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2007-04-13 Thread Kristyne McDaniel
We have found a new general contractor and are trying to get him under contract as quickly as possible. We also believe we have located a third party lender to cover the shortfall. Hopefully, we will have the project back underway again this upcoming week! If so, the house will be done approximate

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2007-04-13 Thread john harvey
Ah, the power of prayer! Great news. John -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kristyne McDaniel Sent: Saturday, April 14, 2007 12:21 AM To: 'ProFox Email List' Subject: RE: [OT] And the saga continues ... We have found a n

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2007-04-13 Thread Michael Madigan
day, April 14, 2007 12:21 AM > To: 'ProFox Email List' > Subject: RE: [OT] And the saga continues ... > > We have found a new general contractor and are > trying to get him under > contract as quickly as possible. We also believe we > have located a third > party lender to

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2007-04-13 Thread Pete Theisen
On Saturday 14 April 2007 1:21 am, Kristyne McDaniel wrote: > We have found a new general contractor and are trying to get him under > contract as quickly as possible. We also believe we have located a third > party lender to cover the shortfall. > > Hopefully, we will have the project back underwa

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2007-04-14 Thread Kristyne McDaniel
Madigan, > I thought she was an Atheist? Shows how little you know about me. Kristyne McDaniel ___ Post Messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com

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2007-04-14 Thread Michael Madigan
Maybe that was your other personality. --- Kristyne McDaniel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Madigan, > > > I thought she was an Atheist? > > Shows how little you know about me. > > Kristyne McDaniel > > > > > ___ > Post Messages to: [EMAIL PROTECT

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2007-04-16 Thread Wolfe, Stephen S YA-02 6 MDSS/SGSI
] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kristyne McDaniel Sent: Saturday, April 14, 2007 1:21 AM To: 'ProFox Email List' Subject: RE: [OT] And the saga continues ... We have found a new general contractor and are trying to get him under contract as quickly as possible. We also believe we have

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2007-04-16 Thread Jerry Wolper
> Good luck on the restart. My feelings as well. > When will the house warming be held? What should I bring? Cash. -Jerry Wolper [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo

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2007-04-16 Thread Kristyne McDaniel
Jerry, > Cash. Not a bad idea. The general contractor still hasn't signed on the dotted line and the finance guy is sounding less committed. We're still working on it with a new finance guy. The garage is due to start going up this week. We have the site graded and ready to go at least. It is a d

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2007-05-03 Thread Kristyne McDaniel
Well, things didn't quite go the way we planned, but we did finally get a break. Steve was approved by the bank today as the owner-builder. That is supposed to mean that they will start releasing cash to us to finish the house. We've gone for almost two months now without being able to get a sing

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2007-05-04 Thread Kristyne McDaniel
Steve called to have the insurance company pick up his walker and wheelchair. He's walking around quite well at this point. The leg with the new hip is still weak, but certainly better than before the surgery. Yesterday Steve took a friend to the courthouse for his final hearing after a DUI. The n

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2007-05-09 Thread Kristyne McDaniel
Hi! We are starting to emerge from the depths of despair into the light of hope. Anybody have an opinion about using a laminate flooring? We have such a tight budget to finish the house that we can't even afford carpet, so I found a deal on a 7mm "hardwood" laminate flooring that I like. The catc

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2007-05-09 Thread Pete Theisen
On Wednesday 09 May 2007 7:39 pm, Kristyne McDaniel wrote: > Hi! > > We are starting to emerge from the depths of despair into the light of > hope. > > Anybody have an opinion about using a laminate flooring? Hi Kristyne! Carpet is actually a reservoir of filth, the pony is in there! Try to find

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2007-05-09 Thread john harvey
McDaniel Sent: Wednesday, May 09, 2007 6:39 PM To: 'ProFox Email List' Subject: RE: [OT] And the saga continues ... Hi! We are starting to emerge from the depths of despair into the light of hope. Anybody have an opinion about using a laminate flooring? We have such a tight budge

