Dennis Kucinich Sures Over Sandwich

[djv8ga]

Originally Posted by d-ray657

I see now - you're looking to take over Canada. You started out with a pretty nice plot of land.

Regards,

D-Ray

I'm in the process of buying up the coast of Washington state too.
That chunk in NB was not my start. I bought my first (20 acres) in Montana when I was 19 while working in a car wash. Been doing this for a long time.

[noonereal]

Originally Posted by d-ray657

I'm stuck between saying that is sad or good. If people are employed, it's nice to be able to get them into home ownership at a reasonable price. On the other hand, that probably represents a lot of people who are under water in their mortgages (an ironic term to use in the desert).

In 1982 I paid $50K for a three bedroom house in Tulsa - but had a 16% mortgage. The value on our current house has dropped $35k in the past few years, but we have been in it for 19 years, so we're still OK. We just did a re-fi for 4.25%. Times change.

Regards,

D-Ray

1981 $78,000 three bedroom plus servants quarters on third floor, inner city location in north Jersey, amused a 8.25% mortgage

I loved that house, the biggest home I ever owned.
15x15 foyer with an elevator, incredible wood work and custom wood floors

a pretty tough area however

sorry Don. I got nostalgic when I saw you bought your first home the same time as I.

[Charles]

Originally Posted by djv8ga

You can buy 2 decent houses out here for $150K.

Pretty much the same in central Missouri.

Chas

[Charles]

Originally Posted by noonereal

1981 $78,000 three bedroom plus servants quarters on third floor, inner city location in north Jersey, amused a 8.25% mortgage

I loved that house, the biggest home I ever owned.
15x15 foyer with an elevator, incredible wood work and custom wood floors

a pretty tough area however

sorry Don. I got nostalgic when I saw you bought your first home the same time as I.

Could you afford to heat it?

Chas

[noonereal]

Originally Posted by Charles

Could you afford to heat it?

Chas

That was more than the mortgage. As I recall the mortgage was $400 and change a month and taxes were only $2,000.

Natural gas was $600 a month. The only reason I got away with 600 was because it was regulated.

It was fine as I was young and healthy at the time. Money only became of consequence when my health failed.

[BlueStreak]

$150,000 will get you a three bedroom rancher on a slab, single bath, carport, sittin' on a city lot, in a half assed neighborhood, here in the Swamp. $170,000 will get you my house. Which is the same thing, but with a semi-attached garage.

But, hey, you're 18 miles from the ocean.

Dave

[BlueStreak]

Who's the genius that accepted a contract feeding our congress?

Really, think about it.

Dave

[djv8ga]

Originally Posted by BlueStreak

Who's the genius that accepted a contract feeding our congress?

Really, think about it.

Dave

I'm confused. So it's a private contractor who's being sued? I figured us tax payers would be on the hook for this.

[finnbow]

Originally Posted by djv8ga

I'm confused. So it's a private contractor who's being sued? I figured us tax payers would be on the hook for this.

In the old days (before the days of heightened security), I worked about 3-4 blocks from the Capitol. My buddies and I walked over and ate lunch every day at the Senate cafeteria. The food was good, the prices were low, and the scenery was magnificent (lots of young, pretty staff). Never lost a tooth though.

I even used to get my haircut at the Senate barber shop. It was kinda cool sitting in a barber's chair next to some famous Senator. It quickly became apparent that they were not a higher form of life.

[BlueStreak]

Originally Posted by djv8ga

I'm confused. So it's a private contractor who's being sued? I figured us tax payers would be on the hook for this.

"Gina Zimmer, spokesman for Restaurant Associates, which operates the Longworth cafeteria, confirmed that the company had received the lawsuit."

http://www.restaurantassociates.com/

Apparently, Yes.

Dave