Post by: CigarBanter on May 18, 2019, 12:00:05 AM
Post by: FloridaDean on May 18, 2019, 05:45:51 AM
Post by: South Carolina Redfish on May 18, 2019, 06:09:52 AM
good morning Banter.Morning Dean’O
Post by: South Carolina Redfish on May 18, 2019, 06:11:06 AM
Post by: South Carolina Redfish on May 18, 2019, 06:19:07 AM
Post by: South Carolina Redfish on May 18, 2019, 06:37:25 AM
Boutique 5-Stars
Choose Caldwell or Southern Draw
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Post by: South Carolina Redfish on May 18, 2019, 06:47:16 AM
Post by: FloridaDean on May 18, 2019, 07:10:35 AM
morning Dave. going into the 90's again here.good morning Banter.Morning Dean’O
Oliva O maduro and coffee going. picking up the new redhead in a few hours and bring her here for the day. business meeting at 1:30 and speaker meeting at 8pm. she's buying lunch at Home Depot.
Post by: South Carolina Redfish on May 18, 2019, 07:10:38 AM
Post by: South Carolina Redfish on May 18, 2019, 07:11:46 AM
So, when is the wedding?morning Dave. going into the 90's again here.good morning Banter.Morning Dean’O
Oliva O maduro and coffee going. picking up the new redhead in a few hours and bring her here for the day. business meeting at 1:30 and speaker meeting at 8pm. she's buying lunch at Home Depot.
2nd Cup Poured.
Post by: FloridaDean on May 18, 2019, 07:11:46 AM
The Space Station is going to pass over us again tonight at 9:25, visible for 6 minutes.full moon tonight. should be great viewing weather.
Post by: FloridaDean on May 18, 2019, 07:12:11 AM
So, when is the wedding?morning Dave. going into the 90's again here.good morning Banter.Morning Dean’O
Oliva O maduro and coffee going. picking up the new redhead in a few hours and bring her here for the day. business meeting at 1:30 and speaker meeting at 8pm. she's buying lunch at Home Depot.
2nd Cup Poured.
never
Post by: South Carolina Redfish on May 18, 2019, 07:12:15 AM
Hope so, pretty neat to watch.The Space Station is going to pass over us again tonight at 9:25, visible for 6 minutes.full moon tonight. should be great viewing weather.
Post by: South Carolina Redfish on May 18, 2019, 07:13:05 AM
😂😂😂😂😂😂So, when is the wedding?morning Dave. going into the 90's again here.good morning Banter.Morning Dean’O
Oliva O maduro and coffee going. picking up the new redhead in a few hours and bring her here for the day. business meeting at 1:30 and speaker meeting at 8pm. she's buying lunch at Home Depot.
2nd Cup Poured.
never
Post by: Travellin Dave on May 18, 2019, 07:43:01 AM
Nice Offer at CIAgreed. If you haven't tried them, a real nice intro to Southern Draw.
Boutique 5-Stars
Choose Caldwell or Southern Draw
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Post by: Travellin Dave on May 18, 2019, 07:43:40 AM
Post by: Travellin Dave on May 18, 2019, 07:45:11 AM
Post by: FloridaDean on May 18, 2019, 07:46:55 AM
Morning SmittenDean and TuglessSCDave.morning Dave.
Post by: Travellin Dave on May 18, 2019, 07:47:30 AM
Today's Highlight in History:
On May 18, 1896, the U.S. Supreme Court, in Plessy v. Ferguson, endorsed "separate but equal" racial segregation, a concept renounced 58 years later by Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka.
On this date:
In 1642, the Canadian city of Montreal was founded by French colonists. (On this date in 1765, one-quarter of Montreal was destroyed by a fire.)
In 1652, Rhode Island became the first American colony to pass a law abolishing African slavery; however, the law was apparently never enforced.
In 1781, Peruvian revolutionary Tupac Amaru II, 43, was forced to witness the execution of his relatives by the Spanish in the main plaza of Cuzco before being beheaded.
