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Post by kawaiitimes on Jul 8, 2016 1:58:17 GMT
I spoke with someone at the state and we probably qualify for the state healthcare program. It will depend on how much cash we actually end up with after the sale of our house, but it should be cheaper regardless. This healthcare nonsense has finally pushed me past my breaking point, so I guess TIL exactly where that is. I have been holding it together for months/years now, and although this hasn't really been a total blindside, it was just enough to push me over the edge.
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Post by kawaiitimes on Jul 13, 2016 4:42:44 GMT
TIL that some government workers have a great sense of humor.
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Post by countrymom22 on Jul 13, 2016 21:02:04 GMT
kawaiitimes, the position we find ourselves in is very similar to yours regarding Obama care. TIL that even though we have been going through this for 6 months now, and they claim to have expedited our case three separate times, NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE ON IT!!!! Because of this, neither of my kids currently have insurance and I'm spitting mad! Obama care is the single biggest mess that the government has made yet, to date anyway. I'm sure it will get worse!
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Post by Mari-in-IN on Jul 15, 2016 14:08:55 GMT
...what one may expect the morning after consuming freshly prepared beets! Thank goodness for the internet and Google... Whew - took a load off of my mind!! ~Mari
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Post by gracielagata on Jul 15, 2016 15:12:41 GMT
Mari-in-IN, hahaha! When I was a kid we had a local baseball team called the Riverdogs. A local ice cream shop made 'Riverdog Ripple' ice cream. It was hot pink, bright blue, purple.... Needless to say the 1st time my little sisters ate that they came running from the bathroom thinking the worst was wrong with them!!! I wonder if part of the color scheme of the ice cream was that the team was previously called the Rainbows?!
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Post by moldy on Jul 15, 2016 19:39:46 GMT
Oh my gracious, Mari-in-IN,!! I so needed that! LOL!
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Post by Mari-in-IN on Jul 15, 2016 19:52:56 GMT
Oh my gracious, Mari-in-IN ,!! I so needed that! LOL! I'm so glad!! I was a bit apprehensive in sharing - tried to word it best I could! Today I learned that I really shouldn't go to garage sales. This was the first time in around 20 years - good thing - some of the stuff I'm bringing home will probably end up in my garage sale whenever we have one! BTW - funny story gracielagata! ~Mari
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Post by kawaiitimes on Jul 16, 2016 4:04:11 GMT
TIL just how hard it is to sell a king size platform bed that was hand made by my husband 9 years ago. It is beautiful, and it is as sturdy as it was the first day. But people are turned off by the real lumber and real screws.
... The bed was built from lumber salvaged from an above ground pond on our property. We may end up repurposing it into something else if we can't get any takers.
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Post by solargeek on Jul 16, 2016 5:35:10 GMT
TIL just how hard it is to sell a king size platform bed that was hand made by my husband 9 years ago. It is beautiful, and it is as sturdy as it was the first day. But people are turned off by the real lumber and real screws. ... The bed was built from lumber salvaged from an above ground pond on our property. We may end up repurposing it into something else if we can't get any takers. Use as a raised bed garden - his love for you will shine and grow with the food and flowers you plant.
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Post by kawaiitimes on Jul 16, 2016 8:18:57 GMT
solargeek, that is a great idea, but would have to wait quite a while. We are moving in with FIL for the forseeable future and his yard is even smaller than at our old house.
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Post by stickinthemud on Jul 16, 2016 12:36:34 GMT
Could you sell it as a raised bed garden? Market it as a salad garden to extend the season this fall... Maybe throw in some seeds, instructions, etc. How high is 'raised' - would it be wheelchair accessible? Marketing! (I'm getting carried away by Penn State Ag promotion emphasis on value-added as the way to keep a farm profitable.)
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Post by kawaiitimes on Jul 17, 2016 4:06:39 GMT
It certainly would be wheelchair accessable. I will keep it in mind for the future. I think DH already has decided on a project for the lumber though. That's the problem with woodworkers.
