Hello Rob!

** On Friday 21.02.25 - 01:44, Rob Mccart wrote to MIKE POWELL:

27 years later when my parents were getting too old to
spend much time there we split the property and my
brother, my sister and I kept one side with 1.25 acres and
3 cottages and we sold the other side with 1 acre of land
and 2 cottages for just over $400,000 by then.

So.. how are the other two cottages doing in terms of condition
and upkeep? Maybe rent them out for people who want to
"rough" it a bit in the woods.

Now, another 18 years later, a recent estimate of value I
got last summer from a property manager in the area said
our property here is now worth roughly $1.2 million, even
though the buildings on it, being small and old, are
virtually worthless.

I am dubious of others coming up with property values like
that. Afterall, the real value of a property is measured by
what someone is willing to pay, and not necessarily some
imagined value.

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we split the property and my
brother, my sister and I kept one side with 1.25 acres and
3 cottages and we sold the other side with 1 acre of land
and 2 cottages for just over $400,000 by then.

So.. how are the other two cottages doing in terms of condition

>and upkeep? Maybe rent them out for people who want to
>"rough" it a bit in the woods.

They are all kept in decent condition but they are all in use by
us so we don't rent them out, although with the cost of rentals
here these days it could be tempting. In season around here they
get over $4000 for a weekend for a small cottage in a crowded
resort with very few extras other than the building itself and
maybe docking if you have a boat, and boat rentals for extra$..

Now, another 18 years later, a recent estimate of value I
got last summer from a property manager in the area said
our property here is now worth roughly $1.2 million

I am dubious of others coming up with property values like

>that. Afterall, the real value of a property is measured by
>what someone is willing to pay, and not necessarily some
>imagined value.

I wouldn't trust the numbers before attempting to sell the place,
not that that's likely to happen, but a couple of inferior lots
just a couple of thousand feet away from me sold with no buildings
on them for well over $700,000 8 or 10 years ago and my main
investment guy (Assante Wealth Management) who lives within 20 or
so miles of me, so is familiar with the area, had put a value on
this lot of $900,000 about 5 years ago, and this year when we did
an assets update I used that same figure and he laughed at it and
said not anymore, it would be quite a bit higher than that after
the big increase in prices during the Covid years.

I'll likley never know though because my niece expects us to
leave the place to her when we die. We bought the place the
year she was born so she's known it forever and between me and
my brother and sister, she was the only child so she will likely
get her wish.

Actually, to clarify the current situation, my brother had health
issues and subsequent money problems a while back and he sold his
share here to my sister so she now owns 2/3 of the property and I
have a 1/3 share and she lets her daughter and family use the 3rd
cottage as if it were her own already.

It's changing the area though. In recent years people are paying
close to a $million+ for a lot and then building a 6000+ square
foot 'cottage' on it costing them another $1.5 or $2 million.
And it should be obvious that the nicest lots to build on were
the ones sold first many years ago, although the new lots to
qualify for a building permit are much larger than they used
to be. Now you have to have minimum 2 acres and 100 meters of
frontage and you can only build one cottage on it, and a 'bunky'
(no bathroom or kitchen) for some added sleeping space for your
overflow guests.

Our place is grandfathered in that there can be 3 full cottages
on it and they can be rebuilt or replaced as needed which would
add a lot to the value for the right buyer.

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Setting bail based on income sounds like a good idea, but I honestly don't kno
what was wrong with the original system. My state rep said "The cash bail system wasn't fair to poor people," but the crimes they are accused of aren't fair to the crime victims.

I think that is the problem with the original system, or at least it is the complaint about it. If bail was based on income, or the abilty of the
accused to pay it, that should eliminate the complaint that the system is
not fair to poor people. I don't necessarily believe it would lead to more people being let go, which is not fair to victims, and would be more fair
to everyone... certainly more so than "cashless bail."


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I think that is the problem with the original system, or at least it is the complaint about it. If bail was based on income, or the abilty of
the accused to pay it, that should eliminate the complaint that the
system is not fair to poor people. I don't necessarily believe it would lead to more people being let go, which is not fair to victims, and
would be more fair to everyone... certainly more so than "cashless bail."

I think I recommended that to my state rep but she's not allowed to have a mind of her own and she has an obligation to follow directions from the big cheese.

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Hello Rob Mccart!

I watched the 'talk' that Trump had with the president of Ukraine, Zelenskyy and, if it had been me, I'd have called Trump an asshole

[...]

Another a-hole is the one who asked Z "why don't you wear a
suit.. as a sign of respect.. etc".
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August Abolins wrote to Rob Mccart <=-

Another a-hole is the one who asked Z "why don't you wear a
suit.. as a sign of respect.. etc".

Seeing as Musk ran a meeting over Trump in the oval office looking like
someone whose luggage had been lost...





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I watched the 'talk' that Trump had with the president of Ukraine, Zelenskyy and, if it had been me, I'd have called Trump an asshole

[...]

Another a-hole is the one who asked Z "why don't you wear a
suit.. as a sign of respect.. etc".

What's wrong with dressing professional? If I dressed like Zelensky and went to a job interview they'd laugh at me.

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Hello Kurt Weiske!

Another a-hole is the one who asked Z "why don't you wear
a suit.. as a sign of respect.. etc".

Seeing as Musk ran a meeting over Trump in the oval office
looking like someone whose luggage had been lost...

Good observation.

Zelensky was clearly "attacked". But I like his response "I
will wear a costume when there is peace.., maybe a suit that is
better than yours.. maybe cheaper."

