On Wednesday, July 12, 2017 at 10:11:13 PM UTC-5, Jill McQuown wrote:
> On 7/11/2017 8:51 AM, Gary wrote:
> > Did you buy your house?
> >
> > You've told us all about it. Some of us would like to know how it turned
> > out. I'm curious.
> >
> >
> Having read through the answers, it sounds ridiculous to me. Failed
> inspection! That alone should tell him it's a stupid idea.
>
> He's spending money to improve a house he doesn't even own yet. From
> the outside, the pics I saw, it does look charming. But he doesn't know
> what it will cost to restore those broken mediterranean style tiles on
> the roof. Plus there's bound to be some work on the roof that needs
> done underneath.

Yes there undoubtedly IS because my cheap Chinese landlord paid a stupid cheap local "handiman" (and I use the term loosely as once I was watching him load masonry caulk into his caulking gun, looked down the barrel squeezed the handle and got a shot of masonry caulk in his eyes!) goop from a 5 gallon bucket thick black roofing goop all over a bunch of the beautiful red clay 1/2 pipe current roofing tiles! The ****ers!

That's why I have an appt with Beal Roofing for next week Thurs July 20 to get an estimate on repair and restoration.

>
> I'd want AC in my living space, sure. But I wouldn't pay to air
> condition an entire house I didn't own. Are there still roommates
> living there? Get them to pay for it.

You don't understand. I assured all my other housemates that I wanted for them as little to change for them and certainly nothing negative, only positive changes, Like a fully functioning A/C system, etc!

>
> You don't own it yet, John! You're being suckered into upgrading a
> house someone else owns. Just too wacked out to realize it.
>
> Jill

Ah, you nattering naysayers of negativism! ;-)

John Kuthe...