Hi everybody. Name's Mick. Lurked for about 3 weeks, then decided to join. Big-time OSC fan. Work in real estate. Blah. So yeah. Hi.
Posted by ClaudiaTherese (Member # 923) on :
Hi, Mick! Posted by Mick from Mars (Member # 11347) on :
Hi. That was fast.
Posted by LargeTuna (Member # 10512) on :
Hola Posted by Tammy (Member # 4119) on :
Hey there! You only lurked for three weeks? That's not very long at all, as far as lurking goes.
Welcome! Posted by Mick from Mars (Member # 11347) on :
quote:Originally posted by Tammy: Hey there! You only lurked for three weeks? That's not very long at all as far as lurking goes.
Welcome!
Yeah, something about low self-control or something. Me see forum. Me post. Posted by MrSquicky (Member # 1802) on :
How's the real estate market on Mars, I'm wondering? I've been looking for a vacation home and I do like looking at a whole mess of red for hours at a time.
Posted by Dr Strangelove (Member # 8331) on :
Pft, I lurked for like, over a year. And I haven't even been around hardly at all for the past ... long time. But now I have a boring job and I'm back, from outer space ... Or wait, that's you.
Nice to make your acquaintance Mick. What kind of real estate work for you do? My dad is a review real estate appraiser for the Department of Transportation.
Posted by Tammy (Member # 4119) on :
I have a Real Estate question, if you're up for it.
Posted by Mick from Mars (Member # 11347) on :
quote:Originally posted by MrSquicky: How's the real estate market on Mars, I'm wondering? I've been looking for a vacation home and I do like looking at a whole mess of red for hours at a time.
Well, prices are sky high (actually a fair clip higher) and they're absolutely skyrocketing at the moment , but hey, I can offer you a HUGE plot of land for your money.
Posted by Mick from Mars (Member # 11347) on :
Go ahead Tammy.
Edit: Strangelove: I'm a field agent right now, as in I investigate different houses and/or plots and try to give a base appraisal.
Posted by Tammy (Member # 4119) on :
My family is relocating. On our initial trip to the place we are moving to, we found an area we liked. Since my husband has been down there, we've decided that we want to go ahead and follow through with the purchase of a certain property. The sites are being sold and the builder will build to our specifications.
We had been considering this lot for a few days. Every day the Real Estate Agent in charge of the builders lots would e-mail and call us saying "you'd better hurry, I'd hate for you to miss out on this lot." She apologized a couple of times for appearing to be "high pressure", she just wanted to make sure we got what we wanted.
After discussing it, we agreed it was what we wanted. He told her he'd be there shortly. He left work early, went down there and tried to give her a credit card to hold the property. She wouldn't take it. She said they were only set up to accept checks or cash. He went to the bank and got the money. He went back and she told him that she’d promised the lot to another couple from California. She was waiting to hear from them first, before she could give it to us.
He went nuts. After all of that baiting, we bit, and then she said that. To make a long story short, my husband was there for two hours. She tried to call the Vice President to see how to she should proceed. She couldn’t reach him, so she called the couple in California. They said someone would be there the next day with a check.
She then turned around and told my husband that “money talks”. She said he could have the lot because he was there with the money and they were not.
Is a verbal promise good in Real Estate? We feel played. She was working so hard to get us down there, and then she drops that in our lap. Do you juggle people like that all the time to get the sale? Is that regular practice in Real Estate?
I'm happy we got the lot, yet, I'm very upset with her for dealing with the situation like that.
Posted by Noemon (Member # 1115) on :
Welcome to Hatrack, Mick!
Posted by Mick from Mars (Member # 11347) on :
quote:Originally posted by Tammy: Is a verbal promise good in Real Estate? We feel played. She was working so hard to get us down there, and then she drops that in our lap. Do you juggle people like that all the time to get the sale? Is that regular practice in Real Estate?
I'm happy we got the lot, yet, I'm very upset with her for dealing with the situation like that.
The entire situation stinks of unprofessionalism (not sure if that's a real word, whatever). The fact that she made no mention of this other party that she was holding the property for is pretty appalling. Does it happen? Yes. Often? Unfortunately, yes. The amount of lawsuit money paid out due to problems like this is absolutely staggering. My first recommendation would be to try and contact these people from California. And no, a verbal promise, with no record, is just that, nothing more. Considering that the way she dealt with you was fairly dishonest, I'm not sure I would trust it.
Posted by Mick from Mars (Member # 11347) on :
Wow, less than an hour, and I'm already a "member", as opposed to a "New Member". This place is addictive. I've got to get to work. Posted by JonHecht (Member # 9712) on :
Tammy, my opinion of that (though I admit that I know nothing about real estate) is that what she did was completely unethical.
