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Gear Grinding Part 5: The Story of the Broken Tooth
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Can't forget the image makers, printers, drivers, makeup artists, intelligence, and the legions of spin.
Twitch Boy
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Re: Gear Grinding Part 5: The Story of the Broken Tooth
Don't forget the pebble mine project next to a major salmon stream that is starting to get national attention.
Don't forget the pebble mine project next to a major salmon stream that is starting to get national attention.
Jimjamesak
Already insane, UAA making it worse
Oh yeah. Pebble Mine has being going on for so long I've tuned that out.
Slap Shot
I got nothing
I don't know anything about your neighbors, and I agree they seem to have a lot of chutzpah with that plea. But I refuse to measure wealth or availability of cash by the FMV of someone's house. Some of the most cash-poor people I know live in $500,000 houses in the midwest. Probably paying $3500 month in mortgage payments, big insurance premiums, etc...
I was invited to a couple's house last year, had to be $500,000 plus. In the main living room they had a tv sitting on a $20 end table, one couch and a bean bag chair.
I think his point was, perhaps they should try say a $300k house first before begging for others to fund their adoptions.
FadeToBlack&Gold
Microlot Marxist
Re: Gear Grinding Part 5: The Story of the Broken Tooth
And it's a legitimate one, but hey why not beg for money to adopt kids? In an age where you have idiots willing to crowdfund a project to make socks out of coffee (they raised over $200,000!), you could do much, much worse.
And it's a legitimate one, but hey why not beg for money to adopt kids? In an age where you have idiots willing to crowdfund a project to make socks out of coffee (they raised over $200,000!), you could do much, much worse.
leswp1
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Re: Gear Grinding Part 5: The Story of the Broken Tooth
Probably unkind of me but I would be much more likely to drop a coin in the box for someone being adopted Stateside. Plenty of kids here who are in need of a home. Struggle with paying for all the stuff to get someone across the ocean.
Probably unkind of me but I would be much more likely to drop a coin in the box for someone being adopted Stateside. Plenty of kids here who are in need of a home. Struggle with paying for all the stuff to get someone across the ocean.
St. Clown
Liberal Rebel Scum, apparently
Re: Gear Grinding Part 5: The Story of the Broken Tooth
One of my brothers and his wife went through the adoption process, eventually having to give up looking at kids from the States because of so many hoops and protections given to the birth mother. The adoptive parents could have a child for years and then the birth mother could initiate proceedings to regain custody of the child. I don't know if that's still the norm, but it's why they started looking overseas. A cousin of mine did adopt a baby girl some 16 years ago, and she told me that the competition was tough. Her daughter's adoptive mother was in NY, my cousin living in the Pittsburgh area, and she said it was a choice between three sets of parents towards the end, where the birth mother was making the ultimate decision for placement. It amazes me to hear stories like that, and then learn that there are still so many babies ending up in the foster or orphanage system. I'm sure there are solid legal reasons to it, but it's a grinder for sure.
One of my brothers and his wife went through the adoption process, eventually having to give up looking at kids from the States because of so many hoops and protections given to the birth mother. The adoptive parents could have a child for years and then the birth mother could initiate proceedings to regain custody of the child. I don't know if that's still the norm, but it's why they started looking overseas. A cousin of mine did adopt a baby girl some 16 years ago, and she told me that the competition was tough. Her daughter's adoptive mother was in NY, my cousin living in the Pittsburgh area, and she said it was a choice between three sets of parents towards the end, where the birth mother was making the ultimate decision for placement. It amazes me to hear stories like that, and then learn that there are still so many babies ending up in the foster or orphanage system. I'm sure there are solid legal reasons to it, but it's a grinder for sure.
MountieBoyOz
Eater of Worlds
Re: Gear Grinding Part 5: The Story of the Broken Tooth
The Mrs. and I are actually mulling over being foster parents. One of my friends works for an agency and my father has recommended us. It would be kids in the area that we'd be helping.
The Mrs. and I are actually mulling over being foster parents. One of my friends works for an agency and my father has recommended us. It would be kids in the area that we'd be helping.
Re: Gear Grinding Part 5: The Story of the Broken Tooth
I understand, and I wasn't attempting to disagree with UNO. I just wanted to throw out my personal observation that the value of a person's home tells me very little about their net worth, cash flow or other income factors. UNO's post was just a convenient one to which to attach my own comment.
Slap Shot
I got nothing
No problem, that makes sense.
