Just in time for Valentine's Day, Lex!

Lex, those poems are a guaranteed ticket to sleeping on the couch.

Good morning and happy Monday everybody!

Lex, I love those. They all made me smile and some made me chuckle, but I think #2 did it best for me!

LOL, Lex you made my morning, they were really funny.

good evening everyone ... another busy day for me

hey ho TaintedFury, Gerry, Lex, Judith, OldBroad, Hagatha, Draclvr and Connie.

good ones indeed Lex

Have a wonderful evening everyone

The death toll from those earthquakes keeps rising. What a catastrophe.

Good morning everyone!

As hagatha says, the scale of the terrible situation in Turkey and Syria continues to grow: the only good news there is some sign of good international collaboration in the rescue effort perhaps helping overcome some old enmities at least temporarily.

On a lighter note, this one may already be familiar to some of you, but only came to us recently:

REAL ESTATE IN LOUISIANA...
Rebuilding New Orleans after Katrina often caused residents to be challenged to prove home titles back hundreds of years. That is because of community history stretching back over two centuries during which houses were passed along through generations of family, sometimes making it quite difficult to establish a paper trail of ownership.

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A New Orleans lawyer sought a FHA rebuilding loan for a client. He was told the loan would be granted upon submission of satisfactory proof of ownership of the parcel of property as it was being offered as collateral. It took the lawyer 3 months, but he was able to prove title to the property dating back to 1803. After sending the information to the FHA, he received the following reply.

(Actual reply from FHA)



"Upon review of your letter adjoining your client's loan application, we note that the request is supported by an Abstract of Title. While we compliment the able manner in which you have prepared and presented the application, we must point out that you have only cleared title to the proposed collateral property back to 1803. Before final approval can be accorded, it will be necessary to clear the title back to its origin."



And here is the letter the lawyer responded with:
(Actual response):

"Your letter regarding title in Case No.189156 has been received. I note that you wish to have proof of title extended further than the 206 years already covered in the present application. I was unaware that any educated person in this country, particularly those working with real property, would not know that Louisiana was purchased by the United States from France in 1803, the year of origin of title identified in our application. For the edification of uninformed FHA bureaucrats, the title to the land prior to U.S. ownership was obtained from France, which had acquired it by Right of Conquest from Spain. The land came into the possession of Spain by Right of Discovery made in the year 1492 by a sea captain named Christopher Columbus, who had been granted the privilege of seeking a new route to India by the Spanish monarch, Queen Isabella. The good Queen Isabella, being a pious woman and almost as careful about titles as the FHA, took the precaution of securing the blessing of the Pope before she sold her jewels to finance Columbus's expedition. Now the Pope, as I'm sure you may know, is the emissary of Jesus Christ, the Son of God, and God, it is commonly accepted, created this world. Therefore, I believe it is safe to presume that God also made that part of the world called Louisiana. God, therefore, would be the owner of origin and His origins date back to before the beginning of time, the world as we know it, and the FHA. I hope you find God's original claim to be satisfactory. Now, may we have our reconstruction loan?"

The loan was immediately approved.



Not only is this a terrific e-mail, it is a great history lesson!

Good Morning everyone. Hot ,double dark brew , strong tea, and hot chocolate are waiting...

Running errands today and working on income taxes.

Enjoy your day!

Gerry

Good morning, Danish, Donuts and Bagels in the Break Room. I love it Lex, welcome to the world of finance. We have a bowling machine at the Eagles. I'm going to join the Bowling League tonight, wish me luck.

Lex, what a wonderful story. How deftly that lawyer skewered that pompous, overbearing, faceless bureaucrat.

We're in the midst of a big storm. I'll have to venture out later for milk, but otherwise I'm staying put.

Good luck with the Bowling League connie - let us know how it goes!

Good morning, Danish, Donuts and Bagels in the Break Room. I didn't do too bad for my first time, 112. I had a good partner. Lunch and Netflix with a friend today.

Good morning everyone, I am ready for a cup of double dark brew Gerry and a Danish from Connie. Work is keeping me out of trouble and very busy.

Yes indeed Lex some folks are very gifted with the written word

Have a wonderful day everyone!

Good morning, Danish Donuts and Bagels in the Break Room.

Good Morning Everybody

Kaki's Sister The weather has heated up here again & I'm trying not to scratch lol despite this I'm good & I hope you are too, have a lovely day.

G'day Soot Hope you have relaxing evening to You & Your family.


Connie good luck with bowling

PS Prayer's go out to the people over in Turkey & Syria very sad to see the devastation..


Happy Gaming Boomer's

Good Morning Taintedfury and everyone. Taintedfury good to see you in the break room this morning...what are you using to help with the itching? Connie congrats on your bowling score!

I lost power in the wee hours Wednesday morning for a few hours...tree limbs knock down on power wires. All is good today. Going to have an unusually warm February day today...temps 55 to 60 degrees...record warmth!

Double dark brew soot...strong Breakfast tea and hot chocolate are ready.

Enjoy your day Boomers!

Gerry

Good morning, Danish, Donuts and Bagels in the Break Room. My heart breaks for those in Turkey and Syria.

Good morning TaintedFury Gerry Connie and anyone else who pops in today:)

Hey ho TaintedFury... stay cool as much as possible

Double Dark Brew is marvelous Gerry

Connie, I'll have a cinnamon crunch bagel please

TGIF!

I'm enjoying my very hot triple-shot Macchiato, looking out the window at what promises to be a lovely day.

I had a nice ride on my bike, this time in Palm Springs. Tomorrow, I'll see what other new rides have been posted. I notice that my favourite ride has been removed from the site; it was an oceanfront ride in Dubai at sunset, and absolutely lovely. I hope it goes back into the rotation at some point. In the meantime I can ride my other faves. There's one in Bucharest that is really great, all along the waterfront.

Good Morning hagatha, soot, Connie, lex, Taintedfury and everyone. Double dark brew awaits, along with strong tea and hot chocolate to start your day.
Hope everyone enjoys the weekend.

Gerry

Good morning, Danish, Donuts and Bagels in the Break Room. Sweetheart dinner at the Eagles tonight, karaoke to follow. I'm going with my son and grandson.

Good morning Gerry, Hagatha, Connie and anyone else who pops in today.

The bike ride sounds marvelous Hagatha

Double Dark Brew for me Gerry

Connie, I'll have a danish and cinnamon crunch BAGEL this morning please

Chores, projects, shopping and Super Bowl 🏈 prep for me today!

Have a great weekend!

Once I've finished with my coffee and my ride this morning I'm going to start packing up my books and CD's and papers just in case I decide to move and the opportunity arises. I'm also going to donate all of the kitchen stuff, small appliances and glassware, etc, that I don't use.

It's a big job but I can get it done if I just push away at it for a couple of hours a day for a week.

That sounds like a very sensible plan, hagatha. So Good Luck !! 👍👍👍

It's 40 years of cumulative "stuff." A lot of that stuff has been carted around for all these years without ever even being used.

I've been taking 2-3 boxes and bags of clothing and boxes of tchotchkes and books and other stuff like small appliances to the local Hospice Thrift shop for weeks now and I've barely made a dent. I'm surprised at some of the things I'm finding tucked away -- my John was a pack rat, especially when it came to papers. But I have located all of his stuffed animals, which are all now about 70 years old. Those are keepers, of course.