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Post by azvb on Apr 19, 2019 11:52:51 GMT -5
I learned something scary about homeowner's insurance the other day. A standard policy does not cover your oil tank springing a leak. You are on the hook for the cleanup, and maybe one that involves the oil getting in the soil and creating an environmental hazard. You need a special rider that only 5% of people with oil tanks have. Poor lady on the news had spent $125K(so far) on a leak that went into her backyard. A lot people in northern MA will drive to NH to buy big appliances and such since there isn't any sales tax. You are supposed to report large out of state purchases on your MA return. OK. What’s an oil tank? I don’t think I have one.
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Post by trainermch on Apr 19, 2019 12:31:41 GMT -5
I learned something scary about homeowner's insurance the other day. A standard policy does not cover your oil tank springing a leak. You are on the hook for the cleanup, and maybe one that involves the oil getting in the soil and creating an environmental hazard. You need a special rider that only 5% of people with oil tanks have. Poor lady on the news had spent $125K(so far) on a leak that went into her backyard. A lot people in northern MA will drive to NH to buy big appliances and such since there isn't any sales tax. You are supposed to report large out of state purchases on your MA return. OK. What’s an oil tank? I don’t think I have one. You'd definitely know if you did.
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Post by vbprisoner on Apr 19, 2019 12:55:38 GMT -5
I learned something scary about homeowner's insurance the other day. A standard policy does not cover your oil tank springing a leak. You are on the hook for the cleanup, and maybe one that involves the oil getting in the soil and creating an environmental hazard. You need a special rider that only 5% of people with oil tanks have. Poor lady on the news had spent $125K(so far) on a leak that went into her backyard. A lot people in northern MA will drive to NH to buy big appliances and such since there isn't any sales tax. You are supposed to report large out of state purchases on your MA return. OK. What’s an oil tank? I don’t think I have one. It is mostly something you see in the Northeast in older neighborhood. House would be heated by oil and there would be a big tank in the basement, or on the backside of the house that would hold 200+ gallons of oil. Thus referring to "oil tank".
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Post by shawty on Apr 19, 2019 13:12:00 GMT -5
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Post by trainermch on Apr 19, 2019 13:23:37 GMT -5
This thread has officially... Aaaaaayyyyyyyye
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Post by volleyguy on Apr 19, 2019 13:30:13 GMT -5
What’s an oil tank? I don’t think I have one. It is mostly something you see in the Northeast in older neighborhood. House would be heated by oil and there would be a big tank in the basement, or on the backside of the house that would hold 200+ gallons of oil. Thus referring to "oil tank". So weird. I use mine to fry chicken wings.
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Post by Wolfgang on Apr 19, 2019 13:48:26 GMT -5
This thread has officially... You couldn't find a larger image?
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Post by hammer on Apr 19, 2019 14:05:39 GMT -5
It is mostly something you see in the Northeast in older neighborhood. House would be heated by oil and there would be a big tank in the basement, or on the backside of the house that would hold 200+ gallons of oil. Thus referring to "oil tank". So weird. I use mine to fry chicken wings. We had one of those in our basement growing up in the Upper Midwest. Around 1980 my parents converted to Natural Gas and had the fuel tank removed. I don't know how gallons it could hold, but it must have been around 100.
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Post by Wolfgang on Apr 19, 2019 14:30:04 GMT -5
It's interesting to find all sorts of region-specific contraptions associated with real property. I had never heard of those oil tanks, to be honest, but that's because I never lived in the Northeast. I suppose other colder regions may use them, too.
When I was shopping for houses in Colorado, I learned that you needed radon mitigators. (Radon is a naturally occurring radioactive gas from the breakdown of Uranium. At high concentrations and exposure, it's cancer-causing, e.g., lung cancer.) Apparently, in some states, radon concentration is higher than normal. Colorado is one of those states. So, when you buy a house, you need to test for radon, especially in enclosed spaces like basements. If the test reveals that it's at a certain level, you have to mitigate that space for radon. The mitigation usually means some exhaust-type fan that "blows" radon into the atmosphere where it disperses and at lower concentrations is less harmful (than in enclosed spaces). So, house after house, you find radon mitigators. A friend of mine lived in a basement in Colorado for several years with NO RADON MITIGATORS. He always had some sort of health problems although I can't be sure it's from radon exposure or the mere fact that he's generally a weak dude.
In most parts of the USA, you find basements. In California, you may find a basement here and there, but it's not normal.
In parts of the South, the ground is mostly clay so you find houses that seem to "settle" more often. You can hear the settling because the house creaks more often (like in a haunted house). That means part of your house is slowly dropping. You will sometimes find houses that have cracks right down the middle because part of the house has settled several inches into the clay foundation, while the other part has not. It's really funny to see.
