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[quote=creechrr]Was the church having financial problems in ’78?[/quote]

Not sure, but here is a good article on their upcoming financial pinch…

http://www.slate.com/articles/life/faithbased/2012/10/mormon_church_money_why_the_lds_church_needs_to_save_for_the_future_.html

Personally, I think squat mentioned 1978 because he knew that was the year svelte had his first black woman and theorized that LDS thought if svelte thinks they’re great, so do we!

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[quote=jstoesz]One more thought, we are getting our San Diego native friends ( best friends) to move with us most likely. I will know more in the coming months, but it looks like they are transplanting too. There goes another taxpayer. CA, you are losing the productive class![/quote]

You say this in the next breath after saying your plan is to move back to Cali in 10 years. ??

Look, I’ve lived many years in the midwest in several states, some as far north as MN. I distinctly remember the day when I said that’s it, I’m moving back to California. I did, I’ve stayed, and I don’t intend on spending any more of my days left on earth living outside of Calif.

Good luck in your new location. I hope you like it. Cuz that means one less person in Calif! Wasn’t it the Eagles who said “Call some place paradise, kiss it goodbye”

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[quote=flu]Some piggs hate me for doing this.

But on my lease agreement, I stated tenant is responsible for first $60 of all service calls…

Verbally, I tell them that for normal breakage/wear and tear items, I won’t hold them to it. But if there is any abuse/neglect, I will hold them accountable. That way it’s subjective based on my liking… [/quote]

You’re going to wind up being taken to court.

There are tenants out there that know California law better than you do, believe me.

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[quote=earlyretirement]
On a side note getting back to Mello Roos taxes. It might be VERY interesting for those of you to note that have CFD #2 (Santaluz) that I just found out that the bond got refinanced last year at a lower interest rate!
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That’s what I was talking about back on June 25th!

It’s probably going to be happening all over with interest rates where they are.

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[quote=earlyretirement]
[quote=sdseeker]If anyone doubts their MR will not increase the maximum 2% per year you should read this. [/quote]

Absolutely I agree with you they will raise the taxes the full 2% maximum each year. No way they will leave money on the table.
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I just pulled out my tax bill from last year and this year.

My MR went up 1.2%.

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[quote=CA renter]

We are far more pleasant people now with the A/C — the greatest invention ever made! You have no idea how wonderful it is to finally be able to sleep during the summer months (we are very heat intolerant, and use almost no heat in the winter). [/quote]

When we moved here from a much hotter climate, we insisted on renting places with AC. As we became familiar with the weather, we didn’t end up putting AC in the first two homes we bought. But after one particularly hot summer in the second house, my wife put her foot down and insisted we buy central AC.

It felt so luxurious! We were in heaven that summer. Now that we’ve adapted, we hardly even notice the difference. But I am certain my wife is back to the rule that AC is required whereever we live.

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[quote=svelte]There is no way you’re gonna get a/c installed before the end of this hot season anyway.

And chances are she’ll be on a different tangent in 12 months anyway.

If it were me, I would get the quotes, tell her if she pays that amount up front you’ll have it installed, and wait. I bet she never comes through with the cash. Actually, I’d bet a pretty good chunk of change on it.[/quote]

Thinking about this more I would amend it slightly. I would make sure that in writing it states she is paying for air conditioned dwelling space, not for installing an air conditioning unit. I wouldn’t want there to be some legal way she could take the compressor, etc with her when she moved.

I’d also make sure there is nothing that specifies how long she is entitled to live there to recoup her money.

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There is no way you’re gonna get a/c installed before the end of this hot season anyway.

And chances are she’ll be on a different tangent in 12 months anyway.

If it were me, I would get the quotes, tell her if she pays that amount up front you’ll have it installed, and wait. I bet she never comes through with the cash. Actually, I’d bet a pretty good chunk of change on it.

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I load mine up when I buy them.

The reflective coating is most useful when minimizing the reflection from overhead lights – something I’ve always had a problem with. At my house, I don’t allow overhead lighting except in the kitchen.

If you don’t believe it truly does minimize overhead light reflection, hold up a pair with it and without it and look at the reflection. This is easiest done at the eyeglass store, where someone there will definitely have the reflective coating and all the glasses on the shelf won’t. To me, the difference is worth the cost. If overhead lights don’t bother you, you may chose to skip it.

As for the anti-scratch stuff, that is more difficult to prove the benefit. I can tell you that I go much, much longer between severe scratches on my glasses now, but that could be because I am older and more careful. Hard to say. I can tell you that almost always the frames wear out now before I get scratches severe enough to cause me to replace. It was the other way around in my youth.

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I load mine up when I buy them.

The reflective coating is most useful when minimizing the reflection from overhead lights – something I’ve always had a problem with. At my house, I don’t allow overhead lighting except in the kitchen.

If you don’t believe it truly does minimize overhead light reflection, hold up a pair with it and without it and look at the reflection. This is easiest done at the eyeglass store, where someone there will definitely have the reflective coating and all the glasses on the shelf won’t.

As for the anti-scratch stuff, that is more difficult to prove the benefit. I can tell you that I go much, much longer between severe scratches on my glasses now, but that could be because I am older and more careful. Hard to say. I can tell you that almost always the frames wear out now before I get scratches severe enough to cause me to replace.

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Was trying to find my way back to RR airport in DC this week. My passenger pulled out his iPhone with iOS 6 and tried to get directions by saying “directions to Ronald Reagan International Airport” into the phone. I had made it back to the airport before his phone coughed up the first voice instruction!

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[quote=zk]
So they get elected by the angry, righteous voters, and then they do nothing but obstruct progress. Nothing but mock the left while they do nothing at all to actually govern or improve our country.

My desire is not that people vote for Democrats, necessarily. It’s that people think for themselves. Think instead of react. Think instead of follow. Not allow themselves to be emotionally manipulated. Listen to what they’re saying and see if they’re offering solutions or just being angry and righteous.[/quote]

+10

People lose all credibility with me when they follow the party line to a T – whether it be Rep or Dem. Most often, I see Reps do it.

I like people who think for themselves and make decisions on each issue individually – not following any party line. That’s what I loved about McCain (only to have him throw it away with his VP pick).

To my way of thinking, the older white base of the Rep party is going to make up a smaller and smaller part of the US population. They are going to have to make changes if they are to survive.

If the Republican party can ever get to the point where they attract a new type of voter by removing stances on social issues and focusing instead on only fiscal responsibility, I think they have a fighting chance of coming back. Unfortunately, that probably won’t even be an option for 20 more years or so.

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[quote=flu][quote=svelte]A window unit is considered “air conditioning”. That is probably what the owner will install. They don’t have to install central air unless it said “central air” in the ad and contract.[/quote]

Not if it’s gonna violate any HOA rules.[/quote]

So could a central air external compressor.

I was prez of a board where an application was submitted to place the pad for a compressor under the neighbor’s window. We had to deny the application for installation because placing it under the neighbor’s window violated the HOA governing docs.

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A window unit is considered “air conditioning”. That is probably what the owner will install. They don’t have to install central air unless it said “central air” in the ad and contract.

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Sticking with Amazon here. Free 2 day delivery has me hooked.

And…Amazon is currently building warehouses just outside of LA and SF so they can offer 1 day delivery!! And in some cases, same day delivery!

Yes, I’m a part of the “I want it NOW” generation, so this really appeals to me…

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