RedNeckGeek
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- Joined
- Jan 1, 2011
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- Butte County & Orcutt, California
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- Kubota M62, Kubota L3240D HST (SOLD!), Kubota RTV900
Good Morning!!!! Already 77F @ 6:45AM. Plentiful sunshine. Near record high temperatures. High 108F. Winds light and variable.
10-day says we'll pick up another couple of degrees tomorrow, then down to the high 90s by mid week, then back up over the century mark for the rest of the period. Ugh.
How were the road conditions on the Turnpike, Drew? Did you at least get a smooth ride?
Izat a legendary Gold Star, Rich? Local BMW dealer has one on display that the dearly departed owner used to race off road. He was quite a character.
Beer store rainbow reminds me of the drive through carry out that used to be next to the laundromat my dad usta run. Do they even have drive through carry outs these days?
Still working the house deal, and finally got a copy of the contract for the solar power system on the place. Turns out it's only a year old, and was put in by SunRun, sold through Costco. 3.6 kW of panels, one inverter, and a Tesla Power Wall rated at about 13 kW. Warranties run between 10 and 25 years, all transferable. I've asked to see power bills to determine if the system is offsetting 100% of grid use, and the one True Up statement they've had. It should, as the climate there is much cooler in the summer and warmer in the winter than it is here. For some reason they are reluctant to share, even though they're asking me to assume a $41k second mortgage they took out to pay for the system, which they say also paid for a new roof for which I can find no record of a building permit. The math makes it look like the electricity bill is locked in at about $0.20/kWhr, but only if you live that long. And since you only pay while you're alive, it'll be somebody else's problem if I don't make it. We modified our offer to extend it another day and require the requested documentation during the discovery period once escrow opens. That's as much as I'm willing to do on this one, so will or won't happen by the end of the day. They had an open house yesterday, and two more are scheduled for today and tomorrow. I think they'd rather sell to someone that doesn't ask so many questions...
Too hot to do much of anything outside yesterday, but I did get in a little afternoon snooze. Then beat heck out of a skirt steak and burned it on the grill for a while. Did I mention the new place has a Santa Maria style wood fired BBQ kitchen on the back porch, the kind with the grill on chains and a big wheel on the side to raise and lower it? And what looks like a cord of oak stacked up against the fence on one side. No fireplace inside, though, but a great spot in the great room to park a wood stove.
Hope everyone enjoys the weekend!
10-day says we'll pick up another couple of degrees tomorrow, then down to the high 90s by mid week, then back up over the century mark for the rest of the period. Ugh.
How were the road conditions on the Turnpike, Drew? Did you at least get a smooth ride?
Izat a legendary Gold Star, Rich? Local BMW dealer has one on display that the dearly departed owner used to race off road. He was quite a character.
Beer store rainbow reminds me of the drive through carry out that used to be next to the laundromat my dad usta run. Do they even have drive through carry outs these days?
Still working the house deal, and finally got a copy of the contract for the solar power system on the place. Turns out it's only a year old, and was put in by SunRun, sold through Costco. 3.6 kW of panels, one inverter, and a Tesla Power Wall rated at about 13 kW. Warranties run between 10 and 25 years, all transferable. I've asked to see power bills to determine if the system is offsetting 100% of grid use, and the one True Up statement they've had. It should, as the climate there is much cooler in the summer and warmer in the winter than it is here. For some reason they are reluctant to share, even though they're asking me to assume a $41k second mortgage they took out to pay for the system, which they say also paid for a new roof for which I can find no record of a building permit. The math makes it look like the electricity bill is locked in at about $0.20/kWhr, but only if you live that long. And since you only pay while you're alive, it'll be somebody else's problem if I don't make it. We modified our offer to extend it another day and require the requested documentation during the discovery period once escrow opens. That's as much as I'm willing to do on this one, so will or won't happen by the end of the day. They had an open house yesterday, and two more are scheduled for today and tomorrow. I think they'd rather sell to someone that doesn't ask so many questions...
Too hot to do much of anything outside yesterday, but I did get in a little afternoon snooze. Then beat heck out of a skirt steak and burned it on the grill for a while. Did I mention the new place has a Santa Maria style wood fired BBQ kitchen on the back porch, the kind with the grill on chains and a big wheel on the side to raise and lower it? And what looks like a cord of oak stacked up against the fence on one side. No fireplace inside, though, but a great spot in the great room to park a wood stove.
Hope everyone enjoys the weekend!
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