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Thanks for your replies! Here's an update... I wasn't aware of the tax transcript, and didn't have an IRS account. Had login.gov and make estimated payments, but not ID.me and IRS. Took a little time to get that set up, my lighting wasn't great and took a few tries. Got in, and found the...

Hi everyone, I filed my taxes electronically with Turbotax in mid Feb. When I got my refund (not as fast as some here were saying, but only a week longer than most), it was slightly smaller than expected ($154), which works out to $700 in income in my 22% marginal bracket. My situation is...

Years ago I had an issue with the carbs on an old motorcycle that went unused for some time without proper prep of draining the gas or using Stabil, etc. The jets and other innards had gotten "varnished" to the point the size was off and adversely affected the mixture. I was able to clean them...

RMNP is our "neighborhood" park, we're about an hour away and visit regularly. 2-3 years ago in fall we saw 3 cows with 4 calves at Sprague! The ranger working to keep people from getting too close said they'd been seeing the twins off and on, and even those who saw them regularly were excited...

Funny thing happened recently related to manual vs. automatic... Traveled out of town, family birthday party for grandson including friends and family on both sides. It's in a congested area, lots of cars coming, so before the party my son wanted to move his cars out of the driveway and down...

Kindle Oasis owner here, both DW and I are on our 2nd ones (wifi only, no cellular), the first kind we had we wore out the batteries and that version wasn't designed to be replaceable. Not sure of the version, but it was the detachable cover with some battery in the unit and some in the cover...

My robotic reference was over a decade old. To be clear, I was referring to robotic surgery through the side of the chest without cracking the sternum. I'm not the kind of doctor that helps people (obtuse reference to Randy Pausch for those paying attention), but my understanding is that the...

Hi Athena, Read the thread, and DW/family has experience in this, thought I would share our experience for your reference. Will be long... She was diagnosed with MVP in her early 30s. Put on beta blocker by GP. She could feel what she called "skipping a beat". Was never much for exercise...

We came into 3 different ring sets over a period of 15-20 years. Held onto them, not significant in the way of monetary value, but sentimental. A few years after the last one came to us, DW decided she'd like something from them, but not the individual rings. She went to a "private" jeweler, not...

rodi... here's something to consider/check into... When I was an undergrad, I was in a similar situation having an excess of credits. I was doing my engineering degree at a school with a co-op program. Since I had free tuition (my dad was a prof), I would take some of my elective...

My situation was kinda sorta like yours in my 50s, I'm now early-mid 60s. Main difference is I'm married, but due to health situation the prospect of me having years of single/widowed tax brackets that is frequently discussed is a definite possibility. I chose #1, but evaluated every year...

Interesting topic, I find my cataract decision to be on the unique side. I've been wearing glasses for nearsightedness/astigmatism since the age of 11, and probably needed them before that. Could read without glasses up until about age of 40, and moved to progressives. No problem adjusting...

Yeah, but that's just trying to get hits. The road up Mt. Blue Sky/Evans is just a paved switchback road (I've driven that, albeit 25-30 years ago), no big deal, and they listed that. Trail Ridge is no big deal, paved, nothing that steep. The White Mountain road sounds like it might warrant the...

The small company I had worked for 9 years went public the week before (don't remember the day, but I think it was Wednesday or Thursday). It was my first job, and I had accumulated what stock I could over the years, all employees were allowed to purchase in the plan and matches in the 401k were...

Note the statement "highest continuous", as in you go up and then down. If you have a dead end paved road, you go higher on Mt. Blue Sky (recently renamed from Mt. Evans). Elevation 14,140 ft. per one site, 14,130 per another. Note that Pikes Peak is close, at 14,115 ft...