Claudius

Congratulations! Well Done! What subject will you be teaching?

<<<thumbs up>>>

any more bites?

You certainly are Mr. General Contractor aren't you? Keep at it. Let us know how it turns out. Or better yet, let us know how the wife thinks it turned out. That's what counts.

Yeah, I’ve been there. Waited all morning for it to get done and watched as they beat-up my baseboards with their carpet stretchers. Still better than doing it yourself. My very handy brother did it himself and judged afterwards that it wasn’t worth the time and next time he paid to have it installed.

@Noor -Ah, so may responses to the indignant youth to the question; "What are you doing here?” “Wrecking the (grade) curve.” Comes to mind, but I might be more in favor of; “I promised your mother I would look after you after that one-night stand.”

If he starts talking about incompressible flows, I may retort with a “compressible” flow from that end. Congrats on your exam. Next up!

After a realtor promises a high sale price for your home, when it doesn’t sell right away they usually come back to you asking to reduce the price. Just some advice you didn’t ask for.

On the handyman list, painting rooms is in the; “needs lots of prep work and takes a long time”, but it is the most inexpensive thing you can do that has the disproportionately large impact on the appearance/attractiveness of the home. Realtors –go for experience in selling in YOUR immediate area and not just the big company or most-successful RE seller. Be sure to get a contract with a start and end date, that way you can get out from a seller if you become unhappy. Afte...

Ugh...don't remind me. As a young man they told me that when I got older my doctor would want to do these tests. It was funny then. But as the time draws nearer, it's not so funny anymore.

Yeah, I have my own fluid thermodynamics going on, but you're probably not referring to heat transfer of coffee to an esophagus.

OK. Hmmm, waterfront, pier, view, garden, sun rooms...sounds like hell! I can understand why you have misgivings. I'm sure there is space for a war room somewhere in the house.

The Chinese aside...tell us about the house and what is your wife going to do with war room? Does she have collection? Most women I know don't want a war room, they want an Escape Room. Preferably a sound-proof bathroom with a soaking tub, bubbles massage jets and scented candles.

hahaha...it does sound like a takeout order. Mmmm, now I'm hungry.

I'm having trouble with the translation website. It is suppose to be "Thank you. It is too expensive." in phonetic Chinese.

Xièxiè, wǒ dài de qián búgòu.

Only that it is on my mind...and how much I would like to find one on an Imp. German medal bar. (the current offering I found is a bit outside my budget.)

Mea culpa

Cheers!

just a touch of the virus going around. I'm back on solid foods.