I just heard that Louisville's 4-day Louder Than Life concert is requiring proof of vaccination or proof of a negative test. And so it begins here in Derby City.
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Good morning from ATX. Currently 77°F and clear. 81% humidity. We're expecting highs around 99°F or so.
Wife watched NBA Summer Leagues last night. She's really got into watching pro ball. Not me. Love the college game.
I'm heading into work around 1:30 pm today. Must clean out my cube in prep for our move after return to work come October 1st. COVID keeps climbing and we may push it back even more. Our SEC Kick-off event has been cancelled for second year in a row due to increased COVID cases.
Happy Friday!
Wishing happiness and health for all our fellow D-League members.
I have never eaten a filet mignon.
This is the "mildest" summer we have experienced since moving to AZ 13 years ago. We are experiencing a week of 90s here. 95 degrees is very comfortable here. There have been many summers in which I have not experienced a single cool breeze, day or night, for nearly four months. It is now only six weeks until the AZ heat is gone and we have about eight months of the weather that we live here for.
We're on our "mildest" summer since about 2015 or 2016. We experienced less than 5 triple-digit days one of those years. 2011 was the worst, with 90+ days in the triple-digits.
It's Friday...you KNOW what that means???? WALL to WALL ALIENS on the HISTORY Channel. 👽👽👽👽👽
You love it...admit it...you really do! 👽
You love it...admit it...you really do! 👽
A few years ago I almost invested in some rental property and after seeing what courts are doing i am thankful I did not. I set aside $200,000 to invest and with such low interest rates I had a pretty sound plan.
I had a few issues with my spine and was facing some serious surgery and since I did not want to bring in a property manager and vendors I decided to put it on hold. I wanted to be able to do all of the repairs, etc myself.
But I can't imagine where I would be if I had the property and was unable to evict a renter for failure to pay rent. That is what is going on in some areas of the country. Everyday brings a new revelation as the country slides down the tubes. This is one I never thought I would see. Thanks to AOC and the Squad , a demented Joe Biden and corrupt court system. If a property owner can not collect rent how are they suppose to pay property taxes and maintain their buildings. ??????
I had a few issues with my spine and was facing some serious surgery and since I did not want to bring in a property manager and vendors I decided to put it on hold. I wanted to be able to do all of the repairs, etc myself.
But I can't imagine where I would be if I had the property and was unable to evict a renter for failure to pay rent. That is what is going on in some areas of the country. Everyday brings a new revelation as the country slides down the tubes. This is one I never thought I would see. Thanks to AOC and the Squad , a demented Joe Biden and corrupt court system. If a property owner can not collect rent how are they suppose to pay property taxes and maintain their buildings. ??????
Afternoon D, not to bad of a day here in the Berg! Bert we got almost .2" last night, about 11 it came a downpour!!!
Heading out here in a little while to eat catfish at Willow Pond in Eddyville, Mrs. M's vacation dinner on me!!!
Was setting in the living room yesterday morning and kept hearing something get louder and louder, I went out on the deck just in time to see the Blue Angles fly over, there is a air show in Owensboro this weekend!!!
I hope the D has a great day and Prayers for the D!!!
Bert I am going to put up a giant mask so it will not hit our area to keep the rain away, you know how well masks work!!!
Heading out here in a little while to eat catfish at Willow Pond in Eddyville, Mrs. M's vacation dinner on me!!!
Was setting in the living room yesterday morning and kept hearing something get louder and louder, I went out on the deck just in time to see the Blue Angles fly over, there is a air show in Owensboro this weekend!!!
I hope the D has a great day and Prayers for the D!!!
Bert I am going to put up a giant mask so it will not hit our area to keep the rain away, you know how well masks work!!!
Bat would break, nail & tape, break, nail & tape, till the thing was held together only by the tape & the barrel was at 10-15 degree angle to the handle. Finally would get to around 45 degrees. Then start taking tape off and all that was inside was sawdust.
Hello all...my Darling and I are at the bill Burton fishing Pier in Maryland. About 100 miles from my house. We have lines in the water and some crab traps out but was probably about an hour and a half late to catch the tide. We are still here getting a nibble or two at low tide but will wait for the tide to move again. In the shade and comfortable. The best I've felt in a while. Using some squid.. I have a cast net but will hold off a bit.
Noisy though as a highway is going across the water a few hundred feet away but that is tolerable. Hey, my line is wet...
Oh, Have a blessed day and may you feel as content as a fisherman, fishing. Will check in a few times. God Bless you all....
Noisy though as a highway is going across the water a few hundred feet away but that is tolerable. Hey, my line is wet...
Oh, Have a blessed day and may you feel as content as a fisherman, fishing. Will check in a few times. God Bless you all....
The fastest way to create a conservative is take a liberal and have him dabble in the landlord business in an area like DC.
I saw it happen to two well off lawyer acquaintances of mine who thought buying property in "gentrifying" DC neighborhoods was a great long-term investment: Rent them out, and then when more affluent people pushed into the areas, you'd have valuable properties to sell. Except the renters never paid. And the law was designed to keep them from being ejected.
