December Decadence (random thread)

[Knee]

Originally Posted by RedRosesForMe

I considered grabbing a scarf last night, and it was maybe 55 degrees. But then, I secretly wish for a winter like last year where the temp hovered around freezing for days- yes, DAYS- at a time.

Me too! Not so secretly though heh.

[Solfy]

Originally Posted by severe delays

While I'm up there I think I'll stick a note through the door of the house I can't get any information on and advise them of how lazy their agents are being.

When I was trying to sell my house I was also listing in on Craiglist (any port in a storm, no?). I got an e-mail from a woman who said she had repeatedly tried to contact my agent via his phone # on the sign in my yard but he wasn't returning her phone calls.

I called the agent who said, "Oh yeah, her. Go ahead and show her the house yourself and if she makes an offer I'll draw up the paper work." I fired him the next day.

[severe delays]

Originally Posted by Solfy

When I was trying to sell my house I was also listing in on Craiglist (any port in a storm, no?). I got an e-mail from a woman who said she had repeatedly tried to contact my agent via his phone # on the sign in my yard but he wasn't returning her phone calls.

I called the agent who said, "Oh yeah, her. Go ahead and show her the house yourself and if she makes an offer I'll draw up the paper work." I fired him the next day.

The unfortunate part is that the agent will have a contract with the vendor which covers introducting the buyer. That means that even if I walk up to the house tomorrow and ask them to sell it to me the agent still gets payment because I wouldn't have otherwise known the house was for sale. Well, that would be the case but they seem to have now withdrawn it from the market. So if I do happen along and enquire that'll save them the agent's fee should I decide to buy it.

[Harry]

Here, real estate agents generally work a clause into their contract with the seller that gives that agent the fees up until the original ending date. This can effectively prevent any early termination of the contract if the seller just wants to dump the agent.

[Jaglavak]

?? I don't sign jack shit until the agent has a buyer for me. If the agent is not performing I get another one. The extent of their rights is, if the house is sold while they are representing me then they get their cut, even if the customer went around them. Aside from that any agent that wanted to lock me in with a one sided contract would get spanked all the way to the curb.

ETA: Also there is no law in this fucked up state that forbids an agent from working for both the buyer and the seller. This basic conflict of interest is not good for either party, and only benefits the agent. It is still against the law for the agent to lie though, so I always ask for a statement in writing and will only accept an exclusive arrangement. A lot of the abuses and scams that were rife in real estate have fallen away since the bubble popped. There are good real estate agents out there starving, and there is absolutely no reason to put up with any stooges.

[severe delays]

We have this little detail called contract law. It's a bitch.

[Solfy]

I had a 6mo. contract. It just happened to expire the week before, so we were within our legal termination window. I terminated the contract via registered mail one day and showed her the house the next day. Since she never had a single contact with the agent, we were all legal and shit.

[Jaglavak]

What I'm saying is, you are not legally required to sign jack shit until the agent has a buyer for you. And in fact many agents will work without a contract up to that point, so why the hell should you sign? And even if you do sign a listing agreement, you have the right to insist on an open agreement. Meaning you can use as many agents as you want and only the one who comes up with the customer gets paid. Even if you get desperate and sign an exclusive agreement, you are still free to negotiate any termination clause you like. And you especially don't have to sign the version they first put in front of you. There is a lot of misinformation about this, spread IMHO mostly by the agents themselves.

Washington State Bar Assoc

Washington State Attorney General

[Jeff]

Originally Posted by Jaglavak

What I'm saying is, you are not legally required to sign jack shit until the agent has a buyer for you. And in fact many agents will work without a contract up to that point, so why the hell should you sign? And even if you do sign a listing agreement, you have the right to insist on an open agreement. Meaning you can use as many agents as you want and only the one who comes up with the customer gets paid. Even if you get desperate and sign an exclusive agreement, you are still free to negotiate any termination clause you like. And you especially don't have to sign the version they first put in front of you. There is a lot of misinformation about this, spread IMHO mostly by the agents themselves.

Washington State Bar Assoc

Washington State Attorney General

No offense, but she doesn't live in Washington state. You may not actually be providing useful or factually correct information to her on this matter.

[Jaglavak]

Originally Posted by Jeff

No offense...

Huh? When did that start?

Originally Posted by Jeff

You may not actually be providing useful or factually correct information to her on this matter.

You're right. When did THAT start??!!?

