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driver100

oldfarmer50 said:

jipster said:

@oldfarmer50 said:

For you people who think my job is boring this was one of the cars returned to the airport today.

The story we got was that the renter was at a party that got out of hand.

We also had a car that was rented at another location, never returned, was reported stolen and was then dumped days later at the airport. The culprit tried to flee but was detained to at least pay for the additional use.

My favorite was the Audi Q3 that came back covered in mud with the bumper and fender smashed. The renter inquired if it was too late to purchase collision insurance.

Out of hand? Is that a bullet hole in the door? May want to check the trunk for a dead body.

Yeah, that’s a bullet hole. I had to drive that to the repair facility and had to sit carefully since the window was also blown out and spread over the seats. No bodies that I know of.
.
.....any blood on the seats?

stickguy

Lawn guys just finished. Yard all cleaned up, beds look great. Fresh mulch, nice sharp edge cuts. And my back doesn’t hurt.

A win all around v

jmonroe1

snakeweasel said:

jmonroe1 said:

stickguy said:

my taxes are so simple that it would take more effort to put everything together and get to an accountant so they could spend the 10 minutes imputting everying and hitting submit. No fancy investments like rental properties. No deductions at all. A couple of W2s, a few 1099divs and that is about it.

JM, not even much room for "creative accounting" unless I wanted to claim something like the EV tax credit (do they even get a form filed by the dealer for that?)

Where there is a will there is a way.

You’d shouldn’t be surprised to learn that the IRS thinks I have an EV. You should be able to claim two of them if you have a two car garage, right?

jmonroe

Why not three or four as you have a driveway?

What is with this place? I come here for a diversion and it's all shop talk.

You’re right; thanks for the tip.

jmonroe

sda

I need to do the same and hire someone to tighten up the shrubs and flower beds. My wife and SIL have been doing the yard work, mowing, trimming since I broke my leg. I believe I can do much of it now but am told NO!

stickguy

We trim the bushes ourselves that’s pretty easy none are very big. I just hate cutting all the edges and moving the mulch. Way too much hard labor!

oldfarmer50

driver100 said:

oldfarmer50 said:

jipster said:

@oldfarmer50 said:

For you people who think my job is boring this was one of the cars returned to the airport today.

The story we got was that the renter was at a party that got out of hand.

We also had a car that was rented at another location, never returned, was reported stolen and was then dumped days later at the airport. The culprit tried to flee but was detained to at least pay for the additional use.

My favorite was the Audi Q3 that came back covered in mud with the bumper and fender smashed. The renter inquired if it was too late to purchase collision insurance.

Out of hand? Is that a bullet hole in the door? May want to check the trunk for a dead body.

Yeah, that’s a bullet hole. I had to drive that to the repair facility and had to sit carefully since the window was also blown out and spread over the seats. No bodies that I know of.
.

.....any blood on the seats?



No, just a lot of glass.

imidazol97

@oldfarmer50
How does the rental company charge for bullet holes and broken glass if the folks didn't buy the full coverage comprehensive from the rental company?

I don't know if my personal insurance covers bullet holes on cars I rent. They cover everything
just like my own two cars, I think? Comprehensive insurance like glass?

jmonroe1

tjc78 said:

I’m supposed to relax at the shore… but wife wanted a new chandelier to replace the crappy one here. So, ran to Lowes and grabbed one. Electrical box was pretty off center, so needed a little swag to place it in the middle of the table. No silver hook in stock, so I’ll have to swap it out.

That’s cheating, you should have moved the box.

FWIW, that light looks a little like the light we installed in flip #3 above where the kitchen table will be.

jmonroe

explorerx4

Here's a video on how Social Security, RMS and Medicare can interact with each other.
Gave me kind of a headache.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kIZIVGv34tg&t=528s

henryn

imidazol97 said:

@oldfarmer50
How does the rental company charge for bullet holes and broken glass if the folks didn't buy the full coverage comprehensive from the rental company?

I don't know if my personal insurance covers bullet holes on cars I rent. They cover everything
just like my own two cars, I think? Comprehensive insurance like glass?

