Goodbye Ruby Tuesday

[SlinkyRedfoot]

Water heaters die in threes.

Yours, mine, and @ladyrockess's.

In the last two years, I've replaced:

Air conditioner
water heater
sump pump
back up sump pump
2/3rds of the carpet
washer
dryer
dish washer
the garage door
the roof

Good times.

 

[SlinkyRedfoot]

I miss my dog terribly. This sucks.

Sorry to hear that.

My wife and kids miss our dog terribly too.

 

[ladyrockess]

In the last two years, I've replaced:

Air conditioner
water heater
sump pump
back up sump pump
2/3rds of the carpet
washer
dryer
dish washer
the garage door
the roof

Good times.

...how old is your house?

 

[SlinkyRedfoot]

...how old is your house?

We built it in 2004, and most of the stuff was builder grade, so it's time.

Full disclosure, the roof was an insurance claim from hail damage this spring.

 

[Guy Incognito]

In the last two years, I've replaced:

Air conditioner
water heater
sump pump
back up sump pump
2/3rds of the carpet
washer
dryer
dish washer
the garage door
the roof

Good times.

Only had the water heater and 3/4s of the basement to replace here. Was worried about the A/C with the new wiring that they did for the basement. Fortunately, I was able to figure out how I could configure the breakers in my shitty service panel and get enough power to everything in the house. Otherwise, I would have had to upgrade my service panel, and that's another big fucking expense.

 

[Guy Incognito]

Our rent is locked in at the same price for next year (starts in October, we just signed the new lease) and are resigning ourselves to what will probably be a BIG hike the next year

That blows. The repair guy had to re-plumb a pipe because the new heater is bigger than the old one, and showed me where the new shutoff valve is. Bless that man, he was so efficient, and even insisted on staying long enough to test it and be sure the water was in fact heating. Apparently his father taught him that and once or twice he did install a new heater that didn't heat water so he had to yank it out and return it.

Yeah, I'm hoping I'm done with appliances dying for awhile. Even though I'm not paying for them out of pocket right now, being without hot water was miserable.

Yeah, we had the hot water heater die a couple weeks after we didn't have power for a week. Was hoping we could have gotten a few more years out of it, but it was 10 years old, and the stupid gas control on the pilot light wouldn't work. The company that we normally use was going to charge close to the cost of a new heater to replace the gas control, which is kinda silly when we'd probably need to replace the thing in about 4-5 years anyway.

 

[kobesgame]

what kind of cracker jack insurance do you have? I figured they all moved to apps by now

Years ago I did have to put one of those devices in my car to avoid an increase after a minor accident

It's annoying, but hey, saved us $240/year

also, I came in in first place between wife and I.....

no shocker there

What stops you from just leaving your phone at home?

 

[ladyrockess]

We built it in 2004, and most of the stuff was builder grade, so it's time.

Full disclosure, the roof was an insurance claim from hail damage this spring.

Yeah I'm so anxious about when we buy and what happens if a hurricane decides to say hi...

Yeah, we had the hot water heater die a couple weeks after we didn't have power for a week. Was hoping we could have gotten a few more years out of it, but it was 10 years old, and the stupid gas control on the pilot light wouldn't work. The company that we normally use was going to charge close to the cost of a new heater to replace the gas control, which is kinda silly when we'd probably need to replace the thing in about 4-5 years anyway.

Yeah you don't want to be what my dad calls "penny sensible and pound foolish".

We're looking at houses to determine what we can afford (not fucking much - Orlando's housing prices have gone UP 9% since COVID hit, what in the actual fuck) and are working on a down payment...looks like we're not settling downtown, as much as we'd love to.

 

[PnkPanther]

What stops you from just leaving your phone at home?

Nothing. I did few times.

You can also update to say you weren't the driver. It always thought my bike rides were car trips, but it did usually sense i wasn't driving and just recognized the trip. (there is a check box you can alter if it scores or not)

 

[PnkPanther]

We built it in 2004, and most of the stuff was builder grade, so it's time.

Full disclosure, the roof was an insurance claim from hail damage this spring.

time to tear it down and start over

 

[RoyMunson]

In the last two years, I've replaced:

Air conditioner
water heater
sump pump
back up sump pump
2/3rds of the carpet
washer
dryer
dish washer
the garage door
the roof

Good times.

I'm only at dish washer and washer/dryer. AC unit is on it's last leg and will probably need to be replaced next spring.

I want a new jackshaft garage door opener to replace the center mounted one taking vertical space from the garage and limiting where I can put my golf hitting net.

 

[SlinkyRedfoot]

Orlando's housing prices have gone UP 9% since COVID hit, what in the actual fuck

House prices have gone up all over the country.

Mortgage rates have cratered, so more people can afford houses, and folks who could already afford houses can now afford bigger houses.

More buyers means increased demand. Increased demand means increased prices.

 

[ladyrockess]

House prices have gone up all over the country.

Mortgage rates have cratered, so more people can afford houses, and folks who could already afford houses can now afford bigger houses.

More buyers means increased demand. Increased demand means increased prices.

Fucking assholes.

 

[kobesgame]

what kind of cracker jack insurance do you have? I figured they all moved to apps by now

Years ago I did have to put one of those devices in my car to avoid an increase after a minor accident

It's annoying, but hey, saved us $240/year

also, I came in in first place between wife and I.....

no shocker there

It’s the State Farm Drive and Save or some shut like that. There’s a little Bluetooth attachment you have to have in your car.

 

[Bender]

oh, dave grohl, you've made my heart grow three sizes today . i may even refrain from going to the juice store

 

[PnkPanther]

It’s the State Farm Drive and Save or some shut like that. There’s a little Bluetooth attachment you have to have in your car.

State farm? Can't hide money

 

[SlinkyRedfoot]

I have a friend who wanted to see what he could get for his house in a desirable neighborhood, so he had it listed at about 10-15% more than he would have been willing to sell it for. It was on the market for four days during which a bidding war for it transpired. It sold for 25% more than they listed it. . .

They're now drawing up plans to build a fucking palace.

 

[ladyrockess]

I have a friend who wanted to see what he could get for his house in a desirable neighborhood, so he had it listed at about 10-15% more than he would have been willing to sell it for. It was on the market for four days during which a bidding war for it transpired. It sold for 25% more than they listed it. . .

They're now drawing up plans to build a fucking palace.

FFS. This bubble had better burst at exactly the right time, because otherwise I don't know how we can compete with shit like that.

 

[kobesgame]

We built it in 2004, and most of the stuff was builder grade, so it's time.

Full disclosure, the roof was an insurance claim from hail damage this spring.

We are just waiting for our sewer to go out. Still the original and they usually don’t last this long. That’s going to be SPENDY.

 

[Me]

House prices have gone up all over the country.

Mortgage rates have cratered, so more people can afford houses, and folks who could already afford houses can now afford bigger houses.

More buyers means increased demand. Increased demand means increased prices.

I'm just waiting to see what happens when landlords can start kicking out tenants.

*Crosses fingers there's more houses put up*