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2007-05-09 Thread Paul Hill
On 5/10/07, john harvey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I think the laminate is ok. It's not very difficult to lay either, except it > makes your back and knees hurt. Laminate is really easy to lay. All you need is a jigsaw to cut it to required lengths and the stuff just locks together. Apparently

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2007-05-10 Thread Adam Buckland
Hope I'm not teaching you how to suck eggs here: IKEA cabinets are OK providing they are put together and installed well. Most bad kitchens I've encountered are a result of bad installation. My neighbour at my previous house had a kitchen that was on sale at £250 ($500) it was installed by a re

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2007-05-10 Thread Kristyne McDaniel
Pete, > Carpet is actually a reservoir of filth, the pony is in there! I did start thinking a lot about that lately because of Steve's diagnosis of COPD. Area rugs are easier to clean than carpets. Especially with our big deck railing to hang them on outside. Kristyne McDaniel __

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2007-05-10 Thread Kristyne McDaniel
John, > I think the laminate is ok. It's not very difficult to lay > either, except it > makes your back and knees hurt. Yes, I'm 50 now and my knees and back hurt already. I'm looking for some big knee pads and some kind of a low seat with wheels for this. > You might look at some tile > for

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2007-05-10 Thread Kristyne McDaniel
Paul, > Laminate is really easy to lay. All you need is a jigsaw to cut it to > required lengths and the stuff just locks together. Apparently it's > best to start in the middle of the room and work outwards (not > entirely sure why!). I remember something about starting in the middle too. Some

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2007-05-10 Thread Kristyne McDaniel
Adam, > IKEA cabinets are OK providing they are put together and > installed well. Most bad kitchens I've encountered are a > result of bad installation. I installed the office and garage cabinets in our old house, but never tackled a kitchen before. The cabinets I did were completely sturdy an

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2007-05-10 Thread Pete Theisen
On Thursday 10 May 2007 2:28 am, Paul Hill wrote: > On 5/10/07, john harvey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I think the laminate is ok. It's not very difficult to lay either, except > > it makes your back and knees hurt. > > Laminate is really easy to lay. All you need is a jigsaw to cut it to > re

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2007-05-10 Thread Pete Theisen
On Thursday 10 May 2007 3:35 am, Kristyne McDaniel wrote: > Pete, > > > Carpet is actually a reservoir of filth, the pony is in there! > > I did start thinking a lot about that lately because of Steve's diagnosis > of COPD. Area rugs are easier to clean than carpets. Especially with our > big deck

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2007-05-10 Thread Pete Theisen
On Thursday 10 May 2007 4:34 am, Pete Theisen wrote: > On Thursday 10 May 2007 2:28 am, Paul Hill wrote: > > On 5/10/07, john harvey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I think the laminate is ok. It's not very difficult to lay either, > > > except it makes your back and knees hurt. > > > > Laminate i

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2007-05-11 Thread Bill Arnold
Kris, I know 2 people/families who have put down this flooring (it's the interlocking/floating strips, right?) recently, and both are happy with it. Bill > Hi! > > We are starting to emerge from the depths of despair into the > light of hope. > > Anybody have an opinion about using a la

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2007-05-11 Thread Kristyne McDaniel
Hi! We are finally back on track in some kind of a way at least. The bank released the first block of funds that we've been able to get in over two months. We got a backhoe rented today to dig the trenches for the septic lines. One of Steve's friends is coming out for the weekend to run it for him

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2007-07-28 Thread Kristyne McDaniel
We are still stuck in a spot where we are unable to access the last $40K of our funding and unable to finish the house. Right now we are trying to bond around the stop notice filed by our former contractor, but have not heard whether our bond will be approved. After thinking things got better, now

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2007-07-28 Thread John Harvey
What is left to be dne? John -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kristyne McDaniel Sent: Saturday, July 28, 2007 9:29 AM To: 'ProFox Email List' Subject: RE: [OT] And the saga continues ... We are still stuck in a spot where we are

