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    AARP MediGap plan and age 65 discount? But not quite 65?

    NXR7, I turn 65 on June 1st and hence in my case Medicare starts for me one month earlier on May 1st (64 and 11 months). I have signed up for the AARP Medigap plan G commencing on May 1st with the AARP 39% discounted rate. In fact, you receive an extra $2 discount a month by signing up for...
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    Your recent repair? 2013 - 2020

    kgtest, Many Thanks for sharing this calcium cleaning method for swimming pools. A quick question, if you just take the water down a few inches below the calcium line per your suggestion without emptying the pool, how do you recover or remove the glass beads from the bottom of the pool...
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    Phones (Cell and Landline)

    Josh, We have been using one of the VoiP providers (PhonePower) for several years as a substitute land line provider over the internet and have had no problems. In our case we use an Obi device (ObiHai) as the home interface device. Cost for PhonePower service is around $55/year including...
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    LG Dishwasher reviews?

    We have an LG direct drive dishwasher. It is at least three years old and has given no problems. We use the Auto wash feature almost exclusively and find the dishes and utensils to come out clean and dry to our satisfaction. We have occasionally noticed from "day one" a slight electrical smell...
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    Alternative auto body repair

    Heavily scratched rear bumper Hi, I also had a large rock jump out behind my sisters Toyota Yaris while reversing it in Cornwall, UK last month - I was grumpy for a couple of days! However, I was pleasantly surprised to find a local garage shop that filled the fairly deep scratches and...
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    Engineers: DIY Duty Cycle Monitor for appliances?

    This might meet your needs! :coolsmiley: Cost = $160 Dent TOUCT-4G Time-of-Use & Run-Time Datalogger with Current Transformer Dent TOUCT-4G Time-of-Use & Run-Time Datalogger with Current Transformer Model: TOUCT-4G A compact datalogger that provides a simple way to measure the run time and...
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    Windows 10

    Windows 10 Upgrade My old notebook running an old Atom processor upgraded from Windows 7 to 10 yesterday. Upgrade took at least an hour (due to my slow processor) and after completing the upgrade the Realtek sound driver was having problems (analog jack output to external TV would not work)...
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    60, I could retire FERS at this time

    Many Thanks for the URL link on Roth IRA tax implications - I was confused about the 5 year rule after opening a Roth IRA and the Kiplinger Roth IRA article clearly answered my concerns.
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