Something About Nothing..........#5

[macraven]

mac - u have got to switch to SW...they let me bring all my baggage with me

could never switch to SW.
it would cost me over $200 in car service fee.

that airport is south west of chgo.....too far away for me to use.
what ever i would save on airfare, would be lost and plus the amount in car service.

i hear many love SW.
i use united and american out of ohare or mitchell field.

I did that earlier in the week, but I also "had" to stop by Seasonal to see what Halloween stuff they had out




Both of our Canadian airlines (Air Canada and WestJet) have discontinued the 2nd bag fee as of Sept 23rd. Let's hope the US carriers will follow suit.

don't think that will happen.
united posted that starting in nov, they will increase the second bag charge from $25 to $50. first bag charge will hold at $25 for now.

when you add that up, and if you fly november 1st this year, you would be paying an additional $150 for your stuff besides the air ticket.

we should all move to canada for cheap air ............

mac wearing that much clothes going thru the metal detectors Think what would happen if the alarm went off,it take a hour to go through security(well not that much diff then what it is now)!!!!!!!!!!!

i'll practice with the pole this weekend for that event...........

Security OH I got A story on that one!!

DW and I went down too Port Richey a couple of months back.They have a gambling boat offshore with a shuttle boat.We stand in line with PR officers standing at the gate too the shuttle boat>show ID.Well they ran DW 1;st then mine..This is were it gets good.My ID showed up with warrents.Well bieng handcuffed and sitting in the back of a patrol car for 30min.in the heat of the day(TALKING ABOUT MAD)the officer took me out of the car,cuffs on and all,and raised my shirt.OK no tattos,not 6'4 and 295lbs,they apoligized and let me go..Tell Ya what I was so mad over this the gamling ship gave me $100 of chips and said we are sorry,its procedere..

So in a nut shell ID theft hit me and hard..

I think the police could of been alittle nicer,but thats there job..

Sorry for a long story,but watch your ID evryone.It can happen to anyone.



TMI i know,but be careful

snap!
why did you wait so long to share that story with us....
it's a hoot..!!


did your wife get any pics of you in the cuffs and in the back of the po po car?

 

[donaldduck352]

could never switch to SW.
it would cost me over $200 in car service fee.

that airport is south west of chgo.....too far away for me to use.
what ever i would save on airfare, would be lost and plus the amount in car service.

i hear many love SW.
i use united and american out of ohare or mitchell field.



don't think that will happen.
united posted that starting in nov, they will increase the second bag charge from $25 to $50. first bag charge will hold at $25 for now.

when you add that up, and if you fly november 1st this year, you would be paying an additional $150 for your stuff besides the air ticket.

we should all move to canada for cheap air ............



i'll practice with the pole this weekend for that event...........







snap!
why did you wait so long to share that story with us....
it's a hoot..!!


did your wife get any pics of you in the cuffs and in the back of the po po car?

NO IT WAs NOT A KODACK MOMENT..I'm STILLL MAD ABOUT IT!!! BUT I WILLL BEET THIS,I'M STILL MAD ABOUT IT THO

 

[coastermom]

Hi all ...

Crazy here just wanted to stop in and say HI . Have lots to do and not enough time in any lifetime to do it . Will post all kinds of info on Sunday when I may have at least 5 min to sit.

Gotta go

have a great day all ....

Mary

 

[loribell]

I live on the westcoast,did not hear of a double launch at KSC.

BayNews9 does not give out that much info...Need too start watching CNN or something!!!

If it is a double launch,makes me think of a movie!!

the things that make you go HA

I don't think it is a double launch. I think they have an extra on the pad in case of emergency. Don't think that would make me feel real good about going up in the shuttle. DH said it is because it is the first Hubble mission in a long time so they are taking some extra precautions I guess.


Now for that gambling/police story; that sucks! I would be mad too. Did you win anything with the chips they gave you? Hope everything is back on track after the identity theft. What a headache.

 

[Melanie230]

Good Morning everyone. Cold day today in NC. Brrr..I am working for Universal money today. Gonna be a busy week since I picked up extra hours. Only one day off this week and we leave next Sunday at 5am.

