Saturday

[susandennis]

1st off bird count. So far, 0. Although Biggie is out there now so Birds, Beware!

The baseball game last night was outstanding and we also won. Here's hoping for a ditto tonight since I'll be there.

My brother arrives tomorrow!!! Between restaurants still pandemic closed and restaurants that don't open on Mondays or Tuesdays, I've been working on a list of breakfast and late lunch/early dinner ops for the first part of the visit. I think I have a great list. Later in the week the pickins get easier and I have another list for that.

Besides the fact that I don't cook anyway, I use his visits to try out restaurants and revisit old ones. He doesn't seem to mind so it works out nicely.

Today, though, there won't be much eating. I need to save myself for tonight's baseball buffet.

I do have a list of stuff that I'd like to get done today and no reason why it can't happen.

Oh sweet!! I just got an email about what is coming in the mail today and it's my annual assessment card from the county. Every year they evaluate how much they think my condo is worth and then slap taxes on that amount - lots 'o taxes. Generally, it goes up every year- some years more than others. But this year, it went down!!



And so this means my taxes will be lower this year. NO complaints from me. The tax bill last time was $5549.01. I'm happy to pay less next time.

Comments

[vysila.livejournal.com]

That's a downright shocking tax levy to me. We have relatively low property taxes here, and no state income tax. Friends ask me how the state finances things and my answer is — I don't have a clue, really. Our infrastructure isn't in bad shape either.

[susandennis]

we have no state income tax either.

but this is county not state and both the county and state LOVE to tax the shit out of us. my friends from New Zealand who come to visit every few years are re-shocked every single time the $1.00 item they want to buy actually cost them $1.10. No matter how many times I explain it, they don't get it. Or tipping so I just tell them it's a government tip.

[adafrog.livejournal.com]

There's a land value for the condo?

[msconduct.livejournal.com]

Ooh, lucky! House prices here went up 25% in the last year which the local council is all too eager to charge extra rates on.

It seems both five minutes and forever ago that you were reporting on Bill's last visit. Have a fab time!

[sleepybadger.livejournal.com]

The last time our house was reappraised, it came with a letter that said that even if the appraised value went down, the taxes would not. Like, wtf is the point of appraising it then?