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corvette

When I was in private practice, the local US Bank branch refused to comply with the "will search" statute that allows entry to a decedent's lockbox in order to retrieve a will. We had to go to District Court and get someone appointed "administrator" before they were allowed to get into the lockbox and retrieve the will, at which point, the will got filed and they became executor. Completely asinine.

stickguy

One thing we did (and I should confirm this!) was get rid of my fathers box after my mother passed. What would be in there is now in a lock box in his apartment.

Michaell

Warning: topic change!

Has anybody bought paint lately? We are going to be painting the interior of our house over the next month or so. I had to collect some paint samples this morning so the girls could decide which shade of white we are going with.

Casually asked the guy at Sherwin Williams what a 5 gallon bucket would cost (eggshell finish) and tried mightily to keep a straight face when he answered.

$71/gal with the 5 gallon discount - $350+ for a bucket. We may need two buckets.

Good thing the labor is cheap - my daughter and her best friend will be doing the work.

Michaell

Speaking of estates, my sister texted me this morning. She's expecting to get the last property tax bill for my mom's house in CA. Because they bought the house before Prop 13 passed in the 70's, their property tax was laughably low - I think under $1000 annually.

Based on the calculations between the selling price and the former appraised value, we think the new bill will be in the $7-8K range.

corvette

@Michaell - that sounds about right.

nyccarguy

Michaell said:

Warning: topic change!

Has anybody bought paint lately? We are going to be painting the interior of our house over the next month or so. I had to collect some paint samples this morning so the girls could decide which shade of white we are going with.

Casually asked the guy at Sherwin Williams what a 5 gallon bucket would cost (eggshell finish) and tried mightily to keep a straight face when he answered.

$71/gal with the 5 gallon discount - $350+ for a bucket. We may need two buckets.

Good thing the labor is cheap - my daughter and her best friend will be doing the work.

The best paint out there, which isn't cheap is BENJAMIN MOORE AURA paint. They have 3 levels and the AURA is the best. It is also very expensive.

tjc78

Price is about right -

I prefer Benjamin Moore to Sherwin Williams and that is what I have in our prototype docs but it’s even a little more expensive.

Personally I’d go with Behr Marquee from Home Depot for a DIY job. It’s about $255 for a 5 gallon pail.

We had the painter use it at our shore house. My daughter decided to practice her gymnastics in the hallway and got dirt marks all over. Cleaned right up with no damage.

kyfdx

The customer support from your local Sherwin Williams store is one reason to go there. If there is a problem, they make it right.

Michaell

Thanks for the feedback. Order placed on-line. $381 total, with taxes and fees. Guess the project will get started at the end of this week, as the girls don't have to be in the studio Wednesday, Thursday, or Friday.

mjfloyd1

@Michaell said:
Speaking of estates, my sister texted me this morning. She's expecting to get the last property tax bill for my mom's house in CA. Because they bought the house before Prop 13 passed in the 70's, their property tax was laughably low - I think under $1000 annually.

Based on the calculations between the selling price and the former appraised value, we think the new bill will be in the $7-8K range.

Shouldn’t you have said “back to previous topic” before this ?😇

stickguy

Paint did go up a lot. We generally just bought it at Lowe’s (their brand, Valspar). For the new house it came from Benjamin Moore. Without looking at the big bucket of leftover downstairs can’t tell you which level.

Michaell

mjfloyd1 said:

@Michaell said:

Speaking of estates, my sister texted me this morning. She's expecting to get the last property tax bill for my mom's house in CA. Because they bought the house before Prop 13 passed in the 70's, their property tax was laughably low - I think under $1000 annually.

Based on the calculations between the selling price and the former appraised value, we think the new bill will be in the $7-8K range.

Shouldn’t you have said “back to previous topic” before this ?😇

OK, OK, fair enough.

corvette

mjfloyd1 said:

Shouldn’t you have said “back to previous topic” before this ?😇

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HpkecYVRt_E

venture

I had to go to the Post Office. It's about 3 1/2 miles from my house. I ran into 3 road closed instances on the way.

Back when they pretended to care, they would maintain traffic on one lane. Now that they don't care at all, they just close the road. One of them did post a small detour.

imidazol97

nyccarguy said:

The best paint out there, which isn't cheap is BENJAMIN MOORE AURA paint. They have 3 levels and the AURA is the best. It is also very expensive.

That's what I bought. I haven't used it yet. May put off til next spring.

