EMT 10/16/16 [krakatoa]

Your lucky numbers:

3 37 41...

Ah, who am I kidding? We are all hosed.

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1 Skip?

Posted by: Golfman at October 16, 2016 05:44 AM (48QDY)

Posted by: SMFH while circling the drain... at October 16, 2016 05:46 AM (gs1ko)

3 EEMT I guess.

Posted by: teej at October 16, 2016 05:50 AM (r3KsD)

4 Loophole show today.

Posted by: teej at October 16, 2016 05:51 AM (r3KsD)

5 Good Morning Morons. Today is Sunday, October 16, 2016. On this day in 1793 Marie Antoinette was beheaded on the guillotine at the height of the French Revolution. It was really a sad thing because she actually did nothing other than be the young wife of Louis XVI. The "let them eat cake" quote was actually BS. But that is what normally happens when revolutions occur. France underwent years of turmoil after all the "aristocrats" were murdered by the mobs until a tyrant arose to take over and plunged all of Europe into war. That is also what normally happens.

Posted by: Vic We Have No Party at October 16, 2016 05:52 AM (mpXpK)

6 FBI interview summaries and notes, provided late Friday to the House Government Oversight and Intelligence Committees, contain allegations of a "quid pro quo" between a senior State Department executive and FBI agents during the Hillary Clinton email investigation, two congressional sources told Fox News.

That is mealy-mouth speak for bribery and the corrupt DOJ knew it which is why ALL the FBI investigators wanted her prosecuted. Even if the chickenshit Republicans will not impeach the Choom the least they could do is go after Comey and Lynch and then refuse to approve an appointment until, the asshole is out of office. But what will happen is nothing.

http://fxn.ws/2dsnAnb

Posted by: Vic We Have No Party at October 16, 2016 05:53 AM (mpXpK)

7 Trump is calling for drug tests to be ran before the next debate. Of course Scankles will not allow that.

http://fxn.ws/2deUau7

Posted by: Vic We Have No Party at October 16, 2016 05:53 AM (mpXpK)

8 Some slimeballs are just not fit to occupy the same planet as the rest of us. An AH dad in Utah dumped his 5 year old daughter off alone in a parking lot at a college overnight with freezing temperatures and her in her pajamas. She was rescued by college security. I hope they send that asshole up the river.

http://fxn.ws/2ehDcqZ

Posted by: Vic We Have No Party at October 16, 2016 05:53 AM (mpXpK)

9 muzzies in Yemen fire rockets (supplied by Iran) at US ships once again. Notice how the MFM never says what they are other than Houthi Rebels.

http://fxn.ws/2etgL7f

Posted by: Vic We Have No Party at October 16, 2016 05:54 AM (mpXpK)

10 That BS anti-gun suit in CT against the makers of the guns used at Sandy Hook has been thrown out of court. The lawyer who brought that suit should be disbarred and he, and everyone involved in that slap suit should have to pay all legal costs.

http://fxn.ws/2eqUXt7

Posted by: Vic We Have No Party at October 16, 2016 05:54 AM (mpXpK)

11 When is a "temporary" tax ever temporary? If you are in CA it is never. Moonbeam and his communist Party in CA will not be satisfied until the only employer in the State is the CA government. As it is now if it were not for the Choom illegally buying CA's worthless bonds it would already be bankrupt.

http://fxn.ws/2djN6HE

Posted by: Vic We Have No Party at October 16, 2016 05:54 AM (mpXpK)

12 WaPo/ABC poll has Scankles up 4% and they credit all the lies printed about Trump. It is a worthless nationwide poll of "registered" voters (which is newspaper speak for someone breathing) and their release contains no breakdown of the Party of those polled. So it is worthless all the way around. But I am sure the poll trolls will be out in force touting it. (more later)

http://wapo.st/2e7DUdY

Posted by: Vic We Have No Party at October 16, 2016 05:54 AM (mpXpK)

13 At least when the Dems planned out all these phony sexual assault claims the MFM is pushing for them they could have at least made sure that their claims were not so full of holes that the average drooling idiot could see they were lies.

http://bit.ly/2dEnsP3

Posted by: Vic We Have No Party at October 16, 2016 05:55 AM (mpXpK)

14 MeAgain tries to defend the MFM bias against Trump. She is FOS.

http://bit.ly/2dX0hFc

Posted by: Vic We Have No Party at October 16, 2016 05:55 AM (mpXpK)

15 Obama sold us out on banning air conditioners at the Montreal conference on the global warming scam. But since he never got this illegal treaty ratified by the Senate it is not binding and if we get a real President he can cancel it.

http://ti.me/2ec8RPP

Posted by: Vic We Have No Party at October 16, 2016 05:55 AM (mpXpK)

16 The corrupt AG who was overwhelmingly approved by the Repukes in the Senate is now going after local cops yet again. Since the useless non-Party will do nothing the police unions should unite and file a class action law suit to force her and her minions to cease and desist from this unconstitutional grab of authority.

http://bit.ly/2dfvSQP

Posted by: Vic We Have No Party at October 16, 2016 05:56 AM (mpXpK)

17 Scankles told the people at Goldman Sachs (who were bribing her with hundreds of thousands for a 30 min speech) that she was working to get new Senate rules to favor Democrats. I still say the Red States would pass new laws making the Democrat party illegal.

http://bit.ly/2e7eyNx

Posted by: Vic We Have No Party at October 16, 2016 05:56 AM (mpXpK)

18 This is breaking tradition, a EMT bdfore 0600hrs? Unheard-of

Posted by: Skip at October 16, 2016 05:56 AM (sWbjH)

19 Katshit has shutdown the Republican Party in OH supporting Trump. Trump says piss on them and funds his own ground game there. If Trump wins he will become the head of the nationwide Party and I hope he throws Katshit and his goons in OH out of the Party.

http://bit.ly/2djFJ32

Posted by: Vic We Have No Party at October 16, 2016 05:56 AM (mpXpK)

20 So what are the latest State polls on RCP?

The latest is a NV poll which has Scankles up +2. In the 2012 election Shitforbrains beat Romney there by almost 7%. NV has become a hard blue State thanks to CA locusts and the casino unions. If you look at the election map the Choom won Reno and Las Vegas and Romney won the rest of the State. The poll bias was 43/38 but that is "fair". So I would say it is a dead heat but since NV is not really a tossup State it makes no difference unless Scankles does lose there.

Next on the list is NH which is also a blue State. It has Scankles up by +3% No breakdown of Dem/Rep given. Obama won NH by 5.5% in 2012. So why do the Repukes run this as a 2nd State primary?

Now this one makes a difference it is FL and a PPP poll which has Scankles up by +4%. They give Scankles a 3% tilt in a toss-up State. Obama won in 2012 by under 1% so that 4% should be reduced to 2% making it once again a dead heat. The last poll I checked out had Trump up by 2% in FL and PPP is a Democrat outfit so I am not sure how much credit I would give this poll.

The next poll of note is OH in an NBC/WSJ poll which has Trump up by +1%. So it is a dead heat as well.

Overall I would say that this election will be determined by how well the RNC works to prevent fraud in the urban areas in States like OH. But since Katshit has abandoned the Republican Party there is not much hope for OH.

Posted by: Vic We Have No Party at October 16, 2016 05:57 AM (mpXpK)

21
Ramirez - LOL, voter ID

http://bit.ly/1qd89lF

That's it for today folks. Recall I said yesterday that Vandy lost to everybody? Well that is everybody but GA. GA has no team this year, must be one of those "rebuilding years" that coaches talk about. They will probably have a new coach to dole out hundreds of thousands a year on before next year.

