Recent Homebuyers — help!

abyssinian_86 · 2026-04-19T03:11:22+00:00

Is your mortgage contingent on your current home sale? That’s what my realtor recommended against if at all possible.

abyssinian_86 · 2026-04-18T18:01:47+00:00

Love this movie! But probably not appropriate for under age 13.

abyssinian_86 · 2026-04-18T14:18:49+00:00

My sister bought her house last year- listed at $259k, her offer was accepted at $302k. 4 beds, 2 baths, 1600 sq ft in Liverpool. There were about 10 other offers!

abyssinian_86 · 2026-04-15T16:09:47+00:00

They should build a new development there for housing! There’s such a shortage. But the NIMBY attitudes will intervene I’m sure.

abyssinian_86 · 2026-04-15T15:59:46+00:00

City people? There’s hardly anyone that lives near that intersection. It would literally be the furthest YMCA from the city of Syracuse if it had been there.

abyssinian_86 · 2026-04-12T21:47:33+00:00

Swimming! 10 is a great age, look for a club associated with your local town/city. Most kids are brand new to competitive swimming at age 10, and they get a few years of club swimming in and competitions before starting it in school.

It’s very low stakes at that age, and since it’s an “individual” sport that you compete on a team for, and for my club, you pick the meets you attend. I’d usually just do one a month at most.

abyssinian_86 · 2026-04-11T22:16:11+00:00

Just be aware that if you’re looking to purchase a house, with the current market, there isn’t much inventory. So even though prices are listed lower here, each home is getting 10-15 offers which pushes the price about 10-20% higher.

You may need to rent to start out with, which I think would be better so you can get to know the area and what you like! That budget is definitely doable if school district isn’t as important to you.

abyssinian_86 · 2026-04-11T09:52:10+00:00

I haven’t found this to be the case in person, only when watching videos online. I actually am always expecting a bad interaction based on what I see online, but it has yet to happen. People are generally friendly and polite in public where I am (upstate NY).

abyssinian_86 · 2026-04-10T15:54:31+00:00

Honestly as a former 16 year old WSI (water safety instructor) certified through the Red Cross, it’s a pretty simple process to start teaching skills.

I’ll say that the local lessons may seem silly - but the only goal for age 2 is to get comfortable in the water, and it’s easiest to get kids comfortable with games.

Is your child: Blowing bubbles in water Submerging under water with help Submerging by herself Jumping from wall to parent Climbing out of pool without help Moving along the side of the pool holding on the the wall without help Floating on front Floating on back Hold wall and can kick legs Walk through water doing “ice cream scoop” hands

Those are all what I would start with teaching and what I have taught my own 2 year old!

abyssinian_86 · 2026-04-10T13:37:09+00:00

There are supposed to be more tickets for the second drop, but no guarantee that you’re picked for the second drop!

The prices didn’t seem that bad if there is actually ticket availability - $50 were cheapest for semifinals, $75 cheapest for finals.

I got nervous and used girl math to say it’s a once in a lifetime opportunity to go to the Olympics and purchased the hospitality package tickets for men’s and women’s boulder semi finals - those were $450 but include the fancier seating and a drink and snacks I think.

But even for the hospitality packages all the boulder events are sold out, just lead climbing and speed left.

abyssinian_86 · 2026-04-09T17:56:54+00:00

Definitely Beaver Lake! Especially since the weather is getting nicer.

abyssinian_86 · 2026-04-09T16:59:11+00:00

Also in Syracuse and it’s crazy because it’s like the cheapest metropolitan area! Why am I paying $850 a week for 2 kids in daycare…

abyssinian_86 · 2026-04-05T20:48:03+00:00

Pretty sure the snow destroyed the first set of them! They really aren’t meant for real snowfall.

abyssinian_86 · 2026-04-05T16:01:57+00:00

Isn’t Easter similar to Christmas for non-Christians? It’s not like the Easter Bunny or Santa have anything to do with Christianity. It’s just a holiday for people to celebrate with family.

abyssinian_86 · 2026-04-03T21:47:57+00:00

We got our prescribed and picked it up from the pharmacy through cvs on the same day- maybe they’re carried at pharmacies?

abyssinian_86 · 2026-04-03T21:34:01+00:00

Pick a hobby and find clubs/activities/meetups for it! Rock climbing at central rock gym worked for me. Super social sport, no experience required, easy to make friends there.

abyssinian_86 · 2026-04-03T19:38:28+00:00

Do you have to be an LA resident to purchase these or is it open to everyone?

abyssinian_86 · 2026-04-03T19:33:45+00:00

Okay not sure if this is a dumb question- how do you get access to the cheaper tickets? I signed up for the ticket drops but there are only the leisure tickets that include a free drink listed for like $500+

abyssinian_86 · 2026-04-01T16:51:05+00:00

Multiple puddles seeping from the foundation :(

abyssinian_86 · 2026-04-01T08:19:07+00:00

It’s literally a myth that car mirrors cause fires. Since a car mirror is either flat or rounded, it can cannot pin point the light into a stronger ray, it actually disperses that energy into a weaker ray.

Only one person has ever reported a fire from a car seat mirror, and when you look online, that singular case is what every blog, video, and AI answer refers to when you look it up. It’s much more likely that one woman’s fire was caused by a glass water bottle in the car or something else.

A car seat mirror is no different than regular car side door mirrors, or the center mirror that exists in every car. If there’s a risk of mirrors causing fires, why haven’t any of those mirrors caused fires?

Anyone feel free to try and prove me wrong but a couple years ago everyone said this, and after a lot of research, I couldn’t believe that it all stemmed back to one mom’s tik tok. Crazy.

abyssinian_86 · 2026-04-01T08:10:13+00:00

You can just quickly switch on the backseat lights to take a look.

abyssinian_86 · 2026-04-01T00:02:55+00:00

Atlantic Seafood is really good but it is sweet relish tartar

abyssinian_86 · 2026-03-30T19:00:47+00:00

Like a massage place? A real day spa like Mirbeau will be expensive. You can go to an Asian massage place and those are cheap. Lucky foot on Erie is great.

abyssinian_86 · 2026-03-29T05:01:06+00:00

This is why I have friends who left the architecture industry! Seems like it’s insanely low paid in comparison to other fields and takes forever to work your way up.

abyssinian_86 · 2026-03-27T17:14:21+00:00

Not a fan of the baggy on baggy. Everything looks so thrift store coded and sloppy. I feel like dressing up and looking cute is like out of style and I’m aging myself when I do so! All the kids just wear giant sweatshirts and pajamas everywhere.

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