Sandman6472

Thought it best to have the oldest as a co-signer just in case I'm in the hospital again & need a bill paid. Last time, was charged a late fee from Chase as I didn't have access to my checkbook. Called and they did take it off since I always pay, a bit early to, but don't want to have an issue again. I know how super honest she is & will split things in thirds once I'm gone. Since what happened to me and my siblings, they all know how fair I need things to be. So, have no worries here. As for the house, depends on who goes first. But, should be an easy procedure since the last living spouse living stays in the house. Eventually, the kids will sell it and each get a third. And whatever their mom has set up for them. But no one really talks about this stuff but things are already in place.

imidazol97

How much should it cost to get a new car ceramic coated by a detailer?

I see these bottles of liquid polishes that leave a ceramic coat. And the
car washes have a ceramic coat finish on their premium wash packages.

What's different about a ceramic coat. The dealer wanted to charge $600
but couldn't tell son and DIL how they did it, what they used. I suspect
they would have used Turtle Wax: LOL

jmonroe1

Michaell said:

Warning: topic change!

Has anybody bought paint lately? We are going to be painting the interior of our house over the next month or so. I had to collect some paint samples this morning so the girls could decide which shade of white we are going with.

Casually asked the guy at Sherwin Williams what a 5 gallon bucket would cost (eggshell finish) and tried mightily to keep a straight face when he answered.

$71/gal with the 5 gallon discount - $350+ for a bucket. We may need two buckets.

Good thing the labor is cheap - my daughter and her best friend will be doing the work.

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That’s a pretty high price and hopefully that’s their best paint but be sure it isn’t exterior paint because that’s usually about 5 or 6 bucks more per gallon and you don’t need that for the interior of a house. Home Depot’s top of the line Behr interior paint is pretty much in line with the Sherwin Williams brand and it’s gone up dramatically over the last 3 or 4 years. So much so that my son decided to try Glidden’s top of the line (also bought from Home Depot) which is a good bit less expensive (seem to remember about 8 bucks a gallon less about 3 or 4 years ago but don’t hold me to that) and it provided the same result in application and a wear test I performed on some scrap drywall.

I would stay away from the cheaper grades of anybody’s paint because their application is not as good as the better grades and I’m sure their wearability is not very good either.

jmonroe

stickguy

Would think the wife would cover the bills if you were in the hospital. Can also send you a Venmo request later!

stickguy

Avalon king is probably about $50 I think. Putting it on looks super easy. And probably is every bit as good (if not better) than what the dealer would do. Assuming it is even worth it.

corvette

The prep work is key. Even a new car is going to need a clay bar/mitt treatment before a sealant is applied, and I would bet most dealers don't bother with that, but a professional detailer would.

stickguy

I was close! And plenty of other brands for more or less money. https://avalonking.com/products/armor-shield-ix-diy-kit

corvette

I think a lot of the car YouTubers have discount codes for AvalonKing, and/or they run holiday promotions, etc.

carnaught

We always do Dunn-Edwards, FWIW.

explorerx4

When I bought my current Explorer, a dealership I had never purchased from before, in addition to having pretty recently moved to that state, I told them I was going to put down 15K in addition to my trade in equity.
They let me take my new Explorer and said drop off the check sometime next week.
The next day, a Sunday, I dropped off a personal check.
Easy Peasy.

fintail

Michaell said:

Warning: topic change!

Has anybody bought paint lately? We are going to be painting the interior of our house over the next month or so. I had to collect some paint samples this morning so the girls could decide which shade of white we are going with.

Casually asked the guy at Sherwin Williams what a 5 gallon bucket would cost (eggshell finish) and tried mightily to keep a straight face when he answered.

$71/gal with the 5 gallon discount - $350+ for a bucket. We may need two buckets.

Good thing the labor is cheap - my daughter and her best friend will be doing the work.

Just bought a quart at Sherwin Williams yesterday - $30 (and fingers crossed the shade matches). I seem to remember it being closer to $20 in 2021.

Michaell

fintail said:

Michaell said:

Warning: topic change!

Has anybody bought paint lately? We are going to be painting the interior of our house over the next month or so. I had to collect some paint samples this morning so the girls could decide which shade of white we are going with.

Casually asked the guy at Sherwin Williams what a 5 gallon bucket would cost (eggshell finish) and tried mightily to keep a straight face when he answered.

$71/gal with the 5 gallon discount - $350+ for a bucket. We may need two buckets.

Good thing the labor is cheap - my daughter and her best friend will be doing the work.

Just bought a quart at Sherwin Williams yesterday - $30 (and fingers crossed the shade matches). I seem to remember it being closer to $20 in 2021.

