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Kirstie_HKirstie_H Administrator Posts: 11,241
edited September 2024 in General
This may be temporary, or it may be permanent, depending on the swiftness and completeness of the fix from Vanilla, but let's carry on here.

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  • ab348ab348 Member Posts: 20,011
    Tell me again how to add this new discussion to My Bookmarks? I clicked the star next to the discussion title but it does nothing.

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  • Kirstie_HKirstie_H Administrator Posts: 11,241
    ab348 said:

    Tell me again how to add this new discussion to My Bookmarks? I clicked the star next to the discussion title but it does nothing.

    Hm... not sure why that's going wrong for you. That's the way to do it, and it just worked for me.

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  • jmonroe1jmonroe1 Member Posts: 9,018
    ab348 said:

    Tell me again how to add this new discussion to My Bookmarks? I clicked the star next to the discussion title but it does nothing.

    ————————————————
    It worked for me. Try re-booting your devise. If that doesn’t work, pay your dues.

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  • driver100driver100 Member Posts: 32,525
    edited September 2024
    You are missing the point. I have not received any notices from the manufacturer to park my car outside and not in the garage, and I haven't had to return my car to the dealer to have a $20000 part pulled from it and exchanged for a new part.
    I guess EV owners are fixated on the fire situation and don't seem to care about having to park outside, maybe they don't park their car in a garage. And maybe they don't care about using a loaner car for a few weeks while a new battery comes in and until GM clears up the combustion problem. And maybe they like the idea that the Lyriq had to be parked in an open field in case of a fire. I have better things to do with my time and I prefer to park my gasser in the garage.

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  • ab348ab348 Member Posts: 20,011
    Kirstie_H said:

    ab348 said:

    Tell me again how to add this new discussion to My Bookmarks? I clicked the star next to the discussion title but it does nothing.

    Hm... not sure why that's going wrong for you. That's the way to do it, and it just worked for me.
    Kirstie_H said:

    ab348 said:

    Tell me again how to add this new discussion to My Bookmarks? I clicked the star next to the discussion title but it does nothing.

    Hm... not sure why that's going wrong for you. That's the way to do it, and it just worked for me.
    When I saw your announcement I went here and clicked the star. It turned yellow and then immediately returned to just a star outline. I checked my bookmarks and it wasn’t there. I went back here, tried it again, same thing. I left for a while, came back, saw your reply, tried it a third time and it stuck this time. More bizarre Vanilla behaviour.

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  • kyfdxkyfdx Moderator Posts: 260,674
    @ab348 You probably didn't click the button hard enough, the first two times...

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  • explorerx4explorerx4 Member Posts: 20,428
    I don't bookmark, just make a post and the discussion shows up under 'Particapted'.
    Easy enough for me to find.
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  • roadburnerroadburner Member Posts: 18,119
    Vanilla s*cks.

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  • jmonroe1jmonroe1 Member Posts: 9,018
    roadburner said:

    Vanilla s*cks.

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    Nice astute observation. Thanks.

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  • imidazol97imidazol97 Member Posts: 27,594
    I'll get a post in early in this conversation part 2.

    I'm afraid to comment on the EV fire problems. However I've owned many ICU and have never had a fire (unless you count the one on the outside the gas tank on the rear of my 1961 Chev temp replacement vehicle that a friend was doing something on with a torch and caught the sprayed on rustproofing on the outside of the tank on fire. BTW, the rustproofing someone had given it didn't work. Eventually that puppy was full of GM holes. I gave it to a junkyard when it was 19.

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  • Kirstie_HKirstie_H Administrator Posts: 11,241
    roadburner said:

    Vanilla s*cks.

    Yeah, and they happen to suck significantly less than the alternatives, so...

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  • driver100driver100 Member Posts: 32,525
    Kirstie_H said:

    roadburner said:

    Vanilla s*cks.

    Yeah, and they happen to suck significantly less than the alternatives, so...
    The changeover was easy and it seems to work.....plus, I still have all my posts.
    I am sure we'll lose some poor souls who won't be able to find us.

