Recent content by statsman

Pretty much limited to news about significant local weather events.

I agree with others here. If Informed Delivery indicated it would be delivered yesterday, I would wait at least through tomorrow's mail delivery. We've had a few envelopes not arrive on the day Informed Delivery said they would. One extra note: Assuming the refund check is still in USPS's...

Having a firm grasp of how much interest will be earned can help plan for ACA subsidies, Roth conversions, tax brackets, ...

I just recently registered for a Medicare online account, and I had one for some time for Social Security, but I have never had one for the IRS. I haven't had the need before. What reasons besides the above would I use an IRS online account?

I think my short period in the pension with the first company may have been the reason for this notice. You had to pay into the pension with that company, and I only did it for the first 6 months out of my 11 years there before the first merger. I opted for the 401(k) after that first 6 months...

I'm sorry to resurrect an old thread, but I just received the same form SSA-L99-C1 in the mail this week. For me, the year reported was 1993. The old employer listed and the firm handling their pension and retirement accounts, Fidelity, have no account information for me. My merger history is...

Our bank always shows "Processing" the Wednesday it is supposed to show up for DW (there might be exceptions for holidays). They will milk it to the last possible moment. I fully expect that to be the case when I start receiving my SS payments.

Just 15 minutes ago, we received an emergency warning from the NWS for the possibility of DESTRUCTIVE three inch size hail through 8:30pm CDT. The capital letters were from the NWS. We're in Central Texas, north of Austin, in Williamson County.

Pretty much no alcohol except for some holiday meals at home. Usually this involves a bottle of one of Schramsberg's sparkling wines split among four (with DW only having enough for a toast). For me, his averages out to having alcohol once every 2-3 months.

In Burnet, TX, they are reporting there are 30,000 out-of-area visitors for the eclipse. Many have set up tents, some with the intention of staying overnight. The city of Burnet has issued the warning this morning that as soon as the eclipse has taken place, they are to immediately leave the...

With the latest weather predictions, we're looking at scattered thunderstorms starting about an hour before the eclipse for us in Central Texas, with a high probability of completely cloudy skies. This leads into a 5+ hour window of thunderstorms, and this window keeps getting earlier with each...

We're well within the path of totality here in our part of Central Texas, with the totality duration to be a bit over 3.5 minutes. But we're also forecasted to be cloudy in the morning, with thunderstorms starting in the PM. We'll see.

I'm assuming the $1.46M excludes whatever is tied up in home and property equity?

No "official" test for COVID-19. As I said, symptoms. 100-101F fever for 3-4 days at the beginning. Coughing for a week with little to no phlegm. Mostly bedridden for close to a week, followed by a few weeks of low energy, sore muscles, and overall fatigue. Loss of taste and smell for at least...

Based on a test? No. Based on symptoms? Yes for my DW in late December 2019, and maybe for me at the same time.