On Growing Old
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I put an ottoman there he could have used as a step. He’s not a dumb dog, but I couldn’t coax him to use it. He won’t let anybody lift him onto the bed either.
@Horace said in On Growing Old:
He’s not a dumb dog, but I couldn’t coax him to use it.
Maybe try putting a shorter item in front of the ottoman, so he's got a 1-2-3 process going on -- from the short thing, to the ottoman (medium thing) and to the bed. Maybe the ottoman looks like being the same challenge as the bed to his doggy eyes and brain, from down there on the floor.
ETA: It could also be that the ottoman doesn't cover enough area. It might look unstable to him. I redd somewhere that dogs will not enter a doghouse that they can't turn around in. Maybe something like that is the issue.
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@Jolly said in On Growing Old:
Move to the Gulf South. It's the closest green you'll get compared to England.
Mind the heat, humidity and skeeters, though...
What do you think about Houston? We're visiting there in a couple weeks to scout out neighborhoods. The residents must be furious at people like me, driving up home values and property taxes. The taxes are 3+% there and the home values have doubled in the past couple years, from what I understand.
@Horace said in On Growing Old:
@Jolly said in On Growing Old:
Move to the Gulf South. It's the closest green you'll get compared to England.
Mind the heat, humidity and skeeters, though...
What do you think about Houston? We're visiting there in a couple weeks to scout out neighborhoods. The residents must be furious at people like me, driving up home values and property taxes. The taxes are 3+% there and the home values have doubled in the past couple years, from what I understand.
Like everything else, Houston has good points and bad points. Any big city is way too urban to me. As Texas cities go, I've always liked Dallas, Austin and San Antonio a bit more than Houston. OTOH, Houston is a very diverse city with lots of different cultures, bleeding edge healthcare, and lots of entertainment possibilities.
Texas has no income tax, but watch out for property taxes. Another huge thing to consider is flooding. Houston gets tropical storms and hurricanes. If it's flooded before, it will flood again.
Ain't no fun cleaning out a home that's had even a foot of water in it.
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@Horace said in On Growing Old:
@Jolly said in On Growing Old:
Move to the Gulf South. It's the closest green you'll get compared to England.
Mind the heat, humidity and skeeters, though...
What do you think about Houston? We're visiting there in a couple weeks to scout out neighborhoods. The residents must be furious at people like me, driving up home values and property taxes. The taxes are 3+% there and the home values have doubled in the past couple years, from what I understand.
Like everything else, Houston has good points and bad points. Any big city is way too urban to me. As Texas cities go, I've always liked Dallas, Austin and San Antonio a bit more than Houston. OTOH, Houston is a very diverse city with lots of different cultures, bleeding edge healthcare, and lots of entertainment possibilities.
Texas has no income tax, but watch out for property taxes. Another huge thing to consider is flooding. Houston gets tropical storms and hurricanes. If it's flooded before, it will flood again.
Ain't no fun cleaning out a home that's had even a foot of water in it.
@Jolly said in On Growing Old:
@Horace said in On Growing Old:
@Jolly said in On Growing Old:
Move to the Gulf South. It's the closest green you'll get compared to England.
Mind the heat, humidity and skeeters, though...
What do you think about Houston? We're visiting there in a couple weeks to scout out neighborhoods. The residents must be furious at people like me, driving up home values and property taxes. The taxes are 3+% there and the home values have doubled in the past couple years, from what I understand.
Like everything else, Houston has good points and bad points. Any big city is way too urban to me. As Texas cities go, I've always liked Dallas, Austin and San Antonio a bit more than Houston. OTOH, Houston is a very diverse city with lots of different cultures, bleeding edge healthcare, and lots of entertainment possibilities.
Texas has no income tax, but watch out for property taxes. Another huge thing to consider is flooding. Houston gets tropical storms and hurricanes. If it's flooded before, it will flood again.
Ain't no fun cleaning out a home that's had even a foot of water in it.
Property taxes will be a permanent burden if I move. Here in CA my assessed and taxable home value can't rise more than 1% per year from where I bought it, which was near the bottom of the real estate crash. And the % is low on top of that. My property taxes, should I move to a home in TX of the same market value, would increase 5-fold.
I have to imagine long-time homeowners in these popular areas of TX are being priced out of their homes. They don't have California's proposition 13 which caps the assessed value increases.
