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DEARBORN / June 24, 2008---The Henry Ford Estate will celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Model T with two special events this summer: a special commemorative tour program and art exhibition.
In honor of the Model Ts centennial year, we wanted to offer our visitors a commemorative tour of Henry Fords six-level powerhouse and 3,000-square-foot garage, according to Gary Rodgers, general manager of the Estate. Visitors will be able to view Henry Fords vehicles and get an in-depth look at our 1916 running Model T, the car that made Fair Lane possible.
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The cost of Lunch and T at the Henry Ford Estate is $25 per person and reservations are required. To make a reservation, or for more information, call 313-593-5590.
Also at the Estate, now through Oct. 4, the Artists Society of Dearborn is hosting Art of the Model T each Tuesday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Henry Ford Estate.
The commemorative art exhibition, which is free and open to the public, will feature paintings and prints inspired by the 100th anniversary of the Model T. The program is a cooperative effort between the Henry Ford Estate and Artists' Society of Dearborn.
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Just got the 50th Anniversary James Bond boxset so I've been on a Bond marathon all day. Presently watching The World Is Not Enough. Previously: Moonraker.
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey. Quite good though not great.
For all sad words of tongue and pen,
The saddest are these, 'It might have been.'
Good horror film. I would give it a "B+"
It's a very controversial film in Poland, because it tells a (loosely based on the story of a Jedwabne village) story of Poles killing their jewish neghbouts during ww2.
Hobbit's next.
Silver Linings Playbook is the Best Movie of the Year so far for me! There was comedy and drama. Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence both gave great performances. I've seen Lincoln, The Hobbit, etc. but I'm hoping to see Silver Linings Playbook get nominated and win Best Picture for the Academy Award.
I fell in love with Bradley Cooper with this film. I never understood the hype around his looks before. I definitely felt really attracted to him in this role. I think I like him better with a shaved head and a beard.
Marie Antoinette of a 2005
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"Ergonomics" is an idea designers use to brand crap for sale.
In reality, as one designer admits, sales are made "because it's all about wanting to have new things."
Objectified (2009).
Barfy subject matter. But a good movie.
pro bonobo
Cube...a classic Sci-Fi movie that I absolutely love. Ignore the mess up of a sequel and prequel.
District 9 - utterly EXCELLENT film. I cannot recommend it enough, Then again, it's impossible to expect anything else from Peter Jackson.
Matthew Barney: No Restraint (2006).
A disarming portrait of the well-funded artist.
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Dr Zhivago
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We recently saw "Bad Teacher" with Cameron Diaz, that bitch is great! Don't expect an epic here, but it is well acted, funny and she looks fantastic, some of her outfits and shoes are awesome. And Justin Timberlake is in it too and he is such a cutie as a geek. If you have never seen "Very Bad Things" I highly recommend that one too, she is amazing in it, but the whole cast is fantastic.
life of pi
beautiful movie. during the first 20 or so minutes, they talk a lot about religion and god. so i was afraid the story would be hard for me to relate to as a hardcore atheist. but in the end, the whole religious aspect was wrapped up in a way that really did speak to me.
Pink Narcissus
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"Everyone wants to be adored."
I'm a fan of the original and enjoyed the remake.
Entertaining as many of Phantasm 2's (1988) shiny parts are, they still don't make the movie as a whole better than average.
Polanski's Repulsion (1965) hasn't seemed to age well to the point that it seems inaccurate to even call it horror any more. It's a rather tedious etiology of psychic breakdown.
Margaret Rutherford is great fun as Miss Marple in Murder Most Foul (1964); if the plot matched the splendor of her character, the movie would be a smash.
pro bonobo
The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
Not as good as "Inglorious Bastards" but props to QT for making nearly 3 hr films that don't feel interminable. Di Caprio was robbed of an Oscar nom, IMHO.
How do you remember all their passwords? Or do they all have the same password?
SkyFall Best Bond Ever
Jakob der Lügner
Will the cursed and disfigured Rupa find love? Satyam, Shivam, Sundaram: Love Sublime (1978).
Also, someone had posted an awards screener of Django Unchained in its entirety on youtube, so I watched it. Shallow, forgettable and cartoony.
pro bonobo
Carry On Cabby
I may be bad, but I'm perfectly good at it.
Gangster Squad.
Good but not a classic.
