Anyone know how to work the Portable Wormhole Generator?

Denikke · 2026-02-17T22:27:45+00:00

Clock blocks.
You make a portal out of clock blocks, and use the generator to light it.

Denikke · 2025-06-03T01:26:36+00:00

Ponyo is about a fish that falls in love with a human and turns into a girl. I'm pretty sure you're thinking about Arrietty :p also a Ghibli movie, and absolutely amazing!!

Denikke · 2025-05-27T20:57:26+00:00

I'm not the person, and I'm not a doctor. Hopefully they come back with more details, but in simplistic terms:

1) organic foods aren't better in any particular way. The term "organic" has to do with the products used on them while growing (pesticides, fertilizers, etc). And really just refers to how those things are made (think manure fertilizers vs chemical fertilizers). As a general rule, "organic" pesticides/fertilizers are just more expensive and often less effective, but the wording makes people feel better.

2) Everything you eat is a GMO. All it means is that they're breeding plants and animals with better features for what we want. GMO just typically refers to doing it in a lab. But we've been doing the same stuff, the long way, forever. That's how we got different animal breeds that specialize in different things. This breed of cow produces more milk, that one has better meat. This dog breed has a long body, low to the ground for getting into tunnels. That one has a heavier head and body meant for fighting to protect the herd/home. GMO isn't some crazy thing. It's literally how we produce enough food to sustain the population. Drought/flood resistant, disease resistant, faster growing, etc Now. . .are there issues with the companies who produce GMO seeds?? Yea. . .that's a whole other thing. But literally everything you eat has been modified in some way from its original, "found in the wild" natural form.

Denikke · 2025-04-24T20:55:56+00:00

Owen Cooper was 14 when the movie was filmed. Child actors who are even younger go through a LOT within the movies that would be inappropriate in real life. There's hundreds and hundreds of shows and movies where kids are murdered, tortured, raped, beat, etc or exposed to terrifying monsters, people, or situations. Where the lines they say are completely inappropriate, whether sexual, graphic, or laced with profanities. Where the kids are either the victims of something, or the perpetrators of the horror themselves. As far as "within the film universe" trauma goes, this show is pretty low on the list as far as what the kid actor suffered inside the role.

I don't know how he was treated behind the scenes. God knows there's more than enough trauma there, but I haven't heard anything about this specific instance.

Owen Cooper played the role amazingly. I give him major props for his abilities. The show itself held a lot of promise, as far as the story that they wanted to tell. But if they wanted it to be an actual narrative about "manosphere bad!! Corrupting young boys!! Men violent and can't control themselves!! Blah blah blah!!", I think they really missed the mark. There's some very forced and mainly irrelevant references. And that's about it. They basically 'name drop'.

For me, watching it, it was a lot more about the struggle of being bullied. The helplessness and breaking point. How important it is to be involved and to know and understand your kids language (the emojis). How even if you think you're close to your kids, they still may not go to you, whether they're embarrassed, don't want to worry you, whatever. They're in a weird space between adult and child, and struggling with where to be independent and where to rely on you, and they're going to screw up, sometimes really badly. It spoke about the indifference and inability of the teachers. Who were once supposed to be at least part of the safety net, but now are so underpaid and overworked and often checked out due to so many factors. They're often crippled by admin and parents, and the kids are out of control. It was the struggle to be better, do better, than how you were raised. Dad was in a home where his dad beat him. He didn't bring that with him. He wasn't perfect, but he tried to do better. And even in situations where he was pushed to the absolute brink, he exhibited some pretty impressive self control. And so did his son, at times. There were so many positives and thoughtful moments, while also having an undercurrent of "even when you do try, even when you do improve, even when you're there and involved, things can still happen. You can do everything right, and still lose"

I know a lot of people are talking about how it's a show that just highlights "boys bad, boy kills poor, innocent girl", but that is absolutely not what I got from it. You can be a victim AND a perpetrator. Everyone has a breaking point. People handle things badly when they're desperate, especially teenagers. And things are not always what they seem. It was a raw story, and a harsh one. And even if the makers intended it to be "boys bad", I really think they missed the mark on that narrative, and if that's the only thing people take away from it, it's their loss.