My car insurance covers rental cars, but then so does American Express. And I would much rather turn in a claim to Amex than to an insurance company. I really doubt Amex would cancel me or raise my rates.

henryn

stickguy said:

Lawn guys just finished. Yard all cleaned up, beds look great. Fresh mulch, nice sharp edge cuts. And my back doesn’t hurt.

A win all around v

I rather enjoy doing the yard work myself. Fresh air, sunshine, good exercise.

Mind you, there are limits. When I was working on the fence recently, I paid someone to dig up the old posts and concrete.

I am just happy that I can still get around and do most of this work myself. My health is not great, and I certainly can't do everything that I used to do, but I can still do a lot. And I try to remember that there are those much worse off. Be happy with what you have, not unhappy with what you've lost.

And speaking of health, I think I will go over to Walgreen's this afternoon and get the second Covid booster. No downside, no cost (to me), and will make me feel a little better about my protection level. Win-Win.

oldfarmer50

driver100 said:

oldfarmer50 said:

jipster said:

@oldfarmer50 said:

For you people who think my job is boring this was one of the cars returned to the airport today.

The story we got was that the renter was at a party that got out of hand.

We also had a car that was rented at another location, never returned, was reported stolen and was then dumped days later at the airport. The culprit tried to flee but was detained to at least pay for the additional use.

My favorite was the Audi Q3 that came back covered in mud with the bumper and fender smashed. The renter inquired if it was too late to purchase collision insurance.

Out of hand? Is that a bullet hole in the door? May want to check the trunk for a dead body.

Yeah, that’s a bullet hole. I had to drive that to the repair facility and had to sit carefully since the window was also blown out and spread over the seats. No bodies that I know of.
.

.....any blood on the seats?



No, just a lot of glass.

imidazol97 said:

@oldfarmer50
How does the rental company charge for bullet holes and broken glass if the folks didn't buy the full coverage comprehensive from the rental company?

I don't know if my personal insurance covers bullet holes on cars I rent. They cover everything
just like my own two cars, I think? Comprehensive insurance like glass?

Good question. If you bought the insurance I assume it would cover “damage” from any source. You credit card company might have damage coverage too. Then there’s your personal car insurance.

imidazol97

henryn said:

imidazol97 said:

@oldfarmer50
How does the rental company charge for bullet holes and broken glass if the folks didn't buy the full coverage comprehensive from the rental company?

I don't know if my personal insurance covers bullet holes on cars I rent. They cover everything
just like my own two cars, I think? Comprehensive insurance like glass?

My car insurance covers rental cars, but then so does American Express. And I would much rather turn in a claim to Amex than to an insurance company. I really doubt Amex would cancel me or raise my rates.

My State Farm covers me, but I don't know if it covers bullet holes.

stickguy

Just finished the first mow of the seasons. Some of the grass was already quite long. But odd mowing with feel as temp below freezing! But looks good trimmed with fresh mulch. Ready to list! Well, the outside is.

Mower was good since I remembered to run it dry last year. Let it sit in the sun while I did some raking, filled it with fresh gas, gave 2 have pulls to prime, then one full yank and it fired up like I just used it yesterday. Not even a puff of smoke.

Now just need to pull the blade off and take it for the annual sharpening. And see if my weedwhacker wants to work this year or not.

Michaell

stickguy said:

Just finished the first mow of the seasons. Some of the grass was already quite long. But odd mowing with feel as temp below freezing! But looks good trimmed with fresh mulch. Ready to list! Well, the outside is.

Mower was good since I remembered to run it dry last year. Let it sit in the sun while I did some raking, filled it with fresh gas, gave 2 have pulls to prime, then one full yank and it fired up like I just used it yesterday. Not even a puff of smoke.

Now just need to pull the blade off and take it for the annual sharpening. And see if my weedwhacker wants to work this year or not.

Ugh - that reminds me that I should take my mower blade in for sharpening. I've used it for 4 summers now, and it could probably use it.

