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  1. Dallas Morning News this afternoon: Dallas County reported 182 additional positive coronavirus tests Monday — and fewer than 100 of them were recent cases. It is the first time the county has had under 100 daily cases in nearly four months. Dallas County also reported no new deaths from COVID-19 for the first time since July 5. Of the new cases, 84 were from March, April and May and are part of a backlog caused by coding issues in the state's reporting system. Local health officials have had to sort through thousands of previously unknown cases after the Texas Department of State Health Services released the data. Local health officials have focused on hospitalizations, emergency-room visits and ICU admissions as key indicators of the virus’ spread; those updated numbers will be available Tuesday. “This is the first time we’ve been under 100 cases on any day since April 27th,” County Judge Clay Jenkins said in a written statement. “While this is great news, it is the result of much hard work on your part,” he said, noting precautions such as wearing masks, washing hands frequently and maintaining social distance. “We must continue to make these smart decisions for this trend to continue.”
  2. I agree with the above and that is my intent. With respect to the other issues stemming from catastrophic damage to the property or an injury on the property (including common areas) that exceeds the HOA's coverage and reserves, there is loss assessment coverage available to protect from assessments in those situations and there is some business interruption coverage available, which would kick in from a windstorm. Does any of that help?
  3. Is there a way to mitigate (not eliminate) the risk by examining the HOA reserves (and structure for use) and insurance coverages and getting into a newer building? Or is this just a hard pass for y'all?
  4. Bumping this old thread. I grew up near South Padre. Because of current travel limitations and to be near my aging parents more frequently (and having a break from staying with them), I am considering getting a condo on the island. I plan to use it personally and have it available for friends / family. But would also like to have it as short-term rental when it's not being used. I have a long-term rental property but have never done anything like this. I don't expect it to be cash flow positive but would like to know what I am getting myself into. I can get to some sort of base line cost by considering mortgage, taxes, insurance and HOA. Then, I can make some reasonable estimate of rental income and subtract management fees (and cleaning etc.) and repair costs and compare the two. How trustworthy are rental numbers from the seller? I assume that a full-service management company will require that it be on the market enough days for them to make money. Is there an alternative to this - like a limited services management company, to clean, make repairs, deal with issues, etc., but market it myself on AirBnB / VRBO? What am I missing? Any tips? I'm thinking about a 3 bedroom so that my whole family can be there and also to market it for pandemic travel since the 3rd bedroom can be used for working or home schooling.
  5. Yeah. It stayed open for just a couple of weeks -- just long enough for us to get a couple of takeout burgers. When COVID went south again, Brooks shut it down (all the restaurants, I think) and is focusing on Veritas right now. We are getting some good wine delivered from there, along with some meat. This week we getting some yellowtail collars he imported from Japan and grill them over smoke. The fish will be delivered with our wine. His description: Premium Crown Toro HAMACHI KAMA processed in Uwijima, Japan using ikejime. This technique prevents lactic acid buildup in the flesh of the fish when processed, resulting in the highest quality of fish possible. These yellowtail collars are the fattiest, juiciest part of the fish (same applies for the collar of any fish, but yellowtail, salmon, and tuna collars are especially delicious), and are simply sublime when grilled over wood.Beginning on Tuesday, Veritas Wine Room will be selling these beauties in 2.2 pound packs for $40 ($18.18 per pound)!! It is hard for us to adequately express how good these are - we are simply not aware of a better piece of grilled fish than Hamachi Kama.
  6. Paradiso, just down the way in Bishop Arts from Boulevardiere, has raw oysters and patio seating. Pre-pandemic, I ate there a couple of times and enjoyed it. Very stylish place, perfect for a birthday. The outside seating is under the shade of a big oak in a pretty patio. I never had the oysters there (I think they are new to the menu) but I have seen other people post about them and they look good (although in no way will they be as good as Boulevardier, which has the best in town, but is completely closed right now). The one dish at at Paradiso that I don't recommend is the steak frites, mostly because it is so perfect at Boulevardier, but also the frites are heavily seasoned, soggy fries, akin to the garlic fries you get at a concession stand in California.
  7. I'm very late to the Schitt's Creek party, but wow! We don't binge watch, but this is as close as we have come from. In fact, we are rationing the episodes -- usually 2 per evening -- to make this last. This is quickly becoming one of my favorite comedies of all time. The actual laugh our loud per episode ratio is terrific, and it's heartwarming. So glad we finally got to this show.
  8. The MAT was Sunday lunch, watching NFL and checking fantasy stats. Food there was terrible, but that's where we went. The TV situation let you watch all the games at once. At Christy's, you had to pick a game or two to watch.
  9. RIP Christy's. In the 90's this place was as close to a hangout as my buddies and I had. For a while, I could walk there. I watched so many Texas games there and it was our HQ for the Stars' cup run. Of all the places closing, this one hurts in an odd, nostalgic way. Since I moved to Oak Cliff, I stopped going to Uptown frequently so I haven't been to Christy's in years, but I felt this one in my gut as a loss of my youth. I wish I had had that rib-eye sandwich one more time. The press released hinted that they may reopen somewhere else. I doubt that happens, and even if it does, it won't be the same.