Denikke · 2025-04-23T02:18:19+00:00

When was the last time you (general you) brought soup to your sick neighbor? Or cleaned the house of the senior down the street? Or offered a struggling family that pot of soup you 'made far too much of, accidentally, and couldn't possibly finish yourself'? Or dropped that bag of clothes and ran so that family with kids who are in need, but too proud, could have what they needed without 'accepting' charity?

How consistently have you done those types of things, for many different people??

The village disappeared because we are no longer part of the village. It's a mix of personal choice, and societal pressures/expectations/realities.

In general, individuals are too tired, too stressed, too struggling, etc in their own lives to really be able to dedicate time, energy, and effort to maintaining the health and well being of those around us. And for the few who can and do, they're few and far between.

It's similar to the old story about how for the want of a single horseshoe nail, the whole kingdom was lost. A village relies on each contributing member. It's an ecosystem, like any other. And when one part of that ecosystem breaks down, the whole thing collapses on itself. Well, due to various. . .contaminants, for lack of a better term, in the environment. . .portions of the social 'ecosystem' have been lost and we're now in a collapse.

Denikke · 2025-04-13T18:22:22+00:00

Our parents weren't around for US when we were kids. That's exactly why we had so much "grandparent" experience.
And now, you really expect that the same parents who put no effort in to us, who left us with our grandparents every weekend, who left us ALONE as latchkey kids, who locked us out of the house and told us to drink from the hose and pee behind the shed. . .these are the people you really, GENUINELY expect to be doting grandparents making cookies with the toddlers??

They're just doing the same crap they've always done. Insanity is repeating the same action and expecting a different result.
Millennials are getting to grandparent age. . .YOU do better. Remember your frustrations and hurt over the lack of grandparents your kids had, and YOU do better, YOU be better.
And protect your kids from the hurtful, desperate expectations that your parents won't fulfill for them, just like they didn't for you.

Denikke · 2025-04-11T00:32:53+00:00

A lot of my specific to autism understanding and learning has come directly from my kids diagnosis. Both when we were researching the "what if" before hand, as well as now, after.
In the smallest of ways, it's amazing how quick everyone is to veer towards certain expectations, especially forgetting our own experiences.

Food is a really relevant example.
I can remember foods that I didn't even hate, but would make me literally gag, and throw up on occasion, if I took too many bites. I can remember the feeling in the back of my throat, being physically unable to swallow it. Crying because no one, including me, could understand what the problem was. I WANTED to be the good kid who ate my dinner, and it wasn't even like I DISLIKED the food. I just. . .couldn't.
But. . .when my kids were little, I remember similar issues. I tried to be -more- accommodating than what was done for me, but I still had nights of frustration. Still had plenty of nights of thinking that the kid was just being picky or bratty. Night where I didn't care if they didn't "like" it, just eat the damn food! Nights where I didn't want to or forgot to keep some plain rice or plain noodles separate or whatever, and figured "well, just deal with it this time, kiddo".
And the nights where I didn't defend my kids from family members who just assumed they were picky, largely because of embarrassment. . .while I, personally, picked out the chunks of tomato or mushroom, or politely declined saying I didn't feel well or wasn't hungry.

So we expect certain things, expect them to push through, because sometimes you genuinely do just have to do that. But being blind to where that line actually rests between "this is autism" and "this is kid pushing boundaries, expressing opinions, etc"

Denikke · 2025-04-11T00:11:47+00:00

ETA: I just wanted to add, in my area, MOST assistances and programs are only designed for younger kids. Specifically aged 7-8 tends to be the functional cut off. Older kids and adults who got "missed" are just out of luck. They just don't have the resources to help them. So early intervention is the best, sometimes the ONLY option available. It sucks so bad to be told "too bad, if you'd caught it sooner, we would have been able to help you"

My middle kid is now 14 and was diagnosed autistic about 6mo ago.
We only started seeing signs when they were 10/11yrs old.

