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Yes… 95% less than 6 but also have some hefty 14-16’ tall which are greater than 6

Everyday walking to school I would walk past a battery rebuilder. It was a one man shop with a small counter space and a covered open workspace in back like an open carport with plywood lined shelves and charging cables. I asked how do you rebuild batteries and he showed me. These were tar...

There are many in today's world that would have been ok just living their lives but if you don't have cell phone, internet, email, etc you can be at quite a disadvantage. I have helped quite a few of our most senior neighbors when it comes to online matters.

I imagine it could be quite thirsty at output. What about load banking once a year

I've found biggest return is deep clean/declutter inside and out including overgrown landscape, followed by paint and floor coverings if not able to clean and or remove odors. Deep clean would include minor things like damaged window screens, drippy faucets, The only other item is a bad roof...

For the tree farm the AP saws have exceeded all expectations. I was able to get a little better price with a battery incentive and preferred dealer. But yes more expensive up front. 2 battery saws replace 3 gas Stihl saws and the gas saws needed annual servicing to be ready for the intense...

I’m pleased with my the AP battery saws. Thanksgiving to Christmas the farm sells about 3300 Christmas Trees. Each tree is at least one fresh cut and for years that was with Stihl gas saws and 3300 starts is very hard on the 2 gas saws… Bought the first battery saw and it quickly became the...

Clint spent a fair amount of time in Oakland too and a family ranch on Eden Canyon road near here.

Me too… everything I have mentioned has evolved since I became a housing provider… It’s safe to say San Francisco and Berkeley are in lockstep with with Oakland and Oakland just adopts San Francisco and Berkeley ordinances. As plowhog mentioned statewide expansion is fully embraced with many...

Yes and no… Anyone in Washington State with residential rentals can jump in but I find more similarities than differences. If there is one take away it would be just because it starts in California or the West Coast doesn’t preclude spreading East. The list is very long of only in California...

Popcorn Ceilings here are a big deal… some have them tested but they do eliminate potential buyers. Your home is new enough not to have old house problems which is a good position to be in… Most of what I work with is 60 to 100 years old which covers a lot from electrical service, galvanized...

Some of my Craftsman black rubber hoses date from 2004 and always outside…

Hospital CO was delayed because public restroom counter was a 1/4 inch too high…

I was still going into work each day and no relief checks came my way. Hospitals never closed and no matter who walked through the door they were treated.

Heck No…

My income tax situation was eye opening… All taxes paid properly on time but my $17k payment not credited. The demand letters started coming out with interest and penalties. Each letter was immediately answered with documentation… either by email, fax and last by certified mail plus my...

Would have thought for the money you would have new floor mats? Just kidding.

I aspire to be a community organizer because god knows my city would surely benefit. I learned a little going to city council meetings and speaking… meetings often lasted to 2 or 3 am. It was a shock when the reporter that befriended me was assassinated for digging too deep into a local...

It makes it seem like wealthy are burying their money in a hole in the ground? I’m sure the very wealthy like Buffet keep their money working, employing millions. On a separate note I’ve read that the uber wealthy like a Buffet or Gates continue to give away vast fortunes mostly through...

Business License with Tax paid on Gross Receipts in many jurisdictions plus Statewide Rent Control along with Just Cause Eviction Requirements is a fact of being a California Housing Provider. New to me is requirement compelling me to provide renter’s personal information to the newly created...

He was in the neighborhood at a Habitat for Humanity build after the job site was robbed at gunpoint…how sad is that when volunteers have their lives on the line? https://www.cbsnews.com/sanfrancisco/news/oakland-habitat-for-humanity-crew-robbed-at-gunpoint/ Utility PGE now hires off duty...

Maybe cell phone and utility bills included???

Junk Fees banned across California SB 478 Surcharges such as mandatory tips and credit card processing, etc. no more. The idea is the price for something is the price outside of taxes…

My renters also enjoy a great deal because of my lower carrying costs having retired mortgages... One family going back to the 80's and many 10+ years.