Most of the grass here is still dormant - may be another month before it's green and ready to mow.

stickguy

With climate the way it is now, my season here is 8 months. I start about now, and still have to mow occasionally through November. Sometimes into December. It stinks.

kyfdx

I did fill up my gas can, today.

Supposed to be in the '70s, tomorrow, with 40 mph winds.

driver100

imidazol97 said:

henryn said:

imidazol97 said:

@oldfarmer50
How does the rental company charge for bullet holes and broken glass if the folks didn't buy the full coverage comprehensive from the rental company?

I don't know if my personal insurance covers bullet holes on cars I rent. They cover everything
just like my own two cars, I think? Comprehensive insurance like glass?

My car insurance covers rental cars, but then so does American Express. And I would much rather turn in a claim to Amex than to an insurance company. I really doubt Amex would cancel me or raise my rates.

My State Farm covers me, but I don't know if it covers bullet holes.

It would be interesting to know the answer.
I assume it would, wouldn't it be a foreign object similar to a moose.....not an act of God?

explorerx4

I haven't siphoned the gas out of my snow blower yet. I'll use that in the mower.
Don't want to start cutting the grass yet. Once you start, then you have to cut it on a regular basis.

snakeweasel

driver100 said:

imidazol97 said:

henryn said:

imidazol97 said:

@oldfarmer50
How does the rental company charge for bullet holes and broken glass if the folks didn't buy the full coverage comprehensive from the rental company?

I don't know if my personal insurance covers bullet holes on cars I rent. They cover everything
just like my own two cars, I think? Comprehensive insurance like glass?

My car insurance covers rental cars, but then so does American Express. And I would much rather turn in a claim to Amex than to an insurance company. I really doubt Amex would cancel me or raise my rates.

My State Farm covers me, but I don't know if it covers bullet holes.

It would be interesting to know the answer.
I assume it would, wouldn't it be a foreign object similar to a moose.....not an act of God?

I would be interested to know too. Now I have a strong desire to call my agent and ask him if just to get his reaction.

jmonroe1

oldfarmer50 said:

tjc78 said:

@stickguy said:

and when I move, if it is a big yard I will contract it out. small yard will but a rechargeable mower and do it myself (unless I get lucky and it is a neighborhood where the HOA includes mowing, etc.)

I’m 1/3 acre and to me that’s big!

I do five acres a week and it’s time to start looking for a new lawn tractor before the current one bites the dust.

Are there such things as hooptie lawn tractors that don’t have a lot of rust?

jmonroe

andres3

qbrozen said:

ab348 said:

Speaking of snow country, nasty weather today in PA led to this bedlam:

https://twitter.com/i/status/1508483965711224838

People in near death situations, and this jerk is laughing and worried about "my stuff" and "my Charger." Ugh.

Why does it seem the early cars blocked as much possible path as possible going sideways and not moving with plenty of time to move? I don't get it. It's like they were playing "who can block the most area?"

oldfarmer50

jmonroe1 said:

oldfarmer50 said:

tjc78 said:

@stickguy said:

and when I move, if it is a big yard I will contract it out. small yard will but a rechargeable mower and do it myself (unless I get lucky and it is a neighborhood where the HOA includes mowing, etc.)

I’m 1/3 acre and to me that’s big!

I do five acres a week and it’s time to start looking for a new lawn tractor before the current one bites the dust.

Are there such things as hooptie lawn tractors that don’t have a lot of rust?

jmonroe

My lawn equipment doesn’t have a chance to get rusty. I beat on it pretty hard so after a few years it’s might be a hooptie but not a rusty one.

abacomike

@imidazol97 said:
@oldfarmer50
How does the rental company charge for bullet holes and broken glass if the folks didn't buy the full coverage comprehensive from the rental company?

I don't know if my personal insurance covers bullet holes on cars I rent. They cover everything
just like my own two cars, I think? Comprehensive insurance like glass?

