The Weirdly Wonderful Seneca Wallace Small Talk Chit Chat Talkin' Topics Thread

[Boo]

Originally Posted by fulltritty

That's because I had no idea on what was a good place up there. There weren't a lot of nice, choice hotels to begin with.

Try the Glen B&B next time

[glen87]

Originally Posted by Boo

Try the Glen B&B next time

[Bosoxfan5990]

Originally Posted by glen87

hey BOO - get it right.....the grill cheese is from the bus station, not gas station.......well they do have gas pumps, so i guess it is also a gas station

WTH is "grill cheese?"

Do you wash it down with "ice coffee?"

[Boo]

Originally Posted by Bosoxfan5990

WTH is "grill cheese?"

Do you wash it down with "ice coffee?"

At least he gets out of his car to get it NN

[Boo]

Originally Posted by bigdog2003

Goes back to when I passed out while out with T and N that night. In the back of my head I’ve felt like something’s not right. So far they aren’t finding anything. Said the stuff I’ve been dealing with might be stress related.

Are you stressed? About work? If so, time to find another job.

[glen87]

Originally Posted by Bosoxfan5990

WTH is "grill cheese?"

Do you wash it down with "ice coffee?"

[BostonNut]

Originally Posted by Boo

At least he gets out of his car to get it NN

Car?

Try house.

[fulltritty]

Originally Posted by hairysasquatch

It's getting hard to outrun bad neighborhoods in 'Murica.

This county is still a thousand times better than the last one we lived in. I doubt they have cameras in the cafeteria or would have caught that. If FT JR did complain, they would do nothing just like all of the bullying complaints. I know 2 other kids who have been bullied in that school system and in every case, the schools did nothing no matter how loud the parents complained.

[fulltritty]

Originally Posted by Boo

Try the Glen B&B next time

glen would probably fight me over the food.

[fulltritty]

FT JR hasn't wanted to talk about today, so I'm going to push him about it. I just told him I'm here if he wants to talk. Of course he wants to stay home tomorrow because they are "doing nothing at school." Mom told him if he doesn't go to school, he doesn't go to spring training. He thought that was unfair.

[fulltritty]

So the day got even better when I got home. I walk inside and the place is cold. FT JR claims he doesn't feel it. I go to the Nest thermostat and it's shutting down it's battery backup. Pull it up on my phone and it says the Nest thermostat for the first floor hallway lost power 7 hours ago.

I went downstairs and power cycled the furnace breaker and then went and power cycled the two breakers on the furnace. Success! The furnace starts up, so I go back upstairs to ensure the Nest came back on and set it to 74 to get some heat going. Furnace/Nest dies. Repeat the previous steps and it stays on for maybe 3 minutes.

I called the company that installed it and we have a maintenance contract on it and they'll be out tomorrow between 8 and 12.

[bigdog2003]

Originally Posted by Boo

Are you stressed? About work? If so, time to find another job.

It’s just life that has me stressed. All my life I’ve done everything I could to have 0 debt. Paid off student loans while struggling, paid off my car in 18 months, paid off all other debt. Now that I’m looking at my forever home, I’m being punished for doing it. I don’t have enough debt to income ratio or some crap to qualify for a loan regardless of the money in the bank.

Every coach we’ve ever had has my personal cell phone number, which means every parent is able to get my personal cell phone number. That means I get constant calls and text about stupid crap that they think is important or things they want to complain about.

There’s other stuff too, but I won’t overshare.

Not going to lie, there’s days I think about pulling a Forrest Gump and just start running.

[Saraste]

Originally Posted by fulltritty

glen would probably fight me over the food.

That is a fight nobody wants to see.

[majestik101]

Originally Posted by bigdog2003

It’s just life that has me stressed. All my life I’ve done everything I could to have 0 debt. Paid off student loans while struggling, paid off my car in 18 months, paid off all other debt. Now that I’m looking at my forever home, I’m being punished for doing it. I don’t have enough debt to income ratio or some crap to qualify for a loan regardless of the money in the bank.

Every coach we’ve ever had has my personal cell phone number, which means every parent is able to get my personal cell phone number. That means I get constant calls and text about stupid crap that they think is important or things they want to complain about.

There’s other stuff too, but I won’t overshare.

Not going to lie, there’s days I think about pulling a Forrest Gump and just start running.

I have been in the mortgage business for, going on 25 years now. Dumb, but obvious question, are you a veteran? If yes, try VA financing. Their DTI parameters are much less prohibitive, especially for FTHB's

Even non-veterans may be able to assume an existing VA loan, but you need to qualify under certain conditions.

[Saraste]

Originally Posted by bigdog2003

It’s just life that has me stressed. All my life I’ve done everything I could to have 0 debt. Paid off student loans while struggling, paid off my car in 18 months, paid off all other debt. Now that I’m looking at my forever home, I’m being punished for doing it. I don’t have enough debt to income ratio or some crap to qualify for a loan regardless of the money in the bank.

Every coach we’ve ever had has my personal cell phone number, which means every parent is able to get my personal cell phone number. That means I get constant calls and text about stupid crap that they think is important or things they want to complain about.

