Comments on: Robert Milnes probably won’t be at LP convention

by: Alex Peak

Thu, 08 May 2008 06:07:20 +0000

P.S. You should rejoin the party.

by: Alex Peak

Thu, 08 May 2008 06:06:51 +0000

Mr. West writes, “Let the reformers and political types have a new startup party that does not suffer from dual personality disorder and knows what it wants to do.”

Worse idea ever. It failed miserably for the Marxists, why in the world would it work for us? No, it’s best if we stick together. We all agree 95% of the way, and spend all of our time bickering on the 5% we disagree with. If we were to focus on the 95% upon which we agree, and simply acknowledge to the public that libertarians do not agree with one another on everything but that we respect one another despite our differences, we’ll continue to have a positive impact upon the system.

Regards,
Alex Peak

by: Robert Milnes

Wed, 07 May 2008 06:42:10 +0000

ENM, I am hoping that I have legal recourse. To the best of my knowledge the adjustor skimmed $4000 commission off the top of the 33,000 max insurance. Then the adjustor’s attorney, the convict, paid$10,000 for the duplex. Then I got evicted. Then the house got boarded up & the copper pipes went missing. (it wasn’t boarded up very well) Then the dumpster showed up & everything thrown out, yard cleared ( fence, TBird, apple tree, 2 storage sheds). Then house gutted & boarded up.

by: ElfNinosMom

Tue, 06 May 2008 21:05:34 +0000

Robert, I think it is terrible that you have lost your home and your vehicle. I’m sure that the T-Bird had a lot of sentimental value for you, since it was your mother’s and i’m sure you have memories of transporting her on her errands.

I am very sorry to hear of all this. It must be very stressful for you.

Does the person who now owns the house have any connection to the insurance company? Insurance company adjusters are infamous for buying out things they want for themselves. If that is the case, you may still have some legal recourse.

by: Robert Milnes

Tue, 06 May 2008 20:23:42 +0000

Tom B., ENM, thank you for your interest/curiousity & questions. I’ll try to answer. ENM, the fee is$20/year. The website is back up. Peter Orvetti, what about Kip Lee? The TBird belonged to my mom. I used to drive it & take her on nerrands etc. Then I bought a van & stopped using it. We had no garage so I parked it in the backyard & double tarped it. But over the years it got vandalized etc. I couldn’t afford storage or to fix it & register as aqntique & couldn’t think of what to do with it. Also I couldn’t bring it with to the trailer park. Only 2 vehicles per trailer strictly enforced. So when the new owner brought in the dumpster they towed away the car evidently. Stripped the yard cut down my apple tree etc. & gutted the interior. It is now boarded up last time I looked.

by: ElfNinosMom

Tue, 06 May 2008 18:23:23 +0000

Hi, Robert. I am very sorry to hear of the terrible misfortune you have experienced.

If I am understanding you correctly, and I hope you will correct me if I am wrong …. the home was rendered a total loss even though it was only partially damaged, since your father was underinsured and didn’t realize he had recourse in the courts. The insurance company paid policy limits to your father, took title to the home, and evicted you?

Like Tom Bryant, I am confused about your car; did you use it to secure a construction loan to repair the home? A ‘66 T-Bird is one helluva car, and if restored (if it even needed restoration) could be quite valuable. I’m sure you are very upset to have lost it, not to mention your other belongings.

Either way, this is terrible news, and I am truly very sorry to hear of it.

by: ElfNinosMom

Tue, 06 May 2008 17:56:32 +0000

Robert, how much is the website fee you are trying to raise in order to get your site back online?

by: Peter Orvetti

Tue, 06 May 2008 17:46:52 +0000

Shades of Kip Lee…

by: Tom Bryant

Tue, 06 May 2008 15:36:44 +0000

Robert…

I dont understand why you would lose your car from a housefire. That part seems confusing.

Were you still living in the house after the fire?

Who evicted you?

by: G.E.

Tue, 06 May 2008 15:35:29 +0000

TMS —Shhh. There are dancing pink polar bears in Milnes’s trailer right now.

by: Geoffrey the Liberator

Tue, 06 May 2008 15:32:32 +0000

We have an island near Antartica. They have a bear in the Falkland Zoo in Stanley. Is that close enough?

They’d love the distraction of Mr. Milnes—it is a very long cold winter there and he’d provide ample entertainment. Perhaps your Mr. Imperato would like to join too, he can make it part of his Global Empire.

They can start the Libertarian Party of the Falkland Islands (LPFI) and run for President. It is a really nice place, lots of liberty (if you don’t mind the occasional invasion from Argentina).

by: Robert Milnes

Tue, 06 May 2008 11:37:21 +0000

So I got evicted losing about 1/2 of my possessions including my 66 TBird. I had to move to an old run down trailer with as much of my stuff as possible. Now I’m in that with no room. The duplex has been gutted.

by: Robert Milnes

Tue, 06 May 2008 11:09:48 +0000

Anyway there was a careless smoking type fire in his room. That was the only room with significant damage. My father was underinsured. My sister hired an insurance adjustor which was unnecessary due to being underinsured. The adjustor’s lawyer, who was a convict, evidently convinced my father to not bother hiring a lawyer; he’ll take care of everything. Meanwhile I had secured a construction loan/mortgage equivalent & a contractor. But I could not afford a lawyer & could not get one via http://www.lsnj.org

by: Robert Milnes

Tue, 06 May 2008 10:56:16 +0000

He was getting ECT treatments & on medication. My uncle was drinking at the time in the 2nd floor 2 BR apt. So we found him a roommate literally off the street. This guy smoked like a chimney, drank like a fish & popped prescription pills like candy & sold some on the side for more booze.

by: Robert Milnes

Tue, 06 May 2008 10:36:43 +0000

Having some problems posting the rest.