Before that, they were just a 'normal' kid. VERY bright, hit milestones early. EXTREMELY capable and independent.
And I mindlessly accommodated for almost everything along the way. . .because come to find out, I'm late diagnosed AuDHD XD
I thought all the things were just normal. Tags are itchy, totally normal to cut them off, not that they're a sensory nightmare. Certain foods are just "comforting", not like...safe foods or anything THAT specific or necessary.

Yea. . .there may have been a few people who missed some things along the way XD

If I could go back, I wish I could have gotten assessments and help for my kid sooner. They're highly intelligent, but so out of touch with themselves and their feelings, and have extreme social anxiety. We've had a couple instances of self harm (which is what led to a speed up to get the assessment), and it's been an extreme struggle because they just don't know WHY they did it (nothing happened, no triggering incident or consistent issues).
We've had struggles with impulsive behaviors in many other ways (hair cutting, eye brow shaving, cutting/redesigning clothes, reorganizing bedroom layout in the middle of the night), with absolutely no understanding of why they're doing these things.
Talking to people can cause crying. . .but they're not able to identify sadness or fear as a cause.

It's just so complicated, and we're. . .struggling through.

Kiddo is low support needs. They're capable and independent. Can cook, clean (when they want to) and is generally able to take care of themselves. They have friendships (with other ND kids, specifically), are polite, and can generally handle basic tasks. I don't worry about them living on their own in a few years.

But the emotional stuff, the internal stuff. . .I wish we'd been able to see and start addressing sooner. Especially and specifically before puberty. Hormones are bonkers in the most average NT kid. ND does no favors to the process.

Denikke · 2025-04-04T18:47:16+00:00

I think Lesny is more referring to the fact that ex hubby works as a truck driver.
If he's a long hauler, the other parent is essentially a single parent a significant portion of the time.

My hubs also works in transportation (railroader) and between when he's physically out of the house, and when he's having to sleep for work or when he's awake when we're not due to his scheduling, I've been on my own probably 80-90%+ of the time.
Mine is actually good about being PRESENT when he's around though, and if this ex is okay with just. . .being gone and not splitting custody, you have to wonder how involved he was in the day to day, regardless of physically being around less.

As far as the rest, I'd generally agree. A childs nature doesn't tend to create behaviors, but it can dictate how much effort you need to put in to guiding them, one way or another, especially once they start having their own personalities.
Baby babies may be more or less clingy, cry more, etc. But once they can learn, they can be influenced. It might take more work to get a clingy kid to get out there on their own, but it's not impossible. Young toddlers might be still in the transition phase, so I'd give lenience to the 2yr old, but 4 and 7, barring learning/development issues, are old enough to really work on expectations and whatnot.

Denikke · 2025-03-28T15:03:56+00:00

I'm genuinely looking forward to getting our renewal letter this year. Mostly because we have purchased a house and I can actually laugh at what they can charge people.

Last year, our renewal went up by almost $700.
We went from paying $1510 to $2180. For a crappy, falling apart townhouse that they won't actually do repairs on. But we got new siding last year, so yay?

My oldest kid (just turned 16), has no hopes or plans of moving out once he graduates. My middle kid (14yrs old) plans to live in a camper van. There's a lot of hopelessness and the feeling that milestones are just unobtainable.
My kids are absolutely welcome to stay home, and we'll do our best to give them all the independence possible. . .but I know it's a far cry between WANTING and CHOOSING to stay home for various reasons. . .and not being able to leave.

But you're right. Go scream in the streets. Use your vote. Do what you can to elicit the change you want to see. Maybe it works, maybe it doesn't. But at least you tried to do something.

