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letter to Mayor: demand landlords forgive February's Rent!
« on: January 18, 2017, 03:56:18 PM »
https://medium.com/@ptu/mayor-wheeler-demand-that-landlords-forgive-february-rent-9ae44115aeac#.opytgbuc1

I thought I was on the Onion.  Based on how poorly the city responded to the snow, maybe they ought to be on the hook.
« Last Edit: January 19, 2017, 07:42:38 AM by ncornilsen »

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Re: Mayor: demand landlords forgive February's Rent!
« Reply #1 on: January 18, 2017, 04:04:11 PM »
"[landlords] are better equipped to handle absorb the loss than their tenants"

Clearly they didn't read the case-study thread that got locked today.

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Re: Mayor: demand landlords forgive February's Rent!
« Reply #2 on: January 18, 2017, 04:08:16 PM »
"Renters are somehow expected to have emergency savings for times like these..."

Somehow... but how? :)

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Re: Mayor: demand landlords forgive February's Rent!
« Reply #3 on: January 18, 2017, 04:12:15 PM »
Puleeze.  Landlords have mortgages and operating expenses to pay.  Do you think those are forgiven? Stuff happens.  Pay your bills and move on.

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Re: Mayor: demand landlords forgive February's Rent!
« Reply #4 on: January 18, 2017, 06:16:16 PM »
I should really point out that the mayor is not demanding this; some folks are asking the mayor to demand this. In a fairly rude tone, no less.

The title makes it sound like the mayor is demanding this.

Realistically, landlords would be best served finding compromises with tenants. If they've been paying on time, it's probably a lot better to work with them to figure out a structured payment plan due to missed wages than to evict them.

But it's their right, which a mayor can't just override with decree or demand, to evict for nonpayment.

I imagine a less confrontational, entitled tone would do a better job of explaining this. All of the "not our problem" and "you can better absorb the financial impact" talk is actively counterproductive.

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Re: Mayor: demand landlords forgive February's Rent!
« Reply #5 on: January 18, 2017, 06:57:40 PM »
I should really point out that the mayor is not demanding this; some folks are asking the mayor to demand this. In a fairly rude tone, no less.

The title makes it sound like the mayor is demanding this.


Yup, was going to post the same thing.

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Re: Mayor: demand landlords forgive February's Rent!
« Reply #6 on: January 18, 2017, 07:29:50 PM »
Realistically, landlords would be best served finding compromises with tenants. If they've been paying on time, it's probably a lot better to work with them to figure out a structured payment plan due to missed wages than to evict them.

But it's their right, which a mayor can't just override with decree or demand, to evict for nonpayment.

I imagine a less confrontational, entitled tone would do a better job of explaining this. All of the "not our problem" and "you can better absorb the financial impact" talk is actively counterproductive.

I agree with each of your points.  A landlord shouldn't be expected to bend unless they feel it is necessary or in their best interest to do so.

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Re: Mayor: demand landlords forgive February's Rent!
« Reply #7 on: January 18, 2017, 08:11:34 PM »
This is bizarre. Will the banks forgive landlords mortgage payment if landlords forgive rent? 

Maybe the city should make funds available to those who need them.

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Re: Mayor: demand landlords forgive February's Rent!
« Reply #8 on: January 19, 2017, 12:13:20 AM »
"Renters are somehow expected to have emergency savings for times like these..."

Somehow... but how? :)

God, if only we knew? Think of all the problems we could mitigate if only, somehow, the magic of savings could be brought to the masses.

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Re: Mayor: demand landlords forgive February's Rent!
« Reply #9 on: January 19, 2017, 07:42:14 AM »
Yes, the title of the article, and by extension my posting title was misleading. This was posted by a tenants union who is pushing for things like rent control, forcing landlords to give former tenants 2 months rent when they leave, etc. The language was not written to actually accomplish anything, it was written to pander to the entitled individuals who subscribe to their twitter feed.

That said, if I were a landlord with a solid tenant, I'd work with them. turnover costs aren't 0.

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Re: Mayor: demand landlords forgive February's Rent!
« Reply #10 on: January 19, 2017, 03:59:09 PM »
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Working families lost wages and are unable to make their full rent, landlords should absorb these losses — not tenants.

Uhm why exactly "should" they?

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Re: Mayor: demand landlords forgive February's Rent!
« Reply #11 on: January 19, 2017, 04:03:32 PM »
forcing landlords to give former tenants 2 months rent when they leave

Sorry for side tracking this thread, but... what in the fuck?

