At this time of day I like to pull up the local news traffic website and watch the usual location suspects start changing color.
Nandi: I ain't her. Mal: Only people in this room is you and me.
'Heart Of Gold'
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Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Connie Neil - Mar 18, 2015 1:53:43 pm PDT #22517 of 30000
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SuziQ - Mar 18, 2015 1:57:07 pm PDT #22518 of 30000
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame
Today's adventures in home purchasing. Had the inspection which didn't turn up anything too crazy. The AC unit is original from 1982 and should have quit a while ago but is still working fine. And the water heater is from 1997 so that is on the edge. We are going to ask the seller for a home warranty but if she says no, I'll buy my own.
So speak to me of home warranties.
I also got a couple of quotes for car and home insurance. My current company had a lower home owners policy cost but my second quote is quadrupling my vehicle coverage, increasing my home coverage and still will cost less overall. Bizarre. It really does pay to get multiple quotes.
meara - Mar 18, 2015 1:57:29 pm PDT #22519 of 30000
That sounds like an intriguing way to blow some staycation money, Gris! Autocorrect wanted that to be starvation money. Which...would be a whole other concept.
Matt the Bruins fan - Mar 18, 2015 3:23:29 pm PDT #22520 of 30000
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
Ugh, came home from my first nice dinner out all week to discover one of my cats barfed up all over my kitchen floor and the rug behind my desk. Will be buying some Shout! tomorrow, but I don't want to give up my cushy parking space tonight.
sarameg - Mar 18, 2015 3:51:34 pm PDT #22521 of 30000
If it's really colorful and dry, scrape up and water and vinegar to keep from setting on the rug, but it won't really stain worse than already, so it can wait.
Next few weeks might kill me. And that's with a couple mandatory vacation days thrown in (which honestly don't help.)
Sue - Mar 18, 2015 3:55:06 pm PDT #22522 of 30000
hip deep in pie
Well our buses aren't running until at least noon tomorrow, and I am not walking over an hour to get to work, so I will be home again.
Oz has had a great day, He got some bacon for breakfast and has moved from chair to cat bed to couch napping all day.
shrift - Mar 18, 2015 4:31:51 pm PDT #22523 of 30000
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
It turns out that vanilla ice cream, blueberry preserves, and some cinnamon is a really tasty dessert.
SuziQ - Mar 18, 2015 4:35:14 pm PDT #22524 of 30000
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame
Oh, that sounds nummy, shift.
Reading through my inspection report and got to the plumbing section. I have to say I was happy to see that I have copper pipes. Not that I know anything about pipes other than Buffy flipping out over a FULL. COPPER. REPIPE.
Maria - Mar 18, 2015 4:48:45 pm PDT #22525 of 30000
Not so nice is that I'm about to ruin a Friday morning for a bunch of people because of a series of unfortunate events and an upset foreign government. - shrift
Suzi, I don't think I said it before but congratulations! I'm so happy for all of you!
sarameg and I swear by our home warranties. My premium is $540 for the year, which was no change from the premium the sellers paid the year prior. I saved that much and more in three calls last year. This year? I pulled the trigger too early and ended up paying my $75 trade fee for a $20 water supply line repair on my master bath toilet. In my defense it was leaking below the shutoff valve so I thought it was a bigger problem than it turned out to be. My house is 115 years old and I'm more comfortable keeping the coverage. Pay very close attention to the coverages and add-ons. The basic plans cover almost nothing. I have American Home Shield and I've been very happy with them. I can request service online and I get a call back from the provider in 24 hours or less to schedule the appointment if it's not an emergency.
SuziQ - Mar 18, 2015 4:55:26 pm PDT #22526 of 30000
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame
American Home Shield is one of the companies my realtor recommended. The other is a Colorado company that also sounds great. Their website details what they do and do not cover, which is very nice.
I told the inspector that I needed homeowner level 101 information. K-Bug wants me to find a Home Maintenance for Dummies type book.