ShyFlyer wrote:What's the better approach:
Parent leaves a house to a child in a legal will.
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Parent sells a house to a child for a arbitrary amount.
ShanwickOceanic wrote:Visited the ex the other evening, and noticed that Pissy-Cat was walking very slowly. It seemed surprised by the table leg it walked into. She took it to the vet, apparently it's lost a lot of weight since the last visit a month ago. Its 17-year reign of soggy stinking destruction (and murder) may be coming to an end.
I've already volunteered to bury the thing in the woods if need be. It's thirsty work, so I'd better drink a lot first.
ShyFlyer wrote:Debt Consolidation Loans: A Story
Lenders: Hey, could you use a consolidation loan? We got 'em!
Me: Yeah, sure. Hand me an application.
Lenders: (reviews application) Yeah, um, we checked and you've got too much debt relative to income. You won't make the payments.
Me: Well, I have 10+ years of on-time payment history. I have money. It's the interest rates that are holding me back. I make all of my payments on time. Let me give you my money instead of those other people.
Lenders: Yeah, we have spoken with our purely arbitrary decision. We only give loans to people who don't really need them in the first place.
Me: Then quit advertising then.
Lucas wrote:What do you bet the same institution would give you a loan on a vehicle without batting an eye?
consolidation loan
too much debt relative to income. You won't make the payments.
ShanwickOceanic wrote:consolidation loantoo much debt relative to income. You won't make the payments.
ShanwickOceanic wrote:Ordered some USB cables from amazon.de, less than 10 euros' worth, and for some inane reason they decided to send them via UPS.
SMS a few days ago: "Hey, we're going to drop this thing at our pickup location 20 minutes' walk from the nearest bus stop unless you tell us to deliver it to your house." Deliver it to THE ADDRESS I PUT IN THE ORDER, DAMN IT. Thank you.
Email this morning: "Your Amazon package is on hold." Click the link to track the package, and find "Awaiting security details needed by the driver". Oh, you mean like the PHONE NUMBER I PUT IN THE BASTARD DELIVERY DETAILS specifically because the downstairs door is always locked.
ShyFlyer wrote:We've all been there in some fashion.
I discovered the cause of the issue: the phone as a switch on the side to turn off the ringer. The case had a cover over the switch, but dropping the phone provided just enough of a jostle that the switch moved on it's own.
Mark wrote:Was sitting at my home office desk at 17:30 yesterday and felt strange. Stood up and noted to myself I was dizzy. Walked out into the living room and was immediately told that I looked awful. It was hard to talk and I had trouble forming words and getting my tongue to work. My girlfriend/life partner/soul mate, who's also a nurse, read my mind and before I knew it, we were off to the ER.
I thought I was having a brain stem stroke. So did she. Got to the ER five minutes later and the stroke team gathered within a minute and the lead MD did a couple of quick tests (smile, stick out tongue, etc.) and said it wasn't a stroke. My BP was 153/94 and my temp was 99.5° F (37.5° C). My creatinine was up a little. All of the other objective data was normal.
They watched me for 90 minutes. During that time, I became totally OK and my speech returned to normal. I asked the doc if it was a transient ischemic attack (TIA). She didn't think so. The only thing I can think of is that I've been under a bit of stress lately.
ShyFlyer wrote:I've been living in Denver for nearly five years now. I'm registered to vote here, I have voted here, and hold a valid and current Colorado DL.
Got called for jury duty in my hometown in New Mexico.
ShyFlyer wrote: VW ID.4 - MSRP $40000
It certainly doesn't have the cargo capacity of the F-150, but it would still be more capable than my current ride. It probably could tow more than my current ride too, but I haven't yet seen how much that would impact range. I suspect that it would probably drop the range at best 50%. That would mean a lot of stops. Though, to be realistic, I wouldn't be towing a lot, anyway, even with an ICE vehicle.
Mark wrote:I'd stay away from the VW. Those damned things require so many proprietary tools that it becomes nearly impossible for a backyard mechanic to do his own work.