They charge by the “caliber” of the bullet that made the hole! 🤪😜🤓

fintail

Those light fixtures with the framing around the bulbs are huge with flippers here - one of the "signs" along with grey LVP, subway tile, sliding track closet/bathroom doors, 50 shades of grey paint, a room with shiplap walls, etc.

jmonroe1 said:

tjc78 said:

I’m supposed to relax at the shore… but wife wanted a new chandelier to replace the crappy one here. So, ran to Lowes and grabbed one. Electrical box was pretty off center, so needed a little swag to place it in the middle of the table. No silver hook in stock, so I’ll have to swap it out.

That’s cheating, you should have moved the box.

FWIW, that light looks a little like the light we installed in flip #3 above where the kitchen table will be.

jmonroe

stickguy

condos in those shore towns are basically done like flip houses anyway. unless you are custom building a place for 2.5million.

ronsteve

@qbrozen said:
We got a few emergency broadcast warnings on our phones here today concerning these "squalls." In my area, at least, we got nowhere near zero visibility. It got windy, cloudy, and some very frozen precipitation swirling around. The school buses didn't seem to have any issues since my kid arrived exactly on time during the weather event. One of these days, a real emergency is going to happen but most people will ignore the warning because the broadcast system on our phones is WAY overused.

The snow squall warnings are supposed to be as localized as a tornado warning, but there can be some spillover if you are getting signal off a tower that also pings into the warning area. Clearly they were warranted for at least a portion of the area they were issued for.

I don’t know if y’all have “tornado” sirens out that way like in the Midwest or South, but the WEA definitely has more precision than sirens, which are usually activated for an entire county if any part of the county is in a tornado warning. (Varies based on Local EM decision, but that’s the norm.)

It’s also worth noting that the only weather alerts that trigger WEA are tornado warnings, snow squall warnings, and only flash flood warnings tagged for considerable or catastrophic impacts.

stickguy

had to break out the toolbox today to get a socket out to get the blade off the mower. I must have been super strengthed when I put this one one because that sucker was torqued tight. Had to go up to the bigger socket wrench, and was about to look for a breaker bar before I finally got it broken loose. might need antisieze when that goes back on. or maybe don't crank it down so hard!

tjc78

@jmonroe1 said:
That’s cheating, you should have moved the box.

FWIW, that light looks a little like the light we installed in flip #3 above where the kitchen table will be.

jmonroe

Yeah.. wasn’t moving the box.

It could be the same light. Came from Lowes.

tjc78

@stickguy said:
condos in those shore towns are basically done like flip houses anyway. unless you are custom building a place for 2.5million.

We saw a few like that and they were bad! Other than the floorings ours is largely original, built in 2003.

Next year we will do something with the kitchen. The cabinets, while nice are cherry and that’s not our style.

explorerx4

@jmonroe1,
In case you had any lingering doubts about the Immaculate Reception, this should this should put hem to bed.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MjMsa5Yo6qQ

henryn

stickguy said:

had to break out the toolbox today to get a socket out to get the blade off the mower. I must have been super strengthed when I put this one one because that sucker was torqued tight. Had to go up to the bigger socket wrench, and was about to look for a breaker bar before I finally got it broken loose. might need antisieze when that goes back on. or maybe don't crank it down so hard!

It's designed so that the rotation of the blade tightens the bolt. Jobs like that, removing a lawn mower blade, are when it's nice to have an impact wrench. No muss, no fuss, no bother.

andres3

I now have a Nest Doorbell camera and AC/Heater Thermostat controller. My internet sucking was exposed by the Nest doorbell; it requires high speed internet to work properly.

mjfloyd1

I assume that car insurance would cover you if your car was damaged by a stray gunshot/ bullet under comprehensive.

You are probably on your own if you are involved in a shoot out.

jipster

My daughter ordered her Subaru Outback yesterday. 36 grand. Must get that from her mom. Unfortunately the dealership said she couldn't lock in on the special 2.9% financing that Subaru is currently offering.
Looking at a 2 month wait till the car comes in. Doubtful it will be lower then.

Informed daughter of the extended warranty talk she'll get, when she goes into the finance office in 2 months, to pick up her Outback. In looking online it doesn't look that Subaru's extended warranty is anything close to what I got from Honda. Doesn't seem worth getting at all.

kyfdx

@jipster

Florence or Beechmont?

jipster

kyfdx said:

@jipster

Florence or Beechmont?