[Jeff]

Originally Posted by Jaglavak

Huh? When did that start?

EAT A BAG OF HELL AND DIE ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD SLOWLY TO BE EATEN BY BADGERS OMG SO HATEFUL

ps I've been right all along, you've just been too busy being wrong to notice. Now go forth and sin no more, my son.

pps DIE DIE DIE

[severe delays]

Uh oh...

[Uthrecht]

I'm so excited that it's Friday. Soon I'll have two whole days all to myself.

[GoSmoke]

Originally Posted by Uthrecht von Ausfahrt

I'm so excited that it's Friday. Soon I'll have two whole days all to myself.

Me too. I just wish I had more than two days. Tired doesn't even begin to describe how I feel right now.

[RedRosesForMe]

Originally Posted by Uthrecht von Ausfahrt

I'm so excited that it's Friday. Soon I'll have two whole days all to myself.

DIE!

[Uthrecht]

Can I have the cake, instead?

[Solfy]

No, sorry, we're all out of cake. Death it is for you.

[Jaglavak]

But no hurry! Take your time on that. Say, 40 years or so.

[Zombies!]

Why hello Mr Airconditioner.

I knwo, it's not even 10 am. Yup, I'm turning you on now. Because if I don't turn you on when the temperature is at least tolerable, when it actually gets hot you won't do jack shit at that point.

Why hello Mr Electricity bill. You were over a grand last quarter. You're going to be just as high this quarter, aren't you?

Why hello Mr Sun.

FUCK YOU. FUCK YOU AND FUCK YOUR SOLAR RAYS AND FUCK THIS FUCKING COUNTRY. Fuck.

I need to move to Tasmania.

[Carolia]

It's 71 right now. I have changed into jeans and long sleeves because I'm chilly. I am SUCH a wimp.

I got to spend a good hour and a half today with a one month old baby boy sleeping on me, while his mommy took a nap on my chaise. This was after going to Gymboree class and shopping with the two of them. It has been a lovely day!

[Xploder]

You want random? HERE'S random...I was drinking a diet coke on ice with dinner and when it was about half gone, I poured a Tab on top of it. Okay so far as I like both. A couple of minutes ago, I went out into the dark kitchen to grab another can of Tab and opened it and filled the glass without bothering to look because hey, I know where my pop is located in the booze fridge. Take a big drink. Big mistake. That second can of Tab? It was a cherry Coke so now I gotta sit here and drink this abortion of a soda concoction so I won't get yelled at for wasting stuff. At least the wife was nice enough to laugh in my face about it.

[Amythyst]

Originally Posted by Xploder

You want random? HERE'S random...I was drinking a diet coke on ice with dinner and when it was about half gone, I poured a Tab on top of it. Okay so far as I like both. A couple of minutes ago, I went out into the dark kitchen to grab another can of Tab and opened it and filled the glass without bothering to look because hey, I know where my pop is located in the booze fridge. Take a big drink. Big mistake. That second can of Tab? It was a cherry Coke so now I gotta sit here and drink this abortion of a soda concoction so I won't get yelled at for wasting stuff. At least the wife was nice enough to laugh in my face about it.

Tab is still on the market?

[Zombies!]

Hey, look at me. I got confused between the random thread and the minirant thread. This is what hot weather does to your brain.

[AuntiePam]

Went to the grocery store today. Waited in the car with Sadie the dog while Ron took the list inside.

A big dog trotted up -- not sure what he was, he looked fierce, maybe a Shepherd-Husky mix, very handsome, and wearing a nice collar. He sat down in the last row of the parking lot and looked toward the store. Ten, fifteen minutes go by, and he's still there, just sitting in the snow, watching the doors.

I'm getting ready to call somebody (not sure who) when up drives a young woman and the dog hops in her car. I suppose someone who knows the dog noticed him and called her.

I was just glad the dog wasn't a stray because seriously, I was tempted to check him out, maybe bring him home. We had weekend guests awhile back, and one of them brought her Golden Retriever puppy. He and Sadie had a wonderful time.

[3acres]

My doctor just called with the results from my blood test, urinalysis, and CT scan. We still don't know what's causing my pain and other problems, but we know I don't have diabetes or cancer in my stomach or large intestine. He told me aside from heart disease, gout, and arthritis (which are all old news), I appear to be in really good shape for my age. Ha! I like having a doctor with a sense of humor. I didn't think I was all that worried before the test, but I'm pumped at the lack of bad news. There are some more tests coming up, but he says now we're looking for things that aren't all that terrible. (knock on wood)

[severe delays]

It's ok, Zombies. We didn't read it with ranty voices in our head. We read it with random voices.

