Day/Night Owls Chit Chat

[Texan]

Good luck to your son Tex that's awesome. I'd rather have the land and be building a house than the car though.

With her working, I can do both. Our newest vehicle is 6 years old and we need a newer and more dependable vehicle for long road trips. My oldest will be stationed on the East Coast of the US soon and it's a 1500 mile drive.

[Texan]

Got this in the mail today. Seriously considering one for summer.

https://www.kogan.com/au/buy/kogan-2-1- ... dispenser/

That looks nice. Filtered ice cubes.

[Black Orchid]

I think I'll buy one. I drink tons and tons of cold water in summer.

[Texan]

I think I'll buy one. I drink tons and tons of cold water in summer.

22 kg of ice per day. That's a lot of ice. My fridge won't make ice anywhere near as fast. I fill up my insulated metal tumbler with ice and refill with chilled water all day, so I don't use much ice. I do miss the crushed ice from the in door dispenser of the old fridge. I like my ice crushed, but the fridge was too good of a deal to pass up and I like dependability. My new fridge is a Samsung and the design seems simple. I bought the old GE 18 years ago because I worked for GE and was able to buy it on line for 1/2 price. I never liked it though.

[Black Orchid]

I think I'll buy one. I drink tons and tons of cold water in summer.

22 kg of ice per day. That's a lot of ice. My fridge won't make ice anywhere near as fast. I fill up my insulated metal tumbler with ice and refill with chilled water all day, so I don't use much ice. I do miss the crushed ice from the in door dispenser of the old fridge. I like my ice crushed, but the fridge was too good of a deal to pass up and I like dependability. My new fridge is a Samsung and the design seems simple.

Yes well 22kg of ice per day is a tad much even for me. The small ones only seem to have a 2 litre cold water capacity though and that's not enough unless it chills the water really quickly. This one doesn't even say what the water capacity is. I like my ice crushed too but I haven't found one of those yet.

Your new fridge looks great. I have a Samsung phone and a Samsung washing machine and I am very happy with both.

[BigP]

I just got a phone call from my youngest at school. He has an interview for an internship at a large truck mechanic shop near our house. My neighbor used to be the fleet manager there and he pulled some strings to get my son an interview. This will help him get more experience, some money in his pocket, and a good line on a good full time job when he graduates. $$$

Correction. He has 2 interviews. He got one on his own and another from our neighbor pulling strings. I think this kid is going to do alright. He's presentable, honest, trustworthy, and hard working. Once his foot is in the door, the sky is the limit.

Mrs Texan may start her first job in 25 years. Details to come once it is for certain. She wanted me to buy her a Jeep Wrangler and I told her that we will get her one when she gets a job to pay for it. (We are trying to save to buy land to build a house.) She needs to decide between the ute or the suv.

Good to see your son has some asperations and is being proactive, A lot of young people appear to just want to cruise along these days , what does a bit of dirt cost in Texas in the area you want to live ?

[Black Orchid]

I think I like this one better as I won't have to buy water bottles.

https://www.kogan.com/au/buy/kogan-2-1- ... myshopping

[Texan]

I just got a phone call from my youngest at school. He has an interview for an internship at a large truck mechanic shop near our house. My neighbor used to be the fleet manager there and he pulled some strings to get my son an interview. This will help him get more experience, some money in his pocket, and a good line on a good full time job when he graduates. $$$

Correction. He has 2 interviews. He got one on his own and another from our neighbor pulling strings. I think this kid is going to do alright. He's presentable, honest, trustworthy, and hard working. Once his foot is in the door, the sky is the limit.

Mrs Texan may start her first job in 25 years. Details to come once it is for certain. She wanted me to buy her a Jeep Wrangler and I told her that we will get her one when she gets a job to pay for it. (We are trying to save to buy land to build a house.) She needs to decide between the ute or the suv.

Good to see your son has some asperations and is being proactive, A lot of young people appear to just want to cruise along these days , what does a bit of dirt cost in Texas in the area you want to live ?

Its pretty reasonable. Land typically goes for about $10k/ acre. Less on larger tracts. I should be able to build a nice place on 5-10 acres for about $300k. I almost have that in equity for my current home, but I will need a little extra to maintain 2 homes during the transition. I'm 4 years from paying off my current home. Interest rates are at 2.25% now, so I'd like to at least buy the land soon.

[Texan]

I think I like this one better as I won't have to buy water bottles.

https://www.kogan.com/au/buy/kogan-2-1- ... myshopping

If you like your tap water, that will work. Does it have a filter? My fridge has a removable filter that is supposed to be changed every 6 months. Water tastes great.

[BigP]

I just got a phone call from my youngest at school. He has an interview for an internship at a large truck mechanic shop near our house. My neighbor used to be the fleet manager there and he pulled some strings to get my son an interview. This will help him get more experience, some money in his pocket, and a good line on a good full time job when he graduates. $$$

Correction. He has 2 interviews. He got one on his own and another from our neighbor pulling strings. I think this kid is going to do alright. He's presentable, honest, trustworthy, and hard working. Once his foot is in the door, the sky is the limit.

Mrs Texan may start her first job in 25 years. Details to come once it is for certain. She wanted me to buy her a Jeep Wrangler and I told her that we will get her one when she gets a job to pay for it. (We are trying to save to buy land to build a house.) She needs to decide between the ute or the suv.

Good to see your son has some asperations and is being proactive, A lot of young people appear to just want to cruise along these days , what does a bit of dirt cost in Texas in the area you want to live ?

Its pretty reasonable. Land typically goes for about $10k/ acre. Less on larger tracts. I should be able to build a nice place on 5-10 acres for about $300k. I almost have that in equity for my current home, but I will need a little extra to maintain 2 homes during the transition. I'm 4 years from paying off my current home. Interest rates are at 2.25% now, so I'd like to at least buy the land soon.

Thats a pretty reasonable price. In NZ land prices are ridiculous, A bare block down the road from me sold for $1.2 mill , and Its not a particularly nice property, The best spot for your house build is around 450 meters from the road ,it will cost a fortune to get your services to the build site, Anyway to cut a long story short , you wont get much change from 2 mill ,,