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  • driver100driver100 Member Posts: 32,525
    imidazol97 said:


    friend was doing something on with a torch and caught the sprayed on rustproofing on the outside of the tank on fire. BTW, the rustproofing someone had given it didn't work. Eventually that puppy was full of GM holes. I gave it to a junkyard when it was 19.

    It doesn't count if it was started by a human with a torch......only cases of Thermal Runaway or a situation where the car self-combusts! :o

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  • jmonroe1jmonroe1 Member Posts: 9,018
    driver100 said:

    Kirstie_H said:

    roadburner said:

    Vanilla s*cks.

    Yeah, and they happen to suck significantly less than the alternatives, so...
    The changeover was easy and it seems to work.....plus, I still have all my posts.
    I am sure we'll lose some poor souls who won't be able to find us.
    ————————————————
    Well, if you could find your way I’m sure the normal folks won’t have any problems. :p

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  • laurasdadalaurasdada Member Posts: 5,129
    Bookmarking this worked as advertised, one click and here I am.

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  • imidazol97imidazol97 Member Posts: 27,594
    Kirstie_H said:

    roadburner said:

    Vanilla s*cks.

    Yeah, and they happen to suck significantly less than the alternatives, so...
    The good thing here is that the forum has kept working. No days of withdrawal as happened a few years back. :)

    I've had trouble logging in from my Brave browser because I clean it daily to avoid picking up bad things.

    I got the message that my email or the password was malformed or wrong. But quitting the browser and restarting AND typing in the letters at least a second apart seems to help get a login to occur.

    If not, I just use one of the other browsers that hadn't been cleaned becasue I rarely use them or use my Android phone which stays logged in.

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  • suydamsuydam Member Posts: 5,021
    driver100 said:

    You are missing the point. I have not received any notices from the manufacturer to park my car outside and not in the garage, and I haven't had to return my car to the dealer to have a $20000 part pulled from it and exchanged for a new part.
    I guess EV owners are fixated on the fire situation and don't seem to care about having to park outside, maybe they don't park their car in a garage. And maybe they don't care about using a loaner car for a few weeks while a new battery comes in and until GM clears up the combustion problem. And maybe they like the idea that the Lyriq had to be parked in an open field in case of a fire. I have better things to do with my time and I prefer to park my gasser in the garage.

    I don’t believe we are the fixated ones. We all park in our garages and we are fine. That’s the point. But this tiny danger worries you, so you shouldn’t be buying an EV.
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  • stickguystickguy Member Posts: 52,835
    Vanilla might be having some issues right now, but it has one major plus. It isn't Discuss

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  • stickguystickguy Member Posts: 52,835
    driver100 said:

    You are missing the point. I have not received any notices from the manufacturer to park my car outside and not in the garage, and I haven't had to return my car to the dealer to have a $20000 part pulled from it and exchanged for a new part.
    I guess EV owners are fixated on the fire situation and don't seem to care about having to park outside, maybe they don't park their car in a garage. And maybe they don't care about using a loaner car for a few weeks while a new battery comes in and until GM clears up the combustion problem. And maybe they like the idea that the Lyriq had to be parked in an open field in case of a fire. I have better things to do with my time and I prefer to park my gasser in the garage.

    tell that to all the recent Toyota buyers of 50K+ pickups that need to get new engines. and Ford and other brand owners that had recalls for potential fire issues (including being told not to park inside).

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  • oldfarmer50oldfarmer50 Member Posts: 23,957
    edited September 2024
    This is a test.

    Edit: it worked!

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  • stickguystickguy Member Posts: 52,835
    I love it when a plan comes together.

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  • stickguystickguy Member Posts: 52,835
    got good news today. 1st years school tax bill arrived for the new house (we closed on 7/3, and tax year is 7/1-6/30, so basically we got the full year and I think a credit for 2 days at closing. The good news is, as predicted by the builder and his agent, because the new year technically already started they don't reassess until the next school year. so we are paying something like 1/3 of what it should normally be for our first year (and about half of what was going to be at the old house).

    probably saving enough to pay for the bedroom set we have on layaway! We bought the Dining room (table gets delivered next week and the hutch is custom so that will show up in about 3 months) and said what the heck, and took the really nice bedroom that was on sale too. Did not want to lay out that much right now, but the salesguy said you could order it now for a small deposit at the sale price, and have up to a year to take it. so might wait until after christmas for that. Or maybe October.

