Don't ya love payin' those bills???

500 Dollar Propert Tax Bill..Try 5600 Here, and Im on IR too. The weather here sucks, it really took a turn for the worse, Hi of 30 today, we have a small snow storm brewing for tomorrow, 2-4 inches possible. After we were teased with 65 degree weather Friday and half of Saturday.

Oh well, dont forget to set those clocks forward Saturday Night!!

Property taxes... now you went and got me started again!

$4200 last yr., going up again this year as we update an antiquated system of property valuation. Now we're going to a market-value based system. Two year lag in valuations. Who's valuating the "market value?"
Because I'm on the golf course I pay more? Are we using the ReMax valuation method? Century 21's? Bob's real estate's?

I think its the "screw Kurt" valuation method! No wonder our foreclosure rate tops the country! No one ever knows from year to year what their costs of homeownership will be! Hard to determine what you can afford if the rules change every year!

Don't get me started on the adjustable rate mortgage scam! Them poor sons-a-bitches are really getting screwed!

20 years eh, your still wet behind the ears

So it sounds like you'll be taking a trip to the Islands
Im suggesting Paradise Island in the Bahamas, cont go wrong their Mon.

Nah, me be bettin dat too crowded fo de Majik-mon, Meester Cravn...

St. Martin... St. Barts... St. Johns...

or, a bit closer to the left coast... Hutalco in Mexico is nice I hear. Some of the emerging new places down Acapulco way...

OR... the big rock on the finger is good... but the vacation is good for both!

Holy smokes guys.........5600 For in taxes for Cravn and Kurt you pay 4200.

Damn thats alotta cake.

What kinda money you guys make..............sheesh,I thought i made good money.



BTW...........I hate islands.

wood20ks wrote:Holy smokes guys.........5600 For in taxes for Cravn and Kurt you pay 4200.

Damn thats alotta cake.

What kinda money you guys make..............sheesh,I thought i made good money.



BTW...........I hate islands.

1700 a month, It seems Im in a "Hot Zone" Im only 31 miles North of Baltimore, 5 years ago when we bought my taxes were 2200 for our home and 2 acres. But its really boomed here lately, my house has went up 3x in value. Plus they put in 8 waterfront home sites less than a mile away that they sold for 1million plus, Kind of hard to believe in this rural part of PA. Oh well just hope this place holds the value for another 4 years and 3 months. Full Pension kicks in, and magic will be sending me my chips to some tropical island in the Caribbean.

How in the hell can you hate Islands Mr Bear, The Mrs and I are depressed as hell cause we had to cancel going back to the Bahamas the first week of May. Guess Ill be stuck looking at the nasty Atlantic Ocean this year.

$4200 & I'm on a postage stamp, not some compound like the Magic-man and the Crav-meister. I am on a golf course, though.

I'm not livin large, just making ends meet, some of the time. Pensions are so far off, shoot, I'll probably change professions before I'm thinking retirement...

Pensions are so far off, shoot, I'll probably change professions before I'm thinking retirement...

Work Union, Live Better!!

I don't know Kurt, I guess Im one of the goof balls that instead of worrying about wich Bar to hit next, while I was in my 20's. I was reading the Business Pages and investing with my Dad. And when I took a job, I wasn't worried about the job duties, I was more interested in the benny package. Hence the career with UPS. But I did screw up with that job. In 1978 while in High School, we had a Job Fair and UPS was one of the companies that called me back and offered me a part time position. I knew nothing of the company, didn't know they were Union. I just knew I couldnt except a PT position.. SHiiiiT that stupidity on my part just cost my pension 350.00 a month. I could of had another 10 years!!

Islands are boring.........There is nothing to do but lay around and watch women in skimpy bikinis(although there is nothing wrong with that)
But to sit back on a beach and fry is just ..............well .........stupid.

My idea of a vacation would be to visit the Rockies(which I`ve done),visit different ballparks(which i`ve been to a few and seen a few) and gambling......love it.

Now the little woman would be on your`s and Kurt`s side.
Damn that sucks...........

I`ve been to Jamaica,Aruba,Ft.Lauderdale,East coast and West coast and the beaches at all places are the same.......water, women and booze.(I can handle the last two but i`m no water athlete).

cravnravn wrote:

Pensions are so far off, shoot, I'll probably change professions before I'm thinking retirement...

Work Union, Live Better!!

I don't know Kurt, I guess Im one of the goof balls that instead of worrying about wich Bar to hit next, while I was in my 20's. I was reading the Business Pages and investing with my Dad. And when I took a job, I wasn't worried about the job duties, I was more interested in the benny package. Hence the career with UPS. But I did screw up with that job. In 1978 while in High School, we had a Job Fair and UPS was one of the companies that called me back and offered me a part time position. I knew nothing of the company, didn't know they were Union. I just knew I couldnt except a PT position.. SHiiiiT that stupidity on my part just cost my pension 350.00 a month. I could of had another 10 years!!

That was me Cravn.........In my 20`s and partying.Hell there wasn`t a weekend that we wouldn`t go out of town or state to do some drinking,buy hookers or go to ball games.Life was great.
Lets just say i was an explorer.Christopher Columbus had nothing on me........

Yeah I know.............you can stop laughing now,but it`s true we bought hookers.

See..Im having fun now, all my worries are behind me..Fuck it, I want some Rican waiting on my lazy ass whenever they see my Ravens towel hit the Beach :D

Im sorry Mr Bear, I dont know if its living this close to the dirty Atlantic all my life..But I know my dick stays harder in the Caribbean

The only good thing about those islands Cravn would be as Alan Jackson says"It`s 5 o'clock somewheres"...........

Thats EXACTLY what I tell the Mrs when I wake up and pour me a "strong" bloddy mary.Extra pepper, extra celery salt please, thank you.

Live better work Union....


You a union man Cravn?

I've been a proud member of Carpenter Local 859 for about 12 years now myself..... They've been pretty damn good to me....

Now if they just change the retirement qualifications to 25 and out instead of 30 I'll be doing great.....I've been investing in a mutual fund for the last 6 years.. and with our anuity and pension I should be OK when it's time for me to hang them up....

I do think that I Need to open up a Roth though...and I'm starting to get way more interested in the stock market now....

Now if the good lord would just strike the damn IRS dead I would be VERY happy..... 2500.00 on top of my property taxes..... So much for the land of the FREE huh?

You a union man Cravn?

Oh Hell Heah, Teamsters Local 355 Retired, What you dont think those guys in the Brown Trucks work for free did you.

Carpenter you say 2Shock..I love carpentry..You'll have a blast building a log home..Just 1 tool of advice you"ll need, Comealong.

Hey , Im starting to club my basement, I might be hitting you up for some advice.