I bought 3 quarts of "samples" - each a different shade of white - around 8:30 this morning. Total was around $35 They put the colors up on a few different spaces within the house and made a final choice within an hour. Ordered the paint online and picked it up before noon.

Sandman6472

Stick, she did pay the house bills through the joint checking but all I had left was my individual Chase c c which I pay out of my own checking account. Back then, she was also on it but with all that was going on, I just plain forgot. First time ever. But, she does have our joint check book for all other house bills. And they were nice enough to credit me the late charge the next day.

Kirstie_H

kyfdx said:

Payable on death requires you to supply documentation. Most banks aren't going to take just a death certificate. (2-4 weeks to get that) They're going to require the executor to jump through a lot of hoops.

Probably varies state-to-state. I had zero issues getting money transferred almost immediately when I was the POD on two accounts. Just had to supply the death certificate and my ID. No lawyer/court involved.

kyfdx

Kirstie_H said:

kyfdx said:

Payable on death requires you to supply documentation. Most banks aren't going to take just a death certificate. (2-4 weeks to get that) They're going to require the executor to jump through a lot of hoops.

Probably varies state-to-state. I had zero issues getting money transferred almost immediately when I was the POD on two accounts. Just had to supply the death certificate and my ID. No lawyer/court involved.

It varies bank to bank, for sure. I'll guess it's easier for a spouse with the same last name.

snakeweasel

@Michaell said:
I bought 3 quarts of "samples" - each a different shade of white - around 8:30 this morning. Total was around $35 They put the colors up on a few different spaces within the house and made a final choice within an hour. Ordered the paint online and picked it up before noon.

Wait three shades of white? I thought that this was a forum full of dudes and we are talking about shades of white? Oi !

https://youtu.be/FNlVZHBKWzo?si=zrlf6mdtGRqn2Xsk

Michaell

snakeweasel said:

@Michaell said:

I bought 3 quarts of "samples" - each a different shade of white - around 8:30 this morning. Total was around $35 They put the colors up on a few different spaces within the house and made a final choice within an hour. Ordered the paint online and picked it up before noon.

Wait three shades of white? I thought that this was a forum full of dudes and we are talking about shades of white? Oi !

https://youtu.be/FNlVZHBKWzo?si=zrlf6mdtGRqn2Xsk

I do not second guess the wife and stepdaughter when it comes to decorating and color choices.

abacomike

Michaell said:

Warning: topic change!

Has anybody bought paint lately? We are going to be painting the interior of our house over the next month or so. I had to collect some paint samples this morning so the girls could decide which shade of white we are going with.

Casually asked the guy at Sherwin Williams what a 5 gallon bucket would cost (eggshell finish) and tried mightily to keep a straight face when he answered.

$71/gal with the 5 gallon discount - $350+ for a bucket. We may need two buckets.

Good thing the labor is cheap - my daughter and her best friend will be doing the work.

I just had my kitchen, hallway and my bedroom painted with Sherwin Williams "Alabaster" which is an off=white color. You might want to take a look at that color - I am very pleased with it.

oldfarmer50

snakeweasel said:

@Michaell said:

I bought 3 quarts of "samples" - each a different shade of white - around 8:30 this morning. Total was around $35 They put the colors up on a few different spaces within the house and made a final choice within an hour. Ordered the paint online and picked it up before noon.

Wait three shades of white? I thought that this was a forum full of dudes and we are talking about shades of white? Oi !

https://youtu.be/FNlVZHBKWzo?si=zrlf6mdtGRqn2Xsk

Simpsons ripped it off from Cary Grant:

https://youtu.be/4J2atiUw1Jc?si=VqKTOJ7vP2cdxlGT

When we built our house we got some really cheap off white paint for $4.99 a gallon on sale. It would rub off if you looked at it the wrong way so later we painted over it with washable acrylic. It’s still on the ceilings though.

abacomike

Kirstie_H said:

kyfdx said:

Payable on death requires you to supply documentation. Most banks aren't going to take just a death certificate. (2-4 weeks to get that) They're going to require the executor to jump through a lot of hoops.

Probably varies state-to-state. I had zero issues getting money transferred almost immediately when I was the POD on two accounts. Just had to supply the death certificate and my ID. No lawyer/court involved.

I don't know how other States mandate banking requirements upon the death of the account holder. When my Dad passed in 2015, since all his CD's (regular and IRA's) were listed as POD to both me and my twin brother, the bank only required a death certificate (original, not a copy) which they copied and returned to me. They then issued checks to both me and my brother (50% to each) for each account. Since I was able to sign checks as the checking account was in both my Dad's and my name, I left the $20,000+ in that account in order to pay for any debts that were forthcoming. I then issued a check to my brother a few months later for 50% of the remaining balance.