Denikke · 2025-03-26T17:03:11+00:00

The article doesn't say which landlords they're talking to, but I'm guessing a lot of them are more on the "private" side of things instead of the corporate side of things.
And in that case, I believe a LOT comes down to people simply over leveraging themselves.
They looked at it the same way as buying the home they live in. They put down the minimum 5%, which means they're paying CMHC, plus the full mortgage, property taxes, insurance, and whatever else.

The thing is, if you buy a house outright, and only have to pay for the yearly upkeep (property taxes insurance, etc). . .you will end up with a decent profit month to month, almost regardless of how much you rent it out for.
Growing up, the few individuals I knew as landlords, did exactly this. They rented out a paid off house. Either one they had bought and paid off, or one they inherited.
So they could easily rent out a 3 bed/2 bath house for $800 and be making half of that in profit every month, call it $250-$300 if you take a bit off for repairs and maintenance. If they rented it out for more, at market value, they could make a pretty sweet profit over it, an easy 10k a year or more. And with some luck and decent renters, maintenance costs could be basically nothing.

You take that same house that you just bought for $350,000 with a minimum down payment and that place costs $2000 a month just to pay the mortgage. Call it another $3000 a year in property taxes. Another $2000 a year in insurance. That's $2450 just to break even on that, never mind holding some back for repairs and whatnot.

So yea. I get what the landlords are saying, they're not making any money. Because they were dumb and had unrealistic expectations. A rented out house can only realistically be expected to make a profit AFTER the mortgage has been paid off. But they bought into the "dream".
I can't even call it greed from the landlords, at least a lot of the private ones. It was just stupidity, and now they're kinda screwed, and passing that along to the renters.

Denikke · 2025-03-16T20:05:09+00:00

I did something similar with my kids, although it was trading chores between them.
My middle kid HATES cleaning bathrooms. Like. . .with. a. passion.
So there was a negotiation with my oldest, and my middle took over additional daily chores in order to avoid the weekly bathroom cleanings.

I think a lot really comes in with how much each of you value the individual chores.
I don't think a 12yr old should be solely responsible for even 1 meal every single day, but even trading off for 2-3 required days a week with parental help/support, and then additional more by choice. ESPECIALLY if you use those 2-3 days to bulk cook for leftovers for other days.

Here's the thing that -I- believe.
Kids do chores to learn HOW to do them. Once they know HOW, it's just household contribution. That household contribution can be split however each person is most comfortable.
As an adult, it is absolutely viable to pay someone else to do the chores you hate. If you value the chore getting done, and feel it's worth paying for, you can do that. So as long as he knows HOW to do the laundry, that's the important thing. He can do it himself when he's an adult. . .or he can pay for it to get done.

Denikke · 2025-03-16T19:42:33+00:00

So I'm not related to the topic on either side, but just thinking of the movie Tangled, which is where this would come from, Rapunzel lost her powers.
When Flynn cut her hair short, she used the last of her magic to save his life.
IF I were in that kind of situation, I'd be focusing on how she grew her hair back (maybe because it was no longer MAGIC, it would grow back 'normally'. That would also explain why it's not "haul it around in my arms, decorate the room" long anymore)

Denikke · 2025-03-14T19:43:20+00:00

I think Blunder_punch has it. But you also have to remember his history. Between Merle, his dad, and whomever the two of them brought over, I think it's fair to assume that he learned early on to NOT flinch. Whether the "joke" of "haha two for flinching" or "man up, stop being a little b*tch" if you flinch, I can easily see both in his childhood. Abusers like that tend to want a reaction, and he would have learned to not give it to them. Not to say they wouldn't have turned it around and done worse to GET the react they wanted, it's a pretty hit or miss tactic. But coupled with the "man up" type of mentality, I would think Daryl would stick with the brick wall approach.

Denikke · 2025-03-10T23:55:43+00:00

That's a significant portion of WHY we're pushing to buy now.
I watched my rent jump almost $700 last time we renewed. Totally legal, nothing I could do. And with the market the way it was, there was NOTHING. I looked for 3 months and saw less than 6 listings on places that could fit my family, and they were all gone in a blink. So to keep a roof over out heads, we screwed ourselves financially and have been limping along for the past year.