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Re: letter to Mayor: demand landlords forgive February's Rent!
« Reply #12 on: January 19, 2017, 04:58:26 PM »
Rental issues aside- any other snow-belt residents amused by the photo of a car "still trapped!!!"... in what looks like maybe 6" of snow?

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Re: letter to Mayor: demand landlords forgive February's Rent!
« Reply #13 on: January 19, 2017, 05:23:36 PM »
Rental issues aside- any other snow-belt residents amused by the photo of a car "still trapped!!!"... in what looks like maybe 6" of snow?

Portland got 9-12 inches of snow overnight, and then a solid week of sub freezing temperatures. Generally, the policy of "let it melt" is OK since rain the next day takes care of it... unfortunately when the warm rain doesn't come, the snow sticks around and packs to solid ice, by which point they can't even blade it off. Soon after the looting and cannibalism begins.

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Re: letter to Mayor: demand landlords forgive February's Rent!
« Reply #14 on: January 19, 2017, 07:19:12 PM »
Rental issues aside- any other snow-belt residents amused by the photo of a car "still trapped!!!"... in what looks like maybe 6" of snow?

Portland got 9-12 inches of snow overnight, and then a solid week of sub freezing temperatures. Generally, the policy of "let it melt" is OK since rain the next day takes care of it... unfortunately when the warm rain doesn't come, the snow sticks around and packs to solid ice, by which point they can't even blade it off. Soon after the looting and cannibalism begins.
I've heard of such things happening in the Midwest, and large parts of Canada. It often lasts for months. Probably explains their lower population numbers...

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Re: Mayor: demand landlords forgive February's Rent!
« Reply #15 on: January 20, 2017, 08:54:23 AM »
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Working families lost wages and are unable to make their full rent, landlords should absorb these losses — not tenants.

Uhm why exactly "should" they?

Because many in Portland are swinging towards literally socialist attitudes.

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Re: letter to Mayor: demand landlords forgive February's Rent!
« Reply #16 on: January 20, 2017, 11:45:53 AM »
Rental issues aside- any other snow-belt residents amused by the photo of a car "still trapped!!!"... in what looks like maybe 6" of snow?

Portland got 9-12 inches of snow overnight, and then a solid week of sub freezing temperatures. Generally, the policy of "let it melt" is OK since rain the next day takes care of it... unfortunately when the warm rain doesn't come, the snow sticks around and packs to solid ice, by which point they can't even blade it off. Soon after the looting and cannibalism begins.
I've heard of such things happening in the Midwest, and large parts of Canada. It often lasts for months. Probably explains their lower population numbers...
Actually it works the other way...its a horriblegame to play, what was the weather like 10 months before I was born? This is a terrible party game, do not play with family.

I was the result of a snowstorm.

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Re: letter to Mayor: demand landlords forgive February's Rent!
« Reply #17 on: January 20, 2017, 03:30:47 PM »
Rental issues aside- any other snow-belt residents amused by the photo of a car "still trapped!!!"... in what looks like maybe 6" of snow?

Portland got 9-12 inches of snow overnight, and then a solid week of sub freezing temperatures. Generally, the policy of "let it melt" is OK since rain the next day takes care of it... unfortunately when the warm rain doesn't come, the snow sticks around and packs to solid ice, by which point they can't even blade it off. Soon after the looting and cannibalism begins.
I've heard of such things happening in the Midwest, and large parts of Canada. It often lasts for months. Probably explains their lower population numbers...
Actually it works the other way...its a horriblegame to play, what was the weather like 10 months before I was born? This is a terrible party game, do not play with family.

I was the result of a snowstorm.

Would you prefer to be born 40 weeks after your dad's birthday, like everybody else?
I warn you, this game is even less fun to play with family...

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Re: letter to Mayor: demand landlords forgive February's Rent!
« Reply #18 on: January 20, 2017, 04:36:07 PM »
Then there are those born around November 14th...

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« Reply #19 on: January 20, 2017, 08:51:28 PM »
Then there are those born around November 14th...
All mom wanted was a backrub...

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Re: letter to Mayor: demand landlords forgive February's Rent!
« Reply #20 on: January 21, 2017, 04:21:45 AM »
Rental issues aside- any other snow-belt residents amused by the photo of a car "still trapped!!!"... in what looks like maybe 6" of snow?

Portland got 9-12 inches of snow overnight, and then a solid week of sub freezing temperatures. Generally, the policy of "let it melt" is OK since rain the next day takes care of it... unfortunately when the warm rain doesn't come, the snow sticks around and packs to solid ice, by which point they can't even blade it off. Soon after the looting and cannibalism begins.
I've heard of such things happening in the Midwest, and large parts of Canada. It often lasts for months. Probably explains their lower population numbers...
Actually it works the other way...its a horriblegame to play, what was the weather like 10 months before I was born? This is a terrible party game, do not play with family.