Zelensky is no slouch when it comes to wit, but his visit was
weighed by the serious burden of his country and people under
attack - I could imagine that humour and levity would be hard
to maintain at all times. But Vance and Trump were
disrespectful pricks in this situation.
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I watched the 'talk' that Trump had with the president of Ukraine, Zelenskyy and, if it had been me, I'd have called Trump an asshole

Another a-hole is the one who asked Z "why don't you wear a
suit.. as a sign of respect.. etc".

Yeah, especially since that same ahole has probably never asked Elon the
same question.

Mike


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I watched the 'talk' that Trump had with the president of Ukraine, Zelenskyy and, if it had been me, I'd have called Trump an asshole

Another a-hole is the one who asked Z "why don't you wear a

>suit.. as a sign of respect.. etc".

I think the whole process was just to use any excuse to make Z look
bad or unprofessional since they were basically trying to rip him
off blind in any agreements they made.

I see the promised Tariffs on Canada are starting tomorrow. Seems
Trump has moved on from 'making the borders more secure' as the
reason for them to now trying to force all the auto makers in Canada
to move to the USA.

We are coming back at him with 25% tariffs on $155 Billion dollars
worth of American goods that come into Canada. Unless those goods
stop flowing that is nearly $40 Billion in tariffs our gov't will
collect, closing in on $1000 for every man, woman and child in the
country. Begs the question, where will all that money go? Although
they are saying they will use it here to shore up our economy until
we can adapt the the new situation.. or wait out Trumps term if they
don't toss him out of office before that.

According to a news conference today with the Governor of New York,
she'd much rather see Trump gone than this happening. She is well
aware of how much this thing will cost the people in her state..

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August Abolins wrote to Kurt Weiske <=-

Zelensky is no slouch when it comes to wit, but his visit was
weighed by the serious burden of his country and people under
attack - I could imagine that humour and levity would be hard
to maintain at all times. But Vance and Trump were
disrespectful pricks in this situation.

Two things stuck out at me - When Zelenskyy said, in pretty good English
that if you don't deal with Russia in Ukraine, you'll deal with them at
your doorstep, and it felt like Trump saw that as an opening to distort
that and go on the offensive, saying "You don't tell me what to do".
That seemed like an intentional escalation, not a misunderstanding.

Secondly, when Trump described Zelenskyy's strategy as "not good
business", it rang hollow. Governing a people is *not* a business.



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Rob Mccart wrote to AUGUST ABOLINS <=-

I see the promised Tariffs on Canada are starting tomorrow. Seems
Trump has moved on from 'making the borders more secure' as the
reason for them to now trying to force all the auto makers in Canada
to move to the USA.

And, the Down Jones average is down almost 1000 points in the last few
days leading up to the tariffs. Interesting, planning your stock-killing
political move on the day of your State of the Union address.

"Bold move, Cotton, let's see how it plays out for 'em..."

It would be funny if our country wasn't in the balance.




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Hello Kurt!

[...] But Vance and Trump were
disrespectful pricks in this situation.

Two things stuck out at me - When Zelenskyy said, in
pretty good English that if you don't deal with Russia in
Ukraine, you'll deal with them at your doorstep, and it
felt like Trump saw that as an opening to distort that and
go on the offensive, saying "You don't tell me what to
do". That seemed like an intentional escalation, not a
misunderstanding.

I think the phrase T used was "don't tell me how we FEEL".

Secondly, when Trump described Zelenskyy's strategy as
"not good business", it rang hollow. Governing a people is
*not* a business.

Yeah.. T is primarily in business mode, so not surprised he
uses business jargon. The "cards in your hands" one is a bit
ridiculous, and Z picked up on that when he said "I'm not
playing cards!"


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Secondly, when Trump described Zelenskyy's strategy as
"not good business", it rang hollow. Governing a people is
*not* a business.

Yeah.. T is primarily in business mode, so not surprised he

>uses business jargon. The "cards in your hands" one is a bit
>ridiculous, and Z picked up on that when he said "I'm not
>playing cards!"

Yes, I caught that too although it was said quietly. Although I
think the worst of it was Trump accusing Z of it being his own
fault.. Right.. If he'd just surrendered when the Russians first
crossed the border it would have saved a lot of countries a lot of
money, but he would have kept going and eventually Europe would run
out of countries for him to take over and he'd have moved on to
probably Canada next to give him a good base to attack the USA from.

And World War 3 is the lesser problem. If we gang up on Putin and
he is losing badly, I doubt he would hesitate to use Nukes..

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I wouldn't be surprised if the US republican party isn't thinking of

> prison labor as a replacement for seasonal migrant workers from Mexico.

Yes, I saw some info on that, how they get the dirtiest jobs and are
paid next to nothing for it.

Ideally, they are working towards a possible early release. If they can be trusted enough to behave while out working and not cause trouble, that
should earn points towards early parole.

In some cases, I know they are also learning skills that they can use to
gain employment when the get out. Unfortunately, some will use those skills
to grift the unsuspecting, as some of the local "tree trimmer" "businesses" do here.

For-profits, lobbyist, and politicians may be corrupting this system to
where they are not earning points with good behavior while being out on a
labor or work release assignment.


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I wouldn't be surprised if the US republican party isn't thinking of

> prison labor as a replacement for seasonal migrant workers from Mexico.

Yes, I saw some info on that, how they get the dirtiest jobs and are

>> paid next to nothing for it.

Ideally, they are working towards a possible early release. If they can be

>trusted enough to behave while out working and not cause trouble, that
>should earn points towards early parole.

That makes sense. I hadn't thought about early release as much as they
do usually get paid a small wage for the work which gives them some
money to get a start once they get out.

In some cases, I know they are also learning skills that they can use to

>gain employment when the get out. Unfortunately, some will use those skills
>to grift the unsuspecting, as some of the local "tree trimmer" "businesses" d
>here.

Yes on both counts.. learning a skill is always good but a new skill can
be used for good or evil..

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