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    Fire Extinguishers

    What I’ve got are too old and too small so I want to upgrade. What are folks doing for fire extinguishers? Favorite brands or types or sizes? And how do you distribute them around the house? Looks like Kidde and First Alert are the big two at the local stores.
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    Would you leave Russia?

    I’m not talking about investments like the other thread. I mean physically leaving if you were a Russian citizen. I have a young friend there who asked me that last night. She fears they will become, in her words, North Korea. She’s thinking about packing up and getting out forever. I know...
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    Andrew Luck just FIRE’d

    I guess he can live on his SWR. Bad timing for Colts fans! INDIANAPOLIS -- In a shocking development Saturday night, Indianapolis Colts quarterback Andrew Luck announced his retirement from the NFL, saying constant injuries have taken away his love for the game. Luck, who turns 30 on Sept. 12...
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    ACA and Consulting work

    Megacorp is asking me back for a few days. They are changing structures again and need some help with govt contracting. I was the last of the Mohicans. They don’t hire consultants directly but go thru a third party. That third party actually offers health plans for full and even part time work...
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    Brake Rotors

    Is it just me, or do shops always want to give you new rotors with every brake job now? When I did my own, I almost never changed out the rotors. Just clean up or resurface with a .005 cut and good to go.
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    Gas explosions in Mass.

    https://www.cnn.com/2018/09/13/us/massachusetts-explosions-fires/index.html Sounds like the gas supply lines to dozens of homes were over pressured leading to explosions, fires, etc. How does this possibly happen? I’ll be sleeping with one eye on the stove! On the news they were saying the gas...
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    ACA Start Date

    So D-Day will be 01/05/2018! :dance: My employer coverage takes me through January per my HR benefits folks. I can take COBRA but the ACA plans are cheaper with the subsidies since I can keep my income down. Are there any potential issues waiting to sign up? Does anyone have overlap in these...
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    Eureka Moment... Maybe?

    As many do, I have been lurking for some time here. I stumbled upon this site late last year and luckily bookmarked it. I came back in earnest around March and have been reading many threads. I started crunching numbers recently to see how close I may be. I was seeing too much disagreement...
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