I was the result of a snowstorm.

Would you prefer to be born 40 weeks after your dad's birthday, like everybody else?
I warn you, this game is even less fun to play with family...


Shit.

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Re: letter to Mayor: demand landlords forgive February's Rent!
« Reply #21 on: January 21, 2017, 05:24:50 AM »
Rental issues aside- any other snow-belt residents amused by the photo of a car "still trapped!!!"... in what looks like maybe 6" of snow?
Yeah, I had to laugh really hard when I read that caption. Clearly this was mere seconds before the looting and cannibalism began :-)

And to get back to topic: WTF??? They can't be serious, can they?

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Re: letter to Mayor: demand landlords forgive February's Rent!
« Reply #22 on: January 21, 2017, 08:24:46 AM »
LMAO I just ran through mine and my sibling's birthdays. Looks like my littlest brother was a Christmas present. I can not WAIT to tell him this!

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« Reply #23 on: January 21, 2017, 05:35:32 PM »
Rental issues aside- any other snow-belt residents amused by the photo of a car "still trapped!!!"... in what looks like maybe 6" of snow?

I've cleared worse when I was in summer clothes and a light jacket (airport parking lot after a vacation south) and the car was nose in, so I had to clear snow to get to the driver's door.  For that one, where the driver's door is accessible: One minute to clear the snow from around the door, 30 seconds to turn the car on and get defrosters going full blast, 10 minutes max to clear snow off car, 10 minutes max to shovel snow from around car*.  Done.  Easy.  Hard is coming out of work and finding an inch of ice all over the car and clearing it while the freezing rain is still pouring down.  Snow is easy.

*After all, if the person wants to leave, all they have to do is clear the front so the tires are clear, and make sure there is not too much snow underneath.  Tip, brush the snow that is on the car away from where you want to drive.  It isn't like clearing a driveway.

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« Reply #24 on: January 21, 2017, 08:01:39 PM »
LMAO I just ran through mine and my sibling's birthdays. Looks like my littlest brother was a Christmas present. I can not WAIT to tell him this!

My brother and I coincide with the end of tax season.

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Re: letter to Mayor: demand landlords forgive February's Rent!
« Reply #25 on: January 23, 2017, 07:54:17 AM »
Doing the math, I'm 9 months after an anniversary... 

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« Reply #26 on: January 23, 2017, 08:29:46 AM »
I'm about 14 months after the wedding.  Not much time wasted there, but to give them credit, they were already in their 30's and wanted to get a family started.

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« Reply #27 on: January 23, 2017, 09:21:38 AM »
Actually it works the other way...its a horriblegame to play, what was the weather like 10 months before I was born? This is a terrible party game, do not play with family.

I was the result of a snowstorm.

Would you prefer to be born 40 weeks after your dad's birthday, like everybody else?
I warn you, this game is even less fun to play with family...


Shit.

I was a birthday present for Mom, actually.  Hahaha!  She did not find this amusing when I pointed it out a few years ago.  Subtraction is a dangerous thing!

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Re: letter to Mayor: demand landlords forgive February's Rent!
« Reply #28 on: January 23, 2017, 11:26:41 AM »
Actually it works the other way...its a horriblegame to play, what was the weather like 10 months before I was born? This is a terrible party game, do not play with family.

I was the result of a snowstorm.

Would you prefer to be born 40 weeks after your dad's birthday, like everybody else?
I warn you, this game is even less fun to play with family...


Shit.

I was a birthday present for Mom, actually.  Hahaha!  She did not find this amusing when I pointed it out a few years ago.  Subtraction is a dangerous thing!

I think I was my mom's birthday present too, now that I think about it!

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« Reply #29 on: January 23, 2017, 12:20:05 PM »
The closest thing for me is the 4th of July.  Maybe they both had the day off?

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« Reply #31 on: January 23, 2017, 01:36:38 PM »
Rental issues aside- any other snow-belt residents amused by the photo of a car "still trapped!!!"... in what looks like maybe 6" of snow?

Portland got 9-12 inches of snow overnight, and then a solid week of sub freezing temperatures. Generally, the policy of "let it melt" is OK since rain the next day takes care of it... unfortunately when the warm rain doesn't come, the snow sticks around and packs to solid ice, by which point they can't even blade it off. Soon after the looting and cannibalism begins.

I know right? Why can't it just snow in the summer, why does it gotta be during winter?

