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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / April 2008Updates - Garvin, etc.
First, the A/C disaster. DH took a day off work today (like we need that dock in pay), and climbed up into the attic to look at the A/C. He puttered around all morning and could see anything obviously wrong (the A/C was still working all this while, but the drain pan was overflowing). He had to leave the A/C on continuously and wait until the hottest part of the day (oh my poor baby up there in that heat!!!) to duplicate the problem. He finally took a "snake"(?) and "snaked" out the drain pipe that leads outside and found that it was clogged and the "snake" unclogged it. So, thank Bast, we don't have to call out an expensive A/C repairman (and boy do they gouge in hot weather in Houston). However we still have a caved in ceiling and a wet carpet - this we'll just live with a while until we can buy the materials to repair it (it's not like anything else in the house is in good repair, so at least we match!! ;>). Now to Garvin. He lets us pick him up so we're going to wait until Saturday and try to put him in a carrier to bring him to the S.N.A.P. clinic for testing, shots and worming (they're open 7 days a week so we can try again on Sunday if we don't succeed on Saturday). I couldn't get a Saturday appointment at the surgical clinic for neutering - the were booked until May (they're open Tuesdays through Saturday). The soonest at all opening they had is for next Thursday, the 10th. I'll have to take some time off next Thursday to drop him off at 7:30, go to work, then take some time off to pick him up between 3 and 4. One hitch... They will not take him unless he is in a "Have-a-heart" trap. They said strays can turn vicious and they can't afford to have a tech stick his hand in the carrier with a sedative injection - with a trap they can jab him through the bars no matter where he goes inside. Now I have to find someone I can borrow a trap from because we sure can't afford to buy one for a one-off use! I once borrowed one from Sunmart Rescue (where I adopted Archer and Ozzy) so I'm hoping I can do so again - but they're only at PetsMart on weekends, so I'll have to wait and see. In the meantime I'm going to call the Spring animal shelter to see if they might have one I can borrow. As usual, nothing ever goes easy for us - I guess I should be philosophical and say that that only makes us stronger, but I think I'll just gripe about our bad luck instead! ;>  SignatureHugs, CatNipped See all my masters here: http://www.PossiblePlaces.com/CatNipped/ Don't buy into that about what doesn't kill you makes you stronger. It all wears. See, you just don't have any choice but keep putting one foot in front of the other so, you do it. > First, the A/C disaster. DH took a day off work today (like we need that > dock in pay), and climbed up into the attic to look at the A/C. He [quoted text clipped - 32 lines] > philosophical and say that that only makes us stronger, but I think I'll > just gripe about our bad luck instead! ;> > First, the A/C disaster. DH took a day off work today (like we need that > dock in pay), and climbed up into the attic to look at the A/C. He [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > until we can buy the materials to repair it (it's not like anything else > in the house is in good repair, so at least we match!! ;>). One of the drawbacks to home ownership--not having a landlord to call for repairs! We have a well and sometimes the pump quits working--we are then out of water til my hubby can figure out what's wrong. It's good at least you don't have to pay to have some repair your A/C! > Now to Garvin. He lets us pick him up so we're going to wait until > Saturday and try to put him in a carrier to bring him to the S.N.A.P. [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > philosophical and say that that only makes us stronger, but I think I'll > just gripe about our bad luck instead! ;> Gads, sometimes it never ends! I wish you were closer--we have a trap but we're in California so that doesn't help much. Purrs that things get sorted out, Garvin, ceiling and all. Bonnie >> First, the A/C disaster. DH took a day off work today (like we need >> that dock in pay), and climbed up into the attic to look at the A/C. [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > are then out of water til my hubby can figure out what's wrong. It's > good at least you don't have to pay to have some repair your A/C! You know, people have criticized me for years about renting vs. owning. Not that it's any of their business, but it works out perfectly for me. I don't pay for repairs, I just call the office and they send the people out. Night, day, weekends, holidays, doesn't matter. I have a large 2 br/2 bath flat (literally flat, one level, no