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Christmas Eve from JB's Twitter (no news, just fun)
Bad Alias:
--- Quote from: Dina on January 02, 2019, 07:48:08 PM ---So my take is that PT left Harry poor and homeless again (if he still had the diamonds he would have paid for as many funerals/recoveries expenditures as he could, no need to wait for Christmas)
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According to google, the average cost of a funeral is $7,181. If 2,000 people died, then the funeral costs would likely be over $14,362,000. And thousands, plural, died. Add another 7.181 mil for every additional thousand dead. The medical expenses would probably be much higher on average and many more were injured.
I don't know how half a lock box of diamonds is worth if you want to liquidate them over 6 months or so, but it certainly isn't going to be retail. Probably wouldn't even be wholesale.
Dina:
Bad Alias: That is what I said "as many as he could" and not "all". But Molly didn't say "the remaining injured" or something like that. So I don't think Harry had paid anything so far. I see it as "he spent the money before". I don't know if buying a home, paying a rescue, or whatever.
--- Quote from: Mira on January 02, 2019, 09:23:50 PM ---I'm not so sure of that, given his losses and the emotional trauma the best thing he could have done for himself and Maggie would to have as normal a Christmas as possible. This is a lesson I learned the hard way, believe me. Also since his father died Harry has never celebrated a real Christmas, wouldn't know where to begin.. The important thing for him would be to give Maggie the best
Christmas he possibly could, so what better way then in the warmth and love of the Carpenter home, and we know Michael would welcome him and her with open arms, Charity as well if only for Maggie's sake.. So I really don't think we can read it as they are living there now unless of course another short story comes out and it's spring and Harry and Maggie are still there.
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I disagree, but as I said, "I" understood that Harry was living with the Carpenters. I may be wrong, but the book does not prove me wrong.
Bad Alias:
I don't think Harry could have liquidated all the diamonds that quickly. It's hard to go broke when you can't liquidate all your assets at once and your credit isn't good enough to get insanely large loans. Harry would only be able to get loans based on his Warden's salary because banks like to pretend income from self employment doesn't exist. The only way for Harry to go broke this quickly is to lose the diamonds.
Furthermore, Maggie is attending SMAGT. She is going to continue to attend St. Mark's. A whole YA book series is set to take place with her there. Harry is going to have to be able to pay for it.
Mira:
--- Quote from: Dina on January 02, 2019, 10:29:34 PM ---Bad Alias: That is what I said "as many as he could" and not "all". But Molly didn't say "the remaining injured" or something like that. So I don't think Harry had paid anything so far. I see it as "he spent the money before". I don't know if buying a home, paying a rescue, or whatever.
I disagree, but as I said, "I" understood that Harry was living with the Carpenters. I may be wrong, but the book does not prove me wrong.
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True, I just read it differently...
--- Quote ---Bad Alias: That is what I said "as many as he could" and not "all". But Molly didn't say "the remaining injured" or something like that. So I don't think Harry had paid anything so far. I see it as "he spent the money before". I don't know if buying a home, paying a rescue, or whatever.
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I agree, I don't think Harry personally paid for any of the injured. I also think with a daughter to
support now, special needs because of what she has been through and talents she is beginning to exhibit, Harry is going to be very careful as to how he cashes in those diamonds. Yeah, he may feel
guilty about it, but he has to put his child first so I don't see him shelling out tens a thousands of dollars for medical expenses for victims.
Dina:
What are SMAGT and St. Mark's? And what that has to do with anything? Harry wouldn't stop paying people money now, he would think "I will find something later". And he does not know there will be a whole book series (I actually hope it's not)
--- Quote from: Bad Alias on January 02, 2019, 10:45:58 PM ---I don't think Harry could have liquidated all the diamonds that quickly. It's hard to go broke when you can't liquidate all your assets at once and your credit isn't good enough to get insanely large loans. Harry would only be able to get loans based on his Warden's salary because banks like to pretend income from self employment doesn't exist. The only way for Harry to go broke this quickly is to lose the diamonds.
Furthermore, Maggie is attending SMAGT. She is going to continue to attend St. Mark's. A whole YA book series is set to take place with her there. Harry is going to have to be able to pay for it.
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Mira, again, I disagree.
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