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  • roadburnerroadburner Member Posts: 18,119
    stickguy said:

    driver100 said:

    You are missing the point. I have not received any notices from the manufacturer to park my car outside and not in the garage, and I haven't had to return my car to the dealer to have a $20000 part pulled from it and exchanged for a new part.
    I guess EV owners are fixated on the fire situation and don't seem to care about having to park outside, maybe they don't park their car in a garage. And maybe they don't care about using a loaner car for a few weeks while a new battery comes in and until GM clears up the combustion problem. And maybe they like the idea that the Lyriq had to be parked in an open field in case of a fire. I have better things to do with my time and I prefer to park my gasser in the garage.

    tell that to all the recent Toyota buyers of 50K+ pickups that need to get new engines. and Ford and other brand owners that had recalls for potential fire issues (including being told not to park inside).
    The last recall on my E90 warned owners not to park indoors.

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  • ab348ab348 Member Posts: 20,011
    stickguy said:

    got good news today. 1st years school tax bill arrived for the new house (we closed on 7/3, and tax year is 7/1-6/30, so basically we got the full year and I think a credit for 2 days at closing.

    So, I guess everybody has to pay “school tax” even if you don’t have kids in school?

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  • stickguystickguy Member Posts: 52,835
    yes, it is the bulk of our property taxes. But we did move to one of the best districts in the area (will make it easier to resell this mansion some day!)

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  • qbrozenqbrozen Member Posts: 33,642

    @stickguy said:
    yes, it is the bulk of our property taxes. But we did move to one of the best districts in the area (will make it easier to resell this mansion some day!)

    Same here. And the taxes are massive because it is a very small district. Three schools to cover K-8 for roughly 800-1000 kids. Then they go out of town for high school.

    Speaking of which, now we don’t have any kids in the local district starting this year. The youngest starts at the high school today. Makes me wonder why we are staying here. Ha.

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  • driver100driver100 Member Posts: 32,525
    suydam said:

    driver100 said:

    You are missing the point. I have not received any notices from the manufacturer to park my car outside and not in the garage, and I haven't had to return my car to the dealer to have a $20000 part pulled from it and exchanged for a new part.
    I guess EV owners are fixated on the fire situation and don't seem to care about having to park outside, maybe they don't park their car in a garage. And maybe they don't care about using a loaner car for a few weeks while a new battery comes in and until GM clears up the combustion problem. And maybe they like the idea that the Lyriq had to be parked in an open field in case of a fire. I have better things to do with my time and I prefer to park my gasser in the garage.

    I don’t believe we are the fixated ones. We all park in our garages and we are fine. That’s the point. But this tiny danger worries you, so you shouldn’t be buying an EV.
    So if you got a notice from your car maker that the car could go up in flames if you park it in a garage you would ignore the notice?
    If your car goes up in flames you may have trouble getting a replacement. You do realize that, or don't you?

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  • ventureventure Member Posts: 3,140
    The guy is here sanding the living room floor. He said it will only take about 2 hours. Now I am wondering if he plans on applying varnish. I guess I will know soon. :#

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  • stickguystickguy Member Posts: 52,835

    Sanding is the quick part. When we had them done I think it took 3 days to refinish. The stain coat (might have been 1 or maybe 2? Then a couple coats of poly. With dry time in between he was in and out much of a week

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  • suydamsuydam Member Posts: 5,021
    driver100 said:

    suydam said:

    driver100 said:

    You are missing the point. I have not received any notices from the manufacturer to park my car outside and not in the garage, and I haven't had to return my car to the dealer to have a $20000 part pulled from it and exchanged for a new part.
    I guess EV owners are fixated on the fire situation and don't seem to care about having to park outside, maybe they don't park their car in a garage. And maybe they don't care about using a loaner car for a few weeks while a new battery comes in and until GM clears up the combustion problem. And maybe they like the idea that the Lyriq had to be parked in an open field in case of a fire. I have better things to do with my time and I prefer to park my gasser in the garage.

