DougB
Posted : 2/7/2015 11:01:58 AM
Grass is showing through the snow again. This has been a really disappointing winter. Get out the cold weather stuff and it thaws. Get out the wet ground stuff, and it snows. Get out the snow gear, and the temp drops. Roads are clear and dry, so no sliding. The only people in the ditch are those with really short memories. Apparently it is possible to forget about driving slow on ice in less than a week.
Our financial advisor said we may as well pay off the house now. No tax advantage to not, and the money in the bank makes about 1/4 of a percent per year. Now to plan for the 3 assessments the city has on our streets and alley, and get ready for the charge incurred by stupid elected officials. Contractor putting in a subdivision got money from the city. We took out bonds to finance the build. The city gave the contractor the money up front. All of the money up front. ALL UP FRONT. The building never got completed-most never started- the contractor is gone, the money is gone, the bonds have to be repaid. You start to think about fence rails, tar and feathers, and other historically accurate methods of demonstrating against govt stupid.
Junior wants to run-it's that time of day. Warm and sunny day. I'll take him to the New Ulm WMA. May see a pheasant there, and it's a nice drive. If you're ever in MN, New Ulm is a pretty town to visit. Great parks on the rivers, beautiful buildings, an historic area, a great statue of Armenius , known as Herman the German. Good food, nice people, great beer, good wine. Even an old fort.
Wife is at a church retreat, so I get to do what I want when I want. Uff da!!!