Since the Condo was in both my Dad's and my name (not my brother's name), which is what he and my mom wanted so I would always have a place to live, I took the quit claim deed to an attorney with a death certificate and he in turn had a new deed prepared showing me as the owner of the property. He wanted me to make sure I had copies of the death certificates for my mom and dad attached because the Condo was originally purchased in my Dad and Mom's names.

It took me and my brother about 2 months to get all of this taken care of - but the money in the bank was distributed by the bank manager immediately upon providing an original death certificate and current driver's licenses for me and my brother. That was the easiest part of the entire process.

Michaell

abacomike said:

Michaell said:

Warning: topic change!

Has anybody bought paint lately? We are going to be painting the interior of our house over the next month or so. I had to collect some paint samples this morning so the girls could decide which shade of white we are going with.

Casually asked the guy at Sherwin Williams what a 5 gallon bucket would cost (eggshell finish) and tried mightily to keep a straight face when he answered.

$71/gal with the 5 gallon discount - $350+ for a bucket. We may need two buckets.

Good thing the labor is cheap - my daughter and her best friend will be doing the work.

I just had my kitchen, hallway and my bedroom painted with Sherwin Williams "Alabaster" which is an off=white color. You might want to take a look at that color - I am very pleased with it.

I believe the color they landed on is called Snowbound.

jmonroe1

snakeweasel said:

@Michaell said:

I bought 3 quarts of "samples" - each a different shade of white - around 8:30 this morning. Total was around $35 They put the colors up on a few different spaces within the house and made a final choice within an hour. Ordered the paint online and picked it up before noon.

Wait three shades of white? I thought that this was a forum full of dudes and we are talking about shades of white? Oi !

https://youtu.be/FNlVZHBKWzo?si=zrlf6mdtGRqn2Xsk

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@Michaell is a dude but the women in his household are dudesses.

jmonroe

stickguy

My wife had dozens of paint chips taped to the walls when we were picking the color to paint the new house. Benjamin Moore was the winner. Swiss coffee, something like than. A pleasant off white toward cream I think. Very nice looking and I intend to keep every wall this color the rest of my life.

jmonroe1

Michaell said:

snakeweasel said:

@Michaell said:

I bought 3 quarts of "samples" - each a different shade of white - around 8:30 this morning. Total was around $35 They put the colors up on a few different spaces within the house and made a final choice within an hour. Ordered the paint online and picked it up before noon.

Wait three shades of white? I thought that this was a forum full of dudes and we are talking about shades of white? Oi !

https://youtu.be/FNlVZHBKWzo?si=zrlf6mdtGRqn2Xsk

I do not second guess the wife and stepdaughter when it comes to decorating and color choices.
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You sound like a dude who doesn’t want to be chased around the dining room table from two directions.

jmonroe

jmonroe1

oldfarmer50 said:

snakeweasel said:

@Michaell said:

I bought 3 quarts of "samples" - each a different shade of white - around 8:30 this morning. Total was around $35 They put the colors up on a few different spaces within the house and made a final choice within an hour. Ordered the paint online and picked it up before noon.

Wait three shades of white? I thought that this was a forum full of dudes and we are talking about shades of white? Oi !

https://youtu.be/FNlVZHBKWzo?si=zrlf6mdtGRqn2Xsk

Simpsons ripped it off from Cary Grant:

https://youtu.be/4J2atiUw1Jc?si=VqKTOJ7vP2cdxlGT

When we built our house we got some really cheap off white paint for $4.99 a gallon on sale. It would rub off if you looked at it the wrong way so later we painted over it with washable acrylic. It’s still on the ceilings though.
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Great movie. Even if it is in black and white.

jmonroe

xwesx

Michaell said:

I believe the color they landed on is called Snowbound.

Well, that sounds cheery.

mjfloyd1

If you second guess your wife’s choice of alabaster, does that make you an “alabastard”?

ab348

Michaell said:

fintail said:

Michaell said:

Warning: topic change!

Has anybody bought paint lately? We are going to be painting the interior of our house over the next month or so. I had to collect some paint samples this morning so the girls could decide which shade of white we are going with.

Casually asked the guy at Sherwin Williams what a 5 gallon bucket would cost (eggshell finish) and tried mightily to keep a straight face when he answered.

$71/gal with the 5 gallon discount - $350+ for a bucket. We may need two buckets.

Good thing the labor is cheap - my daughter and her best friend will be doing the work.