Posted by Tammy (Member # 4119) on :
If the builder didn't have the reputation that he does, I don't think we would have went through with it. We've yet to discuss this situation with him personally, it's not quite over yet. I don't trust her, not a bit. Thanks for your thoughts!
Now, back to welcoming you! Posted by Launchywiggin (Member # 9116) on :
Hi Mick! Welcome and tell us more! What's your favorite OSC book?
Posted by Uprooted (Member # 8353) on :
quote:Originally posted by Mick from Mars: This place is addictive. I've got to get to work.
Heh heh. Little do you know.
Welcome!
Posted by Tammy (Member # 4119) on :
*And another one down, another one down, another one bites the dust*
Posted by Mick from Mars (Member # 11347) on :
quote:Originally posted by Launchywiggin: Hi Mick! Welcome and tell us more! What's your favorite OSC book?
Lost Boys, followed by the Alvin Maker series.
Posted by ClaudiaTherese (Member # 923) on :
Ahem.
It's called HatCrack.
Welcome.
Posted by Mick from Mars (Member # 11347) on :
quote:Originally posted by ClaudiaTherese: Ahem.
It's called HatCrack.
Welcome.
I see. I understand. Wow.
<<starts breathing heavily>> M...ust pppost NOW!
Posted by Lyrhawn (Member # 7039) on :
quote:Originally posted by Mick from Mars: This place is addictive.
First of all, yes it is. Second of all, you said "addictive" and not "addicting"! You are my new FAVORITE PERSON. Granted being my favorite person may not last very long, but hey, it's something.
People who say "addicting" are the new people who say "I seen it." It's like nails on a chalkboard to me.
Well anyway, welcome to the 'rack. What part of the world are you from? If you don't mind my asking.
Posted by Tammy (Member # 4119) on :
He's not of this world.
Posted by Lyrhawn (Member # 7039) on :
Sorry, let me change that. What part of this solar system are you from? Have you seen the Mars rovers? Are they much smaller in person? Posted by Mick from Mars (Member # 11347) on :
quote:Originally posted by Lyrhawn:
quote:Originally posted by Mick from Mars: This place is addictive.
First of all, yes it is. Second of all, you said "addictive" and not "addicting"! You are my new FAVORITE PERSON. Granted being my favorite person may not last very long, but hey, it's something.
People who say "addicting" are the new people who say "I seen it." It's like nails on a chalkboard to me.
Well anyway, welcome to the 'rack. What part of the world are you from? If you don't mind my asking.
Little hint: Where I'm from, it's spelled FAVOURITE. . . . Regina. In Canada. To the north, and all that.
Posted by Tammy (Member # 4119) on :
I'm very disappointed. I was a little excited about the whole Mars bit.
Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :
quote:Originally posted by Mick from Mars: [QB]Me see forum. Me post.
Tell me about it!
Hi, and welcome. Posted by Mick from Mars (Member # 11347) on :
quote:Originally posted by Tammy: I'm very disappointed. I was a little excited about the whole Mars bit.
It's a Mötley Crüe reference (the guitarist goes by Mick Mars).
Posted by ClaudiaTherese (Member # 923) on :
I went up and married one of y'all, you know, a north end boy from the 'Peg.
Them Canadian men be dangerous. At least three women around here have been seduced by the frozen North.
quote:Canadian man At your service from the land of the chill If I can't warm you baby nobody will A genuine Canadian man
--PB
Posted by Mick from Mars (Member # 11347) on :
Posted by imogen (Member # 5485) on :
Welcome Mick. Posted by Sterling (Member # 8096) on :
quote:Originally posted by Mick from Mars: Wow, less than an hour, and I'm already a "member", as opposed to a "New Member". This place is addictive. I've got to get to work.
It's okay... You can post at one in the morning, just like everyone else...
Welcome to Hatrack. Thank you for not trying to sell us bargain pharmaceuticals, Nigerian treasury profit-sharing offers, or pornography.
Posted by Sterling (Member # 8096) on :
quote:Originally posted by Lyrhawn:
quote:Originally posted by Mick from Mars: This place is addictive.
People who say "addicting" are the new people who say "I seen it." It's like nails on a chalkboard to me.
Ah, but have you had to deal with the people who see no need for "to be"?
"It needs to be cleaned." Great. "It needs cleaning." Okay. "It needs cleaned." ARRRRRRGGHHHHHH! Posted by Little_Doctor (Member # 6635) on :
I've been here for over three years and still consider myself a lurker. Welcome!
Posted by kmbboots (Member # 8576) on :
Hiya, Mick!
Posted by Dagonee (Member # 5818) on :
Welcome, Mick!
quote:Thank you for not trying to sell us bargain pharmaceuticals, Nigerian treasury profit-sharing offers, or pornography.