There’s other stuff too, but I won’t overshare.

Not going to lie, there’s days I think about pulling a Forrest Gump and just start running.

That may be your only choice to keep your sanity.

[bigdog2003]

Originally Posted by majestik101

I have been in the mortgage business for, going on 25 years now. Dumb, but obvious question, are you a veteran? If yes, try VA financing. Their DTI parameters are much less prohibitive, especially for FTHB's

Even non-veterans may be able to assume an existing VA loan, but you need to qualify under certain conditions.

I’m not. Every loan I’ve applied for has basically said everything looks good to them except I haven’t had any debt in almost 3 years and it doesn’t look good to them to see 0 debt.

[bigdog2003]

Originally Posted by Saraste

That may be your only choice to keep your sanity.

We were in a meeting one day doing one of those “what’s something you think about sometimes” sharing activities. Everybody else said basically the same thing. When I went I said sometimes I think about selling everything I own, buying a camper, and just hitting the road. People had shocked looks on their faces but I was 99% serious.

[Boo]

Originally Posted by bigdog2003

It’s just life that has me stressed. All my life I’ve done everything I could to have 0 debt. Paid off student loans while struggling, paid off my car in 18 months, paid off all other debt. Now that I’m looking at my forever home, I’m being punished for doing it. I don’t have enough debt to income ratio or some crap to qualify for a loan regardless of the money in the bank.

Every coach we’ve ever had has my personal cell phone number, which means every parent is able to get my personal cell phone number. That means I get constant calls and text about stupid crap that they think is important or things they want to complain about.

There’s other stuff too, but I won’t overshare.

Not going to lie, there’s days I think about pulling a Forrest Gump and just start running.

Get a new cell number and don’t give it out to anything dealing with work. Only your boss, friends and family.

[Boo]

Originally Posted by fulltritty

So the day got even better when I got home. I walk inside and the place is cold. FT JR claims he doesn't feel it. I go to the Nest thermostat and it's shutting down it's battery backup. Pull it up on my phone and it says the Nest thermostat for the first floor hallway lost power 7 hours ago.

I went downstairs and power cycled the furnace breaker and then went and power cycled the two breakers on the furnace. Success! The furnace starts up, so I go back upstairs to ensure the Nest came back on and set it to 74 to get some heat going. Furnace/Nest dies. Repeat the previous steps and it stays on for maybe 3 minutes.

I called the company that installed it and we have a maintenance contract on it and they'll be out tomorrow between 8 and 12.

At least it’s not cold tonight.

[Boo]

Originally Posted by fulltritty

glen would probably fight me over the food.

You like bus stop grilled cheese and gas station burritos too?

[fulltritty]

Originally Posted by Boo

At least it’s not cold tonight.

Not much to worry about anyway as the furnace for the second floor where the bedrooms are still works so we'll have plenty of heat to sleep with. That's why I didn't panic and have them come put immediately and pay a $100 emergency fee.

[fulltritty]

Originally Posted by Boo

You like bus stop grilled cheese and gas station burritos too?

I would hope his wife has better food available at the B&B and maybe she just doesn't allow glen to eat it which is why he goes to gas stations so often for his meals.

We know his favorite pizza place closed, so he's still down over that.

[BostonNut]

Originally Posted by fulltritty

So the day got even better when I got home. I walk inside and the place is cold. FT JR claims he doesn't feel it. I go to the Nest thermostat and it's shutting down it's battery backup. Pull it up on my phone and it says the Nest thermostat for the first floor hallway lost power 7 hours ago.

I went downstairs and power cycled the furnace breaker and then went and power cycled the two breakers on the furnace. Success! The furnace starts up, so I go back upstairs to ensure the Nest came back on and set it to 74 to get some heat going. Furnace/Nest dies. Repeat the previous steps and it stays on for maybe 3 minutes.

I called the company that installed it and we have a maintenance contract on it and they'll be out tomorrow between 8 and 12.

So you get to stay home and watch WookieSpock all day.

[glen87]

Originally Posted by fulltritty

So the day got even better when I got home. I walk inside and the place is cold. FT JR claims he doesn't feel it. I go to the Nest thermostat and it's shutting down it's battery backup. Pull it up on my phone and it says the Nest thermostat for the first floor hallway lost power 7 hours ago.

I went downstairs and power cycled the furnace breaker and then went and power cycled the two breakers on the furnace. Success! The furnace starts up, so I go back upstairs to ensure the Nest came back on and set it to 74 to get some heat going. Furnace/Nest dies. Repeat the previous steps and it stays on for maybe 3 minutes.

I called the company that installed it and we have a maintenance contract on it and they'll be out tomorrow between 8 and 12.

ssssssoooooooooo.....day off tomorrow??????

[glen87]

Originally Posted by fulltritty

I would hope his wife has better food available at the B&B and maybe she just doesn't allow glen to eat it which is why he goes to gas stations so often for his meals.

We know his favorite pizza place closed, so he's still down over that.