One moment gave me goose bumps.
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Lolita (the original version)
Bruce La Bruce's movies' 'edgy' pretexts almost always seem merely prurient to me.
More of that, The Raspberry Reich (2004).
pro bonobo
Les Mis. I was indeed miserable through the whole movie. It sucked. My humble opinion.
This last weekend we watched "Taken 2". It was not my choice, I thought the first one was good but I'm not much for sequels. Well to my amazement, it was freaking great, so much so that it kept me a the edge of my seat, at one point my partner even told me to relax a bit, but I could not. They set up the story quite well and quickly, the action began and it was great, Liam Neeson was great in it and sexy, was produced by Luc Beeson and the best part it was around 90 minutes. Go see it.
Life of Pi - Great movie! beautiful cinematography, thought provoking.
Carrie - still sad on so many levels
Extraordinarily sorrowful, The Deer Hunter (1978).
pro bonobo
Darkness falls
Private Romeo. I appreciate the attempt to adapt it to a different setting but I feel, if they were gonna go for a military theme... it would have worked better if set during an actual war.
Still, cute boys espousing Shakespeare is never really a bad thing.
For all sad words of tongue and pen,
The saddest are these, 'It might have been.'
Now Voyager
For all sad words of tongue and pen,
The saddest are these, 'It might have been.'
Les Miserables - epic and powerful stuff. Brave film making. Anne Hathaway's rendition of 'I Dreamed A Dream' will go down history. Amazing!


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Aug. 23, 2012 -- Most kindergartners are up to date with their vaccines, but federal immunization goals nevertheless remain unmet, the CDC says.
According to a CDC report, the average number of kids who have been vaccinated for measles, mumps, and rubella is 94.8%. Health officials have set their target at greater than 95%.
"Coverage is not the way it should be," says Jaime Deville, MD. Deville is a professor of pediatric infectious diseases at UCLA's Mattel Children's Hospital. He reviewed the report for WebMD.
"This report really confirms what's already well known," he says.
The report's authors point out that vaccine rates vary significantly from state to state. The five states that are doing the best job of vaccinating kids against measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) are:
- Texas 99.3%
- Mississippi 99.2%
- Nebraska 99%
- Maryland 98.7%
- Louisiana 98.1%
The five states that need the most improvement when it comes to MMR vaccines are:
- Colorado 86.8%
- Pennsylvania 86.9%
- Kansas 88.2%
- Idaho 89.2%
- North Dakota 90.6%
Tetanus, Diphtheria, and Other Vaccines
The report also tallies vaccine numbers for tetanus, diphtheria, acellular pertussis (whooping cough), polio, hepatitis B, and varicella (chickenpox).
Forty seven states, the District of Columbia, and five other areas reported their vaccine numbers. The city of Houston submitted its own figures, which were the highest reported, at 99.5% for MMR. Figures for Wyoming, New Hampshire, and New Jersey were not available.
California, the state where Deville teaches and practices, met the 95% goal for only two of the vaccines: chickenpox and hepatitis B.
"Our coverage is really not ideal," says Deville. He says the number of children in his state who were granted exemptions from vaccines for medical, religious, or philosophical reasons is too high for comfort.
"We see there are 12,000 out of the half million kindergarten age kids here," says Deville. "That's a sizable percentage that right off the bat won't be vaccinated."
Exemptions From Immunization
Overall, according to the report, 1.5% of children were granted exemptions from vaccinations. That figure varied dramatically from state to state. Mississippi, which does not allow religious or philosophical exemptions, had an exemption rate below 0.1%, the lowest number in the country. Alaska granted exemptions to 7% of its children. Arkansas reported the largest increase in exemptions from the previous year; Nebraska reported the steepest decline.
For the most part, the percentages reported reflect statewide averages. However, the report's authors point out the need to focus on local rates of immunization that might get overlooked when focusing on the big picture.
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Yesterday Dana suggested serving heavily garnished salads on a platter instead of in a bowl to prevent heavier ingredients from falling to the bottom. Inspired by that suggestion, I went searching for beautiful, unusual serving platters. No plain white platters here!
There are white platters in this list, but as you can see they all have something a little special about them - the jagged shape of Diane von Furstenberg's brushstoke platter, for example, with its striking gold rim, or the footed stoneware platter from Leili Art & Design, featuring an array of black constellation-inspired dots. Otherwise you'll find a collection of textured, patterned platters, from stoneware to porcelain, in an array of designs. Do you have a favorite?