I'm sure there are other quirks in other regions.
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Post by trainermch on Apr 19, 2019 14:55:37 GMT -5
It's interesting to find all sorts of region-specific contraptions associated with real property. I had never heard of those oil tanks, to be honest, but that's because I never lived in the Northeast. I suppose other colder regions may use them, too. When I was shopping for houses in Colorado, I learned that you needed radon mitigators. (Radon is a naturally occurring radioactive gas from the breakdown of Uranium. At high concentrations and exposure, it's cancer-causing, e.g., lung cancer.) Apparently, in some states, radon concentration is higher than normal. Colorado is one of those states. So, when you buy a house, you need to test for radon, especially in enclosed spaces like basements. If the test reveals that it's at a certain level, you have to mitigate that space for radon. The mitigation usually means some exhaust-type fan that "blows" radon into the atmosphere where it disperses and at lower concentrations is less harmful (than in enclosed spaces). So, house after house, you find radon mitigators. A friend of mine lived in a basement in Colorado for several years with NO RADON MITIGATORS. He always had some sort of health problems although I can't be sure it's from radon exposure or the mere fact that he's generally a weak dude. In most parts of the USA, you find basements. In California, you may find a basement here and there, but it's not normal. In parts of the South, the ground is mostly clay so you find houses that seem to "settle" more often. You can hear the settling because the house creaks more often (like in a haunted house). That means part of your house is slowly dropping. You will sometimes find houses that have cracks right down the middle because part of the house has settled several inches into the clay foundation, while the other part has not. It's really funny to see.I'm sure there are other quirks in other regions. Yeah, hilarious. Until you want to sell. The clay is real.
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Post by kaygirl97 on Apr 19, 2019 17:04:30 GMT -5
So what's going to happen with Mick Haley's suit now? Will it be delayed with Heinel facing new charges?
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Post by volleyguy on Apr 19, 2019 17:14:59 GMT -5
So what's going to happen with Mick Haley's suit now? Will it be delayed with Heinel facing new charges? Mick was recently approached by the USC lawyers about meeting to discuss a potential settlement. I'm not sure if he will amend his lawsuit before accepting the settlement talks, but it's very unlikely now that it will go to trial.
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Post by volleyguy on Apr 19, 2019 18:03:46 GMT -5
Mick was recently approached by the USC lawyers about meeting to discuss a potential settlement. I'm not sure if he will amend his lawsuit before accepting the settlement talks, but it's very unlikely now that it will go to trial. 2 questions What is the lawyers cut? He will get millions out of this? He can prove Heinel created a false narrative to fire him based on the false narratives she created on students admitted to the school before she fired him. Don't know what his arrangements are with his lawyer. Not millions, I don't think. Maybe not even one million. Maybe enough to pay off his mortgage, buy a car, take a nice vacation.
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Post by volleyguy on Apr 19, 2019 18:54:10 GMT -5
Don't know what his arrangements are with his lawyer. Not millions, I don't think. Maybe not even one million. Maybe enough to pay off his mortgage, buy a car, take a nice vacation. I would tell Mick to wait for this Heinel situation to be settled with the feds. The Feds will do all the n heavy lifting to convict her..................things that could be used in his settlement talks. Mick Haley has USC over a barrel and rightfully so. If/When Heinel is convicted, USC likely will be able to point to her conviction as an indication that she acted on her own volition, and that USC was the victim too. Mick might have Heinel over a barrel at that point (what use will that be to Mick?), but not necessarily USC. Uncertainty and bad publicity are Mick's allies against USC right now. To quote Bob Marley, strike the hammer while the iron is hot!
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Post by hammer on Apr 19, 2019 20:03:46 GMT -5
I would tell Mick to wait for this Heinel situation to be settled with the feds. The Feds will do all the n heavy lifting to convict her..................things that could be used in his settlement talks. Mick Haley has USC over a barrel and rightfully so. If/When Heinel is convicted, USC likely will be able to point to her conviction as an indication that she acted on her own volition, and that USC was the victim too. Mick might have Heinel over a barrel at that point (what use will that be to Mick?), but not necessarily USC. Uncertainty and bad publicity are Mick's allies against USC right now. To quote Bob Marley, strike the hammer while the iron is hot! It is always a gamble waiting. I would think if Mick can bring home in the high hundreds of thousands now, he might want to take it. This is after all expenses and lawyer fees but before taxes. I guess that means for USC it would be a settlement figure around $1.5M.
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