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2007-07-28 Thread Pete Theisen
On Saturday 28 July 2007 09:29, Kristyne McDaniel wrote: > We are still stuck in a spot where we are unable to access the last $40K of > our funding and unable to finish the house. Right now we are trying to bond > around the stop notice filed by our former contractor, but have not heard > whether

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2007-07-30 Thread Jerry Wolper
> After thinking things got better, now they got worse again. A lot worse. Sigh. Here's hoping things turn around again. -Jerry Wolper [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinf

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2007-07-30 Thread Michael Madigan
Why not see if you can get a private investor to fund the difference? --- Kristyne McDaniel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > We are still stuck in a spot where we are unable to > access the last $40K of > our funding and unable to finish the house. Right > now we are trying to bond > around the sto

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2007-07-30 Thread Michael Madigan
Running out of money while building a house happens to many people. There have got to be some resources out there that give a good game plan to continue ___ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/

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2007-07-30 Thread Kristyne McDaniel
John, > What is left to be dne? The finish work on the garage, the floors, the kitchen cabinets, the water tanks, and our septic system. We got the septic put in but the county didn't approve the installation so we have rework to do before they will approve it. Kristyne _

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2007-07-30 Thread Kristyne McDaniel
Pete, > Make a list of what you still need and put wanted ads one > item at a time on > freecycle. You might get some of them. You can store the > material inside the > house, if I have been reading this right. It is the labor that is eating us up right now. Steve is not capable of doing much

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2007-07-31 Thread Pete Theisen
On Monday 30 July 2007 23:54, Kristyne McDaniel wrote: > Pete, > > > Make a list of what you still need and put wanted ads one > > item at a time on > > freecycle. You might get some of them. You can store the > > material inside the > > house, if I have been reading this right. > > It is the labor

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2007-08-01 Thread Kristyne McDaniel
Madigan, > Why not see if you can get a private investor to fund > the difference? We've been working on that, but it isn't looking good so far. Our project is in the low seven figures and that's not the kind of investment everybody wants to take on. Some are insisting that they will rewrite the

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2007-08-01 Thread Kristyne McDaniel
Pete, > How are you at working wood? It isn't that hard, actually. I > know a lot of women who work wood. Do it yourself and save > some money? The carpenters actually charge less than my bill rate, so it doesn't save money to do the carpentry. I'm actually semi-ok as a woodworker. The problem

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2007-08-01 Thread Pete Theisen
On Wednesday 01 August 2007 23:32, Kristyne McDaniel wrote: > What would be perfect would be if someone would come in with about $50K up > front and then fund a parcel split where they can get their investment back > in the form of 5 acres of land. The property out here is worth about $100K > per a

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2007-08-02 Thread Kristyne McDaniel
Pete, > That sounds like a sweet deal for someone who wanted an > investment, or who > wanted to be neighbors to you and Steve. You ought to spread > the word on it. We've talked to several folks about it already. They either have all their funds tied up because of the condition of the real es

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2007-08-03 Thread Kristyne McDaniel
The thing to say about all of this is that we are still praying for a miracle. I heard back today from the insurance company about our court bond for the stop notice. They are requesting nearly $60K in cash collateral. We thought they'd put a lien on the house for collateral, but instead they are d

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2007-08-06 Thread Kristyne McDaniel
Well, we may just have encountered a Plan B. A friend has recommended a general contractor that wants to help us get into our house without having to liquidate absolutely everything. He is offering a deal where we have him finish the house and he works with the lenders so he can be paid AFTER the

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2007-08-06 Thread John Harvey
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2007-08-07 Thread Kristyne McDaniel
John, > Some people pay thousands of dollars for just that! God > listens and answers your prayers too, doesn't He? Yes, and so far we've been hanging in there. Sometimes the answer is NO, but we do get an answer. There is always a level of risk when you build a house via construction financing

