Random, Thoughts, X,XXIV

[joevol33]

Am I the only one that had no idea this was happening????

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You could've stopped right there and been correct

 

[VolInNorthCack]

Am I the only one that had no idea this was happening????

But pretty cool to now have a UT campus in Middle Tennessee...

University of Tennessee adds new campus to create UT Southern

 

[VolNExile]

Get one that sits a little lower and has steps that come out when you open the door. Have you looked at a Honda Ridgeline?

We did look at Ridgelines a few years back. (We have no pride, and it was the perfect size.)

Steps don’t help. A 93-year-old woman with dementia and still partially paralyzed doesn’t do steps.

And really, a car-height vehicle like an Outback, and with good cargo space, is what we’re shooting for.

There are some other station wagon crossovers (that’s the narrow little niche), but now we’re talking Volvos, Audis, Mercedes, and BMWs. That’s just silly for us. Not to mention that fun feeling the first time someone opens their car door into your 3-day-old car.

Don’t mean to go all Princess and the Pea on you. I appreciate the ideas.

 

[VolInNorthCack]

We did look at Ridgelines a few years back. (We have no pride, and it was the perfect size.)

Steps don’t help. A 93-year-old woman with dementia and still partially paralyzed doesn’t do steps.

And really, a car-height vehicle like an Outback, and with good cargo space, is what we’re shooting for.

There are some other station wagon crossovers (that’s the narrow little niche), but now we’re talking Volvos, Audis, Mercedes, and BMWs. That’s just silly for us. Not to mention that fun feeling the first time someone opens their car door into your 3-day-old car.

Don’t mean to go all Princess and the Pea on you. I appreciate the ideas.

Dang! I didn't know you were 93!

 

[VolNExile]

Dang! I didn't know you were 93!

lol

I was wondering who’d be first with that!

 

[hmanvolfan]

I don't know if it's "dead" but I do believe this condo collapse is a game changer.

The Dream of Florida Is Dead

Why isn’t there an insurance policy available for the tenants to address situations like this?

 

[VolInNorthCack]

lol

I was wondering who’d be first with that!

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I pick the low hanging fruit.

 

[VolInNorthCack]

I don't know if it's "dead" but I do believe this condo collapse is a game changer.

The Dream of Florida Is Dead

I've heard that Florida is sinking my whole life. First evidence I've seen of it.

 

[82_VOL_83]

Prices for certain things cost double on a Toyota vs a Chevy or Ford. Depends on what model, but stuff like starters, alternators, radiator, etc cost more.

But they die half as much so there is that.

 

[82_VOL_83]

Why isn’t there an insurance policy available for the tenants to address situations like this?

Because the tenants were responsible for the issue.

 

[Behr]

Why isn’t there an insurance policy available for the tenants to address situations like this?

The article didn't get into all the details, but it did say the condo association which is made up of owners/residents knew there was an issue as long as 3 years ago but didn't want to pay for the repair. City got involved too but no one thought it was "urgent" and just kept putting it off.

Sad reading about the girl on the phone with her husband, then all of a sudden....

She wasn't.

 

[Behr]

Because the tenants were responsible for the issue.

Yeah, and you know how many condos are in Florida? People are freaking out.

 

[508mikey]

Yeah, and you know how many condos are in Florida? People are freaking out.

There will be a huge demand for engineers down there

 

[Souce]

Oh lawd

 

[82_VOL_83]

People live in these high rise condos never realizing that they are responsible to pay assessments necessary to repair the building structure. Condo Associations pretty much anywhere are as bad as our government with elected members simply wanting to stay on the board as some kind of popularity contest (way ours was in OH). No one wants to make the hard decision to tell people that they owe big bucks to feed the HOA so the HOA can repair the premises like high rise structure, pools, roads, etc.

 

[Behr]

There will be a huge demand for engineers down there

At the risk of being insensitive and/or rude, I refrain from comment.

 

[Behr]

People live in these high rise condos never realizing that they are responsible to pay assessments necessary to repair the building structure. Condo Associations pretty much anywhere are as bad as our government with elected members simply wanting to stay on the board as some kind of popularity contest (way ours was in OH). No one wants to make the hard decision to tell people that they owe big bucks to feed the HOA so the HOA can repair the premises like high rise structure, pools, roads, etc.

You read the article and that's exactly what it said.

 

[82_VOL_83]

You read the article and that's exactly what it said.

I lived in one and am moving from another that is getting ready to be taken over by the residents. Never again.

 

[Behr]

I lived in one and am moving from another that is getting ready to be taken over by the residents. Never again.

I lived in one too and I......I don't even know how to tell it without cussing. But they pissed me off on two separate occasions, no 3, so bad that I was willing to go to jail over.

 

[malinoisvol]

We thought about buying a condo back in 2004. After the collapse and listening to y'alls stories, I am glad we did not.

 

[82_VOL_83]

We thought about buying a condo back in 2004. After the collapse and listening to y'alls stories, I am glad we did not.

Some aren't bad places to live. You just need to do financial background research on the HOA.

 

[Souce]

@NorCalVol67

 

[NEVolFan]

Don’t do it! Don’t get sucked back into paid employment!

There is no way... I like my Saturdays off... all 7 of em.

 

[Souce]

There is no way... I like my Saturdays off... all 7 of em.

 

[hmanvolfan]

Yeah, and you know how many condos are in Florida? People are freaking out.

Because the tenants were responsible for the issue.

Thus get insurance for such issues. With all the condos in Floriduh the insurance companies could make a lot of money and when engineers find issues that need to be addressed lives could be saved.