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Mr. Jones Offline
#101 Posted: Thu, Oct 19 2023, 7:10 PM EST
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He's still in Texas
Mr. Jones Offline
#102 Posted: Thu, Oct 19 2023, 7:16 PM EST
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I've often wondered....

If your H.U.T. GETS flattened by a hurricane....

Why doesn't the insurance company just rebuild your HUT in a hurricane PROOF MODE....

THESE PLANS AND MATERIals do exist...they are not a secret...they cost twice? To three times as much....
But why not do it and keep a customer for life and split the cost between the two parties...then charge way less for future coverage.....

I think that is WAY TOO LOGICAL A PROPOSAL FOR NORMAL MINDS TO CONSIDER???

BUT IT MAKES TOTAL SENSE...
HockeyDad Offline
#103 Posted: Sat, Oct 28 2023, 9:31 AM EST
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House inspection went well. One low voltage pre-wire missing for a window blind. Drywall next.

Allied Van Lines coming by shortly for a moving quote. United Van Lines on Monday.

Allied moved me to Cali and United moved me to a Texas.
8trackdisco Offline
#104 Posted: Sat, Oct 28 2023, 9:57 AM EST
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HockeyDad wrote:
Allied moved me to Cali.


You should sue them.
rfenst Offline
#105 Posted: Sun, Oct 29 2023, 1:14 PM EST
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HockeyDad wrote:
House inspection went well. One low voltage pre-wire missing for a window blind. Drywall next.

Allied Van Lines coming by shortly for a moving quote. United Van Lines on Monday.

Allied moved me to Cali and United moved me to a Texas.

When is the big move here?
HockeyDad Offline
#106 Posted: Mon, Oct 30 2023, 4:12 PM EST
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rfenst wrote:
When is the big move here?


I’m thinking February 1ish.
rfenst Offline
#107 Posted: Wed, Nov 1 2023, 5:26 PM EST
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HockeyDad wrote:
I’m thinking February 1ish.

Cool!
But, unless you happen to be here in the beginning of December, you will miss this years Ybor City Cigar Festival.
HockeyDad Offline
#108 Posted: Wed, Nov 1 2023, 6:45 PM EST
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Closing window is Jan 18 to Feb 18. Our annual ski trip is in early February so we’ll probably miss that too.
rfenst Offline
#109 Posted: Wed, Nov 1 2023, 8:16 PM EST
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HockeyDad wrote:
Closing window is Jan 18 to Feb 18. Our annual ski trip is in early February so we’ll probably miss that too.


Boo hoo!
I just read that Arapahoe Basin and one ski resort are already open.
Confirmed by Carl.
Last minute quickie?
8trackdisco Offline
#110 Posted: Wed, Nov 1 2023, 8:25 PM EST
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rfenst wrote:
Boo hoo!
I just read that Arapahoe Basin


There is no place, a basin or otherwise, for physical violence with prostitutes, Robert!
rfenst Offline
#111 Posted: Wed, Nov 1 2023, 8:54 PM EST
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8trackdisco wrote:
There is no place, a basin or otherwise, for physical violence with prostitutes, Robert!

No. Of course not. He never would. I don't think...
DrMaddVibe Offline
#112 Posted: Thu, Nov 2 2023, 6:23 AM EST
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Yeah, he's a lover not a fighter.

Hugs and kisses...maybe a pillow fight.
HockeyDad Offline
#113 Posted: Wed, Nov 8 2023, 10:18 AM EST
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Drywall to finish this week.
DrafterX Offline
#114 Posted: Wed, Nov 8 2023, 1:20 PM EST
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Prolly beer bottles in da walls... Mellow
HockeyDad Offline
#115 Posted: Wed, Nov 8 2023, 1:39 PM EST
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Prolly Modelos.
MACS Offline
#116 Posted: Wed, Nov 8 2023, 4:48 PM EST
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There's worse smells than stale beer...
rfenst Offline
#117 Posted: Wed, Nov 8 2023, 7:20 PM EST
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HockeyDad wrote:
Drywall to finish this week.

Did you insulate interior walls to reduce sound/noise?
HockeyDad Offline
#118 Posted: Wed, Nov 8 2023, 9:26 PM EST
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rfenst wrote:
Did you insulate interior walls to reduce sound/noise?


No need.
rfenst Offline
#119 Posted: Thu, Nov 9 2023, 4:57 PM EST
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HockeyDad wrote:
No need.

