Should you ever want to sell your co-op – good luck! Just as it is a challenge to buy a co-op, it a nightmare to sell one. The Board of Directors (BOD) can continuously turn down the potential buyer for any reason they can conjure up. If you price your apartment too low, the board will not […]
Co-ops in crises
Many co-op buildings have been inadequately managed for years, and facades are breaking down thanks to extreme weather and irresponsible use. Aging Infrastructure The glaze on the bricks have become less water-repellent, especially around the windows and mortared lintels on the north corners allow seepage creating water problems. The risers carrying water to the top […]
New York City: Nice place to visit but… Really want to live here?
You cannot stop talking about the wonderful business meeting/holiday/anniversary party you scheduled in Manhattan. Moving on UP You loved the energy, the quickness of pedestrian steps, the boundless shopping, totally ignoring the exorbitant prices, homeless sleeping on the streets, motor bikes careening on the sidewalks, and hazards of…just about everything. Disregarding the armed security personnel […]
Barbados Food and Rum Festival: Feed the Future
The theme of this year’s Barbados Food and Rum Festival which runs from October 27-30, 2022, is “Feed the Future.” Here’s what the theme “Feed the Future” means to Barbados: How will Barbados Feed the Future? Barbados is committed to ensuring the ongoing development of Barbadian culinary talent. That’s why funds are being raised from part […]
Italian wines triumph in the US, UK and Germany
The General Manager of Your Hotel is a Narcissist. The Dark Triad
The Dark Triad Personality Traits (DTP) includes Machiavellianism, Psychopathy, and Narcissism demonstrated by three behaviors. . You really like your colleagues; your guests are terrific and tip generously; the hotel is beautiful and while you would like a larger paycheck, the real reason you are unhappy and want to quit is that your General Manager […]
Live in Spain? Drinking Less Wine!
If you live in Spain, you may have noticed that your drinking habits have changed. You and your friends are drinking less Spanish wine! Who is taking up the slack? Those of us living in other parts of the universe are actually drinking more wines from Spain because they have gotten better. Holding Tightly onto Tradition The […]
A Narcissist in Your Life? Oh S..t!
Up to 5 percent of the population has narcissistic personality disorder – one of the top 10 personality disorders in the United States. “The sadistic narcissist perceives himself as Godlike, ruthless and devoid of scruples, capricious and unfathomable, emotion-less and non-sexual, omniscient, omnipotent and omni-present, a plague, a devastation, an inescapable verdict.” ― Sam Vaknin […]
