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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / May 2006OMG I don't believe it
You folks know my father has these wild ideas. I got my insurance license because he thought it would be a good idea. Well, I had it before, but I never used it. Next he suggested I go to cooking school. Um. I love to cook, don't get me wrong. But I've worked in the restaurant business and you don't just walk in, wave a piece of paper and become a chef. You get to stand on your feet for 12 hours prepping vegetables and salads and washing big stock pots for about $10/hour for a year or so, then you move up to the line where you might man the deep fyers or the pasta pots. Anyway, it seems my middle brother Scott wants to move. He's been talking about it for a couple of years now. So Dad says he's going to buy Scott's house and deed it over to me. He asked me yesterday, "Could you maintain it?" Uh, I've managed to pay my rent here. He said, "No, there wouldn't be a mortgage payment. Could you pay the insurance? The utility bills?" Yeah, I pay monthly rental insurance and utility bills here. Okay, I'm buying you his house. He's buying me Scott's house?! Okay, I'm not looking a gift horse in the mouth. But this is one of those cookie-cutter houses that looks just like every other house on the block. I'm going to have to paint it purple or something (just kidding!!) to distinguish it from every other house on the block. Okay, first thing I'll do is fence in the back yard. And plant some trees. Sheesh, why didn't he do that back in 1989? And expand the patio. I can pour cement myself; I watched my mom put in a walkway in the 1970's. If she can do it, I can do it. There is barely room for a chair out there, let alone Persia's Kitty Walk. Persia will like it if I put a nice bench by the back window, though :) And curtains. His dining area has a lovely bay window but he has no curtains. I always felt like the neighbors (up a slight incline behind the back yard) were staring in at us when I went over to have dinner. But hey, unless Dad sobers up (laughing... he doesn't drink) I'm about to become a home owner. Jill > You folks know my father has these wild ideas. I got my insurance license > because he thought it would be a good idea. Well, I had it before, but I [quoted text clipped - 35 lines] > > Jill LOL, you might want to call him today and see if he remembers that he offered to buy it for you! In all seriousness, though, I think it would be a *great* move for you, Jill. More space and it would be yours. Congrats! kili > You folks know my father has these wild ideas. I got my insurance license > because he thought it would be a good idea. > But hey, unless Dad sobers up (laughing... he doesn't drink) I'm about to > become a home owner.//// Many congrats!!! :o) Maybe because you *listened to dads advice* re: the insurance idea he's decided to give you a helping hand? Even though my dad drives me batty, sometimes that's how he works. Who knows? But YAY! for you, PErsia and Peaches! Helen M wow, cgts! Hope everything goes well. Keep us updated. Lily & her mama  SignatureIrulan from the stars we come to the stars we return from now until the end of time > You folks know my father has these wild ideas. I got my insurance license > because he thought it would be a good idea. Well, I had it before, but I [quoted text clipped - 41 lines] > > Jill > You folks know my father has these wild ideas. I got my insurance > license because he thought it would be a good idea. Well, I had it [quoted text clipped - 38 lines] > > Jill Congratulations! At least I think so, I hope there aren't too many complications. SignatureAdrian (Owned by Snoopy and Bagheera) Cats leave pawprints on your heart. http://community.webshots.com/user/clowderuk > Anyway, it seems my middle brother Scott wants to move. He's been talking > about it for a couple of years now. So Dad says he's going to buy Scott's [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > something (just kidding!!) to distinguish it from every other house on the > block. Good luck with the purple house, some lime green trim should look nice. :) Seriously, that's great news. It sounds like you've got your weekends planned for the next century. >> He's buying me Scott's house?! Okay, I'm not looking a gift horse >> in the mouth. But this is one of those cookie-cutter houses that [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > Seriously, that's great news. It sounds like you've got your weekends > planned for the next century. I used to live down the street from a purple house. Maybe lime green trim would have made it look better! Jill >>> He's buying me Scott's house?! Okay, I'm not looking a gift horse >>> in the mouth. But this is one of those cookie-cutter houses that [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > Jill