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Maybenaut wrote: ↑Fri May 14, 2021 12:24 pm

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neonzx wrote: ↑Fri May 14, 2021 12:29 pm
Um, out of my price range.... and its not even a stand alone home.OMgosh.

Maybenaut wrote: ↑Fri May 14, 2021 12:35 pm

neonzx wrote: ↑Fri May 14, 2021 12:29 pm
Um, out of my price range.... and its not even a stand alone home.OMgosh.

We ate franks and beans for years so we could afford the mortgage on less than half the current asking price. This market is INSANE. But I’m not complaining.

An animal shelter in Chicago has released 1,000 feral cats throughout the city to combat a rat crisis.

Through a program called Cats at Work, the Tree House Humane Society, a local animal shelter, releases feral felines on to city streets. The initiative places two to three cats, all spayed, neutered and vaccinated, outside of residences and businesses to sustainably deal with Chicago’s rodent problem.

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The cats are animals that “would not thrive in a shelter or home environment” and are usually subject to long stays in animal control centers or euthanization, according to the non-profit’s website.

While the deployed felines will sometimes kill rats, the mere presence of these repurposed alley cats is usually enough to scare off pests. About 1,000 cats have now been released since 2012, as reported by WGN9, a local media station.

Local homeowners or businesses can sign up for the program, as long as they cover food, water and shelter for the cats. The popular program currently has a “long waitlist”, as stated on its website.

Maybenaut wrote: ↑Fri May 14, 2021 12:24 pm

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bill_g wrote: ↑Fri May 14, 2021 2:32 pm
Very nice. Three story walk up, 2400sf, with courtyard in back, and balcony upstairs. What year was it built?

The market is nuts everywhere. Our golf pro neighbor has been scouting Phoenix, and came back sticker shocked. Like us, she got in around 1989. $29K for 1400sf ranch on a quarter acre. Now they are worth just under $200K. Taxes are assessed on the purchase price landing at $600/yr. It's paid for. The cost of utilities (water, elec, garbage, phone/internet, cable) and upkeep is minimal. We can live here for under $500/mo. We'd be foolish to move after retirement. I like zero debt.

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Maybenaut wrote: ↑Wed May 12, 2021 1:30 pm
It’s so you can’t deny them access to come in and get their routers and set top boxes if you do terminate. And if you call to complain about an outage, you have to let them in so they can fix it.

And the key is reasonableness.

Correct. IANAL, but I've put clauses like that in many of our agreements. It's boiler plate. You are agreeing to give consent if access to their equipment is requested. They retain ownership of all equipment used to access their service. Customers are just renting it. By signing up for their service, you are agreeing to allow a representative that asks to be on your property, or to come into your premises, to service that equipment. You are not giving them blanket access to your home or property. Neither are you granting a right of way. Refusing them entry upon request during normal business hours can be grounds for service termination.

The language indemnifies them from providing service. There are customers that want magical repairs. Customers want their cable TV to work, but they don't want to let you inside to figure out the problem. If you refuse them at the door, the cable company can cut service, and not be worried about why your cable isn't working. They have a bazillion of those boxes. They aren't too worried about getting them back. There's a good chance they would just go to e-waste anyway. Somewhere in the agreement is a clause that allows them to charge you the replacement value should you not surrender the equipment.

noblepa wrote: ↑Fri May 14, 2021 11:26 am

Volkonski wrote: ↑Fri May 14, 2021 3:45 am

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A massive, full-scale replica of the Titanic is under construction in China. The ship will offer a “five-star cruise service” once opened but will remain stationary, as it's landlocked.

Well, no worries about sinking then.

Someone (an Australian, I think) is trying to build an actual, operating replica, to be called Titanic II. It will be externally very similar to the original, but will have modern mechanicals and passenger amenities. So far, they haven't, to my knowledge, begun construction.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Titanic_II

Bear has close call on utility poles in Arizona border city
DOUGLAS, Ariz. (AP) — Residents of an Arizona border city were left in disbelief by a surprise visit from a bear.

The Arizona Game & Fish Department said the bear appeared Sunday in downtown Douglas.

Bolder than your average bear, the animal climbed up two utility poles and even sat on the wires at one point.

Foggy wrote: ↑Sat May 15, 2021 10:47 am So #2 son Alex Bob Todd whatever his name is starts his new job at an electrical parts warehouse on Monday. The email says to "report to a gentleman who goes by K2".

bill_g wrote: ↑Sat May 15, 2021 3:42 pm I wonder how many times he had to try before he got it all? So many places to crash and burn.