Posted by: Vic We Have No Party at October 16, 2016 05:57 AM (mpXpK)

22 I was trying to nap a little more butthey don't let you sleep around here.
Good morning horde

Posted by: Skip at October 16, 2016 05:58 AM (sWbjH)

23 Well, I should have gone to work when I was headed that way. Think now is a good time?

Posted by: Eromero at October 16, 2016 05:58 AM (zLDYs)

24 Its Game day! The Eagles are playing the Redskins in DC. Eagles should win this.

Posted by: Skip at October 16, 2016 05:59 AM (sWbjH)

25 Yeah, I should go to work, its against my morals but should go anyway.

Posted by: Skip at October 16, 2016 06:01 AM (sWbjH)

26 G'mornin' Horde !

Twenty -sixth ! Woohoo !

Posted by: the deplorable sock_rat_eez, stay calm and carry on at October 16, 2016 06:01 AM (Z8DIA)

27 Thanks Vic.
Appreciate your comments on the headlines. Saves me from going there.

Posted by: teej at October 16, 2016 06:04 AM (r3KsD)

28 They will probably have a new coach to dole out hundreds of thousands a year on before next year.

Posted by: Vic We Have No Party at October 16, 2016 05:57 AM (mpXpK)

This is Kirby Smart's first year.

Posted by: BignJames at October 16, 2016 06:04 AM (9RGU3)

29 28 This is Kirby Smart's first year.

Posted by: BignJames at October 16, 2016 06:04 AM (9RGU3)

And probably his last

Posted by: Vic We Have No Party at October 16, 2016 06:07 AM (mpXpK)

30 Better get moving, I'm burning daylight,

Posted by: Skip at October 16, 2016 06:08 AM (sWbjH)

31 And probably just be walking around appreciating various artistic endeavors today,,, but you just never know so pocketful o'cash just in case.

Posted by: teej at October 16, 2016 06:08 AM (r3KsD)

32 And my guys really took one on the chin in Norman yesterday. You can have a pretty good defense, we do.
You can have good special teams, we do.
But if you don't have an offense that fires on all 8 cylinders...

Posted by: teej at October 16, 2016 06:13 AM (r3KsD)

33 31) teej, sounds like the beginning of a "Reacher" novel.

Posted by: sawhorse at October 16, 2016 06:13 AM (JIz7y)

34 Its a bit chilly here, was only 39 degrees when I went out awhile ago. I miss summer.

Posted by: Skip at October 16, 2016 06:15 AM (sWbjH)

35 Nice tour de force, Vic. And nice play on words with "Me again".

'Morning, Horde.

Posted by: creeper, the deplorable at October 16, 2016 06:18 AM (JOmcn)

36 35
Nice tour de force, Vic. And nice play on words with "Me again".

'Morning, Horde.

Posted by: creeper, the deplorable at October 16, 2016 06:18 AM (JOmcn)

I can't take credit for the Me Again moniker. Ace came up with that one, but I think he got it from another blog.

Posted by: Vic We Have No Party at October 16, 2016 06:20 AM (mpXpK)

37 Heard on news Pennsylvania driver license is not recognized as a valid ID by the US goverment. ( not sure why though) But you need one to get into Federal buildings and other things like that, so Pa. residents have to use a passport. They have been using extentions for a waver but that is going to end. But of course you don't need a ID to vote thanks to the Federal government's courts.

Posted by: Skip at October 16, 2016 06:21 AM (sWbjH)

38 34
Its a bit chilly here, was only 39 degrees when I went out awhile ago. I miss summer.

Posted by: Skip at October 16, 2016 06:15 AM (sWbjH)

54F here which is better than it was a few days ago. Looks like the OFA may miss their call on the Winter this time. Looking like it is going to be long and cold.

Posted by: Vic We Have No Party at October 16, 2016 06:22 AM (mpXpK)

39 The "Me again" took a few minutes to register here. It's dead nuts perfect. Good theft on Ace's part.

Posted by: creeper, the deplorable at October 16, 2016 06:23 AM (JOmcn)

40 Vic can you get from I95 to the coast in northern SC or has flooding receded in that area?

Posted by: Skip at October 16, 2016 06:25 AM (sWbjH)

41 37
Heard on news Pennsylvania driver license is not recognized as a valid
ID by the US goverment. ( not sure why though) But you need one to get
into Federal buildings and other things like that, so Pa. residents have
to use a passport. They have been using extentions for a waver but that
is going to end. But of course you don't need a ID to vote thanks to
the Federal government's courts.

Posted by: Skip at October 16, 2016 06:21 AM (sWbjH)

I posted a link on that yesterday. It is more crap from the federal bureaucrats in making regulations to enforce the unconstitutional "real ID act" that came out of the 9-11 whitewash. There is nothing wrong with the actual ID cards, it is the bureaucratic requirements that they claim the issuing authorities have to meet. And PA is not the only State on the list.

Posted by: Vic We Have No Party at October 16, 2016 06:25 AM (mpXpK)

42 40
Vic can you get from I95 to the coast in northern SC or has flooding receded in that area?

Posted by: Skip at October 16, 2016 06:25 AM (sWbjH)

My SIL just over the border in NC (New Bern) says the coasts all along there are still flooded. She works in an insurance office and says they are "flooded" with claimants.

Posted by: Vic We Have No Party at October 16, 2016 06:28 AM (mpXpK)

43 I would think that all the States who are being hit by these assholes would get together and sue saying the feds have no authority to tell the States how to issue ID cards.

Posted by: Vic We Have No Party at October 16, 2016 06:29 AM (mpXpK)

44 Keep in mind that this is the same fed gov that says States can not require an ID card to vote.

Posted by: Vic We Have No Party at October 16, 2016 06:32 AM (mpXpK)

45 Morning!
What the hell are y'all doing up this early?

Me? We just had a big storm pass through.. lotsa boomers.. going back to bed soon.

Thanks for the news, Vic.

How 'bout them cubbies??

Posted by: Chi-Town Jerry at October 16, 2016 06:32 AM (UpGcq)

46 I'm afraid separation of power is a thing of the past, Vic. The states exist to do the fed's bidding. Just ask Hillary.

Posted by: creeper, the deplorable at October 16, 2016 06:32 AM (JOmcn)

47 Jerry, that one woke me in eastern Iowa at 2:00 AM. Small butt noisy.

Posted by: creeper, the deplorable at October 16, 2016 06:33 AM (JOmcn)

48 46
I'm afraid separation of power is a thing of the past, Vic. The states exist to do the fed's bidding. Just ask Hillary.

Posted by: creeper, the deplorable at October 16, 2016 06:32 AM (JOmcn)

The problem is the States have become addicted to federal money. They should quit sending money to the feds and quit taking it and the interference that comes with it.

Posted by: Vic We Have No Party at October 16, 2016 06:35 AM (mpXpK)

49 Making 5 minute oatmeal with raisins and cinnamon, no my cat isn't in the pot.

Posted by: Skip at October 16, 2016 06:35 AM (sWbjH)

50 Beginnings of a novel?
Me?
I'd never get past "It was a dark and stormy night and yet, it was quiet. Too quiet."
Only things I'm going in really looking for would be a good case trimmer (thanks for the suggestions Weasel) and maybe dial calipers (thanky you various members here for those suggestions) with the Vic method to call back on on that one. Actually should work pretty good too when you think about it. Thanks for that sir.
Now, if someone has boxes and boxes of CCI Stingers...

Posted by: teej at October 16, 2016 06:38 AM (r3KsD)

51 DHS really wants a national of card.

Posted by: Jean at October 16, 2016 06:39 AM (ngn8T)

52 At least this morning I don't have to go out and spend 3 hours trying to cut up a yuuuge pine tree limb. But I do need to figure out how to get the trunk that is left over to my neighbor's burn pile for her Halloween bonfire she always does for the little girls.

I think I will see if I can tie a rope to it and drag it over behind my lawn tractor.

Posted by: Vic We Have No Party at October 16, 2016 06:41 AM (mpXpK)

53 51
DHS really wants a national of card.

Posted by: Jean at October 16, 2016 06:39 AM (ngn8T)

The national ID card is a requirement of the 'real ID act" passed under Bush-II after 9-11 as part of the coverup.

