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In 2020 I was a bit concerned, although living 40 miles from the riots in Rochester, but I am the eternal pessimist. But I knew "the gang" would never make it past my neighbor's. I'm where the red dot is in the 2nd pik: . |
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What did you do for lightning protection?
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All of my houses except the townhouse in Wash DC didn't require "extra" surveillance and security. My Florida house on a lake in the middle or orange groves we built 25 years ago didn't either. The developers greased enough palms to get zoning changes, the northern refugees from cold/crime/taxes moved in "en masse" and now the spike in crime has changed things for the worse - sorta sad.
And yeah, I remember my house in Maryland where I was 3 stories up with a circular saw sliding around on asphalt shingles at a steep pitch cutting holes int he roof for skylighs - I was younger but even so, what the hell was I thinking ? |
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I invested in a alarm and camera system on my house a few years ago.
As far as doing most work now I hire it out. I still do my own lawn mowing and raking (AKA leaf blowing) as my lot is loaded with serious leaf producing trees. (for you people that hate leaf blowers I live rural and the noise bothers no one) Have a 4X4 pick up with plow and NH tractor with bucket so I still do my own plowing, some limited shoveling for snow control. As a now long time retired construction worker I spent a lot of time climbing, on roofs and on ladders and scaffolding but now due to vertigo I no longer do.. Have some medical problems and surgeries done that precludes me from doing a lot of things I did all my life. Tire changing, oil changes and most other vechicle work for one. Its much easier to hire a good local and get other serious house maintenance done. Going to get the whole outside of the house painted in the better weather. As a former very strong and competent do most anything mechanical type of person it sort of hurts, but time waits for no one. I'm lucky in the fact I have a good pension and SS and can afford to get the work done. |
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I'm thinking back many years where you posted what I think was a 16 monitor wall?? You've probably just reached the VR status at this moment and don't even need them. |
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Had to take the screenshot a 2nd time because one of the windows had my Merrill Lynch accounts up. STS would have shit himself and never called me the "Loan Baller" again. Edit: Shit, Windows couldn't even take the full screen shot correctly. Monitors are not in the correct order as they are physically. Edit2: fixed image |
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I dont blame you. I had my assistant decorate the house for Christmas this year. it was worth it.
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My story is the same. A lifetime of living under my means and fixing ALL my stuff to save money, but also, so it was repaired or installed correctly. Just in the past couple years I've paid for services I used to do myself, and it feels weird. I guess I'll have to get used to it. Agree with getting up on roofs, etc. My balance is not what it used to be and I personally know two guys who fell off of ladders. One died, the other had a long rehab. Both early 60's at the time. The one who died fell less than 6 feet. |
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