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« Reply #32 on: January 24, 2017, 07:53:32 AM »
forcing landlords to give former tenants 2 months rent when they leave

Sorry for side tracking this thread, but... what in the fuck?

But you don't understand.  If I'm moving to a new place that means a new security deposit PLUS new last month's rent...where am I supposed to find that kind of money?!?  It isn't like I'll get back my security deposit from my old place given how bad I trashed it...

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« Reply #33 on: January 24, 2017, 08:55:24 AM »
Y'all, I figured out way back in high school, maybe junior high, that I was either my dad's birthday or my parent's anniversary.  I thought everyone figured this out way back when?  No?  Huh.

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« Reply #34 on: January 24, 2017, 09:14:25 AM »
forcing landlords to give former tenants 2 months rent when they leave

Sorry for side tracking this thread, but... what in the fuck?

But you don't understand.  If I'm moving to a new place that means a new security deposit PLUS new last month's rent...where am I supposed to find that kind of money?!?  It isn't like I'll get back my security deposit from my old place given how bad I trashed it...

And of course I just HAD to have that latest thing. I mean everyone's buying them. I don't want to look like I am too poor to buy that latest thing. I deserve it! And of course when the bill comes due I'll probably need a weekend away somewhere b/c life can be so stressful... ;)

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« Reply #35 on: January 24, 2017, 10:05:20 AM »
Rental issues aside- any other snow-belt residents amused by the photo of a car "still trapped!!!"... in what looks like maybe 6" of snow?

Portland got 9-12 inches of snow overnight, and then a solid week of sub freezing temperatures. Generally, the policy of "let it melt" is OK since rain the next day takes care of it... unfortunately when the warm rain doesn't come, the snow sticks around and packs to solid ice, by which point they can't even blade it off. Soon after the looting and cannibalism begins.
I've heard of such things happening in the Midwest, and large parts of Canada. It often lasts for months. Probably explains their lower population numbers...
Actually it works the other way...its a horriblegame to play, what was the weather like 10 months before I was born? This is a terrible party game, do not play with family.

I was the result of a snowstorm.

Would you prefer to be born 40 weeks after your dad's birthday, like everybody else?
I warn you, this game is even less fun to play with family...


Shit.

Oh dear. Never did that math before.

At least I take comfort in knowing it's not as bad as my dad's wife... she's 9 months after Valentine's day.... and a solid 10 years after the rest of her siblings. Oops!

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Re: letter to Mayor: demand landlords forgive February's Rent!
« Reply #36 on: January 24, 2017, 01:50:22 PM »
I'm eight months after my parents' anniversary.

I was also born several weeks premature.

I somehow avoided doing the math until a few months ago.

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« Reply #37 on: January 25, 2017, 12:08:45 AM »

Oh dear. Never did that math before.

At least I take comfort in knowing it's not as bad as my dad's wife... she's 9 months after Valentine's day.... and a solid 10 years after the rest of her siblings. Oops!

Being born from a person who is most like an 'oops' baby, I will never put down unplanned children. :D

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Re: letter to Mayor: demand landlords forgive February's Rent!
« Reply #38 on: January 25, 2017, 01:15:36 PM »
Why are people disturbed if they were born 9 months after an anniversary, birthday or holiday?  You knew even before the calculation that you were born because your parents had sex!

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« Reply #39 on: January 25, 2017, 01:38:50 PM »
Rental issues aside- any other snow-belt residents amused by the photo of a car "still trapped!!!"... in what looks like maybe 6" of snow?

Portland got 9-12 inches of snow overnight, and then a solid week of sub freezing temperatures. Generally, the policy of "let it melt" is OK since rain the next day takes care of it... unfortunately when the warm rain doesn't come, the snow sticks around and packs to solid ice, by which point they can't even blade it off. Soon after the looting and cannibalism begins.
I've heard of such things happening in the Midwest, and large parts of Canada. It often lasts for months. Probably explains their lower population numbers...
Actually it works the other way...its a horriblegame to play, what was the weather like 10 months before I was born? This is a terrible party game, do not play with family.

I was the result of a snowstorm.

Would you prefer to be born 40 weeks after your dad's birthday, like everybody else?
I warn you, this game is even less fun to play with family...


Shit.

Oh dear. Never did that math before.

At least I take comfort in knowing it's not as bad as my dad's wife... she's 9 months after Valentine's day.... and a solid 10 years after the rest of her siblings. Oops!

When we are in public and we see a family with kids that appear to have wide age ranges, my wife and I play a game we call 'Who's the accident?'. The made up stories can get quite elaborate.

P.S. We have tons of late September/early October birthdays in my family. We really love to ring in the New Year.

