Just need to vent...

Discussion in 'Fred's House of Pancakes' started by Mendel Leisk, Jul 6, 2022.

  1. jdenenberg

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    I admit to using a CPA to do my annual tax return(s). Perhaps somewhat due to laziness, but mostly due to my significant other's lack of faith in me to do it correctly.

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  2. hill

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    funny you'd mention - having practiced in fed tax court back in the day, the better ½ no longer lets our taxes get done by yours truly. After learning lessons the hard way, it's less flack - not correcting the CPA when they don't know of something recent, it's better to just bite one's tongue rather than face the consequences of the better ½. Many of them now simply rely on tax software to know what they don't know - as do run-of-the-milll accountants.
    Soon all of these crafts will be relying on AI anyway, one supposes.
     
  3. Mendel Leisk

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    True. Again, when I use the WealthSimple tax program, it proposes to populate a lot of the fields with info from Revenue Canada, which I do. Which begs the question: if they already know all this stuff...
     
  4. ETC(SS)

    ETC(SS) The OTHER One Percenter.....

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    Happy Wife, Happy Life.....

    Whatever the CPA misses will be cheaper than marriage counseling, a divorce lawyer, and a HECK OF A LOT CHEAPER than half your stuff.
     
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  5. hill

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    ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
    this

    such a slow learner sometimes
     
  6. Mendel Leisk

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    Real estate listing picture, for a nearby house:

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    I was impressed, till I walked over and took my own picture:

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  7. rjparker

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    What is the issue other than paint color and a piece of bad trim?
     
  8. Mendel Leisk

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    I was going to trot out all the things I’ve noticed, but then thought why be a hog. Anyway, I’ll start:

    The driveway lost all its cracks and weeds.
     
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    Assuming Mendel stood in the same place as the other photographer, the whole house, driveway, and yard got twisted slightly counterclockwise
     
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    Hello RJ! Pardon me I tried to private message you but for some reason it was not working. Folks on Reddit told me to reach out to you as I am in Austin, Texas and am looking for someone to do an EGR system cleaning
     
  11. hill

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    Well for one thing - the driveway asphalt / pavement is shot as mentioned above, plus garage doors look a little sketchy, side fence is dilapidated & weeds growing up between the slats. We've had scores of listing over the decades, & always had sellers use our contract painters & gardeners to clean things up, roll in a lawn, plant flowers Etc with the teaching that the touch-ups will pay for themselves.
     
    #3171 hill, Jan 26, 2026 at 8:58 AM
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