stairs, no upstairs neighbors to deal with and only one adjoining neighbor). I have a lovely spacious private patio; I don't have to worry about yard-work. The pine needles are a pain but for a $5 tip I can get their yard guys to blow them away if I'm lazy... I do have a push broom, which isn't a pleasant chore in 98F temps in the early morning in the summer :) In the 10 years I've been living there they've had to replace the A/C, the water-heater (and the carpet and padding where it leaked into the dining room since the water heater is under a kitchen counter). They've replaced one toilet (and the carpet where the water ran out into the master bedroom). They've replaced the dishwasher & garbage disposal. When my refrigerator died (I brought my own, with a reduction in rent) they put one of theirs in. Every three months they replace the filter for the heat/A/C and check (and replace as needed) the batteries to the two smoke alarms. They provide a kitchen fire extinguisher and check it at the same time. My rent increases have never been outrageous (I think $30 for one year was the most ever). There wasn't a rent increase at all for 2008. My rent is less than what the mortgage on a comparably sized house is, yet I don't have to maintain a yard and I don't have to do a darn thing when something goes wrong other than pick up the phone. It's great! These people who don't understand renting vs. homeowning scream, "But you're not building equity!" So what? I'm also not taking out home equity loans to repair a bunch of stuff. <G> Jill > >> First, the A/C disaster. DH took a day off work today (like we need > >> that dock in pay), and climbed up into the attic to look at the A/C. [quoted text clipped - 44 lines] > > Jill The hell with equity....equity goes quickly down the drain when economics force home sales near your mortgaged home go for half what you paid for yours due to the "iffy mortgage/foreclosure" crisis....putting YOUR remaining mortgage in the "upside-down" category (you owe more than your home is assessed: very bad very bad). The only great thing I ever found about owning was the tax credits for mortgage interest....a humongous break *as long as you are still working*. I don't need it anymore; income lower. > > >> First, the A/C disaster. DH took a day off work today (like we need > > >> that dock in pay), and climbed up into the attic to look at the A/C. [quoted text clipped - 60 lines] > > - Show quoted text - Forget equity. The #1 advantage, IMO, to owning your home is that there's no one to tell you what you *can* and can't do. OTOH, there probably *should* have been someone there to tell me that I sucked at sponge- painting and it was a very bad idea. By the time the mortgage-burning ceremony comes around, the house is 20 years old or so, and payments are replaced with repair costs, and the remodeling costs to get rid of all the harvest gold that you thought was such a marvelous color 25 years ago. Sherry Sherry On Apr 3, 3:43 pm, hopitus <hopi...@hotmail.com> wrote: > On Apr 3, 2:36 pm, "jmcquown" <j_mcqu...@comcast.net> wrote: > [quoted text clipped - 79 lines] > > - Show quoted text - Forget equity. The #1 advantage, IMO, to owning your home is that there's no one to tell you what you *can* and can't do. OTOH, there probably *should* have been someone there to tell me that I sucked at sponge- painting and it was a very bad idea. By the time the mortgage-burning ceremony comes around, the house is 20 years old or so, and payments are replaced with repair costs, and the remodeling costs to get rid of all the harvest gold that you thought was such a marvelous color 25 years ago. Sherry Sherry ================================================== And don't forget the on-going taxes and insurance costs (though not nearly as much). But I do agree about doing what you want - mostly having as many cats as I want! ;> Only thing here is we have to deal with the HOA - do you remember me telling you how we had to cut our 8 foot wooden fence down to 6 feet because it was in violation of the "rules"!!! :< Hugs, CatNipped > On Apr 3, 3:43 pm, hopitus <hopi...@hotmail.com> wrote: > [quoted text clipped - 111 lines] > > CatNipped- Hide quoted text - Yes, I remember that! So I amend my post--owning your own home doesn't always mean there's no one to tell you what you can do. Did you know my daughter had to go before her HOA and request permission to have a fourth cat? And they *never* go outdoors! She also has to go ask permission and present a blueprint just to have an enclosure in the backyard, even though with a privacy fence, no one could even see it. Sherry On Apr 3, 8:38 pm, "CatNipped" <CatNip...@PossiblePlaces.com> wrote: > "Sherry" <sridd...