In 1863, the Siege of Vicksburg began during the Civil War, ending July 4 with a Union victory.
In 1920, Pope John Paul II was born Karol Wojtyla (voy-TEE'-wah) in Wadowice (vah-duh-VEET'-seh), Poland.
In 1933, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed a measure creating the Tennessee Valley Authority.
In 1944, during World War II, Allied forces occupied Monte Cassino in Italy after a four-month struggle with Axis troops.
In 1953, Jacqueline Cochran, 47, became the first woman to break the sound barrier as she piloted a Canadair F-86 Sabre jet over Rogers Dry Lake, California.
In 1967, Tennessee Gov. Buford Ellington signed a measure repealing the law against teaching evolution that was used to prosecute John T. Scopes in 1925.
In 1973, Harvard law professor Archibald Cox was appointed Watergate special prosecutor by U.S. Attorney General Elliot Richardson.
In 1980, the Mount St. Helens volcano in Washington state exploded, leaving 57 people dead or missing.
In 1981, the New York Native, a gay newspaper, carried a story concerning rumors of "an exotic new disease" among homosexuals; it was the first published report about what came to be known as AIDS.
Post by: FloridaDean on May 18, 2019, 07:47:48 AM
Morning SmittenDean and TuglessSCDave.juggling one woman sure is alot less work. I must be old.
Post by: Travellin Dave on May 18, 2019, 07:48:20 AM
Five years ago: AT&T Inc. agreed to buy satellite TV provider DirecTV for $48.5 billion, or $95 per share. (The deal was completed in 2015.) Singer Jerry Vale, 83, died in Palm Desert, California. Cinematographer Gordon Willis ("The Godfather," ''Annie Hall" and "All the President's Men") died on Cape Cod, Massachusetts, at age 82.
One year ago: A 17-year-old armed with a shotgun and a pistol opened fire at a Houston-area high school, killing eight students and two teachers. (Dimitrios Pagourtzis is charged in state court with capital murder; his attorney says he is facing 11 federal charges.) A 39-year-old airliner crashed and burned in a field just after taking off from Havana, Cuba, killing 112 people. President Donald Trump said he would nominate acting Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert Wilkie to permanently lead the department. (Wilkie was confirmed by the Senate in July.) Hasbro announced that the United States Patent and Trademark Office had issued a trademark for the scent of Play-doh.
Post by: Travellin Dave on May 18, 2019, 07:50:06 AM
Actor Bill Macy is 97.
Actress Priscilla Pointer is 95.
Hall of Fame sportscaster Jack Whitaker is 95.
Actor Robert Morse is 88.
Actor Dwayne Hickman is 85.
Baseball Hall of Famer Brooks Robinson is 82.
Actress Candice Azzara is 78.
Bluegrass singer-musician Rodney Dillard (The Dillards) is 77.
Baseball Hall of Famer Reggie Jackson is 73.
Sen. Tom Udall, D-N.M., is 71.
Country singer Joe Bonsall (The Oak Ridge Boys) is 71.
Rock musician Rick Wakeman (Yes) is 70.
Rock singer Mark Mothersbaugh (Devo) is 69.
Actor James Stephens is 68.
Country singer George Strait is 67.
Actor Chow Yun-Fat is 64.
International Tennis Hall of Famer Yannick Noah is 59.
Rock singer-musician Page Hamilton is 59.
Contemporary Christian musician Barry Graul (MercyMe) is 58.
Contemporary Christian singer Michael Tait is 53.
Singer-actress Martika is 50.
Comedian-writer Tina Fey is 49.
Rock singer Jack Johnson is 44.
Country singer David Nail is 40.
Rhythm-and-blues singer Darryl Allen (Mista) is 39.
Actor Matt Long is 39.
Actor Allen Leech is 38.
Christian-rock musician Kevin Huguley (Rush of Fools) is 37.
Christian singer Francesca Battistelli is 34.
