Buying a home with LP siding

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She was an amazing woman and inspired so many. I was saddened to hear she passed yesterday....

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No kids, but my sister has two. Both of them had phones by age 10. At first that was old phones, which were quickly destroyed. Then I think they went...

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"Like a pharmacist" -- Well, are they pharmacists, like Pharm-D's? Techs make comparatively nothing.

You are correct...if someone...

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Is this a career for them, or just a paycheck until they find out what they really want to do / can find employment in their desired field? Views on work...

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Disaster preparedness I think needs to be more than a kit that tucks nicely into a closet, these days. It's more of a lifestyle, plus things/supplies,...

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I agree being healthy is important and provides a baseline defense. But it doesn't provide immunity. A vaccine does, and vaccines are part of our evolutionary...

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Humans developed vaccines. We discovered a way to become immune to illness without having to first become ill and/or risk death. This is the brain protecting...

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Sounds like a really crappy visit. I don't know that I would have continued with the visit upon walking into their office to find nobody wearing a mask...

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Charitable/political money...we've donated heavily to HRC/Human Rights Campaign, ACLU, Lambda legal. In the run-up fight for gay marriage, we easily donated...

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My other half has a WSJ subscription that we share.

Reuters.com business section is good for headlines

CNN money not bad either....

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In 2013 we bought a short sale with our last nickel down. It was a place we had intended to stay, maybe forever. Just 6 years in, the value had almost...

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^^ That is the answer for sure, but coming up with how much price reduction is the difficult part. Estimating repair cost was easy for the affected sections,...

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I will get the flu shot, have been getting it yearly for a long time. Company provides it for free. They are urging people to get it before Thanksgiving,...

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An ARM would make sense if the rate is such that there's real savings over 7 years AND you intend to pay off the house in 7 years.

Now might...

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I agree...it's easy to dispense good advice. Following it in every personal situation is a much narrower path to walk. However, knowing what good advice...

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No, not a code violation. Buyers do take into the condition of the house and major items nearing the end of their service life. 30 year marks a lot of...

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I appreciate the links. I have done some reading-up on the stuff. I don't see immediate replacement of the siding on the house in question, but my three...

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Some of you may remember the LP siding products of the early 90's and the lawsuit that followed. Long story short, I'm in the market for our next home...

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Depends on the dealer--best to call ahead and talk with the finance department. A dealer let me do it on a new truck, gave them a personal check for the...

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The only two uses I've discovered so far are an unlikely/ineffective replacement for pepper spray, and, not surprisingly, people use it as an alternative...