May 29, 20205 yr 39 minutes ago, wholesale_Melvin said: lock the farm gates, bam. you feelin' me, bfit ? Baa-aa-aa-aa-aad idea
May 29, 20205 yr 6 hours ago, paco said: Trust me. After many years and well into the six figures spent trying to grow our family and now the hoops we have to jump through to adopt, "this s*** isn't fair" has crossed our a minds a few times, to say the least. Basically they want to make sure I'm not going to drop dead in the next 10 years.
May 31, 20205 yr Here to give @mr_hunt a boner just came on my playlist. And @probably probably just came on my mom. baaaaaahhhhh!!!! hunt joke/probably joke! Two in one, cork lickers!!!
May 31, 20205 yr Recent exchange with my 7 year old daughter. Her: My caterpillar died? Me: Oh really? That’s too bad. What happened? Her: I forgot about it, and didn’t feed it for about it for about a month. Me:
May 31, 20205 yr 16 minutes ago, The_Omega said: Recent exchange with my 7 year old daughter. Her: My caterpillar died? Me: Oh really? That’s too bad. What happened? Her: I forgot about it, and didn’t feed it for about it for about a month. Me: I'm no rat but I'm calling CPS. Caterpillar protective services.
June 1, 20205 yr 17 hours ago, wholesale_Melvin said: I'm no rat but I'm calling CPS. Caterpillar protective services. No need PETA has already heard about it via cell phone. Next up sad caterpillar faces while Sara McLaughlin sings "in the arms of an angel" for a 5 minute commercial
June 1, 20205 yr Day 48 of the carpenter bee invasion. The belligerents have shifted their tactics, creating nests in increasingly harder to reach places. Persistance remains key in both the tennis racket air strikes as well as napalming the hives with spray. However I worry that others have rallied to their cause, forming an alliance. Wasps and honey bee drones have been seen in increasing numbers. We must temper the urge to retaliate against these new brothers in arms in hope this advancement is short lived. But not all is grim. Passive countermeasures put in place have proven fruitful. We have trapped many of their soldiers and have housed them. Perhaps these POW's will prove to be an effective bargaining chip in the future.
June 1, 20205 yr 3 minutes ago, paco said: Day 48 of the carpenter bee invasion. The belligerents have shifted their tactics, creating nests in increasingly harder to reach places. Persistance remains key in both the tennis racket air strikes as well as napalming the hives with spray. However I worry that others have rallied to their cause, forming an alliance. Wasps and honey bee drones have been seen in increasing numbers. We must temper the urge to retaliate against these new brothers in arms in hope this advancement is short lived. But not all is grim. Passive countermeasures put in place have proven fruitful. We have trapped many of their soldiers and have housed them. Perhaps these POW's will prove to be an effective bargaining chip in the future. Not to intrude on your war, but have you considered having someone come in and spray your house? I have a pest control company come in 3 times a year and spray the exterior of my house and my deck - keeps away bees, wasps, spiders, etc. Costs less than $300 for the year.
June 1, 20205 yr 20 minutes ago, paco said: Day 48 of the carpenter bee invasion. The belligerents have shifted their tactics, creating nests in increasingly harder to reach places. Persistance remains key in both the tennis racket air strikes as well as napalming the hives with spray. However I worry that others have rallied to their cause, forming an alliance. Wasps and honey bee drones have been seen in increasing numbers. We must temper the urge to retaliate against these new brothers in arms in hope this advancement is short lived. But not all is grim. Passive countermeasures put in place have proven fruitful. We have trapped many of their soldiers and have housed them. Perhaps these POW's will prove to be an effective bargaining chip in the future. Old timer neighbor told me...... get a plastic bag from the grocery store...... fill the bag up with paper or other bags to look like a nest and apparently they can't tell the difference...... I haven't tried it..... and I can't see his property to see if he has bags hanging all over the place..... but as an alternative to agent orange..... maybe worth a shot ?
June 1, 20205 yr 48 minutes ago, mikemack8 said: Not to intrude on your war, but have you considered having someone come in and spray your house? I have a pest control company come in 3 times a year and spray the exterior of my house and my deck - keeps away bees, wasps, spiders, etc. Costs less than $300 for the year. If this was my "forever home", then yes. But we are probably going to move in the next year or two. So I'm taking the fight to them personally to save a few bucks. Plus I do get a sick pleasure out of exterminating them. 29 minutes ago, Steve 17 said: Old timer neighbor told me...... get a plastic bag from the grocery store...... fill the bag up with paper or other bags to look like a nest and apparently they can't tell the difference...... I haven't tried it..... and I can't see his property to see if he has bags hanging all over the place..... but as an alternative to agent orange..... maybe worth a shot ? I don't know if I can pull that off. We have a nosey woman on the HOA board who likes to inspect peoples back yards looking for blight. 2 years ago I got a notice that I needed to stain my deck because it was faded in some spots. So I don't know if a bunch of plastic bags hanging from my deck will fly
June 1, 20205 yr 11 minutes ago, paco said: If this was my "forever home", then yes. But we are probably going to move in the next year or two. So I'm taking the fight to them personally to save a few bucks. Plus I do get a sick pleasure out of exterminating them. I don't know if I can pull that off. We have a nosey woman on the HOA board who likes to inspect peoples back yards looking for blight. 2 years ago I got a notice that I needed to stain my deck because it was faded in some spots. So I don't know if a bunch of plastic bags hanging from my deck will fly I'f I'm paying an HOA fee those areseholes are going to be responsible for the entire exterior. Place I rented in CT for 6 months was a 3 level townhouse with balconies off the 2nd level. Those were getting old so the HOA was going around taking down and rebuilding everyone's balcony. I thought that was actually pretty awesome.
