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I am 75 years old, and grew up with the stereotypical "kindly old pharmacist" who owned his own store down the street, knew me by name on sight, knew my medical history, and did a wonderful job for me. But times are changing and that kind of pharmacy seems to have been mostly replaced by modern...

Ryan O'Neal, star of "Love Story" and so many other films, passed away today at age 82 according to his son, Patrick. https://www.tmz.com/2023/12/08/ryan-oneal-dead-dies-love-story/ "Love Story" was an amazing movie and I'll never forget it.

I've never been in an accident while behind the wheel. I've never had anybody tell me, "watch out!" or "didn't you see that car?", "look out for that pedestrian!" etc. Never. That's because I'm a very careful and responsible driver. Also I've never been stopped by a cop for erratic driving. But...

Laser "tune-up" years after cataract surgery ("YAG laser capsulotomy",thanks erKevin) I had very successful cataract surgery done back in 2015. Afterwards all I have needed (or used) was readers for up close. Driving and other distance vision tasks required no glasses at all. Until..... I...

I almost posted this on the pet peeve thread, and then decided it needs its own thread. So here ya go. :laugh: This is a loooooooooong post, sorry! Background: After a few very wild teenage years in which I tried everything possible, in the 1960's I decided to clean up my act and stopped...

(This has got to be the stupidest question ever asked on the ER Forum.) The IRS sent me a check for a little money I apparently overpaid. Fine with me! So, I signed it, filled out a deposit slip, and took it to my bank drive-through to deposit. After sending both the check and deposit slip to...

Happy New Year! Well, 33 more minutes here, but you East Coasters are already living in 2022. ;D The Wikipedia entry goes into the history of this very old song, and its lyrics, which I think is interesting. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auld_Lang_Syne

Most years I start an annual spending thread at about this time, like this one I started last year: Unfortunately my memory and mathematical/cogitive capabilities have been temporarily affected by "Covid brain fog" (from my bout with Covid last September). This is NOT permanent, and is...

I hope this post follows all the rules! I just re-read them and I *think* it is OK, but will be super understanding if it has to be taken down. Anyway, here goes: ________________________________________________ A cruise ship whose passengers include at least 10 confirmed cases of Covid, has...

Thank you so much for all the caring inquiries about our hurricane/pandemic situation! In my 53 years of life I never felt I was so precipitiously near death for a variety of overly dramatic reasons. Don't want to elaborate due to our very reasonable COVID posting response policies which I...

Microsoft is revealing their new Windows 11 operating system, here. It starts right now (in 2 minutes). I am so excited! We haven't had a new Windows for years. Just thought some of you geekier types might be interested too. Of course the REAL geeks probably already got the pirated version...

What, nobody's started a spending thread for 2020? OK, here goes. I'll copy some of the verbiage from last year's thread. My guess is that many of us are adding up our spending for 2020 right now and want to tell someone about it. How was your spending compared with last year? Are you happy...

OK, I have been curious about how long it would take after exposure to the coronavirus, before someone could get sick. ****************************************** Now, for the common cold, which can be caused by numerous different viruses, we have this information...

What, nobody's started a spending thread for 2019? OK, here goes. I'll copy some of the verbiage from last year's thread. My guess is that many of us are adding up our spending for 2019 right now and want to tell someone about it. How was your spending compared with last year? Are you happy...

I just found a new Youtube on this topic, released this afternoon: Here's the towns he likes best for early retirement, in order with his favorite one first: 1. Sherman, Texas 2. Portland, Maine 3. Pierre, South Dakota 4. Savannah, Georgia 5. Omaha, Nebraska 6. Boseman, Montana 7. St...

It's hard to believe, but at closing today the Dow is 28,005 and the S&P is at 3,120 . Seems so amazing.;D But before you all "poo poo" my excitement, look at your portfolio balance. In my case, my portfolio is at its all time high (again) today. Also it is 145% of what it was when I retired...

Retirees, what percentage of your total spending last year was due to income and property taxes? This question was inspired by the thread on moving to another state for lower taxes. I'm ignoring sales taxes and other taxes since it's easier to determine exactly what income and property taxes...

(No, this is not an April Fool's Day joke....) The Dow may not be at a record high today, but at 26,258 it's getting downright stratospheric. ;D My investment portfolio has hit an all time high once again today, despite being very conservatively invested, despite being retired and not in...

My guess is that many of us are adding up our spending for 2018 right now and want to tell someone about it. How was your spending compared with last year? Are you happy with the amount you spent? This is a thread for saying as much as you WANT to say and feel comfortable sharing. If you do not...

I think this might be the happiest day since the day I retired! I have been on divorced spousal SS since age 66 (2014), with the idea that my own SS would continue to grow until age 70 (2018) and then I'd switch over to my own SS which would be larger by now. So, on February 22nd I applied...

Happy New Year! We need a new thread for the new year, so here it is. A link to the 2017 thread is below. http://www.early-retirement.org/forums/f29/what-did-you-do-today-2017-version-84766.html#post1818794 What did you do today?

My guess is that many of us are adding up our spending for 2017 right now and want to tell someone about it. How was your spending compared with last year? Are you happy with the amount you spent? This is a thread for saying as much as you WANT to say and feel comfortable sharing. If you do not...

This is a thread for posts from those of us with crummy teeth, to complain about the resulting high bills from dentists and/or oral surgeons. Those without crummy teeth can just grin like Cheshire Cats ;D as they read the thread, and self congratulate on your superb oral hygiene and obvious...

Can we just hope this hurricane fizzles now? This morning's graphic (above) makes it look pretty bad for New Orleans. Last night, it looked like it would head up the east coast. :facepalm: Guess it's still to early to tell but not too early to worry. I'm going to forcefully broach the topic of...

No, not retirement class. :laugh: We discussed class in this thread lately, and I wondered what forum members perceive to be their own class. Definitions: YOU get to define class, any way you want.