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tbn.al · Post by **tbn.al** » Fri Jul 06, 2012 5:14 pm

I just don't know what is wrong with these kids today. Plato said it best.

"What is happening to our young people? They disrespect their elders, they disobey their parents. They ignore the law. They riot in the streets inflamed with wild notions. Their morals are decaying. What is to become of them?"

TubaRay · Post by **TubaRay** » Fri Jul 06, 2012 6:33 pm

LJV wrote:
TubaRay wrote:
bloke wrote:' time to go fix a bunch of euphoniums...all for one school.
I assume you are speaking euphomistically.
No, but the depositing the check makes him euphoric.

Eu r joking, of course.

Chuck Jackson · Post by **Chuck Jackson** » Mon Jul 09, 2012 12:13 pm

Day 3 with no air-conditioning. Yesterday- 109 outside, 82 inside. Ceiling fans going full blast. Home Warranty Company promises a visit today between 2 and 6. Anticipating a new air exchanger (outside unit that bleeds off the hot air) as the one already there is 26 years old. Amazing how the body acclimates. You have been updated.

Chuck"not entirely uncomfortable"Jackson

Chuck Jackson · Post by **Chuck Jackson** » Tue Jul 10, 2012 4:21 pm

A/C on for 16 hours, house cooled back to its violin-prefered temperature. I have a home warranty that I have worn out with yesterday being no exception. New fan motor- $875. Labor- $150. Cost to me- $0. The $54/month is worth it. When I asked the guy why they just didn't bother replacing the old unit, he said he did, the only thing original on it is the compressor (in excellent condition). Whe I looked shocked, he simply stated that a new unit costs @ $4000.00, but it was made in China and had an average life of 5 years. In the past 2 years I have had American made parts replaced by American Made parts. The originals last 24-26 years. I have a 20 year warranty on the new ones. Go figure. You have been updated.

Chuck

bort · Post by **bort** » Tue Jul 10, 2012 11:15 pm

It's things like this that make me happy to be a renter. If it breaks, replacement is NMP*, the maintenance staff will fix it. Of course, this is only good if you live in a building with a good maintenance staff (which, luckily, is the case for me).

* Not My Problem

bort · Post by **bort** » Tue Jul 10, 2012 11:37 pm

Yep, yep, yep... and it's ALL about trade offs. There's a reason why the people in Tennessee choose to live there, and the people that live in NYC choose to live there. Frankly, all your "open space" and "quiet" and "darkness" at nighttime give me the creeps.

Chuck Jackson · Post by **Chuck Jackson** » Tue Jul 10, 2012 11:37 pm

Oh...and the fancy-schmancy Thermador stove is a big busted p.o.s. too.[/quote]

bloke wrote:Similar to Chuck, a compressor blew out on one of our units a few days ago. No $54/mo. home warranty...' just paid $1100 (out of the not-having-spent-it-on-a-home-warranty-fund) and went on.

A caveat, Joe. Power tools actually grow legs and run away when I come around (althougha nail gun DID have its revenge on my left foot @ 30years ago), and the local power company has begged me NEVER to mess with electricity again (it's a long story, but none of the people in the Rest Home actually died of my mistake), SO I gladly pay the $54 a month to keep all parties involved, including me, safe and sound.

bloke wrote:Next out of that fund will involve tossing a $15K pair of Sub-Zero appliances in the ravine (super-expensive totally-unreliable luxury-crap...google if you don't believe me) and replacing them with something that will likely last...like Kenmore "Elite" or something...

I'm with you on that one. The blond is a very fine cook and says the Sub-Zero appliances that appear on cooking shows must just be false fronts for appliances that actually work. Put them on Craig's list and let some snobby person pay you to get rid of them.

Chuck"who proudly wears the scar of the nail gun duel my brother and I got in while building a deck"Jackson

MartyNeilan · Post by **MartyNeilan** » Wed Jul 11, 2012 10:11 am

bort wrote:It's things like this that make me happy to be a renter. If it breaks, replacement is NMP*, the maintenance staff will fix it. Of course, this is only good if you live in a building with a good maintenance staff (which, luckily, is the case for me).

* Not My Problem

When/if they get around to it; if they are capable of; if the neighbors don't cause the same problem again and again...
The sewage line to my apartment complex gets backed up fairly regularly. This past Saturday was no exception, and I had raw sewage coming out of every drain and flooding the bathrooms. Must be something the neighbors are flushing.

