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If there are any interested members, May 4 is Naked Gardening Day. ER Forum members enjoy posting and discussing lists of cities, so here’s one that lists the “best” cities for naked gardening. 2024's Best Cities for World Naked Gardening Day - LawnStarter Topping the list is Miami, and I...

Wendy’s has announced it will test drone delivery, via Doordash. Apparently DoodDash has been testing this in Australia for over a year and is happy with the result. From The Verge https://www.theverge.com/2024/3/21/24107181/doordash-drone-delivery-wing-wendys-christianburg-virginia ./...

The Better Business Bureau has a scam tracker, it can be found here. It lets people enter data about incidents affecting themselves or others. It tracked over 67000 scams in 2023 and has a report here The top 5 causes were - Crypto / investments - Employment - Online purchases - Home...

It feels like we just got through this not too long ago, yet once again, this weekend one hour of our lives is merciless torn from us without compensation. Daylight Saving Time is back. For y’all with analog clocks, don’t forget to turn them ahead tonight. For everyone with digital clocks...

For fans the wait is over, Dune Part 2 was released today. I’ll go watch it in the local cinema, it is definitely a “big screen” production. Watching films in the threader has fallen out of favor for forum members and many others, and I wonder if this film is enough to get people pack in the...

I’ve had the MediGap G from AARP/UHC for 5 years. Yesterday they called and asked if I would “answer some questions about my health so they can better serve me”. The interview time estimate was 5 minutes, so it’s more than just a couple of questions. I declined. I’m used to getting these calls...

If anyone is interest, a WSJ reporter is inquiring about health care budgeting and costs, here https://www.early-retirement.org/forums/f32/from-the-e-r-mailbag-60202-2.html#post3039658

My in-laws visited over the holidays. On Jan 1 my German brother in-law was in his room watching a ski competition that is apparently a new year German tradition. He had an app on his iPhone that accessed his cable TV subscription. Two clicks on his screen and we were able to mirror the signal...

We have a decorative patio piece that connects 2 poles with a short threaded rod. The threads are worn and no longer holding the piece in place. Not sure if the problem is inside the attached poles or the threaded piece itself. Is there a simple and inexpensive way to deal with this? The...

I have to get a new central air conditioner and am getting quotes. In our case the compressor is out back and the air handler in the attic. I asked for 3 options, a single stage, a 2 stage and a heat pump. I’m getting quotes for Carrier, Trane and Lennox systems. We currently have a Carrier...

A recent post on chain vs specialty and “best tasting” pizza motivated this poll. Wikipedia has a list of pizza styles in the US and I chose some for this poll. So, which style of pizza do you prefer? Tavern style is thin & crispy, lots of cheese, cut into small pieces. California style is...

Morningstar has declared a 4% withdrawal rate is once again safe. In an annual “state of retirement income” (here, registration required) An accompanying article can be read here

It’s that time again! Extra sleep tonight, sun a bit earlier tomorrow. To those with clocks that still require manual adjustment, tonight’s the night.

This morning my iPhone battery was fully discharged, despite it being at 80% when I went to bed last night. I checked the battery app and it showed “screen off activity” from 9pm-2am, then again at 7am. The “battery use by app” showed 94% of the usage came from Camera. The iPhone battery health...

Many of us have received “free dinner” invites in the mail, often to a pricey steakhouse, the catch beingnone has to sit through a financial sales pitch. Today I got a new one in the mail. It’s an invite to a “complementary gourmet dinner event” “ to see if you qualify for a natural pain...

ARS Technica reports T-Mobile will change plans on some users without prior notice, moving them to a higher priced plan, effectively raising prices on these users in November. Article here According to the article, one must call to cancel the change. Customer service reps are being trained to...

I was in Costco Sept 29 and saw the first Christmas display, a Brewer’s Advent Calendar. I’ve seen Christmas displays in early October but September is a first for me.

From the FEMA website, there will be test alerts this afternoon https://www.fema.gov/press-release/20231003/fema-and-fcc-plan-nationwide-emergency-alert-test-oct-4-test-messages-will

We have some tupperware containers with torn lids. This makes them much less useful, as they won’t hold a seal and the lids are loose. They are large and I’d rather repair than replace, but I’m not sure there is a glue product that is not toxic and is safe to use with food containers. We don’t...

Aldi is a popular store with many mentions here at ER Forum. News reports today state Aldi will take over Winn-Dixie and Harvey stores in the US. From CNBC https://www.cnbc.com/2023/08/16/aldi-to-acquire-winn-dixie-and-harveys-supermarket-stores.html This is a big expansion for Aldi. My...

I can’t say for certain this is legit because the source isn’t named, but here is an article showing AI generated images of people personifying individual US states. Florida is [-]spot on[/-] interesting. Most do seem to capture specific state stereotypes...

Looks like Joey Chestnut did it again. He ate 62 hot dogs, with buns, in 10 minutes to win the annual Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest. He was off his 2021 record of 76 but still blew away the competition. Story here...

My son, who lives abroad, is coming to visit, and will be here for one month. While they are here he’ll need a smartphone and prepaid voice and data plan. He thinks 10GB of data is enough, along with voice and text. He’ll probably want to keep the phone and bring it back with him, but that’s...

As much as we enjoy a robust discussion on deflation, not everyone is interested and it’s veering off topic in an unhelpful way. So if anyone wants to continue it let’s please take it to a new thread and let’s get back to the thread topic, which is current inflation.

I just got an email announcing new benefits for my Amazon Chase card. These include 5% back using Chase travel and 2% back on local travel, including rideshare. Here’s a link to the new benefits page. https://www.amazon.com/b?ie=UTF8&node=16070413011 I do wonder if they took away any benefits.