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02/22/2009 18:18 #47863
The lotto machineHow is it the lotto machine accepts dollars any way but like every
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02/22/2009 15:59 #47859
Our Tenant Nicole Clemmons in BuffaloCategory: housing
Ya, another tenant I should have never rented to. We had/have this tenant named Nicole Clemmons who seemed like a perfectly good tenant at first. She didn't have a lot of stuff so we gave her a bunch of things that my mother had stored in the attic. Like a bed and a TV and a bunch of other stuff, curtain, etc.
It started out good. She paid her rent for the first two months. She was really pregnant with her third kid and I figured she would probably try and continue to pay rent with a new baby and all. Plus she got some sort of public assistance that helped her with her rent. It wasn't section 8 though, becaus ethen I wouldn't be having this problem.
So when January rolled around, we had finally finished work on the downstairs apartment. With the new baby she wanted to move downstairs ebcause their were less stairs to go up and it also had a nicer bathroom. We agreed because we are nice and felt bad for her having to go up the stairs and all. It kind of sucked because downstairs is easier to rent out and we lost out on two months rent because of it while trying to find someone.
When she left upstairs she left a mess, piles of clothes, garbage, carpet etc. This was aprt of the reason that we couldn't rent it very easily. She kept promising to take her stuff and didn't. I continued to feel bad for her because she just had a baby etc.
Then she stopped paying rent and disconnected her phone.
On like Feb 10th we gave her a motion to evict notice. When delivered it, she was not home but the heat was set to 82 degrees. Seemed like she hasn't been there in a week at 82 degrees. I mean (e:terry) had stopped by everyday for a week and not seen her. How is it that I a would never turn the heat up that high and I am not on public aassistance. Maybe that is why. Anyway, we couldn't get ahold of her so (e:terry) taped the notice to her inside apartment door.
In the meantime the upstairs apartment got rented but they wanted her stuff out, so today, not only has she not paid rent in a month, we had to finsih her moving for her.
I took this one giant pile of clothes she left on the floor upstiars and had to transfer it to her apartment downstairs. Serioulsy, look at this pile. How on earth could you leave your closet like this when moving out? Did she really not want them. Legally, we can't throw them out - so I had to transfer it all to her new apartment downstairs.
That plus tons of other gargabe a carpet, pizza boxes, shoes, a lamp, a TV, chairs, etc. (e:terry) was nice and threw out the pizza boxes instead of transfering. If it was up to me it would be a straight tarnsfer.
This makes like 5 people in a row that I helped out only to have them screw me over in one way or another.
Has anyone gone through the eviction process before?
It started out good. She paid her rent for the first two months. She was really pregnant with her third kid and I figured she would probably try and continue to pay rent with a new baby and all. Plus she got some sort of public assistance that helped her with her rent. It wasn't section 8 though, becaus ethen I wouldn't be having this problem.
So when January rolled around, we had finally finished work on the downstairs apartment. With the new baby she wanted to move downstairs ebcause their were less stairs to go up and it also had a nicer bathroom. We agreed because we are nice and felt bad for her having to go up the stairs and all. It kind of sucked because downstairs is easier to rent out and we lost out on two months rent because of it while trying to find someone.
When she left upstairs she left a mess, piles of clothes, garbage, carpet etc. This was aprt of the reason that we couldn't rent it very easily. She kept promising to take her stuff and didn't. I continued to feel bad for her because she just had a baby etc.
Then she stopped paying rent and disconnected her phone.
On like Feb 10th we gave her a motion to evict notice. When delivered it, she was not home but the heat was set to 82 degrees. Seemed like she hasn't been there in a week at 82 degrees. I mean (e:terry) had stopped by everyday for a week and not seen her. How is it that I a would never turn the heat up that high and I am not on public aassistance. Maybe that is why. Anyway, we couldn't get ahold of her so (e:terry) taped the notice to her inside apartment door.
In the meantime the upstairs apartment got rented but they wanted her stuff out, so today, not only has she not paid rent in a month, we had to finsih her moving for her.
I took this one giant pile of clothes she left on the floor upstiars and had to transfer it to her apartment downstairs. Serioulsy, look at this pile. How on earth could you leave your closet like this when moving out? Did she really not want them. Legally, we can't throw them out - so I had to transfer it all to her new apartment downstairs.