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« Reply #40 on: January 25, 2017, 03:10:57 PM »
Why are people disturbed if they were born 9 months after an anniversary, birthday or holiday?  You knew even before the calculation that you were born because your parents had sex!

Ha! I feel the same way. Does it make things any better for people to imagine that they were the result of a half-hour wait before mom and dad's usual Tuesday night TV show . . . . instead of a more special occasion? :)

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« Reply #41 on: January 25, 2017, 05:04:27 PM »
Why are people disturbed if they were born 9 months after an anniversary, birthday or holiday?  You knew even before the calculation that you were born because your parents had sex!

Ha! I feel the same way. Does it make things any better for people to imagine that they were the result of a half-hour wait before mom and dad's usual Tuesday night TV show . . . . instead of a more special occasion? :)

I think we're more embarassed about our parents seeming to have only ABC sex...

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« Reply #42 on: January 25, 2017, 05:38:28 PM »
Hmm,   Valentines day for me,  New Years day for my older sister,  and April Fools day for my other sister.  Yep,  that seems right.

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Re: letter to Mayor: demand landlords forgive February's Rent!
« Reply #43 on: January 25, 2017, 06:22:06 PM »
Rental issues aside- any other snow-belt residents amused by the photo of a car "still trapped!!!"... in what looks like maybe 6" of snow?

Portland got 9-12 inches of snow overnight, and then a solid week of sub freezing temperatures. Generally, the policy of "let it melt" is OK since rain the next day takes care of it... unfortunately when the warm rain doesn't come, the snow sticks around and packs to solid ice, by which point they can't even blade it off. Soon after the looting and cannibalism begins.
I've heard of such things happening in the Midwest, and large parts of Canada. It often lasts for months. Probably explains their lower population numbers...

What, huh, Cannibalism is why Canada has a lower population density? ;-)

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Re: letter to Mayor: demand landlords forgive February's Rent!
« Reply #44 on: January 25, 2017, 07:26:22 PM »
I think we're more embarassed about our parents seeming to have only ABC sex...

ABC sex: anniversary, birthday and Christmas sex.  Had to google it.

Ha!  So it's because your parents AREN'T having a lot of sex??  I guess it's disturbing because of this:  no one should enjoy thinking too hard about their parents' sex lives. 

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« Reply #45 on: January 26, 2017, 12:55:57 AM »
I think we're more embarassed about our parents seeming to have only ABC sex...

ABC sex: anniversary, birthday and Christmas sex.  Had to google it.

Ha!  So it's because your parents AREN'T having a lot of sex??  I guess it's disturbing because of this:  no one should enjoy thinking too hard about their parents' sex lives.
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« Reply #46 on: January 26, 2017, 04:34:23 AM »
I was born 9 months after my sister's 8th birthday, so I don't think that's terribly meaningful. (My parents didn't think they could conceive without medication, so count me in the surprise baby crowd.)

My older daughter has a mid-November birthday but my wife and I aren't into Valentine's Day at all.

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Re: letter to Mayor: demand landlords forgive February's Rent!
« Reply #47 on: January 26, 2017, 04:42:46 AM »
I was told by several of my parents' friends that my mother was announcing her pregnancy with me at a New Year's Eve party, so I was definitely the result of Thanksgiving shenanigans (late September birthday).

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Re: letter to Mayor: demand landlords forgive February's Rent!
« Reply #48 on: January 26, 2017, 06:40:02 AM »
Back on topic:  I don't disagree with the spirit of the letter.  Maybe February's rent should be 0, with the loss recouped  over the remaining 10 months of the year.  Evictions hurt landlords, too.  They aren't quick, they clog up courts and then they leave the landlord with vacancies. 
I'm on the other coast, where a different catastrophic weather event, Hurricane Sandy, exacted an even larger toll. So I've seen up close how hard it is for a community to recover.   If my tenants were impacted by a weather event, I would offer to waive the $1000 rent for February and bump March thru December to $1100. 

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Re: letter to Mayor: demand landlords forgive February's Rent!
« Reply #49 on: January 26, 2017, 07:25:33 AM »
Why are people disturbed if they were born 9 months after an anniversary, birthday or holiday?  You knew even before the calculation that you were born because your parents had sex!

Ha! I feel the same way. Does it make things any better for people to imagine that they were the result of a half-hour wait before mom and dad's usual Tuesday night TV show . . . . instead of a more special occasion? :)

I think we're more embarassed about our parents seeming to have only ABC sex...
XS and I have good friends with a few (planned) children. The mother says everytime she got pregnant was a result of a drunken romp. So it's not always as bad as all that, once one becomes a parent.