March 16, 20214 yr 2 hours ago, YABO713 said: I once had a law professor who explained that, as a homeowner, you're better off not shoveling snow from your porch. The moment you begin shoveling, you assume a responsibility for its condition. I've heard this mentioned before. I'm certainly no lawyer and I know you are, but I find this hard to believe. As a homeowner, aren't I assuming a responsibility for the condition of my property regardless of whether I shovel snow or not? If someone trips over an exposed tree root and breaks an arm on my property, I wouldn't say "not my fault, I didn't try to trim it back, so nothing I could do about it."
March 16, 20214 yr 9 minutes ago, GCrites80s said: Lets say I shovel the walk. Then I go to work. Sun comes out, melts it some, then it gets cloudy again and the water refreezes into ice. Someone falls and dies. The neighbors didn't shovel their walks and they only had safe snow on them. All this happens while I'm at work. I would have had to stay home and monitor the condition of the walk all day because I tried to be "nice" by shoveling. Lol yes - and unfortunately there's case law to support this. Nonetheless, I always shovel and just assume my mailman won't try to bankrupt me
March 16, 20214 yr 23 minutes ago, GCrites80s said: Lets say I shovel the walk. Then I go to work. Sun comes out, melts it some, then it gets cloudy again and the water refreezes into ice. Someone falls and dies. The neighbors didn't shovel their walks and they only had safe snow on them. All this happens while I'm at work. I would have had to stay home and monitor the condition of the walk all day because I tried to be "nice" by shoveling. This may be thrown out of court if it got there anyway. Especially if your city has an ordinance requiring you to clear the snow. Also, I walk a lot. And it the people who never shovel the sidewalk that create the most dangerous conditions. Eventually that snow packs down and turns into an ankle twisting uneven mess of ice. When you shovel the sidewalk a slippery situation will last one day maybe.
March 16, 20214 yr 33 minutes ago, YABO713 said: Lol yes - and unfortunately there's case law to support this. Nonetheless, I always shovel and just assume my mailman won't try to bankrupt me Likewise. And since I own multi-families, I also carry an umbrella policy on top of my homeowners.
March 17, 20214 yr I just found out that the demonym for Liverpool is Liverpudlian. And the demonym for Manchester is Mancunian.
March 17, 20214 yr 5 hours ago, ryanlammi said: I just found out that the demonym for Liverpool is Liverpudlian. And the demonym for Manchester is Mancunian. That's pretty interesting. What are the demonyms for Columbus, Toledo, Canton and Youngstown? The others I know: Clevelander, Cincinnatian, Akronite.
March 17, 20214 yr 18 minutes ago, Pugu said: That's pretty interesting. What are the demonyms for Columbus, Toledo, Canton and Youngstown? The others I know: Clevelander, Cincinnatian, Akronite. Columbus is Columbusite.
March 18, 20214 yr this 30sec helicopter clip popped up on my youtubes feed and its pretty freaky deaky check it out:
March 18, 20214 yr 18 hours ago, ryanlammi said: I just found out that the demonym for Liverpool is Liverpudlian. And the demonym for Manchester is Mancunian. Speaking as a Mancunian, the name harks back to the original Latin name for the city of Mancunium. Another couple of interesting English demonyms; someone from Leeds is commonly referred to as a Loiner or, more formally, a Leodensian. People from Wolverhampton are Wulfrunians. My hovercraft is full of eels
March 18, 20214 yr In honor of the way people drive on I-270 during morning rush, I am trying to popularize the demonym for Columbus as Columbuciles.
March 22, 20214 yr On 3/17/2021 at 6:58 PM, Pugu said: That's pretty interesting. What are the demonyms for Columbus, Toledo, Canton and Youngstown? The others I know: Clevelander, Cincinnatian, Akronite. hmm, i dk what canton is, but it should be cantoneer. 😂 no idea youngstown, youngstownian? lorain is lorainite and toledo is toledoan. bowling green is beegeester. or should bee. ha!
