My friend texted me last night that a deer ran right by him on Clinton in O/C last night.  Invasion of the urban deer?

 

About two months ago, I'm driving east on the Abbey Avenue bridge and people start inexplicably slamming on their brakes ahead of me. Sure enough, a *huge* 6-point buck is just galloping along in the westbound lane - not panic-sprinting/darting - just moseying along staying in his lane better than most drivers!

Why do people want to tear up the shit you've worked hard for?

 

I come back from my jog and some little a-hole was paint balling my home and few other neighbors homes.  I ask him why is he doing that, he says "cause im bored and I want to."  I'm you're damaging property, the lil mutha*ucker shot the paint ball at me!  So I chased his ass into his building (dumb ass lives around the corner and wasn't smart enough to close the building door) and up four flights of stairs to his apartment.

 

Im banging on the door and the mother answers.  I tell her to come out she says no (now that I think about it, i wouldn't either especially as mad as I was), then I tell her to come out or I'm going to break the *ucking door down.  Two neighbors come out and ask what the hell is going on so I tell them.

 

One of the neighbors say, "he saw the kid with a gun" and the other says to just calm down and she'll talk to the mother.  So the mother comes out with her boyfriend and I tell her what I witness you know what this heifer said?  "What do you want me to do about it?"  I thought I was going to self implode!

 

I told her I want her to take responsibility for her childs actions.  What you do in the house is one thing, and it's obvious there is no parenting, but the kid damaged my house and it needs to be fixed now.  she said, "*uck you."  So I said, "well lets all fuck raw while I call the police".  so I called the inspector at the precinct and told him to come to their  house now.  The boyfriend doesn't say a word.  The mother is like oh it's like that.  I'm say, "yeah, I'm trying to talk to you adult to adult and you don't seem to understand your child vandalized my property and you act like its no big deal.  Where is he, have you even asked or wondered why my ass would be inside your building if you child did something wrong?"

 

Then the heifer tried to flip the script by saying "you people" moved into the area and try to look down on poor people am sure if you live in a brownstone  you have enough money to repair or repaint.  You uppity n----- kill me trying to change shit."  By this time all the floor was out, a few grumbled and a few were like, your kid is bad and you dont do shit.  So I said, "I tried to work it out with you. You want to make excuses for your child" now you have to be responsible financially and in a court of law for his actions.

 

I go home and my neighbor comes out and he video taped the whole thing.  he said this is the third time in two months hes been paint balled and he spoke to the boy.

 

I dont understand parents who have - not raise - children that are bad then make excuses.

:whip:

Maybe the punk will get a real gun and shoot himself. Best for all concerned, including his absentee mother.

Maybe the punk will get a real gun and shoot himself. Best for all concerned, including his absentee mother.

no...no... he wants to play with the big boys.  I got something for all three of them!

MTS, is that apartment in the picture on Park Avenue?

 

Oh and with the rotten kid, if the mom wnont take responsibilty I guess you have to take matters into your own hands and kick his ass next time you see him......

MTS, is that apartment in the picture on Park Avenue?

 

 

 

Willy...you are too funny!  LOL  LOL

 

ETA:  thanks, I needed that laugh I spent my morning at a police precinct I'm cranky, evil, moody, angry and I'm fit to be tied.

do you prefer nylon or cotton ropes?

do you prefer nylon or cotton ropes?

 

I'm Puerto Rican.  Ropes are used by the JV squad!  I prefer straps...they're sexier!

why does this come to mind?

Leave it to MTS:

 

"Nylon or cotton?"

 

"Leather."

Oh my god!  LMAO  See this is why i love you UO psychos!  Ahh I love you kids.  In a underdeveloped world kind of way!

Buy a paintball gun and shoot back next time! :shoot:

Buy a paintball gun and shoot back next time! :shoot:

 

No I i'm hateful, I want him and his mother to suffer.

• NYCHA will check on Monday who is supposed to be in the house
  
• Since the little bastard was arrested and has to sit in central booking until monday, I think he violated his parole
  
• An the DSC will visit the mother.
  

I dont like being played with because I play for keeps.  He paint balled the wrong house.

 

On a separate note, on the way back from my Assistants house, he and his wife live a few blocks away, a man came up to me and held up an iron then asked me if I needed an iron.  I just looked at him.

