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I've been receiving Social Security Retirement benefits for two months. The deposits I receive have been the anticipated monthly benefit minus the Medicare part B premium payment. Yesterday, a check from the US treasury came to me in the US Mail. There is no explanation other than the text "...

I know a guy who had difficulty getting an approval for a new credit card. The explanation for the decision to decline the application was listed as a debt to income ratio being too high. The only monthly payment obligations this guy has are for five credit cards, and the total of those...

I've been retired for more than a dozen years and I just bought my first outdoor gas grill ever. I have never cooked with charcoal or on a gas grill before, but I realize that there will need to be special cleaning and maintenance tools as well as special purpose utensils needed. It's obvious...

I'm not sure if this should be posted here or in Life After Fire, Travel Information or Fire and Money but because it's an annual occurrence I think everyone should know about it. On Sunday I attended a motorcycle show / event dedicated to vintage motorcycles. The bikes were all real world...

Apparently this demonstration favorably influenced the French traffic bureaucrats who are now acknowledging the positive effects of motorcycles on reducing congestion. Congratulations to the French Federation of Angry Bikers! French motorcyclists more angry than ever « UK France Bikers.com

Remember the Llama song? Cats seem to make any topic here more popular. The discussion of breasts and the health benefits of ogling has been a recent popular thread. When a friend sent me this video link I realized that it was an ideal synthesis of these diverse aspects. A perfect storm if I...

Has anyone else ever heard of this? 10,000 dead! "The little-told story of how the U.S. government poisoned alcohol during Prohibition with deadly consequences." The little-told story of how the U.S. government poisoned alcohol during Prohibition. - By Deborah Blum - Slate Magazine

In another thread someone suggested avoiding airline travel inconveniences by employing alternates modes. The only other public transportation option between America and Europe that I can think of is by ship. Has anyone gone to Europe by boat from the east coast of the USA? How was the...

Trump is escorted off Delta flight for screaming at passengers and crew. Police: Ivana Trump Becomes Angry, Taken off Plane - ABC News I wonder if this a good strategy to employ if trapped on one of those marathon delayed takeoffs.

I have to admit that I’m not too powerful when it comes to understanding the intricacies of financial markets. It probably isn’t the best practice to get financial education from The Rolling Stone but this item is shocking. I’d like to know if this is simply sensationalism or are these...

"Federal officials are working to sort out whether pilots of a Northwest Airlines flight dozed off or were simply distracted Wednesday night when they fell out of contact with air-traffic controllers for more than an hour and overshot their destination by 150 miles." Wandering Flight Spurs Nap...

and relive some history.:) Pa. war buff now faces felony cannonball charge | PoconoRecord.com

Carrots are available in five pound bags for $2.49. The groundhogs seem to like them. I think this is LBYM entertainment.:) GroundhogCarrot.wmv videos from friends & fun videos on webshots

I received an e-mail with the following story. My post here isn’t meant to be political. Any government or politician mentioned can be deleted or exchanged for another. I don’t understand what this story is supposed to prove and I’m not sure why I’m so annoyed by the “serious” tone it...

I’m not sure if this will end up as a thread about used cars, photography, failed automakers or investments in classics but I need some help. There is a word or some words on the fender of the car in this photo. I can’t quite make out what it is. Does anyone know what it says?

When the news is dominated by irresponsible budgeting and spending by individuals, businesses and governments there seems to be no end to the escalating deficits, bankruptcies and taxes. I discovered a shocking exception in my local newspaper. It represents a small amount of money but the...

Here’s an interesting You tube clip that I ran across on a motorcycle forum. Yeah, I know, it’s FOX News but it reminds me of some of the polarized discussions on this board from the same time period. Is anyone laughing now? YouTube - Peter Schiff- Bulls & Bears - 12/16/2006

It looks like someone needs a bailout. http://poconos.craigslist.org/zip/851912357.html

I have been reading books about exercise and nutrition lately and while there are differences in emphasis of various factors the general message is consistent. The implementation of some sort of log, journal or diary to track diet and exercise is one of the tools often mentioned. Since I have...

I guess this could be posted in FIRE and money but it just HAS to be posted somewhere. This retired snowbird has $80,000 in credit card debt after liquidating his retirement portfolio to be friendly with women. Hooked on sex: Man says escort addiction cost him $200,000 - poconorecord.com -...

There’s a frost free hydrant in my barn and I discovered that if the hose isn’t disconnected water can remain in the head and allow damage from freezing. My head is cracked. This thing is at least six years old and maybe as old as 20. I don’t know because it came with the barn. The only...

Here’s an instance of the real estate bubble is being prosecuted as fraud. Home fraud case to proceed - poconorecord.com - The Pocono Record Is there anything about this situation that's different than the national bubble?

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This course offering appears in the Monroe Career & Technical Institute Adult Continuing Education spring 2008 catalog. I guess anyone who will spend $50.00 dollars for this really does need some schooling. :D

For some as yet unknown reason the county sent my school and property tax bills to an invalid address and I never received those bills for this year, 2007. Today I realized that these bills were overdue and I contacted the tax collector. She acknowledged that the bills were improperly addressed...