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Saturday

Posted on 06/18/2022 5.00 AM

JCM 6/11/2022 7:33:33 PM


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lucius septimius 6/18/2022 6:06:51 AM
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Off to look at houses again today.  Wish me luck.
Kosh's Shadow 6/18/2022 10:31:33 AM
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To people of "Queers for Palestine" - "Palestine" doesn't want you

Palestinian activists ban ‘LGBT party’ in Ramallah

In the video, Yaman is heard telling people at the center: “There’s a guy called Bashar Murad who’s supposed to hold a party here today. Bashar Murad is gay. This person is banned from holding a concert. He does not represent us or any of our free people. We came here to advise you in a respectful manner. We are talking to you in a nice way; don’t test our patience. Anyone who dares to harm our religion will be crossing a redline.”



Occasional Reader 6/18/2022 10:34:16 AM
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Howdy. This should be the official theme song for Amtrak regional trains:


https://youtu.be/DfwsXn5n8HU

lucius septimius 6/18/2022 12:59:16 PM
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Found a house I liked - right size, space I could easily renovate as my office, a great shed/workshop, deck, screen porch, hot tub.  And the price is right.  But daughter doesn't like it.  Even so, I'm trying to get the disclosure.

Other houses - one daughter liked; I liked too but serious water damage.  One whole side of the house the siding was completely wet and rotting.  Another was just weird.  One has real possibilities, but it's been tied up in probate for a long time and not cared for. Broken windows, mold, wasp nests throughout the house.

I've got about 10 more to look at tomorrow.

Kosh's Shadow 6/18/2022 2:15:35 PM
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In #4 lucius septimius said: Other houses - one daughter liked; I liked too but serious water damage.

Tell your daughter you'll get the house if she pays for repairs///////////////////////////////////////////

Kosh's Shadow 6/18/2022 3:16:35 PM
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Reply to lucius septimius in 4:

When we bought this house, close to 25 years ago, the real estate agents wanted to show us more expensive houses than I wanted; ones where the payments made me uncomfortable. One agent made an error calculating what we were supposed to afford and started showing us cheaper houses. She made the sale. We got in just as the area was bottoming out.

lucius septimius 6/18/2022 3:18:46 PM
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Reply to Kosh's Shadow in 6:

I'm paying cash, and I have a range. Plus my realtor is a neighbor I've known for 25 years.  

Kosh's Shadow 6/18/2022 4:03:06 PM
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Reply to lucius septimius in 7:

We used the realty agency where the owner had rental property for retirement income, and we had rented there for many years at a very good rent (he didn't raise it much over the entire time)

But I had no down payment until some inheritance selling my parent's property in Mattapan. Last white person on the street.

Kosh's Shadow 6/18/2022 4:31:08 PM
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In #8 Kosh's Shadow said: Last white person on the street.

I note they rented the 2nd floor to a biracial couple - and what we wondered about what did a BU professor see in a shipyard worker. Nothing to do with race. But they were nice people.

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Kosh's Shadow 6/18/2022 5:40:44 PM
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Saturday is too slow here for a pub thread unless requested

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