Farmerjan's journal - Weather

[farmerjan]

It is Sunday afternoon... 51 low, only up to 61. We have had mostly clouds, a few peeks of sun, then some dark clouds and quick 2-5 minute little downpours/showers..... Not horribly cold, but definitely a day that you can't get anything much done outside. Next 2 days supposed to be sunny. I have a call in to go look at the 5 acre place.... hope they call me back. If I go to see it, then I will have something to compare. Going to get the friend who does the log buildings to go look at the house here close, since he can give me a rough idea of the value of this place as is, and what it might cost to get the ceilings done/fixed or whatever. Plus, the owners did make a comment that the shower/tub would be something they would replace...... it did look pretty dingy, don't know if it has problems or is just pretty "crappy". A new shower/tub surround is not a million dollar job..... but I would want to do it before moving in.
Another thing to reduce the value/ price in my opinion. I am thinking that this is going to be worth even less than I had originally thought...... maybe more like 60 than the 70-75,000 I was thinking. Building lots in this area are in the 10-25,000 acre..... so figure that it would be worth MAYBE 35,000 for the almost 2 acres at best, then the value of the septic and well already installed......

Wow, just started to pour down..... we did have some thunder last night. Haven't looked at the rain gauge yet.... will probably just look at it tomorrow and record that. Had 1 inch, up to noontime yesterday. Not cold, but a chilly cool day and very grey and cloudy and BLAH......
Got some stuff to go to the dumpster when it is dry enough for me to haul stuff out to the truck and not get soaked.

 

[Bruce]

The architecture, to me, of the old houses is superior to new stuff.

A new shower/tub surround is not a million dollar job

Unless they pull the tub, then find out the subfloor is rotted out and the floor joists as well
Just messing with you, I doubt that is the case.

 

[rachels.haven]

Now that's a bathroom horror story.

 

[farmerjan]

Cool but sunny day 47 up to 65. Rain passed through but it's quite breezy... This is March breezy rather than end of April.

5 acre place has a cash offer on it already. Talked to the real estate lady this morning and she said that the chimney is not real sturdy, and the place is being sold basically for the value of the land. Plus it is a fair amount further away than I would want to be. She wasn't too enthusiastic about the house even after I mentioned looking at the pictures and thought that it wasn't looking too bad. She said the grandson had been living there, but the owners just wanted it sold. And that it would have to have inspections to be able to qualify for a mortgage; well, septic, foundation, etc..... even with a substantial down payment. I think that the cash offer must have been decent just from the way she talked. I wish it had been closer as I would definitely had been going to look at it and seeing how I could manage it.....
Oh well, told her what I was looking for and she said she would look through the listings and see if there was anything that she could recommend.
My son said he would be stopping to look at the one that I looked at here, next to the Christmas tree farm, and let me know what he thinks. I still plan to get Glen to go with me up to look at it and give me his opinion on the ceilings and all.

Things here quiet otherwise. I am going to go make some early dinner and then maybe try to work on some more sorting. I want to start cleaning out the kitchen cupboards, but the standing for any length of time is still hard with the boot.

I just checked my cking acct and low and behold, there is a pending deposit from the treasury dept for $1200.... at first I thought my SS payment went up and was coming early..... then realized I just gotten it..... then realized this must be that stimulus thing..... Honestly, I never figured I would get anything and didn't worry about it. It is not something I want to have to pay back , or lose income tax refunds over or anything.....
I was checking to see if a payment I had made had gone through yet. SURPRISE SURPRISE.
Have any of the rest of you gotten it?

 

[farmerjan]

Can't seem to manage the mower with this boot. I think that I am just aggravated since I want - NEED - to be outside in the sun and can't seem to do much with this boot.....
Wondering if I can get it started with the other foot on the clutch..... have to sit on the seat and push the clutch down.... once it is running I think that I can use the other gear lever to use it as that is all hand stuff.... forward to neutral to reverse.... speed is hand controlled.... I am just frustrated and the wind is really blowing. Supposed to be warmer and less wind tomorrow.... maybe a better day to go out and see if I can fool with it. Maybe sit on the seat, and find something that I can hold the clutch bar down with just to get it started. The boot just doesn't allow me to push it far enough down, without the length getting in the way.....tried it with the heel part; and can't do the toe part because there is no flex and if I try to do the toe, I can't stay seated....

Going to have to go do some laundry soon and the real hard winds the other day laid one of the big wooden uprights over; it was like a big T at each end with 2 lines running between, that held the one end of the clothesline..... it broke off at the ground level so was probably rotten and I never noticed it. But now no where to hang my clothes and I really don't like using the dryers.... Don't put my jeans in the dryers and prefer all my clothes on the line in the sun.

Time to just quit the outside stuff for today and stay in, make something to eat, and do something different. Got a few more boxes to tape up to pack some stuff in, and maybe just get another bag of junk to get rid of. Not in the mood.

 

[Mike CHS]

We had deposits for both Teresa and myself last Friday for $2400. There is no tax on these.

Our house actually had solid bones so that we were able to gut it and go from there but the county appraisal for taxes had the value of the land listed and where the line for value of building was it said ZERO

 

[CntryBoy777]

Sorry it has been a frustrating day for ya Jan.... ...I apologize for my chuckle at your description of ya wrasslin' with the mower clutch, but having been in a boot for 8wks before....I remember the challenges I endured....so, being the determined lady ya are, I could nust imagine ya physically trying to figure a way to attain your Goal.........I will tell ya, about the time ya get use to it, it comes off and then ya will wish to have it back on...until the ankle, foot, and leg build muscle again....
I know that when the timing is right, the right place will present itself and everything will work out.....

 

[Bruce]

It is not something I want to have to pay back , or lose income tax refunds over or anything.....

There are no taxes on it, you don't have to pay it back, it will not affect any tax refunds. "Free" money. There are AGI limits but generally speaking single adults get $1,200, MFJ get $1,200 each for a total of $2,400. This is a one time payment. If you had a refund direct deposited in the last 2 years the money goes there automatically. DD2 got hers about a week ago and today got a letter from the IRS saying the money was deposited. Since we owed money last year and haven't yet failed this year, ours will be a check in the mail, haven't seen anything yet.

 

[Baymule]

We got ours yesterday. Our DD got theirs a week ago.

@Mike CHS your beautiful home is certainly not ZERO value now! All the hard work you and Teresa put into it has provided y’all with a cozy wonderful home.

 

[Mike CHS]

For those that are 1099 people - Teresa filed for unemployment a couple of weeks ago and found a deposit in our farm account this morning.