  10. If you aren't there yet, it's too late -- at least for now. I showed up at 3:15 and the line was 200+ and around the building. As much as I wanted one, I will have to wait. Not standing out there in this heat. No social distancing either.
  11. You know I have.
  12. PSA: Fletcher's Original Corny Dogs pop-up at Oak Cliff Brewing Co. in Tyler Station (north Oak Cliff, red line station) today 3-8 p.m. Bring your own wax cup.
  13. As much as I hate to admit it, we have gotten take out dumplings -- including really good soup dumplings -- from Sum Dang Good. Nothing like it on this side of town. [He kept the absurd name, but backed off and removed all the offensive stuff from the menu]
  14. This really is terrible. In the early days of the pandemic, the RGV counties had it under control with strict orders. They were actually pulling people over for violations, ticketing etc. My family down there was taking it very seriously and everything was very strict, even compared to Dallas. Then, the state government intervened.
  15. Laguna Bob's* ceviche and a cold beer at sunset for the win. *Wahoo Salon forever
  16. I feel like I have been level headed through this thin:, sheltering, masking up and generally being cautious based on my standards but not overly emotional about it. That being said, I would call this person out immediately and tell the store to kick him out even if caused the end of any social or professional relationship I had with him.
  17. On a different thread, I said that I would have asked him to score my life. The music from Cinema Paradiso is my favorite. And I can't count how many nights I poured myself a drink and sat back and listed to Yo-Yo Ma playing the music of Morricone, one of my favorite albums of all time.
  18. Oak Cliff Brewing at Tyler Station has been hosting the actual Fletcher's Original Corny Dog truck on rotation. Next time is July 15,
  19. Many tasting rooms have opened but they are by appointment only. Like Dangit said, be sure any travel plans are refundable if you are heading to CA.
  20. For us, Bbbop in Oak Cliff's spicy chicken is the best in Dallas. Perfectly fried, juicy and full of flavor. It's pretty much the only fried chicken we eat now. It's won "Best Fried Chicken" in Dallas from whatever magazines and we agree.
  21. Ventured out this weekend in Oak Cliff to the Fiesta on Jefferson and the Lowe's in Cockrell Hill. The demographics here definitely tilt to low income Hispanics. 100% masks at both places. From what I can tell on local social media, the tide has turned and people are being shamed for not wearing masks or social distancing.
  22. Same with Sandwich Hag. Some members of staff there had compromised immunity so she did everything right. Customers had no contact with employees. You had to stand back from the window to talk to them, etc. It was somewhat draconian. But, the virus still got in and they had to close. I don't know if there is an answer.
  23. I have no idea what Louie's is as a night spot any more. 25 years ago it was fantastic. But, on our post Memorial day trip we had an early lunch there. Because of the size of the place, you can sit outside as far away from anyone else as you like. Totally socially distant. Servers should be wearing masks now. The crab stuffed jalapenos were legit and the fish tacos were good enough. Some of the best moments in my life are also on SPI. Shit. Since we can't go anywhere now and since the drive from Dallas is an easy 9 or less hours now (and may include a stop in Lockhart for some meat), we may just need to get a place there. I'd never use a lakehouse, but I would go down there just to sit and watch the waves.
  24. We were down there the week after Memorial Day. It was hot but the breezes were cool. The water was awesome. Not a lot of people masked up walking around, but fair amount in businesses. Cameron County has a mask order now (didn't then), so that will be different. At restaurants, we only ate outside, which is easy to do there. And in each place we were pretty far away from anyone else. The fried fish sandwich at Clayon's was a winner. Overall, it was fun. I grew up down there and am biased, but it's by far my favorite beach in Texas. The only downside is the bridge traffic, which is often unreasonable. Do not plan your trip to get there on a Friday or leave on a Sunday. Someday, they will build the 2nd bridge that they have been talking about for 40 years.
  25. Yeah, count me in on no indoor dining for a while This sucks because I miss it and I would kill to eat at the new version of Revolver: La Resistencia. Purepecha delivered one my favorite meals of all time, but he couldn't have that room and the taco bar and fill them up only 50% so he combined the whole thing into a fixed price experience. It sounds really good. 8 people per seating. I wonder if we booked it with only 8 people I knew and trusted. The mask is part of the server look and feel of the place so I know they will be covered. We will do patio dining if we are distant. We sat one of the tables outside of Nova t the far end of the row. No one close to us. That was the first non takeout meal we have had since March. Server was masked up and it felt fine. But, as Lando said, with the heat, that may not sound fun any more. Oh well. 2021 it is. We will see what restaurants are still around. Boulevardiere, a favorite of ours for sure, just reopened. We will get takeout soon or maybe go early and sit on the patio if its not full. But, for the first time, I noticed a serious price increase. Maybe that has been the case, but I had not seen it at other places (Taco y Vino's pandemic special was a price drop, for instance) The Boulevardiere burger, which I have long said is the best restaurant burger in town, is now $23! It was $18 prepandemic after it was $14 when the restaurant opened. If that's what it takes for them to make it, so be it.
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