    I don’t believe we are the fixated ones. We all park in our garages and we are fine. That’s the point. But this tiny danger worries you, so you shouldn’t be buying an EV.
    So if you got a notice from your car maker that the car could go up in flames if you park it in a garage you would ignore the notice?
    If your car goes up in flames you may have trouble getting a replacement. You do realize that, or don't you?
    Of course not. My point is that the vast majority of EVs, just like ICE vehicles, don’t have any problem and owners haven’t gotten such notices.
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  • ventureventure Member Posts: 3,140
    stickguy said:

    Sanding is the quick part. When we had them done I think it took 3 days to refinish. The stain coat (might have been 1 or maybe 2? Then a couple coats of poly. With dry time in between he was in and out much of a week

    3 1/2 hours later and they are still sanding - finishing up the edges.

    He said they are going to apply 3 coats of poly. No stain. It looks like white oak after sanding. This is Wednesday. He said they will be finished Saturday. We can walk on it Sunday but will probably give it a few more days just for giggles.

    No area rugs until after October.

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  • sdasda Member Posts: 7,432
    I didn't realize when a thread was book marked, updates were received. All of the sudden I had a flood of emails. lol

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  • oldfarmer50oldfarmer50 Member Posts: 23,957
    stickguy said:

    got good news today. 1st years school tax bill arrived for the new house (we closed on 7/3, and tax year is 7/1-6/30, so basically we got the full year and I think a credit for 2 days at closing. The good news is, as predicted by the builder and his agent, because the new year technically already started they don't reassess until the next school year. so we are paying something like 1/3 of what it should normally be for our first year (and about half of what was going to be at the old house).

    probably saving enough to pay for the bedroom set we have on layaway! We bought the Dining room (table gets delivered next week and the hutch is custom so that will show up in about 3 months) and said what the heck, and took the really nice bedroom that was on sale too. Did not want to lay out that much right now, but the salesguy said you could order it now for a small deposit at the sale price, and have up to a year to take it. so might wait until after christmas for that. Or maybe October.

    You rich guys never pay your “fair share”. I just put my school taxes in the mail and cried.

    BTW, while Vanilla works on this board, it’s still problematic on CCBA.😥

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  • pensfan83pensfan83 Member Posts: 2,735
    edited September 2024
    The issue with property taxes, at least locally, is the inconsistent manner in which properties are reassessed. The county we live in did a full assessment in 2012 but if you haven't moved or had any permits pulled in the last 12 years then you are likely paying significantly less property tax than you should be versus those getting hit with the "newcomer" property tax adjustments. It's a minefield politically because who wants to be responsible for the increase, even if deserved, in tax burden for a population that is weighted towards those close to or enjoying retirement?

    The fact some surrounding counties haven't done a full reassessment since the 1970s doesn't help.
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  • MichaellMichaell Moderator Posts: 258,818
    My property taxes doubled when we moved into our current home in 2018. Turns out the development we moved into is considered a "metro district" by the state, meaning they have the right to levy property taxes (in addition to the HOA fees we pay).

    Metro districts are not fully formed towns or cities, but operate like one.

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  • ab348ab348 Member Posts: 20,011
    venture said:

    1st coat

    The wooden floors look good. Is there a story about why the 4 boards towards the left edge look different?

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  • ab348ab348 Member Posts: 20,011
    pensfan83 said:

    The issue with property taxes, at least locally, is the inconsistent manner in which properties are reassessed. The county we live in did a full assessment in 2012 but if you haven't moved or had any permits pulled in the last 12 years then you are likely paying significantly less property tax than you should be versus those getting hit with the "newcomer" property tax adjustments. It's a minefield politically because who wants to be responsible for the increase, even if deserved, in tax burden for a population that is weighted towards those close to or enjoying retirement?

    The fact some surrounding counties haven't done a full reassessment since the 1970s doesn't help.

    So, one of the big projects in my work career and also one of the big turning points for it was related to property assessment. Back in the late ‘80s all properties in Nova Scotia were assessed every 3 years by the province. I don’t recall exactly how many there were but let’s say 500,000 parcels. It was all done manually and very poorly. You couldn’t possibly throw enough people at it to do a fair and equitable job, and the records as it turned out were in awful shape, though nobody would admit to that. The staff were of hugely variable quality as well, some quite sharp, others deadwood lifer bureaucrats.

