InternetExplorer 2,609 Posted August 17, 2015 Share Posted August 17, 2015 yeah. my brother bought a $500k condo in DC, and immediately poured like $150k into it. I suspect he will have a good shot at getting his money back, and might even turn a profit on it. this place, no matter what I do, will be valued according to the comparables (other units in the complex). I really wouldn't mind the investment otherwise. Link to post Share on other sites
SuitedAces21 2,721 Posted August 17, 2015 Share Posted August 17, 2015 Hyvee Chinese?! price chopper, but i'll bet they're basically the same thing. You do realize that food you buy at the grocery store can last longer than three days. And I'm assuming you have a freezer. yes, ronald, i do realize that. but why throw away three days of lifespan when i don't have to? i can shop when i get back, i got time. Link to post Share on other sites
JubilantLankyLad 1,957 Posted August 17, 2015 Share Posted August 17, 2015 New York strip finished with Ancho-Chili butter. 4 Link to post Share on other sites
JubilantLankyLad 1,957 Posted August 17, 2015 Share Posted August 17, 2015 That's how it starts, next thing you know you're traipsing out to the fountain statue of a peeing cherub just to get enough water to brush your teeth. But you're married to Shelley Long, who has all those sweet, sweet Cheers residuals to pay for your money pit of a house. 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Scroom 436 Posted August 17, 2015 Share Posted August 17, 2015 yeah. my brother bought a $500k condo in DC, and immediately poured like $150k into it. I suspect he will have a good shot at getting his money back, and might even turn a profit on it. this place, no matter what I do, will be valued according to the comparables (other units in the complex). I really wouldn't mind the investment otherwise. DC in the late 90's/early 00's was the most annoyingly obvious gentrification play that I was too lazy to act on (and I was a touch too young to be liquid enough to act decisively, but I knew it was coming). I lived in that part of the world for a wee piece. There was/is just so much effing money swirling around the beltway and the generational trend of wanting to live in cities was really ramping up around that time. Georgetown was always gold but there were all sorts of other areas within spitting distance to major DC landmarks that were ghettoized but you were starting to see the first salvo of urban pioneers, interns and naive white students. Places that sold for $70K in 2000 that are now $500K. Link to post Share on other sites
Scroom 436 Posted August 17, 2015 Share Posted August 17, 2015 Replacing a rotten fuel line/filter and air filter in my chainsaw. Turns out there was a technical modification sometime in the 90's that changed the hose type and tank inlet diameter on my saw model. Of course, I got the wrong hose. Pulled the carb/linkage/trigger, cleaned everything and realized right away the old hose was totally different. Stihl sure does make a fine machine. Built for a lifetime of use, ya know. Farm use. American farm use. American patriot Christian farm use. Thank you for your service. Link to post Share on other sites
frautotenkinder 1,025 Posted August 17, 2015 Share Posted August 17, 2015 Toe-kick 1 Link to post Share on other sites
brvheart 1,751 Posted August 17, 2015 Share Posted August 17, 2015 I like your Kramer painting, Strat. Link to post Share on other sites
Essay21 2,385 Posted August 17, 2015 Share Posted August 17, 2015 Brvy, keep us updated on the affair. If gay guy kills british guy ratings could spike. Link to post Share on other sites
Ron_Mexico 4,219 Posted August 17, 2015 Share Posted August 17, 2015 That's a Cutting Edge post Frau. 4 Link to post Share on other sites
Scroom 436 Posted August 17, 2015 Share Posted August 17, 2015 Norm Macdonald to replace Hammond as Col Sanders. http://uproxx.com/tv...el-sanders-kfc/ Don't know if its a bang-on match, but its an improvement. The Hammond "Colonel Sanders as George W Bush" character was not appealing in the slightest. Good to see KFC return to the old aesthetic, away from that 1990's "new and improved" horseshit that sanitized all of our ethnically insensitive marketing icons. The best part about KFC was never their chicken. It was always Colonel Sanders and the fact that a company with a logo of an old white slavemaster had such power over blacks. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Iphonenkinder 558 Posted August 17, 2015 Share Posted August 17, 2015 Yes it's my stock in trade, Ron. I had a pretty good weekend--happy hour Friday (I'm on my phone and not super precise. My autocorrect just tried to fix the jumble of letters to "for Christ" instead "Friday.") Anyways.saturday morning errands Car wash Groceries Doughnut Then hike with friend and tacos for lunch. Then maybe a nap, followed by trip to mall to buy pants for party--then birthday costume party. The theme was "dress as your favorite LA cliche." I got confused and thought it was "dress as your favorite 90s LA cliche." Whatever, I went as generic westside LA entitled d bag. The best costume of the night belonged to a guy who showed up in dodgers shirt, a hat, and had an empty beer bottle + handkerchief for Molotov cocktails. He was light skinned and told everyone he was one of the guys who beat Bryan Stow. Irl that costumed guy is also a triathlete, competes in iron man, and qualified for the big one in Hawaii. I should have talked to him. Sunday I had lunch with a former coworker from two jobs ago, and eventually ended up callin Me Friendzone for a movie--ant man. Oh, and I scheduled a second phone interview for a job today, and will be meeting my org's new boss tomorrow. 3 Link to post Share on other sites