@aol.com> wrote in message > [quoted text clipped - 128 lines] > > CatNipped- Hide quoted text - Yes, I remember that! So I amend my post--owning your own home doesn't always mean there's no one to tell you what you can do. Did you know my daughter had to go before her HOA and request permission to have a fourth cat? And they *never* go outdoors! She also has to go ask permission and present a blueprint just to have an enclosure in the backyard, even though with a privacy fence, no one could even see it. Sherry ===================================================== Wow, hers is strict - we don't keep a manicured lawn and gawd knows the house needs painting, but the only thing we ever got dinged on was that darn fence. I'd have to read my HOA agreement again to remember all the rules, but at least they're not that bad about enforcing every little thing. Hugs, CatNipped > On Apr 3, 3:43 pm, hopitus <hopi...@hotmail.com> wrote: >> On Apr 3, 2:36 pm, "jmcquown" <j_mcqu...@comcast.net> wrote: [quoted text clipped - 74 lines] > > CatNipped Ah, yes, good old home owner's associations. No thanks! Mom isn't supposed to keep her garage door open except to drive in and out. When one of the gears got stripped I manually raised the door and left it open until we could get a repairman here. She fretted for two days about how it wasn't supposed to be left open! As if she didn't have enough to worry about at the time. Also, the Association's rules seem to vary directly in proportion to how much money the homeowner has. The houses are only supposed to be painted specific natural shades, from greys to forest greens, to blend with the landscape; that's nice. Unless you're building a McMansion... for them, pink with a green roof is apparently OK. Hypocrites! Jill > Ah, yes, good old home owner's associations. No thanks! Mom isn't > supposed to keep her garage door open except to drive in and out. When [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > Unless you're building a McMansion... for them, pink with a green roof > is apparently OK. Hypocrites! I wouldn't have considered buying a place with a HOA - not that they're all that common here. I like having my own place, with at least the hope that eventually there'll be an end to the mortgage payments - and I like that I have a little flexibility - I can choose whether to do particular non-emergency repairs, and decide myself whether to economize or splurge on the fix-up job. Moreover, if money runs a bit short, I don't have to worry about a sudden steep increase in rent (my mortgage payment can and does go up, but not as suddenly) or poor maintenance or the landlord suddenly selling the place to someone who's harder to deal with on such matters. I have an old place at the, errr, cheap end of the housing spectrum - and although I *might* be able to find rental space costing as little as my mortgage, I'd be paying a bit more for much less space and no yard in the standard basic apartment in a walk-up building - and a *lot* more for the kind of place you describe! Different people are in different situations when it comes to deciding whether renting or owning is the option for them. I have never really understood the importance of having my primary home as an investment except in the longest term sense - if I am ever physically unable to live there, I can sell it and apply whatever money I get to the nursing home or senior's apartment, and I hope that happens (if at all) long, long after this housing crisis is over. I mean, if I have a lot of money tied up in my house, I can't actually get at it without risking or actually selling my house, at which point I need to find a new place to live, and there goes my return on my investment, and I'm no further ahead at all! > > On Apr 3, 3:43 pm, hopitus <hopi...@hotmail.com> wrote: > >> On Apr 3, 2:36 pm, "jmcquown" <j_mcqu...@comcast.net> wrote: [quoted text clipped - 89 lines] > > - Show quoted text - It's even worse with the HOAs down in south FL..home of retired geezers with nothing much to do but play at golf and be on the governing boards of their respective HOAs. Almost all condo HOAs are the most restrictive you can ever imagine and make the ones where Sherry's daughter are look liberal! All the weird media stories about some condo HOA forcing penalties on a resident for flying Old Glory on holidays or even as a veteran being patriotic can usually be traced to those in areas where large numbers of old people with lots of time and brains headed for Alzheimers settle to live out their ''golden' years. Condos in MileHigh here are run by governing boards of younger residents; as I stated before, those geezers just can't breathe well here, much settle down for good. >>> First, the A/C disaster. DH took a day off work today (like we need >>> that dock in pay), and climbed up into the attic to look at the A/C. [quoted text clipped - 45 lines] > > Jill Everyone should shut up and leave you alone about not building equity for about the next five years. That's how long it will take