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2007-08-07 Thread John Harvey
TECTED] On Behalf Of Kristyne McDaniel Sent: Tuesday, August 07, 2007 3:33 PM To: 'ProFox Email List' Subject: RE: [OT] And the saga continues ... John, > Some people pay thousands of dollars for just that! God > listens and answers your prayers too, doesn't He? Yes, and so

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2007-08-07 Thread Kristyne McDaniel
John, > True about the risk, but usually you have so much equity, > it's worth the risk. Somehow, I think you are in that > boat. The downside comes into play when/if you have to > liquidate. Timing is everything, ain't it! We thought we had a lot of equity at the start, and we even had a fairly

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2007-08-29 Thread Kristyne McDaniel
Our general contractor just made a settlement offer that we can actually accept. Also, I got back a client that I had lost in May. I started back in on 8/20. The continuing saga is not over yet, but it looks like we might have a chance now to get our house finished so we can move in and get out of

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2007-08-29 Thread John Harvey
he? John -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kristyne McDaniel Sent: Wednesday, August 29, 2007 2:05 PM To: 'ProFox Email List' Subject: RE: [OT] And the saga continues ... Our general contractor just made a settlement offer that we can actually

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2007-08-29 Thread Ricardo Aráoz
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf > Of Kristyne McDaniel > Sent: Wednesday, August 29, 2007 2:05 PM > To: 'ProFox Email List' > Subject: RE: [OT] And the saga continues ... > > Our general contractor just made a settlement offer that we ca

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2007-08-29 Thread John Harvey
Haha, pray if you will. The problems are coming, if they aren't already here! JH -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ricardo Aráoz Sent: Wednesday, August 29, 2007 2:56 PM To: ProFox Email List Subject: Re: [OT] And the saga cont

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2007-08-29 Thread Kristyne McDaniel
John, > Haha, pray if you will. The problems are coming, if they > aren't already here! We have NOT had the trials of Job. Things have been pretty rough, but they are survivable. Not everyone can say that. The news is full of much worse stuff. We even had health insurance all summer so Steve g

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2007-08-29 Thread Kristyne McDaniel
John, > Sounds like you are coming out of one of those CHARACTER BUILDING > EXPERIENCES, otherwise known as a "cbe." Absolutely. And when I have examined how we got to be in the position we are now, I realize it was all preventable. But you can't live your life in reverse gear. We have to start e

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2007-08-29 Thread Ricardo Aráoz
Kristyne McDaniel wrote: > John, > >> Haha, pray if you will. The problems are coming, if they >> aren't already here! > > We have NOT had the trials of Job. Things have been pretty rough, but they > are survivable. > > Not everyone can say that. The news is full of much worse stuff. > > We ev

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2007-08-29 Thread Pete Theisen
On Wednesday 29 August 2007 14:05, Kristyne McDaniel wrote: > Our general contractor just made a settlement offer that we can actually > accept. Also, I got back a client that I had lost in May. I started back in > on 8/20. > > The continuing saga is not over yet, but it looks like we might have a

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2007-08-29 Thread Kristyne McDaniel
Ricardo, > Oh! The tribulations of poor people (Though I REALLY never liked > Hunters, they look too 'touristy'(?), though I never sailed one). The sailing membership is not that expensive in the grand scheme of things. We bought it two years ago. Kristyne

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2007-08-29 Thread Kristyne McDaniel
Pete, > Wonderful that it worked out. In a few years you can look > back on the trailer as "romantic". It hasn't worked out YET. What we have now is some hope. We will still will need to liquidate virtually everything and move into an unfinished house. We are hopeful that we will feel it was w

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2007-09-07 Thread Kristyne McDaniel
I spoke too soon when I started to get happy about the settlement proposal made by our former general contractor. When I finally saw the document I was supposed to sign, it was so loaded up with conditions that I didn't want to sign it. We would have wound up signing away too much in order to get a

