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kmac30

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  1. Seems like there’s a lot more to the hit on this story. Your truck ends up in the front yard and inoperable and this guy was able to drive off? He missed a turn by 30 feet? Where are the pics?
  2. All this birthday party at home business. You guys are nuts. We did it a couple times and I was done. We started having our parties at the gymnastics place. $250 for 2 hours. Boys like it just as much as girls. They provide 2 coaches and free run of the gym. We bring cake and whatever food. In and out. I think we’ve run parties there for the last 3 years. This last one was probably the last we get away with.
  3. Did you roll that on the door or brush it? Any thinner? * Looks great
  4. Thanks for the info. I spoke with the realtor and we came to an agreement. They want this deal to go through and so does the realtor. A call for the appraisal was made On Friday. It hasn’t been scheduled yet but I’m expecting to hear back Monday or Tuesday. It should be complete in a couple weeks and we’ll know then. In the mean time we’re reaching out to some other interested parties and letting them know what’s going on.
  5. We were going to put our house on the market in a few weeks and word got out. Long story, but we had a bunch if people contact us over the last few months and after speaking with someone got an offer from someone with a broker. Going over the offer, they have an FHA loan. The only problem I see with the contract is that they can get out 3 days before close if it doesn’t appraise (Property Approval). That’s a problem. Can I write something to shorten that up? We’re going to close in 45 days.
  6. Responded online last week, got notice to appear 4/1 today in the mail. Figured it might at least take a couple months before I got called in.
  7. I just got one too, so this thread hits close to home. I think mine gave the dates I was “available” as Sept 2017 thru Oct 2020 (maybe it was 2021).
  8. Not sure if it was mentioned, but they IPO’d back in October.
  9. Guess not. Am I missing something?
  10. Heading to Marrakech in March with my wife and two BILs. I’ve been so busy with a house remodel that this trip seems like it isn’t happening. But it’s coming quick. Any tips or restaurants? Places to go and to avoid?
  11. Weeds are insane right now. Like everyone else seems to be talking about. In my flower beds, in one spot, I keep getting these mushrooms that smell terrible. They start out as white balls. If I see them soon enough in the mulch I can grab them and toss them in the street. They just keep coming. I have weed barrier cloth and had thick mulch. Next, across the side walk up to my house, I have a rose bush that developed this seemingly overnight. It’s a knockout rose if that matters. I’m in Conroe, if that matters. It’s been really humid, but I’ve never seen anything like it. My wife wants to dig it up. Thoughts?
  12. I know this is a joke, but I had to read it 10 times before I accepted it as a joke.
  13. You’re looking at reimbursing the 12k first as paying the heir wrong. Look at is as a bill to the estate. Pretend the 12k is an invoice from a 3rd party. Pay that invoice first as you would any other bill. I would assume any state would do things this way - estate pays debts before paying heirs. Then, pay the heirs according to the will.
  14. Go do a tasting of Casa Dragones tequila. It was a great experience. Would highly recommend. Buy a door knocker. Seems to be the thing there. I wish I could remember all the great restaurants we ate at.
  15. My plans hit some road blocks. Wife’s sister is pregnant and having complications. My in-laws (read babysitters) had to drive to Dallas. I had planned on getting downtown earlier. Since that wasn’t an option, we ended up meeting wife’s friend at Grotto before concert for light dinner and drinks. Walked over to concert. Had to head home after because our back up sitter (college girl) had to drive to Austin at 6am the next morning to make it to class. All in all it was a fun night. I got a ton of credit for the effort. For some reason things always happen on my wife’s bday that make things difficult.
  16. What are you looking for. I just bought appliances from a place in New York and had them shipped. It was a great experience and I saved about 2k. I’m remodeling so have time. Think it was 3 weeks from orderti delivery.
  17. When I bought my first house in 2007 my dad gave me an old mower my BIL has given him. It was a B&S engine. It was missing a piece that controlled the throttle and it wouldn’t run (my dad explained this). I fixed it with a paper clip. The mower was probably 6 years old when I got it. I had it for another 9. I vibrated itself to pieces. The deck literally fell apart one day when I was mowing. I treated that mower like shit. Never changed the oil. All I did was put gas in it and sharped the blade a couple times and cleaned the air filter. Towards the end of its life it started having run problems, but damn it was a good mower. Got a Honda and it’s glorious.
  18. Going to be doing wife’s bday in Houston Tuesday night (don’t judge - Justin Timberlake concert at Toyota center). Staying at Marriott Marquis. Friends are going with us. Need dinner recs. Reading Hearsay, Xochi, what else... When I go down there it’s usually guys and a steakhouse (which might be fine). I told her friend to plan something but never heard back. Getting short on time.
  19. Thanks again. We’re looking at 15-20 feet I believe to the other room. I’ll go measure tonight to be sure. And I have stepped between the rafters before and paid the price with my shin. I was in a hurry and will never rush in the attic again. This attic has a ton of insulation so the rafters are hard to spot.
  20. I need to run some cables through my ceiling and through a wall. They will connect to a cable box. As of right now, it will probably just be HDMI. I might decide to run the power cord from the TV through this path. How can I do this up to code? Electrician wants to put an outlet behind the TV but I’m concerned about the amount of space it’s going to take up. We’re putting trim over a brick fireplace. Can they run free or do they need to be in a tube?
  21. Depends what you’re looking for and what you’re trying to do. We’re remodeling a house and just looked at a full load of appliances for the kitchen. I would look around quick because a lot of vendors are having rebates that end 12/31. And some of those rebates exclude buying at places like HD and Lowe’s.
  22. You mentioned Allen Edmunds, why not just go there. DO NOT buy at Nordstrom if you have wide feet. They usually don’t carry the wide selections even though they say they do. The sales guy will get you a larger size to get the width right. The shoe will flip up on you. Go to the AE store and get fitted. I took a pair I had bought at Nordstrom to the AE store to get restored (whatever they call it). Talked to them for a while. They said they would do it, but in the end I had shoes that didn’t fit. They thought I was throwing money away. They pulled out some shoes that were my actual size. Holy hell. Changed my life (I wear a suit every day). I had 2 pairs of AE that didn’t fit right. Manager gave me a discount of $100 because I had just missed a sale. I’ve bought 2 more pairs that fit right since, when they’ve had sales. It’s a huge difference. The other thing about buying from the store, I have gone in there a couple times and had them clean up the edges of the soles or some scuffs. They’re happy to do it.
  23. I have a client that uses this and is really happy.
  24. Years ago I was in Home Depot with the wife. We were in the lumber area late in the evening and no one was around. It smelled funky and she kept bitching. I figured it was the treated lumber. So we turn the corner and there is a pile of shit in the middle of the next aisle. We ran.
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