 

Today has just been one of those days.

omg ron burgundy himself just closed on an apt on my block, this is gonna be a fun summer lol!  :laugh:

 

 

http://ny.curbed.com/archives/2010/06/04/will_ferrell_picks_up_west_village_loft_for_42_million.php

I just don't get it.  Every Friday and Saturday night around 3:00 am its the same story on my block.  A bunch of drunk mid 20 somethings wearing affliction shirts get in some argument over some girl and a fight breaks out at Rush and Oak.  As always the paddy-wagon is right there to arrest them all.  After spending the night downtown, they get back to discover their cars have also been towed since the meters have reset to normal paying time and they did not move their cars around 5:00 a.m.  So after $1000 in tickets and fines, was it really worth it?  And why will no one learn.

I just don't get it.  Every Friday and Saturday night around 3:00 am its the same story on my block.  A bunch of drunk mid 20 somethings wearing affliction shirts get in some argument over some girl and a fight breaks out at Rush and Oak.  As always the paddy-wagon is right there to arrest them all.  After spending the night downtown, they get back to discover their cars have also been towed since the meters have reset to normal paying time and they did not move their cars around 5:00 a.m.  So after $1000 in tickets and fines, was it really worth it?  And why will no one learn.

 

As long as they do not hurt Barney's or Prada, who cares?  :whip:  Could they hanging out at that 24 hour diner, the name escapes me now.

Buy a paintball gun and shoot back next time! :shoot:

 

No I i'm hateful, I want him and his mother to suffer.

• NYCHA will check on Monday who is supposed to be in the house
  
• Since the little bastard was arrested and has to sit in central booking until monday, I think he violated his parole
  
• An the DSC will visit the mother.
  

I dont like being played with because I play for keeps.  He paint balled the wrong house.

 

Go get them MTS!

My block is off the hook this week.  The Queens at the far end of the block are having one major blow out.  The one I dont know that well (he has a roving eye), just thru the "nice" ones clothes out the window.

 

Next thing I the "nice" one says from the sidewalk, "and you wonder why I dont want to come home at night, you selfish bitch!"

 

My gentleman caller said, "when I invited you out for breakfast, I didn't know live entertainment would be included.  They are worse the ghetto couple from the Projects!"  LOL

 

These Queens carrying on! 

I love New York.

I love New York.

 

would you like to have those Queens as neighbors?  They fight down!

 

As long as they do not hurt Barney's or Prada, who cares?   :whip:   Could they hanging out at that 24 hour diner, the name escapes me now.

 

Funny you mention that.  I occasionally here the alarm system going off at Prada.  Maybe once or twice a month....typically some idiot bumping into the glass windows a little too hard.

 

As long as they do not hurt Barney's or Prada, who cares?  :whip:  Could they hanging out at that 24 hour diner, the name escapes me now.

 

Funny you mention that.  I occasionally here the alarm system going off at Prada.  Maybe once or twice a month....typically some idiot bumping into the glass windows a little too hard.

 

Oh my!

Sounds like you had an exciting weekend MTS....

 

Good for you I hate little punks...

 

 

Sounds like you had an exciting weekend MTS....

 

Good for you I hate little punks...

 

Very.  I hate b*tchassness as well! 

 

When I left for my breakfast meeting, the Queens at the end of the block were at it again.  The "nice" one was throwing the "mean" one out of the house and they were wrestling/boxing on the steps.  The "nice" was screaming, "you do not validate me nor will you disrespect me again".  It was not a cute sight.

 

I overheard one of two older ladies walking down the street say, "See what happens when white folks move into the neighborhood?  I thought the gays were supposed to be neat and tidy?"  I just burst out laughing.

 

Speaking of my breakfast meeting, have any of you ever been to a meeting, where you hoped the speaker would choke, yet no attendee knew CPR or the Heimlich?  This breakfast "meeting" was a waste of my time and so boring thats all I could think about.

Speaking of my breakfast meeting, have any of you ever been to a meeting, where you hoped the speaker would choke, yet no attendee knew CPR or the Heimlich? This breakfast "meeting" was a waste of my time and so boring thats all I could think about.

