WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR SEPTEMBER 2018
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Barbie, NYKaren and Kelly - thanks! He is at a place where he is extremely happy! I will be seeing him next week and see how hard he tries to go home with me, that is if he does try.
We winterized the Minnesota RV at the resort. We have a couple of maintenance issues to do at our rental property. Then we will head up so John can start farming
Have a great day everyone!
Mary from Minnesota \ Arizona6 -
Sunset over Bottomless Lakes State Park
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Rita - LOVE your pictures!
And I... got a four-day trip canceled mid-month, so now there are only two left to go--one where I leave Sunday and come back Wednesday, and one last full-week trip at end of month. Actually makes it possible that we might be able to clear out of the rental house by end of month... and let them start showing it. Fingers crossed!
And... that would be ME, doing the happy dance of joy...
Love y'all,
Lisa in AR8 -
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Mary: Thanks for your kind words.
Barbie: It sounds like you have an excellent plan for your bone health. Yay!!! :bigsmile:
Heather: Meditation for Fidgety Sceptics looks like a great book to pass along to the right person as a birthday or Christmas present.
Lisa: I can imagine cutting down my coffee intake, but eliminating it is not a likely choice for me. I like it, for one thing, and I don’t like caffeine withdrawal headaches for another. I can cut down on the number of cups I drink with no real worries, and do so when necessary.
Machlka: Your hair is lovely and waist length will be a good choice. I had mine cut today, and it is a short shag. I like it this way and it is very easy to care for.
Rita: That is a lovely photo of Bottomless Lake. Thanks for sharing.
We have our annual Homeowners Association meeting this coming weekend. I’m the secretary and will take notes. I’m not trained in shorthand or other speed writing, so I’ll do the best I can. It appears that our numbers will be low. Some of our residents are on vacation and others are snowbirds. One couple of snowbirds have already headed south.
Katla in Beautiful NW Oregon
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Does anybody know anything about property assessment fees? They put in a new sewer pipe for our street. Our property is being charged 1/6 of the total amount. Which really seems out of line if it is divided up for all properties on both sides of the street and adjoining properties at the intersection if it costs so much per foot. It should be more like 1/16. They also put two access sewer lines in when we only need one. It says that if we object to this we can't take it to district court unless we have a written or oral objection signed by us and filed with the municipal clerk prior to the hearing which is next Monday. The hearing for approval of the assessment is voted on by the city Council of our town how can that be fair? They make an improvement for maintenance to our sewer system, they do it without informing us that they are going to do it, then after completion of the project they charge us for the improvement and they're the ones who vote on approving the charge to us. So what rights do we have? They're even charging us 3% interest on the whole amount then 3% every year on unpaid amount for 15 years and our share is over $20,000!
Any advice would be appreciated!
Mary from Minnesota \ Arizona1 -
Hi friends. DH has had 2 deaths in one week so I am heading to Oklahoma for the funeral of his dear cousin whom he lived with. I'm leaving tomorrow and won't be back on here until Saturday or Sunday. They are really out in the boonies with sketchy internet! Take care, Meg7
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Mary, I wish I had information... I don't, but have great sympathy.
Meg... Traveling grace, and great sympathy.
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fanncy0626 wrote: »Does anybody know anything about property assessment fees? They put in a new sewer pipe for our street. Our property is being charged 1/6 of the total amount. Which really seems out of line if it is divided up for all properties on both sides of the street and adjoining properties at the intersection if it costs so much per foot. It should be more like 1/16. They also put two access sewer lines in when we only need one. It says that if we object to this we can't take it to district court unless we have a written or oral objection signed by us and filed with the municipal clerk prior to the hearing which is next Monday. The hearing for approval of the assessment is voted on by the city Council of our town how can that be fair? They make an improvement for maintenance to our sewer system, they do it without informing us that they are going to do it, then after completion of the project they charge us for the improvement and they're the ones who vote on approving the charge to us. So what rights do we have? They're even charging us 3% interest on the whole amount then 3% every year on unpaid amount for 15 years and our share is over $20,000!
Any advice would be appreciated!
Mary from Minnesota \ Arizona
Mary - get a copy of the city code, it should be delineated in there, including the interest unless superseded by an updated ordinance. You can often find the code by going onto the city's webpage, they should have a link to code and ordinances - you'll probably find it under their public works or public services section.
Some of these city codes are quite old.