March 22, 20214 yr 1 hour ago, mrnyc said: no idea youngstown, youngstownian? lorain is lorainite and toledo is toledoan. bowling green is beegeester. or should bee. ha! Youngstownie. Unless they go to YSU, then they're a Youngsgownie. Toledo should be Toledor and pronounced with a Spanish accent. Then again, considering the Ohioan pronunciations of Medina, Louisville, Berlin, and Versailles, I'm surprised we don't pronounce Toledo "Tolla-dew" or some BS.
March 22, 20214 yr ^Well, we already butcher Toledo with "Toll-EE-doh" so that's plenty enough. "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
March 23, 20214 yr So it's supposed to be To-LID-o right? I've got an episode of The Transformers that I've had on my computers since the LimeWire and Morpheus days where the announcer said "Up next on 24 Tol-LID-o, it's Heathcliff."
March 23, 20214 yr 2 hours ago, GCrites80s said: So it's supposed to be To-LID-o right? I've got an episode of The Transformers that I've had on my computers since the LimeWire and Morpheus days where the announcer said "Up next on 24 Tol-LID-o, it's Heathcliff." It's supposed to be Toe-LAY-doh. "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
March 23, 20214 yr Tallest building in each state. One of the things I found interesting was the number of floors compared to the actual height on some. What's the tallest building in your state? Here's the list Edited March 23, 20214 yr by Mildtraumatic
March 30, 20214 yr I'm adulting hard this week. Growing up sucks. I strongly recommend against it if it can be at all avoided.
April 7, 20214 yr tokyo? ny? no and no. irl godzilla is terrorizing bangkok: https://nypost.com/2021/04/07/giant-lizard-goes-on-supermarket-sweep-wild-video-goes-viral/
April 13, 20214 yr canadian invasion! and i dont mean mayflies. it seems that exactly 100 years ago our canadian states planned a hair brained scheme to raid our lower states — this is a very sweet and charming writeup about it tho: https://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/ny-oped-the-canadian-invasion-that-wasnt-20210412-hou4rnpembbwbb75qh3f2ks2qy-story.html
April 15, 20214 yr Words I never want to hear again: "... an abundance of caution ..." Remember: It's the Year of the Snake
May 4, 20214 yr https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2021/05/03/worlds-largest-white-castle-opens-in-orlando/ Quote The world’s largest White Castle has officially opened in Orlando.... Hundreds of fans of the chain’s famous hamburger sliders lined up, camping out overnight or arriving early Monday to be the first in line for the restaurant’s opening. Formerly "Mr Sparkle"
May 4, 20214 yr 59 minutes ago, OldBearcat said: https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2021/05/03/worlds-largest-white-castle-opens-in-orlando/ The newscast points out that the drive-thru wait time was over 30 minutes - coincidentally that's roughly the same as the average wait at the White Castle on William Howard Taft.
May 5, 20214 yr that is triggering me, but not about the castle. god i hate orlando traffic. its just the worst. such under baked main roads for their growth. that whole place is the biggest waste of time in america. ugh.
