Home Security Cameras

Last week I had home surveillance
cameras installed on my house.
What I like the most about the
system I purchase is that it
provided software that allows me
to view my property over
a computer from anywhere in the
world. It also records 24/7.

I was thinking to myself, "If I
posted my IP address I could
have more than just myself keeping
an eye on my property." It's
something I am considering doing.
We'll see.

Still No News

All's quiet. I haven't heard
from anyone.

As it turns out I am not the
only homeowner that has not
settled as yet. There is one
other homeowner that has not,
possibly two.

I wonder what the game plan is
going to be once I'm the only
homeowner left, surrounded
by sharks - I mean my new corporate
neighbours.

On my way to work on Tuesday, I
noticed three police vehicles parked
on Cadillac Street. I noted that
the first vehicle was parked in
front of Brian Rizok's old house.
Brian Rizok is the gentlemen that
the Windsor Star interviewed back
in April 2007, "Power plant project
irks resident", complaining that
he was being treated unfairly
by EWCC. Obviously everything
worked out for him because the
house is empty and he's gone.

I asked an Aecon worker if the police
were doing training. She answered,
"Yes." This time there was no
sign on the sidewalk advertising
the police were training. If I had
remained at home, I wouldn't have known
the police was even around. That's
how quiet they were, at least while
I was home. I never saw an officer,
just the three vehicles.

When I see the police being provided
with the empty houses to do their training,
I think to myself it's a good thing that
EWCC/EWCP didn't manage to get a
demolition permit from the city. I'd be
screwed. I wouldn't have a chance with
the police. Maybe I'm wrong and I hope
I'm wrong, but that's what I think.
Corporations are not generous by nature.
If they are being generous it's because
they expect something in return.

I've noticed that people that are enamored
with a corporation tend to take on the
corporation's Jekyll/Hyde personality.

And I still don't think I'll be
getting anything in writing from the
permit manager.

Enwin Utilities - Power On

My power is on. It was turned
on by Enwin within an hour of being
turned off at 9:30 a.m. yesterday.
SO everything is hunky dory on that
front.

Not long ago I heard a loud BOOM! and
my house shook like something hit it.
Scared the pjesus out of me. I looked
out my windows and only saw a Fedex
delivery truck parked out front of
Aecon (Our Lady Rosary Church - Cadillac
Street view). The delivery person was
unloading boxes on to a trolly. Nothing
unsual there. I open my front door and step
outside. I look next door, no damage,
it's still attached. Then it occurred to
me that maybe it's the Police Service doing
training again at one of the empty houses
on Cadillac Street. So I poked head
around the side of my house. I didn't
see a sign on the sidewalk advertising
the Police Services presence. So I
don't know what the cause was.

The last time this happened I had
visions of a giant wrecking ball
hitting my house. It was Tuesday
February 5, 2008. Scared the crap
out of me. It took a couple of minutes
for me to peel myself off my ceiling
to venture outside to see what kind
of damage I would find. I found none.
What I did see was a sign sitting
on the sidewalk in front of what looked
like the second or third house on
Cadillac Street, advertising the Police
Training Services. I presumed the
source came from there.

I thought maybe they were doing training
in handling bombs, which I thought at the
time, if they were, ironic or maybe a better
word a coincidence, maybe both, given my
post of the day before (February 4th, 2008).

Anyways all seems to be well - for now.

Enwin Utilites

I got a automated telephone message
from Enwin Utilites yesterday. A male
voice said that the power will be off
from 9:00 a.m to 10:00 a.m for the 200
block of Cadillac Street and 2900
block of Riverside Drive East. Ordinarily
I wouldn't give Enwin turning off my
power a second thought, but that was
before EWCC/EWCP.

I haven't received a written response
from the city's permit manager. It
doesn't look like I'm going to.

If you haven't already, check out my
earlier posts.

Edit In

I just got a knock on my door
from an Enwin worker. He told
me that the power will be going
out at 9:30 a.m. for an hour.
I appreciated that. It means
everything is ok. Nothing to
worry about. I'm off now to
have my second morning cup
of tea.

Have a good day everyone.

Still No Word From Permit Manager

Still no response from the city's
permit manager to my February 12th,
2008 letter.