Even before the COVID eviction "moratorium" in an American city you can be twisted into knots by any scofflaw miscreant you rent to.
And with this moratorium, forget it. No one even has to make a pretense of wanting to pay. My prediction is that they will offset this to landlords with some sort of stipend and tax credits. So, taxpayers will be paying the rent for the renters and subsidizing (to at least some degree) the landlords. And the renters will sink so deeply into wefare dependence that we'll never get them off the public dime.
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My Darling and I have several properties in South Carolina and Texas. So far so good. Knock on my head. Yeah amazing how the communists are taking property from citizens before our eyes and no one is doing anything about it. Can't throw a deadbeat out? Yeah....right
Hopefully Fred brings rain to Central KY...we need it...BADGood Friday the13th
When it rains it pours. LOL. Fred is headed our way with winds about 50 mph by early Monday and we expect up to 7 inches of rain. That on top of the 20 we have had this month. The grass is green and the flowers in bloom. We can always use rain in Florida so this little blow will be refreshing.
Currently we have 73° and the high will reach 86° by midafternoon. Our chance of rain today will be 40% by late afternoon. A typical August day in the hottest month of the year.
It was nice to see baseball get some good reviews. I too was a baseball geek when I was a kid. I knew every major league roster, all 25 players on each team. Of course we only had 16 major league teams back then but now I can not name one. Baseball was King and the stars were national heroes second only to the Heavyweight Boxing Champion of The World. The "Champ" was on top of the Sports World.
Let me introduce you to Fred. Trust all have a great day and maybe sometime next week he will send some rain to your neck of the woods.
Yeah we thought about investing here but people are different. I'll stick with where we work now. (Just checked the traps and reset the poles.) Jellyfish are around. Them and sharks usually slows the fishing drastically....
I will be sure to direct him your way as he passes through our yard.
Yea, but the subsidy will be taxable so the landlord gets screwed once more.
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Same here. We've been fortunate in that our residential and our commercial properties have had no problem.
Long term tenants in the residential. One of the commercials I was worried a bit about when the gov't started shutting everything down last year. He had moved in in January and was starting a brand new business. He had been in his field for a number of years managing another company...so he had some contacts, etc that helped him. But...he has paid every month and hasn't missed a beat. In fact most times he pays 3 months in advance. And in talking with his wife last week his business is doing good.
All the properties are paid for...so no mortgages on my part to pay. So I don't have that burden that so many property owners are experiencing with this 'rent moratorium'.
Damn. Was hoping to drive up to a ridge not far from here tonight and watch for the Perseid meteor shower. The skies were clear through late afternoon, but now we're getting rain and the forecast is for clouds through the weekend.
Watching for falling stars in August was a ritual in my Kentucky boyhood. Somehow we knew when to expect them and the whole area was a "no ambient light" zone.
Clearest meteor shower I ever saw: the Saudi desert, 1990. The sky was raining streaks of light.
Watching for falling stars in August was a ritual in my Kentucky boyhood. Somehow we knew when to expect them and the whole area was a "no ambient light" zone.
Clearest meteor shower I ever saw: the Saudi desert, 1990. The sky was raining streaks of light.
I haven't cut my grass in nearly 3 weeks. Why kick up the dust.
Yes Sir, I owe some on the home we live in but that's it. I am thankful, I could pay it off but...
The hummingbirds are going crazy tonight. Kamikaze type tactics against their competitors. Love those little guys.
Throwing some halibut on the grill tonight. One of my favorites but damn it's gotten so expensive. Not that much cheaper than sea bass.
Throwing some halibut on the grill tonight. One of my favorites but damn it's gotten so expensive. Not that much cheaper than sea bass.
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Can't say we were skunked, my cast net saved us. Think it got too hot the last couple days. I have NEVER been crabbing and not caught a single crab. Still have 5 collapsible traps out but not looking good..
Sounds like our summers here in Austin. I've cut grass once since returning from KY/TN. This year was an exception because of rain. I'm not complaining.
We operated a rental property in Middlesboro for a couple years at my mom's old house. Problem was agreement in place as mom's health (mental state) declined. Handshake agreement for $400/mo through a local realtor who was in process of retiring. Renters were in there for 4 years. Near the end, they paid no rent. Since the house was built in 1898 or so (Tannery Executives House), it listed on the National Registry. Many issues involved, namely we could not demolish and build new. The mountain behind the house began shifting, moving the foundation.
At any rate, we may finally sell the Middlesboro KY property. I've been seeking more property up that way because, quite frankly, I'm tiring from these brutal Austin summers. All my family, save for a few good friends and distant cousins, are located east of the Mississippi. They live primarily in KY, TN, OH, IN and FL.
I keep telling Bert every time I see him and Sherry that I'm moving back. Main issue is when.
Time to come home Austin. All in all, we complain about the weather but truth be told, Kentucky weather ain't that bad.
We were just informed that our niece is pregnant. Niece/Nephew #12 is on their way.