May 23, 20214 yr My wife and I (deep breath) have decided to downsize. My only real concern is we won't find a place we like in our price range and meanwhile shall have sold our house out from under ourselves. We live in a very hot neighborhood and don't anticipate any problem selling. So ... we have agreed to a private placement, which says the broker has 60 days to shop the place around while we try to figure out what comes next. We don't have to accept a deal. Anybody have experience in these circumstances? How did it work out? Remember: It's the Year of the Snake
May 24, 20214 yr Not the exact circumstance you're talking about, but a buddy of mine and his wife sold their house last year because a really troublesome hillbilly/junkie neighbor moved in and started feuding with them (I'm not going to say "what do you expect if you insist on staying in Appalachian Ohio" especially since the wife's office is in Columbus). They sold it right after "lockdown" ended so houses had gone up some but not outrageously so as they have now. They wound up making $30K on the sale after everything was said and done. They didn't really have a place to buy so they started renting from a friend. They took that profit and used it to buy some land even further out. They started going in and cutting brush at the new place to get an idea of what they were going to do as far as building a new house on that land when another hillbilly neighbor turned up and said that a strip of land next to the road was still his because they realigned the state route in the '60s or something and never transferred the now free-of-roadway to the old owner of the land. The guy then accused my buddy of being a condo developer (in the sticks... in an area with no jobs... right...). Now before they can build the guy wants $10K for the strip of land and they can't build. And now that materials costs are outrageous -- if obtainable by an individual builder at all -- they are going to try to get the whole thing erased by the title insurance since somebody over the course of the past 60 years should have caught that. So they are probably going to have to keep renting for a while and punt. Maybe they'll have to for a few years to let the market and/or materials prices to chill out. Or just give up and pay a bloated price for something move-in ready or one that needs light reno. Since you aren't talking about building I'd say that makes it easier, but I feel like it's almost dangerous to sell now without a sure-fire situation in place. Unless you don't mind renting for a while. And do not build now. If you've got M/I or Tolle Brothers or somebody like that building maybe it's better but you are going to pay. Not just some GC you know -- they might not be able to get anything that's not at Lowe's (and overpriced). Edited May 24, 20214 yr by GCrites80s
June 1, 20214 yr On 5/23/2021 at 1:33 PM, Dougal said: My wife and I (deep breath) have decided to downsize. My only real concern is we won't find a place we like in our price range and meanwhile shall have sold our house out from under ourselves. We live in a very hot neighborhood and don't anticipate any problem selling. So ... we have agreed to a private placement, which says the broker has 60 days to shop the place around while we try to figure out what comes next. We don't have to accept a deal. Anybody have experience in these circumstances? How did it work out? We spent most of the weekend shopping around for a new place. Summary: everything sucked for one reason or several. Maybe the problem is one really has to be FORCED into downsizing by health, finance, what-have-you. 'Rational' planning doesn't seem to be working. What we'd like to do is sell our ~3,000 sq ft house on a 10,000 ft lot and buy a comparably-priced 3,000 sq ft house on a 3,200 sq ft lot, which turns out to be a lot harder than you might think, even in a city/area strewn with town houses and condos. The answer may be to keep what we have and hire a lawn service. 😬 Remember: It's the Year of the Snake
June 1, 20214 yr Hm yeah, depending on location, smaller lots a lot of times mean older parts of town where houses are less likely to be move-in ready. Non-move-in ready today means supply is more available and the inventory sits longer.
June 7, 20214 yr On 5/23/2021 at 1:33 PM, Dougal said: My wife and I (deep breath) have decided to downsize. My only real concern is we won't find a place we like in our price range and meanwhile shall have sold our house out from under ourselves. We live in a very hot neighborhood and don't anticipate any problem selling. So ... we have agreed to a private placement, which says the broker has 60 days to shop the place around while we try to figure out what comes next. We don't have to accept a deal. Anybody have experience in these circumstances? How did it work out? Update (maybe I'm the only one who cares 😉 ): We sold the house without ever actually listing it. The offer exceeded our asking price and the terms are "as is": not even going to patch the screen door. Remember: It's the Year of the Snake
June 8, 20214 yr These Cicadas are going nuts today. They have been roaring most of the day. I have only heard them in the distance before and saw some on the trees and plants but they were out in force today. They were flying all around, had two almost hit me as I worked in the yard. I could look in the trees and see them scattered all about. The birds were also quite active today-must be a feast for them. I hope these things quiet down later. I can hear them with the air conditioning on and blasting right near me and headphones on inside the house(music stopped playing...they can be heard-even with headphones on.) They were all over my pear tree...I wonder if they will slide down and eat the roots and kill it?-it was not there 17 years ago-I planted it 14 years ago. I even tried to pick a dead leaf off a bush and I ended up with a live Cicada in my hand. They are very interesting looking alive, but those husks they leave are creepy to me.