 

[minniejack]

Morning almost afternoon all

Got DD off to her cross country meet this am, but was able to go back to bed. DS ended up with a fever so I didn't want to drag him 2 hrs away to watch his sister run--and if you have ever been to a cc meet, you basically see the runners take off and then come back.

mac--we are driving to Orlando this year--haven't attempted anything like this since our college years--so it should be interesting with the kids--maybe we should give them some of the "stash" to keep them sleeping for the trip.

Airfare is ridiculous--we decided to cut out the airfare and take the summer beach vaca instead. 5 of us were able to rent a 3 br beach deluxe condo with 2400 sq ft beach front in Myrtle Beach for a week with $100 meals every night for cheaper than a roundtrip to Orlando for 4 people.

It only takes 16 hours from here--probably 17 with stops. I say if my dad could do it when I was kid so that I could be indoctrinated into the Mouse, then I can, too.

Heck, my dad did it and he was the only one driving so we at least will have two drivers--me and DH--DD15 won't even pick up the driver's manual.

 

[loribell]

mac--we are driving to Orlando this year--haven't attempted anything like this since our college years--so it should be interesting with the kids--maybe we should give them some of the "stash" to keep them sleeping for the trip.

Airfare is ridiculous--we decided to cut out the airfare and take the summer beach vaca instead. 5 of us were able to rent a 3 br beach deluxe condo with 2400 sq ft beach front in Myrtle Beach for a week with $100 meals every night for cheaper than a roundtrip to Orlando for 4 people.

It only takes 16 hours from here--probably 17 with stops. I say if my dad could do it when I was kid so that I could be indoctrinated into the Mouse, then I can, too.

Heck, my dad did it and he was the only one driving so we at least will have two drivers--me and DH--DD15 won't even pick up the driver's manual.

We drive too because airfare is just really ridiculous. Add to that the fact that the last two times we flew we had terrible problems with delays & lost baggage and it will be a while before we give an airline any more money.

It is 2800 miles round trip for us. Last summer it took us right at 20 hours and we drove it straight through. I started the drive, drove for 5 hours, switched with dh who drove the next 5 hours and then I drove the rest of the way while the family slept. We pulled in to the Disney gates as the sun was rising.

We'll be doing it again in December!

 

[macraven]

it's morning time homies......

hop hop hop........



rise and shine.



i know it is close to noon but i just had my first 10 cups of coffee and now wide awake....

Hi all ...

Crazy here just wanted to stop in and say HI . Have lots to do and not enough time in any lifetime to do it . Will post all kinds of info on Sunday when I may have at least 5 min to sit.

Gotta go

have a great day all ....

Mary

welcome to life

Morning almost afternoon all



mac--we are driving to Orlando this year--haven't attempted anything like this since our college years--so it should be interesting with the kids--maybe we should give them some of the "stash" to keep them sleeping for the trip.

Airfare is ridiculous--we decided to cut out the airfare and take the summer beach vaca instead. 5 of us were able to rent a 3 br beach deluxe condo with 2400 sq ft beach front in Myrtle Beach for a week with $100 meals every night for cheaper than a roundtrip to Orlando for 4 people.

It only takes 16 hours from here--probably 17 with stops. I say if my dad could do it when I was kid so that I could be indoctrinated into the Mouse, then I can, too.

Heck, my dad did it and he was the only one driving so we at least will have two drivers--me and DH--DD15 won't even pick up the driver's manual.

good luck and i mean that.
i have only driven 4 times to orlando and refuse to even consider it ever again in my life.

did it twice from st louis area and twice from north of chgo area.

it takes me up to 1.5 hours to get thru chgo on the toll way.
always tied up
always congested

i believe it was 22 hours for me from home to florida.
i arrived at 5:30 in the evening and asleep by 6:30 that night.
it took me over a day to get out of my fog.

i drove straight. only stopping for the restrooms and drive thru mcdonalds.
no worth it to me.

and, it would take vacation days away that i could use at another time.
2 full vacay days from work and then i would lose a day for being dizzy and a wreck from non stop driving.

if i can get a fare for $300 and under from chgo or milwaukee, it is worth it to fly.
i go solo now so that does make a big difference.
even when it was 2 of us driving, still expensive if we would have stopped along the way for a 2 day drive both ways.


i wish you the best on your drive down.
how many miles/hours do you predict it can take for that drive?
if you are 10 hours or under, it should be a snap.

it took me 9 hours of straight driving from home to cairo, illinois last week. not fun, construction sucks big time. and those coppers with the radar really got on my nerves....


hope youse all have a great weekend!