Napa Lite 3,278 Posted August 17, 2015 Share Posted August 17, 2015 I baled hay Friday. Saturday I cleaned up my shop and then met a friend out for drinks and got drunk for the first time since I almost died. It was great. Sunday I stacked straw bales all damn day. I'm tired and my arms are scratched to shit from the straw and am considering paying far more for a motorcycle than I originally planned. Thursday after work I'm going up to the cities to stay with friends. Going hiking somewhere Friday. And that's about all we have planned. Link to post Share on other sites
Essay21 2,385 Posted August 17, 2015 Share Posted August 17, 2015 Nap, make sure t post photos of the hogs youre considering. Link to post Share on other sites
Napa Lite 3,278 Posted August 17, 2015 Share Posted August 17, 2015 Fair Bonus dog picks from yesterday 4 Link to post Share on other sites
Ron_Mexico 4,219 Posted August 17, 2015 Share Posted August 17, 2015 I don't do anything anymore since I got focused on this budget thing and deciding not to drink for a month. Did bike 3 miles to a strip plaza to get a bagel and then cancel my Planet Fitness (same plaza) and then biked home. Then did an hour plus of lawn work. It was so hot; I thought I was gonna die Don't need the gym. I have a gym quality recumbent bike, a real bike, sneakers to walk and run, if inclined. A curl bar with enough weights, Dumbbells that go up to 50lbs, a crossfit wall ball. All I need is the drive. It's funny how much time gets consumed just maintaining on the weekends. 4 loads of laundry, clean the kitchen, shopping for food, pool maintenance, some exercise, dog training class, doing the lawn, pulling weeds, hosing the patio, and preparing a meal or two. Plus, I'm lazy and watched a fair amount of the PGA. Plan on golfing again now that dog class is over. That's a time eater. Link to post Share on other sites
Essay21 2,385 Posted August 17, 2015 Share Posted August 17, 2015 Thats a sexy hog. I could see you pulling ass with that thing. Have you heard of Deus Ex Machina bikes? I dont know much about bikes, if anything at all, but i like the way those look. Link to post Share on other sites
Napa Lite 3,278 Posted August 17, 2015 Share Posted August 17, 2015 If I buy it I'm considering selling my car because I don't really like it and then buying a cheapish suv for the winter months. Link to post Share on other sites
Scroom 436 Posted August 17, 2015 Share Posted August 17, 2015 I love the millennial/hipster obsession with what is now 'vintage' but in its own era was 'garbage'. 3 Link to post Share on other sites
Napa Lite 3,278 Posted August 17, 2015 Share Posted August 17, 2015 Perfect response. Link to post Share on other sites
Essay21 2,385 Posted August 17, 2015 Share Posted August 17, 2015 Get obsessed with THIS vintage equipment (grabs crotch). 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Tiltinagain 973 Posted August 17, 2015 Share Posted August 17, 2015 New York strip finished with Ancho-Chili butter. That steak couldn't have been cooked any better. We have not been eating much steak lately. Unless on sale, and it rarely seems to be, its been running $10.99 - $13.99 a pound here and I just can't convince myself to pay that much when I have to buy for 4. I usually buy tri tips when I do buy beef because it's around $6.99 lb and really good but I miss a good rib eye on the BBQ. Link to post Share on other sites
InternetExplorer 2,609 Posted August 17, 2015 Share Posted August 17, 2015 I sold two bottles of bourbon to a coworker today. he was asking about them last week, and then yesterday I found out that I spent like $350 on fixing up random shit in my apartment, so it seemed sensible. they were quasi-rare bottles so it did hurt a little. Link to post Share on other sites
Essay21 2,385 Posted August 17, 2015 Share Posted August 17, 2015 What kind of tv do you have? Im planning on getting a new one when i move, probably at least 65 inches. Link to post Share on other sites
InternetExplorer 2,609 Posted August 17, 2015 Share Posted August 17, 2015 I have a 50". was looking at Sam's Club today, it's like $400 for a low end 55" and $800 for a really nice 65". that may be my gift to myself when I'm done building my cash reserves and contributing to Roth next year. probably like April... Link to post Share on other sites
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