2019 Bay Area cities were flooded with building permit and business license applications. Renovation with private money was everywhere... People in suburbia were actually making an effort to come and sample the highly rated eateries and cultural events... Block after block of urban decay...

It was not always this way but the powers that be are only now admitting to some of the problems. But it's an election year so who knows? Locally I would go back to 2019 in a heartbeat... On many fronts so many things were finally coming together and then 3+ years of forced shutdowns and...

Insurance allows those with limited means to be in the market... no insurance means only cash buyers. Many clamor for lower prices but lower prices often come in times if trouble...

Until the tread falls off? A long time especially at low speed…

As Johnny would say, “I did not know that”

Maybe a light at the end? Received notice of eminent levy or lien. With notice in hand I was able to escalate to a problem resolution officer and a real person. I didn't say much during the 20 minute exchange and it's the first time after calls, letters and faxes I had reached someone able to...

Everyone is free to decline an inheritance or a family heirloom. I’ve seen some devastated elders by careless comments. Maybe being gracious isn’t taught anymore? Friends inherited a huge doll collection that was so important to grandma… When grandma passed each chose one and the rest went...

Yep... I sold my D3 when I ran out of work for it....10 years and spent 2k on batteries, fluids, hydraulic line and reline steering clutches. Sold it for 16,500 and soon found I still had work the Deere 110 backhoe was struggling with. Bought a Deere 350c dozer without the rippers my D3 had...

Always had a very good turnout and nothing at the feeder so far.

Welcome… from one owner to another…

I’m ready to move in…

No batteries required as unit is dual grid 120v ac and 12v dc and SEER 22 rated. Also grid draw is adjustable from 0 to 600W Plug and play is an interesting concept and it provides heat too… Of course everything comes at a price. In the heat of the summer my part of California had already...

Anyone use a mini split with dedicated solar panels? I don't have any connection or have I bought anything from this company but I like the idea of self contained solar...

I’ve found being able to use a jack very helpful and dirt or gravel is problematic…

Well worth mentioning that in times of war it was industry that stepped up. The auto segment transformed overnight to tanks, jeeps, aircraft, artillery, etc. It would seem other countries are better positioned should history be repeated.

Lo Lowes and Ace Hardware are two retailers with Craftsman hose and warranty.

Sears Craftsman are my only hoses and have not bought one in many years...

Can I say I maintain my service drop to the outbuilding and remove trees as I deem without a city permit, public hearings, and neighborhood placarding like I had to do for a Walnut Tree in the yard?

Starting out across the board my contemporary young married friends all had wives earning more. Two nurses I work with earned way more than their med school husbands. When the husbands became established docs both marriages ended in divorce… younger prospects I guess? I remember hearing an...

My grandfather was 30 and grandmother 18 He said a man couldn’t think of marriage until he made his way and could provide for a family. I said didn’t anyone get married young and he said yes… the oldest son taking over the family business often married young because his future was set… like...

I was taught if use is by permission that permission can be revoked.

One of my canyon friends raising sheep ditched the TLB a long time ago for a Bobcat... number one reason is safety.

Similar was said about cruise control and radios in cars. With cruise driver not fully engaged and radio being distraction. I don't know the number of times either have been the center of litigation. I actually use cruise often because there is a stretch of freeway I travel at 3:30 am each...

Related… work has just had the 4th garbage audit over a 3 year span… We continue to do well but not doing well managing waste stream can easily put a business under. Waste Authority auditors show up unannounced, enter dumpster areas and place tarps on the ground and start dumping trash...

Know several well placed California firms that were movers and shakers in the development biz that have flipped to anywhere but California… For their legacy holdings they are divesting of anything with a bed as another way of saying anything residential. The folks with hundreds of millions are...