Posted by: Vic We Have No Party at October 16, 2016 06:42 AM (mpXpK)

54 Mornin'.

Unseasonably warm here in western NY. Spent yesterday afternoon tearing down a deck. A big deck. I have an achy breaky everything today.

Here's hoping the Bills pound Kaeperdick into the dust today!

Posted by: WhatWhatWhat? - Takin' My Time on my Ride at October 16, 2016 06:44 AM (WlGX+)

55 Georgia losing to Vandy is no big deal, just remember its Alabama's world and the rest of us are just scrimmage opponents in it.

Posted by: Kirby Smart at October 16, 2016 06:46 AM (a7IXj)

56 55
Georgia losing to Vandy is no big deal, just remember its Alabama's world and the rest of us are just scrimmage opponents in it.

Posted by: Kirby Smart at October 16, 2016 06:46 AM (a7IXj)

have they come up with the national rankings yet so they can put AL at the top?

Posted by: Vic We Have No Party at October 16, 2016 06:49 AM (mpXpK)

57 Posted by: Vic We Have No Party at October 16, 2016 05:54 AM (mpXpK)
Wait a minute Vic - I am buying California bonds? That is a crappy investment that I would never do. How much do I buy each year?

Posted by: F.N.G. at October 16, 2016 06:50 AM (kiSdp)

58 Never mind, I se they have AL #1, OH State #2

Posted by: Vic We Have No Party at October 16, 2016 06:51 AM (mpXpK)

59 57
Posted by: Vic We Have No Party at October 16, 2016 05:54 AM (mpXpK)

Wait a minute Vic - I am buying California bonds? That is a crappy
investment that I would never do. How much do I buy each year?

Posted by: F.N.G. at October 16, 2016 06:50 AM (kiSdp)

The last batch I saw actually publicized had a bunch of $50B notes bought up by the feds. The MFM never mentions it anymore.

Posted by: Vic We Have No Party at October 16, 2016 06:52 AM (mpXpK)

60 Good morning horde. Last day of my week long vacation, that I used to rebuild my 24'X24' deck.

I'll be glad to get back to work so I can rest.

The older I get, the more I realize Thoreau was right; when you own land, the land owns you (He was a mooch before mooching was a "thing"). Oh well, the women love a nest.

Posted by: Subterranean JT at October 16, 2016 06:54 AM (qG0hz)

61 Posted by: Subterranean JT at October 16, 2016 06:54 AM (qG0hz)

Just bought my first house ever. You're scaring the sgut out of me.

Posted by: creeper, the deplorable at October 16, 2016 06:56 AM (JOmcn)

62 Damn, I wouldn't buy real estate in California, much less bonds.

Posted by: Jean at October 16, 2016 06:58 AM (ngn8T)

63 Posted by: Subterranean JT at October 16, 2016 06:54 AM (qG0hz)

LOL-sounds like you and I are in similar deck mode. Except I just got the old one torn down to the base and still need to put up the new one. Ugh. Muscles I didn't even know I had hurt right now.

Posted by: WhatWhatWhat? - Takin' My Time on my Ride at October 16, 2016 06:58 AM (WlGX+)

64 I'm considering going from wood to bluestone ...

Posted by: Jean at October 16, 2016 07:00 AM (ngn8T)

65 61 Just bought my first house ever. You're scaring the sgut out of me.

Posted by: creeper, the deplorable at October 16, 2016 06:56 AM (JOmcn)

I am sure you have heard the old adages about:
A boat is a hole in the water to throw money into
A pool is a hole in the ground to throw money into
Well, a house is a hole above the ground to throw money AND labor into. There is ALWAYS something needing work or money.

Posted by: Vic We Have No Party at October 16, 2016 07:00 AM (mpXpK)

66 What materials are we building our decks with?

Posted by: Skip at October 16, 2016 07:01 AM (sWbjH)

67 Trump calling for a drug test, I knew his people were reading us.

Posted by: Jean at October 16, 2016 07:01 AM (ngn8T)

68 Alas, it's time to look up the lottery numbers from last week. I usually put the disappointment off as long as I can so I can dream a little longer. At least I don't pray to win like my mom.She tells God she will give half to charity.

I tell the devil I will use mine for puthy, drugs, and general mayhem.

Posted by: Subterranean JT at October 16, 2016 07:02 AM (qG0hz)

69 66
What materials are we building our decks with?

Posted by: Skip at October 16, 2016 07:01 AM (sWbjH)

The most popular stuff used to be redwood but thanks to the feds that is impossible to get now. So everybody has gone to treated pine now. Not as good.

Posted by: Vic We Have No Party at October 16, 2016 07:02 AM (mpXpK)

70 We're using pine boards.

Posted by: WhatWhatWhat? - Takin' My Time on my Ride at October 16, 2016 07:05 AM (WlGX+)

71 "The most popular stuff used to be redwood but thanks to the feds that is impossible to get now."

Flashback 1: lefty female celebrity author's remarks at a "Save The Redwoods" event are reprinted in our local Scum Scamfrisco fishwrap.

Flashback 2: a few months later, an adoring at-home interview and profile of the same lefty female celebrity author runs in the very same SF newspaper. It describes her sitting comfortably in her redwood-paneled living room.

Not only can they not parse their own contradictions, they are utterly and blissfully unaware that their contradictions even exist.

Posted by: torquewrench at October 16, 2016 07:10 AM (noWW6)

72
We're using pine boards.

Posted by: WhatWhatWhat? - Takin' My Time on my Ride at October 16, 2016 07:05 AM (WlGX+)

Thought about synthetic last time I did mine but $$$.

Posted by: BignJames at October 16, 2016 07:10 AM (9RGU3)

73 Posted by: Vic We Have No Party at October 16, 2016 06:52 AM (mpXpK)

There's so much garbage the Fed does that it can't all be covered, but if I were President Trump I would cut it off. Lose votes from a blue state? No sweat.

Posted by: F.N.G. at October 16, 2016 07:12 AM (kiSdp)

74 Posted by: torquewrench at October 16, 2016 07:10 AM (noWW6)

Didn't one of the "tree sitters" fall out of a redwood a few years back?

Posted by: BignJames at October 16, 2016 07:13 AM (9RGU3)

75 {sigh} Was rather hoping to avoid the maintenance thing by buying a house that's only nine years old. Sounds like it doesn't matter.

This one was breaking me and it's not even mine. I'll take my chances in Oklahoma...but will save up for the schtuff that fails.

Posted by: creeper, the deplorable at October 16, 2016 07:16 AM (JOmcn)

76 I 'm rebuilding mine out of Lowes decking (Grade 2) lumber. Nine years ago I built it out of some local lumber company's wood, and it has rotted so bad, the wife has fell through it twice in the past two years (No permanent damage to wife, but badly bruised legs.).

I have discovered that rebuilding a deck is about twice as hard as building it the first time. Of course, I'm a decade older!

Posted by: Subterranean JT at October 16, 2016 07:16 AM (qG0hz)

77 70
We're using pine boards.

Posted by: WhatWhatWhat? - Takin' My Time on my Ride at October 16, 2016 07:05 AM (WlGX+)

Are they treated or do you plan on using a sealant?

Posted by: Vic We Have No Party at October 16, 2016 07:18 AM (mpXpK)

78 My deck is PT pine, I didn't build it but its around 30 years old, it does take some maintenance coating it but it will last.

Posted by: Skip at October 16, 2016 07:18 AM (sWbjH)

79 75
{sigh} Was rather hoping to avoid the maintenance thing by buying a
house that's only nine years old. Sounds like it doesn't matter.

This one was breaking me and it's not even mine. I'll take my chances in Oklahoma...but will save up for the schtuff that fails.

Posted by: creeper, the deplorable at October 16, 2016 07:16 AM (JOmcn)

I spent the first year in mine haranguing the builder to correct things that were screwed up. But the one that really got me was when the Terminex man came out to do his inspection while I was taking a shower. He cam banging out from under the house knocking on the door because the bathtub drain was not connected to the main drain to the septic tank.

