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  1. ChainsBeGone

    What is the last thing you ordered from Amazon?

    Pegs for my cribbage board. Got tired of using broken tooth picks. Two weeks ago it was an antenna for the control module to my hunting dog's training collar. Through friction and vibration, the antenna had unscrewed itself off the controller unit while walking out in the field and I didn't...
  2. ChainsBeGone

    Your oldest appliance, just for fun

    I purchased a small, palm sized AA battery AM, FM, short wave radio, brand name "Intersound," at a German store in Dec. 1990. I was stationed in Germany with the 1st Armored Division and we were about a week away from deploying to Saudi Arabia to get ready to liberate Kuwait from the Iraqis. I...
  3. ChainsBeGone

    What did you do today? 2017 version

    Congrats on your retirement! I'm surprised your dogs let you sleep in that late, ours get us up between 5 am and 6 am every morning!
  4. ChainsBeGone

    What is the last thing you ordered from Amazon?

    $3.89 power nozzle belt for our Rainbow vacumn cleaner
  5. ChainsBeGone

    What did you do today? 2017 version

    All the schools are closed in our area as well, with a unique exception; our local high school has an "e-curriculum" assigned to all students for today, so snow days are no longer an escape from school work. What a bummer!
  6. ChainsBeGone

    The Best "Simple Things" in Retirement?

    It is -20F outside right now, wind chill. We are supposed to get up to 7 inches of snow tonight through tomorrow with 35MPH winds. I will wake up around 7, read the newspaper and drink coffee for an hour or two. Then, DW and I will make breakfast. Since tomorrow's highs will be in single...
  7. ChainsBeGone

    Are you retired?

    Yes, happily into our 4th year now. Retired at age 48. Original goal was 42, which was possible, but would not have given us the desired standard of living. So, I guess we did 6 OMY's.
  8. ChainsBeGone

    The Best "Simple Things" in Retirement?

    I used to dread Sunday evening, now I often forget that it IS Sunday evening.
  9. ChainsBeGone

    What did you do today? 2016 version

    This is a long-term issue, been going on for over a decade. I have these bouts 3-4 times a year. I haven't seen a chiropractor as my insurance doesn't cover that care, but I now have an osteopathic physician available and will see her in a few weeks. I am fit and exercise regularly, but my...
  10. ChainsBeGone

    What did you do today? 2016 version

    Back pain is feeling much better and much improved. Thanks for the well wishes, this is an amazing community. pb4uski - I couldn't agree more, the toilet was a killer! :blush:
  11. ChainsBeGone

    Snakebite!

    I hunt upland birds in Colorado and our dogs run for hours out on the prairie. A snake encounter is my greatest fear. We'd be heartbroken if one of our dogs died from a snake bite. We have both dogs vaccinated with the rattlesnake vaccine: 2 shots initially, several weeks apart, and then an...
  12. ChainsBeGone

    Mortgage Question - NOT about paying it off.

    If no additional discretionary funds were available and I wanted to pay off the car early then I would temporarily only invest in the 401(K)s up to whatever match I was receiving and use the remainder to pay off the car early. Since you are already investing at the catch up level I would...
  13. ChainsBeGone

    I wish I knew then what I know now........

    I would say learn to be patient. Too many times I felt like I had to do something when doing nothing would have led to a much better outcome.
  14. ChainsBeGone

    Computer Model: Long Term Thinking Lead to Greater Happiness

    I guess I'm lucky in my choice of my life partner (or more appropriately, I'm lucky that my life partner chose me ;D ) because DW and I balance each other out. My brain is wired to be a long-term planner and I can't help but look towards the future and think of likely consequences of decisions...
  15. ChainsBeGone

    Social Security at age 62

    I am happy to be wrong and in this case it appears that I am, to my benefit, so thank you for pointing the error of my analysis. I have confused the difference between a survivor benefit and a spousal benefit: I found this on wealthmanagement.com: Social Security Survivor Benefits Simplified...
  16. ChainsBeGone

    What did you do today? 2016 version

    Thanks travelover and Walt34. This happens to me several times a year and strikes without warning. I've had it happen when reaching for a box of cereal, and it even happened one time when I raised my my arm to drink out of a water bottle. When it strikes I spend the first day completely...
  17. ChainsBeGone

    What did you do today? 2016 version

    I have been a member of the forum since 2011 and have only posted 134 times. My small number of posts reflect more of my introverted nature than anything else, as I come to the forum often and find it very interesting and encouraging. So, today I have resolved to "show up" more often and...
  18. ChainsBeGone

    Social Security at age 62

    DW has been a SAHM our entire marriage, so I plan to file at FRA, age 67, to ensure she receives maximum spousal benefits in case I kick the bucket first. Surviving spousal benefits max out at FRA, so waiting past that point to file would not increase the surviving spouse benefit. FRA seems...
  19. ChainsBeGone

    Are post-ER tasks basically a new job?

    The author of this article is, in my opinion, over-thinking the issue. For most of us, we do all of those tasks within our own abilities while working, we just have to cram them into the weekend and those tasks compete with the weekend free time. I still do all of those tasks now that I'm...
  20. ChainsBeGone

    Total Years of Work

    Joined the Army in July, 1983 at age 18 and took off the Army uniform in June, 2013, 30 years later at age 48. DW and I have been enjoying retirement ever since, despite the consternation of our friends who insist that I will "have" to go back to work someday soon ("don't you get bored, what do...
  21. ChainsBeGone

    Shingles vaccine

    I have Tricare Retiree for insurance and for them the minimum age is 50. Not sure what the vaccine costs as it was administered to me at a military medical treatment facility so I did not see a bill.
  22. ChainsBeGone

    Shingles vaccine

    Got the vaccine 4 months ago, a few months after turning 50, no adverse reactions and no shingles. My insurance would not pay for the vaccine until after the 50th birthday. Had the chicken pox as an infant, several scars to show from it. Even if I contract shingles, if the vaccine lessens the...
  23. ChainsBeGone

    My first dread-free Sunday is today.

    Congratulations! I retired two years ago this last week, so thanks for reminding me that today is Sunday. Tomorrow you can wake up and go :dance: Enjoy!
  24. ChainsBeGone

    Rationalization

    I was educated at an institution that inculcated an honor code into us that stated we would not lie, cheat, or steal, nor tolerate those who do. Anyone who violated any part of that code was separated, regardless of how long one was there. I had a classmate separated for cheating on his final...
  25. ChainsBeGone

    Naval Officer looking to ER in 2016

    This was also a very contemplative decision for me. While still on active duty overseas I was assigned as a casualty assistance officer to the spouse of a deceased colonel/O6 who had retired in Europe and stayed to work as a contractor. He stayed long after he had any return rights (U.S. gov't...
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