True enough but at 900 miles and 2 states away little chouce but to have a local presence to be my boots on the ground. It took more than a week of attempts for the process server leading me to believe this isn't the tenants first rodeo. I would never ever buy to rent so far away other then I...

Can't say but had a patient yesterday for eye surgery brought in by her husband and they are 76 years married and it was a very short courtship as they both knew. They came in holding hands...

What about Hybrids like Prius? One reason for lots of Tesla's is probably being 20 minutes from the Tesla Fremont? I referenced Lightning because the 2 owners I know genuinely like their Lightnings. All the manufactures mentioned above have battery or some battery/ice offering.

6 of 14 in Doc lot electric... Tesla's, Bolt, Lightning, etc. I provide no charging so no advantages or preference from the Hospital...

I have several but the $70 cheapie electric I find great for equipment clean up. For washing down tennis courts and such a gas 4000 psi gets the job done. Gas Pressure washers can be very loud so if funds available quiet is good plus hearing protection a must. A 4000 psi can be softened by...

Sometimes yes and sometimes no… I’ve lost to flippers that come in all cash and later I found a better deal came my way. I’ve also set up deals for the next person to waltz in adding a few thousand and do the deal. All my hard work softened up the sellers so when someone came along with 2k...

Kaiser is a HMO that some say invented the concept way back before WWII and greatly expanded during WWII. Kaiser needed workers to build Liberty Ships but so did everyone else so Henry Kaiser offered medical if hired. Today the Kaiser Health Plan lives on and even touted as a model for the...

A new couple moved into the neighborhood buying the home of moms dear friend. New lady is a family therapist and not sure what her wife does for a living. They were concerned mom going out for long walks at her age and reported it which started a series of random visits.. Mom was still...

My grandfathered had tremendous respect for livestock noting several farm kids maimed or killed and his friend died in a buzz saw accident that was belt PTO driven…

What has my greatest respect isn’t something you are seated and buckled in. It’s wood chippers… especially the old Chuck and Duck. We see plenty of kids with concussions or broken bones from bikes a scooters or falling from trees.

Concrete floor is a big plus… Brother spent a lot renovating his 1850 dirt floor barn. Everything inside gets covered with a layer of trust in no time. His small shed was like that until he concreted the floor.

All the guys I knew working at the area golf courses were pretty happy. Even at the municipal course. I’ve never golfed but the golfers seemed nice guys and free with advice… One friend was having car trouble and his golfer had a dealership…. he made a call saying he was sending someone over...

Local Kaiser is set up to do 20 per eye surgery day. They have 24 instrument sets and staff to accommodate. They don’t schedule more than 20 and when demand is high need is determining factor.

A doc that is high volume and or a partner has some pull. One of our docs would do training for other docs with big screen set up or news crews… those patients paid nothing as the lens was free, the doc and facility also no cost.

A few times I was recruited for events at a private country club… They treated us high school kids very well… mostly parking cars. I still remember a $20 tip and said sir I can’t accept as much too generous and the wife said we appreciate excellent service and just say thank you! The chef...

Yes and no. It was proven that the foreclosure sales on the court house steps had a pecking system of buyers… very much a closed club. When the market collapse lots of money on the sidelines… at least my experience. I made offers on many foreclosed properties… some 20 or more percent over...

Yep… 40 years ago in East Oakland California. Still own the place today…

But then you would not have responded. I’m sure one call to CPS would have this sorted… might even have the child removed from the home… Saw it happen in a family laundry… the whole family worked and the young son was pressing shirts… The aptitude of kids is not set in stone… only the legal...

This is exactly how I ended up on the drivers seat…

No experience with a zero turn but 4 is when I was in the drivers seat going up and down the windrows at the dairy farm. It freed up an adult to pitch hay into the wagon as the tractor did a slow crawl down one row and back. It was life changing in every good way for a kid with mechanical...

I like it… how big is it?

4-9 is peak rate in my area of California Ties in nicely with summer solar production here.