June 9, 20214 yr No cicadas in Groveport or Ashville. None. Just like 1987 and 2004. I wonder what made them decide against going east of the Scioto. I don't think getting across the river is much of a problem for them.
June 9, 20214 yr 15 hours ago, Toddguy said: These Cicadas are going nuts today. They have been roaring most of the day. I have only heard them in the distance before and saw some on the trees and plants but they were out in force today. They were flying all around, had two almost hit me as I worked in the yard. I could look in the trees and see them scattered all about. The birds were also quite active today-must be a feast for them. I hope these things quiet down later. I can hear them with the air conditioning on and blasting right near me and headphones on inside the house(music stopped playing...they can be heard-even with headphones on.) They were all over my pear tree...I wonder if they will slide down and eat the roots and kill it?-it was not there 17 years ago-I planted it 14 years ago. I even tried to pick a dead leaf off a bush and I ended up with a live Cicada in my hand. They are very interesting looking alive, but those husks they leave are creepy to me. I had heard on the radio last week that June 6-12 would be peak population. And yes, they have been boisterous this week!
June 9, 20214 yr 15 hours ago, GCrites80s said: No cicadas in Groveport or Ashville. None. Just like 1987 and 2004. I wonder what made them decide against going east of the Scioto. I don't think getting across the river is much of a problem for them. I do not remember them back in 1987 or 2004 in Columbus either where I lived-nothing like yesterday. I have never experienced them like this before. 1 hour ago, Rabbit Hash said: I had heard on the radio last week that June 6-12 would be peak population. And yes, they have been boisterous this week! They quieted down last night. Not a peep yet today-maybe they don't like rainy weather? They sound just like they do on the videos I had watched of them on Youtube-except they are even louder.
June 9, 20214 yr 17 hours ago, Toddguy said: The birds were also quite active today-must be a feast for them. I hope these things quiet down later. I can hear them with the air conditioning on and blasting right near me and headphones on inside the house(music stopped playing...they can be heard-even with headphones on.) This has been reported in DC but I've heard people say they've seen lots of dead blue jays around Cincinnati as well - coincidentally, these are both areas with significant cicada populations. It makes you wonder if there's a connection: https://www.birdwatchingdaily.com/news/birdwatching/terribly-scary-situation-as-birds-die-go-blind-in-d-c-area/
June 9, 20214 yr 17 minutes ago, Ram23 said: This has been reported in DC but I've heard people say they've seen lots of dead blue jays around Cincinnati as well - coincidentally, these are both areas with significant cicada populations. It makes you wonder if there's a connection: https://www.birdwatchingdaily.com/news/birdwatching/terribly-scary-situation-as-birds-die-go-blind-in-d-c-area/ This happened to a blue jay in our yard over Memorial Day weekend www.cincinnatiideas.com
June 10, 20214 yr On 6/9/2021 at 12:39 PM, thebillshark said: This happened to a blue jay in our yard over Memorial Day weekend Before the cicada emergence, I found two dead Robins in my yard. Not typical. Think there is 5G connection? Edited June 10, 20214 yr by Rabbit Hash Added 5G quip...
June 10, 20214 yr Probably people getting the vaccine is making us give off 5G. Also since we're magnetic now it's throwing off their navigation.
June 10, 20214 yr My grounded theory is that it has something to do with cicadas - maybe it happens every 17 years but is being noted now because the prevalence of cell phones and social media. 17 years ago how many people would see a dead bird and take a video/post it on the internet? And if they did, would the news have noticed? On the other extreme, my theory is that it's an engineered virus designed to spread among the bird population. In a few months, "they" will release the modified variant that spreads among humans, in an attempt to convince people that viruses jump species all the time. This will all be a deflection to cover for Covid being outed as a manmade virus that escaped the lab in Wuhan.