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2007-12-06 Thread Kristyne McDaniel
Hi Guys, The latest update on the house debacle is that we have been sued by our general contractor, and we have filed a countersuit for a much larger amount because of all the expenses we have incurred while he has tried to collect money he did not earn. We are still living in the trailer, 300 f

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2007-03-06 Thread john harvey
Yes it is. I had a little "minor" surgery a year ago last January (fusion of L3,L4 and L5) It took about 6 months to really get back in the groove and I still feel like someone bolted a block to the middle of my lower back with some of those self threading drywall screws (the 3 1/2" kind). However,

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2007-03-06 Thread Pete Theisen
On Wednesday 07 March 2007 1:08 am, Kristyne McDaniel wrote: > Today my husband Steve had a hip replacement surgery. > Gotta admit life is always interesting. Hi Kristyne! Good to hear that things are shaping up for you. Missed your interesting posts. -- Regards, Pete http://www.pete-theisen.

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2007-03-06 Thread MB Software Solutions General Account
Pete Theisen wrote: > On Wednesday 07 March 2007 1:08 am, Kristyne McDaniel wrote: > >> Today my husband Steve had a hip replacement surgery. >> > > >> Gotta admit life is always interesting. >> > > Hi Kristyne! > > Good to hear that things are shaping up for you. Missed your inter

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2007-03-07 Thread Bill Arnold
Best wishes, Kris. Hope you guys get settled into your house soon and that you really enjoy it - you sure deserve it! Any photos of the house? Bill > Today my husband Steve had a hip replacement surgery. > > If I named all the operations my husband has had just since > I've known him I'm

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2007-03-07 Thread Helio W.
I hope everything goes well for both of you! Helio On 3/7/07, Kristyne McDaniel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Today my husband Steve had a hip replacement surgery. > ___ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mail

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2007-03-07 Thread Kristyne McDaniel
Steve was up on his feet just 24 hours after his surgery. He took two steps with a walker, felt light-headed and went back to bed. By the afternoon he had walked 12 feet. Tomorrow the physical therapist is going to show him how to handle stairs! I don't know yet when he is coming home. It could be

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2007-03-07 Thread john harvey
Great news! -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kristyne McDaniel Sent: Thursday, March 08, 2007 1:05 AM To: 'ProFox Email List' Subject: RE: [OT] And the saga continues ... Steve was up on his feet just 24 hours after his surger

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2007-03-08 Thread Bill Arnold
Kris, I didn't mean to come across indifferent to the difficult times Steve and yourself are faced with today, I was just projecting how I deal with difficult times, which is typically to study, make decisions, and then think about other things - usually the future. When I thought about yourself

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2007-03-08 Thread Vince Teachout
>> I don't know yet when he is coming home. It could be as early >> as Friday, or it could be next week some time. But so far he >> seems to be doing quite well. I'll bet it's earlier, rather than later. Go, Steve! ___ Post Messages to: ProFox@leaf

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2007-03-08 Thread Kristyne McDaniel
Bill, > think about other things - usually the future. When I thought about > yourself and Steve, it struck me that you must be thrilled to > finally be > moving into your house, so that's where my thinking led. The house is one of our joys and one of our problems right now. We are over budget,

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2007-03-08 Thread Kristyne McDaniel
Vince, > I'll bet it's earlier, rather than later. Go, Steve! He's still doing his tough-guy act. Last night he went without his morphine because he's so anxious to avoid getting addicted to pain killers. I sure wouldn't have done that... Kristyne McDaniel __

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2007-03-08 Thread Vince Teachout
Kristyne McDaniel wrote: > Vince, > > >> I'll bet it's earlier, rather than later. Go, Steve! >> > > He's still doing his tough-guy act. Last night he went without his morphine > because he's so anxious to avoid getting addicted to pain killers. I sure > wouldn't have done that... > > I

