tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post1129634830829773662..comments2023-11-10T04:17:00.492-05:00Comments on View From The Porch: Sign of the times.Tamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-50874252987013120972009-02-13T14:24:00.000-05:002009-02-13T14:24:00.000-05:00"I'm making more money than I've ever made"Are you...<I>"I'm making more money than I've ever made"</I><BR/><BR/>Are you, buddy? <B>ARE</B> you? <BR/><BR/>If we keep accepting and bailing out foreclosures, that slide in the worth of money will continue. Back in the late 1970's, my parents bought a very nice brick custom 3/2 home on a suburban acre for $35k. Nowadays, that won't buy a decent new car. <BR/><BR/>So hear this: Sure, the number after the dollar sign is bigger, but you're probably making less money, mister. And you are part of the reason why. <BR/><BR/>Time to check out that portion of the newspaper labeled "Classified: Apartment Rentals."Matt Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03500429239798601210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-44039196074865337742009-02-12T09:44:00.000-05:002009-02-12T09:44:00.000-05:00"Homophones and grammar are troublesome for sheepl..."Homophones and grammar are troublesome for sheeple..... was he trying for "I want to be herd."? Translated to Standard English, I get: I want to be (in your)herd.<BR/><BR/>As in, "I want to be protected, fed and housed, in the company of others of my kind, until..... well, I just want to forget about that glittering knife at the end, OK?"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-74284800145693526822009-02-12T07:56:00.000-05:002009-02-12T07:56:00.000-05:00More specifically, it wasn't "just a house", it wa...More specifically, it wasn't "<I>just a house</I>", it was "<I>just somebody else's house who was letting him rent-to-own.</I>"Tamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-13152476340431367022009-02-12T01:12:00.000-05:002009-02-12T01:12:00.000-05:00How many times I've heard "It's just a house, just...How many times I've heard "It's just a house, just a car." Well, I built my house. Its market value is about one-third of the valuation I pay taxes on, but that is all right since I own it and I'm not leaving. My car is rather rare, done up exactly how I want it, and I did a lot of that myself. Its insurance value would not replace it. It's not for sale.<BR/><BR/>Your philosophy has nothing in it for me. Certain of my possessions are what I've accomplished in my life, and they cannot be accomplished again. I will die defending these things--hope I do, since, deprived of them and offered the solace of "just things," I'd hurt someone.<BR/><BR/>I wonder what most people mean when they say they own something. Have their souls withered away?<BR/><BR/>Oh I am sorry. This is off topic.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-41771032936323656482009-02-11T23:22:00.000-05:002009-02-11T23:22:00.000-05:00It's sad to see anyone lose their home, but it...It's sad to see anyone lose their home, but it's happening all over the country. There are so many foreclosed homes that FHA and Fannie Mae are having to offer special financing to get them off their books. Its like the RTC and the S & L crisis of the 80's, but its going to be much worse....<BR/><BR/>On another note, I sure hope he's alright. Its just a house, a posession. Live to fight another day.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-87337052114006885812009-02-11T22:23:00.000-05:002009-02-11T22:23:00.000-05:00LAPD showed up and he's still alive. With that kin...LAPD showed up and he's still alive. With that kind of luck he should run right out and play the lottery!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-78154406618948930002009-02-11T22:00:00.000-05:002009-02-11T22:00:00.000-05:00I hear him. He's saying "I'm an idiot"I hear him. He's saying "I'm an idiot"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-61117456392227402712009-02-11T19:41:00.000-05:002009-02-11T19:41:00.000-05:00Snark gold: ur doin it right. made my day again, T...Snark gold: ur doin it right. made my day again, Tam.<BR/><BR/>TC<BR/>LeatherneckAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-76716236140622118482009-02-11T19:39:00.000-05:002009-02-11T19:39:00.000-05:00I don't care how much money he's making now, I wan...I don't care how much money he's making now, I want to know who the jerk was that approved his loan since he was making less. Oh, it's the loan officer who is being told to approve it because the bank could be fined for violating the Community Reinvestment Act if he doesn't. Thank you, Jimmy Carter.<BR/><BR/>WV: heatom. How to get a deadbeat out of their foreclosed home if you only have a flamethrower handy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com