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[quote=EconProf]He is also a bit contradictory by saying the world economy will stay in a funk and yet energy demand will continue to push up energy prices. Recessions and depressions dampen demand and thus prices.[/quote]

Sort of. I think the point is that upward pressure on energy prices makes it harder for prices to fall, which would help us come out of the recessionary period.

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[quote=flu]1. How about government spending less defense
2. How about government spending less social entitlement benefits programs.
3. How about government start actually make some of the corporations that pay no taxes at all pay taxes, like somewhat reforming the expatriation corporate tax rules.[/quote]

Here, here !

I’d be glad to pay pay a higher portion of the total costs if the costs were about 20% of what they are now and I’m not even one of the “rich” ones.

The discussion of fair share only hides the real problem.

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[quote=sdsurfer]I’m not that privy to the going rate for the caliber of representation he has anything, but do you think he spent more than the 109k on his attorney’s fees so save the 109k along the way? Not that funny, but kinda.[/quote]

I seriously doubt it. It isn’t the kind of problem that an attorney would have to work more than a few hours on. Just write up the application and send it in. Maybe make a few phone calls to the right clerk to make sure everything is in order.

At $250/hr, which is a pretty high rate, a lawyer would have to spend 10 full-time weeks on it.

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I’d suggest asking a mortgage broker.

To qualify for a loan on a condo, they require the HOA to meet certain standards. I don’t know what those standards are, but a good loan guy could probably help you understand what to look for.

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[quote=briansd1]In America it sucks to have health conditions that require out of pocket expenses.[/quote]

Yes – heaven forbid one has to pay for their own shortcomings.

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I found a shower door company in LA on ebay but I don’t have contact info for them. See if you can find them. The ebay ad was fairly vague. You just paid for the auction and figured it out later.

Was about $700 and I installed it myself.

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Old threads are the Piggington version of the IQ test that I fail at least once a month.

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Good find. I love guys like this for any kind of construction, appliance, auto, – independent guys on their own who know what the hell they are doing.

Do you think he could work on a Mac receiver for me ?

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There’s two parts to this – one is building the cabinets. The other is installing them.

I have done both – making a built-in entertainment center and also installed my own kitchen cabinets that were made by a carpenter in Tijuana, which was a third the price of custom cabinets and less than half of Home Depot. THey were all plywood, too – not particle board. I wouldn’t recommend it, though. It was not easy. I was young, had time, and was on a budget so I could make it happen.

I like the Home Depot process alot, actually. Would recommend it if you aren’t handy. We also had some tricky custom corners that the “standard” Home Depot design process was not able to deal with for our kitchen. Used Home Depot for bath cabinets, though and installed those myself. Looks great.

I don’t know if IKEA has plywood cabinets or not but if they don’t, I would avoid it. Using any kind of particle-board cabinets in a kitchen near the sink is bad news. The water makes it swell. Same with Laminate flooring near a kitchen sink.

The key to getting the wall cabinets right is a cleat – just put the cleat ( I use a 1″ x 2″ pine strip ) on the wall nice and level. Then, attach another one to the cabinets. The cleat will hold the cabinet up while you secure it.

If you want to get real fancy, use a french cleat, but I have never need to do this.

CDMA is right that getting things level and square is the key. You have to make the cabinets an inch or two short just in case the room isn’t square, then order some extra filler and moulding to match the cabinets to hide the gaps.

The other thing to not underestimate is the amount of moulding work you have to do to make it look truly finished.

Many people can hang the wall cabinets and get them level and square but don’t know how to cover all the errors, corners, gaps, etc. If your website doesn’t show you how to do this, it is leading you on.

Also, if you don’t have a level floor, you have to shim them or you are in for a disaster.

I’d recommend getting a laser level – they help alot – and don’t settle for anything that isn’t level and square. Really. You’ll regret it if you think the first one is “close enough”

Walls that come together at near-90 degree angles will drive you mad. If the angle is > 90 degrees, you either have to live with a gap behind the cabinets that grows and grows, or you have to butt the wall-side of the cabinets together an leave a gap in the front and fix it will a filler strip and/or moulding. Like I said, this is the tricky part of cabinets that alot of videos don’t show you.

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This, we agree on, CAR.

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I’m strangely excited about archery this olympics.

And high jump. Never gets the full coverage it deserves.

Want to see the young decathlete who set a world record in the US trials do well. Decathlon is a tough one, though. Ten opportunities for something to go wrong.

Also keeping an eye on the US Women’s soccer team.

Stupid US Men’s U23 team didn’t even qualify. Stupid. Annoying. Bodes poorly for the future.

I’m a little tired of the Phelps juggernaut, but he is so impressive, you can’t help but watch in awe.

Less excited about the gymnasts this year, for some reason.

Gotta love Usain Bolt and those other Jamaican sprinters.

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People tend to forget that Public Employee Unions are private organizations. Just like any government contractor trying to get as much out of the government as they possibly can.

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I have a freeway view rental. Turnover is not an issue. Tenants have only moved out due to marriage, moving out of town or because they bought a place of their own.

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For a rental property, I’m not convinced that road noise is a big factor. It means you can get it for a lower price. Renters aren’t going to stress over the road noise as much as owner-occ buyers because they will not be expecting to live there forever. So I think it depresses the purchase price more than the rent.

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I’m less concerned about all that moisture stuff in San Diego. Drainage is important, but we not only have 1/3 the rain, but we have 100 extra days of drying time.

I appreciate your list, though. Very useful. Thanks.

Detroit
Days of Rain per year: 135
Inches of Rain per Year: 33.5

San Diego
Days of Rain per year: 42
Inches of Rain per Year: 10.3

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