Posted by: Vic We Have No Party at October 16, 2016 07:21 AM (mpXpK)

80 61 Just bought my first house ever. You're scaring the sgut out of me.

Posted by: creeper, the deplorable at October 16, 2016 06:56 AM (JOmcn)

It's a labor of love. And houses appreciate over time, making the upkeep worthwhile. That's how it's supposed to work, anyway.

Posted by: George at October 16, 2016 07:21 AM (6EH85)

81 80 It's a labor of love. And houses appreciate over time, making the upkeep worthwhile. That's how it's supposed to work, anyway.

Posted by: George at October 16, 2016 07:21 AM (6EH85)

Until the Choom builds a Section 8 house next to you.

Posted by: Vic We Have No Party at October 16, 2016 07:23 AM (mpXpK)

82 off, smelly old sock!

Posted by: weew at October 16, 2016 07:23 AM (6EH85)

83 21
Vic, there is still hope for Ohio! Check out www.wethepeopleconvention.org
That is a tea party/independent Republican site. There are Trump signs all over this state, and local polls show Trump up by more than 1%. Trump already has a dozen or more offices set up statewide getting out signs etc. Here is the link to sign up as a poll watcher for Trump campaign--good idea for all states. https://www.donaldjtrump.com/landing/volunteer-to-be-a-trump-election-observer

Posted by: Emily at October 16, 2016 07:24 AM (QtkD6)

84 The Clinton record

Expose of the most unfit and undeserving person to ever seek the Presidency. Send the article to your friends on the fence-if you have any on the fence:

http://tinyurl.com/hy2h5wh

Posted by: FenelonSpoke, redeemed and redeemable at October 16, 2016 07:24 AM (EnGQE)

85 83
21

Vic, there is still hope for Ohio! Check out www.wethepeopleconvention.org

That is a tea party/independent Republican site. There are Trump
signs all over this state, and local polls show Trump up by more than
1%. Trump already has a dozen or more offices set up statewide getting
out signs etc. Here is the link to sign up as a poll watcher for Trump
campaign--good idea for all states.
https://www.donaldjtrump.com/landing/volunteer-to-be-a-trump-election-observer

Posted by: Emily at October 16, 2016 07:24 AM (QtkD6)

Will that slug Katshit get reelected?

Posted by: Vic We Have No Party at October 16, 2016 07:24 AM (mpXpK)

86 Don't know if I can get this to work, but there should be a pic of my house linked. Maybe.

Oopsie. Pixy hates tinyurl in the box. We'll put it here.

Or not. I guess we don't use tinyurl anywhere any more. So we'll try bitly. Gonna get this sucker up if it kills me.

http://bit.ly/2dfTbd3

Posted by: creeper, the deplorable at October 16, 2016 07:29 AM (JOmcn)

87 Seal your treated deck with quality sealer with good uv protection every few years and it'll outlast you.

Posted by: gobagoo at October 16, 2016 07:30 AM (A/saJ)

88 Not to scare anyone but houses like your car break, plumbing leaks, heaters need tune ups, upgrades happen. But its yours.

Posted by: Skip at October 16, 2016 07:30 AM (sWbjH)

89 {bangs head against wall} What have I done???

Posted by: creeper, the deplorable at October 16, 2016 07:31 AM (JOmcn)

90 Will you be getting snow there?

Posted by: Vic We Have No Party at October 16, 2016 07:31 AM (mpXpK)

91 "Was rather hoping to avoid the maintenance thing by buying a house that's only nine years old."

Age means little.

Artfulness of design, or lack of same. Durable materials, or not. Attention to detail by tradesmen, or sloppy assembly.

I have seen gawdawfully expensive brand new yuppie loft condos in SF having to have the entire facade ripped off the building and redone (at further gawdawful expense) less than two years after the damned building first went up.

Posted by: torquewrench at October 16, 2016 07:32 AM (noWW6)

92 But its yours.

Posted by: Skip at October 16, 2016 07:30 AM (sWbjH *** That's the part that suckered me in.
Ah, well...it's only money.

Posted by: creeper, the deplorable at October 16, 2016 07:33 AM (JOmcn)

93 Very little snow, Vic. Maybe a couple of inches total at the most. At least that's what they tell me.

Much better than several feet.

I dream of sitting in the hot tub while it's snowing.

Posted by: creeper, the deplorable at October 16, 2016 07:34 AM (JOmcn)

94 creeper simular to me, the end breezeway is what I think on my house was turned into my den then the garage was built onto that end. At least the way there is some exterior siding inside my garage (house end)tells me and people familiar with the property say there was a breezeway at one time.

Posted by: Skip at October 16, 2016 07:35 AM (sWbjH)

95 91 I have seen gawdawfully expensive brand new yuppie
loft condos in SF having to have the entire facade ripped off the
building and redone (at further gawdawful expense) less than two years
after the damned building first went up.

Posted by: torquewrench at October 16, 2016 07:32 AM (noWW6)

There used to be one of those "home builders" show on Saturday on one of my satellite channels where a guy specialized in going around and correcting God-awful stuff that some contractors did. It really does behoove you to get a good contractor even if you have to pay more. And don't try a major project yourself unless you are a professional.

Posted by: Vic We Have No Party at October 16, 2016 07:36 AM (mpXpK)

96 It really helps if you know how to do the simple repairs. Learn how to fix a basic plumbing leak, keep gutters cleaned out and water flowing away from building.

Posted by: Skip at October 16, 2016 07:38 AM (sWbjH)

97 52 Vic, See if you can find an old car hood and use it as a sled. Makes dragging stuff like big Rocks Tree stumps and piles of Hobo's much easier without doing too much damage to the lawn.

Posted by: firefirefire at October 16, 2016 07:39 AM (of67s)

98 Oh, and one lesson I learned yesterday. An electric sawzall does not make a good replacement for a chainsaw.

Posted by: Vic We Have No Party at October 16, 2016 07:39 AM (mpXpK)

99 Age of the house is neaningful. Look at the big ticket items carefully: roof and hvac are big ticket expenses that cant be handled well without an emergency fund. Sewer is another big one.
.
Off topic
God I am so sick of elitism. It's disgusting.

Posted by: davedavearf at October 16, 2016 07:40 AM (0+srV)

100 97
52 Vic, See if you can find an old car hood and use it as a sled. Makes
dragging stuff like big Rocks Tree stumps and piles of Hobo's much
easier without doing too much damage to the lawn.

Posted by: firefirefire at October 16, 2016 07:39 AM (of67s)

I'm not going to worry too much about damaging the weeds I will be dragging it though to get to my neighbor's house.

Posted by: Vic We Have No Party at October 16, 2016 07:41 AM (mpXpK)

101 Only thing I have used a sawzall on any tree parts is cutting roots, wrecked a chainsaw blade trying to do that.

Posted by: Skip at October 16, 2016 07:41 AM (sWbjH)

102 Skip, the detached garage is to the left of the house in the picture. Might consider a breezeway there. Doors of the garage are tall enough to admit an RV and it must be fifty feet deep. Additionally, there's a big metal storage building to the right.

Need picture of hot tub.

http://bit.ly/2dXTzOT

Posted by: creeper, the deplorable at October 16, 2016 07:43 AM (JOmcn)

103 A God send was finding a garden tractor yard cart at a garage sale for 50 bucks, I use it as much without the tractor as with.

Posted by: Skip at October 16, 2016 07:43 AM (sWbjH)

104 Six men were killed and at least 16 people were wounded in shootings in
Chicagobetweenlate Friday morning and early Saturday, police said.

At least they headlined the Cubs for a change, instead of Trumps dastardly deeds. Doesn't mean they don't have several left over hit pieces on Trump.

Posted by: Colin at October 16, 2016 07:43 AM (9FAf7)

105 Off topic
God I am so sick of elitism. It's disgusting.

Posted by: davedavearf at October 16, 2016 07:40 AM (0+srV)
*** Huh? We have topics here? Who knew?