On the other hand, if you feel like giving any of those away, feel free.
Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :
Oh sure, he gives them to you for free. You just have to pay for shipping and "handling".
"Handling" can be more pricey than you know. Depending on what stuff of yours is getting handled.
Posted by Scott R (Member # 567) on :
Welcome to Hatrack, Mick.
You're wrong.
Also...
:devours Mick:
Posted by cmc (Member # 9549) on :
I laughed out loud that Dagonee made the comment he did...
Hey Mick from Mars. Have fun.
Posted by Tatiana (Member # 6776) on :
Welcome! We like Martians here. If you see the authorities coming for you, just dive to the bottom of our murky swimming pool and stay there until they're gone.
Posted by katdog42 (Member # 4773) on :
Hi, Mick! Welcome.
Posted by Dagonee (Member # 5818) on :
By the way, is it true that nothing ever happens on Mars?
Posted by Dragon (Member # 3670) on :
Welcome Mick!
Tante - Posted by Dagonee (Member # 5818) on :
quote:"Handling" can be more pricey than you know. Depending on what stuff of yours is getting handled.
Handling isn't what worries me. It's those swinging elections you have to watch out for.
Posted by quidscribis (Member # 5124) on :
Hey, Mick, welcome!
I've been to Regina. More times than I can count. Saskatoon, too. And, well, many places all over Saskatchewan and elsewhere in Western Canada. That's where I'm from, but I was lured by a brown boy and now live in Sri Lanka.
Welcome, welcome, non-spammer!
Posted by ClaudiaTherese (Member # 923) on :
quote:Originally posted by Dagonee: Welcome, Mick!
quote:Thank you for not trying to sell us bargain pharmaceuticals, Nigerian treasury profit-sharing offers, or pornography.
On the other hand, if you feel like giving any of those away, feel free.
Hey, I see some Asian porn over there ...
*ducks
Posted by Dagonee (Member # 5818) on :
I miss Liz.
Oh, and *thpppppppbbbbbbbt*
Posted by ClaudiaTherese (Member # 923) on :
(Me, too. )
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Hookers and blow, dude. Hookers and blow.
Well, cheeky women and thpppppppbbbbbbbt*s -- same thing, more or less.
Posted by Dagonee (Member # 5818) on :
quote:Hookers and blow, dude. Hookers and blow.
Well, cheeky women and thpppppppbbbbbbbt*s -- same thing, more or less.
I'm thinking it's a good thing you're a doctor and not the owner of Studio 54. Posted by ClaudiaTherese (Member # 923) on :
Physicians are rarely very good at the business side of things.
What, a giant whose eye explodes all over the dance floor on the hour doesn't do it for you? Who knew!
Posted by Orincoro (Member # 8854) on :
quote:Originally posted by Dagonee: By the way, is it true that nothing ever happens on Mars?
I hear tell that Mars is a total sausage fest.
Posted by Mick from Mars (Member # 11347) on :
quote:Originally posted by Dagonee:
quote:"Handling" can be more pricey than you know. Depending on what stuff of yours is getting handled.
Handling isn't what worries me. It's those swinging elections you have to watch out for.
...
Posted by orlox (Member # 2392) on :
quote:Originally posted by Orincoro: I hear tell that Mars is a total sausage fest.
Then why do you have to import them?
Posted by orlox (Member # 2392) on :
Just the exceptional ones, like CT. Posted by ElJay (Member # 6358) on :
The phrase the customs agent used last time I crossed the border was "steal" rather than "import." I assured him I still lived happily on this side.
Welcome, Mick.
Posted by kmbboots (Member # 8576) on :
I was reasonably well-behaved on my last crossing as I was with The Guy and he is more easily embarrassed than I am.
Posted by Kwea (Member # 2199) on :
Hey Mick...I grok you!
Posted by Lyrhawn (Member # 7039) on :
quote:Originally posted by Mick from Mars:
quote:Originally posted by Lyrhawn:
quote:Originally posted by Mick from Mars: This place is addictive.
First of all, yes it is. Second of all, you said "addictive" and not "addicting"! You are my new FAVORITE PERSON. Granted being my favorite person may not last very long, but hey, it's something.
People who say "addicting" are the new people who say "I seen it." It's like nails on a chalkboard to me.
Well anyway, welcome to the 'rack. What part of the world are you from? If you don't mind my asking.
Little hint: Where I'm from, it's spelled FAVOURITE. . . . Regina. In Canada. To the north, and all that.
Ooooh, and just like that you STOPPED being my favorite. I don't know why but I've always hated adding the letter "U" unnecessarily to all sorts of words. Maybe it'll balance out in the end since I'm of French Canadian heritage, but I've got my eye on you.
