Annoying Myths needing to be Busted

[XXX-er]

Uncle Roger would be very disappointed with this post.

Haiyaa nieces and nephews !

[MarsB]

Pre-rinsing before putting stuff in the dishwasher…..


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Maybe if you have a $5K dentist-level dishwasher or run everything on the pots and pans setting.

[mcski]

Or if he is still using a 70s-80s era model. Those things washed way better than any of the fancy dishwashers now the definitely require rinsing before putting into the machine. Whats the point of having one it you have to do half the work

[oftpiste]

Real estate myths edition:

The "neighborhood specialist' real estate agent.

Open houses are good for the seller.

[PB]

He wrote some crazy shit. Are you implying Paganini couldn’t play Paganini?

Wrong Paganini; the one in question was the punter for Dallas, so obviously not the greatest.

[yeahman]

Yea, mine were dry the other day and they were slow and grabby in some turns



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Yeah, but if you're cleaning them, then presumably you're going to wax them, right? So the whole "cleaner dries out the bases" thing doesn't matter is what I'm saying.

[garyfromterrace]

Was talking to a couple of friends about this just last night. The whole MSG is bad thing is rooted in racist origins and that's about it.

https://www.inverse.com/science/the-...history-of-msg

Bless Bourdain for schooling me on MSG not being the silent killer. Didn't know about the racist bit.

[~mikey b]

skiing alone in the backcountry is bad

[PB]

.... but .... trekking in Nepal?

[2FUNKY]

Jacking off too much makes you go blind.


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[Danno]

It doesn't matter if you call last run. You'll be fine.

or not.

Open houses are good for the seller.

my house sold to someone who came to the open house. but generally agree that they're just a dog and pony show to demonstrate to teh seller that the agent is trying to sell the house.

[XXX-er]

Jacking off too much makes you go blind.


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suggest you stop when just need glasses

[Lvovsky]

Jacking off too much makes you go blind.


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The jury is still out on that one

[Lvovsky]

It doesn't matter if you call last run. You'll be fine.

Last run of the day is preferred nomenclature.

[ironhippy]

my house sold to someone who came to the open house. but generally agree that they're just a dog and pony show to demonstrate to teh seller that the agent is trying to sell the house.

I was under the impression the real winner was the real estate agent. They pimp all the other houses that the perspective buyers are interested in and get their name out there.

[Peruvian]

How ‘bout that King James Bible?

[oftpiste]

my house sold to someone who came to the open house. but generally agree that they're just a dog and pony show to demonstrate to teh seller that the agent is trying to sell the house.

You're one in a million. Open houses do and always have existed solely for the benefit of the agent sitting inside collecting new prospective clients. I fucking HATE doing them. Huge waste of time, and after 32 years I have very low tolerance for the level of armchair-expert-douchenozzlery that walks in the door most of the time.

[MyNameIsAugustWest]

You're one in a million. Open houses do and always have existed solely for the benefit of the agent sitting inside collecting new prospective clients. I fucking HATE doing them. Huge waste of time, and after 32 years I have very low tolerance for the level of armchair-expert-douchenozzlery that walks in the door most of the time.

I'm number 2 I guess. The last 3 buyers we've had (we move a fair bit) came to the Open Houses. 2 of the 3 came back after the Agent left to talk to us one-on-one. As always, YMMV.

[Woodsy]

It doesn't matter if you call last run. You'll be fine.

you call it all you want,
no thanks

[2FUNKY]

you call it all you want,
no thanks

No thanks here either. We usually do the “ I’m out” when at the top.


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[crankplank]

No thanks here either. We usually do the “ I’m out” when at the top.


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"Lets see how we feel at the bottom"

[Buzzworthy]

No thanks here either. We usually do the “ I’m out” when at the top.


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Time for beers is my go to.

Edit: this is different from “I need a beer” during the day.

[oftpiste]

I'm number 2 I guess. The last 3 buyers we've had (we move a fair bit) came to the Open Houses. 2 of the 3 came back after the Agent left to talk to us one-on-one. As always, YMMV.

Allow me to differentiate between finding the house because of the open and mere attendance. I'm guessing they came but were aware of the properties through their broker. Many buyers attend opens so they don't have to have the broker along, or because it's more convenient than a keyed showing. It's extremely rare that someone stumbles on an open house of which they were previously unaware and ends up buying it.

The difference is your buyers 99% would have seen it anyway without the open house. So the open itself does not attract buyers who were otherwise unaware of the listing. IE, the open was not the causal event in the sale, but a convenience. YMMV fo sho.

[riser4]

I'm number 2 I guess. The last 3 buyers we've had (we move a fair bit) came to the Open Houses. 2 of the 3 came back after the Agent left to talk to us one-on-one. As always, YMMV.

I fucking hate moving. Moved in here 22 years ago, and while I generally hate the actual dwelling, I never want to go through that again.

[paulster2626]

"Here at Sun Valley, our blues would be considered blacks everywhere else."