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2007-03-08 Thread Bill Arnold
Kris, That's a hellova sticker shock! Can't say I have any useful suggestions in mind, but hopefully someone does and you can get past this hurdle. Whatever happens, there's always some way to turn lemons into lemonade - and the morning sun always dries the tears. Bill > > think about

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2007-03-08 Thread Pete Theisen
On Thursday 08 March 2007 10:17 am, Kristyne McDaniel wrote: > Bill, > > > think about other things - usually the future. When I thought about > > yourself and Steve, it struck me that you must be thrilled to > > finally be > > moving into your house, so that's where my thinking led. > > The house

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2007-03-08 Thread Kristyne McDaniel
Pete, > Did anyone estimate the project? Isn't the estimate supposed > to be correct? > Don't people who present themselves as expert enough to write > such budgets > have to carry malpractice insurance? Questions you could > raise with a lawyer. I have mentioned that perhaps he has some cul

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2007-03-09 Thread Kristyne McDaniel
Bill, > That's a hellova sticker shock! A hundred grand is a HUGE overrun. With California real estate prices it does not have the same drama here that it might elsewhere but it is real money no matter where you are. That's three garages for us. Three of our three car garages. At any rate, we h

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2007-03-09 Thread Kristyne McDaniel
Vince, > >> I don't know yet when he is coming home. It could be as early > >> as Friday, or it could be next week some time. But so far he > >> seems to be doing quite well. > > I'll bet it's earlier, rather than later. Go, Steve! We found out today that Steve is going to be transferred by a

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2007-03-09 Thread Pete Theisen
On Friday 09 March 2007 1:19 am, Kristyne McDaniel wrote: > > Did anyone estimate the project? Isn't the estimate supposed to be correct? Don't people who present themselves as expert enough to write such budgets have to carry malpractice insurance? Questions you could raise with a lawyer. > >

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2007-03-09 Thread Leland F. Jackson, CPA
This advise come a little late, but it probably would have been a good idea to have the contractor provide you with a surety bond, sometimes called a performance bond. A surety bond is kind of like an insurance policy to protect you in the event a contractor does not meet his obligations. 1)

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2007-03-09 Thread Kristyne McDaniel
Leland, > This advise come a little late, but it probably would have > been a good > idea to have the contractor provide you with a surety bond, sometimes > called a performance bond. A surety bond is kind of like an > insurance > policy to protect you in the event a contractor does not meet

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2007-03-09 Thread Leland F. Jackson, CPA
This kind of sounds like you are the General Contractor and the contractor is an adviser. I hope everything works out for you. God Bless. Regards, LelandJ Kristyne McDaniel wrote: > Leland, > > >> This advise come a little late, but it probably would have >> been a good >> idea to have t

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2007-03-09 Thread Kristyne McDaniel
Leland, > This kind of sounds like you are the General Contractor and the > contractor is an adviser. I hope everything works out for > you. God Bless. Yeah, I just wish I knew more about what I was doing. The advice I've been getting has been mostly good but obviously I needed more. It would

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2007-03-09 Thread Leland F. Jackson, CPA
What do you estimate the percent of complete through the overruns (e.g. 75%, 85%, 95%). Regards, LelandJ Kristyne McDaniel wrote: > Leland, > > >> This kind of sounds like you are the General Contractor and the >> contractor is an adviser. I hope everything works out for >> you. God Bles

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2007-03-09 Thread Leland F. Jackson, CPA
You want to take really good care of yourself right now, because building that dream house is the number two stresser behind losing a family member like a child, mother, father, or spouse, even when everything regarding the building of the house goes great. I don't know of any house that is wo

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2007-03-09 Thread Kristyne McDaniel
Leland, > What do you estimate the percent of complete through the > overruns (e.g. > 75%, 85%, 95%). The bank says they have disbursed 78% of our construction funding. But the estimate of where we actually are will require some effort to calculate. I won't know that answer until I spend some t

