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Ha, me too. I can't remember the last time we ate supper without Judge Judy on the tube.
What happened to This Old House? omg
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Ha, me too. I can't remember the last time we ate supper without Judge Judy on the tube.
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Judge Judy is quite a women...
Years ago I was in the studio audience of People's Court with Judge Wapner for 7 cases... even was interviewed.
Thing with Judge Judy is people I know either love her or can't stand her... I tend to associate with the former.
As mentioned... Norm really comes across just like a regular guy...
Also met the folks from Hometime... they were very friendly too.
Years ago I was in the studio audience of People's Court with Judge Wapner for 7 cases... even was interviewed.
Thing with Judge Judy is people I know either love her or can't stand her... I tend to associate with the former.
As mentioned... Norm really comes across just like a regular guy...
Also met the folks from Hometime... they were very friendly too.
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Buddy of mine back in CA was on Judge Judy. He had split up with his girlfriend, and she owed him $5,000. He took her to court in the county where they lived and was contacted by the Judge Judy show and told that if they agreed to go on the show, they would pay him the money owed to him. It was a win win for both of them. She didn't have to pay him back and he got his money back. The actual show was just him accusing her of owning him the money and her saying it was a gift and that she didn't have to pay it back. Judge Judy saw through her lies and awarded my buddy the money. After he got home, he receive the check in the mail.
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^^^
Those I know on the show say similar.
The producers search the docket of small claims cases filed and will extend an invitation to both parties to have it heard by Judy if they think it will be interesting... the parties are under no obligation to accept the invitaiton.
In reality... the way it works is just like any other binding arbitration... both parties agree to abide to a neutral third party's decision.
In the case of Judge Judy or People's Court, the award is paid for by the show as well as travel expenses.
The way Peoples Court worked is each case had a $5,000 pot... any award was deducted from the pot and the remainder split 50/50.
Both Judy and Wapner had decades on the bench.
Judy has said several times she is amazed she is getting paid what she does to settle small claims cases when for 30 years, mostly in family court deciding children's futures, he annual pay then is close to what she earns for a single taping session of Judge Judy...
I don't always agree with her... but, we are on the same page 98% of the time.
Some that think it is scripted should go to Landlord/Tenant court for a day... it is exactly like the show plus profanities thrown in... at least where I live.
Those I know on the show say similar.
The producers search the docket of small claims cases filed and will extend an invitation to both parties to have it heard by Judy if they think it will be interesting... the parties are under no obligation to accept the invitaiton.
In reality... the way it works is just like any other binding arbitration... both parties agree to abide to a neutral third party's decision.
In the case of Judge Judy or People's Court, the award is paid for by the show as well as travel expenses.
The way Peoples Court worked is each case had a $5,000 pot... any award was deducted from the pot and the remainder split 50/50.
Both Judy and Wapner had decades on the bench.
Judy has said several times she is amazed she is getting paid what she does to settle small claims cases when for 30 years, mostly in family court deciding children's futures, he annual pay then is close to what she earns for a single taping session of Judge Judy...
I don't always agree with her... but, we are on the same page 98% of the time.
Some that think it is scripted should go to Landlord/Tenant court for a day... it is exactly like the show plus profanities thrown in... at least where I live.
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You did and that is not correct.
Participants are compensated for their appearance on the show.
Where did anyone say these lawsuits are fake or participants are reading from a script?
Participants are compensated for their appearance on the show.
Where did anyone say these lawsuits are fake or participants are reading from a script?
HillStreet
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Actually I like Bob Vila, but did you ever see the way he swings a hammer? Real lightweight swing, would take him all day to drive a 16d nail.
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Boston is a great area but real pricey. Even small houses with tiny lots are big bucks. And some of the towns shown on the show are pretty upscale.
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That was one of my favorite shows when I was a kid and I always dreamed of buying an old 100 year old or older house and restoring and my dream came true when I saw and ad in the paper for the house I'm currently remodeling and living in now.
I'll admit it does have so many problems that it really is a candidate for a tear down. But since I'm renting to own I can't demolish it.
I didn't really look to closely at the house before I signed the contract.
The guy who I'm buying from wasn't there when I looked at it. The house had been vacant for nearly 15 years and the back door was unlocked. The guy lived in another town and told me to just go through the back door of the house and take a look at it and then let him know if I wanted to go through with the deal and then he'd meet me a few days later to sign the contract.
I didn't waste any time and told him that I wanted it. And a few days later "in December 2014" I signed the contract for ten years and handed him the first payment.
I'm paying $30,000.00 at $250.00 a month with nothing down and no interest for the place and the price is probably a little steep as it wasn't move in ready. The house had been stripped of it's wiring by some thieves so I had to run new wire and install a new meter box and service entrance.
And it needs a new floor in the bathroom and all new plumbing ran. At least the plumbing is easy to get too as there's a basement with lots of headroom with access to all the plumbing to the house.
I have bad credit and can't get any loans for a house and I really wanted to move back to my home town and there wasn't much to choose from plus it has a large lot big enough to build a garage on in the future.
I just instantly fell in love with the old place. I saw one of my old friends that I knew since I was kid and he stopped by to say hello and told me that his uncle used to live in the house and said his uncle used to deliver newspapers and had an old garage behind the house filled with old newspapers.
I found a few bags of newspapers from 2001 down in the basement.
I'll admit it does have so many problems that it really is a candidate for a tear down. But since I'm renting to own I can't demolish it.