We had Chartreuse (so I'm told) trim on our house when I was a kid. But it was a white shingled house, not purple. >>> He's buying me Scott's house?! Okay, I'm not looking a gift horse >>> in the mouth. But this is one of those cookie-cutter houses that [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > Jill We have two purple houses in town that I know of. One looks OK. The other one looks great. I'll post a picture when my new camera gets here. Jo >>>> He's buying me Scott's house?! Okay, I'm not looking a gift horse >>>> in the mouth. But this is one of those cookie-cutter houses that [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] >We have two purple houses in town that I know of. One looks OK. The other >one looks great. I'll post a picture when my new camera gets here. On the other hand, there used to be a house here in Nashville that was painted the bright magenta shade of milk of magnesia. It was a bit hard on the eyes, but delivery people probably didn't have any difficulty finding the right house. It was that shade for 10 years or so, but is now a more conventional color. SignatureJohn F. Eldredge -- john@jfeldredge.com PGP key available from http://pgp.mit.edu "Reserve your right to think, for even to think wrongly is better than not to think at all." -- Hypatia of Alexandria > You folks know my father has these wild ideas. I got my insurance license > because he thought it would be a good idea. Well, I had it before, but I [quoted text clipped - 41 lines] > > Jill Congratulations Jill! You are going to be a busy home owner. Yes Dad sare very helpful and nice in many ways. Winnie > But hey, unless Dad sobers up (laughing... he doesn't drink) I'm > about to become a home owner. Wow. That's definitely unexpected. Have you changed your mind about preferring the renter's life, then, or is it just easier to go along with your dad on this one? It does sound like an incredibly nice windfall. He's always trying to find a way to help you (in his own er, unique, way); I guess he's finally found a really good one! Signaturemonique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca >> But hey, unless Dad sobers up (laughing... he doesn't drink) I'm >> about to become a home owner. > > Wow. That's definitely unexpected. Have you changed your mind about > preferring the renter's life, then, or is it just easier to go along > with your dad on this one? I'm still not big on the idea of home ownership. I'm so spoiled with not having to do anything when something breaks other than pick up the phone and the maintenance guy comes and fixes it. And I don't have to mow the lawn. Still, there is that monkey grass annoyance LOL > It does sound like an incredibly nice windfall. He's always trying to > find a way to help you (in his own er, unique, way); I guess he's > finally found a really good one! Frankly, Scott's house isn't one I would have picked for myself. He and his ex-wife picked it out and it's nice enough, I guess. Just not the floor plan I'd have gone with, you know? But I guess I can't complain since it is, after all, a free house. The other problem with where this house is, the city of Memphis is trying to annex the area. Over the last 20 years the city has annexed a lot of places outside the city limits and not only did the tax rates go up, the crime rate went WAY up. It's not even the end of April and in the city of Memphis there have been 55 murders. It's one reason I keep moving further away from the city limits. This will put me smack dab in the center of the next targeted annexation area. I'd rather he give me a house in an already incorporated small city such as Bartlett or Germantown. I don't suppose suggesting that would make any difference to his mind, since in buying Scott's house he'd be helping Scott as well as me. Jill > I'm still not big on the idea of home ownership. I'm so spoiled > with not having to do anything when something breaks other than pick > up the phone and the maintenance guy comes and fixes it. And I don't > have to mow the lawn. But without a rent or mortgage payment, you will be able to afford to pay someone else to do all that for you. :) > Frankly, Scott's house isn't one I would have picked for myself. He > and his ex-wife picked it out and it's nice enough, I guess. Just not > the floor plan I'd have gone with, you know? But I guess I can't > complain since it is, after all, a free house. You can always sell it at some point, if you end up deciding you don't want to stay there. Joyce > > I'm still not big on the idea of home ownership. I'm so spoiled > > with not having to do anything when something breaks other than [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > But without a rent or mortgage payment, you will be able to afford > to pay someone else to do all that for you. :) Not a bad idea, I suppose, to save what would have been