    The management wanted a computer system to fix everything. I led the supposed subject matter experts through the process of finding what systems were out there, getting vendors in to present and demo, and eventually go through a RFP process to select and then install a system including the training of staff, plus getting mainframe equipment installed in 21 offices around the province. It was a massive effort and big $.

    Unfortunately once they started trying to use it, the data that was on all of those 500,000 paper records proved to be very different from office to office. None of them were consistent with each other and they all used slightly different methodologies despite assurances from management that all were the same. In the end it turned out very few people knew what they were doing in the manual system and used kludges galore. Management of the division expressed shock, as in “who knew?” They certainly did or at least should have, but didn’t want to admit it. They had basically lied to everyone that they had a methodology and data. There was no consistency anywhere.

    As could be imagined, things did not go well. Once I was able to get out of there I got out of IT for good and had a far better career than I would have had if I remained. Long after I got out of there the system finally begun to be used as it was originally intended, and now annual reassessments are done with freshened data and consistent methods. It taught me a bunch of things, but one specific thing was that property assessments are a lousy way to determine property taxes. It is supposed to be a good facsimile of one’s “ability to pay”, but brings many issues with it.

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  • jmonroe1jmonroe1 Member Posts: 9,018
    driver100 said:

    suydam said:

    driver100 said:

    You are missing the point. I have not received any notices from the manufacturer to park my car outside and not in the garage, and I haven't had to return my car to the dealer to have a $20000 part pulled from it and exchanged for a new part.
    I guess EV owners are fixated on the fire situation and don't seem to care about having to park outside, maybe they don't park their car in a garage. And maybe they don't care about using a loaner car for a few weeks while a new battery comes in and until GM clears up the combustion problem. And maybe they like the idea that the Lyriq had to be parked in an open field in case of a fire. I have better things to do with my time and I prefer to park my gasser in the garage.

    I don’t believe we are the fixated ones. We all park in our garages and we are fine. That’s the point. But this tiny danger worries you, so you shouldn’t be buying an EV.
    So if you got a notice from your car maker that the car could go up in flames if you park it in a garage you would ignore the notice?
    If your car goes up in flames you may have trouble getting a replacement. You do realize that, or don't you?
    ————————————————
    The hell with the car. I’d be more concerned about what my home owners insurance will do if they know I ignored a car manufacturers notice not to keep my EV car in the garage. Has this ever been investigated? And another question, has home insurance gone up because of owning an electric car. I could easily convince myself that it has. No industry covers their back-side better than insurance companies. Just a thought.

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  • ventureventure Member Posts: 3,140
    ab348 said:

    venture said:

    1st coat

    The wooden floors look good. Is there a story about why the 4 boards towards the left edge look different?
    That I don't know. It had carpet over it for 30 years.

    All the little dots could be where staples were since that is where the carpet and stone floor in the entrance meet. The discoloration may be from moisture if the previous owners used the front door and went in through the living room. We have always used the kitchen door or garage door and went in through the kitchen.

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  • kyfdxkyfdx Moderator Posts: 260,674
    We had unstained white oak, until we refinished, last year. It will sort of "yellow" up over time. 10 years before you notice it, I'd guess.

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  • oldfarmer50oldfarmer50 Member Posts: 23,957
    edited September 2024
    pensfan83 said:

    The issue with property taxes, at least locally, is the inconsistent manner in which properties are reassessed. The county we live in did a full assessment in 2012 but if you haven't moved or had any permits pulled in the last 12 years then you are likely paying significantly less property tax than you should be versus those getting hit with the "newcomer" property tax adjustments. It's a minefield politically because who wants to be responsible for the increase, even if deserved, in tax burden for a population that is weighted towards those close to or enjoying retirement?

    The fact some surrounding counties haven't done a full reassessment since the 1970s doesn't help.

    When I bought my vacant land as part of a large 120 acre property in 1981 my taxes were higher for my 7 acres than the entire remaining acreage and house. That property hadn’t been reassess since 1927.