Actor Spencer Breslin is 27.
Actress Violett Beane is 23.
Actress Hala Finley is 10.
Post by: Travellin Dave on May 18, 2019, 07:50:36 AM
Post by: South Carolina Redfish on May 18, 2019, 07:54:48 AM
Post by: South Carolina Redfish on May 18, 2019, 07:56:11 AM
Have a HS reunion that I got talked into going to tonight. Always interesting.Never been to one myself, folks I care to see I keep up with and the others I have no interest in being around.
This year would make 48 for me.
Post by: South Carolina Redfish on May 18, 2019, 07:58:44 AM
Morning SmittenDean and TuglessSCDave.Definitely been tugless lately.
Post by: FloridaDean on May 18, 2019, 08:05:00 AM
same here. I made the 5th year reunion. not been back since. after 49 years I stay in contact with about 6 of the 107 I graduated with.Have a HS reunion that I got talked into going to tonight. Always interesting.Never been to one myself, folks I care to see I keep up with and the others I have no interest in being around.
This year would make 48 for me.
Post by: South Carolina Redfish on May 18, 2019, 08:08:24 AM
Similar here but mine is about 6 out of a little over 300. Used to be more than 6 but several including my best friend have died.same here. I made the 5th year reunion. not been back since. after 49 years I stay in contact with about 6 of the 107 I graduated with.Have a HS reunion that I got talked into going to tonight. Always interesting.Never been to one myself, folks I care to see I keep up with and the others I have no interest in being around.
This year would make 48 for me.
A good many of my high school friends were people that I had been Neighborhood friends with for years were a year ahead of me so different reunions anyway.
Post by: South Carolina Redfish on May 18, 2019, 08:43:32 AM
Well we got a $6.3 million settlement about a month ago and had a presentation Thursday by the first well qualified contractor interested in doing the work. It is a massive project that will take 12-15 months with average working time on each building of 4 months plus weather delays and those with end units (24 of those) will have to move out for a good while, fortunately I have a middle unit. One building is significantly worse than the others and fortunately that is not my building. We may have to secure things (as opposed to actually moving out) and leave for a week or two while they do our balcony but not a big deal we can just stay at the boys house and/or take a vacation somewhere. Probably be early next spring before they get to us.
Now the good - when all this is finished the value of our condo will almost immediately go up 75-125% as this is the only high end condo development on the river/waterway between here and Charleston. That was what we were booking our bet on all along.
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on May 18, 2019, 09:02:31 AM
Morning Willy Whackers, slept a bit late but the Cuban is brewed.We got home around 2:am and my Cuban is fit to be tied today.
Good morning, gents.
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on May 18, 2019, 09:04:31 AM
Have a HS reunion that I got talked into going to tonight. Always interesting.I only went to my 10th and dreaded every moment of it. I'm already in touch with the people I cared to stay in touch with.
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on May 18, 2019, 09:10:45 AM
I don't mind being outside at all. It's a gorgeous day.
Post by: South Carolina Redfish on May 18, 2019, 09:13:32 AM
LOL, I bet there is nothing else like waking up with a tied Cuban 😂Morning Willy Whackers, slept a bit late but the Cuban is brewed.We got home around 2:am and my Cuban is fit to be tied today.
Good morning, gents.
Morning All-NighterMayor
Post by: South Carolina Redfish on May 18, 2019, 09:14:25 AM
Anyhoo, I've got a soccer game to attend. See yuz.Certainly a beautiful day here, enjoy the games and WIN!
I don't mind being outside at all. It's a gorgeous day.
Post by: FloridaDean on May 18, 2019, 10:13:03 AM
Good Thing - Bad Thing for us but we were aware of it in advance and will ultimately be winners. When we bought this condo there was a $14 million class action construction defect law suit against the developers allowing us to buy this place for just about 50% of what it sold for new. We knew we could join the “class members” to prevent our being stuck with our share of the reconstruction costs but there was a risk of not coming out very well in the suit. While damage (stucco issues)was very significant there was no where near $14 Million in repairs needed, in fact that would be close to enough to raze all 3 buildings and build new ones.very good thinking and turn out.