That plus tons of other gargabe a carpet, pizza boxes, shoes, a lamp, a TV, chairs, etc. (e:terry) was nice and threw out the pizza boxes instead of transfering. If it was up to me it would be a straight tarnsfer.
This makes like 5 people in a row that I helped out only to have them screw me over in one way or another.
Has anyone gone through the eviction process before?
james - 02/22/09 20:42
Man, when I think of all the times i have been a perfectly good tenant but was screwed over by my landlord I begin to sympathize with them a little better.
Man, when I think of all the times i have been a perfectly good tenant but was screwed over by my landlord I begin to sympathize with them a little better.
paul - 02/22/09 19:23
Ya, in this case we even let her only pay half the security deposit up front because she didn't have it all when she moved in. We taped it to the door and took a time stamped pic of it. I think we need to mail a copy tomorrow.
Ya, in this case we even let her only pay half the security deposit up front because she didn't have it all when she moved in. We taped it to the door and took a time stamped pic of it. I think we need to mail a copy tomorrow.
zobar - 02/22/09 18:44
Man what is wrong with people? I've read all of your rental-nightmare posts and I can't believe people would do that to their landlord. Even if I had an iffy relationship with my landlord I'd leave the place spotless so they didn't have anything on me.
I think the worst thing I ever did was to leave a dresser I didn't want [at the same time taking a dresser that had been left by the previous tenant that I did want]. Accidental damage is one thing, and I don't think there's any way to avoid that - but leaving a mess is inexcusable. When somebody tells me they're not going to bother cleaning because they don't expect to get their deposit back anyway I weep for America.
At my one apartment in Jersey City the landlord [who lived in the building] evicted the paranoid schizophrenic upstairs because he was seriously delinquent in his payments. I don't know how long it took to get the eviction judgment, but when the day came, the county sent a guy to do it.
Here's a WNY tenants-rights page that describes when you can get evicted and how to avoid it. :::link::: It looks like you're OK so far, but you'll have to go to court, and she may get out of it if she can pay you in full immediately, or if you haven't made necessary repairs. That page says she may also be able to get out of it if she wasn't served in person [she wasn't] and she doesn't show up to court [she won't] - however, this :::link::: says it's sufficient to tape the notice to her door and mail her a copy.
- Z
Man what is wrong with people? I've read all of your rental-nightmare posts and I can't believe people would do that to their landlord. Even if I had an iffy relationship with my landlord I'd leave the place spotless so they didn't have anything on me.
I think the worst thing I ever did was to leave a dresser I didn't want [at the same time taking a dresser that had been left by the previous tenant that I did want]. Accidental damage is one thing, and I don't think there's any way to avoid that - but leaving a mess is inexcusable. When somebody tells me they're not going to bother cleaning because they don't expect to get their deposit back anyway I weep for America.
At my one apartment in Jersey City the landlord [who lived in the building] evicted the paranoid schizophrenic upstairs because he was seriously delinquent in his payments. I don't know how long it took to get the eviction judgment, but when the day came, the county sent a guy to do it.
Here's a WNY tenants-rights page that describes when you can get evicted and how to avoid it. :::link::: It looks like you're OK so far, but you'll have to go to court, and she may get out of it if she can pay you in full immediately, or if you haven't made necessary repairs. That page says she may also be able to get out of it if she wasn't served in person [she wasn't] and she doesn't show up to court [she won't] - however, this :::link::: says it's sufficient to tape the notice to her door and mail her a copy.
- Z
tinypliny - 02/22/09 17:42
Phew. That's awful. :/ Sue the tenant.
Phew. That's awful. :/ Sue the tenant.
janelle - 02/22/09 16:42
I know this will sound incredibly cynical, Paul. But I work in social services and I have had a lot of experience with people in need who when you give them a little, they just keep pushing for more and exploit the situation. I would have never loaned/given her your mom's stuff. I would not have felt sorry for her because she had a baby. People have babies. It's not a debilitating condition. Don't do favors for people with whom you have a financial relationship. Refer them to social services if they need assistance. There are people out there who know how to take advantage of others who feel sorry for them for any number of reasons. Social service agencies are a little bit better at figuring out who is a scammer and who genuinely needs help.
All of your posts on your tenants have convinced me to never own property for the purpose of renting it. Have you had any good tenant situations?