 

[macraven]

We drive too because airfare is just really ridiculous. Add to that the fact that the last two times we flew we had terrible problems with delays & lost baggage and it will be a while before we give an airline any more money.

It is 2800 miles round trip for us. Last summer it took us right at 20 hours and we drove it straight through. I started the drive, drove for 5 hours, switched with dh who drove the next 5 hours and then I drove the rest of the way while the family slept. We pulled in to the Disney gates as the sun was rising.

We'll be doing it again in December!

brave woman...........

 

[macraven]

ok, i plead blondness.


16-17 hours for minnie....


i need more coffee

 

[ky07]

Hey all....

Beginning of the weekend...always quiet. After I finished work, I headed to karate....watch Bubba's class and bring him home. Oh yeah...just because he's a 2nd degree now, doesn't mean his training stops. He wants his 3rd degree...started working toward that tonight. (DH dropped him off for the class before his because he is a jr. instructor for that class. Then, his class is after it, so he just stays. He's there just over 2 hours on Friday nites.) I brought him home and had some dinner. Decided to stop in and see what I missed.

I have an empty house next to me if anybody wants to be my neighbor

minniejack...what the heck ya doin' with those sandwiches

nettaboo....you are welcome here...to talk Universal, Disney, anything at all. mac's rule is we play nice...no flamin' allowed

Lawrence...when you plannin' to move? In the near future?

Homie Tracie is gonna be gone a lot....workin' woman now Sorry to hear...but, $$ will be handy for that big 4-0 trip you're plannin

Hi to everyone else....hope all is well. Busy weekend for house of Bubba this weekend....looking forward to Monday

Have a good weekend everyone

The closing on the house is the 29th but the people that are selling the house said they need til Oct 7th but here is the wierd part
we close at 10:00 am with the sellers and the sellers are closing on the their new house later that after noon and hope I won't have to pay rent for another month where will live now and thats cutting it close since the rent is due on the 1st but anywho Good after noon Homies

 

[Cdn Friends of Pooh]

Hey Lori...I saw the two shuttles on the news tonight but I doubt I'll be going over there.

Here's a pic from the NASA website

We're hoping to catch the launch on Oct 10th

... yes we'll have to leave HHN early on the 9th, but it's not every day that those of us who don't live in Florida can watch a shuttle launch.

 

[macraven]

The closing on the house is the 20th but the people that are selling the house said they need til Oct 7th but here is the wierd part
we close at 10:00 am with the sellers and the sellers are closing on the their new house later that after noon and hope I won't have to pay rent for another month where will live now and thats cutting it close since the rent is due on the 1st but anywho Good after noon Homies

once you close on the house, it is yours legally.

the people in there must move out or pay you rent for each day they stay there if you have your lawyer set that up.

if you have the lawyer write up the contract as:

must be out of the house by time of signing, sellers will then be considered tenants and pay $300. per day for each day after closing date.


that will make them move very fast.
and it will cover the rent you would have to pay on your present place.
we had one situation where the cost was $500 per day once we stayed past the closing. we moved the night before and finished at 11:50 that night.


you are not in a good situation if they do not move out prior to signing.
whenever you are to close on a house, you must do a "walk thru" of the new empty house to see if there are any damages or something that has been removed from the house that was specified to stay. you bring that up with the lawyer before the signing then. he can write amendment to the contract.

if you do not do a walk thru prior to closing, you are out of luck and in a legal entanglement to take course of action to correct the issue.

what if they move out as renters and make a hole in the wall.
who will fix that?
what if they tear up some of the carpeting, or someone spills red kool aid on the carpet and ruins it.......again, who is responsible?


if you tell the lawyer to tell their lawyer you want $2000 deposit before they become renters, you will then have the money to repair anything they destroy or damage before you take full possession of the place.


i strongly urge you to contact your real estate lawyer and handle this situation before the day of closing.

if you do not take care of this issue before the closing, you will feel compelled to sign anything and hope it all goes smooth for them to give up the place by the first.

charge them a hefty deposit fee for a tenant if they refuse to move out by the time of closing.