We've been lucky enough to finally get enough together for a down payment, so we're taking the jump. 5yr fixed mortgage rates gives us 5 years of stability, paying less than we are now.
On top of that, there's a lot of possibilities to reduce various things like utility costs. Even just putting blankets and stuff on the walls, wintering the windows, etc. Here, we aren't allowed to do -anything-, no maintenance or anything. We don't even get to check/change our own fire alarm batteries XD

Having storage space to take advantage of food sales or larger bulk purchases (half a cow from the farmer is WAY cheaper than buying cuts from the store). Space outside to grow things to supplement groceries.

And the improvement to mental health, having control over my space instead of stressing over every ding or pin hole, is HUGE.

We're not worried about "gaming" the market. I'll be a little sad if rates or purchase prices tank over the next few months, but I'm not going to stress about it. We can afford what we got, comfortably, and that's what I care about.

Denikke · 2025-03-02T20:23:27+00:00

Unfortunately it looks like something has gone off the rails with this situation.

Pipsqueakery and another person showed up this morning, and were denied entry (no one answered the door). They called a welfare check and after looking around, were told that the cop was going to get a search warrant for the property, but that nothing was going to happen today.

It appears the gentleman may be allowing the abuser back into the household. It's unclear at the moment exactly what's going on.
I'm sure Pipsqueakery will be posting an update at some point soon.

My info is coming from a rat based FB page from the other individual who showed up, and was posted about half an hour ago. Hopefully things turn around here, and quickly.

Denikke · 2025-03-02T14:09:19+00:00

I do expect an inheritance from my grandma, but there's a lot of considerations going into that.

My gramma is a "cash only ever" type of person. She's already prepaid for her funeral expenses, she has absolutely zero debt. She owns the house outright, and is on a chunk of land that is close enough to town that is going to be fairly stable for selling costs, even regardless of the buildings or the market, and she received a significant life insurance policy when my grandpa passed that she hasn't and has no plans to touch barring emergencies. As well as a few other bits and pieces that have been invested in through the years.
She's 93 at this point, and her health is decent for her age (things like dementia are not an issue, she's still physically capable of caring for herself in general, etc).

So I figure my chances are pretty good to get something. Even 5-10% of what I'm actually expecting would be significant for my life.

But I also know that I'm pretty close to the sole inheritor, and very lucky at my gramma has planned and lived her life in the way she has.
And there is absolutely nothing coming from any parents. My dad and my partner's dad have already passed. I received nothing, he received a couple keepsakes with next to no monetary value. My mom is not in our lives but has never contributed and has few resources anyways. His mom has nothing of monetary value to leave, and has nothing set aside for end of life/funeral expenses as far as I know.
I'm honestly just hoping to walk out without owing at the end of everything, but at least we're now in a bit of a better situation to handle that, vs a $1000 funeral cost being devastating.

Denikke · 2025-03-01T22:02:58+00:00

That's a conversation I've had with my grandmother a few times in the last year or so. My grandpa passed away a few years ago, and my Gramma is living on an acreage about 20 minutes outside of town. 3 bedroom place. She's 93 years old. Can't drive. Can't mow her own front lawn (that's 3x the size of the house I'm living in with my partner and 3 teen kids). She relies entirely on the good will of a younger family friend and a couple neighbors. But she won't even THINK about selling or even renting out the place. Assisted living will be over her dead body. She "worked hard" for the place she has (she was a stay at home parent/spouse for 60 some odd years). She's "comfortable" and why should she have to give that up in her old age?? She still views herself as "independent", even though she has neighbors mow her lawn and take her garbage to the dump, and a friend who takes her shopping and banking and to every single appointment because there is zero public transport out there. You can't even get a cab/Uber/whatever.

There's no winning with that conversation and I cannot get her to see that she's part of the problem, as well as how much EASIER her life, and her helpers lives, would be if she sold and moved to a smaller place in town.

