# Ook-tober Mini-rants **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Tags:** monthly-mini-rant\ **Created:** [October 1, 2026, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ook-tober-mini-rants/1033511 "2026-10-01T14:18:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 8
**Author:** ![Spice\_Weasel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spice_weasel/32/5435_2.png) [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2026, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ook-tober-mini-rants/1033511/8 "2026-10-01T23:41:24Z")
Carried over from September. > [@Deviated September (Monthly Mini-Rants)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deviated-september-monthly-mini-rants/1032738/394): > > Good point I’d not considered. > > I’m not from that kind of family, so the following never occurred to me. But … > > There are extended families where intra-family obligations run deep. You can’t say “No” to any even remotely plausible request, reasonable or otherwise. And doubly so if it comes from an earlier generation. I’m honestly not sure how much shit this is going to stir up. My husband is super pissed right now. He’s like, “He’s cost us $3,000!” Which is true. The appraisal was done at the end of July and the place still isn’t listed. The cousin in question is actually the husband of his cousin, so cousin-in-law. We originally asked his actual cousin to do it - a highly competent woman - and she said she would do it and then gave it to her husband to do. I really like the cousin, she’s great. So I hope it doesn’t cause any bad blood. But she regularly states that her husband is incompetent and she doesn’t trust him. I dunno, it’s a shitty situation. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ook-tober-mini-rants/1033511)._