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That's true, I suppose. But, it's not a total mystery. Everybody has different experiences. If you have been around quite a bit of violence, you are less likely to piss yourself than somebody that hasn't.

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I want to be very clear in this thread about damaging property. We don’t need gun owners talking about vandalism. We’ve got enough problems. As much as it sucks - at least Doug is getting plenty of notice. I expect when the time comes - if he needs it - he could negotiate a bit more time. Knock off the suggestions of this kind of behavior.

If you go to your inbox you should be able to see the message, even if the other person hasn't responded.

If you're moving local, just a change of address. If you're going out of state, new DL. If local , no new DL need , just address. Maybe online, not sure. They can & will do all of that @ the DMV while you're there. They will ask, usually, did me.

Man that's a beauty....congratulations!

Durn, Doug, it's a wonder you haven't gotten fried, with all those naked hot wires.

Minor miracle today, I guess. Went to the DMV in Lebanon, in & out approx. 30 mins. Not very many there, as soon as I finished the application ( couple mins ), lady said come on up, and she handled it herself. Maybe it was my continual good looks, or my magnetic personality,..............or she could just wanted to get me out of her sight, LOL.

See, life doesn't suck for you. You are getting away from that mess and into what will likely turnout to be a better place! Then you can you, in time, find whatever place you love just as much or more.

I think you are correct and that is the reason however, when you think about it, that really doesn't make a lot of sense. I say that because in the semi a live round is sitting in and (at least mostly) filling the length of the chamber so that the bullet isn't actually travelling the length of the chamber in a semi any more than it is in a revolver. Truthfully, the length of barrel should probably be measured from where the front end of the average bullet sits when a round is chambered forward to the muzzle. Things that make you go, "Hmmm..."

Oh, it sounds like for sure he'll be moving

Oh, don't get me wrong CZ. I plan on being very nice to him while I am still here. I will pay my rent on time and give my SIL time to get my new place fixed back up after being empty for about 12 years. I am not a vindictive person that would tear the place up and do all kinds of damage to it when I leave. SIL said it might take a couple months with the hours he is working. The Landlord has alrady told me it might be late summer early Fall before he will be serving me and then I will have another 30-60 days to vacant. I will do all my pay backs after I have vacated the place when I give all the violatiions that exist at this address to Codes and let Codes deal with him. I have learned just today that Codes folks here are not really nice people so as I have said Paybacks can be a Bitch You are correct, this is his property and he can do as he pleases with it but that does not mean I have to like it...............

Eh. Stuff happens. This doesn't make your life easier but I respect the owner's right. It's his property that he owns and lets other people live in for money. There are laws regarding this sort of thing, but if he follows the correct procedure he can and should be able to "evict" anyone with zero cause at all. That's how freedom is supposed to work, anyways. His property, his say. Now, I think there is something like 30-90 days from the time he "evicts you" that you have to actually be gone. I think there are probably certified letters involved. My thoughts? Either do the right thing or do the right thing. I too was in a somewhat similar situation (landlord wanted to sell the house as fast as possible, I didn't want to stick around for "home showings" and a possible new landlord. I moved out and as quick as possible. If you have somewhere to go, you could leave immediately and not pay another penny in rent. That'd cut potentially a few thousand out of his pocket over the next few months, as he knows he isn't going to sign another six or twelve month lease with a new tenant. He could go month to month, but that'd sure be screwing someone over renting to a new tenant knowing you'll kick them out in a few months. You could theoretically stop paying rent. He could serve you eviction notices early, but it'd still take 30-90 days (estimated) to actually get out. Again, do the right thing. Just be cordial. Pay rent when you live there. Don't go nuts yanking out sinks and putting broken ones back in. Most people in that business care not about the tenant, but only the money coming in. I wasn't late for 5 years of renting, fixed stuff as well, even patched a few drywall holes before leaving (but didn't paint). I had to fight tooth and nail via the real estate company managing the place (I went to school with the owner's daughter, they were on my side) against the landlord because he didn't think we deserved the $300 in safety deposit we put in back in 2012. We finally got it.