Maybe a lamp?

If I would have listened to conventional wisdom at the time I might still be renting. At age 22 I bought a 1910 shack on a 25x100 lot and the property was facing condemnation. I took my life savings and sold my car to buy it for $11,500 cash. Family came to see it but didn't have the heart to...

My dream has always been a 40x120 with bays plus a large gable end door. A farmer has this one and he can take any rolling stock out the gable end as the middle is an aisle to the gable end. The end is a very nice 36 wide x 40 deep shop with lift.

Folks property has a sewer easement serving hundreds of homes deep in the draw. For decades it was a hike to walk the areas you could walk. The home is quite a distance away and I put in a nice gravel Fire road that loops around and connects with the backside of the easement. Well the city...

^^ You always are first to help on pump problems

I benefited from pocket listings in that every time a boarded up property was hitting the market in my little area the realtor called. Some had been vacant for years but had legal or estate issues.

D3 tops saved my life... Just in transport mode and a large tree on a high bank decides now is the time to fall... The base at least 30' from me with full trunk landing square on the right rear corner... almost splitting but left a deep dent in the tree. Had to cut my way out to move the dozer

I’ve tried small chippers and the only one worth a darn is the small PTO chipper. Without at least 30+ hp behind it I tire of it quickly. I tried to rent a Bandit 65 but no go as a consumer even when it was hooked up to my truck.

2 Lightnings every day in the Doc parking lot. Both like their purchase but one little concerned if prices drop... They primarily work and grocery getters with weekend jet ski or Home Depot runs.

Several of my family have stared at the barrel of a gun and had close range shots fired… brother was all night cashier and the glass held… Dad not so lucky but was able to deflect the hand so the shots missed him…

I had just ordered new gas hood struts because the hood would no longer stay up except in very hot weather. With the worn out hood support struts it was just resting but not latched… Dad would say of all the dumbbell things to do… just be glad no got hurt. I saw a hood fly up years ago in the...

When it comes to subsidies the law may require the provider accept same as cash. Running into this with Federal subsidized housing where it is actually illegal to not participate based on buyer receiving subsidy.

Another excellent post^^ Say you are doing a major permited renovation such as kitchen and bathrooms along with rewire and copper to replace galvanized pipes. The permit must be in hand before requesting tenant vacate… and once your project is done to the tune of tens of thousands of dollars...

Crunched right and left hood corners and bent hinges

Only my self esteem... I will get a repair estimate to put a dollar amount on it but body and paint doesn't make for a cheap date. I’m most thankful for not causing a wreck on the highway!

I don't know how these regs are anything but kicking the can down the road at best or simply a taking… I remember in history the founding fathers spoke of quarterly/housing by the government illegal without compensation. You can only go so far before it tumbles and crashes. A couple of things...

Yesterday was my planned catch up on vehicle maintenance day that started with a bang when opening the garage door and one extension spring let go… no big deal, just needed a detour to Home Depot and $31 later all good. Number one on my to do list was brake pads and shoes for the 1987 Samurai...

Sounds like it will be awhile then. It’s been months between letters and my immediate reply. If a garnishment happens I understand taxpayer can escalate to a resolution officer.

This happened to one of the RN's I work with. Her husband is a Navy Lieutenant Commander... being active military he is free to choose any state as his domicile and since they transferred from Florida he decided to keep Florida including car tags for himself and wife as the cost was minimal...

https://news.yahoo.com/california-highway-patrol-issue-230-045913191.html Busy 3 days for CHP in one area of California

This is what is so hard to convey and you provided concrete examples. Real Estate banking rent increases was how it worked here. I’ve had students and people with hours cut and some have not seen a rent increase in over 12 years but I had the option to catch up if needed through banking unused...

It’s a good thing to do as even during the pandemic laws change… A big property law that had been law since 1986 changed and mom and dad really thought they had everything the best they could… Couldn’t get a review in 2020 and by 2021 the options provided no longer exist.