I didn't make an appointment to
meet with lawyer#1. Instead I
faxed a letter dated February
20th, 2008, to the Buckingham
agent and copied to lawyer#1. In
the letter I pointed out that I
neglected to include in Schedule
'B', under Expenses, the additional
cost that I would incur to
purchase another property on
Riverside Drive East or a comparable
comparable street to Riverside
Drive East. I requested that the
expenses be increased by an additional
dollar amount that I provided. It's
not the first time I have brought up
the issue of cost of another home.
But it's the first time I've mentioned
Schedule 'B'.

Will it make any difference? Well,
if the objective is to get something
for nothing, even paying a penny is
too much.

Can you believe that April will be
a year that we've been at this, and
and although I've received offers from
the Buyer, the Buyer's dollar amount
has not changed in all its offers
during this entire time. They keep
making the same offer, and I keep
rejecting the same offer. It's
hardly a wonder that we've got
no where.

Anyway, the appraisl was done
February 28, 2007. According to
the appraisal report, the appraiser
valued the property using the
direct comparison approach. The
comparables were semi-detached homes
from various areas of the city. The
addresses of the comparables the
appraiser chose were as follows:
3245 Riberty Road; 8010 Menard;
4233 Old West; 4202 Pioneer.

The only street I was familar with
was Riberty Road. The other streets
I had never heard of before. So I
bought a map of Windsor from Mac's
Milk and looked up the street names.
Although the homes were semi-detached
none of the streets were comparable
to Riverside Drive East. They're not
even close. The appraisal was paid
for by the Buyer.

I also indicated in the letter that
I would be willing to agree to the
confidentialty of the expenses on
condition that I receive a cashier's
cheque for the expenses on the date
I sign the agreement.

No Word From Permit Manager

No word from the City's permit
manager, but instead I've heard
from EWCP Inc.'s lawyer. I received
a letter and an Agreement of Purchase
and Sale in the mail today. The offer
was the same.

If the Seller rejects the Buyer's
original offer, why would the Buyer
continue to counter the Seller's
counter-offers with the same offer
that's been rejected by the Seller?

I spoke to the Buckingham agent
today, who said he wanted to speak
to me first before I looked at the
agreement because he anticipated
my rejection of the offer. He knows
I've rejected the same offer a number
of times already. He said that he wanted
to meet with lawyer#1 and myself so
we could resolve those items that have
caused the present impasse. I agreed. I
told him I wanted to meet with lawyer#1
first though. I'd get back to him. So
that's that for now.

Now for the lawyer's letter. He wrote
that every individual that sold their
property to EWCP Inc., did so with a
confidentiality clause for both the
purchase price and the expenses. So
what? Perhaps the individuals didn't
know any better about the purchase price,
that once the deed is registered with the
OLR on the closing date, the purchase price
is public.

And what about the appraisals? Since
the appraised value was not included
in the confidentiality clause, then
the individuals can disclose the
appraised value of the properties
The purchase price is the appraised
value plus 10%. So you just have to
ask the right question and if you get
the answer, add 10%. That'll give you
the purchase price. The other option
is to have a title search done.

The lawyer let me know that he is aware
of my blog and took issue with the dollar
amount I posted for the purchase of 2929
Riverside Drive East. In an earlier post
I wrote that I heard through the grapevine,
that the Revels received a total of $262,000.
The lawyer is claiming that the amount is
inacurrate and so is the breakdown between the
purchase price and expenses. Really? And
how can it be proved that it's inaccurate with
a confidentialty clause that prevents the
disclosure of the purchase price and expenses.
The $262,000 could very well be accurate info.
It sounds about right to me.

More on the letter later.

Recall that I got a telephone
call from the city's building
permit manager, Bill Jean, on
Thursday, February 6, 2008, in
response to my letter of February
5, 2008 and attached proof of
title from the Ontario Land
Registry (OLR).

When we spoke he indicated that
an application for a demolition
permit for 2929 Riverside Drive
East was submitted. He said id
that because a permit would demolish
the building, the application
was being denied. The buidling is
divided into two homes referred to
as sem-detached. A permit is for
the building so if the city issued
a demolition permit for EWCP Inc.'s
2929 Riverside Drive East property,
it would demolish the building,
including my property adjacent property,
2925 Riverside Drive East.

Yesterday, it occurred to me
that it would be a good idea
to ger confirmation in writing
that a demolition permit would not
be issued. S I sent a letter to
Mr.Jean requesting confirmation.
Hopefully I get a response soon.

So why would anyone behave in
such wicked manner? Well, ask a
terrorist why he would blow up
a house with people? In his mind
he can justify the destruction
and killing but to the rest of
us, he's just plain nuts!