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Post by dodgesmammaw on Aug 3, 2016 3:38:07 GMT
TIL - The social security office is not a place I want to visit again any time soon. It is a beautiful new building. In the waiting area there was a uniformed officer . If he saw someone on a cellphone he would stand and say loudly,"Disable all electronic devices." A pregnant lady walked by heading to bathroom the man with her was standing waiting on her reading papers. The officer stands and tells the man there is no standing be seated. I felt very uncomfortable! My DH is retiring 2-1-17 so we just needed to ask a few questions. I guess not everyone leaves there a happy camper.
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Post by kawaiitimes on Aug 3, 2016 16:30:30 GMT
dodgesmammaw, I have taken my mom to the Social Security office many times over the years. It is rarely a pleasant experience. With DH's issues, we are doing everything we can online/through the mail/by phone for this very reason. I'd rather sit on hold for an hour on my own couch in my pajamas than wait in a rigid chair with an officer breathing down my neck.
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Post by Woodpecker on Aug 3, 2016 16:49:21 GMT
People who work for social security here in NY, are the same sort of nasty people that work at DMV. I don't get it. I worked doing customer service, a small part of my position, but always treated the customers with respect, no matter how cruel they could be at times. I myself have never gone to the SS office, but once. That was it for me! I do everything on the Internet or telephone. They're not a pleasant group of people. They're being paid to help you and me, but are not at all helpful and always abrupt.
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Post by countrymom22 on Aug 3, 2016 17:31:31 GMT
Now I'm afraid to go to the SS office! I need to go and find out how to sign my disabled son up for SSI when he turns 18 next year. I was going to go in early to get a jump on any paperwork and to ask questions.
Now I'm scared!
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Post by kawaiitimes on Aug 3, 2016 17:38:06 GMT
Now I'm afraid to go to the SS office! I need to go and find out how to sign my disabled son up for SSI when he turns 18 next year. I was going to go in early to get a jump on any paperwork and to ask questions. Now I'm scared! Don't be scared. If you need to go in, take a book to read and leave your cell phone off. But - I would suggest if you are only going in to ask questions to call instead. You'll get the same information and they can either send you the documents you need or walk you through filling them out online. It is much less stressful that way.
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Post by dodgesmammaw on Aug 3, 2016 18:18:05 GMT
The gentleman we spoke with was very nice. His advice was to file online. Which we will be doing. I did not mean to alarm anyone. But at least you will have a clue what to expect.
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Post by jangirl on Aug 4, 2016 1:52:48 GMT
My sister had a lot of difficulty with her filing at first, when the man taking her info transposed her address numbers as well as her phone number, so she went in and asked what was up. The woman she talked to said the employees of different SS offices have been assaulted, spit on, etc. Now they have metal detectors, bullet proof glass in a lot of offices, and just a lot more security because of what they have had to endure. Maybe there is a reason they're like that? I didn't have any problems, was taken into a room with several desks and the man was very helpful. I had tried to apply on line, but couldn't remember my ex husband's social security number or his exact birthday, so I stopped the application then tried to apply later saying I hadn't been previously married, and it locked up on me, so I HAD to go in in person. They not only found his information for me, but told me about filing on an ex spouse's income and when you can and cannot do it, etc. My husband was able to apply on line with no problems, very easy. Good luck!
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Post by kawaiitimes on Aug 9, 2016 0:29:25 GMT
TIL our realtor had no idea I wrote books until I gave her a signed copy of each book I wrote in the house that she helped us sell. She was SO excited and started reading during our signing. It made me feel very, very good.
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Post by Mari-in-IN on Aug 26, 2016 21:41:38 GMT
why I only end up making us Moussaka once - maybe twice a year... For the first time I kept track of my time - granted I did double the recipe... 4 hours in prep time! It's so worth it though... As I stated in another thread - one will be eaten on tonight - while the other two will hibernate in the deep freeze til sometime this winter... Ready for the oven! ~Mari
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Post by Mari-in-IN on Aug 26, 2016 23:32:07 GMT
Guess I'll need to Goggle search Moussaka ...... Here's the cookbook I got it from... The recipes I have tried so far in this cookbook are TOTALLY AWESOME!! ~Mari ETA- I apologize Tallpines, I should have given you a quick description... In Nick's book he says "Moussaka is a Greek classic that has found a huge and appreciative audience around the world. Tucked under the layers of spiced lamb and tender eggplant you will discover thinly sliced potatoes, which give it a Turkish flair."
