Posted by HisHughness on 4/11/06 2:58pm
Msg #112735

A first for me

Closed a loan on a modular home construction contract today. The average stick-built in Austin runs about $125,000, which includes the lot, of course. This home was $160,000 w/o the lot. Musta been one helluva modified trailer.

During the course of the closing, the salesman came back to answer one of the client's questions. He listened, started to answer, then said "Excuse me just a minute." The voice was muffled because he had something in his mouth. In a moment he returned, carrying a clear plastic juice bottle. The "something" he had in his mouth was a chaw of tobacco. He proceeded to answer the question, while relieving himself of tobacco juice. We, of course, had a front-row seat to both him expectorating and the end product pooling in the bottom of the see-through bottle.

I know this is Texas, and I know that some folks view modular homes as just one step outside the trailer park, but even in that environment I thought the salesman crossed the line -- he didn't offer either me or the borrower a chaw. Musta been from New Jersey. Down South, we have better manners.

Reply by Tina_MA on 4/11/06 4:38pm
Msg #112783

>>>...had a front-row seat to both him expectorating and the end product pooling in the bottom of the see-through bottle.<<<

I think I would've been sick. My three-year-old nephew is starting to get a complex, because I lose my mind when he picks his nose (and eats it no less!).

Reply by HisHughness on 4/11/06 5:16pm
Msg #112800

Tina MA says:

***My three-year-old nephew is starting to get a complex, because I lose my mind when he picks his nose (and eats it no less!).***

Boogers are like honey: The taste is determined by the kind of particulates the producer of the booger has enhaled. The taste of honeysuckle boogers, for example, is far more ephemeral and offers a wider palate than carpet dust boogers, and coal dust boogers have greater body than rose pollen boogers. Be patient and give the kid time; as he ages, his tastes will mature, and he won't be so prone to eat just any kind of booger. My guess is that by the time he reaches 4, he will know the difference between boogers to eat with French fries, and boogers that go well with PB&J. You can then rest easy in your mind, knowing that your grandson is at last a sophisticated booger diner.

Reply by SarahBeth_CA on 4/11/06 6:49pm
Msg #112827

Hugh, That Was Priceless!!!!! rotflmro. n/m

Reply by Paul_IL on 4/11/06 5:05pm
Msg #112795

There is a huge difference between a modular home and a mobile home. Modulars have no wheels, and never did! They are just build in sections at a nearby factory. Their big advantage is they can be erected in far less time than a stick built house and in most cases have the same quality materials available. Once it is up you would never know it was modular construction.

Reply by Charm_AL on 4/11/06 5:08pm
Msg #112797

I've been in a few mod homes that were pretty darn nice!

Reply by TitleGalCA on 4/11/06 5:15pm
Msg #112799

I once did a PD modular subdivision, they weren't cheap.

One of my first signings I did at a senior's mobile home park right at the beach here in Ventura. The Mister took great pride in the fact that he paid $350K for his lot and "trailer". Hm.

Reply by Charm_AL on 4/11/06 5:24pm
Msg #112802

I saw those 'parks' on the Travel network, seems they are becoming popular and they kept saying, not your average trailer park. Couldn't believe the prices!

Reply by Sherri_NWA on 4/11/06 9:19pm
Msg #112882

I'll take my foundation and shake shingles anytime! n/m

Reply by Paul_IL on 4/13/06 12:11pm
Msg #113340

Re: I'll take my foundation and shake shingles anytime!

Most modular homes are on foundations and can have any kind of roofs. You obviously have no idea what a modular home is! It is a stick built house that has wall sections and trusse sections assembled at a factory setting and then delivered to the jobsite when they are joined with the other prefab wall sections...is that a better explaination of what a modular home is?

Reply by Sherri_NWA on 4/13/06 12:37pm
Msg #113351

Re: I'll take my foundation and shake shingles anytime!

Lived in a few Mobiles in my time but never been in the Modulars that I know of. My husband builds houses for a living on the job site. ~~Sherri in Arkansas

Reply by RickinVA on 4/12/06 8:25am
Msg #112946

Re: True story

Used to work with a guy who dipped. We had to go off site, and, as a regular occurance, he kept a spit cup on the dash. We stopped at a 7-11 and got some coke, and hopped back in the car. We were rolling down the road, (and you know where this is going), he picked up the coke cup and took a long swig. Unfortunately, the spit cup he was using was also from 7-11, and he picked up the wrong one for a sip! He hit the brakes as he, AND I, gagged. We barely made it out before he lost his lunch, and you know the reaction to someone barfing is the same as the reaction to a yawn. I started too. Ever try to laugh and barf at the same time?

Rick