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This sounds like a possible resolution for many who suffer from MS. Pension Pulse: The Liberation Treatment?

How about one of these? :rofl: YouTube - Lego Coin Master Sorter

Time for the fat tax. Taxing the fat in your food - Jul. 28, 2009

A few local observations. One neighbor cut back to 4 days a week, state worker. Another neighbor, single mom/ healthcare worker, cut back to about 2/3 time. I live about 1/4 mile from two major rail lines, a Norfolk Southern Intermodal line and Conrail. Rail traffic is almost dead at night...

Didn't go to collage but got two associate degrees. One in mechanical engineering and one in electrical engineering. I spent 35 years working in the engineering field. Here is the kicker....tuition cost...the Associate in Mechanical Engineering cost....< $600 and the Associate in Electrical...

Even some of the good old stuff isn't that great. I recently refinished an old dresser that has been in the family for about 140 years. Much to my surprise only the front and top were solid walnut, the sides were stained poplar. Even years ago there were efforts to economize and make stuff...

You must be talking about the infamous Yazoo Clay. Even Frank Lloyd Wright didn't understand about Yazoo Clay. There is a Wright house someplace in the south that has been plagued by the clay for years. Sections of the house have moved up and down several inches. I remember reading about...

As the owner of a middle of the run 79 year old home I cringe every time I hear someone say, "they sure don't build them like they used too". If those people only knew. Even the nice old ones had their share of flaws and problems. Nothing is plumb or square and most things were not...

Freebird.......... This scenario always reminds me of my grandfather... He used to say; The only people in the world that can do business with an empty wagon are the trash man and the undertaker. :coolsmiley: For sure it would be cheaper for these people to forgo the checking account and...

A story with a high whine factor with respect to bank fees. :rolleyes: Banks' 'courtesy' loans at soaring rates irk consumers - USATODAY.com The 10% of checking accounts with the lowest balances generate about 40% of overdraft revenue I would call it "bankers revenge" for writing yourself a...

Well the latest report from the flood scene is that both cars run but are wet, muddy and smelly inside. Haven't heard anything about the insurance man yet. Will be interesting to see what happens.

My niece and her husband hung around the office a little too long this evening. That's her 2007 Honda van and his 2002 red Accord in the parking lot. Nothing like soggy carpets. :( Latham Ny area.

Hummmmm.... In 2020 I'll be 74. Maybe a switch in transportation modes will be in style by then. How about a road apple tax. :laugh:

You best believe banks make a fortune from fees. My neighbor is a recently retired banker and he said their all time best money maker was bad check charges. It seems the banks know just the right pressure point to hit the fools that can't control their spending or balance their checkbooks...

My economic barometer says things are just as crappy today as they were last fall. My barometer?...........The barbershop. Last fall business was so bad the owner laid off the second barber and business hasn't changed one iota since then. I get my hair cut every three weeks on Tuesday at...

I just wonder if anyone in Congress did their homework before going off on the Cash for Clunkers tangent? On the surface it might look attractive for boosting car sales but so far I haven't seen the market research data to support the thinking. A billion bucks could stimulate car sales between...

A little feedback on the original USAToday story and AARP report. Cafferty File: - How has your definition of ‘retirement’ changed? « - Blogs from CNN.com Be sure and read some of the feedback that follows the story. It doesn't look too good from the boomer's perspective. :p

In the past year I renewed two regular CD's before they matured without penalty. One was a five year that I got in April 2008 and by June 2008 the rate had gone up about 1/2%. The other was a five year CD that matured in April this year. As I was watching rates fall I decided to renew it in...

Looking good. Nice workmanship. I did a drive by just to check out the place. The picture looks to be pre-thefed. :laugh: Google Maps That one you did on Delos looks good too. Took me a while to find it. :greetings10: Google Maps

I stumbled into an interesting Post Office game several years ago and figured they made out like bandits. The City installed new streetlights and each household was billed about $750. The bill was sent Certified Mail at a cost of about $4+. The Post Office never attempted to deliver the bills...

All the interest earned in tax deferred accounts is tax deferred too, even though I don't make any contributions.

Even retired we are averaging 37% savings of our gross and half of that is tax deferred. :coolsmiley: If I really get greedy I could kick it up a notch to 49% by taking SS. But I'm not going to do that :whistling:.............. I'm waiting till it's even more. :laugh:

Dw and I rode the train in 1980. We took the bus to Silverton and did the train back to Durango. It was July 4th and it was still jacket weather in the mountains. For a little preview of the mountains you can drive from Durango to Silverton on the Million Dollar Highway with Google Maps, in...

Hummm...... maybe January? It doesn't snow in silicone valley in January does it? :laugh: Ah the VINO head, I remember it well. Haven't had one of those for years. My BIL always said he pitied the person that didn't drink because when they got up in the morning that was as good as they...

Wow, how do all you get off lounging around all day? I've been hitting the bricks early every day for the last week. Lots of trips to the garden store and piles of plants and piles of bags of mulch. Doing a little updating on the landscaping around the house, it's only been 24 years...