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2007-03-09 Thread Kristyne McDaniel
Leland, > You want to take really good care of yourself right now, because > building that dream house is the number two stresser behind losing a > family member like a child, mother, father, or spouse, even when > everything regarding the building of the house goes great. I > don't know > o

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2007-03-10 Thread Kristyne McDaniel
Steve is in the rehab center now. He's scheduled to be there for a week so he can get more physical therapy before going home. He's extremely nauseous and very weak for some reason that we don't understand. He's at least able to get in and out of bed now, though. Kristyne McDaniel ___

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2007-03-10 Thread Kristyne McDaniel
Also, our general contractor yesterday afternoon as an opportunity to issue a stop work statement to our lender. How cute. That's not a legal notification but it does indicate to the bank that he's stopped his subcontractors from working on our house. We can only continue with our own workers, and

Re: [OT] And the saga continues ...

2007-03-10 Thread Pete Theisen
On Saturday 10 March 2007 1:10 pm, Kristyne McDaniel wrote: > Also, our general contractor yesterday afternoon as an opportunity to issue > a stop work statement to our lender. How cute. > > That's not a legal notification but it does indicate to the bank that he's > stopped his subcontractors from

RE: [OT] And the saga continues ...

2007-03-11 Thread Kristyne McDaniel
Pete, > I would have filed suit against him by now. Or I would have > turned him in to the licensing authorities. Whatever inclination I might have to do something like that, I have to keep my eye on the goal: to get the house built. The court calendar in California for civil suits is running

Re: [OT] And the saga continues ...

2007-03-11 Thread Pete Theisen
On Sunday 11 March 2007 3:24 am, Kristyne McDaniel wrote: > Pete, > > > I would have filed suit against him by now. Or I would have > > turned him in to the licensing authorities. > > Whatever inclination I might have to do something like that, I have to keep > my eye on the goal: to get the house

RE: [OT] And the saga continues ...

2007-03-14 Thread Kristyne McDaniel
Steve is coming home tomorrow!!! Still no go on the contractor/house issues... Kristyne McDaniel ___ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com

RE: [OT] And the saga continues ...

2007-03-14 Thread john harvey
Good news! Hopefully, the bank will come through for you too. John -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kristyne McDaniel Sent: Wednesday, March 14, 2007 12:46 PM To: 'ProFox Email List' Subject: RE: [OT] And the saga continues ...

RE: [OT] And the saga continues ...

2007-03-27 Thread Kristyne McDaniel
John, > Good news! Hopefully, the bank will come through for you too. So far the bank has turned us down for an increase. The contractor still is not working and not returning calls. The turn-down is due to our credit cards being maxed out because we used them to pay for stuff on the house and ex

RE: [OT] And the saga continues ...

2007-03-27 Thread john harvey
I'm sure you'll come through ok. You may have to bite the bullet though. John -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kristyne McDaniel Sent: Tuesday, March 27, 2007 9:45 AM To: 'ProFox Email List' Subject: RE: [OT] An

RE: [OT] And the saga continues ...

2007-03-27 Thread Kristyne McDaniel
John, > I'm sure you'll come through ok. You may have to bite the > bullet though. Yup. We haven't come this far to give up. God never promised easy. We are still working on the loan increase, but plan C is to finish the bare essentials for a certificate of occupancy and move into an unfinished

RE: [OT] And the saga continues ...

2007-03-27 Thread john harvey
I contend no house is "finished". Go for that plan! John -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kristyne McDaniel Sent: Tuesday, March 27, 2007 10:40 AM To: 'ProFox Email List' Subject: RE: [OT] And the saga continues ..

RE: [OT] And the saga continues ...

2007-03-30 Thread Kristyne McDaniel
Well, I finally sent a termination letter to our general contractor today. We kept getting put off by one of our other contractors to 'wait' because he was being told that we'd get a meeting with him, but when he put our meeting off again today I sent off the letter finally. Now we have to find an