Posted by: creeper, the deplorable at October 16, 2016 07:44 AM (JOmcn)

106 I don't have a hot tub ( could of had one free once minus piping) but my deck is large by insurance standards as well with many layers, but runs along the house not out away.

Posted by: Skip at October 16, 2016 07:46 AM (sWbjH)

107 101
Only thing I have used a sawzall on any tree parts is cutting roots, wrecked a chainsaw blade trying to do that.

Posted by: Skip at October 16, 2016 07:41 AM (sWbjH)

Yeah, if you dig in the dirt with one it will tear up that chain and blade. I have found that you have to keep an ax around for that kind of stuff. (and have access to a 300 pound gorilla to wield that ax)

Posted by: Vic We Have No Party at October 16, 2016 07:47 AM (mpXpK)

108 The Podesta Wikileaks files:

Print out major points and hand them to people, put them in papers, etc.

http://tinyurl.com/zc4ybxd

Posted by: FenelonSpoke, redeemed and redeemable at October 16, 2016 07:48 AM (EnGQE)

109 102 Posted by: creeper, the deplorable at October 16, 2016 07:43 AM (JOmcn)

That's why I was asking about snow. Detached garage is no fun when you have to tromp though 2 or 3 foot deep snow to get to car or snow blower.

Posted by: Vic We Have No Party at October 16, 2016 07:50 AM (mpXpK)

110 Fenelon's idea might work on "independents" but leftists are so drunk with the kool-aid its a useless proposition to them.

Posted by: Skip at October 16, 2016 07:51 AM (sWbjH)

111 Don't be too put off by home ownership. It's the cornerstone of the estate you will leave your progeny.

Posted by: Subterranean JT at October 16, 2016 07:51 AM (qG0hz)

112 103
A God send was finding a garden tractor yard cart at a garage sale for 50 bucks, I use it as much without the tractor as with.

Posted by: Skip at October 16, 2016 07:43 AM (sWbjH)

Mine cost me 200 bucks and I had to put it together. I thought it would take an hour or so. Instead it was three hours and went into dark with skeeters helping me.

Posted by: Vic We Have No Party at October 16, 2016 07:52 AM (mpXpK)

113 Posted by: Subterranean JT at October 16, 2016 07:51 AM (qG0hz)

Have you been lurking in my kitchen? My son is excited over this purchase. Maybe a little TOO excited. Yesterday he asked me if it would be easier to put the house in his name.

I laughed him out the door.

Posted by: creeper, the deplorable at October 16, 2016 07:53 AM (JOmcn)

114 Beginnings of a novel? Me? I'd never get past "It was a dark and stormy night and yet, it was quiet. Too quiet."

How about "Call me Mishmael"?

Posted by: freaked at October 16, 2016 07:55 AM (BO/km)

115 Don't be too put off by home ownership. It's the cornerstone of the estate you will leave your progeny.

Posted by: Subterranean JT at October 16, 2016 07:51 AM (qG0hz)

Don't depend on your "progeny" caring about your home after you leave this world. So many just sell it for whatever, and move on. I have seen this in my family so many times.

Posted by: Colin at October 16, 2016 07:55 AM (9FAf7)

116 Protip: if you are cutting roots below ground with a reciprocating saw (which can be HUGELY useful), before you grab the saw, get a big drill with a suitably sized bit on it, and use that to open a path through the soil on either side of the root. Just large enough to pass the saw blade.

I've found you don't even have to get the loose soil out. Just break it up so the blade (which is typically flexible and floppy) won't bend as it tries to push through consolidated soil.

Oh, and wash the bit after it gets covered in moist soil.

Posted by: torquewrench at October 16, 2016 07:56 AM (noWW6)

117 https://tinyurl.com/h7npb9v

Drudge's Cryptic Tweet !

HMMMMMMMMMMMMMM

Posted by: Evilpens at October 16, 2016 07:57 AM (y3aQB)

118 Colin, that's what will happen to this house. The second mr. creeper built it himself but it was never quite finished...missing things like baseboards and window trim. His daughter told me yesterday she would not keep it after I leave. I'm glad he's not around to see it sold.

Posted by: creeper, the deplorable at October 16, 2016 07:58 AM (JOmcn)

119 Wife and I went to look at a new homes, for us anyway, two years ago. Our house is nice but like all of them, needed updating and a few other things would be nice too.

One of the things we found was that the homes around here that were built during the boom in the late 80's to 2000 or so, have not held up well. We remember looking at some of them in the 90's before we bought our current 80 year old home. We just could not afford a brand new home. Now if you look at them, they all need some major interior work done. The materials used during the boom were mediocre at best, as was the construction itself.

We stayed where we were. Put about 100 grand into and addition. It took 3 months, but I didn't have to pack up a house and move it!

Posted by: Bruce at October 16, 2016 07:58 AM (8ikIW)

120 I hate plumbing but if you have to do plumbing I have one word for you. "Sharkbites"

Posted by: freaked at October 16, 2016 07:59 AM (BO/km)

121 Can you imagine the life of a Clinton family fixer? Waking up every morning knowing that there's another investigation to quash, another law enforcement official to lie to, another foreign entity to shake down, another news program to spew falsehoods on? And knowing that you'll eventually go to your Maker and have to explain all this to Him? Every one of them must lack a conscience.

Posted by: Kodos the Executioner at October 16, 2016 08:01 AM (J8/9G)

122 Was absolutely amazed with Sharkbites, had a connection in between floors and worked.

Posted by: Skip at October 16, 2016 08:03 AM (sWbjH)

123 115 Don't be too put off by home ownership. It's the cornerstone of the estate you will leave your progeny.

Posted by: Subterranean JT at October 16, 2016 07:51 AM (qG0hz)

Don't depend on your "progeny" caring about your home after you leave this world. So many just sell it for whatever, and move on. I have seen this in my family so many times.
Posted by: Colin at October 16, 2016 07:55 AM (9FAf7)

That's true, but they will still receive a nice "lump sum". It's hard to piss away the value in a house unless you have a bad drug or gambling habit and a compliant banker.

Posted by: Subterranean JT at October 16, 2016 08:05 AM (qG0hz)

124 Posted by: Bruce at October 16, 2016 07:58 AM (8ikIW)

When we lived in Ohio we had a 150 year old farmhouse. Some of the architecture was eccentric but it had maple hardwood floors sitting on oak joists. Someone we had in to look at putting in a stairway to the attic said elephants could be stored up there. That house will be around long after we're all dust.

Posted by: Kodos the Executioner at October 16, 2016 08:05 AM (J8/9G)

125 Huh? We have topics here?
The real shocker is that we do in fact, from time to time, get a whiff of elitism.

There's a special knot for pulling logs around: The Timber Hitch.
It's not really a favorite of mine though. Main feature is that it's easy to untie and roll off the log, not such a big darn deal if you're only moving one. More important is making sure the rope is strong enough(!), it doesn't slide off, and that it's well-fastened to the pulling implement -- with an extra turn to relieve shock.
That zinging noise as the hawser goes past your head will make you think of headless carrier deck hands, every time.

Even if you don't want to put a skid under the whole log, just putting a slider under the leading end, or profiling that edge with the saw so it "floats" a little, greatly decreases the pulling effort and the snag-and-jerk factor. I like that car hood idea; it's "homey." Although car hoods when I was a kid were much better profiled for this task. My lawn, drag your logs off it.

Posted by: Stringer Davis at October 16, 2016 08:05 AM (H5rtT)

126 Wish I could be around when Vic drags that pine tree trunk to the bonfire with his tractor. That would be worth the price of admission.

Posted by: creeper, the deplorable at October 16, 2016 08:09 AM (JOmcn)

127 Our house, built in 93, was plumbed in polybutylene. That crap aint worth a dang and I have had to replace most of it, even the stuff in the walls. Also about 400 feet of it in the ground going out to the street.

If I had known about all of the problems with poly when we bought the house we might have passed. As it is though we love our house and other than the plumbing it has been fine.

