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Post by The Captain on Oct 13, 2015 15:03:57 GMT -5
Inspired by tskeeter's post here: ymam.proboards.com/post/2342001I would love to learn how to make Canadian bacon! Suggestions - ideas? Do you have a special skill you think someone here may benefit from - or do you have something you'd like to learn more about? According to friends and family (esp my MIL!!!) I have mastered the art of crispy chicken skin. Let me know if you're interested.I am interested in packing my bag and heading to your place, so you can make me a plate of that. I have mastered the art of steamed brownies. No, not the Alice B. Toklas type. Just fudgy on the bottom and a thin, crispy layer on top. Ok, sign me up - what's the trick for your brownies? BTW - You have an open invitation for a chicken dinner anytime. To get really crispy skin you have to pat the bird dry, dry, dry with a paper towel. Water steams and makes the skin rubbery. Rub some olive oil on the skin and sprinkle liberally with salt and pepper. Besides flavor, the salt will draw additional moisture out as well. I start with the high temp method to render fat from the skin - 20 minutes at 450, then down to 350 until the bird is cooked. Usually takes about 20 minutes a pound. Mmmmm...
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Post by The Captain on Oct 13, 2015 14:27:49 GMT -5
dear chiver, WHY did you go looking for Miatas on that used car website while you were helping your sis find options? you don't have a spare $5k lying around to buy a fun car....yet. dear YMAM, please talk me out of reaching out to this seller. it's a 1995 with 6700 miles on it. there has to be something wrong with it, right? -chiver If you don't buy it, dammit it - I will! (No, no I won't. I'd really want to but I can't. I. just. can't)
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Post by The Captain on Oct 13, 2015 14:26:20 GMT -5
Inspired by tskeeter's post here: ymam.proboards.com/post/2342001I would love to learn how to make Canadian bacon! Suggestions - ideas? Do you have a special skill you think someone here may benefit from - or do you have something you'd like to learn more about? According to friends and family (esp my MIL!!!) I have mastered the art of crispy chicken skin. Let me know if you're interested.
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Post by The Captain on Oct 13, 2015 14:15:51 GMT -5
According to the chart the states where disability claims are the highest are those with a lot of rural areas. This makes a lot of sense in that options are more limited to low paying and/or physical work (which the article also talked about). If a person is stuck making minimum wage then going on disability doesn't hurt as much financially as it would someone making a middle class income. There just isn't as much incentive for them to get back into the workforce. Throw in the fact that there is little opportunity for desk work and there you have it... Not to bring politics into it but this is the very reason why the republicans are flat our lying when they say most low-income people vote democrat. Statistically it just isn't true... According to the PEW research organization more than 2X's as many poor people identify as democrats as opposed to republicans. However given the numbers (in all income ranges) who identify as independent, and the lack of independent candidates who get elected, I'm not sure how accurate this is. www.npr.org/sections/money/2012/09/26/161841771/how-income-divides-democrats-republicans-and-independents
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Post by The Captain on Oct 13, 2015 14:10:12 GMT -5
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Post by The Captain on Oct 13, 2015 13:28:24 GMT -5
Cash payments to kids for learning disabilities is wrong, and I thought covered very well in the article. "People in Hale County told me that what you want is a kid who can "pull a check."
"Jahleel's family primarily survives off the monthly $700 check they get for his disability.[5]"
"Jahleel's mom wants him to do well in school. That is absolutely clear. But her livelihood depends on Jahleel struggling in school. This tension only increases as kids get older. One mother told me her teenage son wanted to work, but she didn't want him to get a job because if he did, the family would lose its disability check."What kind of parent lets things get to, and stay on, the point where they can't live without their kid's disability check supporting them? Not only are the parents setting the poor kids up for failure, the system is designed to do so as well. That is child abuse, pure and simple. I was the parent of a premie who was on an IEP for 10 years. He is bright, capable, and diligent, but he has dyslexia and a hearing issue. I suppose I could have milked all of that for what it was worth. But, instead, DH and I raised him to know that, with hard work and determination, the world was still his oyster. To do less is morally, ethically, and legally wrong IMHO -- and I'm a freaking bleeding heart liberal!!! Bingo.