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Re: Gear Grinding Part 5: The Story of the Broken Tooth
Having moved several times to different parts of the country, I've noticed that the market value of a person's home often is quite local. The exact same home and lot, located in different parts of the country, would have vastly different values.
Having moved several times to different parts of the country, I've noticed that the market value of a person's home often is quite local. The exact same home and lot, located in different parts of the country, would have vastly different values.
dxmnkd316
Lucia Apologist
Re: Gear Grinding Part 5: The Story of the Broken Tooth
All that is correct; however, all other things being equal, people would have more available cash flow on a day to day basis if they chose cheaper homes than if they chose expensive ones.
dxmnkd316
Lucia Apologist
Re: Gear Grinding Part 5: The Story of the Broken Tooth
If they had purchased their home say two to three years ago, I'd have less of a problem with it because it's more of a long-term investment than a home at that point. I'm kicking myself for not buying closer to my self-imposed maximum I was willing to spend. But I found my "dream" house closer to the middle of my budget and stuck with it. I say "dream" because I knew it was the one I wanted as soon as I walked in. Big enough to grow into with a family, but small enough to live in now with a roommate (or not). But I'm ok with it in the end. I bought at the lowest price in over a decade for the house and I refinanced at the bottom of the interest rates. 2.75% on a 15-year. I got really lucky.
That being said, asking for money when you live in a house like that is in terrible taste.
If they had purchased their home say two to three years ago, I'd have less of a problem with it because it's more of a long-term investment than a home at that point. I'm kicking myself for not buying closer to my self-imposed maximum I was willing to spend. But I found my "dream" house closer to the middle of my budget and stuck with it. I say "dream" because I knew it was the one I wanted as soon as I walked in. Big enough to grow into with a family, but small enough to live in now with a roommate (or not). But I'm ok with it in the end. I bought at the lowest price in over a decade for the house and I refinanced at the bottom of the interest rates. 2.75% on a 15-year. I got really lucky.
That being said, asking for money when you live in a house like that is in terrible taste.
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leswp1
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Re: Gear Grinding Part 5: The Story of the Broken Tooth
Grr. Hate construction. We live on a hill and they are working right outside our development 6 days a week. Now they are arriving at 6:30 and backing into place with earpiercing beeps at about 6:30AM (did I mention 6:30 AM?). Then they idle until 7 when they start at 7:00.0AM. I live in a fairly rural type part of suburbia. I want to hear the birds and walk around my garden to wind rustling the leaves while I clutch my cup of coffee.
I do not want to hear constant (this is month 3) beeping, excavators jack hammering, engines reving, etc. This is projected to go on for about 3 yrs. Not sure what the hell they can do to keep this up 3 yrs except they dig up the road every day, block off most of it until after 5PM, fill it in AND pave over it every night only to redig in the AM. UUTF- what a waste of hot top. Just put a freakin plate over the top! the hole is a foot wide, not like we are having rain, etc.
And while I am whining- if you are making 90$ working detail then look up from your e ffing phone and do your job. I I shouldn't have to flash my lights and beep because the dude is so busy on his phone he doesn't notice I am there. And this isn't a social hour where you need to show your other detail buddy what you have on the phone so the 2 of you are in the middle of the one lane while I wait.
it is 2 miles to my work and about half that is under construction. 9 different detours. You may read about me in the papers soon...
Grr. Hate construction. We live on a hill and they are working right outside our development 6 days a week. Now they are arriving at 6:30 and backing into place with earpiercing beeps at about 6:30AM (did I mention 6:30 AM?). Then they idle until 7 when they start at 7:00.0AM. I live in a fairly rural type part of suburbia. I want to hear the birds and walk around my garden to wind rustling the leaves while I clutch my cup of coffee.
I do not want to hear constant (this is month 3) beeping, excavators jack hammering, engines reving, etc. This is projected to go on for about 3 yrs. Not sure what the hell they can do to keep this up 3 yrs except they dig up the road every day, block off most of it until after 5PM, fill it in AND pave over it every night only to redig in the AM. UUTF- what a waste of hot top. Just put a freakin plate over the top! the hole is a foot wide, not like we are having rain, etc.
And while I am whining- if you are making 90$ working detail then look up from your e ffing phone and do your job. I I shouldn't have to flash my lights and beep because the dude is so busy on his phone he doesn't notice I am there. And this isn't a social hour where you need to show your other detail buddy what you have on the phone so the 2 of you are in the middle of the one lane while I wait.
it is 2 miles to my work and about half that is under construction. 9 different detours. You may read about me in the papers soon...
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