Hope you at least insulated around plumbing so you won't hear the shower through the walls while in the family room.
DrafterX Offline
#120 Posted: Thu, Nov 9 2023, 5:19 PM EST
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I've lived in apartments with paper thin walls.. sucks hearing people use da bathroom.. when I replaced my shower valve I noticed insulation in da wall.. bathroom sharez a wall with the living room and after I thought about I realized I'd never had to listen to someone piss in this house.. insulation works... Mellow
HockeyDad Offline
#121 Posted: Thu, Nov 9 2023, 6:35 PM EST
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rfenst wrote:
Hope you at least insulated around plumbing so you won't hear the shower through the walls while in the family room.


The right floor plan takes care of those issues!
DrafterX Offline
#122 Posted: Fri, Nov 10 2023, 9:45 AM EST
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You gitting one of them cement ponds..?? Huh
MACS Offline
#123 Posted: Fri, Nov 10 2023, 10:42 AM EST
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E6Yc3hzVsBc
HockeyDad Offline
#124 Posted: Fri, Nov 10 2023, 10:57 AM EST
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DrafterX wrote:
You gitting one of them cement ponds..?? Huh


The clubhouse has two of them!

I’ve got a pool right now in my rental house as an experiment to see if I wanted a pool. Nope. Don’t want one.
DrafterX Offline
#125 Posted: Fri, Nov 10 2023, 11:03 AM EST
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Ram enjoys hanging at his clubhouse pool... Mellow
MACS Offline
#126 Posted: Fri, Nov 10 2023, 2:48 PM EST
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HockeyDad wrote:
The clubhouse has two of them!

I’ve got a pool right now in my rental house as an experiment to see if I wanted a pool. Nope. Don’t want one.


I have to agree. We have 2 in our neighborhood. One at the clubhouse and 1 on the other side of the neighborhood. Had 4 pools at the HOA in CA. I think I went to the pool 10 times in 22 years.

Been to this one a handful of times already, but it's usually too flippin' hot.
DrafterX Offline
#127 Posted: Sat, Nov 11 2023, 11:42 AM EST
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Were there Babes there like at Ram's pool..?? Huh
Gene363 Offline
#128 Posted: Mon, Nov 13 2023, 1:43 PM EST
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PSA for HD. If you plan on having any heavy light fixtures installed, have the electricians install metal boxes for that location or a metal Fan support box that fits on the bottom of a ceiling beam.

Last night the light fixture in our entryway fell out of the ceiling and smashed into the floor. The plastic junction box it was mounted, broke apart. Luckely no one was close, we were across the living room when it fell. The light fixture was really heavy, the idiot that installed it should have known better. fog
Ram27 Offline
#129 Posted: Mon, Nov 13 2023, 1:58 PM EST
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No problem HD....has the right floor plan. Think


HockeyDad Offline
#130 Posted: Mon, Nov 13 2023, 2:17 PM EST
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Gene363 wrote:
PSA for HD. If you plan on having any heavy light fixtures installed, have the electricians install metal boxes for that location or a metal Fan support box that fits on the bottom of a ceiling beam.

Last night the light fixture in our entryway fell out of the ceiling and smashed into the floor. The plastic junction box it was mounted, broke apart. Luckely no one was close, we were across the living room when it fell. The light fixture was really heavy, the idiot that installed it should have known better. fog


Ouch! I don’t think we have anything special where the fans will go. We do have a 3rd party company coming in for fans and wall TVs.
Stogie1020 Offline
#131 Posted: Mon, Nov 13 2023, 2:21 PM EST
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Gene, that must have scared the crap out of you!
deadeyedick Offline
#132 Posted: Mon, Nov 13 2023, 5:12 PM EST
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We have a large chandelier that weighs about 50 lbs right inside the front doors. Think I'll walk around it from now on.
Gene363 Offline
#133 Posted: Mon, Nov 13 2023, 6:06 PM EST
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Stogie1020 wrote:
Gene, that must have scared the crap out of you!


Oh yeah, it took a second to understand what happened and to see that is had missed taking out the grandfather clock. Not long after that, both of use were blessing the former friend that built the house. Brick wall
Gene363 Offline
#134 Posted: Mon, Nov 13 2023, 6:10 PM EST
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deadeyedick wrote:
We have a large chandelier that weighs about 50 lbs right inside the front doors. Think I'll walk around it from now on.