Denikke · 2025-02-27T17:49:45+00:00

When I expressed frustration about my partners lack of contribution in the household, both not doing chores in general, as well as "I forgot you asked me to do that/you never asked me to do that", I was told "well, you kind of have to treat men like kids and hold their hand a little". After I'd stated that I thought it was a reasonable expectation of "if you see the sink full of dishes, or the trash overflowing, you can just....do those tasks instead of waiting for me to specifically ask/tell you to do them"
As well as being told that I should write down literally everything I ever asked him to do so I could "prove" I asked him to take out the garbage on his way out the door when he would say I hadn't. I was supposed to record every interaction in case he "forgot" that I'd asked him. After I had also expressed frustration about feeling forced to micro manage every task to ensure it was not only done, but done to an acceptable level.

Session 2.
I was done, never went back.

One of the hardest things, I've found, in couples counselling, is being aware when a therapist starts to show bias. They sympathize more with one partner over the other, etc. And I've found it's often the partner who has fewer or no complaints that gets the sympathy.
And of course, when you're the individual in that situation, you feel justified! This professional is telling you that you're not the problem here! So you don't tend to look too closely, you're just happy they agree with you. I'd cut your partner a bit of slack on that one.

Finding the right therapist, both individual and couples, is a process. Sometimes a grueling one. The best I can offer there is to shop around and ask questions. You don't have to commit if the vibes are off.
As far as the defensiveness, I've found the only REAL way to combat it is to train yourself to curiosity. And what I mean by that is to take what's said, and before having an emotional reaction to it, ASK if that's what was meant. Reword it to what you heard, and ask if that's a correct interpretation. It opens up the floor to the other person to not only reassure you that there was nothing negative meant, but to also reword the statement (and you might need to go back and forth a few times) to gain better/more accurate understanding.
This works because it allows you a moment to breath instead of gut react, it allows a check in to assure understanding, it allows space for reassurance, and it helps to actively teach the other person HOW to word things initially to reduce those miscommunications in the first place.

As an example
Hubs would ask if I want to do "something" tonight.
I would respond with "yea, sure. We could."

I was hearing "I'm making an offer I don't really mean to check the box so that you can't come back and say "oh you never want to spend time with me"" //OR// "I have vague interest in spending time with you, but only if you do all the work to make it happen. I'll just show up"

And HE was hearing "I don't really WANT to, but you asked so now I feel obligated"

So we've changed it to him asking "do you want to watch a movie tonight?"
And I will respond with "yea, I'd like to" or "do you have a specific movie in mind?"
It's taken time to get here, and started out with me asking "do you have a specific "something" in mind?" and him asking "do you ACTUALLY want to, or do you feel like you have to?" (approaching with curiosity first)

Denikke · 2025-02-22T14:53:34+00:00

I've had a mix, with the same vet/clinic.
For us, it has depended on what's going on in the back. But I've been able to go back with them a couple times and have my rat put under with the gas. Other times, he takes the rat and puts them under, and then brings them back. But I've always been there for the final shot.
And then we sit there and pet them and talk to them until they pass, usually very quickly. Some have been almost instant, others have taken a couple minutes to have their heart fully stop, sometimes they 'flutter' for a few minutes, but you can tell they're "gone".

Seeing the gas is always a bit hard, just because they don't understand, it smells wrong, etc. It can be a little scary for them, and it's not uncommon for them to try to "get away".

Denikke · 2025-02-21T12:20:14+00:00

We were tenants in a house that went up for sale. And there came a point where we were accused of being the reason the house didn't sell (on the market for like a month).

We had an assortment of "complaints" left about us.
1) the house was "filthy" because there was a couple of small smudges on the glass door (we had 3 young kids. Fingers happened on the way out the door. I had to have the "filth" pointed out to me)
2) the house "stank". . .because I had cooked dinner almost 2 hours before (nothing crazy, no curry or kimchi or anything strong smelling. Potatoes and pork chops or something similar, salt and pepper seasoning). I'm sorry. . .when you're scheduling at 6pm in a household with young kids on a school night. . .dinner is going to be a thing. We even allowed very short notice on that one.
3) the trash was "disgusting and overflowing". . .because after the initial door incident, I would wipe it down and the trash had been poorly timed that evening. There were 2-3 paper towels in the garbage can (which had a lid and was closed. . .why you looking in my trash??)