Posted by: freaked at October 16, 2016 08:10 AM (BO/km)

128 There used to be one of those "home builders" show
on Saturday on one of my satellite channels where a guy specialized in
going around and correcting God-awful stuff that some contractors did.

Posted by: Vic

I think that was Mike Holmes. The name of the show is Holmes Makes it Right or something. There are episodes still on the DIY network. It was interesting to see how no only the original builder word shortcut the job, but also the contractor that would come in later to fix it, take the people for as much money as he could, and then disappear, leaving a crap fest.

Posted by: Bruce at October 16, 2016 08:14 AM (8ikIW)

129 But its yours.

Posted by: Skip at October 16, 2016 07:30 AM (sWbjH)

No, home 'ownership' is still renting, just with a different landlord. See what happens when you don't pay property taxes.

Posted by: RickZ at October 16, 2016 08:16 AM (25uO5)

130 Emily, thanks for that poll-watcher link ! I was just thinking about the incredible need for that the other day, glad to see they're already on it !

Mrs. Eez & I are on the second house now, both were built pre-WW I, and nothing can beat them. Built with materials that would be insanely expensive today, and they will keep on going as long as you maintain them.
Best is if they have already had the old iron pipes replaced with copper, and rewired enough to have circuit breakers instead of fuses.

Posted by: the deplorable sock_rat_eez, stay calm and carry on at October 16, 2016 08:16 AM (Z8DIA)

131 Good morning!

Let's smile & be happy & strike fear in the hearts of killjoy leftists everywhere.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at October 16, 2016 08:17 AM (u82oZ)

132 126
Wish I could be around when Vic drags that pine tree trunk to the
bonfire with his tractor. That would be worth the price of admission.

Posted by: creeper, the deplorable at October 16, 2016 08:09 AM (JOmcn)

Should I have wifey take pictures? I could send them to OM to post.

Posted by: Vic We Have No Party at October 16, 2016 08:18 AM (mpXpK)

133 Vic, thank you for the news. Most appreciated.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at October 16, 2016 08:19 AM (u82oZ)

134 Vic, send the pictures to OM! Yes!

Posted by: NaCly Dog at October 16, 2016 08:19 AM (u82oZ)

135 Will that slug Katshit get reelected?
Posted by: Vic We Have No Party

He is term limited out. He cannot run again. (unless he takes 4 years off and runs for governor in 2022) I suspect he might run against Shithead Brown, present Democrat Senator, in 2018.

But I think his statewide popularity with his own party has cratered.

Posted by: Bossy Conservative....outlaw in America at October 16, 2016 08:19 AM (S6Pax)

136 I think that was Mike Holmes. The name of the show
is Holmes Makes it Right or something. There are episodes still on the
DIY network. It was interesting to see how no only the original builder
word shortcut the job, but also the contractor that would come in later
to fix it, take the people for as much money as he could, and then
disappear, leaving a crap fest.

Posted by: Bruce at October 16, 2016 08:14 AM (8ikIW)

Good show....A close relative on mine had a house built in 2002. Looked cosmetically fine. He sold it a year ago, and a home inspector pointed out all the shortcuts that the contractor took building the house. Or just plain cheap construction on a $300,000 house...sold for $179.000....and in a good area, with lots of open land and farms around it. (Pennsylvanian)...

Posted by: Colin at October 16, 2016 08:19 AM (9FAf7)

137 You can buy chains with carbide tips for the saw and wage war on roots. A stump grinder works well also. I know...pricey but the chain will last a long time.

When I was in college I made money with a grinder. Did some work for a marine commandants son and he asked "do all you college students there have these ...stump grinders?"

Thank god for you guys btw.

Posted by: davedavearf at October 16, 2016 08:20 AM (0+srV)

138 Ah but RickZ, that way lies madness. We could work on that issue, but it's firmly in the heading of Poor White Trash Problems. So many people are afflicted with the Wandering Disease -- why bother, I'm moving up in 3 to 5 anyway, and no particular incentive to remain near family or in your home region -- that it's a laugher to even bring it up among the smart set. And you'll note, your wealthier and/or snootier sorts are always happy to increase the "land rent" burden, because it rewards those who have high current income as opposed to lasting investment.
"All you private property is target for your enemy -- and your enemy is me."

Suspect this arose in the deTocqueville era, when there was a great fear of the dynastic impact of inherited wealth. Property tax makes it all go away.

Posted by: Stringer Davis at October 16, 2016 08:21 AM (H5rtT)

139 On the plumbing thing, I agree about Sharkbites.

And anyone contemplating extensive plumbing work should seriously consider PEX.

Posted by: Cloyd Freud, Unemployed at October 16, 2016 08:22 AM (97XyN)

140 Pennslyvanian...

I thought you said it was in a good area? jkjk

No I dont live in Texas. Wait! Why, yes, yes I do!

A liitle elitism of my own. Apologies.

Posted by: davedavearf at October 16, 2016 08:23 AM (0+srV)

141 I think that was Mike Holmes. The name of the show is Holmes Makes it Right or something.
Posted by: Bruce at October 16, 2016 08:14 AM (8ikIW)

Holmes has a new show coming up next month: Buy It Right. Now that one makes sense. In the ad for the show he says, if you buy a home right, I won't have to come in and fix it.

The scariest thing I learned from Holmes is home inspectors are pretty worthless and are not held accountable for what they miss/don't report. Yet, to buy a house, one has to have an inspection.

Posted by: RickZ at October 16, 2016 08:24 AM (25uO5)

142 g'mornin', 'rons

Posted by: AltonJackson at October 16, 2016 08:25 AM (8Hsn4)

143 When we lived in Ohio we had a 150 year old farmhouse. Some of the architecture was eccentric but it had maple hardwood floors sitting on oak joists. Someone we had in to look at putting in a stairway to the attic said elephants could be stored up there. That house will be around long after we're all dust.
Posted by: Kodos the Executioner

My late parent's house, built in 1927, had real oak floor joists, and real 2x4 poplar studs in the wall, on 12 inch centers. All that old wood was hard as rock. I cut a slot in one of the 2x4's about 40 years ago, to help my Mom install and exhaust fan in the bathroom. I broke two saber-saw blades trying to cut that notch in the old poplar.
Yes, that house will stand for a long time.

My house is all built with flimsy white pine studs and such. It is on a poured concrete foundation, but the framing is nothing like those old houses.
Some of the houses in my same subdivision (all built by Centex) have steel floor joists, which will also last forever.

Posted by: Bossy Conservative....outlaw in America at October 16, 2016 08:25 AM (S6Pax)

144 The Columbus Dispatch is reporting that Trump sexually assaulted Katshit prior to the 1988 Republican convention.

Dan Quayle had no comment.

Posted by: Hairyback Guy at October 16, 2016 08:26 AM (ej1L0)

145 I live in an apartment concealed within a business I am in the process of fobbing iff onto a partner. That done, its a travel trailer for this Sith Lord. Owning residential real estate to actually live in is a mug's game. Yeah, ill be a landlord what lives in a trailer. And I'm thrilled at the idea.

Posted by: Your Decidedly Devious Uncle Palpatine, Still Accepting Harem Applicants at October 16, 2016 08:27 AM (9DCXo)

146 'The scariest thing I learned from Holmes is home inspectors are pretty worthless and are not held accountable for what they miss/don't report. Yet, to buy a
house, one has to have an inspection.'

Yep our inspector didn't say anything at all about the poly plumbing in when we bought in 2005. By then the problems were well known.

And yes, Pex is the answer.

Posted by: freaked at October 16, 2016 08:27 AM (BO/km)

147 AND all those old houses? The 2 x4's were REALLY 2 x 4.

Posted by: Nip Sip at October 16, 2016 08:27 AM (NbJXF)

148 I might point out that my relative who sold his house....it was a bankruptcy sale...I fear he is heading for another bankruptcy down the road, but he is good at it now....his third....

Posted by: Colin at October 16, 2016 08:27 AM (9FAf7)

149 141
The scariest thing I learned from Holmes is home
inspectors are pretty worthless and are not held accountable for what
they miss/don't report. Yet, to buy a house, one has to have an
inspection.