Auntiepam, my dog very occasionally upped sticks and wandered off. First ports of call were the corner shop, the supermarket and the library. She was usually sitting patiently outside waiting for me to come out. Quite why she thought I was there I have no clue but there we go.

Good news 3acres.

[severe delays]

Yesterday I wandered into work and saw a manager scratching his head and fighting bits of paper. He said his manager's manager had suddenly phoned and asked him to perform magic tricks with trains. I told him to just phone back and suggest that he sort it out with the shiny new trains which would mean that somebody else would have to do the thinking part.

Today I wandered into work and saw the same manager sitting with his feet up. He said he'd done exactly as I suggested and his manager's manager immediately pounced on the idea and was now pretending he'd meant to do that all along. Gotta love those shiny new trains!

Sometimes a little evil ingenuity goes a long way.

[Harry]

Could you perhaps briefly explain the significance of Shiny New Trains? Or is that a euphemism for something I'd really rather not know about? Or is it a Band Name?

[severe delays]

Um....no. They're just trains. That are new. And still shiny...

What's important is that the shiny new trains are Somebody Else's Problem to sort out and thus mean less work for my manager.

[Harry]

Oh.

Alright, then...

[Amythyst]

I put up my Christmas tree yesterday, and I managed to get it fully decorated in only two hours. I'm so glad I did it all at once instead of spreading it out over several days like I did last year.

[SmartAleq]

Should I go take the dogs out for a meetup with other crazy people at 0900 even though it's really cold and windy? Clear, but icy and about 30-40mph gusts. And the meetup is out in the Columbia River gorge area, which is like a wind tunnel to end all wind tunnels. Or am I just a big wimp? Need answer fast!

[Falcon]

Make tea. Wrap yourself in a snuggling pig-pile of fuzzy creatures. Forget about wind tunnels. That's my advice.

[Falcon]

Wooohoo! I got one of the five winning lottery numbers right, and I was off by only one digit on one of them. I was also off by only one digit on the Powerball number. If I keep practicing, I'll be a millionaire by Christmas!

[Salambo]

Forgot to check the mail for the past couple of days, checked it today. Woohoo! New glasses came in! Hooray for Zenni Optical!

[severe delays]

Somebody decided my duty today should start an hour earlier than usual. It is fair to say that not everybody in the world noticed this fact *ahem*. The big question is...do I get overtime for not turning up an hour early?

[Jaglavak]

Gotta love those union rules.

[severe delays]

That was something to do with management, I think. Train maths is complex but fun.

[Amythyst]

I finished MegaProject today! ::Snoopy dances::

[Jaglavak]

Yes, I can see how if you push the wrong button, a trainload of commuters could accidentally get delivered to Scotland.

[severe delays]

Originally Posted by Jaglavak

Yes, I can see how if you push the wrong button, a trainload of commuters could accidentally get delivered to Scotland.

Ohhhhh.

The possibilities....

::snoopy dances with ladybug::

[Falcon]

I wish I could push the wrong button and end up in Scotland. I need a vacation!

[Dirx]

Bag #2 of mint m&ms! I held off as long as I could...

_{And the almond ones are already gone, so, sorry Jag.} :hijack:

[Jaglavak]

Yeah sorry, I've been having some trouble with the urban assault vehicle. Left front nuclear reactor keeps wanting to go critical on me. So I won't be there to help with the M&M situation. Just go down fighting big guy!

[3acres]

Originally Posted by Jaglavak

Yeah sorry, I've been having some trouble with the urban assault vehicle. Left front nuclear reactor keeps wanting to go critical on me.

Well, of course! The one on the left is always sinister.

[Jaglavak]

Originally Posted by 3acres

Well, of course! The one on the left is always sinister.

MOM! 3acres is being mean to me again!!!

[dynamitedave]

Just got my results from school for my first year of classes. Five merits and 3 passes.

[severe delays]

Ooh well done! Thems good marks!

[dynamitedave]

Thanks!

[Solfy]

I think I'm going to puke. I just registered for my last three credits of thesis research - this means I have no choice but to write and defend my MS thesis between now and April. This is IT.