Well we got a $6.3 million settlement about a month ago and had a presentation Thursday by the first well qualified contractor interested in doing the work. It is a massive project that will take 12-15 months with average working time on each building of 4 months plus weather delays and those with end units (24 of those) will have to move out for a good while, fortunately I have a middle unit. One building is significantly worse than the others and fortunately that is not my building. We may have to secure things (as opposed to actually moving out) and leave for a week or two while they do our balcony but not a big deal we can just stay at the boys house and/or take a vacation somewhere. Probably be early next spring before they get to us.
Now the good - when all this is finished the value of our condo will almost immediately go up 75-125% as this is the only high end condo development on the river/waterway between here and Charleston. That was what we were booking our bet on all along.
Post by: FloridaDean on May 18, 2019, 10:35:52 AM
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on May 18, 2019, 11:41:29 AM
First game was won. Our soccer team remains in a solid first place with 2 games left in the season. Baseball in a couple of hours. Maybe we'll win our 2nd game today.Anyhoo, I've got a soccer game to attend. See yuz.Certainly a beautiful day here, enjoy the games and WIN!
I don't mind being outside at all. It's a gorgeous day.
Post by: FloridaDean on May 18, 2019, 11:43:56 AM
😳First game was won. Our soccer team remains in a solid first place with 2 games left in the season. Baseball in a couple of hours. Maybe we'll win our 2nd game today.Anyhoo, I've got a soccer game to attend. See yuz.Certainly a beautiful day here, enjoy the games and WIN!
I don't mind being outside at all. It's a gorgeous day.
must be all that parental support.
Post by: South Carolina Redfish on May 18, 2019, 12:20:43 PM
Good LuckFirst game was won. Our soccer team remains in a solid first place with 2 games left in the season. Baseball in a couple of hours. Maybe we'll win our 2nd game today.Anyhoo, I've got a soccer game to attend. See yuz.Certainly a beautiful day here, enjoy the games and WIN!
I don't mind being outside at all. It's a gorgeous day.
Post by: South Carolina Redfish on May 18, 2019, 12:30:00 PM
Things could have gone real bad though so there was a real risk. It will take every penny of the settlement funds to do the work and maybe even a little more. One reason they have been selling so cheap is that the mortgage companies would not finance them so they had to be all cash sales. 45 days after reconstruction begins most mortgage companies will begin financing them again.Good Thing - Bad Thing for us but we were aware of it in advance and will ultimately be winners. When we bought this condo there was a $14 million class action construction defect law suit against the developers allowing us to buy this place for just about 50% of what it sold for new. We knew we could join the “class members” to prevent our being stuck with our share of the reconstruction costs but there was a risk of not coming out very well in the suit. While damage (stucco issues)was very significant there was no where near $14 Million in repairs needed, in fact that would be close to enough to raze all 3 buildings and build new ones.very good thinking and turn out.
Well we got a $6.3 million settlement about a month ago and had a presentation Thursday by the first well qualified contractor interested in doing the work. It is a massive project that will take 12-15 months with average working time on each building of 4 months plus weather delays and those with end units (24 of those) will have to move out for a good while, fortunately I have a middle unit. One building is significantly worse than the others and fortunately that is not my building. We may have to secure things (as opposed to actually moving out) and leave for a week or two while they do our balcony but not a big deal we can just stay at the boys house and/or take a vacation somewhere. Probably be early next spring before they get to us.
Now the good - when all this is finished the value of our condo will almost immediately go up 75-125% as this is the only high end condo development on the river/waterway between here and Charleston. That was what we were booking our bet on all along.