June 1, 20205 yr 7 minutes ago, Agent23 said: I'f I'm paying an HOA fee those areseholes are going to be responsible for the entire exterior. Place I rented in CT for 6 months was a 3 level townhouse with balconies off the 2nd level. Those were getting old so the HOA was going around taking down and rebuilding everyone's balcony. I thought that was actually pretty awesome. They are really good about making sure people are painting their shutters and staining the deck. Landscaping... not so much. On the old board I posted about the issue I'm having with sticker bushes encroaching on my lawn. I'm doing that my damn self. The house next to ours had a damn tree growing out the side of it and they did nothing for years.
June 1, 20205 yr 46 minutes ago, paco said: They are really good about making sure people are painting their shutters and staining the deck. Landscaping... not so much. On the old board I posted about the issue I'm having with sticker bushes encroaching on my lawn. I'm doing that my damn self. The house next to ours had a damn tree growing out the side of it and they did nothing for years. There needs to be easier and readily available ways to hold those crooks accountable. I like that my townhouse has zero HOA presence/cost.
June 1, 20205 yr 2 hours ago, Agent23 said: I'f I'm paying an HOA fee those areseholes are going to be responsible for the entire exterior. Place I rented in CT for 6 months was a 3 level townhouse with balconies off the 2nd level. Those were getting old so the HOA was going around taking down and rebuilding everyone's balcony. I thought that was actually pretty awesome. We own the house and the deck.. it's not HOA owned property. We are responsible for anything related to our home. Projects like the one you're describing typically come with a pricey assessment. e.g. our beach condo building was repainted with new decking and patios added and new storage lockers. It cost $10K per resident. Luckily the former owner paid that assessment as part of our sale. Anyway, our HOA fees are $110/month. For that we get landscaping and snow removal and I'm fine with that. I'd rather re-stain our own deck than have an expensive assessment or higher HOA fees for something I may not want.
June 1, 20205 yr 33 minutes ago, binkybink77 said: We own the house and the deck.. it's not HOA owned property. We are responsible for anything related to our home. Projects like the one you're describing typically come with a pricey assessment. e.g. our beach condo building was repainted with new decking and patios added and new storage lockers. It cost $10K per resident. Luckily the former owner paid that assessment as part of our sale. Anyway, our HOA fees are $110/month. For that we get landscaping and snow removal and I'm fine with that. I'd rather re-stain our own deck than have an expensive assessment or higher HOA fees for something I may not want. $110 is super reasonable! I'm thinking it HAS to be typos, but some of these places I've looked up in MN have had anywhere from $500 to like $770/MONTH HOA fees listed on the Zillow ad...
June 1, 20205 yr 3 minutes ago, mr_hunt said: @probably been mia lately. you guys don't think he....found a life.....do you? more like the afterlife
June 1, 20205 yr 22 minutes ago, Agent23 said: $110 is super reasonable! I'm thinking it HAS to be typos, but some of these places I've looked up in MN have had anywhere from $500 to like $770/MONTH HOA fees listed on the Zillow ad... I mean it depends - there are definitely HOA fees that are that high. If there is a pool in the community or a community center. Golf courses, tennis courts, or anything requiring more maintenance. Some condo buildings have state of the art gyms or security - some developments are gated and pay a guard. It just depends on what you want and what you're willing to pay for.
June 1, 20205 yr 7 minutes ago, mr_hunt said: @probably been mia lately. you guys don't think he....found a life.....do you? Now but I'm sure he found your Mom bah, Probably found Hunt's Mom joke
June 1, 20205 yr 33 minutes ago, Agent23 said: $110 is super reasonable! I'm thinking it HAS to be typos, but some of these places I've looked up in MN have had anywhere from $500 to like $770/MONTH HOA fees listed on the Zillow ad... Mine is like 900 for the year.
June 1, 20205 yr 1 minute ago, HazletonEagle said: Mine is like 900 for the year. Reasonable. I know Bink commented but is that $770ish I saw is correct, that is just wild. I mean if you had a lowly 20 properties, that's over $15k a month. You could build a new gym or a new pool or new community room every damn month. So they're going to have 4 of each at the end of the year? Then 8 of each at the end of the next? HOAs should be non-profit money (pay for amenities, maintenance/grounds staff, etc.) At that price there's now way someone isn't pocketing tens if not hundreds of thousands of dollars a year.
June 1, 20205 yr 7 minutes ago, Agent23 said: Reasonable. I know Bink commented but is that $770ish I saw is correct, that is just wild. I mean if you had a lowly 20 properties, that's over $15k a month. You could build a new gym or a new pool or new community room every damn month. So they're going to have 4 of each at the end of the year? Then 8 of each at the end of the next? HOAs should be non-profit money (pay for amenities, maintenance/grounds staff, etc.) At that price there's now way someone isn't pocketing tens if not hundreds of thousands of dollars a year. You also have to account for major expenses like roof repairs, plumbing issues that lead to major damage, sewer/septic issues, etc. Not saying they're not making money, but they are also taking the burden of the risk associated with ownership of a building as well and that gets compounded with each additional house/condo/property that gets added as well.
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