We have another chandelier in our stairwell, a large chunk of glass, but not close to the weight of the one that fell, still, I'm not going to hang out on that landing. Anxious
Gene363 Offline
#135 Posted: Mon, Nov 13 2023, 6:17 PM EST
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HockeyDad wrote:
Ouch! I don’t think we have anything special where the fans will go. We do have a 3rd party company coming in for fans and wall TVs.


They should know what is needed. I think plastic is fine for switch and wall plug installations, not so much overhead, metal boxes are not that much more in cost.
Mr. Jones Offline
#136 Posted: Mon, Nov 13 2023, 6:31 PM EST
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Did H.D. get there yet?
rfenst Offline
#137 Posted: Mon, Nov 13 2023, 7:33 PM EST
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Gene363 wrote:


Last night the light fixture in our entryway fell out of the ceiling and smashed into the floor. The plastic junction box it was mounted, broke apart. Luckely no one was close, we were across the living room when it fell. The light fixture was really heavy, the idiot that installed it should have known better. fog


Exact same thing happened to me out of the blue after 20+ years of no issues. Bad installation like you described. It's like 3 feet tall and would have killed someone had it fallen and struck them. Luckily, I was in the den watching TV when I heard it go down- and not in the hallway.
Gene363 Offline
#138 Posted: Mon, Nov 13 2023, 9:30 PM EST
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rfenst wrote:
Exact same thing happened to me out of the blue after 20+ years of no issues. Bad installation like you described. It's like 3 feet tall and would have killed someone had it fallen and struck them. Luckily, I was in the den watching TV when I heard it go down- and not in the hallway.


Whew! Glad no one was near the empact. We built this house in 2003 so it's about the same timeframe.
HockeyDad Offline
#139 Posted: Tue, Nov 14 2023, 8:24 AM EST
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Mr. Jones wrote:
Did H.D. get there yet?


I would like to move before February 1. Closing date is not set yet.

Inside and outside painting this week.
Mr. Jones Offline
#140 Posted: Wed, Nov 15 2023, 7:18 PM EST
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Gods speed and good luck 🤞 buddy...
HockeyDad Offline
#141 Posted: Fri, Dec 29 2023, 7:52 PM EST
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The house is substantially complete. Everything left to do requires the final electrical meter installed by Florida Power and Light so we are stalled.

We do not have a closing date yet but now expect it to be in February.

The wife is now officially retired as of today.

Happy New Year!
Ram27 Offline
#142 Posted: Fri, Dec 29 2023, 8:07 PM EST
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Wonderful, congratulations to Mrs Hockey Dad.

Best of luck with house 🏡 closing.
ZRX1200 Offline
#143 Posted: Fri, Dec 29 2023, 8:14 PM EST
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Woo Hoo!
Gene363 Offline
#144 Posted: Fri, Dec 29 2023, 8:28 PM EST
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Great news! Congratulations to Mrs. HD!
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#145 Posted: Sat, Dec 30 2023, 3:30 PM EST
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HockeyDad wrote:
The house is substantially complete. Everything left to do requires the final electrical meter installed by Florida Power and Light so we are stalled.

We do not have a closing date yet but now expect it to be in February.

The wife is now officially retired as of today.

Happy New Year!

if I'm reading this correctly, you need to get installed to be unstalled...right?

anyway, Mazel Tov!
HockeyDad Offline
#146 Posted: Thu, Jan 18 2024, 11:06 AM EST
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Had a closing date of Jan 24.

Florida Power & Light installed the meter today. Final county approval inspections can now be scheduled and my next walkthrough is Jan 29.

Suggested a new close date for February 15 and move immediately thereafter.
Gene363 Offline
#147 Posted: Thu, Jan 18 2024, 11:26 AM EST
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Getting close to the wire! Applause Applause Applause
HockeyDad Offline
#148 Posted: Thu, Jan 18 2024, 11:29 AM EST
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The meter was the trigger for all the crazy busy stuff to start.

Already thinning the freezer and pantry. Will have two trips to Florida over the next four weeks and then moving day.
MACS Offline
#149 Posted: Thu, Jan 18 2024, 2:40 PM EST
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Welcome back, bruddah!
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#150 Posted: Thu, Jan 18 2024, 4:10 PM EST
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HockeyDad wrote:
Had a closing date of Jan 24.

Florida Power & Light installed the meter today. Final county approval inspections can now be scheduled and my next walkthrough is Jan 29.

Suggested a new close date for February 15 and move immediately thereafter.


Hurry...there's a herf coming up! Looking forward to it!
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