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on May 18, 2019, 12:37:11 PM
Location, location, location.Things could have gone real bad though so there was a real risk. It will take every penny of the settlement funds to do the work and maybe even a little more. One reason they have been selling so cheap is that the mortgage companies would not finance them so they had to be all cash sales. 45 days after reconstruction begins most mortgage companies will begin financing them again.Good Thing - Bad Thing for us but we were aware of it in advance and will ultimately be winners. When we bought this condo there was a $14 million class action construction defect law suit against the developers allowing us to buy this place for just about 50% of what it sold for new. We knew we could join the “class members” to prevent our being stuck with our share of the reconstruction costs but there was a risk of not coming out very well in the suit. While damage (stucco issues)was very significant there was no where near $14 Million in repairs needed, in fact that would be close to enough to raze all 3 buildings and build new ones.very good thinking and turn out.
Well we got a $6.3 million settlement about a month ago and had a presentation Thursday by the first well qualified contractor interested in doing the work. It is a massive project that will take 12-15 months with average working time on each building of 4 months plus weather delays and those with end units (24 of those) will have to move out for a good while, fortunately I have a middle unit. One building is significantly worse than the others and fortunately that is not my building. We may have to secure things (as opposed to actually moving out) and leave for a week or two while they do our balcony but not a big deal we can just stay at the boys house and/or take a vacation somewhere. Probably be early next spring before they get to us.
Now the good - when all this is finished the value of our condo will almost immediately go up 75-125% as this is the only high end condo development on the river/waterway between here and Charleston. That was what we were booking our bet on all along.
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on May 18, 2019, 12:37:48 PM
There's no doubt in my mind.First game was won. Our soccer team remains in a solid first place with 2 games left in the season. Baseball in a couple of hours. Maybe we'll win our 2nd game today.Anyhoo, I've got a soccer game to attend. See yuz.Certainly a beautiful day here, enjoy the games and WIN!
I don't mind being outside at all. It's a gorgeous day.
must be all that parental support.
Post by: Travellin Dave on May 18, 2019, 01:20:09 PM
Good Thing - Bad Thing for us but we were aware of it in advance and will ultimately be winners. When we bought this condo there was a $14 million class action construction defect law suit against the developers allowing us to buy this place for just about 50% of what it sold for new. We knew we could join the “class members” to prevent our being stuck with our share of the reconstruction costs but there was a risk of not coming out very well in the suit. While damage (stucco issues)was very significant there was no where near $14 Million in repairs needed, in fact that would be close to enough to raze all 3 buildings and build new ones.Overall sounds pretty darn good.
Well we got a $6.3 million settlement about a month ago and had a presentation Thursday by the first well qualified contractor interested in doing the work. It is a massive project that will take 12-15 months with average working time on each building of 4 months plus weather delays and those with end units (24 of those) will have to move out for a good while, fortunately I have a middle unit. One building is significantly worse than the others and fortunately that is not my building. We may have to secure things (as opposed to actually moving out) and leave for a week or two while they do our balcony but not a big deal we can just stay at the boys house and/or take a vacation somewhere. Probably be early next spring before they get to us.
Now the good - when all this is finished the value of our condo will almost immediately go up 75-125% as this is the only high end condo development on the river/waterway between here and Charleston. That was what we were booking our bet on all along.
How many contractors will be heard from before a decision is reached. Who on the HOA is making the final decision? Hopefully they won't decide to try to do it on the cheap instead of doing it right.
Post by: Travellin Dave on May 18, 2019, 01:23:09 PM
And hopefully they have some folks that know something about engineering and building trades and not just go with somebody with the fanciest Powerpoint presentation.Good Thing - Bad Thing for us but we were aware of it in advance and will ultimately be winners. When we bought this condo there was a $14 million class action construction defect law suit against the developers allowing us to buy this place for just about 50% of what it sold for new. We knew we could join the “class members” to prevent our being stuck with our share of the reconstruction costs but there was a risk of not coming out very well in the suit. While damage (stucco issues)was very significant there was no where near $14 Million in repairs needed, in fact that would be close to enough to raze all 3 buildings and build new ones.Overall sounds pretty darn good.
