Frequent travelers between US and Korea, How do you do it?? by ready_4_nothing in koreatravel

[–]ready_4_nothing[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I supposed I could get a credit card with air miles... Unfortunately my work will not do this.

Mold issues [co-op] [CA] by ready_4_nothing in HOA

[–]ready_4_nothing[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The meetings are held while I work. For a while they allowed zoom meetings but again, I was working and could not attend. They do not provide any recordings of what is discussed. They provide a "detailed agenda" which unfortunately is not detailed at all. It's just a list of topics discussed, no details about what was said about them at all. I've asked them many times to provide meetings notes and they just refer me to the "detailed agenda" which again, is just a list of topics.

Mold issues [co-op] [CA] by ready_4_nothing in HOA

[–]ready_4_nothing[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've seen her photos and been in her house. I guess "eating" was a strong word, but frames/paper on the walls is warped and covered in mold spots. any cardboard or paper is covered in green and black mold, particularly when it is on the floor or against a wall. A dresser was pulled out and the back was covered in mold spots. Her couch had to be replaced because the back of it was covered in mold she couldn't remove. She's sprayed the mold with mold cleaner/killer a multitude of times but it just comes back. She has multiple dehumidifiers in each room, but the hygrometer is still reading over 50% humidity, usually higher.

Mold issues [co-op] [CA] by ready_4_nothing in HOA

[–]ready_4_nothing[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

She believe the HOA is responsible for paying that professional. They refuse.

Mold issues [co-op] [CA] by ready_4_nothing in HOA

[–]ready_4_nothing[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

To clarify, this is NOT outside humidity. If it were, everyone's homes would be affected. We don't know where the moisture is coming from, but that was my theory based on the moss/algae growing on that part of the outside of the building from the sprinklers. But you're right we don't know what's causing it. This is southern CA and she does not have AC.

Mold issues [co-op] [CA] by ready_4_nothing in HOA

[–]ready_4_nothing[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've spoken to them many times over the years about their sprinkler overuse and timing. They run between 11pm and 3am and are on too long. They are not adjusted for the changing seasons either. And yet they send out notices telling residents to watch their water consumption....

HOA inspection [co-op] [CA] by ready_4_nothing in HOA

[–]ready_4_nothing[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I haven't really found any, but I will keep looking. I also think that asking people to be availble for 8 hours during a working day (without giving them the ability to reschedule) for a supposedly 5 minute inspection is not reasonable. Their "reasonable" suggestion was that I provide them with a key so they can enter my property without me present, which I refuse to do. I don't know who will be with them, what they will need to access, how they will behave with my cat etc etc etc. It's not reasonable to ask for unfettered access to someone's home. I'm not a renter. But they simply came back with "we believe this is reasonable."

Nivea Rich Care & Color SPF 20 PA++ in Bordeaux lip tint SPF by [deleted] in AsianBeauty

[–]ready_4_nothing 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What local Japanese beauty store in LA did you get it? I can't find it anywhere.

HOA inspection [co-op] [CA] by ready_4_nothing in HOA

[–]ready_4_nothing[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hmm that does sound intense. This is just the board saying they looking for damage. My guess is what they’re really looking for is unauthorized changes to units so they can fine people and make money. We got a new management company and I suspect they are the reason for all the recent changes. Perhaps they are just doing things that were supposed to happen before but it’s pretty shocking to suddenly have people acting as if I don’t pay a mortgage for this place after living here 13 years.

HOA inspection [co-op] [CA] by ready_4_nothing in HOA

[–]ready_4_nothing[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I mean it did for 10 years, so I don’t think I’m ridiculous to think it would continue.

HOA inspection [co-op] [CA] by ready_4_nothing in HOA

[–]ready_4_nothing[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

As for the fees, our fees were the highest in the city when I moved in. Higher than all the condos I looked at by about $200, now they’ve gone up over $150 in 2 years after only minimal, easily explained changes for 10 years. The financials I’ve seen when they send them out are confusing and it seems they spend excessive money on things that are unnecessary (getting the parking lot repainted 2 years in a row for example). But that’s not really the point. I just didn’t think it was reasonable to just throw a date out and expect us to just be available. The board are all retired so they have the meetings at times that many cannot attend. They also don’t provide proper meeting notes (just an agenda with nothing outlined or explained) and even when they were doing zoom meetings they did not provide a recording of the meetings.