I didn't really look to closely at the house before I signed the contract.
The guy who I'm buying from wasn't there when I looked at it. The house had been vacant for nearly 15 years and the back door was unlocked. The guy lived in another town and told me to just go through the back door of the house and take a look at it and then let him know if I wanted to go through with the deal and then he'd meet me a few days later to sign the contract.
I didn't waste any time and told him that I wanted it. And a few days later "in December 2014" I signed the contract for ten years and handed him the first payment.
I'm paying $30,000.00 at $250.00 a month with nothing down and no interest for the place and the price is probably a little steep as it wasn't move in ready. The house had been stripped of it's wiring by some thieves so I had to run new wire and install a new meter box and service entrance.
And it needs a new floor in the bathroom and all new plumbing ran. At least the plumbing is easy to get too as there's a basement with lots of headroom with access to all the plumbing to the house.
I have bad credit and can't get any loans for a house and I really wanted to move back to my home town and there wasn't much to choose from plus it has a large lot big enough to build a garage on in the future.
I just instantly fell in love with the old place. I saw one of my old friends that I knew since I was kid and he stopped by to say hello and told me that his uncle used to live in the house and said his uncle used to deliver newspapers and had an old garage behind the house filled with old newspapers.
I found a few bags of newspapers from 2001 down in the basement.
mark02tj
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Chad - that looks like quite a project!! My first house was built in 1915 (I bought it in 1988). I paid $54,000 for it. I won't get into the full story, but the day after closing, a pipe burst in the unoccupied house and my move in was delayed by 3.5 months during the "restoration". Long story short - $28k damage to my $54k house!! Good news was that I had "replacement cost" on my homeowner's policy and most of the remodeling/updating that I was planning on doing over my first 5 years of ownership were taken care of before I moved in!!
Old houses are really cool and full of charm but they can be money pits. Be careful that you don't end up with a house that you've invested $100k into that's located in a neighborhood of $40k homes. I sold that first house in '96 for $75k, so I "made" $21k in 8 years. It was the first house on the street to break a $70k selling price. A year after I moved, the guy next door to me sold and moved as well. He had also done a lot to his house - we were basically the catalysts for the "neighborhood improvement program". I drove through that neighborhood a month or so ago and it's really gone downhill. My old house would probably only fetch around $60k now. Hopefully your restoration project is the catalyst for your own neighbors to keep things nice.
Also, I don't know what's wrong with your credit, but whatever it is, GET IT FIXED NOW!! Pay off your credit cards, take care of old debts, etc. And once you have stuff paid off, don't run up your cards or buy stuff you can't afford again. Having good credit will help you much more than you can imagine right now. And, don't forget to save just a little bit of each paycheck in an account that you can't/won't touch until you retire. You'll thank me for this advice in 30 years!!
Old houses are really cool and full of charm but they can be money pits. Be careful that you don't end up with a house that you've invested $100k into that's located in a neighborhood of $40k homes. I sold that first house in '96 for $75k, so I "made" $21k in 8 years. It was the first house on the street to break a $70k selling price. A year after I moved, the guy next door to me sold and moved as well. He had also done a lot to his house - we were basically the catalysts for the "neighborhood improvement program". I drove through that neighborhood a month or so ago and it's really gone downhill. My old house would probably only fetch around $60k now. Hopefully your restoration project is the catalyst for your own neighbors to keep things nice.
Also, I don't know what's wrong with your credit, but whatever it is, GET IT FIXED NOW!! Pay off your credit cards, take care of old debts, etc. And once you have stuff paid off, don't run up your cards or buy stuff you can't afford again. Having good credit will help you much more than you can imagine right now. And, don't forget to save just a little bit of each paycheck in an account that you can't/won't touch until you retire. You'll thank me for this advice in 30 years!!
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I lost the quote from 2 pages back when someone asked if anyone saw the Richardson house project from the very early years.
I think you're referring to one of the earliest shows ? Was that the one with the Doctor and wife wanting a slight rebuild and moving into a sort of barn/stable as his house. They wound up doing everything from a new fieldstone foundation all the way through the roofline. I think that one wound up in court as the total job passed 1 million. All the editing in the world couldn't hide the Doc seething as things steadily started spiraling down the toilet. I don't think that one got many reruns as it was a disaster, and maybe a wise choice not to repeat it, or maybe terms of a settlement.
My wife and I were in an 1830s disaster farmhouse then, thinking that maybe a bulldozer might be a better choice. She wrote to TOH inquiring if they were interested in us. Too far for them at the time. 36 years later we're still in the farmhouse; it's finally nice albeit not period correct, and we still wonder if a D8 would have been a better choice .
I think you're referring to one of the earliest shows ? Was that the one with the Doctor and wife wanting a slight rebuild and moving into a sort of barn/stable as his house. They wound up doing everything from a new fieldstone foundation all the way through the roofline. I think that one wound up in court as the total job passed 1 million. All the editing in the world couldn't hide the Doc seething as things steadily started spiraling down the toilet. I don't think that one got many reruns as it was a disaster, and maybe a wise choice not to repeat it, or maybe terms of a settlement.
My wife and I were in an 1830s disaster farmhouse then, thinking that maybe a bulldozer might be a better choice. She wrote to TOH inquiring if they were interested in us. Too far for them at the time. 36 years later we're still in the farmhouse; it's finally nice albeit not period correct, and we still wonder if a D8 would have been a better choice .
