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gonna go ride after work even if it kills me
gonna go ride after work even if it kills me
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Monday FTL.
First day of spring break with the kids. Was supposed to rain, but it's sunny. Currently enjoying my coffee in my backyard. Will take the boys for a hike this morning, and one of them will play Magic with his classmate in he afternoon. Maybe I can convince the little one to go for a bike ride...
present. coffee. fuuuuuuuuuck work.
yo estoy aqui
trying to keep my shit together for another day at work. getting my resume together anyways.
narrowly? missed out on some levers and master cylinders for my new brakes...disappointing but at least it informs what I need to do in order to get the bike together.
trying to keep my shit together for another day at work. getting my resume together anyways.
narrowly? missed out on some levers and master cylinders for my new brakes...disappointing but at least it informs what I need to do in order to get the bike together.
I held off on swapping our car wheels given the forecast this week, although with all the 70's of the last couple of weeks I'm glad we've hardly been driving as the snow tyres were new this winter.
Mornin!
Saw perhaps the worst house we've seen so far. Was filthy, stank, was in a state of disrepair, had a neglected in-ground pool, was in an undesirable neighborhood, and had what I can only assume was a DIY cantilevered second floor balcony. And they had the nerve to ask 400K for something that probably needed 80K worth of work to become a 350K house.
Busy day on tap. Personally that is, work wise, it'll only be moderate.
Saw perhaps the worst house we've seen so far. Was filthy, stank, was in a state of disrepair, had a neglected in-ground pool, was in an undesirable neighborhood, and had what I can only assume was a DIY cantilevered second floor balcony. And they had the nerve to ask 400K for something that probably needed 80K worth of work to become a 350K house.
Busy day on tap. Personally that is, work wise, it'll only be moderate.
you know, you seemed less grumpy when you still lived here.Mornin!
Saw perhaps the worst house we've seen so far. Was filthy, stank, was in a state of disrepair, had a neglected in-ground pool, was in an undesirable neighborhood, and had what I can only assume was a DIY cantilevered second floor balcony. And they had the nerve to ask 400K for something that probably needed 80K worth of work to become a 350K house.
Busy day on tap. Personally that is, work wise, it'll only be moderate.
just sayin'
we saw some really bad ones too. some highlights:Mornin!
Saw perhaps the worst house we've seen so far. Was filthy, stank, was in a state of disrepair, had a neglected in-ground pool, was in an undesirable neighborhood, and had what I can only assume was a DIY cantilevered second floor balcony. And they had the nerve to ask 400K for something that probably needed 80K worth of work to become a 350K house.
Busy day on tap. Personally that is, work wise, it'll only be moderate.
- one house wasn't particularly clean, but there was snow on the ground outside, and they hadn't bothered to clean up after their dog outside (in front of the entrance they had people coming in when they showed the house). at one point our agent asked "what's that smell?" turns out my wife stepped in their dog shit and walked all over their house with it. our agent's response was "oh well that's their problem. shoulda cleaned up"
- saw one house that had been abandoned and the left windows to the basement open. power was cut, lots of rain, and the sump pump stopped working. basement was black mold like a stephen king book. there was a box of respirators on the kitchen counter by the door to the basement.
- saw a large house (close to 4k sqf) that very clearly had a large extended asian family living there. i'm talking at least a dozen people.
Great time out on the dunes this weekend, got a few tweaks to the setups but overall very happy with the game.
I remember when we were looking at houses we went to one that had a big raised crack in the center of the driveway running from the street to the garage. I looked at the roof and the ridgeline had a rise that matched the driveway. went around the back and the drywall and foundation were cracked on the same line. Side of the house had a concrete walk that sloped away from the house. I realized that the house was built on a cut and fill slope with no downhill retaining wall. clearly 1/3 of the house was separating. They wanted 500k for the house, foundation and hill repair was going to cost over 100k we ran away...
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Herp. Another busy day. Begining of a week of webinars and smile & dial days. Painters here tomorrow for basement and new baseboards on main floor and basement. On fence about having them out to finish painting of all remaining baseboards (whole top floor and stairs up/down) plus 4 rooms in a few months once I have everything installed. I might be getting towards FTS for home work/renovations.
