Know_not_Scotty_does

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[–] Know_not_Scotty_does@lemmy.world 4 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago) (1 children)

Major mix of eras and platforms, but here is my list.

AoE2

NFSU2

Halo MCC

Sim City 2000

Streets of Sim City

Roller Coaster Tycoon

Mario Kart 64

Perfect Dark

Goldeneye

Battlefield 3

Super Mario Bros Deluxe

Mario 64

Overwatch

Half Life 2 +eps

Gary's Mod

Command and Conquer Generals: Zero Hour

Fallout New Vegas

[–] Know_not_Scotty_does@lemmy.world 25 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

Now include property taxes and homeowners insurance. Most of Texas would shift bright fucking red.

I hate how the whole process works.

We had one seller essentially manipulate us by telling us there were multiple offers when there weren't, told no less than three people that they had the house inspected to make sure it was in good shape then gaslight us about that and claim we were lying when we asked for the report. Then they ignored our contract terms, then refuse to make repairs or discount the house after significant work was required when we had the house inspected. Then when we canceled our contract because the option period was about to expire (after offering to extend it if they got the forms back to us before the deadline) because they refused to negotiate on the price or repairs, they asked why we backed out of the deal.

THEN THESE FUCKERS WOULDN'T SHARE THE INSPECTION REPORT WE PAID FOR WITH THE NEXT PROSPECTIVE BUYER UNTIL THEY WERE UNDER CONTRACT. Which is not how that is supposed to go.

The new buyer reached out to our agent and asked about what was up and if we would share the report to which I said of course, here is everything we went through and how these people behave, lowball the shit out of them.

It has more to do with interest rates and home prices than down payment though you aren't wrong about that being a burden. A $200k house on a 5% down fha loan requires about $10k in down payment and another $10k mortgage costs. Then when it used to be about 3% interest rates, that would cost you about $1000/month in P&I plus insurance and taxes.

That world is gone though. A basic house in the houston metroplex now goes for $300k at 7% interest so while the down payment has only gone up $5k the rest of it has gone up ~100% meaning a basic house is now a $2000/month expense.

That is napkin math but if you do the numbers for real it is probably pretty close.

[–] Know_not_Scotty_does@lemmy.world 4 points 6 days ago (2 children)

Some sellers have realized that this market is not the covid market anymore. Those that have not have seen the houses sit for 9+months. In Texas, that's crazy to me given the hight cost of insurance and property taxes. In real terms, a 400k house costs ~$5000/ year to insure, and costs ~$7000 per year in property taxes so if it sits for 6 months, that costs you a MINIMUM of $6k even if the mortgage is paid off.

We just closed on our new (to us) place last week and while the seller was more realistic about price, they insisted we pay for everything, appraisal, survey, all closing costs which was not how it was 8 years ago when we bought our first house.

[–] Know_not_Scotty_does@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

How was the weather? I just saw they cancelled the second half of the course because of 80-100 sustained gusts at the top.

Missed opportunity to change the name to Ryan Mothling

Ah yes, because it was prohibitivly difficult to get them before... This is exactly what we needed.

[–] Know_not_Scotty_does@lemmy.world 11 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Unfortunately, ground burst or partial underground bursts are significantly dirtier than air bursts. You only get partial completion of the reaction on the parts closer to the ground or underground which further irradiates the debris that is kicked up. Its all kinds of bad news.

[–] Know_not_Scotty_does@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Ah yes, a classic example of the free market deciding what technology to use based on price with no intervention or manipulation

 
 

Ahh, springtime...

 
 
 

https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/5450-Ariel-St-Houston-TX-77096/28064560_zpid/?

Not my style but someone thought it was a good idea.

 
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submitted 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) by Know_not_Scotty_does@lemmy.world to c/fatherverse@midwest.social
 

My 7 month son got croup and has been in an out of the ER twice this week. Its currently midnight and is getting another nebulizer dose before we get moved to a room. Hes doing better but its been rough. We are gonna be here at least another day for observation this time which is way better than getting sent home again to see how he does. Here's hoping he kicks its ass and gets over this quick. It sucks seeing my little guy sick like this.

Edit: he's doing a lot better today. They were doing the nebulizer every two hours and its been almost 7 without it now. Fingers crossed we are over the hump. Thanks for the support y'all.

 

 

We lost power around 4:30 A.M. and have one fence panel down but are holding on okay otherwise.

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submitted 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) by Know_not_Scotty_does@lemmy.world to c/pics@lemmy.world
 

No zoom, it let me get that close. Xperia 5v.

 
 

Happy Father's day y'all. To celebrate I am doing a 9ish lb boston butt on my vision smoker with hickory chips and oak charcoal. Its been on for about 4 hours so far. I have some wings waiting on this lovely hunk of flavor to get closer to done so I can pull it and wrap it before getting the chicken on.

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