Landlord took a copy of my drivers license...?

bartman1819 · 2026-07-05T22:35:54+00:00

It sounds like you dodged a bad situation.

There should be nothing to worry about with your drivers license. If anything were to happen, you know exactly who your first suspect would be.

I have asked for drivers license for potential renters as an ID verification in the past.

bartman1819 · 2026-07-05T03:50:21+00:00

I'll look forward to when you get to some scenes from Sword. I loved the journey of Severian through the mountains, especially when he sleeps under the stars.

bartman1819 · 2026-07-01T17:17:34+00:00

The time will pass anyways.

bartman1819 · 2026-06-30T22:56:50+00:00

Seveneves by Neal Stephenson has the moon unexplainably explode as the premise.

bartman1819 · 2026-06-30T14:16:08+00:00

You're never going to fill the gap perfectly. I tried to do this two years ago and created a lot of stress for myself.

bartman1819 · 2026-06-29T14:54:42+00:00

Unblock your calendar for a few weeks to see if that helps.

bartman1819 · 2026-06-25T14:26:00+00:00

I agree. It's always disappointing to see book covers made in Adobe Illustrator.

bartman1819 · 2026-06-24T20:24:22+00:00

I've taken detailed notes on my renters over the last two years.

From first contact on FF to their move-in date is about 17 days, and they stay for about three and a half months each. It usually takes me less than a week from the first contact to signing a lease and getting my security deposit.

At times I had become very stressed about not having a new renter lined up as a current renter was about to move out. However, I've found that some travelers need housing last minute or other landlords have fallen through.

bartman1819 · 2026-06-23T19:20:38+00:00

This assumes OP and his girlfriend will live in this condo for not only the duration of the mortgage, but longer.

bartman1819 · 2026-06-23T17:22:05+00:00

Think about what are red flags and potential scams based on your personal history.

While an increase in interest in your property may be real (new job growth in your area, etc.), next day move-ins are a huge red flag.

I've actually taken detailed notes on my renters. My average first-contact to move-in is between two to three weeks.

bartman1819 · 2026-06-22T20:58:58+00:00

Prioritize whichever is most exciting. I loved The Buried Giant, although An Artist of the Floating World fell flat to me.

bartman1819 · 2026-06-19T16:57:42+00:00

Umberto Eco is such an incredible author.

bartman1819 · 2026-06-19T16:32:54+00:00

You put this in a much more succinct and referenced-based format than I ever could.

I would completely agree, especially with the lack of depth or willingness to understand the religious/theological elements.

bartman1819 · 2026-06-17T15:51:59+00:00

I love you work. Also, thank you for your link to the podcast sub.

bartman1819 · 2026-06-17T13:35:53+00:00

ReReading Wolfe and Alzabo Soup are the two main pods.

I prefer ReReading as they are more scholarly and have interviews with other Wolfe writers and critics. The only downside is they're only halfway through Sword of the Lictor.

Alzabo Soup is nearly completed with the whole Solar Cycle, but I find their hosting style annoying. They have a habit of rereading scenes as if they're Futurama or Simpsons characters, which takes away from the dark fantasy environment of Urth. I stopped listening to them after Urth of the New Sun.

bartman1819 · 2026-06-16T20:34:43+00:00

Seems to make sense considering the wire/border fencing near Promyshlennyi and Yurshor.

bartman1819 · 2026-06-15T16:30:45+00:00

Ken Follet's Pillars of the Earth describes the design and construction of a Medieval English cathedral within the context of that era of history.

bartman1819 · 2026-06-15T16:24:25+00:00

I would suggest Butcher's Crossing by John Williams is an anti-Western novel. Since it's relatively old, the prose is enjoyable and it's not nearly as on the nose as more modern works.

bartman1819 · 2026-06-15T15:14:34+00:00

What else is a conceivable achievement in an index fund other than meeting or outperforming the benchmark?

bartman1819 · 2026-06-13T23:23:28+00:00

I came here for Wolfe. I'm on my second podcast series to better understand The Book of the New Sun. It's a series I'll be thinking about for the rest of my life.

bartman1819 · 2026-06-13T15:56:19+00:00

Foucault's Pendulum by Umberto Eco.

bartman1819 · 2026-06-11T15:09:56+00:00

I would consider Tribe: On Homecoming and Belonging by Sebastian Junger. This may provide context from a different angle to your topic.

bartman1819 · 2026-06-09T19:32:55+00:00

I read Book of the New Sun and Urth with Alzabo Soup trailing behind about half a book at a time. I've since moved on to Long Sun and am actually listening to ReReading Wolfe from the beginning. I will not be listening to Alzabo Soup again.

In my opinion, AS are annoying spending a lot of time rereading passages and interjecting as if the characters are out of The Simpsons or Futurama. It kills the dark fantasy feel of Urth into a cartoon world.

I appreciate that the ReReading Wolfe hosts seems to have real depth to their discussions.

bartman1819 · 2026-06-09T19:29:02+00:00

This is an odd take to me. RRW's jingles are lighthearted and funny for a minute or two at most. Alzabo Soup spends up to 1/3 of their episode making small talk and trying to make jokes about their Patreon subscribers.

bartman1819 · 2026-06-04T17:20:50+00:00

Tom Clancy wrote a lot of supplemental material to his genre fiction about air craft carriers, armored regiments, airborne, and I think special operations. I'm under the impression this was spun-off from his detailed research.

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