I thought the Smart car was to be the grocery getter and high mpg but didn’t pan out that from the few I know that own.

https://reason.com/2024/04/19/california-lawmakers-are-trying-to-drive-landlords-out-of-business/

Many firms want no part of fire insurance… A huge concern is should an earthquake result in massive fires and firms want out. I may very well be self insured for fire on moms house… obtaining coverage is proving near insurmountable. Mom paid 3200 for home owners and I’m unwilling to beg...

The list includes club memberships, doctors, pet groomers, auto tags, tax professionals, driver and professional licenses, children in or out state tuition, number of days in California as in keeping a daily log with backup, voter registration, cemetery plots, business ties, etc. In simple...

3 causes I have experienced. Loose wire in the system ranging from outlet to circuit breaker panel to meter to pole. Bad neutral can cause all kinds of strange. Damaged underground feeder not located until steam seen coming up from the ground on the forest floor. Faulty transformer and...

I know an old car guy that left California but was hounded for years because he had open tittles in California on cars he was restoring. Kind of hard to show up in a new state with a car that is disassembled and get a new a new title for a basket case. AI will problem up the ante.

It's a trend I am seeing... Wanting something real after experiencing inflation. Money as a medium has value because of faith is one way I have heard it expressed. It the faith is shaken it's better to at least diversify?

1614 FIRST PRODUCTS The first products designed by Gmundner were quite basic. These early designs are known as Hafner ware, a style of lead-glazed earthenware that was popular in the 16th and 17th centuries. The Hafner ware had a porous body that had to be glazed to be made impermeable.

I know several that had a hard time proving they had left California... The revenuers will go to the far ends of the earth in search of taxes.

For centuries lead was used in the glaze... maybe explains a lot about nobility because peasants were not eating off of fine China? Plus the lead tankards for beer... At the cabin in Austria I went traditional... the everyday is Corelle I brought over in a suitcase plus some glass from the...

April Fools?

We only used dishwasher to store canned goods… house came with it in 1957…

Fine China often goes begging. I remember 50 years ago it breaking up families on who got the good China.

I know of a few that are self insured… They may have a liability policy but fire, flood, earthquake on their own.

I’m the same… less than 5 minutes and no tools required to pull the spring pin and clevis to the next slot

Home when the 5 o’clock whistle from the new college that was being built nearby… it lasted for years

Platinum… it’s the good China. No time is the everyday. I did take a blue pattern trim to Austria.

And some are being removed to facilitate salmon runs, etc…

I think it depends… if you happen to be in a California city that adds city Utility Taxes the total price per kWh could be the most expensive?

At the California site burning required and all rules and regs followed to the letter and small burn piles, no accelerant and a dozer on standby plus water. It mattered not… multiple fire response including Cal Fire… all was found in order without exception…

Yes... the airport experience and associated costs.

MY Magneto Model T will live again... Don't need any battery to run... hand crank and lie grade fuel. Best is probably a very old diesel Mercedes...

Back when I started all my home buying friends bought distressed or bad neighborhoods. Now... good neighborhood and updated.

They do things different in Oregon... Weeks of rain and 30 acres dirt around.

Is it true the Joshua is soon to expand by 18,000 acres?

Some just don’t care to fly and all that goes with it??? Of course point A to B flying will get you there the fastest according to schedule. My trips North are 12 hour five or 5 hour door to door fly and about 19 by train. When I drive 6 pm is my arrival time and ty he train arrives at 6 pm

Keep the fire hot? Last week Christmas Tree clean up…

Honda has said this with gas outdoor equipment… Funny you mention A/C as I just approved a 380k 410 retrofit. Im Out of options and rental air ain’t cheap!

The next wage frontier is the $25 minimum for healthcare and it comes with a twist. SB 525 is broad enough to include gardeners, janitorial, security, etc… depending on over all number of employees enterprise wide.

