WOW...Joe it WAS NOT 75 seconds. More like 15 minutes. But more about that in a minute.
The Pro Se B4 me wasn't even close to having it together. And she had driven from Coos Bay to RBG...2 hr drive and was 5 minutes late.
BLANK Sched C's, Hadn't sent the stuff the trustee asked for, no SS card. Trustee asked where her card was and she said "oh, must be in my other purse"
Kind of interesting....the 3 pro se's that i watched, not one of them had anything on their Sched C. Listening to the trustee talking to my attorney about how unprepared the pro se's were. He was glad there were not too many today.
One of the pro se had filed joint w/hubby. Since they filed, they also filed for divorce. SO---HE was not there and had moved to another state. She was one of those with a blank Sched C so the trustee told her to call him tomorrow and he would help her fill out the schedule and she could refile it.
One of the people had a time-share with his x in CABO. Trustee was VERY interested in that. Did hear him telling one of the attorneys that he tried to sell someones condo down there and it was not too succesful.
He was actually pretty nice. He looked at my schedule's and asked me how anyone could wallpaper for 32 yrs. Then laughed.
*****
OK...first thing i did. TOTALLY fell apart. Sitting waiting i could fell things well up but kept telling myself. you can keep it together. Yeah right.
Lost it as soon as i sat down. No one else in the room but us 3. My attorney kept sayin..it will be ok. Trustee said that as soon as i was ready we could begin.
VERY PATIENT.
Had plenty of q's for me. Wanted to know what i had for tools and how i values my tools of trade. Started listing ...levels, steamer, scaffolding, hammer. (my attorney piped in with laptop)
OH MAN. Did i actually say i had a hammer.
I claimed my tools as $800. and OR allows i think 2k for tools of trade. He wanted to know if i sold them could i get $800. Told him probably not. (I had a list of ALL my tools (with me) and when i bought them and for how much and what i thought they were worth) TOTALLY spaced that. Would have kept me from telling him i had a hammer. (LOL)
He asked about ALL my IRA's. Wanted to know why there were so many (5). Told him that every time i added money to an IRA they started a new acct #. Didn't think to say they were CD-IRA'S. So they all have different mature dates and different rates as to the time I added money.
He wanted to know when i last added money to an IRA. SAid 2008..added $500.
Wanted to know if i had averaged my income & expenses over a 6 month or 12 month time period. Told him 6. IF i had known i could do it over a 12 month i would not have been worried so much about my medical expenses. (claimed $550. SCHED J)
OK. now i'm half way thru a blender full of margarita i can relaaaaaaxxxxxxxx.
The Pro Se B4 me wasn't even close to having it together. And she had driven from Coos Bay to RBG...2 hr drive and was 5 minutes late.
BLANK Sched C's, Hadn't sent the stuff the trustee asked for, no SS card. Trustee asked where her card was and she said "oh, must be in my other purse"
Kind of interesting....the 3 pro se's that i watched, not one of them had anything on their Sched C. Listening to the trustee talking to my attorney about how unprepared the pro se's were. He was glad there were not too many today.
One of the pro se had filed joint w/hubby. Since they filed, they also filed for divorce. SO---HE was not there and had moved to another state. She was one of those with a blank Sched C so the trustee told her to call him tomorrow and he would help her fill out the schedule and she could refile it.
One of the people had a time-share with his x in CABO. Trustee was VERY interested in that. Did hear him telling one of the attorneys that he tried to sell someones condo down there and it was not too succesful.
He was actually pretty nice. He looked at my schedule's and asked me how anyone could wallpaper for 32 yrs. Then laughed.
*****
OK...first thing i did. TOTALLY fell apart. Sitting waiting i could fell things well up but kept telling myself. you can keep it together. Yeah right.
Lost it as soon as i sat down. No one else in the room but us 3. My attorney kept sayin..it will be ok. Trustee said that as soon as i was ready we could begin.
VERY PATIENT.
Had plenty of q's for me. Wanted to know what i had for tools and how i values my tools of trade. Started listing ...levels, steamer, scaffolding, hammer. (my attorney piped in with laptop)
OH MAN. Did i actually say i had a hammer.
I claimed my tools as $800. and OR allows i think 2k for tools of trade. He wanted to know if i sold them could i get $800. Told him probably not. (I had a list of ALL my tools (with me) and when i bought them and for how much and what i thought they were worth) TOTALLY spaced that. Would have kept me from telling him i had a hammer. (LOL)
He asked about ALL my IRA's. Wanted to know why there were so many (5). Told him that every time i added money to an IRA they started a new acct #. Didn't think to say they were CD-IRA'S. So they all have different mature dates and different rates as to the time I added money.
He wanted to know when i last added money to an IRA. SAid 2008..added $500.
Wanted to know if i had averaged my income & expenses over a 6 month or 12 month time period. Told him 6. IF i had known i could do it over a 12 month i would not have been worried so much about my medical expenses. (claimed $550. SCHED J)
OK. now i'm half way thru a blender full of margarita i can relaaaaaaxxxxxxxx.
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