All Forum Posts by: Larry Moore

Just once, I would like to hear a politician when asked if and why they did something, not answer by saying the other party has done it too, or that it is the other party's fault, or that the other party is a worse offender. Obviously the most cowardly response is to lie and say they didn't do it when they did. But wouldn't it be refreshing if a politician answered by saying yes I did it, this is why I did it, and if they felt it was a mistake, admit it? It is a standard that most of us live by by choice, and a requirement to be successful in most walks of life. Just not politics, which really is a disgrace to our country and political system. Obviously there are exceptions, but very few from what I have seen.

I would have been very appreciative of someone like you more than once in the past when a business associate did not perform as promised. Unfortunately, when no one speaks up, the rest have to find out the hard way. I don't have a dog in this particular race, but as far as a lawsuit, its not libel or slander if its true and you can prove it.

I'll keep my fingers crossed for you, Luiz.

As far as what FHA can accept, the guidelines changed to 88% for the first 30 days listed, 86% for the next 30 days, and then 84% for the final 30 days. Often, the lender wants the house listed for full appraisal and won't accept less right out of the gate. As far as influencing the FHA appraiser, good luck with that.

I received the Amazon e-mail as well today.

"Personally, since cops are paid out of my tax dollars, I want the most qualified one at the lowest price. I don't want my taxes to go up just to get a Harvard-educated cop at my door. And likewise, I don't want a cop who doesn't know how to do his job just so I can save a couple bucks on my taxes."

J. Scott,

I think you made my point for me. As you will agree, as with most jobs, you will not get the most qualified candidate at the lowest price, nor do you need to pay for someone who is overqualified. I don't think they teach law enforcement at Harvard, but I could be wrong ( I realize you were not implying that). As you suggested, the cheapest is not always the best way to go, neither is over-paying. A middle ground, based on more factors than whether or not a police officer can be hired who meets the bare minimum requirements at the lowest cost (minimum wage, particularly with this job market?) needs to be used. Perhaps more emphasis needs to be placed on suitability for the job through better psychological screening to avoid some of the issues we have had with law enforcement. Maybe we would need to pay a little more than the bare minimum to get a better pool of applicants. That was my only point.

Vikram,

I have no interest in responding to your condescending post.

Who do you want responding to an emergency call at your house, the lowest paid cop they could hire?

When we had our home built 5yrs ago, we found some very nice porcelain tile that is commercial grade. Looks like marble. We did a lot of research regarding durability because we have two large dogs that scratched the flooring in our last home. Although the porcelain tiles were much more expensive than the ceramic and natural materials we looked at, they have proven to be scratch proof and look the same as they did when they were first installed. When we were shopping, we did see some more moderately priced porcelain tiles, so they may work budget wise for you in what I assume is a rental.

Congrats from a former 2-3 pack a day smoker. Took me quite a while to quit back in the day. Not so much that I couldn't quit, I just really didn't want to badly enough. When I finally got to the point that I really wanted to quit, and realized that if I didn't quit now I probably never would, it was actually very easy. That was about 18 years ago and I haven't had any cravings at all.

So let me get this straight, Sorin T. You are critical of people who have a self-righteous, holier than thou attitude towards others who have a particular background or experience that would give them a unique, hands on knowledge of a particular topic, unless they are slamming English majors? I can see how you wouldn't want to take any crap from an English major! Damn him for that misuse of the apostrophe!!!