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[quote]I see estate sales in future for that.[/quote] That's what we did. Didn't bring in much money but it got the house emptied....
[quote]There is a “stepped up basis” upon their death. It’s the value the day they died.[/quote] This is correct. We sold mothers house a few years ago. We didn't use a real estate agent. There was a 3 month difference between when we went under contract and closing. Kept it insured and utlities ...

re: High school reunion

Posted by bigjoe1 on 5/7/24 at 9:20 am
Had a great time at my 50th in 2021. Only 168 in our graduating class and 44 had died over the years. That was a little hard to accept. Had a nice turnout. With spouses over 120 showed up....

re: Stuart Varney

Posted by bigjoe1 on 5/7/24 at 9:05 am
A Fox Business News morning host....
[quote]I’m a firm believer sometimes violence is the answer[/quote] Sometimes the conversation just drys up. Looks like the cops had the real shield this time....
[quote]. Although i'm sure one of my stupid arse relatives will and essentially have it.[/quote] That happened in my family. A cousin and one of her kids live on Ancestry.com and they both submitted samples....
Whistle hadn't blown. Should have got up and gotten another one. :rotflmao:...
This country can't absorb these illegals that come by the hundreds of thousands. The vast majority are on public assistance that we all are paying for. Commiting crimes and then being released without bail. It's a damn national disgrace. There is no crisis on the border. It's a disaster. It has to i...

re: Nice form tackle

Posted by bigjoe1 on 4/26/24 at 1:45 pm
Head up back straight. Good as it gets. How find somebody else to hit. :dude:...
The one concern I have is that 6 ft. 200 pounder just takes a gun away from a teacher. I mean their back is turned and they get ambushed....
Senate just passed the Ukraine aid bill-along with the others....
Just saw a scroll on cnbc {no link} that all the aid bills passed aprocedural vote....
[quote]He should be saying “if your kids can’t pass these tests, here’s our plan to get them up to speed to where they should be and we need your help.”[/quote] This is kinda where I am. I get it in asking parents not to freak out over a bad score but, you have to have some way of evaluating a st...
[quote]Who underrates Bull Durham?[/quote] Hadn't thought about Bull Durham in years until I opened this thread. Absolutly one of the funniest sports movies of all time. :rotflmao:...
[quote]Zelenskyy and Biden agree on ATACMS delivery to Ukraine.[/quote] Are these the really long range ones? As reach out and really touch Russia....
[quote]The A-Bomb stopped that. 7M Japanese, who would otherwise have died, probably reckoned that to be more humane.[/quote] One other thing to consider. There were millions of Japanese troops stationed in China and Indo-China still fighting an aggressive war. There would have been more miltary ...
[quote]The fact that the first one didn't make them quit should tell you all you need to know. Dropping the bombs saved hundreds of thousands of American lives.[/quote] It was estimated that the war would last until 1947 if we hadn't dropped the bombs. Can you imagine the outrage in this nation w...
For instance Europe was involved in major wars and two of them being world wars prior to NATO. Since NATO Europe has been relatively quiet. I believe our involvement was crucial to the peace we all enjoyed. I believe this as well. My fathers uncle was killed in France in 8/1918.In Mar. of 1944 m...
And more recently, Johnson received a key intelligence briefing from CIA Director Bill Burns, who painted a picture of the dire situation on the battlefield in Ukraine and the global consequences of inaction, according to multiple sources with knowledge of the situation. The briefing left a lasting ...