    That felt unfair until the town did a complete reassessment about 15 years later and my house and property taxes actually went DOWN by a substantial amount.

    Of course they have since crept back up but are still half of what I’d pay in the adjoining cities.

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  • jmonroe1jmonroe1 Member Posts: 9,018
    venture said:

    ab348 said:

    venture said:

    1st coat

    The wooden floors look good. Is there a story about why the 4 boards towards the left edge look different?
    That I don't know. It had carpet over it for 30 years.

    All the little dots could be where staples were since that is where the carpet and stone floor in the entrance meet. The discoloration may be from moisture if the previous owners used the front door and went in through the living room. We have always used the kitchen door or garage door and went in through the kitchen.
    ————————————————
    It looks very nice. I’m sure you are going to enjoy it.

    As for the boards at the left, I’d say it’s because it is real wood and you have different graining from board to board with real wood. That is a distinction that makes real hardwood floors so valuable.

    I think you were wise to leave the slate in the foyer alone. When we did flip #3 my son didn’t like the slate foyer so he decided to take it out and install new hardwood to replace it. I disagreed with him because of the work involved. If your slate floor is installed like our flip was, which was very common back in the day, there is at least an inch and a half of mud (mortar) under it. I knew that was going to be a you know what to remove. And because of that I wanted no part of removing it. Once my son started in at it with a sledgehammer he decided to hire someone to do it. Then you have the joy of getting the floor to be at the same level as the adjoining hardwood floors. In our case, the rest of the foyer leading to the kitchen straight ahead and the dining room to the left of the foyer. Fun, fun.

    But when we had the floors refinished it was a big selling feature. In fact, I’m sure the floors and the kitchen were the main reason that house sold in 4 hours.

    jmonroe
    '15 Genesis Ultimate just like jmonroe's.
    '18 Legacy Limited with 3.6R (Mrs. j's)
  • jmonroe1jmonroe1 Member Posts: 9,018
    explorerx4 said:

    Got a couple of vaccine shots today; flu and covid.
    The tech made my day.
    She said "Roll up your sleeve and relax your arm", so I did.
    She says again "Relax your arm".
    I said "It is relaxed".
    She started poking my shoulder and upper arm with her finger, then said "Oh...muscle". :)

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    I hate to be the one to burst your bubble but we’ll see how tough you are when those shots kick in.

    jmonroe
    '15 Genesis Ultimate just like jmonroe's.
    '18 Legacy Limited with 3.6R (Mrs. j's)
  • imidazol97imidazol97 Member Posts: 27,594
    I was going to get my flu shot last week but decided to wait until this week.
    Kroger, here I come.

    2014 Malibu 2LT, 2015 Cruze 2LT,

  • driver100driver100 Member Posts: 32,525
    jmonroe1 said:

    driver100 said:

    suydam said:

    driver100 said:

    You are missing the point. I have not received any notices from the manufacturer to park my car outside and not in the garage, and I haven't had to return my car to the dealer to have a $20000 part pulled from it and exchanged for a new part.
    I guess EV owners are fixated on the fire situation and don't seem to care about having to park outside, maybe they don't park their car in a garage. And maybe they don't care about using a loaner car for a few weeks while a new battery comes in and until GM clears up the combustion problem. And maybe they like the idea that the Lyriq had to be parked in an open field in case of a fire. I have better things to do with my time and I prefer to park my gasser in the garage.

    I don’t believe we are the fixated ones. We all park in our garages and we are fine. That’s the point. But this tiny danger worries you, so you shouldn’t be buying an EV.
    So if you got a notice from your car maker that the car could go up in flames if you park it in a garage you would ignore the notice?
    If your car goes up in flames you may have trouble getting a replacement. You do realize that, or don't you?
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    The hell with the car. I’d be more concerned about what my home owners insurance will do if they know I ignored a car manufacturers notice not to keep my EV car in the garage. Has this ever been investigated? And another question, has home insurance gone up because of owning an electric car. I could easily convince myself that it has. No industry covers their back-side better than insurance companies. Just a thought.

    jmonroe
    Good questions, and I can't find a definitive answer. If the car does turn into a ball of fire, does your car insurance cover your house or does you house insurance?

