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I find the more a sales person pushes me into something, the less important it is.

They are always under the gun to sell high-profit add-ons that cost them very little and benefit me even less. This is true of mechanics, veterinarians, optometrists, car dealers, retailers, car rentals, and on and on and on.

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[quote=spdrun]A device only draws as much amperage as it needs — plugging a device with a 120V/15A plug into a 120V/20A outlet won’t hurt anything. It just means that you can ALSO use a device that draws up to 20A. I’d be scared if I saw normal-sized outlets where one prong is horizontal, the other vertical. That means 240 voltZZZZ.

On the other hand … my dad’s first apartment in NYC had some outlets that were still on the city’s direct-current grid, and looked exactly like normal outlets. Plugging in a lamp was fine. Plugging a TV set into one of them caused the TV’s transformer to melt down.[/quote]

The DC grid that Edison set up is still in service ?

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For the right age, there is always the Halloween Fairy, Halloween Witch, Goblin, etc.

Have the kids take a few of their favorites out of the bag to eat and leave the rest of the bag outside the front door for the Halloween Fairy. When they wake up, the Halloween Fairy takes the candy and leaves a gift. Make sure it isn’t a lame gift, either.

The Halloween Fairy takes the candy to work and puts it in the bowl in the break room.

Yes, I’m serious. We did this for about 6 years.

As they get older and the reality of Santa Clause, Tooth Fairy, etc becomes clearer, you can just offer a trade for something nice. Teaches them to negotiate.

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It’s a long story, but that is not in the cards for us.

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92130 SFR Inventory per redfin today:

22 below $1M. 3 of those short.
58 above $1M. Only 1 short.

While I’m not really convinced this will have a major effect on inventory, I am curious about it and very surprised at how little attention it is getting. It should be worth some attention.

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OK. Today’s the day. Inventory gonna shoot right up now.

Any second.

OK. Here it comes.

No? OK. Then. Wait for it … NOW.

Huh. Hmm. How ’bout now ?

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I was GONNA say “You may have any lost blend” but then I decided it was too technical for this group.

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I think you are looking for Denver.

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If it were my house and I were ready to “do it” I would take off the drywall on the garage side first to see what I was dealing with. Whether you do it yourself or have someone else do it, you need to see what is there. If the contractor can’t see it, the quote will be littered with “if this, then this, yada yada.” If he can see it, it will be easy to estimate.

If there is no plumbing or electrical, it’s pretty easy.

Sometimes, you can frame the whole door without disturbing the drywall on the interior side, then just cut away the drywall inside the frame after the framing is done. Sometimes, not.

After you cut away the drywall and see the project, order a pre-hung door. 1-hr Fire door w/ closing hinge is the code, I think. Dixieline will help get the right thing, right swing direction, etc. Think about which side the hinges go on.

Add full-length studs on the outside (start about 8″ wider than the door size, if I recall), plus a header support inside of those. Put in the header and make sure you replace the studs above the header to keep that support in place.

Once framed, re-route any plumbing or electrical.

Then, hang the door.

Then, put in moulding around the door to finish it.

I know a framer that works for $200 a day that would do this for me (for me, not for you. Sorry) in a single day – frame it and hang it. I would finish up the moulding myself.

I could see a plumber and electrician costing two or three-hundred each.

Need a good carpenter to hand and finish the door. I do this myself so I’m not sure what it would cost.
Call it $500.

With no plumbing/electrical – call it $300 for the door. $200 for framing and hanging. $500 for finish work = $1000. Add $600 for plumbing and electrical. A “full-service” one-stop-shop contractor would probably charge you $2K or more. I like to find my own “little guys” to do each part.

As ado-it-yourself project, this would cost me about $500 in door, lumber, moulding, and paint and take maybe two weekends.

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At quick glance, it seems to me that if the city issued them a building permit, then the city doesn’t seem to think that the CC&R’s are binding in any way.

If they were binding, wouldn’t the city require an approval document from the neighborhood group. If there is no HOA, funding or legally recognized authority, I don’t understand what the point is of even having the CC&Rs.

If the neighborhood wanted to sue, it seems they would have to include the city in the lawsuit, driving up the cost even more.

I’d say the remodellers called the Architectural Jury’s bluff and won.

Only thing left is to do what the Amish do – shun them.

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Ya. I’d reset the thermostat and reprogram it.
Time to dig out that manual.

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We have the Chargers.

I can’t imagine a bigger disaster than that.

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[quote=cvmom]I’d really like some advice on what to advice my math-whiz-kid high schooler in terms of college majors and careers. Maybe I’ll post another thread at some point for all you smart people to help me with this.[/quote]

I happened on this strategy by chance. I believe it is optimal:

Cheap, big, public undergrad. Save money. Get the big college experience. Meet a wide variety of new people. Any big top 25 engineering school will do.

Expensive, high-profile private school for graduate school if interested.

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[quote=spdrun]… who wants to attend school in a desert hellhole like Zonieland anyway?[/quote]

Me, me, me ! My studies show that students in AZ wear 50% less clothing than students anywhere else.

And they are all tan.

And there isn’t anything to do except study.

You asked.

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