Off Topic Part Quatre

[trailmix 77]

In Vancouver...it was $330.00 and only accepts Money orders or bank drafts....and a VERY nice sweet lady doctor!!

Wow, has it always been like that, they won't even accept cash?

[Rhiannercakes 14]

So now there's this Spongebob Squarepants brand of flavoured cream of wheat.

I'm quite intrigued, so I ordered a sample of the chocolate one.

I wonder what it'll taste like

[Carlawarla 1]

Lots of postings since I last posted yesterday afternoon! My name here is carlawarla. My real name is of course Carla. carlawarla is the nic name that Gene gave me soon after we met. I treasure this name! It's the first nic name I've ever had. I've never been called a term of endearment from anyone that was so unique (other than sweetheart, honey etc.) Gene does on occassion call me "hon" as well. His nic name is Sparky, which was given to him by his work mates. He's the spark in my life! Hence, he's Sparky, I'm Sparkle...another nic name.

Huggles, congratulations on the house! I'm so glad you got what you wanted!

I'm very late in responding to your question Ravenesque, but it sounds like everyone had everything I would say covered!

ZansGirl...I'm from Missouri!

And now...what you've all been waiting for...

[Flames9_RN 358]

Thanks Joyce, Rhiann, T-mix and Minnie I'm pretty excited about it!

I have a random question for you gals with military husbands. The city I'm moving too has a really big service member population (thanks to Fort Carson and the Air Force Academy) so I see men and women in uniform walking around town all the time. I've noticed that they all have badges on their left shoulders and there seems to be a million different signs and symbols. What do they mean? Is it like a ranking thing or something? I'm curious but I don't want to just walk up to someone randomly and ask, ya know?

http://www.gruntsmilitary.com/rank2.shtml

http://www.gruntsmilitary.com/rank7.shtml

http://www.gruntsmilitary.com/rank11.shtml

http://www.gruntsmilitary.com/rank8.shtml

[darkchilde794 5]

Huggles! Congratulations on your house!!! Man, howd I miss that

[Flames9_RN 358]

Yes congrats on the house, BUT wait for the house inspection,lol One has to be prepared to walk away if they find too many things to fix and the sellers wont fix or give you $$ back to fix them! And ensure one finds a good home inspector, believe me they are hard to find! One should never use 1 that ur Realtor recommends! Was a report on 20/20 or 60 minutes yrs ago about how these realtors (yes not all,lol) and the home inspectors were in it together! So the home inspectors woul dpretty much only pick up minor problems, and overlook the big things as they didnt want to loose the deal. no deal, no $$$ for the realtors!! Not saying this happens a lot, but from my research, visiting home forums, they say its best to find ur own. And then research some of the findings! I made the mistake in one of my residences where the home inspector stated the place had certain piping (can't spell it, sorry,lol) and that it wasnt the greatest but was ok. Well guess what, if Ihad did a simple Google search on that piping, i would have found out that it was a HUGE problem!! So partially my fault that i didn't do the research, but he wasn't exactly honest either. keep in mind, a Home Inspector can only inspect what he sees! As well ensure you do a Good inspection! TAKE UR TIME, going through the house. Seen it on soo many forums were people just rush through the house in all the excitement! Sorry to say,the excitement does wear off, and when u look closer, it is too late! If ya have kids, leave them with a babysitter and take ur time going through each room! As well one should visit the area at different times of the day/week if you can. Best of luck

[darkchilde794 5]

Yes congrats on the house, BUT wait for the house inspection,lol One has to be prepared to walk away if they find too many things to fix and the sellers wont fix or give you $$ back to fix them! And ensure one finds a good home inspector, believe me they are hard to find! One should never use 1 that ur Realtor recommends! Was a report on 20/20 or 60 minutes yrs ago about how these realtors (yes not all,lol) and the home inspectors were in it together! So the home inspectors woul dpretty much only pick up minor problems, and overlook the big things as they didnt want to loose the deal. no deal, no $$$ for the realtors!! Not saying this happens a lot, but from my research, visiting home forums, they say its best to find ur own. And then research some of the findings! I made the mistake in one of my residences where the home inspector stated the place had certain piping (can't spell it, sorry,lol) and that it wasnt the greatest but was ok. Well guess what, if Ihad did a simple Google search on that piping, i would have found out that it was a HUGE problem!! So partially my fault that i didn't do the research, but he wasn't exactly honest either. keep in mind, a Home Inspector can only inspect what he sees! As well ensure you do a Good inspection! TAKE UR TIME, going through the house. Seen it on soo many forums were people just rush through the house in all the excitement! Sorry to say,the excitement does wear off, and when u look closer, it is too late! If ya have kids, leave them with a babysitter and take ur time going through each room! As well one should visit the area at different times of the day/week if you can. Best of luck

Yes, making sure that you have your own inspector is important!

