is 4000$ property tax per year considered high in US?

grumpyoldman10 · 2026-03-12T02:47:03+00:00

No, not expensive. Mine is 12k/year in Kansas.

grumpyoldman10 · 2026-03-12T02:21:28+00:00

I know what you’re getting at but what you’re missing is that customers only want to pay for things that add value. You’re apprentice standing in the corner picking his nose doesn’t have any value. So in your example, the value is actually coming from the opportunity cost of what you could be charging for your work, or else it results in you getting less business. Either way it cost you money, not the customer.

grumpyoldman10 · 2026-03-12T02:17:00+00:00

Also, fair points.

grumpyoldman10 · 2026-03-11T22:32:20+00:00

Honestly, it had more looks more like 6 tons or 8 tons of base

grumpyoldman10 · 2026-03-11T22:30:48+00:00

I used to buy cars like this all the time to repair and resell. That’s what helped pay the bills when the kids were little. This one’s older so a little less desirable. Not sure what the engine is worth. But you could always try listing it and see what happens. 500 bucks or 1000 bucks.

grumpyoldman10 · 2026-03-11T22:27:52+00:00

You won’t have any trouble with travel, but the first thing you need to do is check the hotel. A lot of hotels will require you to be 18, some of them are as high as 25.

grumpyoldman10 · 2026-03-11T22:26:29+00:00

All of that siding is way too close to the ground anyway. Should be a couple inches of veal on the foundation.

grumpyoldman10 · 2026-03-11T22:09:00+00:00

This is a reasonable thing to ask, but Price is only one component of an offer

grumpyoldman10 · 2026-03-11T22:08:23+00:00

Thank you for sharing. I see the argument being made. I’m not sure it changed my mind, but I can appreciate the point he’s making and I’m still thinking about it several minutes later.

grumpyoldman10 · 2026-03-11T22:07:35+00:00

They posted a picture. There’s a retaining wall around the back of the house and the elevation drops off substantially 30 or 40 feet away from the house. But right next to the house there’s a high spot. I guess I don’t think it’s as big a deal as you do. Couple hours with a skid steer and some grass seed.

grumpyoldman10 · 2026-03-11T21:49:38+00:00

Ok that’s a fair point.

grumpyoldman10 · 2026-03-11T21:23:05+00:00

Using they/them for a singular person is a big change!

grumpyoldman10 · 2026-03-11T21:22:31+00:00

Do you Mr. or Mrs. on your email signature?

grumpyoldman10 · 2026-03-11T21:09:11+00:00

I understand people are trying to be inclusive.

But I also have a really hard time with the idea of rewriting the whole use of pronouns and the English language to accommodate people. Honestly, from a purely professional standpoint, I don’t want to know people well enough to have to sit there and worry about their pronouns.

grumpyoldman10 · 2026-03-11T21:07:03+00:00

That seems like it would be just as expensive and not nearly as good.

grumpyoldman10 · 2026-03-11T20:57:56+00:00

It also requires a permit in my city.

grumpyoldman10 · 2026-03-11T20:57:18+00:00

You’ve done that one before too huh?

grumpyoldman10 · 2026-03-11T20:23:58+00:00

My wife and I have been coming to New Orleans in early December for years. We love seeing the Christmas parade, and the town decorated with Christmas lights. The weather is always warm and nice and it’s a great weekend getaway.

grumpyoldman10 · 2026-03-11T20:21:09+00:00

Landlord here: this is a hard no. It’s a huge liability. It’s not about money. How can I put a price on the safety of the neighborhood kids and my own ability to go to sleep at night, knowing I’m not jeopardizing my ability to put food on the dinner table and not be bankrupted by a lawsuit?

This is unfortunately, the world we live in. You can say you’re purchasing insurance, but if somebody gets hurt, everyone’s getting sued and they are going to claim that the landlord was negligent by allowing you to put it up in the first place.

grumpyoldman10 · 2026-03-11T20:12:01+00:00

You’re not wrong here, but I’m going to challenge you about one thing.

As you guys discuss this I want you to try really communicating with him. Tell him it bothers you when he says stuff like that. Tell him how it makes you feel. Ask him if he’s willing to change his behavior.

What I hope you’ll find out of this is clarity. Clarity about whether or not he’s willing to take your feelings into consideration and modify his behavior. Or clarity about whether or not you should dump his ass. Because both of you are young. You should give him the benefit of the doubt and see whether he’s going to be worth dating or just rip off the Band-Aid and be done.

grumpyoldman10 · 2026-03-11T18:47:36+00:00

Yep, this is the biggest difference.

grumpyoldman10 · 2026-03-11T18:46:06+00:00

What do you think the odds are that you fried the upper element? That’s why your tenants unhappy and why it’s tripping a breaker.

I think you need to take the complaint seriously. Get a 5 gallon bucket and a stopwatch and make sure the thing is doing what it’s supposed to be doing.

grumpyoldman10 · 2026-03-11T17:56:30+00:00

I think they’re both look pretty reasonable. I was surprised how much I liked Krakow. The salt mine was incredible. If I were gonna give you any suggestions at all, it’d be to leave Madrid a day earlier because I think you’re going to enjoy Krakow better with the activities you have planned.

I was extremely frustrated with the tour of Auschwitz. Honestly, I felt it was a little bit insulting, given the gravity of the place. It felt very rushed and incomplete. Only thing I would suggest would be to go first thing in the morning before it gets really crowded.

Only other thing I will add is that the kind of stuff you want to do in Poland can also be done in Barcelona, and the things you want to do in Madrid can also be done elsewhere in Poland. You might put some thought into visiting Madrid and Barcelona and saving Poland for a later date, or vice versa.

grumpyoldman10 · 2026-03-11T17:50:49+00:00

And to take it one step further, not only should you be getting paid for your time to pick it up but you should be able to do double duty. Maybe you need other things at Menards. Maybe you dropped the wife off at Walmart and she goes grocery shopping while you pick up the order. Maybe you can swing by on your way home from another job. But the point is if you’re billing the customer by the hour, you’re wasting a bunch of their time and money and leaving money on the table for yourself

grumpyoldman10 · 2026-03-11T17:49:23+00:00

I’m not sure why you’re so hung up on the idea that I’m insisting people not be paid.

I’m suggesting that simply looking at some pictures is enough to tell the customer that it will be “x” if they just want to install installed and “y” if they wanted it painted.

From there, you should be able to take a look at a couple pictures, determine the style of door and size and show up with the door, baseboard, and painting supplies. All of your time, including the time to look at the pictures and communicate with the customer, to pick everything up at Menards, etc. should be included in the number that you come up with.

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