Text 10538, 116 rader
Skriven 2014-03-04 06:37:00 av Dave Drum (74039.cooking)
  Kommentar till text 10473 av JIM WELLER (1:123/140)
Ärende: Houses
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JIM WELLER Said to DAVE DRUM about Houses

JW>  DD> The tax assessors around here
JW>  DD> pretty  much paper-whip everything anyway. A friend had his
JW>  DD> taxes reduced substantially after contesting his tax bill and
JW>  DD> forcing the assessor to come to his address and evaluate
JW>  DD> correctly his property. For instance -  he was getting whacked
JW>  DD> for a two car garage when he, in fact, didn't even have a car
JW>  DD> port.

JW> I haven't come across an assessment that error wracked but my Dad
JW> once caught a break on an appeal. Back in 1947 my parents had
JW> purchased a 16 X 24 log cabin, not because they were broke but
JW> because of a severe housing shortage. Over the years they renovated
JW> and improved on it, adding additions, indoor plumbing, wiring etc.
JW> In 1967 Dad built yet another large addition and resided the whole
JW> place. An assessor determined that there had been a major
JW> reconstruction and assessed everything as new. Our taxes jumped from
JW> $600 to $1200 per year. Dad appealed successfully by proving one
JW> step at a time that the building was not 1967 vintage or even 1947
JW> vintage but a succession of "lean-to"s added onto an 1824 structure
JW> and so our taxes actually dropped down to $200, given the age of the
JW> home.

The tax assessor here works under the county treasurer. The current 
treasurer is not in good odor with most of the assessors - he has 
decreed that they will hit the streets and re-evaluate all of the 
assessments and valuations in Sangamon Country. IOW - they will have to 
do what they were hired to do instead of "phoning it in".

"Sangamon County collects, on average, 1.87% of a property's assessed 
fair market value as property tax.

Sangamon County has one of the highest median property taxes in the 
United States, and is ranked 352nd of the 3143 counties in order of 
median property taxes."

The trick is in that "assessed fair market value" part. Several appeals 
have been won, also, in the depressed market following the recent 
housing bubble debacle, when homeowners successfully appealed that their 
properties were no worth the assessed value in the market.

JW>  DD> What is a "set tub"? I'm not familiar with that term.

JW> I had to look it up. It's one of those deep laundry sinks suitable
JW> for hand washing clothes often found in basements near the washer
JW> and dryer prior to 1970 and after 2000 but rarely in between.

We had one of those with our first "automatic washer". It was called a 
"Suds Saver" and consisted of the body of the Maytag wringer washer it 
replaced, less the wringer. The new washer pumped the soapy water into 
the tub of the old washer. Then, after that load had been removed and 
hung out to dry (we didn't have a dryer yet) the selector dial was set 
to "Suds Saver" and it sucked the soapy water right back into the 
machine to wash another load. Later the Maytag body was retired in 
favour of a double bottom "laundry sink" with two chambers of 20 or so 
inches front-to-back by 24 or 25 inches side-to-side by about 24 inches 
depth. Not counting the side boards. It was used as the "Suds Saver" 
sink and as a pre-soak sink for heavily soiled clothing as well as for 
"rinsing out" delicates like ladies scanties, hose, etc. since there was 
no "delicate" setting on the automatic washer.

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06

      Title: Chinese Laundry Casserole
 Categories: Beef, Rice, Vegetables, Pasta, Soups
      Yield: 9 servings

  1 1/2 lb Ground beef; browned
    1/2 c  Uncooked Instant Rice
 10 3/4 oz Can cream of chicken soup
 10 3/4 oz Can cream of mushroom soup
    1/2 c  HOT water
    1/3 c  Chopped celery
    1/3 c  Chopped bell pepper
    1/3 c  Chopped onion
           Pepper
     14 oz Can bean sprouts; rinsed,
           - drained
      8 oz Can sliced water chestnuts;
           - drained
    1/4 c  Soy sauce
     12 oz (3 cans) sliced mushrooms,
           - stems & pieces; drained
      5 oz Can La Choy chow mein
           - noodles

  Preheat oven to 350øF/175øC.

  Place all of the ingredients except the chow mein noodles
  in layers in large (9" X 13") baking dish.

  Cover and bake for 30 minutes at 350øF/175øC.

  Uncover and add chow mein noodles and bake for an
  additional 30 minutes.

  Makes 8-10 servings.

  From: http://www.recipelink.com

  Uncle Dirty Dave's Archives

MMMMM

ENJOY!!!

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