Let me add another revelation I forgot to mention. There is an out building used for tenants to store stuff temporarily with a carport built off either side of the building. Some of the car port lights went out and I was going to put new bulbs in so I walk in my house and start looking for the breaker to turn the building off. Turned off every one of them and none of them control the building. I went up and ask the old woman if I could turn off her power for a couple seconds and she said yes, so while looking at the lights still lit I shut down her main and the lights remained on. I wanted till the truck driver came home and I ask him if he would cut his power to kill the building and he did bu the bulding remained lit up . So the building is getting power from a circuit in one of the houses but do nt run through any of the fuses or breakers in any of the powoer sources. I'm sure Codes will be interested in knowing that one also.

That's awesome. I like the red lights!

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Yes they do good work. They also have good prices.

Oh, I did that yesterday on their FB page, and today when I called to get all my account numbers, to link them to USAA, which I told them about as well. BTW, anyone have any corporate contacts? They conveniently left it off of their webpage.

Call the local news and if it is a slow news week you might get the "watchdog" reporter to look into it. At least give him bad publicity. You might anonymously mail him a card for a lawyer with a note saying he might need one at tge rate he is going...lol Not sure if this is exactly right, but know the law and make him dot every I before you move. Eviction is more than a note saying 'get out' https://www.avvo.com/legal-guides/ugc/steps-that-must-be-taken-and-followed-in-an-eviction-proceeding-in-east-tennessee

Yeah poor choice of words. Lol

If I leave here I would almost guarantee he will be stuck with a worthless piece of property unless he spends a fortune to make it sellable or rentable. My buddy said Codes will probably make him rewire all three units. The original house wiring is total junk as the original house was built in the mid 40's and then when the first addition was added on in the mid 60's the guy doing the work tied the new wiring into the old. This one I am living in was the last one built and he converted a 2 car garage into this cottage and he just had to put a new roof on it a year ago and it is over 35 years old.

This is different. You don't see too many original BMC Morris Mini's these days!

In all seriousness, it seems like the best tactics involve getting yourself out of that environment as soon as possible, assuming there’s an armed perpetrator and you are unarmed. So I’d like to hear more about escape tactics vs entering into the fight.

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Found it with Google Image Search: http://www.lesliejonesphotography.com/collection/0806003586 1928. "Brockton Fair. Two disabled vets drove travel house 'Checkers' thousands of miles " Another view: "Frank Shea (L) of Brooklyn, NY and William Burke of Passaic, NJ at Brockton Fair. They have driving unique traveling wagon 'Checkers' coast to coast 6 times and to Mexico and every province in Canada. " - OS

If there's a wheel gun shooter that doesn't know anything about Elmer, they should make an effort to!

Kinda semi-vintage but y'all know who this old-timer is, right?

I click on the messages icon in the upper right. It shows some conversations. If I click “Go to Inbox” it shows them all. I can click on any conversation and it shows all sent and received communications in that conversation.

I just realized that if they could figure out a way to transplant ear hair to the scalp, every guy over 55 would look like Joe Dirt in about two weeks...just sayin'.

Thanks Erik but I keep thinking I sent a few people messages and not got answers back but I can't find the ones I sent either so not sure I even sent them. Getting old is hell when you get CRS!!!

In the meantime, don't brush your teeth standing in any puddles. Seriously, we don't want you going the Thomas Merton route... If the dishwasher or washing machine is leaking - don't go anywhere near it. Get familiar with where the service disconnect is.

I'm minded of a guy that got nailed similar to this... He worked for Lowe's, and he did a JOB on the place. Pulled up and rolled up every inch of carpet and pad. Unscrewed every piece of pipe. Unfastened every wall and light socket. Took out every foot of electrical conduit. Yanked out the circuit breaker box. Disassembled every stick of shelving and counter in the kitchen. Best of all, he didn't DAMAGE any of it. Left it all in nice neat stacks. The dishwasher, disposal and fridge were left almost as clean as when shipped. The live leads to the breaker box were capped to prevent arcing. And everything photographed. He didn't get his deposit back, of course, and the landlord tried to sue. He claimed that he had underestimated the time it would take to reassemble everything, wanting to hand over as good as he got (evilgrin). Think he got fined... said landlord DID have to pay for another party to put it back together. SWC, who will never be a landlord, thank heaven.

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