Posted by: RickZ at October 16, 2016 08:24 AM (25uO5)

Only if you are financing it with a mortgage. I found out about those toads when I was thinking about borrowing $30K to add a two car garage with an upstairs entertainment room for TV and stereo. They were the typical "real-estate" accessors. It did not matter what you had for "your" house, it all depended on the last two houses sold in your neighborhood.

Posted by: Vic We Have No Party at October 16, 2016 08:28 AM (mpXpK)

150 House I grew up was built in the depression, out of stones cleared for the burley fields and orchards thar surrounded it. No electric, ni running water. I miss that place.

Posted by: Your Decidedly Devious Uncle Palpatine, Still Accepting Harem Applicants at October 16, 2016 08:28 AM (9DCXo)

151 My house is all built with flimsy white pine studs and such. It is on a poured concrete foundation, but the framing is nothing like those old houses.
Some of the houses in my same subdivision (all built by Centex) have steel floor joists, which will also last forever.

Some of those pine studs may even be spliced together out of 18-24" pieces.

Posted by: Grey Fox at October 16, 2016 08:29 AM (bZ7mE)

152 144 Hairyback Guy

I'm old enough to remember them trying this on Dole, Bush 41, Bush 43, McCain, and Romney.

The Left is not very original. I guess our first divorced president, who had a job in that moral center called Hollywood, was exempt for some reason. Although there were rumors about Nancy Reagan, nee Davis.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at October 16, 2016 08:32 AM (u82oZ)

153 Copper/iron, hmm. Big ol' cast iron pipe, on the drain side, is about as permanent as metal gets. But if you are cursed with galvanized steel, either supply or drain, yes get it the hell out of there. It is born with a yearning to return to its original elements.

I dodged a bullet with that polybutylene junk. Just at the time I was expanding and improving the "hydronic" heat, all the rage was for tubes buried in the slab. It has advantages. My dad had worked in an office building put up in 1950 that had gal-steel pipes in the slab, and they had rotted out, so, I knew better. And everybody was saying, this plastic is the way to go.

Some reason or other, I wussed out and just added more "fin" radiator footage, and a year or two later all that stuff happened in Texas, where they had to buy out a thousand or so owners, and Gulf Oil isn't in the soft-plastics business anymore. Lucky me I guess. There is a better product for that use now.

I did use PEX to split a heat circuit and improve control/capacity. It was great to work with (compared to copper), went places I'd have never reached without tearing out walls, and (counts on fingers) it's been about 20 years with no issues.

Posted by: Stringer Davis at October 16, 2016 08:32 AM (H5rtT)

154 Hee hee hee the NYT:

'If Mr. Trump is defeated on Nov. 8 - as Mr. Ryan has all but conceded - but Republicans maintain their House majority, it will fall largely to Mr. Ryan to piece the rubble of his party back together.'

If Mr. T is defeated there will be nothing to rebuild and the NYTs know it.

Posted by: freaked at October 16, 2016 08:34 AM (BO/km)

155 Good show....A close relative on mine had a house
built in 2002. Looked cosmetically fine. He sold it a year ago, and a
home inspector pointed out all the shortcuts that the contractor took
building the house. Or just plain cheap construction on a $300,000
house...sold for $179.000....and in a good area, with lots of open land
and farms around it. (Pennsylvanian)...

Posted by: Colin at October 16, 2016 08:19 AM (9FAf7)

I bought a house from a doctor who built it. Cheapest white man alive. I wanted to replace some bricks on the patio and couldn't match the color, so I called him.

The Bastard used "test" bricks from the factory, none of them matched any color.

Can you believe that shit? The house is worth over seven figures and this bastard uses reject bricks.

Posted by: Nip Sip at October 16, 2016 08:34 AM (NbJXF)

156 The scariest thing I learned from Holmes is home
inspectors are pretty worthless and are not held accountable for what
they miss/don't report. Yet, to buy a house, one has to have an
inspection.

Posted by: RickZ

If I was buying another house I would like to find out if it is/was owned by a "flipper" in the last 10 years. Seeing how they fix problems in a home by covering them up instead (like our gubmint) I think you'll be in for some nasty surprises in 5 to 10 years with one of those.

Posted by: Bruce at October 16, 2016 08:34 AM (8ikIW)

157 The scariest thing I learned from Holmes is home inspectors are pretty worthless and are not held accountable for what they miss/don't report. Yet, to buy a house, one has to have an inspection.
Posted by: RickZ
-------------

Moreover, they aren't responsible for what they DO report. If you are the seller, you will discover that the report may contain a buyer-scaring list as long as your arm, of things which are of no practical consequence.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at October 16, 2016 08:34 AM (7H/2n)

158 89 {bangs head against wall} What have I done???
Posted by: creeper, the deplorable at October 16, 2016 07:31 AM (JOmcn)

Have you seen the movie "The Money Pit", by any chance?

Posted by: rickl the deplorable at October 16, 2016 08:37 AM (sdi6R)

159 I have all my downstairs windows open and the bluejays hopping around the yard are driving kettehs crazy.

Posted by: Vic We Have No Party at October 16, 2016 08:37 AM (mpXpK)

160 bluejays? BB Gun the bastards.

Posted by: Nip Sip at October 16, 2016 08:37 AM (NbJXF)

161 bluejays? BB Gun the bastards.

Posted by: Nip Sip at October 16, 2016 08:37 AM (NbJXF)

I don't think BB guns are allowed in the ballpark!

Posted by: Colin at October 16, 2016 08:38 AM (9FAf7)

162 I bought from a couple that built their final house. Until the urge to be near grandchildren hit.

Except for a determination to be an early adapter in home automation, and long cedar side shingles (unobtainable today) it is a great house. I live in a Faraday cage, there are so many wires.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at October 16, 2016 08:38 AM (u82oZ)

163 Although there were rumors about Nancy Reagan, nee Davis.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at October 16, 2016 08:32 AM (u82oZ)

Yup....with Reagan is was nuclear war 24/7. The left constantly hollered that President Reagan woke up each and every day wanting to nuke the CCCP when he wasn't killing innocent Nicaraguans and El Salvadoreans.

Posted by: Hairyback Guy at October 16, 2016 08:39 AM (ej1L0)

164 160
bluejays? BB Gun the bastards.

Posted by: Nip Sip at October 16, 2016 08:37 AM (NbJXF)

Would be easier to let kettehs out the door.

Posted by: Vic We Have No Party at October 16, 2016 08:39 AM (mpXpK)

165 bluejays? BB Gun the bastards.

Posted by: Nip Sip

I like them. They remind me of my yut when we would go camping. Waking up early in the morning, the smell of pine trees, blue jays squawking. You new another fun day was in store

Posted by: Bruce at October 16, 2016 08:40 AM (8ikIW)

166 Yup....with Reagan is was nuclear war 24/7. The left constantly hollered that President Reagan woke up each and every day wanting to nuke the CCCP when he wasn't killing innocent Nicaraguans and El Salvadoreans.

Posted by: Hairyback Guy at October 16, 2016 08:39 AM (ej1L0)

Don't forget he also created AIDS and sold drugs in the inner cities all while being a doddering old fool

Posted by: TheQuietMan at October 16, 2016 08:41 AM (auHtY)

167 If Mr. T is defeated there will be nothing to rebuild and the NYTs know it.
Posted by: freaked at October 16, 2016 08:34 AM (BO/km)

Wrestling Today is reporting that Mr. T was sexually assaulted by Trump back in 1981.

Burgess Meredith has no comment.

Posted by: Hairyback Guy at October 16, 2016 08:43 AM (ej1L0)

168 162 Except for a determination to be an early adapter in
home automation, and long cedar side shingles (unobtainable today) it
is a great house. I live in a Faraday cage, there are so many wires.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at October 16, 2016 08:38 AM (u82oZ)

LOL, reminds me of a friend of mine that bought a house two doors down from me that had cedar shake siding panels. It looked great but he had an Australian sheepdog. That dog would lay on his back next to the house and gnaw on those panels causing him to have to replace two or three of them every few months. He finally figured out it was easier to "replace" dog.

