@QMS Don't brag about your cool temps!
We had a great getaway, and we managed to follow the 127 rules controlling everything we did while at the condo, and my $500 damage deposit was released. Seriously, the rules and instructions came in one email after another before, and during the trip. Yes, you could move furniture, but if you didn't put it back exactly where you found it, it added $50 to the cleaning fee per piece of furniture. $50 if the cleaning crew had to wash a single dish or utensil left behind.
Trump is telling Bibi to bomb Iran's nuke facilities. Bibi is telling Iran they will be nuked if they fight back too hard.
I get aggravated that we fund this genocide/now wider war, and Bibi seems to be thumbing his nose at Biden, as if we are his puppet on a string. This is according to the MSM, which lies every line or word. Maybe I am not thinking things through. Maybe we are using Israel to fight a proxy war so we can get a whole lot of oil fields. Maybe we are in total control, and Bibi is the one duping his people.
More coffee is required for the moment.
QMS, glad you stopped by, and have a wonderful weekend, dear friend!

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sounds like you had a fun getaway.

We still have nutty yahoo and brain dead Brandon
set on blowing up the middle east
and
FEMA is broke cause they spent their wad on
immigrants in some vote harvesting scheme
and
the Ukies are losing ground every day

otherwise everything is peachy keen
a beautiful fall day here, dipped into the
high 40's overnight -- yum

good luck with the shopping and many thanks
for the OT!

@soryang @soryang a block on attorney's fees damages claims. What home owner who lost their home and contents, likely their job or business, has the ready cash to pay a high priced civil litigator to get them to break-even point?
40 years ago, I helped on some worker's comp claims, and by statute, I received 1/3 of the claim. A lot of my friends from law school were doing this, some even specialized in the area of law.
Then, with the stroke of the Governor's pen, attorneys were prohibited from receiving any money from the claims. Overnight, no attorneys fooled with it. Mediation failed, jury trial was required. Attorney's would have to pay for the experts to testify. Who is the least likely person to pay an attorney? One that cannot work due to physical disabilities, or wrongful firing that makes getting hired very hard.
Be the neighborhood dumb ass with sandbags out, friend! Better safe than sorry!
Maybe the next storm will fizzle out before it gets to you.

Before Helene passed through FL I began staging sand bags at convenient points around the perimeter of the house. Before I finished, it was apparent Helene would pass us by leaving this area unscathed. Yesterday, I noticed the change in the current WX forecasts suggesting a possibility of TS for Invest 92, and the worrisome part is the rain forecast for 8-12 inches here Monday thru Thursday. I thought to resume my gut busting sandbag movements. While doing a walk around last night I noticed my new neighbor just took his down! Guess I will be the only nut in the neighborhood moving sandbags around again.

Another frustrating aspect of this is local city government bragging about their fiscal surplus for more community projects since taxes were raised a couple of years ago. They used some of the money to clear trash, debris, undergrowth, from the drainage system that helped cause terrible flooding here during Ian 2 years ago. These drainage channels hadn't been cleaned in years. There were two other contributing factors to that disaster, the public works director was away on vacation, and multiple pumping stations along the sewage drainage system were in disrepair and failed to operate during the storm. Gates to control water levels in the system were simply left open. So in the mayor's bragging newsletter we were informed that superficial improvements had been made to local parks (which are completely inadequate compared to the population density here) while four pumping stations in flood experience areas HAVE NOT YET BEEN REPLACED. The city had also organized some parade last month. The complete incompetence of political leadership extends to the very lowest level in this country. Don't worry Moe, Larry and Curly have everything under control.

Florida Homeowner Insurance Company Fraud:

60 Minutes failed to cover this aspect of the problem- One way attorney fees further discourage homeowners from litigation.

This law was passed after Ian, I don't know whether it is applied retroactively or not. So this is not intended as legal advice. It's relevant news that CBS missed. Usual disclaimer- I am not a practicing lawyer. If someone has trouble with an insurance company they need to consult a competent licensed attorney.

One way attorney's fees

Senate Bill 2A made a clear statement by revising Florida Statute Sections 627.428 and 626.9373, expressly stating that “there is no right to attorney fees” in a suit arising under a residential or commercial property insurance policy. Furthermore, the bill removed references to attorneys’ fees from the pre-suit notice provision found in Section 627.70152, effectively eliminating its use as a fee-shifting mechanism.

Impact on Homeowners
The elimination of one-way attorneys’ fees is undoubtedly a major shift in the landscape for homeowners in Florida. For policyholders, this change raises several crucial considerations:

Increased Financial Risk: Without the assurance of recovering attorneys’ fees, policyholders face heightened financial risks when pursuing claims against insurers. Legal battles may become more expensive and potentially deter homeowners from seeking the compensation they deserve.
Impact on Access to Justice: The removal of one-way attorneys’ fees could impede access to justice for policyholders, especially those with limited financial resources. The costs of litigation may become prohibitive for some homeowners, leading to potential inequities in pursuing legitimate claims.

Thanks for the Odds and Ends OTC!

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@enhydra lutris @enhydra lutris We got some Jimmy Buffett vibes with our dinner and concert at Lulu's.
There are critics that find Darin's voice was only a minuscule notch below Sinatra's. I actually consider Darin's voice to lend itself to a wider array of music categories. Pop, jazz, rock, country...Sinatra was pop, a tidge of jazz.
It seems every visit to Gulf Shores coincides with a big concert at the huge Amphitheater. Always some big headliner. Always someone I have never heard of. I am out of touch. I freely admit I have never heard a single song by Taylor Swift. Should I be glad or sad?
Have a great weekend, dear friend!

a good time. That's good.

So your mind was on the sea and went for Bobby D instead of Jimmy Buffett, interesting. Of course, Mr. Darrin seemed to always have had a thing about agua --

be well and have a good one