There are consequences when you sell your vote for a cheaper membership status. If they had done a better job when setting up the "emeritus" status, they wouldn't be here, but they gave up their voting rights and now are outnumbered. Sounds like the "membership et al" voted to raise the dues...
check with your own provider, you may be able to use your own phone (smartphone) for additional money. Planning to to the same for a trip to europe. cheaper than screwing around with a second phone.
Gee, we should ask the people on NY. NJ and CT how that nationalized flood insurance is working, since claims still aren't paid a year later or are paid ten cents on the dollar despite the contracted amounts. You really want the Government in charge of that?
anyone willing to wager that the kid didn't speak english? Maybe a message to the immigrant community, learn the language! the cops are not going to command you to drop your weapon in spanish, chinese, korean or whatever else. Drop means drop!
I personally would be very wary of this so called buyer who originally low balled you by 70k and comes back outside of a broker. Seems too good to be true, and more like a contractual nightmare. If you are both entertaining screwing with the realtor, rest assured this buyer will be screwing...
If the Dr. charges a deposit, can I then charge back for my time when the Dr. is running an hour and a half late? Consideration is a two way street. If the office staff is over booking patients and the Dr(s) are consistenly late, I don't see where a deposit will help.
If sil is so worried about her "license", I would suggest that an independent audit would reassure everyone involved. If she disagrees call her out on it as any licensed individual would welcome a true audit to remove any doubt. (of course I would tape the entire conversation)