Well we got a $6.3 million settlement about a month ago and had a presentation Thursday by the first well qualified contractor interested in doing the work. It is a massive project that will take 12-15 months with average working time on each building of 4 months plus weather delays and those with end units (24 of those) will have to move out for a good while, fortunately I have a middle unit. One building is significantly worse than the others and fortunately that is not my building. We may have to secure things (as opposed to actually moving out) and leave for a week or two while they do our balcony but not a big deal we can just stay at the boys house and/or take a vacation somewhere. Probably be early next spring before they get to us.
Now the good - when all this is finished the value of our condo will almost immediately go up 75-125% as this is the only high end condo development on the river/waterway between here and Charleston. That was what we were booking our bet on all along.
How many contractors will be heard from before a decision is reached. Who on the HOA is making the final decision? Hopefully they won't decide to try to do it on the cheap instead of doing it right.
Post by: Threebean on May 18, 2019, 02:25:59 PM
Indeed. Think I'll double down.Nice Offer at CIAgreed. If you haven't tried them, a real nice intro to Southern Draw.
Boutique 5-Stars
Choose Caldwell or Southern Draw
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Post by: Threebean on May 18, 2019, 02:27:45 PM
Post by: South Carolina Redfish on May 18, 2019, 02:42:37 PM
Well HOA’s are HOA’s and brains and integrity are always an issue with most of them. This is very specially work so a limited number of contractors that do it but there are at least two highly reputable ones and a 3rd one I don’t know anything about as of now. I know one will likely be higher than the others because they are in Charleston but the other one I know about is doing a similar project except with 10 buildings not 3 about 20 miles up the waterway and he has a good reputation and would most likely be a good amount cheaper than one Charleston. Have to wait for the 3rd ones presentation. All three will offer 10-15 year bonded warranties.Good Thing - Bad Thing for us but we were aware of it in advance and will ultimately be winners. When we bought this condo there was a $14 million class action construction defect law suit against the developers allowing us to buy this place for just about 50% of what it sold for new. We knew we could join the “class members” to prevent our being stuck with our share of the reconstruction costs but there was a risk of not coming out very well in the suit. While damage (stucco issues)was very significant there was no where near $14 Million in repairs needed, in fact that would be close to enough to raze all 3 buildings and build new ones.Overall sounds pretty darn good.
Well we got a $6.3 million settlement about a month ago and had a presentation Thursday by the first well qualified contractor interested in doing the work. It is a massive project that will take 12-15 months with average working time on each building of 4 months plus weather delays and those with end units (24 of those) will have to move out for a good while, fortunately I have a middle unit. One building is significantly worse than the others and fortunately that is not my building. We may have to secure things (as opposed to actually moving out) and leave for a week or two while they do our balcony but not a big deal we can just stay at the boys house and/or take a vacation somewhere. Probably be early next spring before they get to us.
Now the good - when all this is finished the value of our condo will almost immediately go up 75-125% as this is the only high end condo development on the river/waterway between here and Charleston. That was what we were booking our bet on all along.
How many contractors will be heard from before a decision is reached. Who on the HOA is making the final decision? Hopefully they won't decide to try to do it on the cheap instead of doing it right.
Post by: South Carolina Redfish on May 18, 2019, 02:43:32 PM
Afternoon Daves, Dean, and SportingSpectatorTony. 90% rain chance revised to 50% this morning, and now they changed it back to 90%. Fk'ers.Afternoon TexasWeatherBean
Post by: South Carolina Redfish on May 18, 2019, 02:44:37 PM
Post by: South Carolina Redfish on May 18, 2019, 03:27:51 PM
Headed out to the balcony with a cut and ready Man O' War Ruination War Horse (Perfecto).Good but a very strong smoke, not recommended for a novice cigar smoker😀
Post by: A Friend of Charlie on May 18, 2019, 11:14:51 PM