Random Thoughts - Part Deux [NO POLITICS]

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by Sapphireho

Yep.


Going to go a little smaller than a ranch. My only requirements for our retirement house is at least a 3 car garage, RV storage for my boat, and a large heated shop. After that, whatever Mrs. S-ho wants is ok with me.

You can get smaller than a ranch with all those other things?

[Sapphireho]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

You can get smaller than a ranch with all those other things?

It's harder to find smaller places with all I want, but they do pop up.


The move is still a ways away.

[Sapphireho]

Originally Posted by humfrz

Well, now, here ya go.

Well within your price range ........ just outside of Boise .......


humfrz

Nice place. I see a riding mower in my future.

[Sarlacc]

Originally Posted by cjd

You get 0, 1, 2 set counters using thumbs (and a 3rd, if you different left/right thumbs... but that seems too complicated for people IMO)

1-8 on fingers. Second set adds one thumb. Third set adds the other thumb.

Oh, I see! Yeah, that'll work. It's not symmetric enough for my taste, but I see what you're getting at. A slight variation will allow you to count to 9 with one hand, that's useful.

Originally Posted by cjd

I'm not trying to design a system that lets humans count to the highest possible number using just the digits on their hands; I'm balancing just how stupid a human can be and still use it reasonably consistently.

One thing I've learned from designing and programming GUIs, and watching users test them... There is no limit to the potential of human stupidity.

Originally Posted by cjd

Plus 8 makes some vague mathematical sense, being 2^3.

not that any of this matters.

Of course not, but it's still fun, though :-)

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by humfrz

Well, now, here ya go.

Well within your price range ........ just outside of Boise .......

https://www.zillow.com/homes/for_sal...t/8_zm/0_mmm/?

humfrz

That place here would be two or three times that price. Get closer to Toronto and could be ten or more times. @Cole what do you think that would go for around you?

[humfrz]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

That place here would be two or three times that price. Get closer to Toronto and could be ten or more times. @Cole what do you think that would go for around you?

It's getten that way up around Seattle ......

Doesn't seem that long ago that I thought that million dollar homes were just in Beverly Hills ......


humfrz

[Sapphireho]

Originally Posted by humfrz

It's getten that way up around Seattle ......

Doesn't seem that long ago that I thought that million dollar homes were just in Beverly Hills ......


humfrz

My home is a POS. I'm doing a kitchen and master bath remodel, all interior doors, and floors plus other this and thats now. When I'm done I'll be putting it on the market for $1.5 mil.



They said on the news the other day that you have to make $217k+ to qualify for the "average" house here. Impossible for the kids to buy here.

[cjd]

Originally Posted by Sarlacc

Oh, I see! Yeah, that'll work. It's not symmetric enough for my taste, but I see what you're getting at. A slight variation will allow you to count to 9 with one hand, that's useful.

One thing I've learned from designing and programming GUIs, and watching users test them... There is no limit to the potential of human stupidity.

Of course not, but it's still fun, though :-)

ASL has a system for counting to 10 quite easily on one hand. I use that one all the time.

Fun, yeah. Now we just need to write the book that gets turned into a movie and get rich!

[Clipdat]

True. We've been renting the same place the past 13 years. Sucks. Impossible to get a decent house around here.

Originally Posted by Sapphireho

They said on the news the other day that you have to make $217k+ to qualify for the "average" house here. Impossible for the kids to buy here.

[Cole]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

That place here would be two or three times that price. Get closer to Toronto and could be ten or more times. @Cole what do you think that would go for around you?

In Toronto? Or Guelph?

Toronto would millions
Guelph would be around 1 million.

[MrFisty]

Drove the 86 for the first time in months today.

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by Cole

In Toronto? Or Guelph?

Toronto would millions
Guelph would be around 1 million.

Was looking more the TO number. Be about the same as here for Guelph.
I can't even imagine the cost in much of the TO area.

[Dadhawk]

Originally Posted by Sapphireho

They said on the news the other day that you have to make $217k+ to qualify for the "average" house here. Impossible for the kids to buy here.

Geez...I don't know 1) how and 2) why folks want to live in areas like that. It's not like there aren't jobs elsewhere.

Here in Georgia this is a $700K house on 6 acres of land (actually a couple of miles from me I may need to go look at it)

[Sapphireho]

Originally Posted by Dadhawk

Geez...I don't know 1) how and 2) why folks want to live in areas like that. It's not like there aren't jobs elsewhere.

Here in Georgia this is a $700K house on 6 acres of land (actually a couple of miles from me I may need to go look at it)

Born here. Certainly wouldn't move here. That is why we are relocating to Boise after I retire in 2019.


It is often a big shock to executive types who get jobs here from other states. They sell mansions back home only to be able to afford crappy tract homes here.


BTW, is your name Curtis?