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    One Year Report

    Sounds wonderful!! Congratulations!!
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    Military retirees?

    [emoji106]🤣🤣⚓️⚓️
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    Military retirees?

    Retired Sailors seem to be the majority in this group!! Go Navy!!
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    Recommendations for new kitchen cabinets.

    Completed our new kitchen in April/May. We went with cabinets.com - great reviews on Houzz message boards, no MDF, solid hardware...majority of base cabinets are drawer bases (mentioned earlier they are GREAT!!). Excellent customer service and working with their ‘designer’ was easy (I submitted...
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    CPAP since age 48. What’s your experience?

    CPAP since 2016 due to severe OSA (totally flunked/passed the darn sleep study!)...was also referred by my dentist (like many here, wasn’t overweight, no diabetes, etc)...grateful that all is covered by VA-but I’m on my second dreamstation and alternate between dreamware nasal pillows and a full...
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    Class of 2019

    Hello all! One year check in...so very grateful to not have to go to w*rk and deal with whatever rules are in place that week regarding COVID. We have spent the past 12 mos renovating our forever home, and after concrete in front of driveway/ramp goes in, and contractors are paid...we get to...
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    Military retirees?

    Retired from USN/USNR after 23 active, nearly 8 reserve. Was enlisted for 21 years, O afterwards...but medically retired from AD as a selected 04 (pension based on 03E over 30) plus 100% VA disability...went back to my civ job I had been ‘recalled’ from-survived there for 8 mos and retired from...
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    CPAP since age 48. What’s your experience?

    Fellow Dreamware nasal mask wearer as long as not suffering from sinus probs/cold (then to a full mask). Was diagnosed with significant OSA (dentist referred me to sleep study) while on active duty in Navy at age 46). My CPAP is MIA during the renovation-and I miss it!! I packed it in such a...
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    Who here takes aspirin daily?

    Cardiologist has me on two baby aspirins per day-biological father (and HIS father) each died at 34 from heart attacks. One paternal aunt had two stents installed when she was 50. At 50 now, I willingly take these, a statin, and a low dose BP pill. I still have things to do-such as enjoy...
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    At what age did you retire? (retire=NO paycheck)

    49!! 6 months shy of my 50th birthday-and the goal had been 50. Happy to be here!
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    Military retirees?

    Another retired Sailor here...medically retired at the 23 active year mark Feb 2019, but over 30 including reserve time. A bonus for medical retirees, our Tricare premiums are locked into the retirement year rates. Pension dollars based on O3E, but ID states LCDR (promoted out door as I was...
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    What time of year did you retire at?

    Halloween was last day...so I’m with you enjoying first spring of retirement! Once renovations are complete, we’ll really be able to enjoy!
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    Blow That Dough! - 2020

    Bought house in July, it’s been under renovation since Nov (full gut & addition)...first thing we did was buy a dock, and now we added the boat 🥰[emoji41][emoji106]
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    What did you do today? - 2020 version

    Our new boat was delivered, and we took a few laps around the lake!! Hoping for visiting friends in the not too distant future to share the pontoon boat with!!
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    Blow That Dough! - 2019

    $2500 fishing boat, wood chipper, towable cart for ATV, planer & table, new dremel multi-tool...moved to our forever lake home...renovations about to begin, and more utility toys to come! (all these items in past week!)
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