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Post by The Captain on Oct 13, 2015 13:23:36 GMT -5
But Swamp has better hair. Hmmm, I can't say. I've never seen a picture of Swamp. Not necessary. Considering the alternative it's a given.
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Post by The Captain on Oct 13, 2015 13:23:29 GMT -5
Is that purchasing as a second home, or as a rental? Around here, you can't get financing for a rental unless you put at least 25% down. Rates are 1% higher than primary residence though, so you are higher there. rental.
25% on 4 units or more. less on SFH.
Huh. Nice. Wish I'd been able to get away with 15% down. Would've been able to pick up three properties instead of two.
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Post by The Captain on Oct 13, 2015 13:15:10 GMT -5
Cash payments to kids for learning disabilities is wrong, and I thought covered very well in the article.
"People in Hale County told me that what you want is a kid who can "pull a check."
"Jahleel's family primarily survives off the monthly $700 check they get for his disability.[5]"
"Jahleel's mom wants him to do well in school. That is absolutely clear. But her livelihood depends on Jahleel struggling in school. This tension only increases as kids get older. One mother told me her teenage son wanted to work, but she didn't want him to get a job because if he did, the family would lose its disability check."
What kind of parent lets things get to, and stay on, the point where they can't live without their kid's disability check supporting them? Not only are the parents setting the poor kids up for failure, the system is designed to do so as well.
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Post by The Captain on Oct 13, 2015 13:05:09 GMT -5
@sroo4 - if nothing else, I think the topic deserves an honest discussion.
While I don't think your level of education should determine if you get a disability check for the rest of your life, I can completely understand where people get into survival mode and will grasp at whatever straw is offered.
We need to bring jobs back to this country. We need to create a jobcore and make the government the employer of last resort if needed. We need to do a better job of matching resources with needs.
It's becoming more and more acceptable in this country to not contribute to society and instead expect society to support you. We see from other countries that is not sustainable (Greece, Spain, Italy anyone?).
The old line of "Society will only benefit from" doesn't really hold true if all we do is create another generation that will expect society to benefit them.
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Post by The Captain on Oct 13, 2015 12:14:29 GMT -5
1 in 4 are on disability? That seems like a lot. Look at the article in post #7 by giramomma - it explains a lot. Pretty much validates a lot of what I observed after the last recession.
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Post by The Captain on Oct 13, 2015 12:00:01 GMT -5
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Post by The Captain on Oct 13, 2015 11:03:38 GMT -5
Bank 1: 20% down. 5.5% rate. Bank 2: 15% down, 3.625% interest on secondary market, 5% on in house. Is that purchasing as a second home, or as a rental? Around here, you can't get financing for a rental unless you put at least 25% down. Rates are 1% higher than primary residence though, so you are higher there.
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Post by The Captain on Oct 13, 2015 10:42:37 GMT -5
Sounds like they will be able to help each other out. Thanks for sharing! After all the negativity in the world, it's nice to heard about the bits of good like this that are everywhere.
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Post by The Captain on Oct 13, 2015 9:11:37 GMT -5
Woof = no Meow = no At least I got the litter right!
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Post by The Captain on Oct 13, 2015 8:33:45 GMT -5
Nom, nom, nom.
Uurp!
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Post by The Captain on Oct 13, 2015 8:06:39 GMT -5
Ok peeps - let's mess with steff. No one bite her, leave her alone. Do not, I repeat, DO NOT allow her to become a raging Zombie. ( Blonde Granny - you gotta stay indoors during the night, have a gun and know how to use it. Head shots only - if you want to survive a Zombie apocalypse - good luck!) Wheeeee!
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Post by The Captain on Oct 13, 2015 7:59:03 GMT -5
Yea. Kitchen remodel. Total gut job, moving a wall, etc.
Name one thing about the opposite sex that you simply don't get.