I know this will sound incredibly cynical, Paul. But I work in social services and I have had a lot of experience with people in need who when you give them a little, they just keep pushing for more and exploit the situation. I would have never loaned/given her your mom's stuff. I would not have felt sorry for her because she had a baby. People have babies. It's not a debilitating condition. Don't do favors for people with whom you have a financial relationship. Refer them to social services if they need assistance. There are people out there who know how to take advantage of others who feel sorry for them for any number of reasons. Social service agencies are a little bit better at figuring out who is a scammer and who genuinely needs help.
All of your posts on your tenants have convinced me to never own property for the purpose of renting it. Have you had any good tenant situations?
02/21/2009 19:05 #47854
Stop trying to control me appleCategory: mobile
Apple recently challenged an exemption to the DMCA proposed by the Electronic Frontier Foundation, which would guarantee the legality of jailbreaking iPhones and other handsets
I really think we as consumers need to fight the possibility of limiting what we do with the hardware we buy. Limiting what you can do with hardware your purchase is dangerous path to go pursue. It will trickle down into all electronics if it happens. Openness and freedom promote creativity.
I am not saying that apple should have to support warranties that has non-sanctioned software on it, I am just saying that we should never allow them to make it illegal to do what we want with the electronics we buy.
If this goes through I am getting rid of my iphone. I am pretty sure I am switching back to nokia soon anyways as I am tired of all the limitations of no copy paste or file uploads.
metalpeter - 02/22/09 10:42
I will admit I don't know much about phones since I don't have one. But I have a theory as to why they might do this. I would like to hear what you think about this.
You see all these ads for things that you can do with aps. I assume that if what I heard is correct that there is some type of fee for these aps. From what I have seen on the phone ads the aps are what make the Iphone better then the other phones. The touch screen idea has been around for a long time but is kinda new to all these phones. Black Berry's from what I understand used to just hold data and not be a phone at one point. I think apple doesn't want to take the chance of their aps not working. I think the other thing they are scared of is what if in this process some one figures out how to use the apps on some other brand of phone. I'm not saying what they are doing is right or wrong just guessing at there perspective. I'm guessing that when the apps are made they are made for one service company (att&t maybe) and I'm sure if they made a deal of some kind with apple they don't want other companies you get service with the Iphone either.
I will admit I don't know much about phones since I don't have one. But I have a theory as to why they might do this. I would like to hear what you think about this.
You see all these ads for things that you can do with aps. I assume that if what I heard is correct that there is some type of fee for these aps. From what I have seen on the phone ads the aps are what make the Iphone better then the other phones. The touch screen idea has been around for a long time but is kinda new to all these phones. Black Berry's from what I understand used to just hold data and not be a phone at one point. I think apple doesn't want to take the chance of their aps not working. I think the other thing they are scared of is what if in this process some one figures out how to use the apps on some other brand of phone. I'm not saying what they are doing is right or wrong just guessing at there perspective. I'm guessing that when the apps are made they are made for one service company (att&t maybe) and I'm sure if they made a deal of some kind with apple they don't want other companies you get service with the Iphone either.
02/21/2009 13:30 #47847
Urban outfittersI was at urban outfitters with (e:mike) and (e:jill) yesterday and this
rack looked like my closet in 1993-94. I feel really old now that the
90s are coming back. The only major difference was that the 80s tight
pants are still in.
metalpeter - 02/22/09 10:30
I used to like tight pants, but for you guys you know sometimes they where tough to walk in. If I was taller or at least had long legs I would love to wear tight leather pants. I somehow don't think they would work on me though.
I used to like tight pants, but for you guys you know sometimes they where tough to walk in. If I was taller or at least had long legs I would love to wear tight leather pants. I somehow don't think they would work on me though.
02/20/2009 14:19 #47825
Fred Phelps - God Hates FagsCategory: gay
So I decided to go on sunday and be one of the "angels" that holds up these giant angels to block to the victims families of flight 3407 from Fred Phelps and his crazies after reading (e:kathryn,47806)'s journal.
This is really a lot for me because I don't even believ in the symbol of angel but the idea is nice and I hope it shelters people from it. I am most interested in seeing how it pans out?
(e:mike), (e:matthew), (e:terry), (e:hodown), (e:libertad) and I are going? Is anyone else in. As (e:libertad) posted it is liek $12 for the materials for the angels.
I am reposting his comment here for more people to see in case they are interested:
I am going to try and promise to be quiet and respectful becaus ethat is the whole point but its going to be so hard to not want to kill them like these people wanted to.