The fact that it serves 16 properties and not 6 should be brought to their attention. And why now... was the old system leaking or causing problems so complete replacement was the only recourse? And if so, did anyone apply for grants from State ecology or similar to help pay for it? Poor towns often qualify for them.
Good luck. Kind of a shocker, that's for sure. HUGS!
Lanette
PS - you might want to call neighboring cities of similar size and ask them how they handle infrastructure replacement. Out here in WA state, at least in our county, the cities should have a replacement fund for this - the city owns it to the customer's hookup, unless it's a brand new development then the developer kicks in a lot of $$. So if sections of the pipes have to be replaced, that cost is borne by ALL customers in the system and part of the monthly sewer rate is dedicated to this fund. Your state might have very different laws and ways of handling things.0 -
Lanette- thanks for the information! I will definitely look into that and ask those questions. We also believe they have the length of our property wrong. I'm going to have a lot of investigating to do on Monday! Maybe I can go Thursday but it is a six hour round-trip drive…
Mary from Minnesota \ Arizona2 -
stats for the day:
bike ride hm 2 gym- 7.45min, 12.2mph, 127mhr, 1.5mi= 71c
apple watch- 58c
TREADMILL slow jog- 51.16min, 10.15min mi, 5.6-6.4p, 136ahr, 148mhr, 5mi= 488c
apple watch- 562c
ride gym 2 dome- 5min, 17.5amph, 131mhr, 1.4mi= 68c
apple watch- 45c
ride puy 2 sumn station- 14min, 12.8amph, 129ahr, 147mhr= 147c
apple watch- 118c
jog sta 2 wk- 4.38min, 8.58min mi, 144ahr, 152mhr, .5mi= 63c
apple watch- 54c
jog wk 2 sumn sta- .4min, 9.11min mi, 144mhr, 4mi= 44c
apple watch- 59c
bike ride dome 2 hm- 17.59min, 8.7amph, 146mhr, 2.6mi= 175c
apple watch- 142c
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Mary when they did some work on a street over from us one of our neighbor was a vet and their assessment was much less. We were told their will be an assessment for the oiling and gravel they just did on our street. We have have yet to get the assessment. I hope it goes well for you on Monday. Margaret 1
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Did the Biggest Lower Last Chance Workout. The plan for tomorrow since we have the Newcomer board meeting is to do the Fit In 10 Body Transformation DVD
Well, I called the doctor’s office because I had my bone density scan the other day. The result is that he said there isn’t any change from last year. Guess this means that I am osteoporatic. Which is a change from my osteoporosis.
Lisa – I’m glad for you that the griddle is just an extra. There will be times when you’ll want the other burners. I remember in our second house I had the 4 burners and a griddle. Honestly, and this is just me, I never used the griddle.
Lisa – doing a happy dance for you!
Supposed to go to AC Moore tonight for their needle night. I have a pattern that I want someone to look at. I’m also wondering if the scarf I made for Colby is long enough so I may need help ending it. Update: I went, got a few things, used my 55% off coupon. Really, you're only supposed to use it once a day, but I used it once when I got there and then once right before I left. Finished the scarf I made for Colby and got one of the skeins of yarn for the hooded scarf for Jess.
Katla – I honestly can’t remember the last time we had a homeowner’s association meeting. We are so loose….lol
Meg – safe travels! That is so nice of you to go to the funeral
Mary – good luck to you!
Michele in NC
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Having lunch out today in our local village / town. I haven't taken my friend there yet, so I hope she likes the menu. I like the salads there, but she usually wants a main meal as she doesn't want to have to cook in the evening.
My cleaner will be letting herself in. I've tidied up (!) so could bring my friend back for coffee.
Weather glorious again.
I'm resigning myself to not moving. I just want to know one way or another. We need to make plans for the future, but at the moment I can't even stock the freezer.
Lots of love, Heather UK xxxxxxx4 -
On the one hand ...
I'm so tired I nearly fell asleep standing up & having my jaw X-rayed. I was told to relax for 20 secs ... and I was almost out!
And then I did fall asleep on the bus home again.
On the other hand ...
Next weekend (Oct 7) ... Daylight Savings Time starts!! 💖😁 WooHoo!!! 😍💖
Wish we could keep DST year round!!
