Do you guys think inspection clauses hold any weight on whether you get the contract or not when you make an offer on a REO to the bank?

Also, losing fat and weight through low carb/low fat diets and not gaining any muscle, left me looking like a stick.

as far as precious metals, we have collected silver coins over the years mostly as collectables, but now they seem to 'pulling their weight' so to speak - very glad we got them when we did.

It was an old one that didn't have an automatic lighter.

As far as a bad rating, I can only imaging how much weight they carry.

To wit, the project we're on right now has some saved-wood floors that are more than 60 years old, so we're having to use something like special walnut or dark walnut (Minwax), but normally we try and go lighter like, say, cherry.

That number of followers carries a lot of weight.

I think it depends on your economic outlook and the weight you're willing to put behind your beliefs.Not to open up another argument, but as an example, if Manuel truly believes that an economic collapse is inevitable within the next top 10 year (and for anyone else who believes this), I really don't understand why there is any other option besides cashing in everything you have, transferring your net-worth to another currency and moving to another country.On the other end of the spectrum, for those that believe the status quo (not necessarily today's conditions but the "typical" economic conditions of this country) will continue indefinitely, I see no reason to change any course from where it previous has been, assuming you believe that course was previously correct.Now, I guessing, many are like me in their belief that the economic landscape is changing -- perhaps not catastrophically, but certainly non-trivially.

If the joists stop on the wall then its definitely weight bearing.

Go with a much lighter floorcovering and new ceiling white paint, and maybe you could alter the mortar joints to get a lighter look too.