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Post by kds on Mar 26, 2024 14:31:02 GMT
In far less catastrophic news. My wife is home as we finally got an insurance claims adjuster out to the house to access the damage from last month's tree limb. It sounds like the insurance company will pay for the repair of the deck and patio, but not a full replacement. We have a deck guy coming out later today to see if repair is even possible?
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Post by kds on Mar 26, 2024 18:26:29 GMT
In far less catastrophic news. My wife is home as we finally got an insurance claims adjuster out to the house to access the damage from last month's tree limb. It sounds like the insurance company will pay for the repair of the deck and patio, but not a full replacement. We have a deck guy coming out later today to see if repair is even possible? It's also sounding like I'm going to be on the hook for the removal of that large tree. Which will be considerably expensive. This was not the news I was hoping for.
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Post by kds on Mar 27, 2024 14:01:28 GMT
Sadly, but predictably, the Tin Foil hats came out about the Key Bridge collapse. Everything from "it was an inside job," "they're setting us up for Nov 5," "this is DEI," etc.
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Post by kds on Mar 27, 2024 14:27:55 GMT
In far less catastrophic news. My wife is home as we finally got an insurance claims adjuster out to the house to access the damage from last month's tree limb. It sounds like the insurance company will pay for the repair of the deck and patio, but not a full replacement. We have a deck guy coming out later today to see if repair is even possible? Update on this. We had another company look at the ruins of my deck today, and he said there's no way it can be just repaired. And, they're willing to submit the reasons why to the insurance company.
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Post by kds on Mar 28, 2024 14:52:16 GMT
The pleasures of homeownership are limitless. We've had a dishwasher on the fritz for nearly a month. We finally got somebody to look at it. And guess what, they need to order a part. 7-10 days. Every single time I need an appliance repair, they come out and decide a part needs to be ordered.
I feel like this could be a Jerry Seinfeld bit. "You're an appliance repairman, you have a big van. Why not just...have parts. Then, you wouldn't need to order a part if you have the parts."
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Post by carllove on Mar 31, 2024 3:26:22 GMT
The pleasures of homeownership are limitless. We've had a dishwasher on the fritz for nearly a month. We finally got somebody to look at it. And guess what, they need to order a part. 7-10 days. Every single time I need an appliance repair, they come out and decide a part needs to be ordered. I feel like this could be a Jerry Seinfeld bit. "You're an appliance repairman, you have a big van. Why not just...have parts. Then, you wouldn't need to order a part if you have the parts." Get a Bosch 800 Series and ditch the old dishwasher. It will change your life. I have had mine for eight years, and I have never loved an appliance so much! That third rack is the bomb! I’ve never had to sacrifice room on the bottom for flatware, because it all goes on top. So quiet, they built in a red light that shines on the floor, so you know it’s running.
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Post by carllove on Mar 31, 2024 4:09:35 GMT
My parents both suffer from Dementia and thankfully they started paying for long term care insurance over 25 years ago, so my Sister and I were able to get them moved to a very lovely senior care residence that has ample amenities, gorgeous living quarters and several of their other of their close friends as residents. They think they are on some sort of vacation. My sister and I tried to keep them at home, but Mom and Dad can no longer bathe, dress or eat on their own, and home health was unreliable and actually more expensive. They should not ever require a Medicaid spend down, so we don’t need to sell the house or vehicles. My husband and I got the Lexus SUV operational on our last trip and are driving it now, because it hadn’t been driven more than a couple of hundred miles in the past two years, nor had it had an oil change. My mom hasn’t been able to drive for at least five years, and my dad lost his license three years ago, yet still continued to drive. Now, whenever my Sister is doing yard work at their house, random people (today - someone in a golf cart next to their house on hole 10), keep offering to buy my parent’s house or vehicles for cash. It’s a small town, so the vultures are circling. My Dad’s company built this golf course, so he has the best view. My Sister and I agree, we aren’t selling the house, until they both pass away. She is planning on moving to the house this Summer, but she is less than thrilled about it. I kind of get it. My husband and I are staying at the house tonight, and it feels a bit strange. It is so large and I feel kind of lost (love the view though) as it has so many memories and seems so unsettling being here by ourselves. Still - She can sell her house and live here rent free until they pass away. First World Problems. I feel for folks having to send their parents to Medicaid hell holes. Still, we both feel sad because they just want to go home. They can’t. Neither one of us is retired, and they need 24/7 care, and cleaning your dad’s bottom and putting on his diaper is just something I never was prepared for. My daughter, the nurse to be, was on point though.
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Post by Kapitan on Mar 31, 2024 11:07:54 GMT
You have my sympathies, carllove. I was visiting my family at my parents' house yesterday--we held our Easter a day early, actually to better accommodate a surgery my dad is having Monday--and we were talking about the mother of some of my childhood friends. She is suffering from dementia and recently was put into a care facility because caring for her has gotten to be too much for her husband. In her case, it is beyond confusion and includes lashing out at people regularly, being not just belligerent but nasty. It must be so difficult to handle. One of my grandparents had some sort of dementia near the end, but it was more like confusion of eras (e.g., he'd mention that when he was a young child, he and my dad would ride their bikes around Minneapolis together ... but obviously, when my grandpa was a young child, my dad was yet to be born) sprinkled with hallucinations (e.g. telling a story of when he worked in a warehouse, and a dozen 7-foot black men riding horses rode out of the back of a semi truck...). It was never total confusion, he never forgot who we were, and he didn't get mean. But even that was unsettling.