    2017 MB E400 , 2015 MB GLK350, 2014 MB C250

  • driver100driver100 Member Posts: 32,525
    suydam said:

    driver100 said:

    suydam said:

    driver100 said:

    You are missing the point. I have not received any notices from the manufacturer to park my car outside and not in the garage, and I haven't had to return my car to the dealer to have a $20000 part pulled from it and exchanged for a new part.
    I guess EV owners are fixated on the fire situation and don't seem to care about having to park outside, maybe they don't park their car in a garage. And maybe they don't care about using a loaner car for a few weeks while a new battery comes in and until GM clears up the combustion problem. And maybe they like the idea that the Lyriq had to be parked in an open field in case of a fire. I have better things to do with my time and I prefer to park my gasser in the garage.

    I don’t believe we are the fixated ones. We all park in our garages and we are fine. That’s the point. But this tiny danger worries you, so you shouldn’t be buying an EV.
    So if you got a notice from your car maker that the car could go up in flames if you park it in a garage you would ignore the notice?
    If your car goes up in flames you may have trouble getting a replacement. You do realize that, or don't you?
    Of course not. My point is that the vast majority of EVs, just like ICE vehicles, don’t have any problem and owners haven’t gotten such notices.
    My point is that I would be annoyed if I had to park my car in the driveway for at least a month while they find a way to eliminate the car from going up in flames...or as they officially call it, Thermal runaway.

    2017 MB E400 , 2015 MB GLK350, 2014 MB C250

  • jmonroe1jmonroe1 Member Posts: 9,018
    driver100 said:

    jmonroe1 said:

    driver100 said:

    suydam said:

    driver100 said:

    You are missing the point. I have not received any notices from the manufacturer to park my car outside and not in the garage, and I haven't had to return my car to the dealer to have a $20000 part pulled from it and exchanged for a new part.
    I guess EV owners are fixated on the fire situation and don't seem to care about having to park outside, maybe they don't park their car in a garage. And maybe they don't care about using a loaner car for a few weeks while a new battery comes in and until GM clears up the combustion problem. And maybe they like the idea that the Lyriq had to be parked in an open field in case of a fire. I have better things to do with my time and I prefer to park my gasser in the garage.

    I don’t believe we are the fixated ones. We all park in our garages and we are fine. That’s the point. But this tiny danger worries you, so you shouldn’t be buying an EV.
    So if you got a notice from your car maker that the car could go up in flames if you park it in a garage you would ignore the notice?
    If your car goes up in flames you may have trouble getting a replacement. You do realize that, or don't you?
    ————————————————
    The hell with the car. I’d be more concerned about what my home owners insurance will do if they know I ignored a car manufacturers notice not to keep my EV car in the garage. Has this ever been investigated? And another question, has home insurance gone up because of owning an electric car. I could easily convince myself that it has. No industry covers their back-side better than insurance companies. Just a thought.

    jmonroe
    Good questions, and I can't find a definitive answer. If the car does turn into a ball of fire, does your car insurance cover your house or does you house insurance?
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    I’ve heard in cases like that your home insurance picks up the tab. Now, most folks have both insurance with the same company (bundling) so in these cases I guess it’s internal paperwork.

    FWIW, years ago when I had a car stolen (police found it on blocks about 8 hours later with the wheels taken. Fortunately, that was the only damage. The car never gave me a problem after that) and while the same company had the car insurance and the house insurance, the items stolen from the trunk were covered by the home owners policy.

    jmonroe
    '15 Genesis Ultimate just like jmonroe's.
    '18 Legacy Limited with 3.6R (Mrs. j's)
  • explorerx4explorerx4 Member Posts: 20,428
    @oldfarmer50,
    Found this for sale in CT. Pretty similar to your Mustang.
    https://www.buonauto.com/2015-Ford-Mustang-Oxford-CT-Norwich-Middletown-New-Haven-NEW-HAVEN/used_car/PYz3MrupGQQ=
    2024 Ford F-150 STX, 2023 Ford Explorer ST, 91 Mustang GT vert
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