 

Never based on me being bored or that would be every "meeting" I attend.

 

 

Late in my professional career, on a couple of occasions I adjourned other people's meetings when it became clear that they lacked direction and were wandering off topic and running out of steam. The first time, I was fairly new on the job and it was my boss's meeting and I rather loudly got attention and shut it down, and thought later, "Oh, God! I'm gonna get fired for that!" There were no repercussions except that I got invited to fewer meetings after that (a bad thing?), and two attendees from another department stopped by my office later in the day to shake my hand and congratulate me for doing what everyone else wanted to do but was afraid to.

 

My boss used to love to fill a room full of people making $50K and more, for a meeting with a vaguely defined subject and no clear agenda, and then drag things on and on and on, in the era before No-Smoking rules took over. The ventilation was always poor, and non-smokers ended up recycling a lot of smoke. One time, I went into the conference room ahead of the meeting, collected all the ashtrays, and hid them outside the room. That was fun and interesting :-D.

 

I went so far as to write up a suggestion and submit it; no chairs in meeting rooms (they always had the most comfortable chairs in the office), no snacks or coffee, the person who wants to convene a meeting submits a list of invitees to HR a week in advance along with an agenda, HR estimates a cost that will be charged to the manager's cost of operations, and assigns a parliamentarian from another department to conduct the meeting according to Roberts Rules of Order. It would have gotten the meeting problem under control, and would have given HR something to do to earn their salaries. I got no response.

my coworker just laughed her way through a job interview...i mean, how unprofessional is that?  Sure, the guy wasn't exactly a home run hitter here, but at least have some respect for the guy.

 

damn.

my coworker just laughed her way through a job interview...i mean, how unprofessional is that? Sure, the guy wasn't exactly a home run hitter here, but at least have some respect for the guy.

 

damn.

 

ouch. That's cruel...

 

 

Well, we're back from our road trip with little RNR to Wisconsin.  Even breaking it up with an overnight stay in Indiana both ways, I have to say it was really a nightmare and mr. RNR has worn me down with his argument that we shouldn't take an actual "vacation" later this year (i.e. Big Vacation to the W coast).  The baby was like a monkey on crack for much of the trip.  He HATED being in the car that long and threw several fits.  We'd stop for awhile at a rest stop, where there was basically almost nothing we could find that was suitable for him to eat (the car was already packed to the ceiling with shit just for a 4 day trip, bringing coolers and food was just not in the cards) and then when we got to the car he'd scream again.  I had to sit in the back and CONSTANTLY entertain him to keep him from screaming.  I got almost no sleep the whole trip as he took forever to get to sleep at night and then woke up whining and flopping around like a fish and screaming, and I couldn't enjoy one meal as I was always trying to get him to eat and not throw the food, bang his hands up and down on the high chair tray and scream ala Helen Keller.  He does NOT behave like that at home or when we go out to restaurants at home. I also think he ate very little because he was so distracted.  Being on the low end of the growth curve for weight, this also bothered me. 

 

I think we were put in the "parents/child" room at the hampton inn we stayed at last night.  The carpet was f*cking filthy, including sticky residue that looked like candy, and we were all the way down at the end of the hall, assumedly so nobody could hear little RNR screaming, which is good as there was at least 1-2 hours of screaming total over the course of the overnight hours every night of the trip.  I tried to feed him some pureed sweet potato at the hotel because he basically refused dinner, just threw everything and screamed as soon as the food was put in front of him so he was promptly removed from the restaurant, and he grabbed the sweet potato container and flung it away, splashing orange on the comforter of the bed, the carpet, everything.  I did my best to clean up the HORRID mess he left at each restaurant but it was terribly embarrassing.  He usually makes a small mess on the floor but does pretty well for a 1 year old, but this was just like having a chimp on the trip, I swear.

 

Despite all that, he had a good time at my sister's and in a way, I hated to leave (and get back on the road!).  Madison seems so much more lefty and hippie and crunchy than Cleveland.  If it weren't for their EVEN WORSE winters, I would push for us to move there.  We went to a really cool yoga class and everyone in there looked like a hippie, everyone rides bikes everywhere as there are bike lanes on like EVERY SINGLE ROAD and there are all these nooks with really cool shops like wine bars that serve as good coffee/pastry shops in the morning, native american art stores, and I got to visit my favorite cloth diapering store which I've bought from online previously. 

