So the buyer's realtor responded:

Thanks for sending me the invoice and you can deduct the amount ($78) from my commission and please extend my apology to the seller Also, [my realtor] told me there was no charge for the washing machine inspection so I hope this was the first time the seller thought she was paying for something unnecessarily.

Fyi, I will indeed not be using that inspector again, though I'm by no means embarrassed as I've successfully used the company he works for many times.

The other realtor is bitching about not getting an invoice for the thermostat repair. He wants to make sure the furnace is functional, although he had an inspector out to verify this a couple of days ago. My realtor has to get that for him. I of course am irritated still. my reply (in part):

He does realize that the A/C wouldn't work if the furnace were not operational, yes?

While I am thankful for the financial credit, there is some inconvenience involved on my part, [my realtor], and likely his. It would have been graceful for him to acknowledge this. Then too, perhaps such inconvenience doesn't matter much to him.

Thank you for your attempts to get this resolved. I'll leave my comments at that.

I am in love with this: [link]

msbelle, I've seen one of her sweater coats in person, and they're amazing.

I need to finish like half a dozen projects and clear out another few garbage bags full of stuff from my house. Then maybe I will start to experiment with upcycled sweater projects.

Lee, you should maybe still be on vacation. Is I think what the universe is saying....

I'm torn on this because the only reason I feel comfortable voting for a third party (with no chance of winning) is that I live in a state 100% guaranteed to go for Obama. There is no chance I could give Romney an edge by voting for Jill Stein.

Yeah, I am totally fine with friends in non-swing states voting for third parties. I can understand that. ...but friends in swing states are ON NOTICE!

I have scheduled eye surgery (not Lasik, but same concept) for January, so I can sock away FSA money next year. Eek!!

I am in love with this:

Oo, I am too. That is just delightful.

I am grading and feeling disheartened. The previous section muffed the first essay but did great on the second. This group did fine on the first but now they are blowing this one. What did I do? Did I fail to come across as sufficiently hard ass?

Lee, I'm sorry your day has sucked so far.

I'll be voting in my town's Town Hall. I could vote today, but I'll be staffing a voter information booth outside the town hall Saturday morning, so I figure I'll just go on in when my shift is done. Plus, the farmer's market is right next door on Saturdays, so I'm planning on making a "yay, small town + civic engagement = delightful" morning of it all. Then a wine tasting that afternoon and dinner out with some friends afterwards. Saturday's shaping up nicely.

Re: in jokes, Paul, Cass, and Jilli.

Lee, damn. That's just. Damn.

I'm not blanket anti-war, and I'm in favor all sorts of things that taxes require, such as actual proper socialized medicine and all, but for his current party, Johnson's not too bad.

and I'm in favor all sorts of things that taxes require, such as actual proper socialized medicine and all

Roads, fire departments... Little things.

Did we know that Roseanne Barr is on the ballot for President?

I just spent five minutes looking for the hair clip I was sure I had on my shirt or skirt. It's in my hair.