Always learning something on TBN It makes sense because I see many new installs that are offset for vents.

Have a trading stamp blender and card table…

I did not know that. On occasion I have used roof vents to snake or drop a balloon to clear/flush a line.

Line Related but for cable… I managed a small 4 unit apartment and the tenants were denied cable saying the owner had to trench. I found this odd as the cable for the separate owned adjacent 6 unit building had arial drop attached to the building I managed and running across the full length of...

Good news is the options and outcomes are so much better now and as I write… 22 on this mornings schedule and most are back for the other eye and more than ready based on the first eye experience.

It can be a difficult adjustment… anything from septic to critters to long drives that require upkeep. Friends wanted a simpler life and moved rural… they found it quickly got expensive. A tree would topple and needed a tree service, trouble with septic and it was a problem they caused from...

For me buying at a 13.5 mortgage worked out well. Property languished and prices depressed… Was able to refi at no cost as rates dropped… never took money out or extended the term. As rates dropped values really took off. Going against conventional wisdom worked very well. Only once did I...

Several solar firms are also roofing companies and not unusual to combine both so new roof with new solar. I've seen a few rooftop installs where logical panel placement interrupted by one or two roof vent penetrations. I’m thinking why not just move the kitchen sink DWV pipe but none of the...

Good insurance…

Shell Steak Knives for me…

DVD player and year end a tax statement of value which was about 50% higher than the discount stores.

A State House Representative each year vacations from Olympia/Lacey WA to Monterey California and back via the Coast Starlight. He and his wife say it’s the perfect getaway. I’m sure he has many options but train is the favorite...

Slime, Tubes? or better yet is do what I did and foam fill… and no more flats but the most expensive option.

It’s 8 minutes from the dorm walking to catch the train on the weekend and lots of seats as long as not during the Monday-Friday commute times. It could just be the sweet spot? $16 fare home less 25% equals student fare of $12.00 and includes two free transfers.

I thought this too but surprised at the number of University of California Davis students travel by rail and like it. My nieces do and the train stops right at school and 10 minutes from the farm going home... I've done it once and the scenery is nice and having time to read/check mail makes...

I keep cars for a very long time... Nothing against EV but I'm not a new car buyer and not sure how smart it would be buying a 10-15 year old EV? It I never bought another car I have plenty to keep me in wheels for a lifetime.

It’s a not very expensive HO with few files and only MS business suite… really for traveling.

My good friend was the Senior Vice President as in the number 2 man at one of the “Blue” Health Insurance companies. A new CEO was hired with broad powers to reorganize. Friend arrives at work in his company provided new Jeep Grand Cherokee and his garage pass isn’t working… Security...

My private home laptop is kept in the satchel should I need it… sometimes I might not turn it on for 60 days and other times it’s used nightly several days in a row. Our corp IT training said a laptop turned off when not used is good security.

I was happy win win98 and the programs I had and it was simple. Every time I open the win10 after a few weeks it slows to a crawl as it goes through all the updates. At work the it’s always 5 minutes each morning from turn on to ready to use and then good for the day.

The Shadow Knows... The 5 cent Hershey Bar then doubled to 10 cents When the price went up they introduced the Big Block but today everything is shrinking...

Only the driver or would you also include the source?

I have the old family icebox in the garage right now… Also a shoebox of ice picks with advertising. We had a milkman and it was the same man in the suburbs and the city… One day he didn’t show up and found later he passed… always drove the same Diverco standing up truck. The milk box was on...

Pixie Sticks were a penny… At 7 I mowed yards up and down the residential street with a manual push mower on Saturdays for .25 a lawn… It was a good gig and every week I’d give dad $5 to put in the bank for me… At 9 we moved back to East Oakland from the suburbs and that ended my lawn and...

The ones I see are less plastic and more metal.

No oil in the mix and run until it stops… Seen it twice and both times returned item to Home Depot.