most of us to recoup the equity losses from the mortgage market meltdown. As long as we stay put, it really doesn't matter much what the resale on our house is now, vs a year ago vs next year. But it is brutal for anyone who has to sell right now. Jo I feel very lucky that we were able to bring Smokey in, in just a regular old cat carrier. Maybe we didn't mention the "he's the feral the humane society rejected for being a wild animal as opposed to a pet" part until after we picked him up? ;) (As if anyone could tell, Smokey is the king of easy going, and the Belleville humane society never actually SAW him...contentedly poking on a pizza box in the smoking pit.) A day off work is probably cheaper than a repairman.... --Fil He finally took a "snake"(?) and > >>> "snaked" out the drain pipe that leads outside and found that it was > >>> clogged and the "snake" unclogged it. So, thank Bast, we don't have > >>> to call out an expensive A/C repairman > I feel very lucky that we were able to bring Smokey in, in just a > regular old cat carrier. Maybe we didn't mention the "he's the feral [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > never actually SAW him...contentedly poking on a pizza box in the > smoking pit.) I was thinking about that - if they didn't write it on the appointment memo maybe I could get by with just taking him in the carrier. I'm going to judge that by how he does Saturday when we put him in the carrier to take him to the clinic for shots, worming and testing. I think if he gets through that without going berserk maybe I'll "forget" the trap for the next Thursday's neutering appointment (of course, maybe *after* that he *will* go berserk remembering what was done to him last time). I don't know, we'll see - the most that could happen is they'll refuse to neuter him and I'll have to make another appointment. I called about "renting" a trap from animal control, but they can't tell me how long it will be until my turn comes around so I can't count on that. I just wonder why they don't have heavy gloves for handling frightened animals - most vets have them to use! > A day off work is probably cheaper than a repairman.... This is very true. We're *very* fortunate that Ben was able to fix it. Hugs, CatNipped > --Fil > > He finally took a "snake"(?) and >> >>> "snaked" out the drain pipe that leads outside and found that it was >> >>> clogged and the "snake" unclogged it. So, thank Bast, we don't have >> >>> to call out an expensive A/C repairman jmcquown <j_mcquown@comcast.net> wrote in message: 3NSdnVaolphLomjanZ2dnUVZ_hSdnZ2d@comcast.com, > These people who don't understand renting vs. homeowning scream, "But > you're not building equity!" So what? I'm also not taking out home > equity loans to repair a bunch of stuff. <G> > > Jill You also have no net worth and you can be kicked out of your rental with one month's notice. SignatureBilly Colburn > First, the A/C disaster. DH took a day off work today (like we need > that dock in pay), and climbed up into the attic to look at the A/C. He [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > materials to repair it (it's not like anything else in the house is > in good repair, so at least we match!! ;>). Good news about not needing the A/C guy. But be sure to yank up that section of the carpet + padding, a good foot around the obviously wet area. I don't have to tell *you* about mold. If it got wet along the baseboards/drywall put some fans on the area, ASAP. > Now to Garvin. He lets us pick him up so we're going to wait until > Saturday and try to put him in a carrier to bring him to the S.N.A.P. [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > I'm going to call the Spring animal shelter to see if they might have > one I can borrow. The animal control people back home let you rent those traps for a small (can't recall how much, it was just a few $) refundable deposit, if that helps. > As usual, nothing ever goes easy for us - I guess I should be > philosophical and say that that only makes us stronger, but I think > I'll just gripe about our bad luck instead! ;> Griping is much more fun ;) Really, we all need to vent from time to time even when we've already made up our minds what to do. Jill Do you have any feed stores in your area? When I needed to trap Samuel Redcat I borrowed a trap from the local feed store. Dan > First, the A/C disaster. DH took a day off work today (like we need that > dock in pay), and climbed up into the attic to look at the A/C. He puttered [quoted text clipped - 39 lines] > > See all my masters here:http://www.PossiblePlaces.com/CatNipped/ I don't blame you one bit for griing. Griping is NOT whining..at least you are DOING SOMETHING (as in, "Do something, Muttley!" a la Dick Dastardly) about all the problems and have plans to remedy situation. But.....