June 10, 20214 yr They are out again in force. Driving west down 40 toward Darby Creek there seemed to be a haze over the road. It was THEM! They were swarming so much they created a haze. It died down a bit but again before crossing Little Darby Creek into West Jeff...another haze. They were hitting the car lol. These thing cannot fly worth sh*t. I live very close to the creek and there are big old trees around here-probably why they are so numerous. This morning I went out on the porch and they were just scattered on top of the shrubbery so I could just pick them off If I wanted to-they do not move away. I accidentally stepped on a couple walking from my car. My dad wanted me to catch some so he could see them since there are none in his Cbus neighborhood. In the very short time it took to grab three of them off some shrubs and put them in a container*, two airborne Cicadas hit me in the head. They don't seem too bright, they don't move away from capture, they can't fly worth sh*t, and they apparently do not like captivity as they have been quite noisy in the container at times They are loud enough that if they were more numerous and were a bit louder, this would be some Alfred Hitchcockish stuff ala The Birds. I am tired of them and now they are annoying, and I read that they actually can cause some significant plant damage. *I will free them tomorrow after they have been inspected.
June 11, 20214 yr Cicadas are dangerous! I remember when I was a teenager last time they came around; I was only like 14. That was a crazy summer. I remember riding in a car with the windows down and they would come inside and smack us in the face! I'm sure they're responsible for a lot of car wrecks. Be careful driving and only have your windows down if you have to. They're the clumsiest, most inept bug I've ever seen in my life. I worked at a fancy Jewish country club as a caddy, that summer (where tipping was banned...big surprise.) I did enjoy seeing the cicadas smack members in the face while they were trying to tee off. I wonder why they were so bad in Pleasant Ridge. I suppose it had an abundance of deciduous trees and a lack of evergreens. I just remember it was REALLY bad. I live in London, OH now and I don't see cicadas anywhere here.
June 11, 20214 yr Go drive I-71 through mid-town Cincinnati. They are littering the emergency lanes and in some cases the carcasses are building up in huge piles. Nasty!
June 11, 20214 yr 2 hours ago, David said: Cicadas are dangerous! I remember when I was a teenager last time they came around; I was only like 14. That was a crazy summer. I remember riding in a car with the windows down and they would come inside and smack us in the face! I'm sure they're responsible for a lot of car wrecks. Be careful driving and only have your windows down if you have to. They're the clumsiest, most inept bug I've ever seen in my life. I worked at a fancy Jewish country club as a caddy, that summer (where tipping was banned...big surprise.) I did enjoy seeing the cicadas smack members in the face while they were trying to tee off. I wonder why they were so bad in Pleasant Ridge. I suppose it had an abundance of deciduous trees and a lack of evergreens. I just remember it was REALLY bad. I live in London, OH now and I don't see cicadas anywhere here. Well I am nearby in Jefferson Township and they are everywhere and I have officially reached peak Cicada. Now that I know the females just love to lay their eggs in fruit tree branches, thus devastating the branches, I want them all dead. They are all over my fruit trees. I was going to have some peaches and apples-not anymore. The squirrels have been so crazed trying to get at the Cicadas they have knocked nearly every one off. I am sure the pear tree will be damaged as well-and it had a huge fruit set this year. I was out and sprayed my dwarf columnar apple tree(maybe 15 feet high and 4 feet around)and hundreds of them flew out. There are many of them dead and crushed in the road-I don't know if they died and fell out of the trees or, given their apparent mass stupidity, decided the road was a nice warm place to lay down. Every tree, shrub, bush, flower pot, every surface, has at least one of them sitting on or clinging to it. I am just hating them knowing what they will do to my fruit trees. I smiled when I saw how full the spider webs were of their carcasses. f*ck these f*cking f*ckers. They are even louder today. *The only saving grace is that I have been registering them to vote-Democrat of course.
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