 

I know we should take more trips to get him more used to it, but OMG between the cost and the hassle, I don't know when I'll be ready again.  We stayed on points at every hotel but if I had been paying, I would have picked a place with laundry and that would have helped as we wouldn't have had to bring SO many clothes. 

Aww lil RNR is not a road warrior, but then again, with all that screaming maybe he is.  :D

 

My youngest nephew was like that.  We took a family trip to LA and he and his sister (a year older) screamed from Cleveland to Iowa.  I know everyone wanted to put us off the plane.

 

Give him a few more trips.  Try building up with one tank local trips.

We have done a lot of shorter trips to Mansfield and Youngstown and he does very well with those.  We may have to lengthen it and go to Cols and/or Cincy.

omg did you just take childcare advice from that mts character?!!  :-o

 

quick whats the number for child protective services in the cleve?  :laugh:

omg did you just take childcare advice from that mts character?!!  :o

 

quick whats the number for child protective services in the cleve?  :laugh:

 

My new

My new old house has a gas furnace in it from 1927.  It's the steam joint kind that looks like an octopus and has radiators through out.  A couple of the radiators have sections cracked on the top  corners. They would need to be replaced.  I've looked online and found some nice modern ones that I can order from Europe (don't know if they would work), or i can buy some used ones locally probably.  I could also just remove them and heat those rooms with electric or a gas fireplace.  I am also considering removing it all and installing duct work and a new furnace.  What does anyone think?

 

How old is the house?

What is your budget?

What is the ROI?

What is the best method of heating the house over the life of the furnace?

 

I would get a contractor.

I edited my post to answer somethings.  I don't have a budget yet.  I don't believe the ROI is measurable now.  I'm just now considering my options with the house.  I probably won't get a contractor.  I killed the last one.

I'm not going to be doing these things myself as i don't know the slightest about heating and cooling.

I am just reaching out for some opinions.  The hvac people i have talked to say "it's up to you".  really

 

I'm also considering converting it to a wood burner and fixing the steam stuff.  I could burn my trash as well.

oops RnR. My bad...Sounds like a fun trip. Never be held hostage by your kids though. Take the vacation. Also benadryl/dramamine works wonders! :)

 

 

:drunk: I am sure you figured out how to handle it :drunk:

 

 

GFI,

Depends on the situation. If it is a steam system you are pretty limited (they are also highly ineffiecent) but if it is a hot water system you have more options. Most of the radiators out of europe are for hotwater, you will have a problem finding ones for steam.

Boilers are expensive (x2) compared to forced air units.

 

Take a look at the high volume microduct systems for forced air. They can be installed much more easinly and discretely.

My new old house has a gas furnace in it from 1927.  It's the steam joint kind that looks like an octopus and has radiators through out.  A couple of the radiators have sections cracked on the top  corners. They would need to be replaced.  I've looked online and found some nice modern ones that I can order from Europe (don't know if they would work), or i can buy some used ones locally probably.  I could also just remove them and heat those rooms with electric or a gas fireplace.  I don't know if the furnace works because i don't have the gas hooked up yet.  It looks all there but it looks old.  83 years old.

It would probably be cheapest (short term) to replace the radiators and continue using the old furnace. Try to find used ones locally as European ones may require different fittings (metric sized pipes and such.) If no one has bothered to replace the 1927 boiler, there is a good chance it does still work. They built things to last back then. Obviously you'll want to find out for sure if it does work before investing in radiators though.

I am also considering removing it all and installing duct work and a new furnace. 

While this is the only option that will give you possibility of central air, be prepared for sticker shock. The labor for adding ductwork to an old house is going to be in the thousands.

I'm also considering converting it to a wood burner and fixing the steam stuff.  I could burn my trash as well.

Incinerating your own trash is against code in many places, so double check whether this is even legal where you are.

What does anyone think?

Another option to consider would be replacing the old furnace with a new high efficency boiler. That way you could continue to use the old radiators, and with a tax credit for installing high efficiency, you could save a few bucks. While it would cost a lot up front, it might save you money vs. using the 83 year old furnace you've currently got.

