Recent content by Brdofpray

Hello All! Quick question. Five years ago my DW father passed away. We settled his estate, and are now busy moving forward. We just were contacted by a lawyer group, this week, saying they found an additional annuity that needs to be settled. They sent a bunch of forms asking for all sorts of...

Yes, the Cheetos were a complete fluke!

Earlier in the day we had a very steep, downhill that was straight as an arrow, new pavement and you could see the bottom. Without pedaling, I topped 50mph. This was a wow moment, and got me jazzed from that experience. The hill I went down on was a shorter, steep hill. The road made a sweeping...

Just got back from BRAG (bike ride across Georgia). On day 2, I was descending a rather steep hill, that had an unseen hairpin, right turn at the bottom. I slowed as much as I could, but I knew I wouldn’t make the turn. I chose a grassy ditch, and laid the bike down. I slid in on my right side...

Our feeder was constantly empty. Maybe a leak?, or a lot of Hummingbirds? After setting up the game camera, we caught the culprit! He is now on a sugar withdrawal!

I can relate. Two shots one booster, masked in big groups. After two years, DW and I test positive with PCR tests. She is a bit more worse off than me. She has a bad cold, no fever, tired. I feel like I just rode my bike 40 miles, sucking down pollen. I can't clear my throat. No fever, or...

Twaddle, Thanks for the video! It explains much.

Any thoughts on how to stop the calls? Or do we let them run their course, until they start targeting someone else.

We used to live in the Chicago area, now in South Carolina. We still have phone numbers from Illinois. Today, DW started getting slammed with robo calls from the Chicago area (over 20). Each call is from the same town, but different numbers. She did not answer the majority of the calls. She...

I took my SS as early as possible. My wife, a retired teacher, never participated in SS. She is not eligible to receive benefits. And, if I pass before her, she is not eligible for survivor benefits, on my record, due to her pension, and IRS WEP exclusion. We decided to take my benefit, and...

I donate platelets and plasma every 2-3 weeks. They screen regularly for covid antibodies, looking for convalescent donors. After my two Pfizer shots, I have tested negative twice. Either the test isn't sensitive enough, or this vaccine functions differently than other vaccines we have...

And, there may have been some whiskey involved!

Sorry for the double post, I'm elderly.

With pensions, SS, investments, and savings considered, our decision was driven by DW purchase (15 years ago) of her favorite planning books for her teaching job. Since they do not make these books anymore, she stated when the last one is used, we retire. And so, we did. There was no magic...

With pensions, SS, investments, and savings considered, our decision was driven by DW purchase (15 years ago) of her favorite planning books for her teaching job. Since they do not make these books anymore, she stated when the last one is used, we retire. And so, we did. There was no magic...