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Post by The Captain on Oct 13, 2015 7:55:53 GMT -5
Peeps - is it possible to have a conversation without getting all bent out of shape or snarking at each other? Cause, except for that nonsense, I think this is a really good thread.
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Post by The Captain on Oct 13, 2015 7:51:55 GMT -5
Yes $60k. I can pay cash. But I don't want to. Yes. There are locum medical professionals that need houses. Me. DH will be handy man. Dayum. Somehow I don't picture you living in a . ArchietheDragon wasn't kidding about the change and coupons...
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Post by The Captain on Oct 12, 2015 15:35:03 GMT -5
beer in the butt chicken. Let's see how my wife handles the grill. chicken fell over and is getting finished in the oven,. Awwww! So sorry to hear that. Hopefully it got some good grill flavor before that happened.
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Post by The Captain on Oct 12, 2015 14:37:42 GMT -5
I can't speak for swamp, but basically we're in the same boat from an income stream point of view. Yea, I make a lot more at my day job than I do on the rentals. But I don't want to have to do the day job forever. DH and I sometimes refer to the rentals as our pension. By the time I hit 55 they'll be mostly paid for and generating positive cash flows of around $2500 a month. That's on what we currently own and the plan is to buy two more before retirement. That's what 401ks are for. We have those as well. After taking two major hits to my portfolio in the past 15 years I'm going for some diversification.
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Post by The Captain on Oct 12, 2015 14:35:50 GMT -5
Welcome back! Um, changes - we've added more frEEzer space. NancysSummerSip and I have an ongoing battle over pizza because she doesn't know good food, and Green Eyed Lady has developed an unnatural obsession with my avatar. Normal day at the office.
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Post by The Captain on Oct 12, 2015 13:05:20 GMT -5
I was surprised that the People's Republic of Madison wasn't on the list (I'm a little scared that they might think they have to work harder to get there) I was not surprised to see Minneapolis in the top 10 though. I don't do click throughs at work but was going to check this tonight. Thought for sure Madison would be in the top 10. I have a friend who moved from there and couldn't get out fast enough. Thanks for saving me some time!
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Post by The Captain on Oct 12, 2015 12:45:30 GMT -5
I can't speak for swamp, but basically we're in the same boat from an income stream point of view. Yea, I make a lot more at my day job than I do on the rentals. But I don't want to have to do the day job forever.
DH and I sometimes refer to the rentals as our pension. By the time I hit 55 they'll be mostly paid for and generating positive cash flows of around $2500 a month. That's on what we currently own and the plan is to buy two more before retirement.
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Post by The Captain on Oct 12, 2015 12:21:29 GMT -5
Last night was roast chicken with roasted Brussels sprouts and roasted hand cut sweet potato fries. That is also lunch today.
Tonight is home made chicken noodle soup and steamed cauliflower.
Tomorrow is easy weeknight skillet supper (ground beef, carrots, celery, onion, tomatoes, red and green bell peppers in tomato sauce).
Wed will be julieann salad with cucumbers, yellow Campari tomatoes, chicken breast, hearts of palm and hard boiled eggs.
Thurs will be a asparagus and ham quiche.
Friday either go out or leftovers.
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Post by The Captain on Oct 12, 2015 11:56:17 GMT -5
Both. Our dishwasher is on it's last legs. I really don't know why we even bother using it (we have to rinse/mostly wash the plates before they go in) but DH feels better about them.
What is the next movie you plan on seeing?
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Post by The Captain on Oct 12, 2015 11:12:08 GMT -5
I did a roast chicken in my 8+ qt Le Creuset yesterday. Skin was parchment paper crispy - ahhhh perfection!
I love my Le Creuset pots.
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Post by The Captain on Oct 12, 2015 9:55:56 GMT -5
DH's identity has been actively breached twice and attempted a few other times. We have fraud alerts on all three credit agencies and I update all of our accounts in Quicken daily.
They could get the cash in my wallet or under my mattress but that's it.
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Post by The Captain on Oct 12, 2015 9:29:34 GMT -5
woof = yes
meow = yes
litter too!
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