charge them a daily rate of astronomical charge for each day past the closing.


you are closing on the 20th.
they don't want to move until the 7th.

that is not your problem.

you own the house at the time of signing.
see your lawyer....



we "lost" our first house.
this was before kids. it took us 8 years after that before we were able to buy a house then.....


we allowed the lawyer to let the family stay in the house for an additional 2 weeks so the kids could finish the school year.
the family was to move as the man took a transfer to another state.

during that 2 week time period, the man was laid off.


he wanted to stay and readers digest version, since we allowed additional time, we had no recourse. we recieved all our money back but still had to pay our lawyer and didn't end up with the house.
we were stupid.
we were trying to be nice as we didn't have kids at the time and it backfired on us.

then, we had to find another apartment in chgo as we gave that place up.

talk about scrambling in a matter of 14 days for us to relocate was a nightmare.

you don't have to listen to my suggestions but do talk it over with your wife and lawyer for their thoughts and ideas.

 

[macraven]

Here's a pic from the NASA website

We're hoping to catch the launch on Oct 10th

... yes we'll have to leave HHN early on the 9th, but it's not every day that those of us who don't live in Florida can watch a shuttle launch.

you will be back and at the vip tour office by 6:30 on the 10th............

say, yes we will........


hope you have fun seeing the thingy go up in the air.

 

[Metro West]

We're hoping to catch the launch on Oct 10th

... yes we'll have to leave HHN early on the 9th, but it's not every day that those of us who don't live in Florida can watch a shuttle launch.

If you've never seen a shuttle launch, it's pretty cool...especially at night. I've seen day and night launches but prefer the night ones...for obvious reasons. If it's clear, you can see it from all over the area.

 

[Cdn Friends of Pooh]

you will be back and at the vip tour office by 6:30 on the 10th............

say, yes we will........


hope you have fun seeing the thingy go up in the air.

Yes Mac ... the launch is actually the morning of the 10th (12:40 am) so we will be back in plenty of time for the tour

 

[Cdn Friends of Pooh]

If you've never seen a shuttle launch, it's pretty cool...especially at night. I've seen day and night launches but prefer the night ones...for obvious reasons. If it's clear, you can see it from all over the area.

We've always missed the previous launches by just a few days so are making a point of seeing this one ... let's hope they keep things on track for the morning of the 10th!

 

[ky07]

Sorry Mac I just noticed that I put the 20th and changed it cause the closing is the 29th and you did make me think and would have never thought about that and will talk to the realestate agent and have the lawyer do that cause we did have a home inspection done and they had a few things they have to fix before closing and I don't know if it is a plus or minus but the lady we are buying the house from is my DW's ex-boss from the school system she works at

 

[macraven]

Sorry Mac I just noticed that I put the 20th and changed it cause the closing is the 29th and you did make me think and would have never thought about that and will talk to the realestate agent and have the lawyer do that cause we did have a home inspection done and they had a few things they have to fix before closing and I don't know if it is a plus or minus but the lady we are buying the house from is my DW's ex-boss from the school system she works at

do talk to the real estate agent and lawyer.
don't be sweet talked into doing a "favor" for the people.

never mix friendship and money when it comes to buying a house.
the former boss of your wife shouldn't have any play in the situation.

keep the business transaction as business.

the best laid plans can go south if something comes up.
what if the person breaks their leg and doesn't want to move and takes advantage of your generousity and stay another month in the house.

congrats on joining the rat race of homeowners.

it really is highly over rated............especially when you don't have a landlord to come over for the repairs....

 

[donaldduck352]

We can see the night takeoffs of the shuttle overhere on the west coast,lights up the whole sky!!!!

mac,u sure know your real estate!!!

The only thing I know about real estate is I will never sign a contract for deed without going thru a title company ever again.Your pretty much making a handshake deal doing this.We were 24 at the time and new no better!!
We bouht are house like that,and after 12yrs of paying,the lady did not want to sign off on the lien. after many times contacting her she changed her phone#or so we thought.We come to find out she passed away..She lived in Illinois,so probate and such would have been a hassle.
We hired a lawyer and we got a clear deed from him doing a quit claim.
Only cost us additional $3000

So make sure you go through a title company is all I can say!!!!!!!!!!!