Had the kids pee in a bucket and drive to nearby work and Target when they had to get more out of their systems.
Having water come through the ceiling has also become a regular occurance, to the point where it appears to be raining inside. Really glad I got those older but rebuilt washer and dryer (commercial grade, but just knobs, no fancy electronics to fry) shortly after I moved in, because I am frequently washing a lot of stuff.
Took them long enough to deal with the termite issues in the hall closet, and we are reasonably sure that after multiple attempts the problem still has not been completely eradicated. (First attempts of painting, and then replacing trim, was obviously not effective, then they finally gassed them and replaced sheetrock but nothing underneath.) We keep getting blamed for causing that, too, even though a large chunk was already eaten out when we moved in last year. At least nobody has been shot at my specific complex in almost a year, although there were a few things next door. My wife's car almost got hit in the parking lot again last week, but this time she was standing near it and was able to attract the person's attention.
Can't wait to have a home to call my own again, but it will be at least another year before it becomes a possibility.

Dan Schultz · Post by **Dan Schultz** » Wed Jul 11, 2012 10:21 am

MartyNeilan wrote:
bort wrote:It's things like this that make me happy to be a renter. If it breaks, replacement is NMP*, the maintenance staff will fix it. Of course, this is only good if you live in a building with a good maintenance staff (which, luckily, is the case for me).

* Not My Problem
When/if they get around to it; if they are capable of; if the neighbors don't cause the same problem again and again...
The sewage line to my apartment complex gets backed up fairly regularly. This past Saturday was no exception, and I had raw sewage coming out of every drain and flooding the bathrooms. Must be something the neighbors are flushing. ....

Probably 'white rats'.

bort · Post by **bort** » Wed Jul 11, 2012 12:28 pm

Good luck, Marty! Sorry that you've got to put up with that crap (literally and figuratively). Can you complain to the city about these conditions? I hope the rent is cheap, at least!

tbn.al · Post by **tbn.al** » Wed Jul 11, 2012 3:28 pm

TubaTinker wrote:
MartyNeilan wrote:
bort wrote:It's things like this that make me happy to be a renter. If it breaks, replacement is NMP*, the maintenance staff will fix it. Of course, this is only good if you live in a building with a good maintenance staff (which, luckily, is the case for me).

* Not My Problem
When/if they get around to it; if they are capable of; if the neighbors don't cause the same problem again and again...
The sewage line to my apartment complex gets backed up fairly regularly. This past Saturday was no exception, and I had raw sewage coming out of every drain and flooding the bathrooms. Must be something the neighbors are flushing. ....
Probably 'white rats'.

They have 'em in NY too. See..................................

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/08/2 ... 37316.html" target="_blank

Dan Schultz · Post by **Dan Schultz** » Wed Jul 11, 2012 7:59 pm

bloke wrote:.... Probably 'white rats'.

fiberglass sousaphones...!?!?!

[/quote]

Joe... 'white rat' is plumbers jargon for a tampon!

windshieldbug · Post by **windshieldbug** » Thu Jul 12, 2012 10:41 am

TubaTinker wrote:
bloke wrote:
TubaTinker wrote:.... Probably 'white rats'.
fiberglass sousaphones...!?!?!
Joe... 'white rat' is plumbers jargon for a tampon!

Dan, 'tampon' is techs jargon for a fiberglass sousaphone!

Dan Schultz · Post by **Dan Schultz** » Thu Jul 12, 2012 11:14 am

windshieldbug wrote: Dan, 'tampon' is techs jargon for a fiberglass sousaphone!

As a repairman myself... I've never heard that. I've always referred to fiberglass sousas as 'commode-O-phones'.

bort · Post by **bort** » Thu Jul 12, 2012 2:10 pm

Flying home from Atlanta today.

I've never heard so many sentences end in the word "so" before.

tbn.al · Post by **tbn.al** » Thu Jul 12, 2012 3:15 pm

bort wrote:Flying home from Atlanta today.

I've never heard so many sentences end in the word "so" before.

The reason we do that is to leave an appropriate amount of space in the conversation after we finish talking so our brains can get the translator in gear before you begin to speak. So...................

TubaRay · Post by **TubaRay** » Thu Jul 12, 2012 8:09 pm

So what?!

TubaRay · Post by **TubaRay** » Thu Jul 12, 2012 10:11 pm

schlepporello wrote:
TubaRay wrote:So what?!
So there.

So-so.

The Jackson · Post by **The Jackson** » Fri Jul 13, 2012 2:31 am

bort · Post by **bort** » Fri Jul 13, 2012 7:59 am

KiltieTuba wrote:
bort wrote:Flying home from Atlanta today.

I've never heard so many sentences end in the word "so" before.
So?

It's not something I hear on a day-to-day basis, so when I do hear it, it's a little confusing... is the person done talking? Are there more words to come after "so..."? (There usually aren't any.) Just one of those regional language things you have to get used to when you travel!

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