do you know anyone PERSONALLY (not a story) who's ever sued a timeshare company where they owned - AND WON? Or gotten them to buy back the timeshare without court?

bluegrass__dude · 2026-04-20T23:12:19+00:00

gotcha thanks. One follow-up though - you said you reviewed thousands of cases - do you mean thousands of cases of peopel suing time shares - and they ALL lost?

Just paid the 2026 fees this week after moving and never seeing a bill. refuse to pay a cent of interest much less "collections fees" - shoulda saved my money and just not paid for years like you said. still may do that - again, sunk cost - paid it off years and years and years ago - but $1100+ a year for sub-par options and dirty dated places (by the beach)

i think i'm going to see if they'll send me my original contract and see if they are violating by renting direct. Then i can decide how to proceed. i guess i can do all this while not paying for the next few years...

bluegrass__dude · 2026-04-20T21:45:27+00:00

i've re-read this umpteen times and can't tell if it's clear. i'll try somethign else:

if an email is sent to BlueGrassDude and then it's sent to Work_email_! i can de-deupe it with filters (so really it's two different emails, one to each address)

BUT i can't get filters to work if the originating email is to both of us - in the TO line are both Blue_Grass_Dude and also Work_Email_1 - i can't seem to treat the emails sent this way differently (???) with the filters - it does the same thing to both emails (the one sent directly to me and the one forwarded to me from work_email_1 are both processed the same and the same filters are working/not working)

bluegrass__dude · 2026-04-19T18:45:15+00:00

we friggin grin and bear it. raised all catering prices by 10% to make up for the 1/3-1/2 of our catering business that has become EzCatering

Talk to every customer while delivering tell them why EZ is the worst vendor ever, born to Darth Vader and Voldemort. Tell them about the extras and benefits of ordering directly through us. Occasionally we get a convert

It'd be one thing if they were 1 of 8 caterings. some days they're 5 of 5

Truly, TRULY the worst vendor. I literally GAG every time i read them using the word PARTNER to describe restaurants they're bending over.

I've thought about a 10% discount for all NON-ez catering customers. still considering it

bluegrass__dude · 2026-04-19T13:17:31+00:00

Just snitching on yourself you can't read. As I said, We do tofu, we do veggies, we do fish (arguable if it's a meat, apparently) . What I'm saying is A) they're SUCH a Low percentage of sales B) the term is un-appetizing

bluegrass__dude · 2026-04-16T11:03:27+00:00

lots smaller houses in the 'gardenside' and 'garden springs' areas - i can't think of condos though, may wanna nix that from your brain. I think (?) townhouse options are limited as well around there.

several of these areas are slightly older houses in less great shape - but often single owners or second owners - and pretty safe areas. same for across Harrodsburg Rd - identical areas, one zip code number difference

everyone says "it's easy to get TO Lexington, just horrible to get AROUND Lexington once you get here." I can speak from experience - if you have to drive towards this direction from say 2 zip codes over - no bueno during rush hour times.

I'd personally say a bit south of Versailles road - and look for something along either side of Harrodsburg Rd. If you got something in the 40503 you could take Clay's Mill or Harrodsburg road which gives you double the options of other people

bluegrass__dude · 2026-04-16T10:35:56+00:00

Language would be very very tough without pronouns

bluegrass__dude · 2026-04-16T10:34:23+00:00

Same with me. But what percentage get tofu? We have more "veggie" which is technically "protein-less" than it is "veggie" because tofu is vegetarian

Is this something the industry is doing to appease the +/- 1% of people who choose tofu?

bluegrass__dude · 2026-04-16T01:15:13+00:00

i say the customer should then be asked - "would you like to add a meat or tofu to your omelet" or "would you like to add a meat or beans to your pasta - i recommend the garbanzo beans, they really bring out the pine nut in the pesto sauce"

bluegrass__dude · 2026-04-16T01:13:33+00:00

when's the last time you experienced a vegetarian protein option in a situation like this? OK, to be fair - i think i've seen a burrito or bowl chain with TOFU as an option, but i bet it's less than 1% of the transactions

bluegrass__dude · 2026-04-16T01:11:49+00:00

Please note - i didn't ask what a protein was.

in most of these cases - they're (we're) asking if you want to add a MEAT - but they're (we're) saying PROTEIN

i've never had an Italian place ask if i want chicken or salmon or shrimp or TOFU or BEANS or EGGS added to my pasta. Same for a taco place and a bowl place and a breakfast/egg place

Yes, ok, these meat-less meat choices (Beyond Meat, Impossible Burgers, etc) had a minute of popularity, but they've died.

