Home buying thread
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Borzak
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I keep two window units in the shop and put them in quickly to run off the generator if we have long term outagess. Sometimes a hurricane but once a straight line wind of 70+ mph over a 70 mile length which put a lot of trees down on the power lines. Good enough for a bedroom and one other small room. Never looked into a mini split.
Daidraco
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I cant for the life of me understand why some peoples bills are so high. But some bills are high for a reason, like my parents.
My parents house is somewhere between 2500 and 3k sq/ft and they pay ~520 a month. But my mom is a kook and her and my pops, do collectively, dumb shit. She has dedicated herself to raising chickens in her retirement. Thinking "Ill save some money on these expensive ass eggs!" and then puts a heating coil out there, a motion sensor camera for foxes, some kind of heat lamp, etc. Then, when we updated the kitchen - she wanted the fancy monogram shit with a paneled fridge. What did we do with the Fridge they got a couple years ago? It replaced the one in the basement. What did we do with the one in the basement? Moved it to the screened in back porch. There is enough beer between the basement and back porch, that if I was a teenager still living there, it would take me a week to go through all of it. But the fact is, thats three fucking refrigerators running that dont need to be. Never mind the two fake fire places they have that are essentially a TV Screen built onto an electric Heater. The one in the spare bedroom gets used as a way to dry off after playing in the lake.
The funniest part that makes me feel like a kook? When I come stay the night, they dont want the A/C down too low because it'll raise the power bill. You fucking boomers, man.
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Lanx
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Tmac
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Boomers are ineffecient and wasteful retards, lulz.
Apart from being insulting, it seems like most boomers stopped learning in 2000 and don't take advantage of most tech available to them bc too hard to understand.
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Sludig
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Different reasons but stupid shit on that level is part of why I rarely associate with my parents. Because we just fight when I point out bullshit.
ToeMissile
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That's not boomer stuff, it's just not caring enough or thinking it through. My dad always min/maxxed the shit out of all the energy/food/etc bills. Still does.
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Lanx
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Borzak
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I don't know how some people do it either. I've always worked at home in the office behind the house on the same meter. Kept the house cool all the time since I was in and out. 2,300 sq. ft. house which is not that large, but built in 1960. Always hearing from people how their power bill is more than double mine. I also run a lot of equipment like a lathe, mill, and welding machines. No idea.
Of course I remember when my parents first got cable and the installer said he would visit some peoples homes and they would have a pay per view going in one room and buy it again in the other room and then someone else would have another going at the same time. Not electricity but same kind of deal.
Of course I remember when my parents first got cable and the installer said he would visit some peoples homes and they would have a pay per view going in one room and buy it again in the other room and then someone else would have another going at the same time. Not electricity but same kind of deal.
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So, kind of a blog update, but finally moved into my new house.
The move went well, had some friends from work help which was nice. Still waiting on the mortgage company to convert the loan from construction to mortgage but that's on them since i reached to confirm there wasn't anything I had to do. Only irritation so far has been trying to get the internet hooked up. Xfinity is supposed to be in the area, but tech they sent out Thursday said he couldn't find any cables on the street to hook to. Went to the Xfinity storefront and they showed that according to their site I should be ok for access so now I have to wait for a 'special' tech to come out to try and hook it up. Dunno when though, other than I'm supposed to get a text to schedule the job. Gonna give them till Tuesday then I'll call to light a fire under them.
Overall, I am happy to finally be in but there is just a bit of melancholy to it. i always thought that I would be married by the time I got into my first house, but that just hasn't happened yet. 42 years old and I am in my first small starter home, but that's all i can afford on one wage. i know its been on me because i haven't been looking as hard as I should have in the past.
I've been trying the online dating but haven't gotten any bites, of course I've been selective myself since I'm trying to avoid the obvious red flags. its just kinda come into focus now that I'm finally in the home and wishing I had someone to share it with. But I guess its the motivation I need to start looking harder.
The move went well, had some friends from work help which was nice. Still waiting on the mortgage company to convert the loan from construction to mortgage but that's on them since i reached to confirm there wasn't anything I had to do. Only irritation so far has been trying to get the internet hooked up. Xfinity is supposed to be in the area, but tech they sent out Thursday said he couldn't find any cables on the street to hook to. Went to the Xfinity storefront and they showed that according to their site I should be ok for access so now I have to wait for a 'special' tech to come out to try and hook it up. Dunno when though, other than I'm supposed to get a text to schedule the job. Gonna give them till Tuesday then I'll call to light a fire under them.
Overall, I am happy to finally be in but there is just a bit of melancholy to it. i always thought that I would be married by the time I got into my first house, but that just hasn't happened yet. 42 years old and I am in my first small starter home, but that's all i can afford on one wage. i know its been on me because i haven't been looking as hard as I should have in the past.
I've been trying the online dating but haven't gotten any bites, of course I've been selective myself since I'm trying to avoid the obvious red flags. its just kinda come into focus now that I'm finally in the home and wishing I had someone to share it with. But I guess its the motivation I need to start looking harder.
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Palum
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Congrats. I think having a stable home will help you be more confident. It's certainly more attractive to the type of women you'd actually want.
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Kiroy
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problem in that age group is its either divorced messes with a bunch of kids and baggage or psychos. Gotta find a childless widower or something.
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Daidraco
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So outside of that other stuff, what do you consider a starter home? Whats the price range of that? What area are you in (state)?
As for your dating life, you need to put yourself in more situations that will net your more interactions with people in general. You might meet a new buddy, and that buddy will somehow lead you down the road towards meeting a woman that doesnt quite annoy the ever living piss out of you. Doesnt necessarily mean "church" but thats a good one obviously. Take a class or two in your free time instead of playing a game on those nights. I'd suggest classes that are less STEM focused. Going to the Gym is not quite dating oriented, but suitable. The take away from the three is self improvement usually leads to meeting someone else that is like minded.
Bumble, Tinder, all that shit - just ignore it unless you want an ego boost from ugly bitches.
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tugofpeace
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