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    Built a NAS server after NAS-ty installation experiences

    I like openmediavault and currently run it on a Raspberry PI with two portable drives connected via USB. I use the rsync feature under services to duplicate the drives versus a mirror RAID.
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    USAF retirees offered opportunity to "unretire"

    No way. I still have nightmares about being one credit short to graduate from college and of Stan Eval waiting to jump me in Base Ops. It was fun, but it's over.
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    anyone pick up golf after avoiding it for years?

    Thanks to golf, I'm on a first name basis with my dermatologist. To be fair, 4 years of owning a sailboat didn't help either.
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    anyone pick up golf after avoiding it for years?

    I've golfed for years but have never been very good at it. I always play with DW and she's much better having been a 12 handicap in earlier years. We only golf when we can walk so, we at least get some exercise. Never was a fan of motorized carts.
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    SS website estimate v.s. actual amount?

    I filed in Sept 2023 for a 1 Jan 2024 start date. At the time of filing the amount was lower than I'd previously calculated. The person that I talked with said that the delayed credits would be calculated in January, and I would receive a letter signifying the final amount. I just got the...
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    Moved into CCRC today

    If we have to pass such a test, we've not been told. It is a new building at Twin Lakes.
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    Moved into CCRC today

    Great update Harlee! I appreciate your information as we're on the cusp of our move to a CCRC around Oct of 2024. I feel much better about our decision having read your posts. We'll be just west of you in Burlington, NC so maybe a visit in the future. Happy New Year
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    Banking/Brokerage Account Compromised

    60K out of a USAA savings account about 4 years ago. Someone wrote a bad check on the account. USAA took about 12 days to refund the money. I closed the account shortly after my money was returned. I suspect it was an inside job.
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    First Paid Job

    Age 13: Picked cotton on the family farm. Zero pay Age 15: Worked for my father in his construction business. $.50 per hour. Age 16: Worked in a drug store stocking shelves and cleaning the store. $.85 per hour Age 17: Worked in the local cotton mills pushing the "dope wagon". $1.10 per...
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    Moved into CCRC today

    It is fairly large with 2 bedrooms, a den and 2.5 baths. The community decided to build a 5-story apartment complex on their existing site, and we got in on the start with a two year wait versus the 10-12 year wait for existing homes. The one car garage is in the basement and we're on the 3rd...
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    Moved into CCRC today

    Congratulations. Looking forward to hearing more about your experiences. Our apartment in a CCRC is scheduled for completion in the fall of 2024. We're currently downsizing our "stuff". Departing a 2400 sq ft home with a 3-car garage to a 1950 sq ft apartment with a 1-car garage. I'll be 69...
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    Gross inconsistencies concerning money (our thoughts and behaviors)

    We wash and reuse the Glad zip bags. When Lean Cuisine meals first came to the market years ago they came with very nice/sturdy plates. We still have four of the plates that are over 35 years old. I've drilled holes in pennies when I needed a specific size washer. It was cheaper than Home...
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    Non separate toilet in master suite

    We have a separate toilet room within the master suite bathroom. We even enhanced it with a VERY noisy exhaust fan.
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