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QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Apr 16, 2013 -> 01:57 PM) They are bluffing, just like a used car dealer. Walk away and tell them to call you when they want to accept your offer. I had my agent call over and tell them I am thinking about that, but I could possible go up a touch more and thats it. We'll see. LIke I said before, the market around here is incredibly nuts right now and I think they are caught up in it with a unit that needs a TON of work.

QUOTE (IlliniKrush @ Apr 15, 2013 -> 11:26 PM) No. He can win faceoffs, that's about it. But he's still as slow as molasses. He had that sweet assist against Nashville, so his offensive contribution with the Hawks is about tapped out. He's been a very good fit on the 4th line and has logged some PK min as well. Definitely a positive move IMO.

QUOTE (Soxbadger @ Apr 16, 2013 -> 11:23 AM) Its usually not a position of power to lower your offer like that. Only hard part is no way of knowing what the other person offered. If I had to guess Id say the other buyers offer was closer to your original offer, than to the sellers counter. Exactly what my instincts are telling me. If the other offer was so good why didnt you just take it? I'll play the game but not for long.

I literally went full anti-gun racist. They called me into chambers with both lawyers and asked me questions and it got ridiculous. It was a federal trial that went on for months.

QUOTE (iamshack @ Apr 16, 2013 -> 11:16 AM) Is it anywhere in the ballpark of where you wanted to be? Not really. My instincts are screaming that they are full of it.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Apr 16, 2013 -> 11:01 AM) Yeah if your employer won't pay you for jury duty, that's a very different story. My old employer didn't pay you since you got jury pay.

QUOTE (iamshack @ Apr 16, 2013 -> 10:59 AM) What do you mean they dropped their counter? You mean they rescinded it? They lowered it quite a bit and "wanted to come back to me first".

So of course the seller got an "offer" at the open house. However they came back to me and dropped their counter. Weird.

I got racist and anti-gun and got dismissed. Best thing ever since the trial went months.

QUOTE (IlliniKrush @ Apr 1, 2013 -> 07:04 PM) f***, Pahlsson had 5 times the value Handzus does at this point, and Pahlsson didn't have much value. Handzus is a 4th line center some nights/scratch most other nights. Um, "upgrade" over Jamal Mayers I guess? So, still waiting for a legit move. Also a 4th for that, not good at all. Has he changed your mind at all yet?

The authorities can block calls. That's probably what happened to block any further detonations.

I am in awe of people who run directly towards the blast as their first instinct.

QUOTE (DukeNukeEm @ Apr 15, 2013 -> 04:48 PM) Why? Why cant I point out the real truth here? If two teenagers wrapped a V6 Mustang around a tree and got themselves killed it wouldn't get this attention, if two 10 year olds in the cancer ward passed on the same day it wouldn't even make the news. But a couple bombs go off with similar results and we cant help but be enamored by it. I generally wouldn't care about people's reaction to this, but I think it carries a price to immerse yourself so much in these stories. We get scared and we want something to be done to make us feel more secure. So because the first two Americans to be killed by a bomb in this country since I-dont-even-know-its-been-so-long an entire city is on lockdown and people have found a whole new reason to be scared to live their lives. That's really all I wanted to say, I think someone should say it. Neither one of those scenarios was designed by someone with the intent to hurt or kill innocent people. Theres your difference.

Found our last runner, thank god.

We have one co worker running a 4:16 pace that we cant find.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Apr 15, 2013 -> 02:58 PM) That's a block from the location of the finish line. They are searching for additional devices like crazy. Already found at least one.

Devices were in garbage cans. NYC police rolling out protection in manhattan as well, WTF

QUOTE (Athomeboy_2000 @ Apr 15, 2013 -> 02:50 PM) wow. they were there for the marathon or at a business? A bunch were running it.

A bunch of people from my company were across the street. I guess it blew people up in the air.

The pictures are horrible, lost limbs everywhere. People blown to pieces. Spectators.

QUOTE (iamshack @ Apr 15, 2013 -> 12:35 PM) Is this the one you were talking about before with the delusional seller, or a different one? Yeah, I am anxiously awaiting a response on our offer... It's hard for me to do anything on days like this... Same one, they had one open house planned this weekend and turned it into two at the last min. I am fully expecting them to come back to us since the place is just not in great shape. They bought it for WAY over market value in 2005, and I am not about to do the same.

On my house search, I am anxiously awaiting if anyone dumb enough offered more on the townhouse I want. I went and saw a few yesterday in Wicker/bucktown and I like it, however the area is a little too busy for me. I really like the relative serenity of this area.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Apr 15, 2013 -> 12:14 PM) He had every opportunity to earn more PT this year and failed to do so. Where is he going? MAC bound?

QUOTE (iamshack @ Apr 13, 2013 -> 09:36 AM) Let us know how it goes... I'm about ready to accept the offer on my house...just working out the details...they are going to allow me to rent the house back for a few weeks after closing so we can try and get this deal done on the other house. Put it an offer on that one last night...now we wait...and look for backups. Dude thats awesome. Really lucky that happened for you so fast. I am about to list my condo since one in my building sold in a couple of weeks at list price. I am still on the fence about maybe renting it out and waiting but I really want to motivate myself to start packing.

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Apr 15, 2013 -> 09:23 AM) So the wife and I took a couple we know out on a bike ride yesterday. They aren't like huge or anything, just somewhat out of shape. We did our usual 20-miler - Prairie Path to Great Western Trail and back - seriously exactly 20 miles from our driveway. Holy crap, it's insane how out of shape people really are - given she and I are so active, the bike ride is seriously nothing. A ride that normally takes us an hour and forty minutes took two hours and fifty five minutes. They had to stop tons of times. My buddy had to walk the bike part of the way. His legs were dead. They were both completely f***ed after this effortless ride. It's nuts. Thats great you did that. You are lucky to be near the prairie path. I have to take the f***ing EL out there.