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  1. You know, I had never heard of this before and I just got back from a client meeting where he was raving about this. Heh. I'll check it out.
  2. TL:DR version: Niece (don’t even ask, man) is part owner with her sister of an apartment in Pilsen, Czech and some shady mofo there has her POA to sell it. The POA was her father’s doing, too much backstory to explain. Anyway, supposedly it sold and she was supposed to get her money in October, November, December, January, etc. Now the guy with the POA has gone radio silent. We have one document that is supposed to be the sales contract but it is of course in Czech. It contains no dollar amounts and is dated in December. Running it through Google Translate just gives us gibberish. Anyone know anyone who just for shits and grins, or maybe a reasonable fee, might be able to translate it or at least tell us what is says?
  3. That's exactly why I'm waiting until Election Day to vote. Want to start something with this old lady? Bring it, motherfuckers.
  4. It's always been my dream to have some land in retirement where I can just peace out and just be left the fuck alone. To that end I own 10 acres about 15 miles west of Kerrville near Mountain Home where I'll be two hours from Austin and an hour from San Antonio. Now I'm vacillating between getting the hell out and leaving the state to the MAGATs, vs not letting them run me out of the state I've called home all my life. Biggest pros of staying: I can keep my own doctors (I've got a lot of them due to numerous health issues), I will still be within reasonable distance of my family & friends, I can attend concerts and visit all my favorite restaurants whenever I want. Cons of not moving: Well, we all know what they are: the heat, the fires, the traffic, the assholes running the state. I do have some criteria for a new residence: Has to be within an reasonable distance of a major metro area with good healthcare, good restaurants and good music, has to have access to outdoor activities - mainly hiking and biking, has to have trees (no prairie wasteland), can't be too high an elevation (migraines, although maybe they would pass), can't have frigid winters or blazing hot summers, at least for six months out of the year for either, has to be within two hours of a major airport, can't be smack dab in the middle of a bunch of fundie Republicans even if it's in a blue state. I'm sure I'm missing plenty of pros, cons and criteria, but that's what I've come up with on short notice. Like many of you, my Austin house is worth a ridiculous amount of money so replacement cost is not an issue. Find me a place, go.
  5. Jack White tickets sold, Old Crow Medicine Show tickets still available.
  6. My goddam fucking back surgery got moved up a week. gotta miss Jack White May 25 and Old Crow Medicine Show May 31 in Austin. Take my tickets, please. Details in For Sale. I did score a ticket to JW in Iriving a couple of days before at least. Been waiting to see him a long time.
  7. Due to unforeseen circumstances I can't attend these concerts. Jack White Sec 113 Row A Seats 15 & 16, Old Crow Medicine Show Mezz 4 Row B Seats 319 & 320. Not interested in making a profit but I would like to recoup what I paid. PM me.
  8. Am I the only one who notices the striking similarity between the language of the propaganda being used currently by the Russkies and the language of the propaganda being used by the supporters of "everyone's favorite president" starting in, say, 2015ish? Surely I'm not.
  9. FML
  10. Whoops wrong 27th for Yola. I'm in the clear beeyotches. Gonna break the bank for this one.
  11. Foo is playing Moody on April 27. I already have tickets to go see Yolo that night. Anyone want to buy some Yolo tickets?
  12. Oh you. Believe me you don't wanna. Surl at its finest tho.
  13. I lived in Austin at the time (still do), knew the stepmother of of the girls. I have never seen a person in such pain. Haunts me to this day. She's not married to the girl's father anymore.
  14. Ted Cruz didn't find it "offensive and insulting" when only white men were considered for appointments. Apparently skin color only matters when it's the wrong color. Fuck him sideways.
  15. First floor, slab. The slab is about 13 years old, poured during a remodel. We had to have the old foundation leveled 6 years ago, don't know if that matters at all.
  16. Nah man, I have nice polite lady shit. Speak to my husband.
  17. M12BH

    RIP Meat Loaf

    I would do anything for love. But I won't get vaxxed.
  18. OK so I'm hearing a lot of chatter hear about a clogged vent. But all the vents were pouring smoke during the smoke test so seems like it's not the vent. I mean, this handyman has always done good work so I'd be surprised if he fucked up when he redid the seal but I guess it's possible. I just hate to pay to re-replace the seal and then still have the odor. At some point it was decided that they'd run a camera down there to see if they can find a crack or something, guess I should follow up on this. I'm trying to stay in the loop remotely while I'm moving my elderly parents into a new apartment in Houston. Shit never ends. Thanks for y'all's help.
  19. That's pretty much what Plumber the Second said, but it was pay him $500 to redo the wax seal or $1,200 to do the smoke test. Maybe we made the wrong choice. Would the smoke test have shown a leak around the wax seal if there had been one?
  20. Unless there is something up with the toilet where it won't seal to the wax ring, I suspect it has nothing to do with the issue. Where you at so someone can recommend a plumber who knows what he (/she lol) is doing? Austin, Texas baybee. Yeah I'd like a rec for a plumber who knows his ass from a hole in the ground.
  21. OK, a few weeks ago we started smelling sewage in our master bedroom WC. The toilet is just in a little cubby with a door that closes so we know that's where it's coming from. Had the handyman replace the wax seal, fucked around with Roto Rooter who couldn't get their shit together to have the right person come out, then had Reliant Plumbing do a smoke test. Nada. It still smells. IT STILL SMELLS! So, husband is thinking about replacing the whole fucking toilet but I don't want to be throwing good money after bad so I thought I'd come to the repository of all knowledge. Go.
  22. On tap for 2022: Buddy Guy, Haim, Earth Wind Fire/Santana if Carlos doesn't croak first, Boz Skaggs, Jack White, Eagles, Yola. In the last few months I've seen Keb Mo, The Circle, Lindsay Buckingham, Buddy Guy (his guitar player is a friend of mine so I'm permanently guest listed) and The Stones. Just got my $62.50 back from the COTA parking debacle, sometimes going moderate Karen has its perks. Had tickets for Jason Isbell but was sick and didn't make it to the concert, which pisses me off, may take a road trip and see him next year unless he comes back to Austin (ohpleaseohpleaseohplease). Was out of town when Billy Strings rolled through, he's on the short list too as is Brandi Carlile. May have to somehow make Foo happen as well. Happy New Year one and all.
  23. My cousin, age 70 and obese, got his booster about a month ago. Felt like shit the next day, attributed it to the shot, felt shittier and tested positive. He's been in the hospital for the last few weeks with double pneumonia and a collapsed lung. He's on oxygen with a chest tube in and they keep draining fluid. His mother, my aunt, died early this year (non-Covid related) at age 92. Didn't get to go to the funeral of course. His dad, my uncle, age 96 is absolutely frantic about his son. My cousin has been super-careful but the timing of this shit didn't work out for him. If he dies because of the abject stupidity of the anti-vaxxers I'm gonna cut a bitch (yeah yeah I know, he shouldn't be old and fat, fuck off).
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