This is really a lot for me because I don't even believ in the symbol of angel but the idea is nice and I hope it shelters people from it. I am most interested in seeing how it pans out?
(e:mike), (e:matthew), (e:terry), (e:hodown), (e:libertad) and I are going? Is anyone else in. As (e:libertad) posted it is liek $12 for the materials for the angels.
I am reposting his comment here for more people to see in case they are interested:
The below message (e:libertad) received from Kitty Lambert:
We need, in every community, a few angelic troublemakers - Bayard Rustin
We desparately need your help.
When Matthew Shepard was murdered Fred "Dispicable" Phelps showed up and stood across the street from the funeral with signs stating "God Hates Fags" and "Matt Got What He Deserved" and "Matt Is Burning In Hell Right Now". I hope this turns your stomach. It still does mine. Matts family was sheilded from this by a group of angels.... literally.
This Sunday, this same idiot is coming to Buffalo. He is coming to do the SAME thing at a Memorial Service in Clarence for the passengers of Flight 3407 and then a few hours later at the Memorial Service for Human Rights Activist Alison Des Forges (he is titling this project "God Hates Silly Women).
So this is what I need... 50 angels.
We desparately need your help. We need YOU to volunteer to be one of the angels. The "costumes" will cost $12.00 and must be paid for by each individual angel. You will need to agree to take a "shift" start to finish; either the one in Clarence beginning at 9am, or the one for Alison in Downtown Buffalo at 12:45pm.
If you wish to see what the angels look like go tolink
A member of the gay community was on the flight. I have no doubt that he will focus on that too... his parents don't need to see this ass. Please help us block his view.
This is OUR home, OUR city, and these are OUR families.
Want to be an angel but can't come up with the money? Can not be there but would like to help by funding the cost of an angel costume for a someone? Please call me directly 716-578-3782 and I will get it arranged.
Kitty Lambert
President,
OUTspoken For Equality
716-578-3782
www.OUTspokenForEquality.org
I am going to try and promise to be quiet and respectful becaus ethat is the whole point but its going to be so hard to not want to kill them like these people wanted to.
johnallen - 02/23/09 02:24
put him in a space ship and blast him to the moon
put him in a space ship and blast him to the moon
metalpeter - 02/22/09 13:37
The fact is that him protesting at a Funeral is, well there isn't a word for it really it is pretty bad but that isn't enough to say. However that being said he has every right to do so. Just like the angels have every right to protest back (that isn't what they are really doing), or anyone else could protest his protest. I like the way the Ladies in Black protest and that is how they should all be done. Go find a spot hold you sign and don't say anything. What I want to know is where is the Civility in protests? I think it has been lost some where. All you need is a Big Sign where people will see it going to or away from an event. There is no need to follow The Pride Parade yelling how everyone is going to Burn In Hell. If that is what you think makes signs and Stand where people will pass you going up to the parade or on Elmwood where people will drive on there way to the parade.
I'm sure this guy hopes that everyone at the service dies and maybe that more stuff will happen and they can bash gays and supporters of gays and people who don't bash gays. I don't agree with him but he has a right to say what he thinks and I have a right to disagree. In this country there is this trend that I have seen that is really scary. If someone believes what you do then it is ok to state it, but when they don't they are all of a sudden a crazy person that has no writes and deserves to die. (yes I know people who if you are gay they don't want to know and don't care and think you should say nothing) {none of them would think what this guy is doing is ok, and I don't either) But there moral ideas are = to everyone else's idea.
The fact is that him protesting at a Funeral is, well there isn't a word for it really it is pretty bad but that isn't enough to say. However that being said he has every right to do so. Just like the angels have every right to protest back (that isn't what they are really doing), or anyone else could protest his protest. I like the way the Ladies in Black protest and that is how they should all be done. Go find a spot hold you sign and don't say anything. What I want to know is where is the Civility in protests? I think it has been lost some where. All you need is a Big Sign where people will see it going to or away from an event. There is no need to follow The Pride Parade yelling how everyone is going to Burn In Hell. If that is what you think makes signs and Stand where people will pass you going up to the parade or on Elmwood where people will drive on there way to the parade.