• 1 Red Ring Platter, $228 from Anthropologie
• 2 Diane von Furstenberg Brushstroke Platter, $85 from Bloomingdales
• 3 Large Footed Stoneware Platter with Constellation Dots, $220 from Leili Art & Design
• 4 Marimekko Irrbloss Platter, $85 from Safari Living
• 5 Apples - Oval Platter by Lisa Neimeth, $185 from Horne
• 6 Customized Oblong Platter, $160 from Uncommon Goods
• 7 Green Focaccia Platter, $55 from AtelierBB
• 8 12x12 Platter in Onyx, $45 from Heath Ceramics
• 9 Limited Edition Porcelain Serving Platter in Lagoon, $450 from Element Clay Studio
• 10 Textured Botanical Platter, $11.99 from West Elm
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I dig the constellation platter!
Pro: flat platters take up less space in a dishwasher
Con: flat platters have a high tabletop to salad ratio, so normal size bowl vs ginormous platter.
Since I don't have a ginormous table, I'll stick to my bowls.
*_* some of these plates are so pretty... I don't think i'd be able to eat from them
Wow, $230 for a plate from Anthropologie that looks like it was made by a 5 year old as a failed art project. Reminds me of the classic etsy or anthropologie.
The apple platter with the matt black glaze could have a lead content or other toxic component. I would avoid that.


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For Dr. Hugo Ribot, managing partner of Cartersville Ob/Gyn Associates and medical director of the Georgia Advanced Surgery Center for Women, conducting self-exams and receiving mammograms are among his top three recommendations for "best breast health."
According to a column penned by Ribot on this topic, the top three suggestions are:
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During your yearly exam, your gynecologist or general practitioner will perform a breast exam that will help screen for cancer. If s/he finds any unusual lumps or abnormalities — or if you are due for a mammogram — s/he will refer you for that screening. Early detection is the key to beating breast cancer and saving lives!
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Get a mammogram once a year beginning at age 40, or younger if you have a family history of breast cancer. In addition, if you find an abnormality or discharge, or experience pain during your breast self-exam, see your doctor to determine if you should have a mammogram at that time."
Echoing the comments of Ribot, Melanie Morris — supervisor of mammography at the Cartersville Medical Center's Women's Center — encourages women to be proactive with their health care. Unlike past years, she said women now are more likely to incorporate self-exams and mammograms into their health-care regimen.
"Breast cancer is the second leading cause of death in women in cancer deaths," Morris said. "One in eight women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in their lifetime. So doing breast self-exams and getting their mammograms is important. ... It's recommended that women do the self-breast exams once a month. Also between the ages of 35 and 40, you should get a baseline mammogram. Between the ages of 40 and 50, they should get one every other year and from 50 on, each year. The information that we have is it will show a problem, calcifications or something so tiny — several years before a person could even feel the area. So getting your routine exams, being aware of any changes in your breasts, all that is important.
"The technology has come so far and for the medical center we're a gold seal facility. We're accredited by the ACR [American College of Radiology]. So we do digital and then we have equipment that's called Second Look and as the radiologists look at the films and dictate the films then we have a computer that goes back in. It's like a second pair of eyes and it looks over the film and calls detail to any irregularities in the breast. So we're excited about that."
In honor of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Cartersville Medical Center is presenting Get Your Pink On! at the Clarence Brown Conference Center Oct. 18 at 6:30 p.m. Open to the public, the free event will feature pampering activities, photo sessions, entertainment, refreshments, beauty tips, door prizes, breast cancer survivor stories, and information about diagnosis and treatment.
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ECL756 - Discourse Analysis for Language Teaching
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This unit demonstrates how language study at the discoursal level can be applied in the language classroom. It enables participants to critically examine and apply key approaches to the analysis of spoken and written language in order to select and utilise texts for teaching purposes. Topics include: definitions of discourse and discourse analysis; perspectives on text analysis; notions of context and common ground, tools for analysis of spoken and written texts, including Gricean pragmatics, speech act theory and conversational analysis; textual coherence; the analysis of the rhetorical structure of texts; and critical language analysis for teaching purposes.