It's been more than 6 months (Oct 23) and no sign of resolution... Every letter that arrives I answer but the collection letters just escalate. My first reply I sent Certified Return receipt is from my CPA as CPA screwed up and I caught it that night but CPA had already e-filed… so the next...

What can you buy for a penny these days and get a receipt...? 1 cent postage stamp.

As procedures evolve the reimbursement or what is allowed is often set in stone. I'm not a 100% on this anymore but we have had law enforcement and pilots with excellent coverage for the upgraded lens... There are also a few that have multiple coverages and sometimes I hear you are all set...

I was always one to be prepared and have backups but I have no control over mandates and taxes. Going from 6800 in 2007 to 21k 2023 is sobering. Maybe this is the plan… I don’t know but during COVID housing providers mandated to maintain habitability, clear backed up sewers, pay utilities and...

It will be another showdown… The program bears little resemblance to the early days decades ago… my experience starts 1982. They use to say totally voluntary but now not. The water shed for me is Housing no longer has any part in tenant damages… it is strictly between owner and tenant plus...

Over 50 new landlord tenant laws Now illegal not to count Section 8 voucher amount as income. Having a hard time with this because I was taught Income is what you put in your tax return. I manage one Section 8 with a $2500 monthly housing voucher subsidy… That’s 30k but not taxable?

No… it comes in different density and applied hot with a vent hole opposite the stem fill port

I learned to double clutch on a 1959 bug. My Model A was in process and knowing how to double clutch became a valuable skill.

I'm.a big fan of tubes but the quality of tubes can be suspect these days.

Nephew became a good equipment operator at the farm age 12 to 20 now works in Manhattan New York. Some of his colleagues are true city dwellers never having a driver's license. Nephew said simple things amaze them... like running a dozer, hunting, bleeding a well pump, setting up a generator...

It sounds like a common old Ford problem with a bad condenser the cause. Especially the backfire and lack of power. If it was just lack of power or stopping it could very well be fuel related... I have an old 1930's coil tester and so far only one bad coil have I found. There were a number...

Even if they didn't they had parents and grandparents that did and could bring it too life... I was very young and remember asking about the Depression not knowing anything... Grandma said times were hard and I said how hard? She looked out the window and pointed to nearby homes saying the...

The article states the only way to be secure is savings… Not really accurate and here are some examples. Families with Section 8 Housing are quite secure plus eligibility brings a flood of other assistance programs and couple that with ever stronger renter rights it makes the case one can be...

Another way to look at it is EA customers were floating zero interest loans to EA and some of those loans very much look like gifts. I had several personable calls from EA after I requested a catalog and even recommended EA to friends saying the company is well thought of on TBN

No one in the family has ever bought on time but the dealerships selling new and used really push financing and are good at it to the point of presenting finance options when not interested.

No fear of a repeat?

I can appreciate the effect the lack of good role models can have… especially in the formative years. With years as a property manager I had a glimpse into applicants financial status and it was eye opening… pages of charge offs and late payments, etc. Some customers got upset at the car...

I taught all the kids to drive my F150 with stick shift around age 12 to 13 at the farm. Being 4wd and in low range they got an easy intro into clutch throttle coordination. Some of the nieces later had boyfriends that couldn’t drive a stick… One was away at University and she drive a friends...

Don’t hear much about the Flintstones these days but it was on and then bedtime… They had guest stars in cartoon form and remember the grandparents talking about Bug Music on the Flintstones.

Not hard to find gas and diesel over $6 now at the major brand retailers.

Several times a week now seeing Tesla Trucks on the road. To me it has the look of an old futuristic sci-fi film. They appear very wide and the last car I thought wide was the original Hummer.

But they live on forever…

https://gilligan.fandom.com/wiki/Don%27t_Bug_the_Mosquitoes

Is that the same mosquitoes from Gilligan's Island?