Just bought a quart at Sherwin Williams yesterday - $30 (and fingers crossed the shade matches). I seem to remember it being closer to $20 in 2021.

I bought 3 quarts of "samples" - each a different shade of white - around 8:30 this morning. Total was around $35 They put the colors up on a few different spaces within the house and made a final choice within an hour. Ordered the paint online and picked it up before noon.

Three quarts of samples for $35 seems like a really good deal. Since they’re all whites I might mix them together in a big can and paint the whole room on the cheap. I bet it would end up looking white.

houdini1

Michaell said:

snakeweasel said:

@Michaell said:

I bought 3 quarts of "samples" - each a different shade of white - around 8:30 this morning. Total was around $35 They put the colors up on a few different spaces within the house and made a final choice within an hour. Ordered the paint online and picked it up before noon.

Wait three shades of white? I thought that this was a forum full of dudes and we are talking about shades of white? Oi !

https://youtu.be/FNlVZHBKWzo?si=zrlf6mdtGRqn2Xsk

I do not second guess the wife and stepdaughter when it comes to decorating and color choices.

When dealing with my wife I use the foolproof 2 step method, 1. Make her think she is getting everything her own way, and 2. Go ahead and give her everything her own way.

jmonroe1

ab348 said:

Michaell said:

fintail said:

Michaell said:

Warning: topic change!

Has anybody bought paint lately? We are going to be painting the interior of our house over the next month or so. I had to collect some paint samples this morning so the girls could decide which shade of white we are going with.

Casually asked the guy at Sherwin Williams what a 5 gallon bucket would cost (eggshell finish) and tried mightily to keep a straight face when he answered.

$71/gal with the 5 gallon discount - $350+ for a bucket. We may need two buckets.

Good thing the labor is cheap - my daughter and her best friend will be doing the work.

Just bought a quart at Sherwin Williams yesterday - $30 (and fingers crossed the shade matches). I seem to remember it being closer to $20 in 2021.

I bought 3 quarts of "samples" - each a different shade of white - around 8:30 this morning. Total was around $35 They put the colors up on a few different spaces within the house and made a final choice within an hour. Ordered the paint online and picked it up before noon.

Three quarts of samples for $35 seems like a really good deal. Since they’re all whites I might mix them together in a big can and paint the whole room on the cheap. I bet it would end up looking white.

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I’ve always said if you have to squint to see the subtle differences in paint shades, it’s time to just throw a dart. I’m convinced when they’re that close in color, if you chose one color and they mixed the other you’d never know the difference anyway.

I don’t know what the color name is (some shade of gray) my son, his wife and mother chose for the first flip but he’s painted every flip the same color. He said he doesn’t want to go through that again and since he’s gotten favorable comments on all the flips since, he has no plans to change now.

jmonroe

stickguy

I just say ok then when she brings it up again I deny having any recollection of ever having said it.

Basically doing the old rope a dope and avoiding doing something I don’t want to

stickguy

The push to be broke before retirement continues. Fence goes in Thursday so more $ into that. Signed up for the custom closet guy to come out in 2 weeks to do out pantry. And our fancy new mattress should get delivered in the next 2 weeks, which means we need to pay for the rest of the new bedroom set to have something to put it on.

At this rate $.88/lb turkey will be too rich for my blood.

jmonroe1

stickguy said:

The push to be broke before retirement continues. Fence goes in Thursday so more $ into that. Signed up for the custom closet guy to come out in 2 weeks to do out pantry. And our fancy new mattress should get delivered in the next 2 weeks, which means we need to pay for the rest of the new bedroom set to have something to put it on.

At this rate $.88/lb turkey will be too rich for my blood.

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Maybe this year you shouldn’t buy premium turkey. Get roadkill instead.

jmonroe

tjc78

@stickguy said:
The push to be broke before retirement continues. Fence goes in Thursday so more $ into that. Signed up for the custom closet guy to come out in 2 weeks to do out pantry. And our fancy new mattress should get delivered in the next 2 weeks, which means we need to pay for the rest of the new bedroom set to have something to put it on.

At this rate $.88/lb turkey will be too rich for my blood.

You only live once! 🤪🤪

jmonroe1

tjc78 said:

@stickguy said:

The push to be broke before retirement continues. Fence goes in Thursday so more $ into that. Signed up for the custom closet guy to come out in 2 weeks to do out pantry. And our fancy new mattress should get delivered in the next 2 weeks, which means we need to pay for the rest of the new bedroom set to have something to put it on.

At this rate $.88/lb turkey will be too rich for my blood.

You only live once! 🤪🤪

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That slogan has driven more folks to the poor house than taxes.

jmonroe