings. She told me that she had been living with the fact that she has known for over 10yrs he has been having an affair with another woman . She asked me to make my husband call her husband and tell him he is doing something wrong. She said she doesn't have the nerve to confront her husband that she knows. I told her that I wouldn't tell my husband that she should confront it herself. She got mad at me and hung up the phone. What would you have done ?
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I think your response was correct.
 
Sassycakes said:
My day started out pretty good until an old friend of mine called me. I have been friendly with her from when we started school many many years ago. Our husbands even became friends and we were in each others weddings. She told me that she had been living with the fact that she has known for over 10yrs he has been having an affair with another woman . She asked me to make my husband call her husband and tell him he is doing something wrong. She said she doesn't have the nerve to confront her husband that she knows. I told her that I wouldn't tell my husband that she should confront it herself. She got mad at me and hung up the phone. What would you have done ?
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I think she's the one who needs to speak with her husband. If she has known for over 10 yrs. and has done nothing about it, why now?
 
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Sassycakes said:
My day started out pretty good until an old friend of mine called me. I have been friendly with her from when we started school many many years ago. Our husbands even became friends and we were in each others weddings. She told me that she had been living with the fact that she has known for over 10yrs he has been having an affair with another woman . She asked me to make my husband call her husband and tell him he is doing something wrong. She said she doesn't have the nerve to confront her husband that she knows. I told her that I wouldn't tell my husband that she should confront it herself. She got mad at me and hung up the phone. What would you have done ?
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I think you did the right thing. I'd have done the same.
 
I wondered how you were doing today; didn't realize your yard sale was up and running yesterday, too. Anyway, good luck. It's high time some appreciative buyers turn up.
 
A realtor just stopped and asked if I was selling the house. I said I had to find someplace else first before I decided. I gave him a quick tour and told him about what the other agent said about its being a tear-down. He didn't agree and said I had a beautiful home and if I ever decided to sell to give him a call (gave me his business card). Who ya gonna believe?
 
Interesting about the realtors. I wonder if they make a practice of touring the yard sales to see if the house is going to be on the market. Haha, I firmly believe realtors lie.. the “tear down” one probably was wondering how little he or she could get it for and the “beautiful “ one to ingratiate himself.
 
my apt used to be a home studio for video and tv production and also had all my athletic and musical toys. Getting rid of my piano, studio gear, racing bicycles, and other crap. Decluttering and cleaning is what I'm doing. purging my current life of what I did in my 30's and 40's.
 
The second realtor has a positive attitude so he might be worth dealing with. Remember, he is a salesman. I’d rather have a positive salesman than a negative one.
 
The second one was much older - gray hair and beard. Maybe the younger ones want houses in move-in condition so they can get more for them and have a quicker sale rather than having a home on the market for months without any interest in it. The older ones might have more patience.

He asked why would I even want to buy another house when I'd still be responsible for maintenance and upkeep. His advice was get an apartment and call an estate seller and get rid if the house contents. But then, he may just want me out quick so he can put the house on the market. He also mentioned that he ran a marina on Saratoga Lake - he looked more like a sea captain than a realtor.
 
Pecos said:
I have my weekly "date" with our vacuum cleaner and other Friday Field Day Tasks.
And sometime today, I have another "wrestling match" with our local post office that claims they "delivered my package to our mail box." They might have delivered it to "a mailbox" but it wasn't mine. Since this package contained medicine, I have no choice but to "engage" them on this.
Just in case anyone else encounters this problem and tries to get answers using the USPS website, .... well be prepared for a lot of website "run around" and lots of frustration. I am now getting daily e-mails saying that they have received my complaint and they "are investigating." Fortunately, I have enough medication to last me for a couple of weeks.
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Well today, my neighbor who checks his mailbox once a week, found our packages in his box and brought them over. My medicine has been cooking in the sun for over a week. I am not sure that I should trust it now.

I sent a "Shame on you" E-mail to the US Postal Service, which I am sure they will ignore.
 
debodun said:
The second one was much older - gray hair and beard. Maybe the younger ones want houses in move-in condition so they can get more for them and have a quicker sale rather than having a home on the market for months without any interest in it. The older ones might have more patience.

He asked why would I even want to buy another house when I'd still be responsible for maintenance and upkeep. His advice was get an apartment and call an estate seller and get rid if the house contents. But then, he may just want me out quick so he can put the house on the market. He also mentioned that he ran a marina on Saratoga Lake - he looked more like a sea captain than a realtor.
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Apartment? Maybe no maintenance but you won't have any say-so about what's acceptable behavior by your neighbors...you know, those people who are only separated by walls or stairways. I vote no! At least in a house, you have yard space between you and the neighbors. And good fences make good neighbors.

The older realtor? Think about it. The people he knows are the very people who can afford to restore the house and have all the time in the world to do it. However, don't appear to be over-anxious! LOL It's a holiday weekend, and he runs a marina. Call him on Tuesday. It doesn't cost a cent to call him. Once he's working for you, he'll also have access to pocket listings and such. He may be just the person you've been needing.

And don't forget that the realtor works for the guy who pays him. That is, the realtor works for you, not the buyer. A realtor listing a home knowing that the seller intends to buy another is more willing to negotiate the commission.
 
hiraeth2018 said:
It's 10 am on a Friday... just like yesterday or the day before or the day before that... but wait!
TODAY some excitement! I am having a gas insert placed into my wood burning fireplace. I'm sure "we" have many opinions here about what is better to burn but I am soooooo looking forward to not having to storing wood, chopping my own kindling, tracking wood chips, dirt and critters into my living room! With the cost of $150-250 per cord of wood here I am bowing down to the convenience of clicking a button and presto... clean fire and warmth for the damp winter here on the NW Pacific coast!
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Been heating with wood and coal since 1975. Still hauling coal in my pickup, still stoking the fire twice a day, etc.

It's work, but I must have a nice warm house in the winter -- and it would cost a small fortune to use my propane furnace to keep it this warm.

But at some point I won't want to do all that work anymore, and each year it gets a bit more annoying. So not sure what the future brings.

Maybe a move to Florida, although not so much for the weather.
 

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