Actually got over 2 and one half inches Monday, and a bit more Tuesday. Needed every drop. Haven’t watered my maters all week 😎It is a cloudy 78.4°F on our way to 90°F. We have a 60% chance of rain and I hope we get all 60 of them.
I hope and pray that the SEC allows the crowds back in. We now know that Covid is not spread that much outside. Football is outside so let us have a normal season.
On Fred, I am also hoping that Fred will send some of that rain up to Smiths Grove. He does not have to worry about sending any to Central City or Burkesville areas just my area.
Ill be 74 next month, but I'd still play if I was able. Due to severe injuries, my skill level had dropped, but being in business for myself was taking up any free time, so I quit. Take advantage of it while you are able. I still miss it.Still playing softball at 64 but, the better description would be to say "playing at". Not playing the seniors leagues yet but, am looking at doing that next year. My wife ask me when I was going to stop playing and I told her "When teams quit calling to see if I am still wanting to play". I pitch so, I don't have to cover a lot of distance on the field. This was our State Champion Team in 2015. I am on the far right as you look at the picture. We have since won 2 more (state titles) but I can't find the pictures for those.
I hear ya. Fall in KY ranks among world's best in my opinion. I say that from someone who lived 11 years in Germany.
Looked carefully at Middlesboro property while back home last month. Daughter lived previously as a renter in one house I checked. It may have been flooded. My cousin, who wants me to move up that way, is located 29 miles from Bert's place in Smiths Grove, advises me from time-to-time. He's not only my cousin, but also a big brother I never had. Anyway, down in that goshdarn Middlesboro bowl, world famous for active coal mining in a meteor crater, a few houses are located within the flood plane. Hence cheap ($37K) prices.
Mom's house is a no-go. Needs too much work. I could purchase right now for $44K - my cut. Too much work.
Middlesboro seems full of deals compared to Knoxville or Lexington. Problem is how much BS I'll experience on remodel.
Don’t know your priorities, but why not settle in between? Dale Hollow- Lake Cumberland area is beautiful (I’m biased), and knowing your love for loose change, I drop at least a dollars worth a day 😐
Over the last year or two, I've had some remodeling done. There is work on another house that needs to be done. Because I put all my energy into spots/exercise instead o learning how to do useful stuff like carpentry or plumbing, I had to hire it done. Finding people to do it (specially quality people) has been a nightmare. Right now everything is on hold.
We're looking at the Lake Cumberland area down the road. Ashville was our destination back in the 90's but the hell with that place. Plus, I feel better staying in our home state.
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Great! You won’t be disappointed.
Haha, I hear ya, but nah. Thanks. Beautiful out that way. Lake Cumberland is awesome.
My granddaughter started pre-school at Ellen Myers in Harrogate, TN this year, just across the border from Middlesboro. I really should return to SE KY because of family. Florida is out of the question even though at least two brothers and nine cousins still live there. Tax breaks in KY are much better for folks my age, thanks to Bert's advice.
We'll figure it all out.
Well good luck anyways, and settle in a place you want to be. Kentucky needs great people, wherever you wind up.
Here in Eastern Kentucky, it's rained about everyday this week. This evening, it's been one thunderstorm after another.
I bought my granddaughter a house down the street from me about 10 years ago. I knew that houses would never be that cheap again. I kept it my name until they had been married ten years and proved that they were responsible (they paid the taxes, insurance and all maintenance costs) They were and I signed the house over to them last year. They were practically giving houses away then during the big Recession. I bought it so that she would be able to take her mother/my daughter ( who is mentally disabled) in after my wife and I are gone. I paid $80K for it. That same model house now sells for a minimum of $280K. I feel so sorry for younger folks that have to buy a home these days.
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Sir,
You are so right. Getting near closing on a house for my oldest daughter. 476k....
Showing my youngest daughter two tomorrow in the 460k range.
They are doing about all themselves but the cut I get will cushion their blow a little.
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Sunday will be the 52nd anniversary of Woodstock. I was only a 4th grader but a few of my neighbors attended the event. I still remember my Dad and his "damn hippies" comments. Regardless, the music was great. Unfortunately many of the people running this country were probably Woodstockers.
Yeah we saw some threatening clouds and packed up about 7:30. Got pretty windy as we made it to the car, loaded everything, got turned around to leave and it started raining. It rained nearly the 100 mile trip but we weren't in any hurry. Fishless and crab-less, a first for us. I thought Maryland was known for this sort of stuff. I'll take South Carolina though Maryland IS beautiful but that beauty is tempered knowing what I know about the state.
I used my cast net a couple times and brought in some decent bait fish (30 to 40) caught two turtles in our crab nets. One snapping and some sort of box turtle. They were thrown back into the drink after a fisher couple close to us took a couple pictures with it. They were nice enough people but the guy had a mouth worse than any I have been around in a long time. It's a shame too as there was no need to use that type language.
All and all my Darling and I got away and feel good. We hadn't been out like that in over two years.
Start back at it hard tomorrow but I plan a biscuit baking party first when I wake up if the Lord tarry's. Got some studying to do, have a good evening.
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