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Hello All,
First off, here's the thing...I live in an apartment building that my wife's Grandfather owns. The building is not exactly "up to code" on stuff, and with her Grandfather being 80 years old (still with it though, drives and everything), he doesn't exactly want to put any $ into the building.
He's also the type to sweep stuff under the rug if something is broken or not done right..so most of the building components are original and in disrepair (Electric, Plumbing, etc. etc.)
I've learned in THIS building, you have to shove a bucket under a leaky faucet and let it be. I hate to, but there's way to much wrong to deal with it.
Anyway, on to the NG leak. We have an old Gas on Gas stove with the heater in the side of it. Lately I have smelt some gas around our stove, and I did the soap test and determined we have a leaky joint in the gas pipes behind the stove
I don't want to tell her Grandfather about this because he will try to fix it on his own, which it won't get done properly...Is there some type of sealant I can go around the joint with, or does it have to be taken apart?
I don't know anything about NG pipes/fittings/tools etc. and I can't call the Gas company because Gramps despises them, they'd probably say everything needs to be replaced, or just laugh.
Thanks for any and all help.
You might just try to retighten the fitting and see if that cures the leak. If not I would take it upon myself to have someone come in and fix it. It doesn't have to be the "Gas Company" . There are several contractors that do this type of work.
I can't offer any technical advice but did want to share the concern about not calling the gas company.
It's kind and respectful of you to avoid calling them because of the grandfather's attitude, but in this case I think safety supercedes concern for him. If something happened to anyone in the apartment, wouldn't you feel guilty for not having called them?
Before trying to fix it I would in fact contact the gas company. They can pinpoint the leak, even though you've already determined one exists and perhaps even fix it safely, particularly since you write that you're not familiar with these issues.
I also wonder if legally you have any authority to make repairs in the apartment leased from the grandfather.
If anything did happen, you have actual and constructive knowledge of a hazardous situation. There may be a legal argument that you had a duty to notify your wife's grandfather, and that he has a legal obligation to correct the safety issue.
Failing to do that might invalidate the coverage under his homeowners liability insurance. Worse yet, it may contribute to criminal charges if he allows a hazardous situation to exist.
You're thoughtful for respecting his idiosyncracies, but if he's not willing to address the issue then he shouldn't be renting and jeopardizing the safey of his tenants.
And worse case scenario is that he gets mad at you. Better that than ill tenants, or an explosion.
I've called my gas company on a few occasions when I smelled gas and no one laughed at me. They took it very seriously and sent someone out immediately.This message has been edited. Last edited by: GardenSprite,
You could make arrangements for a specific time and date to get it repaired, leave a key with someone you trust to let in the repairman, then take the old guy out for a nice dinner and movie while the leak is fixed and he doesn't know about it. You'll also make some points
nona has the right idea,,,a little schmozzing goes a long way
but..get it fixed,,a gas leak is a very dangerious thing..specialy around a stove with a pilot light..whe you go out. and leave the apt. there is no air movement, due to door opening closing and the gas will form a "pocket" pilot light will ignite that pocket..and ya'll on on the 5 oclock news coast to coast..TRAGIC FIRE KILLS 6 in..........
OK, first off, you need to fix this NOW! Delay very much and you'll have neither a grandfather nor an apartment to worry about.
Since you know how to test for a leak, you should know how to fix one too. You will need to turn off the gas - hopefully just to the stove. Then take the leaking fitting apart, clean out any remnants of thread sealer then recoat the threads with a pipe dope (make sure is says good for NG). Tighten it back up and test. If no bubbles, then you are good.
If it still leaks beyond that then it's time to call in a pro and get it done.
But whichever path you choose - do it now.
Thanks for all the reply's! I fully agree, it needs to be fixed.
I'll let you know what happens. I might just tell her grandfather, after all it's his building and his problem.
We're planning on moving out by next winter, I just hope some major component doesn't fail in the meantime.
We went out today for a few hours, came back and the ENTIRE apartment smelled like gas...As soon as you walked in the door.
We decided to call her grandfather right there and then.
To make a long story short, he came up, *****ed about how he didn't believe us, but decided to tighten up the fitting anyway...
It SEEMS to be fixed for the moment. I've done the soap/bubble test 3 times now because I'm nervous, and you better believe I'm going to be sniffing around for the next few days.