Sterling -
That's a new one on me, but I understand the feeling.
Posted by Mike (Member # 55) on :
I've been a lurker for... *counts* ... six and a half years. I guess some things never change.
Edit: make that nearly nine. Wow. (Didn't I used to be good at math? Maybe things do change after all!)
Posted by JonHecht (Member # 9712) on :
quote:Originally posted by Kwea: Hey Mick...I grok you!
But do you grok grok?
Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :
quote:Originally posted by Dragon: Tante -
::primly::
I'm sure I have no idea what you're talking about.
Posted by Mick from Mars (Member # 11347) on :
quote:Originally posted by Lyrhawn: Ooooh, and just like that you STOPPED being my favorite. I don't know why but I've always hated adding the letter "U" unnecessarily to all sorts of words. Maybe it'll balance out in the end since I'm of French Canadian heritage, but I've got my eye on you.
See, in my mindset, it's you who continually remove letters from words. Live and let live man, live and let live.
Posted by ClaudiaTherese (Member # 923) on :
Is that you? That's awesome!
Posted by Tammy (Member # 4119) on :
Hey, if that is you, can I borrow that outfit?
You see, I really would like to work at NASA after I move. I hear they have openings for tour guides. The only way I'd be a tour guide is if I get to wear something cool like that.
I'd also volunteer to replace any monkeys that are shipped to space, I just don't know if they do that anymore.
Posted by orlox (Member # 2392) on :
No. I'm a guy.
That is a scientist here in Canada because the terrain resembles Mars.
Ah, I thought you were a fella. The universe is reordered properly again. Posted by LargeTuna (Member # 10512) on :
How's the realestate market? Is it real good? Posted by ClaudiaTherese (Member # 923) on :
We have a longterm member in the US whose husband helps broker personal mortgages, and his business is going better than ever. I think it depends on one's niche in the market.
And LargeTuna, you may not be aware of it, but Canada's real estate market hasn't suffered the same level of growing pains as the US has recently. Mick is Canadian.
Posted by Tatiana (Member # 6776) on :
Where is Liz? Did I miss something? <concerned>
Posted by Telperion the Silver (Member # 6074) on :
Greetings Mick! Posted by imogen (Member # 5485) on :
quote:Originally posted by Mick from Mars:
quote:Originally posted by Lyrhawn: Ooooh, and just like that you STOPPED being my favorite. I don't know why but I've always hated adding the letter "U" unnecessarily to all sorts of words. Maybe it'll balance out in the end since I'm of French Canadian heritage, but I've got my eye on you.
See, in my mindset, it's you who continually remove letters from words. Live and let live man, live and let live.
I think all colour is taken out of the words with their missing u. The flavour goes missing. I would take it as a favour if you guys could spell the words right.
(And don't get me started on the s/z debate. )
Posted by Tatiana (Member # 6776) on :
I read too many British books so my internal speller can't remember which is right. The z sometimes looks so weird to me. "Baptize", is that how it's spelled here? "Baptise" looks so much better to me. Similarly "analyse", "civilisation", etc. Doesn't the "z" look like someone illiterate spelling "surprize" phonetically? That would seem likely to be how it aroze. Posted by The Reader (Member # 3636) on :
If there ever is a law in the US that regulates certain words to be spelled the British/Canadian way, then I could live with the s instead of the z, but I will never tolerate the superfluous u. In fact, I want to remove the second u from superfluous, but I can't because the English Gods would be angry and smite my words for the blasphemy of poor spelling.
Let's not get started on the zee/zed thing. That won't go well no matter how civil we try to be.
Welcome to Earth, Mick! Posted by Reshpeckobiggle (Member # 8947) on :
But the fourth vowel sounds like a "u." If anything, it's the "o" that is "superfluus."
Posted by Flaming Toad on a Stick (Member # 9302) on :
quote:Originally posted by Reshpeckobiggle: "superfluus."
*can't decide whether to laugh or cry* Welcome Mick.
Posted by The Reader (Member # 3636) on :
quote:Originally posted by Reshpeckobiggle: But the fourth vowel sounds like a "u." If anything, it's the "o" that is "superfluus."
I don't think so. "Vacuum" and "Continuum" are enough.
In the interest of conservation, I would like to start spelling those words "vacwm" and "continwm."
Posted by Tatiana (Member # 6776) on :
LOL that would save keystrokes!
That's why we like to spell food fud and similarly other oo words like blud, tuth, gud. Gotta save those keystrokes!
Another thing we like to do is replace y with j and vice versa. yust because.
If you add enough silly rules like this, your writing can become nearly completely incomprehensible.
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