Machka in Oz2 -
Mary So glad you can get a "Shep Fix" if you need one. It's painful to part with pets, even if it isn't permanent, and even if the pet is in a good situation. ((Hugs)). Sounds like Lanette has some good advice for you on the sewer assessment. We had to pay a good chunk of money for a new natural gas line from the street to the house once. I will admit it was stressful, but it's over now, and we don't have to deal with Columbia Gas any more except to pay gas bills.
Lisa Any coffee affects my sleep, even if I just have it in the morning. I drink it anyway. I should probably eliminate it. I have done so in the past and have been rewarded with better quality sleep. It's hard for me to give it up entirely and forever. Not impossible, but I do like coffee, and I love tea. By the way, how is your leg? All healed up? Exciting times with your house. It's becoming a butterfly!
Kelly The opposite of annoying! I live for your posts and updates on the kids and Joaquin. I really enjoy imagining what it must be like in your busy world full of little people.
Katla Sounds like Arrow is a spirited animal. I admire you for taking up horseback riding as an adult. I rode all through my youth (western) but not since then.
Meg Safe travels.
Rita Pretty sunset. Thanks for posting.
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Update on homeschooled grandson. He had another LENS treatment Monday, but, in contrast to last week, he was pretty focused & happy yesterday. For the first time since we started home school, he "raised his hand" and was "called on" in a live class. He used his microphone, and the Math teacher liked his answer! He had to define what an integer is. And to top it off, in Civics, as a warm-up exercise, the students were asked to explain in their own words what Rule of Law, Representative Government, and Consent of the Governed mean. He is in a class of about 75 students. She chose 2 of his answers as good examples and posted them on the white board! This is a complete turnaround for a kid who has been very resistant to actively participating in the classroom in any way that would draw attention to him. I don't know what happened. It was completely unprompted, too. A couple of weeks ago, I suggested that he participate because it affects his grade, but he was so adamantly opposed that I dropped it. Now this! I am doing a major happy dance. 
On the down side, Monday's start was tense because my son uninstalled & reinstalled a bunch of stuff on my grandson's computer over the weekend, and didn't fix the firewall for the websites we needed. We went through this exact same scenario the very first day of school. My son is a very intelligent, computer-savvy person. When it happened 3 weeks ago, I was pi$$ed, but gave him the benefit of the doubt ("...maybe he forgot that he would have to give permission for the websites we needed"), but Monday - there is no excuse. The most generous conclusion I can come up with is that he is (unconsciously) being passive aggressive towards my grandson, my daughter-in-law, and me. We are the 3 that are affected by scrambling around at the last minute to get firewalls down before a live class session, and it really upsets my grandson. If it happens again I will call him out. It isn't likely to be pretty.
Karen in Virginia7 -
morning ladies~
cool one day and muggy the next.. oh well life in new england. I am having my tea and got dressed.. another night of really not sleeping well...i was doing so good for so long.. might go back to the melatonin...
Found out yesterday from our boss that the office manager will be moving to japan with her wife.. a big wig at UTC as an engineer ... so now they are interviewing for the position.. Dr Ho is pretty good at finding someone that will fit in with us.. so we shall see...always something...
tomorrow I go to the Dr.. will see what she has to say...
took alfie out for a walk and will go walk Homer and Chester ,then go feed DFIL2 -
Karen in VA - Oh my, am doing the happy dance with you--what a lovely turnaround for your grandson, and proof that he's processing what you're asking, even if his immediate reaction is negative. Such great steps to make! It also does sound as if your son's buried anger at the situation may be obscuring his ability to make those judgments consciously. Well worth waiting until you're not angry to face him with it. As my old writing teacher used to say, "twice is a coincidence, three times is a trend."
Heather - As you may have noticed, uncertainty is my biggest bug-a-boo, but I've dealt with it so much, I'm learning not to put my life on pause for a hoped-for outcome. For me, that means going on with life as if whatever it is I'm hoping for won't happen. If it does, then it does, and you can cancel plans made, take your frozen stuff with you, or do a marathon cooking session, whatever is necessary. Had it come about immediately, you would have done that stuff anyway... As John Lennon said, "Life is what happens to you when you're busy making other plans." And my superstitious nature also dictates that, if I pay no attention to it, it will happen--and if I focus on it, I will jinx it. That's how I met Corey - when I wasn't looking for love...
I'm mulling over the definition of "normal" this morning, and will probably write about it in the personal blog. Pretty sure I wouldn't recognize it if it bit me on the *kitten*..
Love y'all,
Lisa in AR6
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