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Post by feather on Aug 28, 2016 17:42:13 GMT
Today I learned (I should have figured this one out ages ago), that Google will never answer a search with:
NEVER! Maybe I'm just asking the wrong questions.
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Post by Mari-in-IN on Aug 28, 2016 21:33:51 GMT
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Post by kawaiitimes on Sept 3, 2016 3:41:55 GMT
This week I learned that a friend of ours, who we have been planning to visit in a couple of months, has had a rash of in-home invasions and murders in his neighborhood.
His area of Phoenix is terrifying.
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Post by kawaiitimes on Sept 20, 2016 4:46:28 GMT
TIL how nice it is to come home to a home cooked meal. I spent the day driving DH to doctors appointments, and when we pulled into the house at 6:30 FIL had just set the table for dinner. I've only come home to dinner a handful of times, and I have to say that it is like magic!
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Post by jangirl on Sept 20, 2016 11:31:35 GMT
kawaiitimes, I can't remember the last time I came home to dinner being ready! Unless I put something in the crockpot, that is! Glad you were able to relax a bit. So sad for your friend in Phoenix! I really am glad we don't live in or too near a big city any longer. Of course, we do have to go to Colorado Springs for medical care, shopping, etc, but make the trips as quick as possible. Life is changing.
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Post by solargeek on Sept 20, 2016 11:33:05 GMT
TIL how nice it is to come home to a home cooked meal. I spent the day driving DH to doctors appointments, and when we pulled into the house at 6:30 FIL had just set the table for dinner. I've only come home to dinner a handful of times, and I have to say that it is like magic! You are so right and glad FIL did that for you! When we lived in Chicago with our 3 kids under 3 and 1 was severely ill and in and out of Children's hospital for heart surgery from August - December, we knew no one but our work acquaintances and my sister who was a huge help with our girls when we were always at the hospital with our infant son (he was born in Aug.). At my job, a huge-mega law firm, my group arranged for dinners to be delivered to our building (we rented in the Loop area) every day for 30 days. And they included fun food for our 2 girls, 2 and 3 at the time AND DESSERT. Everyday. I cannot tell you what that meant to me. Today, 22 years later, I still remember the doorman calling us to tell us the person with the food was on the way up and opening the door to this unbelievably kind person. I was only home for 3-5 deliveries as I practically lived at the hospital, but I will never forget. I pray for them all to this day.
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Post by kawaiitimes on Sept 20, 2016 12:28:12 GMT
solargeek, what a lovely thing. Food is so important, and is something that DH and I have missed out on for so long with his illness. It is so nice to be getting it back, bite by bite.
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Post by gracielagata on Sept 21, 2016 17:20:28 GMT
YIL how to put a medical oxygen bottle together and supply said O2 to the patient. We were taught all the specifics of safety and that we are never to leave an O2 cylinder unattended if it is standing up- always lay them down or hold them when they are standing. So I was so proud of how I remembered for our group- if I wasn't the patient or the person applying the O2, I was holding the bottle safely for us. We got done with the scenarios, and put our masks and nasal cannulas in our individually labeled bags for reuse, put our gloves in the proper trash location, and returned the O2 cylinders to their proper location. Fast forward 10 minutes to when the teacher points out that the cylinders are all put away- save one- gasp?! Who did this?! Who left a lethal cylinder standing up, unattended like some strewn away minor child? .... Yep, yours truly. We were done with the scenario and stupid me didn't even think about the fact that the cylinder ALWAYS needs to lay down or be held, no matter if being stored, used or pretend used. In my mind, it was out of my hands, pretend time was all over... UGH. At least in my defense, I never would have done that in real life. And I surely will NEVER forget this one anyhow, will I?!
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