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Post by kds on Apr 1, 2024 14:41:16 GMT
The pleasures of homeownership are limitless. We've had a dishwasher on the fritz for nearly a month. We finally got somebody to look at it. And guess what, they need to order a part. 7-10 days. Every single time I need an appliance repair, they come out and decide a part needs to be ordered. I feel like this could be a Jerry Seinfeld bit. "You're an appliance repairman, you have a big van. Why not just...have parts. Then, you wouldn't need to order a part if you have the parts." Get a Bosch 800 Series and ditch the old dishwasher. It will change your life. I have had mine for eight years, and I have never loved an appliance so much! That third rack is the bomb! I’ve never had to sacrifice room on the bottom for flatware, because it all goes on top. So quiet, they built in a red light that shines on the floor, so you know it’s running. I actually like my dishwasher. When it's working. So, hopefully, that'll be the case by week's end. Now, the oven's not heating up all the way. This has been a very trying month.
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Post by B.E. on Apr 2, 2024 0:08:14 GMT
Well, for the next two weeks I'm on-call for federal jury duty. I've been on-call before but I've never actually been called-in let alone selected to serve on a jury (on any level). I've gotten my instructions for tomorrow, I'm not to report. I'll admit, I was actually disappointed! I think I'd like go and be part of the process and sit on a jury. Just once, anyway. Has anyone here served on a jury? Any stories to tell? I know most people try to get out of it, but I've always wanted to experience it at least once. But I've never yet been called before to report for any jury at any level. Not even to be on call, much less actually serving. One of my colleagues has experienced it something like three times in the 15 years or so we've worked together! Just when I started to think it wouldn't happen, I've been called. I'm going to the courthouse tomorrow! I don't even mind waking up extra early.
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Post by Sheriff John Stone on Apr 2, 2024 1:08:18 GMT
I know most people try to get out of it, but I've always wanted to experience it at least once. But I've never yet been called before to report for any jury at any level. Not even to be on call, much less actually serving. One of my colleagues has experienced it something like three times in the 15 years or so we've worked together! Just when I started to think it wouldn't happen, I've been called. I'm going to the courthouse tomorrow! I don't even mind waking up extra early. Yes, I served on a jury one time. It was a local case. I knew the judge (played little league baseball against him) and one of the defense attorneys. I also knew the guy who was chosen (volunteered?) to be the jury foreman; I went to school with him. It was interesting, a good experience, and I'm glad I was chosen. There was a lot of discussion but it didn't get out of hand. No hard feelings. Observations? I felt most of the people viewed it too much like a major case, like the O.J. Simpson trial or something. It was just a local, small-time case, but I got the feeling some of the jurors were expecting DNA evidence or fingerprints or a bloody glove or something. Don't misunderstand, I took it very seriously, really, but a few people were unrealistic, and conversely, there were a few who just wanted to get out of there and barely said a word. As you might expect, I disagreed with most of the other jurors. They were looking for evidence that didn't appear and reading too much into the evidence that did. I felt that common sense was lost. People were nervous or too excited; they couldn't relax. When we took votes, I was so outnumbered and knew that I was never going to change some minds. I didn't want a hung jury or a mistrial, so I gave in and went along with the others. I didn't feel good about that. It still bothers me a little. It's not that I didn't care, I did, and I contributed significantly to the discussions. I guess I felt too outnumbered. Maybe if it was a bigger case, I would've stood my ground...longer. We ended up voting for an acquittal. After everything was over, I went to a local Weis market for some groceries, and, unbelievably I ran into one of the jurors who I previously never saw/met before. We began discussing the case in the store. I told her that I really didn't agree with the verdict we came up with and she said the same! We started laughing. We both didn't want to...argue or disrupt or convince...so we just went along. Oh, we got served lunch, too. Sandwiches.
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Post by B.E. on Apr 2, 2024 2:01:16 GMT
Thanks for sharing, SJS. I’ve been thinking about some of those issues myself and wondering how I might deal with them. Just out of curiosity, how long ago was the trial?
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Post by Sheriff John Stone on Apr 2, 2024 2:25:43 GMT
I remember the exact date. I woke up early, turned on the radio, and heard the news that Frank Sinatra died - May 14, 1998.
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Post by B.E. on Apr 2, 2024 23:48:33 GMT
Well, it was a very eventful day. I went from thinking I had very little chance of being selected to being 'juror #2' before ultimately being excused. The strange thing was that there was no obvious reason why I was excused (unlike the others who had been). Frankly, I wish that process was a little more transparent. I understand that each side has a certain amount of challenges of jurors that do not require a reason, but I would have at least liked to know which side challenged/excused me. Oh well, I'll get over it. But I was really surprised...and disappointed...with how things played out. It was a very interesting experience, though, up until that point. For one, the defendant was representing himself! Anyway, I better stop here. Time to move on.
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Post by B.E. on Apr 5, 2024 14:45:22 GMT
Whoa, I felt that earthquake. Here at work, I’m only about 25 miles from the epicenter. 5.5 magnitude. I know some people in NY and PA who felt it, too. Sheriff John Stone and kds, I’m guessing you were out of range?
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