Thanks for all the reply's!
some times....the leak is so small, that you can not see the bubbles right away. but keep an eye one the fitting and a bubble will pop up an hour later
i had one that we did not see untill the next morning
I'm glad the leak is fixed, and that presumably you and your wife weren't harmed by the gas.
But this was really a warning that your wife's grandfather needs to make some decisions and commitments to maintain the apartment building, either by himself or with and through others, or sell it.
He has moral and legal obligations to his tenants, and likely contractual ones as well assuming that the leases contain clauses requiring him to keep the apartments in good repair. His failure to do so could be grounds for termination of the leases and/or breach of contract suits by the tenants, not to mention civil action or intervention by the authorities.
His insurance on the building could be cancelled if the insurance carrier becomes aware of the situation. They aren't going to insure a fire trap, especially if the owner stalls on making repairs or makes them himself and does so improperly.
Are other tenants dissatisfied with the state of their apartments? Is your grandfather aware of their recourse? They could escrow their rent, withholding it in escrow until he's forced to make repairs. They could hire an attorney and sue for what's known as specific performance under their leases. Or they could contact local media or the public health department and file complaints.
Each of these actions could end up costing GF a lot of money, perhaps more than it would cost to make the repairs voluntarily. In my area, hourly rates for attorneys range from $250 upward. If he was sued for specific performance under the leases, he could easily be forced to commit to several thousand dollars in legal fees, plus eventually make the repairs or have to pay for repairs mandatorily ordered by a judge.
If the public health department becomes involved, they could also force him to make repairs, and they may have the right to assume control and contract the repairs themselves, at rates that probably wouldn't be what your grandfather would want to pay.
Alternately, the tenants could just move.
There was an incident several years ago of a deteriorating building in Detroit which was so bad the health department relocated the tenants, at the cost of the landlord, until/if repairs could be made. I don't remember all the details, but if something like this occurred, it could financially devastate GF.
If it comes down to an expenditure of funds issue, GF is more likely to spend more if he doesn't start addressing these issues now than if the tenants take action against him.
Beyond the possible forced remediation cost issue, there's the issue of the decline in his investment. Allowing the building to deteriorate is an investment decision as well as a legal and moral one. If he ever wants to sell, his ROI will be less if the building is in a deteriorating condition, if he can even sell it in that state.
Given what you've written of him, it sounds like it will be a hard sell to convince him to make the repairs.
I wouldn't confront him but rather raise the issue gently so he isn't threatened. Maybe one of the family members, a friend, or religious advisor could assist, one by one "schmoozing" him and raising the issue in a friendly manner.
The goal is to make him see that his current neglect could and probably will cost him more in the long run, and may involve unpleasant legal action or worse yet, injure his tenants.
Has he been subject to a lot of stress recently? Lost a wife or family member? If so, dealing with the repairs may be more than he can handle now by himself.
It may also be a Depression Era issue; anyone I know who lived through the Depression has a frugal mentality that many people just cannot comprehend.
Another possibility is to hire a commercial manager to run the building and make repairs. It will decrease your GF's profit, but it will address the issues and relieve him of the responsibility as well as the tenant relations.
I'm not trying to scare you, but the thought of an apartment filled with gas odor is very unsettling. And given that this man is your wife's GF, it's not entirely your responsibility. But it sounds as if you're the one who's concerned so you may have to initiate the action.
Good luck.This message has been edited. Last edited by: GardenSprite,
Garden Sprite, this is exactly what I have been thinking/saying to my wife/other family members.
There have been numerous issues with the building, and her other family members can't believe we actually go to him if/when an issue arises... her family has accused us of (and fully believes) we're trying to get "extra" things out of him, they think we're trying to get him to replace things just to get some money out of him or make cosmetic improvements, just in spite of the other tenants (her aunt and uncle live on the first floor).
Her grandfather is 80 years old and just has a set mentality, he's not fully aware of these issues or doesn't believe there a big deal.
He can't even shovel his own car out in the winter...speaking of, theres no parking-we have to park in the street, which is by "resident permit only". We are the ONLY building on the street that DOES NOT have a driveway.
One time I mentioned to my wife's mother that Grandpa should buy the empty parking lot that is next door. (Yes-we have no parking and there is an empty parking lot FOR SALE next door) which over the years he has never bought.