Posted by: Vic We Have No Party at October 16, 2016 08:43 AM (mpXpK)

169 OM should be along shortly with book thread.

Posted by: Vic We Have No Party at October 16, 2016 08:45 AM (mpXpK)

170 Starlings were brought here by people who had fond memories of them. Fie.

Jays, blue and cardinals, "wake up the woods." First thing to start singing, for certain values of "song." They are bad news if you're trying to nurture other breeds, as they fight and steal a lot. I don't find them particularly rapacious of grapes and berries, compared to other birds -- but then, grape growers are not bird fans.

Posted by: Stringer Davis at October 16, 2016 08:45 AM (H5rtT)

171 Every one of them must lack a conscience.
Posted by: Kodos
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That is central to the Left. That is why lies, bias, and hypocrisy come so easily to them. Only one thing matters, and that is The Party. That is why they win.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at October 16, 2016 08:47 AM (7H/2n)

172 but then, grape growers are not bird fans.
Posted by: Stringer Davis
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Here a peck, there a peck, everywhere a peck, peck..

Posted by: Cherry grower at October 16, 2016 08:48 AM (7H/2n)

173 171 That is central to the Left. That is why lies, bias,
and hypocrisy come so easily to them. Only one thing matters, and that
is The Party. That is why they win.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at October 16, 2016 08:47 AM (7H/2n)

They win because free shit

Posted by: Vic We Have No Party at October 16, 2016 08:48 AM (mpXpK)

174 The worst birds I have seen with respect to my tomatoes and apples are those mockingbirds. I have a ton of them.

Posted by: Vic We Have No Party at October 16, 2016 08:49 AM (mpXpK)

175 If Mr. T is defeated there will be nothing to rebuild and the NYTs know it.

NeverTrump is a GOPe creation, to try to keep their base coming out but not voting for Trump. Essentially, a vote for status quo, with the Vichy Republicans able to enable the corporatists and share in the graft.

Unfortunately for the GOPe, I think a lot of their voters are more likely to vote for Trump and to weed out the quislings down ticket.

Posted by: Mr. Peebles at October 16, 2016 08:51 AM (L7t0A)

176 They win because free shit
Posted by: Vic
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Right. But 'free' is just another of their lies.

Posted by: Cherry grower at October 16, 2016 08:53 AM (7H/2n)

177 nood book

Posted by: OregonMuse, deplorable since 2004 at October 16, 2016 08:56 AM (7AFlY)

178 Gunna be a lot talk abt the WaPo/ABC poll today. Just so you know, it polled

33% - Democrats (D+

25% - Republicans
33% - Independents

Posted by: Evilpens at October 16, 2016 08:56 AM (y3aQB)

179 speak and yeah shall be heard, book thread up

Posted by: Vic We Have No Party at October 16, 2016 08:58 AM (mpXpK)

180 Trump is going to win.

gopE retains the House with a small margin.
donkeytards take the Senate 51-49

Trump instills some backbone into the repukes and shit flys everywhere. Look for a lot of vetoes and a lot of criminal investigations resulting in corruption charges.

If you think election season has been fun, you haven't seen nuffin yet.

Posted by: Tim in Illinois at October 16, 2016 08:58 AM (d76uN)

181 175
Unfortunately for the GOPe, I think a lot of their voters are more likely to vote for Trump and to weed out the quislings down ticket.
Posted by: Mr. Peebles at October 16, 2016 08:51 AM (L7t0A)

Yeah, I'm voting for Trump but I don't think I will vote for Toomey. As for the House, the incumbent is not running for re-election, but his brother is. I guess they're counting on name recognition.

Posted by: rickl the deplorable at October 16, 2016 08:59 AM (sdi6R)

182 64 I'm considering going from wood to bluestone ...
Posted by: Jean at October 16, 2016 07:00 AM (ngn8T)

Are you talking about laying bluestone on the ground or some kind of thin veneer-type stone (or faux stone) on an elevated wooden frame?

If the former, there is nothing prettier or more durable if you can afford it. It is most critical to prepare the base properly before the stone is laid. Without that, your stone will give you problems. Best of luck with your project.

Posted by: An American Commoner, Irredeemably Deplorable at October 16, 2016 09:05 AM (pxwEr)

183 145.
I envy you.
I am working on convincing husband to buy our first rv. One that can handle two humans, three dogs and three cats.
Wish me lots of luck.

Posted by: Martell at October 16, 2016 09:07 AM (fubZp)

184 183
145.

I envy you.

I am working on convincing husband to buy our first rv. One that can handle two humans, three dogs and three cats.

Wish me lots of luck.

Posted by: Martell at October 16, 2016 09:07 AM (fubZp)

My youngest brother likes to take his 15ft camper down to a GA State Park near McCray, GA. What I have seen there is a hoard of northerners who come down in October every year to spend the Winter there in South GA. They permanently live in huuuuge motor homes and go back north in the Spring. They pull a golf cart and a compact car with them for traveling around the park or to town.

Posted by: Vic We Have No Party at October 16, 2016 09:12 AM (mpXpK)

185 keep an ax around for that kind of stuff.
(and have access to a 300 pound gorilla to wield that ax)

Posted by: Vic We Have No Party

Check to see if he answers to Harambe.

Posted by: An American Commoner, Irredeemably Deplorable at October 16, 2016 09:15 AM (pxwEr)

186 121 Can you imagine the life of a Clinton family fixer? Waking up every morning knowing that there's another investigation to quash, another law enforcement official to lie to, another foreign entity to shake down, another news program to spew falsehoods on? And knowing that you'll eventually go to your Maker and have to explain all this to Him? Every one of them must lack a conscience.
Posted by: Kodos the Executioner at October 16, 2016 08:01 AM

Yesterday's BookTV on C-Span featured Jack Cashill and his investigation on TWA 800, the flight that was blown out of the air by a missile in 1996, an election year for the Bubba Clinton. Naturally, they went into cover-it-up mode immediately what with it being highly embarassing to the adminstration that the US Navy had accidentally shot down a friendly with all aboard, 283, killed. Link is to the talk given 9-16-16.

http://tinyurl.com/jtdg3qh

Posted by: An American Commoner, Irredeemably Deplorable at October 16, 2016 09:23 AM (pxwEr)

187 Yeah, when I spoke of iron pipe above, I was referring to the galvanized stuff .... the cast iron drain pipe is eternal, as long as you don't disturb the joints.

Posted by: the deplorable sock_rat_eez, stay calm and carry on at October 16, 2016 11:35 AM (Z8DIA)

188 we're hosed - ? ha! - we're the lucky ones!

Posted by: jacke at October 16, 2016 12:22 PM (fO+6C)

189 hurray ... taxes all done ... tomorrow is last day if you filed for an extension.

FOX on but muted ... they talk of the Trump women, then a lot of time on whether is it fair to talk so much about these women, then a little talk about how wikileaks gets overshadowed by the women allegations (even when proven false). But almost no time on the powerful evidence of massive collusion, fraud, in all levels of government ... pay to play even with foreign governments.

They barely discuss the actual content of Wikileaks. All media is on board with pushing propaganda and burying evidence that Hillary has committed several crimes that make her not just unfit, make her an enemy of constitutional America. 100 times bigger than Watergate, so they work 100 times harder at burying it with fake sex allegations.

But they pretend to maintain "fair and balanced", by comparing Trump allegations with Bill Clinton's (verified) allegations. (nothing on Hillary treason, coercion, high crimes, that would be unfair)

They all must think "global governance" will be grand, and will gladly provide the propaganda platform in our new world order. Covering up HRC crime will maybe get them some credit, or maybe they just get the Marie Antoinette treatment regardless.

Posted by: illiniwek at October 16, 2016 12:30 PM (O2rG1)

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