Grimas

Damn - try watching the (any) game with closed captioning on... Whoever is getting paid to do this must have a 2 fingered, dyslexic kangaroo doing the typing with his tail... MS Teams or Zoom auto translate does way better than this crap...

DP

Wait until you meet Auntie Menopause...

I talked to a tax atty today to see if she would handle my appeal. She said that even if she got the value knocked down $100K, the value would still be higher than the amount I'm paying taxes on due to the homestead cap of 10% so it wasn't worth her time as it wouldn't actually save me any monies I would still owe. This just means I should expect another 10% raise next year... Basically, if they can't bring the value down than what you are currently paying, they don't want to take the case as they won't make any $ off of you... I actually won my appeal 2 years ago and got the value knocked down to almost what I paid for it 9 years ago so my taxes this year gets me back to what I was paying before I won the appeal. (Pro tip: when doing a refi and get the appraisal, tell the appraiser to give you the lowest number possible and not the highest and use that appraisal when doing the appeal). And while I bitch, I know could easily sell my house for >10% more that they have as market value... Bigger issue I have is the land value went up 400% this year after being flat for the last 9 when I'm in he middle of a master planned community that has no open residential lots available - what the hell did they use as a comp to justify the increase when it's been flat for years?

I got tired of buying new sun loungers that fell apart every few years so I got current set from Costco where you can return them if they rust/fall apart. 4 years later - still no issues with the quality...

Rent an ebike- can take the bike path north along the beach as well as get to all the sights all over town. (There is a lot of elevation in and around town...) Great way to spend day one.... I second the outdoor food market - one of the best in the world...

Reminded me of when I interviewed for a senior position with Lukoil in Moscow years ago - when I asked about pension and retirement benefits, they said they didn't have any as no one lives past 60 there anyways... Needless to say, I didn't go work for them...

I see United offers travel insurance via AIG but didn't know if Covid related issues are covered on it (or if Chase's policy does if I bought the flight on that card)...

Just curious what people are doing as a backup plan if you are overseas and test positive on the way home? I know several people from overseas that were in town for a conference and tested positive as they tried to depart so they are sitting in a hotel room waiting for a negative test before returning. Not a big deal as their companies are covering their expenses... But what happens if you are overseas with family on your own dime? Is there insurance you can purchase before to cover costs for the time you need to spend in quarantine? Do the travel coverage offered by card like Chase Sapphire provide coverage? I've heard of some resorts offering "discounts" if you need to extend your stay but I don't see that happening if you are booking a place on VRBO... And for flights, i guess you get stuck on standby status until seats become available?

When we were living in the EU a few years ago, my sister-in-law "came to visit" us and the visit lasted over a year (FML). I'm not sure anyone checks visas unless you are applying for a job and she had no issues returning home to the States. I guess the biggest risk was that she would somehow "get caught" and then deported...

UT alum (Mack Ruth) won best sound Oscar for this...

Nexus is Global Entry but it adds easy access into and out of Canada as well...

2 months since I submitted my renewal and it's still "pending review"...

At least Card may not portal after Quinten's performance...

LHN - be consistent and go to commercial right now...

At least this break is against the Baylor d...

Go to texassports.com. Find baseball, then select schedule. Find todays Baylor game am]nd select the link to the right that says WATCH. Be patient and it will stream the game. Tried this but it just sits on the BU/UT logo. Listening online but I'm LHN challenged with a YouTubeTV and associated ESPN+ account...

Anyone got a LHN link?

Saw LIonel Richie last night (for a 70+ dude, it was a pretty good show!) and Le Cirque for dinner shortly...

I must have been drunk when I checked the online site... Just got my mail and a 400% increase in land value and 17% on the structure... F me...

I figured it out. You have to "enable purchases" from an app in your settings so you can "purchase" the free trial...

Just tried this and when I hit redeem, it still wants my credit card number...

Link anyone?

Mine actually went down 3% this year... I had the house reappraised for a cash out refi 2 years ago and told the appraiser to give me the smallest number available when he did the appraisal and I fought the AD last year and got 7% off last year. In Montgomery county... Of course, my rental house in Harris county went up 30%...

Can you used notes/write numbers on your hand for use at the craps table? Trying to teach the wife a betting schedule on when to press and numbers aren't her thing as math is hard...