Arlo and Janis by Jimmy Johnson for September 05, 2024

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    Da'Dad  3 months ago

    Yeah, about that, I really don’t think they’re going to be happy thoughts.

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    epicatt2-  3 months ago

    Maybe they’ll find oil on the property!

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    SpacedInvader Premium Member 3 months ago

    Maybe a sink hole to go along with the big snakes in the jungle.

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    Lyrak  3 months ago

    Maybe Gus could have a house built there, if he likes it so much, and Arlo and Janis could move into the house he currently lives in.

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    Jesy Bertz Premium Member 3 months ago

    Gus is offering them 40 acres and a mule.

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    Tachyon the Samurai  3 months ago

    I think Gus regrets having bought that piece of land in the first place.

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    Ruth Brown  3 months ago

    I think Gus is doing everything in his power to make their move doable.

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    Rhetorical_Question   3 months ago

    An adventure for Arlo and a nightmare for Janis.

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    John Smith  3 months ago

    Where did the cane come from?

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    Charliegirl Premium Member 3 months ago

    Don’t do it Janis!

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    nosirrom  3 months ago

    As far as we know Gus has never GC’d a project like this. I wouldn’t trust his figures that they can buy 10 acres, build a 1,500 sq ft home and have money left over from the sale of their current home.

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    Dawn Premium Member 3 months ago

    I love Gus’s companionable comment to the crow. :-)

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    BJDucer  3 months ago

    Ah, Janis is in her element…and she is just warming up!

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    Egrayjames  3 months ago

    Build the house…..ten or fifteen years from now il have become the suburbs with a McDonalds, Starbucks and all the rest.

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    Just-me  3 months ago

    Time to get a new real estate agent.

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    mourdac Premium Member 3 months ago

    Did they say or do anything to indicate interest in such a project to Gus?

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    Lord King Wazmo Premium Member 3 months ago

    Gus also sells Arizona desert property, just outside Kingman. Great opportunity, if you don’t need water or electric.

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    david_42  3 months ago

    One of my wife’s coworkers has been drooling over 5 acres with a modern 3000 sf shop…and a 1906 teardown house. It’s been on the market for two years at a very firm price.

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    Murph1908  3 months ago

    As far as you know? Where does this extensive knowledge of Gus’ background and knowledge come from?

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    jonesbeltone  3 months ago

    “As he sows the seeds of their discontent, he walks away humming a tune not oft head here about.”

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    diskus Premium Member 3 months ago

    Amazing how we complicate life unnecessarily

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    Cat02  3 months ago

    That’s called forcing their hand in doing something Gus wants but is it really what A&J want ? They’re urban types not wild nature types…

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    Out of the Past  3 months ago

    The property will look much better with 130 mph winds blowing the jungle. The annual six months of tv weathermen shrieking that you have three minutes to live is just a bonus.

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    jmarkow11  3 months ago

    1/2 hour inland of the Atlantic coast, or the Gulf Coast is still prime property. It’s also more peaceful than having all the tourists up your nose day and night. Close to family, close to the water, a boat available for use, neighbors eventually but not too close; this is NOT a bad location.

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    rbrt6956  3 months ago

    Dreams and reality in conflict. Gus is not stupid, but he mentioned a few days ago that there was some question of how serious they were about moving. If nothing else, this has shown A&J that they will have to lay down a plan of exactly what they want, how close to Gene they want to be, and research what is available in the area. And building is definitely off the table.

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    timinwsac Premium Member 3 months ago

    Something to think about? How about….how fast can we get away from this piece of property.

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    MuddyUSA  Premium Member 3 months ago

    Gus convinced them not to move…….

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    royq27  3 months ago

    Seems like Gus enjoys stirring the pot…

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    Aladar30 Premium Member 3 months ago

    Very poetic. But still a very elaborate idea.

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    dtdbiz  3 months ago

    Lifelong suburbanite here: Had to look up Bush Hog.

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    DaBump Premium Member 3 months ago

    That he did, that he did done dooded.

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    Will E. Makeit Premium Member 3 months ago

    life is short…look at Gene and Mary Lou…carpe diem…

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    Tupelodan  3 months ago

    Somebody remind me: just who is Gus? I’m old. I forget stuff.

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    elgrecousa Premium Member 3 months ago

    The crow is a bad omen. They should stay away from that place—if they have any sense.

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    Sherlock007 Premium Member 3 months ago

    What happened to the cigar Gus was holding?

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    rbrt6956  3 months ago

    A&J have been talking about it all year but no plans or progress. Gus is a man with experience who knows when you see an opportunity you make a plan and then jump. The offer was totally inappropriate for a 60’s suburban couple entering retirement. It was never serious and he never expected them to accept it.The purpose was to force them to recognize that and make a plan.

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    JP Steve Premium Member 3 months ago

    Jimmy Johnson reminds me of the prankster that casually drops a rumor and then waits around to watch it spread and see what it turns into.

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    raybarb44  3 months ago

    No way. I love my wife and my marriage too much to even think about taking on a project like this…….

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    jbarnes  3 months ago

    Arlo has NO idea what taming a “jungle” with a bush hog will be like. Especially if they aren’t content to let most of the place be wild.

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    trophysport  3 months ago

    Interesting, Panel 2, I think what Arlo is talking about is a Brush Hog, I’ve never heard of a Bush Hog.

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    maureenmck Premium Member 3 months ago

    I needed to look up the definitions of GC and bush hog. Now I understand bush hog, but found that there are 153 definitions of GC.

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    mjpalmer  3 months ago

    Surprise hey. I built my home in the mountains when I was 40. My dream came real. Ohh the adventure….or not!

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    cnhardman  3 months ago

    Janis, Arlo – please go home. I’m not sure you’ll ever feel comfortable living here.

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    Dr_Fogg  3 months ago

    Hold it for a couple of months until the interest rates drop and sell at a profit when the rumors start about increasing rates

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    cabalonrye  3 months ago

    Who is surprised? They enjoyed Gus’ condo, modern, seaside, already built. Arlo might have stars blinding him but Janis is seeing the reality. I loved ‘as the crow flies’.

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    sincavage05  3 months ago

    sometimes staying home is the best. We’re retired and live in the rockies. We go and visit our kids on each coast and they visit us. Visiting is one thing, living is another.

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    JoHo Premium Member 3 months ago

    Guilty Gus…..

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    lorez.1 running on solar energy and batteries  3 months ago

    I started to build my home when I was 30 years old. Started with an abandoned summer cottage we fixed up It took me about 15 years doing it as I could afford the materials. Added a second story in ‘95 with the birth of my second child. I went solar with a ground based array when the pandemic started, best move I ever made, now I’m adding a couple of heat pumps that will run off the electric power I produce. Along with a geodesic green house that I built and indoor gardening in the winter we are doing pretty good surviving on our old age government pensions which are really a joke if I hadn’t been prepared,and already own everything I needed.

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    tmdaviss  2 months ago

    It’s a comic strip. Whatever Jimmy wants to happen, can and will happen

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    tmdaviss  2 months ago

    … to live by the coast

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