Something About Nothing ... #12

[RAPstar]

I have till like the day off. But I should know with enough time before I leave for the trip. Probably. I was just reading reviews on the other 2, and at the Super 8 people have found ants in their room and a lot of reports of it smelling moldy. The Clarion has had several reports of people being charged the full room price more than once on their cards as well as reservations from Hotels.com not being found (that's where I booked). Which is why I'm leaning to SF. But I'd have to pay the deposit with my first check on the 22, and then hope I can still find a decent flight and book the UTH on the 29 (I get paid weekly)

 

[pcstang]

I hear ya Mac! We might head to the parks while at SF. With frequent visits we won't care if we go to the parks before we move to RPR. We've done CB too and just hung out, relaxed and maybe had a cocktail or 2....

 

[tinydancer09]

I have till like the day off. But I should know with enough time before I leave for the trip. Probably. I was just reading reviews on the other 2, and at the Super 8 people have found ants in their room and a lot of reports of it smelling moldy. The Clarion has had several reports of people being charged the full room price more than once on their cards as well as reservations from Hotels.com not being found (that's where I booked). Which is why I'm leaning to SF. But I'd have to pay the deposit with my first check on the 22, and then hope I can still find a decent flight and book the UTH on the 29 (I get paid weekly)

Oh no!! Yeah I wouldn't take those chances. Is CB even cheaper? Maybe they would have something available too.
What dates are you going? I'll add that to my price watch. Do you have APH or any discounts that can be applied?

 

[tinydancer09]

I hear ya Mac! We might head to the parks while at SF. With frequent visits we won't care if we go to the parks before we move to RPR. We've done CB too and just hung out, relaxed and maybe had a cocktail or 2....

It's always nice to do the full queue every once in a while. I always forget how much you miss doing express pass. The theming in the lines is really quite nice!

 

[pcstang]

It's always nice to do the full queue every once in a while. I always forget how much you miss doing express pass. The theming in the lines is really quite nice!

Yep, if the standby is 10 mins or less we will hit it sometimes. We enjoyed CB and had a good time at the lazy river and pools. My youngest wearing his sisters googles by the lazy river.

 

[RAPstar]

Oh no!! Yeah I wouldn't take those chances. Is CB even cheaper? Maybe they would have something available too.
What dates are you going? I'll add that to my price watch. Do you have APH or any discounts that can be applied?

With APH, a family suite at CBay (only room available with the discount) and SF are the same price. I'd rather do SF for the newness. 9/22-26.

 

[macraven]

for youse in the South and get mold on your siding, how much is the normal rate for hiring someone to scrub it off?

each company i called said they don't do only one side of a house, as the outside siding would not look the same
they do the entire outside of your home.

 

[tinydancer09]

for youse in the South and get mold on your siding, how much is the normal rate for hiring someone to scrub it off?

each company i called said they don't do only one side of a house, as the outside siding would not look the same
they do the entire outside of your home.

For my entire neighborhood/community they pay the guys 3K. There are four blocks of ~9 townhomes.
Mom and dad always did it themselves at our house. They bought a pressure washer from lowes. Then you buy a sprayer (It looks like a pest control sprayer) and fill with a mixture of bleach and water and spray it on the siding..... let it sit for a second and then pressure wash it away like magic!!! If you have outside cats make sure you wash it allllll away! They'll probably do the outside under soffeting(how do you spell that?) and anything white like gutters.

They are right. If you only use do one side of the house you'd turn the corner and go OMG that side is dirty too!

 

[macraven]

we don't have a ladder for a two story house.
well, we don't have a ladder .....

i only need one house done not the neighborhood.....lololol

i don't do manual labor on the outside of the house, only the inside...


what i have is not a simple job.
the house sat vacant for two years before we bought it.
nothing was done in the upkeep.
i doubt that the previous owner ever had the siding cleaned....

the inside was just as icky as the owner was a widow in her 70's and unable to clean...

but i do appreciate you trying to help me
i'm just trying to figure out what the going rate usually is for this job.

i had hired two others prior but cancelled them thinking they were too high.
i do have a company sending one man out tomorrow as it was the only place that had insurance if their man had an accident on our property working.
but, i'm still trying to google and find out going rate for this job.

i have no issue cancelling a job the day of if need be.

 

[tinydancer09]

Lol my point was it should be under three grand! HAHAHA my neighborhood really isn't that big. 2-3 houses of square footage per block. 8-12 houses in price. Plus clubhouse. They don't do the driveways. They don't do the fences. Only the under siding and siding.

how big is your house? For an average sized house 2000-2500sq foot I feel no more than $400 going off my math above.

If I remember I'll ask mom what they pay our guy to pressure wash. We do it often and we pay him on the size of the decks. I think I said this last time you asked. I really will try to remember to ask her thiugh.

 

[tinydancer09]

With APH, a family suite at CBay (only room available with the discount) and SF are the same price. I'd rather do SF for the newness. 9/22-26.

I'll add you to my list. I check at least daily.

 

[macraven]

3200 sq ft
guess i should expect more than $400 then

 

[tinydancer09]

3200 sq ft
guess i should expect more than $400 then

I was estimating high. What kind of quotes have you been getting? I feel pressure washing has a large range. Lots of amatures decide they can pressure wash and have no idea what they're doing.

I'll still ask mom what the going rate is down there. We have to do a lot of pressure washing

 

[schumigirl]

Another tragic attack in France. Pure evil.

 

[schumigirl]

Happy Friday.............and belated to Robo56 lovely GD........hope she had a lovely day.........

 

[Lynne G]

Hope you are having a good day Schumi. It is Friday, so glass of wine is needed.

So sad, we heard about the attack in France last night. Terror is never okay. Breaks my heart all the families that lost someone.

Mac, I'm lucky. We get mold on our shingles out back, since it doesn't get the sunlight as much. Borrow my DSis's power washer, and go to town on it. We usually do at the end of the summer, and in the spring. (I admit, DH does most of the spraying). And like PC said, we only do the back. Never the other 2 sides that have shingles. No need to match, and one wall is enough for us. Best part, kids were watching, and shockingly got wet. HeHe. Apparently, I couldn't hold the spraying wand that well. (which is why DH ended up spraying the shingles).

Can you tell, I am so glad it's Friday. No sleeping in on Saturday though. Car goes in to shop to spend even more of my money that I did not expect. Oh well. Pretty soon, that will be DS's problem.

Off to brew some tea. It's already sticky out, and my hair is puffed, but the sun is so bright, and the AC cold, so tea needed. That, and some cookies my 97 year old Aunt made for me.

 

[macraven]

And it's Friday!

 

[Bluer101]

Yep, if the standby is 10 mins or less we will hit it sometimes. We enjoyed CB and had a good time at the lazy river and pools. My youngest wearing a his sisters googles by the lazy river.

DW fell in love with him, such a cutie! Even with DW motherly instinct with your DD, and us, rub some dirt in it, lol. Had a blast with all of you and still talking about it and looking forward to next visit.

 

[Bluer101]

Sorry Homie's, been extreamly busy as usual after the long vacation.

DW is sick at home. She ended up getting an upper respiratory infection so she is on meds and quarantined to the house.

But on a good note it's Friday!!!

 

[macraven]

Hope Dw feels better real soon

So in this quarantine, are you sleeping on the couch....