Her mothers response: "Why would he EVER put anything into the building??? He's 80 years old, he's going to die soon"
I told my wife flat out-if he can't manage the building he should just get rid of it
Garden Sprite,
Just to answer some of your questions...We don't even have a lease. That's how out-of-the-loop her grandfather is.
But this was really a warning that your wife's grandfather needs to make some decisions and commitments to maintain the apartment building, either by himself or with and through others, or sell it.
He doesn't want to, see Grandpa believes the building is in good condition and needs nothing... his family knows it's deteriorating, but they say, "Why would he put money into it?, He's 80"
So I guess we couldn't do anything anyway. (given no lease)
Are other tenants dissatisfied with the state of their apartments?
The building has always had family members live in it, her aunt and uncle are on the first floor. They do realize it's old and deteriorating; but I believe they are fairly satisfied because Grandpa has let the uncle do his own painting, floors, cosmetic things, and also well-if there's a leak it goes to the basement so no one really knows I guess.
It seems like you can't tell her GF or other family members anything...Our bathroom drain was leaking, Grandpa said we "had too much stuff in the cabinet which wiggled the pipe loose"...
We had a clog at the kitchen sink, we plunged it and the pipe burst and split down the side from the pressure, Grandpa said we "had it to cold up here and froze the pipe" We had an issue where the pilot light kept blowing out on our parlor heater, circa 1950s? Grandpa said it "doesn't have a god damn pilot light"
The thought of old, deteriorating NG pipes and appliances scares me also!
My main priority is just getting out of here ASAP before something major breaks or something serious breaks and I'm forced to tell him about it.
As is he could barely fix the leaking NG pipe, he was completely out of breath, shaking, sweating, etc.
When I read your previous message I realized there was a lot more going on than just the issue of GF not recognizing there were problems or not wanting to spend the money.
There are obviously some negative family dynamics from the aunt and uncle and GM, and I suspect some denial, judgment, perception and abstraction issues on the part of GF which interfere with his ability to conceptualize the danger in the present situation.
I'm taking a free seminar sponsored by the Area Agency on Aging. We discussed some issues last week which I think might apply and help explain why GF doesn't recognize the danger of not making the repairs.
I want to do a bit of research and will answer tomorrow or the following day, but I do think now that your best bet is to get out of there as the family dynamics are too strong to battle.This message has been edited. Last edited by: GardenSprite,
It's time for grandpa to get his butt out of the landlord business and report this entire mess. This is completely out of control. Water only causes damage, but gas leaks and electrical issues kill.
I like old people, but at this rate, many people might not make if this clown is still in charge.
First, a qualification of my remarks: I don't see medicine or its practitioners as the cure for so many issues that arise during life, especially older life, but I do think that there can be a lot going on mentally and physically as people age which explain their behaviors. After reading and reading your posts, and reading the caregiving manual I have, I have a different perspective on your situation.
Has it occurred to anyone that GF may be suffering from some physical issue, such as depression and/or dementia? Is his wife alive? Does he live with her or alone? Does anyone ensure he eats proper meals? Nutritional deficiencies can cause medical problems. Is anyone acting as his caregiver, ensuring that he gets medical treatment and appropriate testing to address any cognitive impairment issues?
The material for the course I'm taking addresses aspects of dementia which can affect a person's life, including a change in judgment and difficulty with abstract concepts, and "if/then" concepts such as: if a natural gas leak isn't fixed it can lead to an explosion.
Our "manual", prepared by a group of medical professions in conjunction with the VA, addresses factors associated with dementia to include impairment of abstract thinking and judgment.
Summing up, from your descriptions: GF "sweeps" issues "under the rug", finds excuses or shifts blame if something needs repair, "despises" the gas company, isn't "fully aware" of the issues or doesn't seem to think they're "a big deal", and "believes the building is in good condition and needs nothing."
I think it's possible these reflect serious judgmental impairments. It could also be that he's just stubborn and set in his ways. But if he had the ability to repair things like a gas leak, then at some time he must have recognized that it was a necessary option for a leak. Now he apparently doesn't.
Unfortunately, it sounds as if there are some intra-family issues going on that could affect GF's attitude, as well as his outlook on his own position within the family and as an individual.