Know a kid helping grandpa milling lumber and a plank he was feeding kicked back striking the boy in the head killing him... Had the boy been tall in stature or grown the plank would not have hit the head. At the Christmas tree farm only 18 year old with training and safety equipment allowed...

Depends on aptitude… My my then 12 year old nephew when they moved to the farm was city and video games… I had him on the backhoe in no time and he said controls are a lot video games… not a connection I would have made. Is he interested in animals, equipment, construction, nature, etc? I...

The best way to get credit is not to need it. I know quite a few paycheck to paycheck and for a lot of them self imposed. A co-worker in the building bought a new car and then took an offer for a credit card and maxed it on vacation… I thought maybe her husband has a very good job but she is...

Looks like it is the new path forward... if it can be done to housing providers by declaring an emergency then why not grocery stores as food and shelter are necessities? With all the businesses closing citing safety it's a novel idea passing a law that says not so fast.

I still use a rotary phone but it's hard to press 1 for English!

For many procedures we had offed a flat fee but ran into conflict with the new laws like the Stark anti kick back law. Transparency is the new byword with everything broken out as to who gets paid what along with itemization.. Staff and patients generally liked one fee but insurance companies...

Im moving to Kentucky if the time comes.

One of the utility engineers said if everyone with solar turned it off in the heat of a summer day the grid would be toast. Sometimes the contribution made by solar is too easily dismissed.

My car was built in Butler PA :) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Bantam

Depending on continued updates… too much invested now. I think you will like Deka if they are similar to my older Deka battery.

Not without checking… Most but not all opt for the ORA as it is an extra cost. Some have what is called a dense cataract which can influence options and makes pre-op cataract evaluation a challenge for precise biometric measurement.

Cant buy anything like it new :-(

Many only decide so they can renew their license and keep driving. There are various lenses called premium that might be suitable. I'm Femtosecond Laser certified as a LenSx tech but not a doctor. I do interact with the early morning eye patients that start arriving at 5:30 am and most common...

Smart Chargers need to fooled at times always seemed dumb to me but it has worked for me as putting 2 six volts in series. I had a very dead 6 volt and the old late 1950's auto lot charger that brought it back by first charging on the 12volt setting until I got some gassing and the dropped to...

Blackberries grow like weeds in Thurston County... I wish I my TBL there to do a push back and attack.

As a 4 year old and again as a 10 year old spending summer on grandparents farm the buddy seat on the fender was highly sought after…

A comment about socialized medicine and Canadians that have traveled to California for eye surgery where I am. Canada has it so why would someone travel and pay out of pocket? Patient said he did not want to wait 14 months as he has a business to run and the premium lens he wanted was not...

It’s taking over now where it has never been in the East Bay… If one owner lets it go it’s only a matter of time.

If 20 patients are on the schedule and several need the same lens it’s important to have enough on hand plus extras. Also last minute add on cases. In general for each patient we have 2 of the requested lens plus several diopters up and down. Many patients opt for the $50 fee not covered by...

You beat me to it… Sometimes early in the morning I put Love American Style on the hospital lobby TV. The comments are always interesting seeing the then youthful stars…

SF Bay Area… about 40% of our weekly cases are eyes. The high volume surgeons work 2 rooms with a full support staff and one surgeon can do 20 procedures before noon… part of the reason I clock in at 4am. We stock thousands of lenses and still have occasion to overnight lens orders…

Does history repeat?

We welcome your business… 60 to 80 eye procedures a week…

Yet they continue to pop up like mushrooms along with enhancements to existing.

When the senior farmer would step back and turn over the farm to the next generation the terms were often spelled out in goods and services and not currency. So many pounds of beef, pork, milk, butter etc… The goods could be sold for cash or consumed…

It was very popular and cross generational. Also redefined the word “Frisky”

Cash as in Paper? Story of a farmer who sold a plot of land with installment payments in Germany… overnight the money became worthless but the buyer showed up with a satchel of cash to pay the loan in full…