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    Rant against insurance agencies

    Strange no notice of cancellation produced…
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    Rant against insurance agencies

    My only experience is auto and home… state regs are very specific regarding notice, appeals, etc… Not sure how it works with Life Insurance… no one in the family has ever had Life Insurance except dads Navy policy…
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    Rant against insurance agencies

    Even 40 years claim free across all policies isn’t a sure bet in California.
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    Rant on shipping

    I was at work Saturday pressure washing the building as USPS drove up about 10 feet from me as I was adding soap to the pressure washer… I waived to the carrier who stopped and the drive off. Shorty after tracked a package I was expecting and tracking said unable to deliver… Can’t make this...
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    Have I been using my weed trimmer wrong?

    I wear respirator and logger helmet… Was cutting and all was fine and the string threw a rock that ricocheted off a retaining wall and hit me hard in the face… Lesson learned.
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    Cataract surgery and Light Adjustable Lens

    Those sensitive to fasting should insist on being early on procedure day. Every week patients leave saying that just can’t hold out and most are diabetic. The surgeon will have as many as 24 procedures scheduled in a day with patients as early as 5:30 am arrival for 7 am procedure. I do know...
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    Have I been using my weed trimmer wrong?

    Steady throttle for me… slow around sensitive areas and speed for tall grasses and scrub… Maybe he likes to sound?
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    Your last generator Maintenance Run

    Good question… will have to check. Right after I bought it in the early 90’s the same neighbor gave me a genuine Honda factory cover for it… Good neighbors are priceless…
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    You Know You Are Old When

    My friend passed at 78 and was still running his business until the last few days… he said can’t let the old man in. Pancreatic cancer moves fast but he was glad to have the time to pull the family together and give instructions to each and schedule meeting with his lawyer and cpa… At 77 he...
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    Real estate General topic

    I pinned my future hopes to Washington State but over the last 20 years I doubt it’s sustainable for me… the laws continue to punish property owners and housing providers and the jump in property tax is the writing on the wall… for me anyway. The climate and natural beauty is a perfect fit… the...
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    Real estate General topic

    There are regions with no permit requirements or maybe only a perc test for septic… I know California ex-pats in heaven after having to pay $400 tree removal permit for a back yard planted walnut tree or permit to replace a toilet. They move to acerage and anything AG is no permit or simply no...
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    Is thirty years too long to keep a lawn mower?

    The BX24 had lots of issues with plastic and was short lived… Not condemning plastic but the resin Kubota used was not up to the task.
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    Real estate General topic

    It gets complicated pulling owner permit within a year of sale… at least here. I’ve pulled gas water heater permits for multi-unit property and the fine print goes into great detail about restriction within a year of sale. Some of the gas water heater replacements with permit and licensed...
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    Is thirty years too long to keep a lawn mower?

    My HR215 Honda walk behind mower with aluminum deck, driveshaft hydro and blade lock is a real workhorse… After 25 years I replaced one rubber tire and probably should keep a spare on hand… One pull start and blade brake are nice. It’s kept all year outside under an open porch and still...
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    Real estate General topic

    Seeing some extremes in single family home prices and costs… Home that was a solid 850k a few years back is now a solid 550k which is dramatic especially when mortgages are in the picture because time has proven upside down owners will walk. It’s also interesting insurance premiums without any...
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