I'm sure this guy hopes that everyone at the service dies and maybe that more stuff will happen and they can bash gays and supporters of gays and people who don't bash gays. I don't agree with him but he has a right to say what he thinks and I have a right to disagree. In this country there is this trend that I have seen that is really scary. If someone believes what you do then it is ok to state it, but when they don't they are all of a sudden a crazy person that has no writes and deserves to die. (yes I know people who if you are gay they don't want to know and don't care and think you should say nothing) {none of them would think what this guy is doing is ok, and I don't either) But there moral ideas are = to everyone else's idea.
johnallen - 02/22/09 13:12
Save it! This SOB will protest a funeral for a soldier that just defended his right to protest in the first place.
I'm not a violent person, never have been, nor do I want this jerkoff to die violently, I just want him dead.
You don't protest funerals/memmorial services. The complete lack of respect is disgracefull.
I hope when he goes there will be a big huge gay orgy on his gravesite... I'll pay for everyone's airfare.
Save it! This SOB will protest a funeral for a soldier that just defended his right to protest in the first place.
I'm not a violent person, never have been, nor do I want this jerkoff to die violently, I just want him dead.
You don't protest funerals/memmorial services. The complete lack of respect is disgracefull.
I hope when he goes there will be a big huge gay orgy on his gravesite... I'll pay for everyone's airfare.
metalpeter - 02/22/09 10:28
(e:johnallen) I get what you are feeling and I get that. I know it is tough not to judge people like that, that seem crazy. But see once you start to Judge him then you are the same as him, I know I have judged him so I'm no better. I mean only in thoughts not in actions. That being said there is a big difference between thinking something and doing it or trying to do them harm. I think he is crazy and makes a lot of people who aren't like him seem crazy also. But to wish him and then to try and make it happen would be just as bad as what he is saying. He has the same rights to think what he does as everyone else. He has the same rights to protest as the Angels do to counter protest. When people forgot is when extremism takes over and lots of people get hurt and killed or in other parts of the world blown up or churches get burnt to the ground.
(e:johnallen) I get what you are feeling and I get that. I know it is tough not to judge people like that, that seem crazy. But see once you start to Judge him then you are the same as him, I know I have judged him so I'm no better. I mean only in thoughts not in actions. That being said there is a big difference between thinking something and doing it or trying to do them harm. I think he is crazy and makes a lot of people who aren't like him seem crazy also. But to wish him and then to try and make it happen would be just as bad as what he is saying. He has the same rights to think what he does as everyone else. He has the same rights to protest as the Angels do to counter protest. When people forgot is when extremism takes over and lots of people get hurt and killed or in other parts of the world blown up or churches get burnt to the ground.
johnallen - 02/21/09 20:03
I'm glad you're going. I wish that son of a bitch would die.
I'm glad you're going. I wish that son of a bitch would die.
metalpeter - 02/20/09 18:54
I will admit that I would like to go. The problem is that One I have no way of getting there. But the bigger problem is that there are two sides to me. The one side is very calm and the other side is the very quick to getting very upset and I think that side might show up.
I will admit that I would like to go. The problem is that One I have no way of getting there. But the bigger problem is that there are two sides to me. The one side is very calm and the other side is the very quick to getting very upset and I think that side might show up.
janelle - 02/20/09 17:37
I sent a quick e-mail to ABC, CBS, NBC and encouraged them to not put Fred Phelps in the spotlight. The consense, after doing a lot of reading, seems to be that he needs his media attention cut off. I wonder if the stations will respond to my comments?
I sent a quick e-mail to ABC, CBS, NBC and encouraged them to not put Fred Phelps in the spotlight. The consense, after doing a lot of reading, seems to be that he needs his media attention cut off. I wonder if the stations will respond to my comments?
janelle - 02/20/09 16:49
I might go. But I don't want to go as an angel.
I might go. But I don't want to go as an angel.
omg at our store we sell so many. it's staggering. BUT--man oh man, we also sell so many cans o pop. i dunno. people love a soda with their scratchers?
It is a mandatory subliminal message to us all to not gamble?
Maybe because despite the fact that soft drinks cost < 50 cents a can to produce (for cola anyway), lottery tickets have even less value?
And I suppose there's always the chance that they might be able to prove that a jackpot winner stole a ticket if a particular machine got a lot of bum-bills at a certain time.
Just throwing ideas out there...
Who needs change when in worst case scenario you get an additional 19 lottery tickets?
Because they want your money, bad. I wonder what kind of machine is sophisticated enough to accept four different denominations in any orientation but can't give change. I think if a machine can potentially shortchange you by more than $1 it should be required to give change.
- Z