Monday, August 4, 2014

Good morning crew,

Welcome to August folks! I had quite a kick-off to the month. I had an inspection done on the new house on Saturday, and the kid buying the condo had an inspection done on my place on Sunday (in my mind I have him pegged as "the kid" because he looks like he is about 20-years-old...but as long as his loan is approved I guess that doesn't matter much).

I was a little surprised that when they showed up to the condo his agent asked us to leave. I have never been kicked out of my own place before, and they caught me off guard. I was about to say 'no', but I really don't want anything to scuttle this deal. I had a vision of this kid going though the wife's underwear drawer and stealing the cuff links off of my dresser, but with both the realtor and the inspector there I realized that was unlikely. So we went out for breakfast.

I did, however, make it a point to take my checkbook and the spare cash I have in my kitchen drawer with me. No reason to add temptation to opportunity. But I did find it very odd that they would want privacy for that kind of thing. What were they looking at that they did not want me to see?

I guess it went well enough. They were still there when we got back and the kid was lounging in my favorite chair like he already owned the place. The home inspector didn't even have any questions for me, so he must not have found any problems.

I will know by tomorrow what the verdict is.

Laugh it up,

Joe

joe@gophercentral.com

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"Congress is now getting ready to take a month off. From what?" -Dave Letterman

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"A Massachusetts man was arrested for illegally keeping over 400 birds in his home. He tried to keep it a secret, but he couldn't keep the birds from tweeting about it." -Craig Ferguson

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"A company in India is releasing the first-ever 'smart shoe' that connects with Google Maps to track your footsteps. 'Merry Christmas,' said your wife." -Seth Meyers

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A mother traveled 2,000 miles to be with her only son on the day he was to receive his Air Force wings and also get married.

"It was wonderful," she said later. "It isn't every day that a mother watches her son receive his wings in the morning and have them clipped in the evening."


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Having trouble with the doctor's notes on an emergency case which read, "Shot in the lumbar region," the poor girl was flustered and at her wit's end.

At last she thought she had it figured out and brightened up as she typed up the record, "Wounded in the woods."