Also, another advice (sorry!) is to look at the neighborhood at night and during the weekends. Just to see how it goes and how things are... things arent the same during the day. Also, note your neighbors too, that is pretty important in the grand scheme of things. Hope your inspection goes well! GOODLUUUUCK!

[Flames9_RN 358]

I always try and talk to neighbors! You would be surprised on how honest people can be.

[Carlawarla 1]

I guess I should update on Gilbert's visit to the vet yesterday. He's such a quiet, well behaved little guy, pretty shy, but yesterday he was the devil dog I hear! He was trembling like crazy when I took him to the office. I was holding him. He's never trembled like this when he's gone in for his shots or anything. If you watch Cesear Milan, it was probably my body language or "messages" that in turn made him so scared! Anyway, when I went to hand him over to the vet assistant, he tried desperately to scramble away. Really freaked out! He seemed to quieten down, so I left. When we went to pick him up last night, the vet assistant said as soon as I left, he became extremely stiff, and was yelping like he was being killed! He was placed in the holding cage until his surgery, but before the door could be closed, he ran out, yelping his head off, and POOPING everywhere!! They had to chase him down, and finally cornered him under a desk. Poop everywhere! They tried to comfort him, but he was having none of that. He was eventually placed in the cage, but continued to shiver and shake until surgery.

When we went to pick him up, he was ecstatic. He was wagging his tail, and peeing everywhere. We held him on the way home, and he went immediately to his beddie and buried his head in his blanket, and was snoring in a minutes. He slept all through the night, and this morning, he's a little quiet, and hesitant. Poor little guy!!!

I'm kind of stressed now, as we're going on vacation next month and we're leaving him with the neighbours for 9 days. I think I'm going to suggest a trial day well before that date to see how it goes. As well, we have a back-up kennel if they really are having a rough time with him. I want to be assured he's okay when we're away so I can enjoy my holiday!

Maybe I should have posted this in the baby thread?

[Krikit 1,164]

Well, good morning everyone. Thanks for the coffee, Carla.

My husband calls me Huggles... among other things. Actually he has about a million names for me, none of which are Amanda. When he calls me Amanda I know something bad happened or he's mad at me...

When my husband calls me by my name I'm always startled. He has a ton of nicknames for me.

Guess what everyone? We got that house we wanted! The seller counter offered today for $1,500 more than what we originally offered them... I don't see how $1,500 is really worth arguing over, so we agreed.

Congratulations Mr & Mrs Huggles!!!!!!! Can't wait to see the place! LOL

OK, I'll go to the interview. But I agree with you and the rest about taking on the new job. :-)

Sounds like you've made your decision. Who knows what will come of it. Good luck!

[Krikit 1,164]

Awwwwwwwwwwww. Poor Gilbert. Glad everything's over with.

Maybe I should have posted this in the baby thread?

[Hugglebuggles 60]

Yeah there will definitely be an inspection! Its a pretty old house (late 50's) so there is a possibility it might have some issues. The people selling the house are actually 2 Realtor's who bought it last spring to "flip" so there is some nice updates in it (new windows, new kitchen, etc.) but there are some things we'll need to look for, definitely. We already talked to our Realtor and decided to find our own inspector, which was actually what he recommended us doing. If your lender recommends an inspector is that a red flag too? I think she has someone in mind.

But I agree, its easy to get caught up in the excitement. I'm trying to be cautious about it

[Flames9_RN 358]

Yeah there will definitely be an inspection! Its a pretty old house (late 50's) so there is a possibility it might have some issues. The people selling the house are actually 2 Realtor's who bought it last spring to "flip" so there is some nice updates in it (new windows, new kitchen, etc.) but there are some things we'll need to look for, definitely. We already talked to our Realtor and decided to find our own inspector, which was actually what he recommended us doing. If your lender recommends an inspector is that a red flag too? I think she has someone in mind.

But I agree, its easy to get caught up in the excitement. I'm trying to be cautious about it

Do you really want to take a recommendation from someone that has a $$$$ interest in you buying the house. Its very exciting buying a house,but keep in mind its a huge financial investment. And houses tend to be money pits, so you want to keep that pit as controlled as possible,lol

[Krikit 1,164]

Don't let him scare you, Huggles. I've used realtor-recommended home inspectors and they were great. The trick is to have a realtor who is looking out for your interests. The seller's realtor isn't. The buyer's is. In most cases. lol

[Sprailenes 47]

So I had a dream lastnight that I came to work, worked... and then went home.. and then the alarm went off.

So it's almost like working an extra day. THIS SUCKS.