*you have HEAT!!?? Hopitus is sorely tempted to go up to I-70, stick out my thumb, wave "hi" to Sherry as we zoom through OK, and land on Your doorstep with Garvin...not for food but for heat....control, control, control...... >> First, the A/C disaster. DH took a day off work today (like we need that >> dock in pay), and climbed up into the attic to look at the A/C. He [quoted text clipped - 68 lines] > OK, and land on Your doorstep with Garvin...not for food but for > heat....control, control, control...... The last few days it's been in the high 80Fs here. You can imagine how hot it had to be in the attic at mid-day! You'd might want to stay here until around June or July when it's in the high 90Fs, but by August you'd be running for your life as it climbs well over 100F - all in 100% humidity (we don' need no stinkin' saunas here!). Hugs, CatNipped >> But.....*you have HEAT!!?? Hopitus is sorely tempted to go up to >> I-70, stick out my thumb, wave "hi" to Sherry as we zoom through [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > by August you'd be running for your life as it climbs well over 100F > - all in 100% humidity (we don' need no stinkin' saunas here!). I'm dyin' here in SC. It was 70F by 8:00AM yesterday with 93% humidity. Got up to 82F (which wasn't too bad), then we had some nasty thunderstorms roll in so I shut everything down for a while. I thought it might cool things off a bit but no... just more humid! Of course Mom's always cold; she was wearing a sweater and lambswool slippers. Me, I'm in shorts & a tank top sitting under a ceiling fan next to the open window, begging for a breeze! (At least there was one; that won't be true in July & August.) Just another reason I really disliked living in this area 35 years ago... Jill > I'm dyin' here in SC. It was 70F by 8:00AM yesterday with 93% humidity. > Got up to 82F (which wasn't too bad), then we had some nasty thunderstorms [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > a breeze! (At least there was one; that won't be true in July & August.) > Just another reason I really disliked living in this area 35 years ago... Jill, is there a military base near you? If so, there should be a widow's support group as part of it. Your mother is going through some stuff that all widows face, and more since she was married into the military as well as to her husband. Even though he retired decades ago, his time in service has an impact on those he left behind. I plan on joining a military support group after Rob is gone, as there is so much that you aren't told at the time. Did your mom have a military liaison after he went? I'm not sure, but she may have qualified for one. I'd check with the Chaplin's office and see if there is anything they can do for her. At the very least, they may be able to help her with any paperwork (if you haven't been swamped yet, don't worry, you will) she needs done. Pam S. Widow support groups can be good things. That is what I hear anyway, I went to one around here a couple of times and then didn't go back. It turned into a little information and then a whining jag. Thank you I could do that at home. People say I am hard because I just set my mind to WHAT IS, and tried to move ahead. Well, after that wore off, I made up my mind if there was ever anyone around me in the same position, I would do what I could to help without allowing it to decline into a whine time. >> I'm dyin' here in SC. It was 70F by 8:00AM yesterday with 93% humidity. >> Got up to 82F (which wasn't too bad), then we had some nasty [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > > Pam S. > Widow support groups can be good things. That is what I hear anyway, I > went to one around here a couple of times and then didn't go back. It [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > around me in the same position, I would do what I could to help without > allowing it to decline into a whine time. Ordinarily I'd agree with you. However, the military is a whole nother world and has it's own community, language, customs, etc. There are services for military families, both active duty and retired that you won't find in the civilian world, which is why I suggested to Jill that her mother check into them. Pam S. > Widow support groups can be good things. That is what I hear anyway, > I went to one around here a couple of times and then didn't go back. It [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > around me in the same position, I would do what I could to help > without allowing it to decline into a whine time. Unless they're serving wine ;) But yes, I think that's what Mom expected she'd run into with a group like that. So she turned the hospice rep down both times she brought it up. Jill >>> I'm dyin' here in SC. It was 70F by 8:00AM yesterday with 93% >>> humidity. Got up to 82F (which wasn't too bad), then we had some [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] >> least, they may be able to help her with any paperwork (if you >> haven't been swamped yet, don't worry, you will) she needs done. Pam S. >> I'm dyin' here in SC. It was 70F by 8:00AM yesterday with 93% >> humidity. Got up to 82F (which wasn't too bad), then we had some [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > decades ago, his time in service has an impact on those he left > behind. I'm not sure what this has to do with the weather. And she's always been cold-natured :) At any rate, she was asked by a representative of the hospice whether she wanted to join a support group. She said no thanks, she wasn't interested in talking with a bunch of strangers about it. After he passed away they called and asked her again. Again she declined. So they asked if they should call her every couple of weeks. She asked, "What on earth for?!" LOL > I plan on joining a military support group after Rob is > gone, as there is so much that you aren't told at the time. Did your [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > swamped yet, don't worry, you will) she needs done. > Pam S. No one from the military contacted us. He didn't die in a military hospital. The funeral home had to find a Chaplain for the military memorial service. I've got a handle on the paperwork, thanks. He had put an article from a publication for retired Marines in the safe deposit box: 'What to do when a Marine dies'. Otherwise I'd never have known about DFAS. We've got all the paperwork for his annuities, filing for Widow's Pension, etc. Fortunately all the assets are jointly held. He had the real estate attorney put in a Right of Survivorship clause when they built the house; it's automatically hers (a mere $10 filing fee to make it public record). There won't even be probate required on the Will. We just have to file it at the courthouse. Jill >>> But.....*you have HEAT!!?? Hopitus is sorely tempted to go up to >>> I-70, stick out my thumb, wave "hi" to Sherry as we zoom through [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > > Jill If you are going to be headed back out there for all our part of the summer, would it be possible to put a window air conditioner in your bedroom so you can keep one spot as a cooler refuge for you? I can't take the hot humid nights either. Jo >>>> On Apr 3, 1:22 pm, "CatNipped" <CatNip...@PossiblePlaces.com> >>> [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > summer, would it be possible to put a window air conditioner in your > bedroom so you can keep one spot as a cooler refuge for you? I'm afraid not. She doesn't have regular sash windows. They are a little over 6 ft. tall and open with a crank from one side (and only to about 12 inches). There's nothing to support a window A/C unit :( Jill >> First, the A/C disaster. DH took a day off work today (like we need that >> dock in pay), and climbed up into the attic to look at the A/C. He [quoted text clipped - 68 lines] > OK, and land on Your doorstep with Garvin...not for food but for > heat....control, control, control...... Don't even knock the occasional whine. Once in a while you just have to bring out the cheese and crackers and go with it. I could go for a nice Chardonnay with maybe some smoked gouda and some bagel crisps. However I like ice in my wine so nobody watch. Even in really good wine. Guess I'm a heathen. Jo > >> First, the A/C disaster. DH took a day off work today (like we need that > >> dock in pay), and climbed up into the attic to look at the A/C. He [quoted text clipped - 79 lines] > > Jo- Hide quoted text - At least you take it out of the sack first. :-) Sherry >>> As usual, nothing ever goes easy for us - I guess I should be >>> philosophical [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > I could go for a nice Chardonnay with maybe some smoked gouda and > some bagel crisps. 'Tis a tad early, but this evening I'll be happy to offer you a nice Australian Chard. Don't have any smoked gouda, do you like havarti? No bagel crisps either but I picked up some nice stone-ground wheat crackers the other day... :) I don't care if you put ice in your wine. My mother drinks it at room temp! (and we aren't talking red wines). Jill >>>> As usual, nothing ever goes easy for us - I guess I should be >>>> philosophical [quoted text clipped - 24 lines] > > Jill mmmm. Like the Aussie wines. And havarti is one of my favorites. Sounds good with the wheat crackers. Maybe a few fresh strawberries. I have those. And perhaps slice some apples to go with the cheese. Oh, and you are helping with todays dinner. I had to do something with the lovely baby dill I had left, so I made a nice old fashioned macaroni salad with lots of added dill. I have beans on cooking with the ham bone from Easter, and will throw some ribs on the grill later. Jo |
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