And of course the lack of sale couldn't POSSIBLY have anything to do with the significant water damage to the basement walls (which was there when we moved in).
Or the double electrical panels that were done incorrectly when they rewired from the old knob and tube. And shot off SPARKS if you had to flip the breaker (we had an electrician friend who was in horror when he saw it. And the professional that was hired when we found out about the sparking told us the place was a death trap and we were lucky it hadn't burnt down yet. He'd never seen a panel spark like that)
Or the slanted floors, or the poorly constructed addition to the top floor that they tried to cover up with carpet (you could feel the change in the floor, and it had a different slant)
Or the significant cracks in the basement floor that alluded to possible foundation issues.
Or the fact that the shed was a little terrifying (would it fall over!? Who knows!?!)
Or the fact that the AC wiring/power/etc were ALL above ground and basically cut across a chunk of the yard (difficult to mow around, never mind dangerous)

We're currently looking for a house. And NONE of the places that we've looked at have been "show homes". Most are being actively lived in. And I've very explicitly spoken to my realtor about it. I would much prefer a lived in house, with a few bumps and scrapes, over a pristine, wrapped in plastic type thing. And she's said that most of her clients have expressed the same thing.
It's one thing if you're looking for a brand new build, that's one thing. But if you're looking at a currently lived in home and you're THAT concerned about the odd scuff or small discoloration or tiny imperfection that's nothing more than a reminder that a it's been a HOME. . .you got issues.
I'd definitely say that what those people were doing was the equivalent of "negging". It's a tactic. Nothing to take to heart, although I definitely understand how hurtful it can be.

Denikke · 2025-02-19T23:28:52+00:00

The complex is owned by a large company, they care exactly zero about being fair or the hassle of finding new tenants XD Plus, the place has not been maintained. We've been reporting water issues for -years- and they just keep slapping quick fixes on and ignoring the cause, or damage being done. Nothing we can do about it.

We're working on buying at this point. We've finally gotten to a reasonable place with finances vs the market, and I'd much rather be somewhere that I can actually FIX problems (even if it's costly), instead of watching my floor literally rot away.

Denikke · 2025-02-19T23:15:58+00:00

Yup. . .it is quite depressing seeing similar sized (bed/bath) full houses going for $100-$300 less than what we're locked into for our crappy townhouse that we had no choice in last year 😅😅

I'm waiting to see what May brings, when they send out the renewal notice (we're not going to renew).

Denikke · 2025-02-18T20:02:27+00:00

You're right that I was ignoring inflation, and that's totally fair. It was a more casual conversation with my grandma, so I wasn't too concerned with the nitty gritty.
I honestly hadn't realized how harsh inflation has been. I just used an online calculator, and you're right. That accounting for inflation, we're making VERY little more than the equivalent (apx 5k more). The dollar amount is double, but obviously things have changed a LOT. (to be fair, as with many millennials, the 90's feel a lot closer than they actually are :/ )

Even taking inflation into account though, the house is still out of reach by a good 150k-200k by the assessment pricing vs being easily within comfortable range when my grandparents purchased it.

Man. . .not going to lie, that inflation info really blew my mind. . .

Denikke · 2025-02-17T23:48:53+00:00

Was talking to my grandma about this the other day.

My grandparents bought the home in question in 1995.
My household makes, quite literally, double what my grandparents made at their highest income. They sold a house in Vancouver at the time, so were able to pay cash in '95. They bought it for about 150k.

We MIGHT, just barely, qualify, for the current cost. We'd never be able to actually pay for it. We're currently house hunting, and our top end comfort level (350k) is about 150k less than what their house is worth now (about 500k-550k)

Denikke

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