@stoney type lament: was painting the kitchen with an existing shade we've used in other parts of the house... and the wife said, "touch up those spots on the old walls."
Discovered either the shade is *slightly* different from the new gallon I have, or the old walls have faded a bit... so now I have to completely re-paint the old walls with the slightly different shade.
Discovered either the shade is *slightly* different from the new gallon I have, or the old walls have faded a bit... so now I have to completely re-paint the old walls with the slightly different shade.
We saw a couple of real doozies when we moved here in 05, that in retrospect were clearly signs of what was coming. Lots of just trashed and unkempt places that clearly needed work, but the one that sticks with me still is the place we walked into that had multiple bill late notices and a foreclosure statement laying on the kitchen table.
Day off today. On the last half roll of toilet paper. Risky!
Not sure what happened with work stuff on my phone, but I no longer see the individual email notifications as they arrive. It's nice. However since I woke up, I can see the new message number has gone from 40 to 70 in a short period - I shall not bother looking until I return.
Not sure what happened with work stuff on my phone, but I no longer see the individual email notifications as they arrive. It's nice. However since I woke up, I can see the new message number has gone from 40 to 70 in a short period - I shall not bother looking until I return.
It was supposed to be sunny here, but its gloomy and rainy!
Thankfully I painted less than a year ago, so not too much of an issue. The walls getting painted upstairs are all relatively small and I guess "isolated" would be the description, from others that would cause shading to be visibly different.@stoney type lament: was painting the kitchen with an existing shade we've used in other parts of the house... and the wife said, "touch up those spots on the old walls."
Discovered either the shade is *slightly* different from the new gallon I have, or the old walls have faded a bit... so now I have to completely re-paint the old walls with the slightly different shade.
Such a rookie move for such an elder man@stoney type lament: was painting the kitchen with an existing shade we've used in other parts of the house... and the wife said, "touch up those spots on the old walls."
Discovered either the shade is *slightly* different from the new gallon I have, or the old walls have faded a bit... so now I have to completely re-paint the old walls with the slightly different shade.
We found a few places that Wifey loved, but we're in areas with known clay soil issues, that had large vertical cracks in the foundation. Looking at $20-30k in likely repairs because of the extent. Most were at the top of the range and one even had in the listing "no concessions
will be made". I was just mind boggled.
Yea but he had a man bun. Nothing can counteract that ridiculousness.you know, you seemed less grumpy when you still lived here.
just sayin'
kids last day of spring break. wife's taking them and some friends to one of those fancy driving ranges. guess i'll try to get some work done. hrmf.
I think the one that stuck with me was the house where someone had clearly had explosive diarrhea on the wall by the toilet and didn't bother to clean it off.
Same house that had a cracked and exposed cover on the septic tank. Like, a small child sized hole.
How else are you supposed to get the children into the tank? Takes a lot of work to make them flushable.
Is that oregon?
I put the summer tires on Saturday night while wife was on night shift and after the kids were down. Also after my semi drunk perception of strength kicked in. My back still hurts. Pickup truck size wheels are heavy...
On a less painful note, I exercised my brake seals on my Codes like this guy:
Seems my problem wasn't a bad bleeds, it was sloppy/sticky pistons. They feel like new again. Happy days.
On a less painful note, I exercised my brake seals on my Codes like this guy:
Seems my problem wasn't a bad bleeds, it was sloppy/sticky pistons. They feel like new again. Happy days.
The more stories about SC's "customer service" I find on the interwebz these days, the more convinced I am that I will be back on the Riot sooner than later.
They are the new Specialized.What do you expect when you buy a "budget brand" bike
When I found a crack in my old Turner they had a new frame on my doorstep the next day.
Need coffee...
sorry I took your weather
Took the boys for a hike. it was nice. ordered 3 tires from Canadian Tire, which I've been meaning to do all winter. Last fall they replaced one my tires through the "no questions asked warranty". The tires were 90% worn, so I had three worn tires and one new one. The warranty is saving me $200, so I'd say it payed for itself.
Maybe one of the boys still has it in them to go for a mountain bike ride?