 

Take a look at the high volume microduct systems for forced air. They can be installed much more easinly and discretely.

More cost for the unit, less cost for labor. Price wise they're similar in the end, but with the high volume system you don't have to move walls or fix as much plaster, but unless it's installed by someone that really knows what they're doing you end up with uneven heating/cooling and it feels breezy in the house as the air comes out so much faster.

Well, we're back from our road trip with little RNR to Wisconsin. Even breaking it up with an overnight stay in Indiana both ways, I have to say it was really a nightmare and mr. RNR has worn me down with his argument that we shouldn't take an actual "vacation" later this year (

 

I've been making this argument for 5 years. I finally broke down and agreed to take the kids to Hershey next week. After hearing about this trip, I may cancel.

Well, I think it would be better with kids that are old enough that you can actually attempt to make them behave.  With a 1 year old infant, there's just no reasoning with them or whatever. It's not like you can say, if you don't stop crying, we're not going into this restaurant/we'll leave the restaurant.  They're still too blob-like.  Perhaps when he's 2.  But then the flight won't be free.

Well, we're back from our road trip with little RNR to Wisconsin.  Even breaking it up with an overnight stay in Indiana both ways, I have to say it was really a nightmare and mr. RNR has worn me down with his argument that we shouldn't take an actual "vacation" later this year (

 

I've been making this argument for 5 years. I finally broke down and agreed to take the kids to Hershey next week. After hearing about this trip, I may cancel.

 

With all those kids, don't you have relatives to help out?  Make it a group activity with relatives.

 

I often wonder who my parents and aunt/uncles manages all us kids considering we outnumbered the adults!

@gfi - Several European radiator companies have North American distributors, so they should be compatible.

 

http://www.runtalnorthamerica.com/

 

http://www.mysoninc.com/

 

 

I've been making this argument for 5 years. I finally broke down and agreed to take the kids to Hershey next week. After hearing about this trip, I may cancel.

 

Wimp.

I've been making this argument for 5 years. I finally broke down and agreed to take the kids to Hershey next week. After hearing about this trip, I may cancel.

 

Wimp.

 

Bah, don't make me smite you with my magic hammer.

My neighbor won topchef masters yesterday!  :clap:

 

I love his food!

Most people see a tall residential building in NYC and think all the people that live there are super rich or that they mirror the images provided in the marketing for said building.  However, most of the people that live in these late 60's/70's/80's buildings have God awful taste

 

I saw this unit today.  Thing No. 2 snapped a pic when the broker stepped out to take a call.  Can you say 1982?

 

 

Me, Thing No. 2 and Mrs. Thing No. 2 just looked at one another.  The view was killer!  I mean killer, but I couldn't live in a building like this because it's too new, super tacky, the unit was a hot mess and smelled like cat pee!  This is marketed as one of the best units in the building.  :o :?

 

The white sofas did me in.  I could barely keep it together when the broker was describing all the "features" of the unit and how well appointed it is.  I finally had to stop him.  I didn't even want to look at the lower level. 

 

I'm creative, but even I would be challenged and taxed bringing this puppy into the 21 century.

 

I wont even tell you the price because its just that outrageous....or laughable based on how you look at it!

 

 

Most people see a tall residential building in NYC and think all the people that live there are super rich or that they mirror the images provided in the marketing for said building. However, most of the people that live in these late 60's/70's/80's buildings have God awful taste

 

I saw this unit today. Thing No. 2 snapped a pic when the broker stepped out to take a call. Can you say 1982?

 

 

Me, Thing No. 2 and Mrs. Thing No. 2 just looked at one another. The view was killer! I mean killer, but I couldn't live in a building like this because it's too new, super tacky, the unit was a hot mess and smelled like cat pee! This is marketed as one of the best units in the building. :o :?

 

The white sofas did me in. I could barely keep it together when the broker was describing all the "features" of the unit and how well appointed it is. I finally had to stop him. I didn't even want to look at the lower level.

 

I'm creative, but even I would be challenged and taxed bringing this puppy into the 21 century.

 

I wont even tell you the price because its just that outrageous....or laughable based on how you look at it!

 

 

 

Ugh, were they trying to include the furnishings with the apartment?  They should give you a discount to accept the furnishings!