rent for emergency repairs and regular maintenance. Signaturemonique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca >>> But hey, unless Dad sobers up (laughing... he doesn't drink) I'm >>> about to become a home owner. [quoted text clipped - 31 lines] > > Jill Did anyone mention property taxes? MLB >>>> But hey, unless Dad sobers up (laughing... he doesn't drink) I'm >>>> about to become a home owner. [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] >> > Did anyone mention property taxes? MLB The annual property taxes are about $1,100 a year according to my brother. Jill > Frankly, Scott's house isn't one I would have picked for myself. He and his > ex-wife picked it out and it's nice enough, I guess. Just not the floor > plan I'd have gone with, you know? But I guess I can't complain since it > is, after all, a free house. I'd be thrilled. > The other problem with where this house is, the city of Memphis is trying to > annex the area. Over the last 20 years the city has annexed a lot of places > outside the city limits and not only did the tax rates go up, the crime rate > went WAY up. It's not even the end of April and in the city of Memphis > there have been 55 murders. That's a bit daunting. > It's one reason I keep moving further away from the city limits. This will > put me smack dab in the center of the next targeted annexation area. I'd [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Jill Is the neighborhood that bad?? >> The other problem with where this house is, the city of Memphis is >> trying to annex the area. Over the last 20 years the city has [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > > Is the neighborhood that bad?? No, this neighborhood is quite nice. But Scott bought the house with his ex-wife. It's rife with bad memories. He loved that woman to pieces and she broke his heart. The neighborhood will remain nice if the city keeps its greedy mitts off it. That's the problem. I keep moving further away from the city limits because of the taxes and the crime rate. Now Memphis wants to gobble up this portion of the county. Speaking from experience, the moment they do, the crime rate in the given area skyrockets. I fled the used to be nice Hickory Hill area because once Memphis annexed it, hearing gunshots became normal. I don't want to experience that again. Jill > Frankly, Scott's house isn't one I would have picked for myself. He > and his ex-wife picked it out and it's nice enough, I guess. Just > not the floor plan I'd have gone with, you know? But I guess I > can't complain since it is, after all, a free house. I wonder if your dad is really planning on giving you the house, or on owning it and having you live there? Just a thought. Signaturemonique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca >> Frankly, Scott's house isn't one I would have picked for myself. He >> and his ex-wife picked it out and it's nice enough, I guess. Just [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > I wonder if your dad is really planning on giving you the house, or on > owning it and having you live there? Just a thought. He said it will be deeded in my name. Jill >>>But hey, unless Dad sobers up (laughing... he doesn't drink) I'm >>>about to become a home owner. [quoted text clipped - 29 lines] > difference to his mind, since in buying Scott's house he'd be helping Scott > as well as me. Will he be putting the house in your name? In that case, you might simply tough it out there for a few years, then re-sell it. Real estate values mya fluctiate, but I don't htink there's anywhere in the country that they aren't basically on the rise, despite periodic drops. SignatureNewsGuy.Com 30Gb $9.95 Carry Forward and On Demand Bandwidth >>> But hey, unless Dad sobers up (laughing... he doesn't drink) I'm >>> about to become a home owner. [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > the maintenance guy comes and fixes it. And I don't have to mow the lawn. > Still, there is that monkey grass annoyance LOL There is the maintenance aspect to consider - now you would either have to do it yourself or hire a gardener/neighborhood kid to do it. The other side of the coin is that perhaps this brings you a little farther under his thumb. On the third side of the coin/dice - think dnd - you would probably be the owner of a house and perhaps have lower payments/liabilities per month. > He's buying me Scott's house?! Okay, I'm not looking a gift horse > in the mouth. Wow!! That's pretty amazing. Congratulations! Is it near where you live now, or will you have to leave town to move there? Joyce > > He's buying me Scott's house?! Okay, I'm not looking a gift horse > > in the mouth. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Joyce I already don't live "in town" and neither does Scott. We are, however, in a tax base area the city wants to gobble up. My area is not high on the priority list but where Scott's house is *is* the next. I moved from Hickory Hill right before Memphis annexed it. First thing that happened after Memphis got its hands on the area was the taxes went up. The second thing that happened was the crime rate skyrocketed. No one in their right mind would buy a house in that area now... except for drug dealers, ex-cons, illegal immigrants. Still, it's a free house, right? And yes, I can always sell it if the city gets its hands on the dang place area. Jill > I already don't live "in town" and neither does Scott. By "leaving town", I simply meant, leaving the town you currently live in. > Still, it's a free house, right? And yes, I can always sell it if > the city gets its hands on the dang place area. And even if the value goes down because of that, it's still up from zero for you. :) Joyce > > I already don't live "in town" and neither does Scott. > [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > Joyce Yeah, but I'm a bit worried that Dad is going over the top here. He's not always cognizant of what he's doing. Still, I'm sure Mom would put her foot down if he was being unreasonable. At any rate, I've paid my rent through July already so I don't have to worry about going anywhere in the next few months. Jill > But hey, unless Dad sobers up (laughing... he doesn't drink) I'm about to > become a home owner. > > Jill I can sure think of worse things that could happen! While it might not be the layout/size/neighborhood/etc that you'd like, at least you'll have some space of your own without rent or mortgage payments. And if you've got even 100 square feet or so of yard, I'm sure it'll be possible to manage some sort of nice enclosure for Persia. Dan "jmcquown" <jmcquown@bellsouth.net> wrote in news:4bjnfhF11rt13U1 @individual.net: > He said, "No, there wouldn't be > a mortgage payment. Could you pay the insurance? The utility bills?" > Yeah, I pay monthly rental insurance and utility bills here. Okay, I'm > buying you his house. Could I please have your dad's full name and address? I sincerely need him to adopt me. Chak SignatureAt least two-thirds of our miseries spring from human stupidity, human malice and those great motivators and justifiers of malice and stupidity: idealism, dogmatism and proselytizing zeal on behalf of religous or political ideas. --Aldous Huxley > You folks know my father has these wild ideas. I got my insurance license > because he thought it would be a good idea. Well, I had it before, but I [quoted text clipped - 35 lines] > > Jill Congratulations, and I hope it comes without strings. Joy >> He's buying me Scott's house?! Okay, I'm not looking a gift horse >> in the mouth. But this is one of those cookie-cutter houses that [quoted text clipped - 24 lines] > > Joy With Dad, there are always strings :) Jill > You folks know my father has these wild ideas. I got my insurance license > because he thought it would be a good idea. Well, I had it before, but I [quoted text clipped - 35 lines] > > Jill Hope it works out for you, Jill. You might want to watch out for "the strings", though. SignatureSam, closely supervised by Mistletoe > > You folks know my father has these wild ideas. I got my insurance license > > because he thought it would be a good idea. Well, I had it before, but I [quoted text clipped - 41 lines] > -- > Sam, closely supervised by Mistletoe LOL. Indebtedness (sp?) without money involved is the worst kind. We have tried very hard, when we are able to do things for our kids, NOT to attach strings, of any kind. It's a lesson we learned from being on the other end. Sherry >You folks know my father has these wild ideas. I got my insurance license >because he thought it would be a good idea. Well, I had it before, but I [quoted text clipped - 35 lines] > >Jill Wow! That's great. Congratulations! Ginger-lyn Home Pages: http://www.moonsummer.com http://www.angelfire.com/folk/glsummer (homepage & cats) http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~summer/index.htm (genealogy) http://www.movieanimals.bravehost.com/ (The Violence Against Animals in Movies Website) > But hey, unless Dad sobers up (laughing... he doesn't drink) I'm about to > become a home owner. Congratulations!!! SignatureVictor M. Martinez Owned and operated by the Fantastic Seven (TM) Send your spam here: uce@ftc.gov Email me here: pistorLITTER@BOXaustin.rr.com >> But hey, unless Dad sobers up (laughing... he doesn't drink) I'm >> about to become a home owner. > > Congratulations!!! Oh, he's changed his mind. Whatever :) Jill Wow, Jill, all I can say is congratulations! Christine > You folks know my father has these wild ideas. I got my insurance license > because he thought it would be a good idea. Well, I had it before, but I [quoted text clipped - 35 lines] > > Jill |
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