Friction within the family, perception that you're trying to gain some perceived advantage, and a daughter with a very resigned, unsupportive and negative attitude only complicate the situation. No wonder GF doesn't want to do anything if his daughter thinks he's on death's doorstep. If he is having some cognitive problems, the family attitudes certainly aren't supportive.
You also expressed a reluctance to call the gas company because GF despises them, and speculated that you "couldn't do anything anyway" because there's no lease. You do have a right, lease or not, to live in safe premises, to call the health department, gas company, or other entity if those premises are a threat to the safety and health of you and your wife. I can't cite case law, but a lease doesn't need to be in place for these protections to exist.
Are you afraid of offending him, and does this concern outweigh your own concern for safety? (I'm not trying to be hostile or sarcastic, just to inject some perspective on his role in your own life and self protection actions.) I sense a reluctance to confront him.
I don't know enough about landlord obligations absent formal leases, but I suspect that there is case law to support obligations to maintain safety functions, so your GF wouldn't be excused from this obligation and potential liability just because there are no leases. And if there are issues of dementia, action needs to be taken to transfer his landlord role to someone capable of handling it - NOW.
You have a couple of options, one of which is very difficult and that's to build up his mental attitude so he doesn't believe that his life is close to being over, assuming that he doesn't have depression or dementia. Spend more time with him and take him to do the things he enjoys. Get music and pet therapy, and just as importantly, try to get him to be more positive, although that's probably hard to do given the family attitude.
Also investigate the medical issues if you can.
And simultaneously try to convince him that someone needs to take charge of the apartment building before a serious accident occurs. But unfortunately I don't think he'll be able to recognize or act on this issue.
The other option is just accept that it's a situation out of your control and focus on protecting yourself and get out of that apartment building ASAP.
The last option is probably more uncomfortable, and that's notifying (anonymously if necessary) the public health and other appropriate departments of the safety violations.
You're in a tough situation and I wish you luck and success (and I apologize for the length of this post; I just can seem to say what I want with less verbage).This message has been edited. Last edited by: GardenSprite,
Thanks for the reply Garden Sprite. You said exactly what I did, except with better wording ha-ha.
It has occurred to me, personally that he may be starting to get dementia, I'm not really sure what the rest of the family thinks, or if they even ask themselves that question at all.
GFs wife died in 1996? give or take some years. He lives alone, and to be honest he can't cook much on his own.
He pretty much does everything on his own. One of the things I did notice about him is that he doesn't seem to be very "smart" (put in a good way). Now, I don't know if this is just the way he's always been, or if this is the early stages of dementia.
When he came up to fix the NG pipe, he asked why the water wasn't getting warm (to wash his hands) He had the cold on, which clearly has a huge C on it, and it was the right knob. Everyone knows the hot is always on the left.
Even if you don't know that, common sense tells you to try the other knob when one doesn't work.
I don't exactly know what the deal is with GF, but I can tell you he is extremely stubborn, "always right" attitude.
I feel like most of the family thinks the way 1% of people would think, where as I think like 99% of people.
The rest of her family thinks the building is fine and it's perfectly OK that an 80 year old is a landlord and lives by himself.
Thanks for the explanations; it helps put things in perspective.
I doubt if the family WANTS to know if GF has dementia. It can be so overwhelming that sometimes people remain or hide in denial as they don't know how to deal with it.
If he is developing it, who will take care of him? It would require that the family step up to the plate and take some action, and it doesn't sound as though they're so inclined.
I'm not surprised he doesn't cook much after his wife died, and he probably doesn't eat well either. One easy thing that could be done, if he would cooperate, is to get Meals on Wheels. The cost is nominal.
As to the confusion of the water taps, that might have been a reflection of not thinking clearly because he didn't feel the pipe needed attention, but it could also be the cognitive confusion of dementia. It's not atypical, from what I've seen, including in my own experience.
His "always right" attitude may be part of the reason why the family tends to leave him to himself and not intervene.
And given your last statement, I don't think there's much you can do without involving public authorities' intervention. You'd be fighting an uphill battle against GF and the rest of the family.
I certainly hope you and your wife can find a safer place to live ASAP as I don't really see any easy solution for the situation until something happens and the authorities become involved.
time to call the city inspector, and get another place. we have all sorts of decrepit properties up here that get condemned and auctioned to somebody who can fix them up.
unfortunately, too many of those cases linger for years.
sorry about GF, but really, is it a favor to live inside a bomb?
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