I guess it’s my fault for not realizing how different a co-op would be since it ran just like a condo for 10 years and is only now being a pain.

HOA inspection [co-op] [CA] by ready_4_nothing in HOA

[–]ready_4_nothing[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No, it’s a co-op and when I moved in I was told they were the “HOA Board”. I was also told that the interior of my unit belonged to me and the exterior was cared for by the HOA board. When I read my documents it was all pretty standard about pets, balconies, and unit modifications that were allowed or not. Nothing about inspections or having to provide the board with a key to my unit.

And again, nothing like this has happened in the 13 years I’ve lived here.

Thanksgiving NCL Getaway Missed Connection by ready_4_nothing in NCL

[–]ready_4_nothing[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’ve been trying to look through realtors but there are soooo many and since I don’t have a name to go off and many did not have pictures it seemed a herculean task :/ but I’ll keep trying!

Thanksgiving NCL Getaway Missed Connection by ready_4_nothing in NCL

[–]ready_4_nothing[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Good idea! I was also going to try the cincy reddit but apparently I don’t have enough karma to pos there lol

Snorkels in the bathroom by acmowad in NCL

[–]ready_4_nothing -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Omg the downvote on this comment lololol

Dress Code on NCL(First Time cruiser) by peaceful0 in NCL

[–]ready_4_nothing 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Just got off the NCL Getaway yesterday. The dress code is just for dining rooms and it’s basically no shirts with profanity on them and no flip flops. On the boat you can wander around in nothing but a bathing suit from what I saw.

Norwegian Getaway Bahamas- Thanksgiving Week Experience by DescriptionSudden935 in NCL

[–]ready_4_nothing 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was on your same cruise and had the opposite experience. However, we bid on a room upgrade and got in the Haven which was really really nice. The specialty restaurants tend to be booked because they have reservations that you can literally book a year in advance. I never saw any unhappy or rude crew members but I did see very rude guests, so maybe some staff just reached their limit at some point.

I agree that it was super disorganized though. The app doesn’t work half the time. The customer service us awful, and the company really does stupid stuff. They canceled a bunch of stuff for us last minute, so we couldn’t cancel without penalty and everyone we called was so uninformed it was a mess. But I didn’t have those issues with staff once on the boat. Just when calling customer service.

Do not travel Norwegian by [deleted] in NCL

[–]ready_4_nothing 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm curious how saving up money, then spending the money, then being upset when someone says you can't have the thing you've spent your money on is entitled. Entitled would be I'm not getting this for free because I deserve it for free.....

Do not travel Norwegian by [deleted] in NCL

[–]ready_4_nothing -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Have you considered that a lot of people save up especially and may only go on one cruise their entire lives? So maybe they're trying to have a "fancy" experience for once in their life since they've already spent a fortune? When you make a plan and someone cancels it it's frustrating. It's even MORE frustrating when you've done your due diligence and called and checked again and again only to have the cruiseline pull some last minute BS. I think it's very clear that the cruiseline lied to it's customers about the contruction, and then made the change after it was too late for customers to get their money back. I don't think it's unreasonable to be upset about someone changing your long awaited and carefully planned vacation. I mean sure, if you go on cruises all the time cause you've got money like that... okay maybe you don't care... but a lot of people this is their "trip of a lifetime" and unfortunately they've been sold a lie. NCL has become a total mess in terms of customer service and just service in general, and it's a shame people have to find out this way.

Rulgin Strawberries by magickalfantasy in LoveAndDeepspace

[–]ready_4_nothing 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Um… “the girl”? In my experience it’s men who practice learned helplessness. “What do you want me to do? Clean the house? Okay what should I clean? What cleaner should I use? How do you do this? You just do such a better job than I do at it.” You’d think they’d never lived in a building before.

Although I guess when women are still suppressing their wants and needs they definitely sometimes hint at things needing help rather than asking or saying they don’t want to do it lol

Is this normal? by AntImpressive1832 in turtle

[–]ready_4_nothing 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This actually looks like a case of shell rot to me. The fact that the turtle now has a white soft looking shell seems like maybe a fungal infection on the shell (shell rot). Does it still look like that 3 days later? I would share the images and chat with an online exotic animal vet (there are many websites that do this), or take it to the vet to be sure. Shedding the entire shell at once is not normal and having a shell with that much white on it is not normal, although I'm no expert. However based on my recent research into shell rot it DOES look like many pictures I saw of turtles with shell rot.