It's the Subaru of Kings Automall in Cincinnati.

explorerx4

@jipster,
You are saying the Subaru extended coverage is not good?

oldfarmer50

jipster said:

My daughter ordered her Subaru Outback yesterday. 36 grand. Must get that from her mom. Unfortunately the dealership said she couldn't lock in on the special 2.9% financing that Subaru is currently offering.

Looking at a 2 month wait till the car comes in. Doubtful it will be lower then.

Informed daughter of the extended warranty talk she'll get, when she goes into the finance office in 2 months, to pick up her Outback. In looking online it doesn't look that Subaru's extended warranty is anything close to what I got from Honda. Doesn't seem worth getting at all.

Are you telling us that dear old dad isn’t willing to make that car payment go away for the kid?

jipster

@explorerx4 said:
@jipster,
You are saying the Subaru extended coverage is not good?

Correct. I see very little value in getting either of the plans.

jipster

@oldfarmer50 said:
Are you telling us that dear old dad isn’t willing to make that car payment go away for the kid?

They don't call me the Jipster for nothing.

My daughter actually said I should keep any money from the sale of the Kia Optima. I told her whatever I got for the car was hers. So dads not all bad.

roadburner

jipster said:

kyfdx said:

@jipster

Florence or Beechmont?

It's the Subaru of Kings Automall in Cincinnati.

I had a great experience with every Kings dealership that I've worked with.

ab348

jipster said:

@explorerx4 said:
@jipster,

You are saying the Subaru extended coverage is not good?

Correct. I see very little value in getting either of the plans.

How much do they charge for how long?

driver100

mjfloyd1 said:

I assume that car insurance would cover you if your car was damaged by a stray gunshot/ bullet under comprehensive.

You are probably on your own if you are involved in a shoot out.

What if you are the getaway driver in a bank robbery?

jipster

@ab348 said:
How much do they charge for how long?

Getting ready to head out. But thinking over 3 grand for 7 years, 100,000 miles. Subaru has the 3/36k mile bumper to bumper, 5/60k mile on power train. So didn't extend that much over the manufacturers warranty considering the money. In comparison, my 2020 Honda Accords extended warranty was 9 years, 150,000 miles. $1,600

mjfloyd1

@driver100 said:
What if you are the getaway driver in a bank robbery?

That’s a self insured situation 😂

jmonroe1

snakeweasel said:

oldfarmer50 said:

explorerx4 said:

Hey Imidazol97,
You might want to make sure your Malibu is well protected.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w9Wuf4or1aE

What next, will they be stealing the teeth out of your head while you sleep?

With this group more like stealing your teeth from the glass on the night stand while you sleep.

Oh, so that’s what happened to them.

jmonroe

jmonroe1

snakeweasel said:

https://www.msn.com/en-us/autos/news/leopard-walks-in-shuts-down-a-mercedes-benz-plant/ar-AAVBjdq?ocid=msedgntp

When my car didn’t show up on time I told the dealer to forget it. Now I know what happened. I thought the dealer was stone-walling me.

jmonroe

jmonroe1

imidazol97 said:

henryn said:

imidazol97 said:

@oldfarmer50
How does the rental company charge for bullet holes and broken glass if the folks didn't buy the full coverage comprehensive from the rental company?

I don't know if my personal insurance covers bullet holes on cars I rent. They cover everything
just like my own two cars, I think? Comprehensive insurance like glass?

My car insurance covers rental cars, but then so does American Express. And I would much rather turn in a claim to Amex than to an insurance company. I really doubt Amex would cancel me or raise my rates.

My State Farm covers me, but I don't know if it covers bullet holes.

Check your policy again. I think you’re covered if the bullet hole is in you.

jmonroe

abacomike

Getting my 2nd Covid booster shot tomorrow morning per my doctor. He urged me to get it due to my immunosuppressed physical issues. Hope it goes as smoothly as the first 3 shots.