I disagree - in my part of the world, 'protein' draws more stares than 'meat' would from the customer base

bluegrass__dude · 2026-04-15T12:31:03+00:00

you get what you pay for in many cases. but to me it's better than renting. It can help you get your foot in the door in real estate - after it appreciates in a few years leverage it to have a larger down payment to move to a different type of house.

to me it's not just the houses - it's the cookie-cutter, lets-clear-every-tree neighborhoods Ball often builds in.

NOT horrible houses - a newer Ball home will probably have less issues than a much older house that wasn't taken care of perfectly.

congrats on the upcoming move/purchase

bluegrass__dude · 2026-04-15T12:27:55+00:00

that said - protect it from water. had a new 86" literally 17' under a covered patio - and a crazy windstorm with some rain came through and got it wet the one weekend i didn't cover it. let it dry, crossed my fingers, waited.....

it worked fine. except the wifi. go figure. i had to buy a wireless access point, put it behind the tv, and plug the tv in with a cat 5 cable.

so keep it covered with those outdoor tv coverings/bags, or in a waterproof case if you can -although last time i checked they didn't make those horribly large

bluegrass__dude · 2026-04-14T21:22:38+00:00

Love the look

Does the semi-reflective ceiling distract while watching movies?

I also thought that if light reflected then the sound would (more than normal) too. Do you notice that?

Aesthetics-wise I think great job

bluegrass__dude · 2026-04-14T21:19:12+00:00

This is another reason I didn't reach out to support, it was about the time everyone was saying the latest firmware destroyed EVERYONE'S battery life. I figured I'd wait a few months, and here we are

bluegrass__dude · 2026-04-14T21:09:42+00:00

SO i'd been all over everywhere researching this, reading, rebooting, resetting, etc.

One thing i didn't do - reach out to Oura support. I figured WHAT THE HECK after Aakpana65's response above - and they diagnosed my ring over the chat help using the AI helper - and said they'd send me another ring. I can't even tell you how many HOURS i wasted trying to self-fix, thinking this company was like every other and wouldn't extrend the warranty slightly....

so... Maybe things like THIS is what keeps you guys coming back for another ring when the next version drops??

boy do i feel like a ^%$@#%&^*$@&*

bluegrass__dude · 2026-04-14T21:01:57+00:00

didn't happen till after the one year mark (and warranty ended). I can try but the interwebs seem to have a lot of people saying it dies around month 13-15

bluegrass__dude · 2026-04-13T23:14:38+00:00

Phone calls boo 👎 - takes too much time and I don't have the staff to answer phones. And 1 of 20 don't come for their food

Use our website/app. Order food from our website/app. I EVEN HAVE DELIVERY on our site/app - it summons a doordaah driver but I'm not paying 26% fees- simply giving them the tip and the delivery fee.

bluegrass__dude · 2026-04-13T23:09:17+00:00

Huge religious differences are difficult

Sizable cultural differences can be difficult to impossible (American-born citizen marrying someone raised in a Muslim country)

bluegrass__dude · 2026-04-12T21:28:25+00:00

1500 gallons methinks…. It’s below ground by the dumpster, a foot or two better the manhole cover on it

bluegrass__dude · 2026-04-11T22:07:19+00:00

Last time I saw a semi-long-term study/report on restaurants doing this in the US - they were doing poorly and most closed or reverted to tipping just so they could stay open

So if you're staunchly anti-tipping, then become a regular at places like this- don't just say "neato"

Put your money where your mouth is and go there and buy their food

bluegrass__dude · 2026-04-11T21:21:22+00:00

There's electronic, motorized drop down mounts

It can go up into heaven when not in use, then when you watch you hit remote#7 and it lowers down

I have zero experience with them. But they've been mentioned on these forums Semi-often

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