60+ year old thread.

Morning all from the porch in beautiful Northern California. No rain, no snow, mild temps. No rain in the long term forecast. Problem is it’s looking like we are back in a drought pattern. We'll take all the rain and snow you can send us.
Going to spend the day reading and familiarizing myself with the owners manual for our new car. We bought a new Toyota Highlander. We’ve actually had it for over a month. It’s all new and upgraded for 2020. It’s got more gadgets and electronics that I never knew existed. Most of it is beyond me. Probably take me 6 months to comprehend what it’s got and how to work it. I’ve had some very nice cars but this is the nicest.
Happy Saturday all, be safe.

 

47? Time to break out the heavy coats.

 

That appears to be the big selling point in new cars these days. What engine? Yes it has one of those. Transmission? Ditto. Braking capacity? I dunno, it stops. Apple Carplay -- which version, how big are the icons, does it do blah blah with yada yada?

 

Way over complicating
Way over distracting
Make drivers dummer.
Makes drivers skill level tank.

 

Happy December everyone, and welcome to the new folks on the "old farts" thread.

Antifreeze in the toilet tank? Not in South Texas!

Wife was complaining this morning about being cold last night and shivering. It only bottomed out at 31*.

I calmly explained to her that she was probably just having a bad dream ..... a dream where she was reincarnated as a cell phone and received a phone call while in VIBRATE mode. That didn't work well. I'll have to come up with something better next time.

Tex

 

Cuddle up real tight Tex

 

I would think you’d be smarter than that.
Just throwing that out there..

 

I think it may have gotten to 69* last night!

They say that one of the most boring jobs here is being a weather reporter. BUT... surfs up to around 30' today.

 

Ken : My SIL turns the heat down to 45 at the cottage. She has a flashing light that is put in the window that flashes if the temp drops below 45. She has a service that drives by to check and make sure the light is not flashing. Great way to make extra revenue in a small resort town.

 

Evening folks.

Sounds like a good job Tom. Only drawback for us is our place is in farm country and our nearest neighbor is 1/4 mile away. Would spend more time and money on gas making the rounds then the job would pay...

 

Alright friends, now I've gone and done it.
No, not that.
Officially registered as "old"; made my SS benefits application to be effective 4/21!

 

I just talked to a insurance guy..
Starting to get info myself...
Not jumping over hedges with the stuff I got so far..

 

I did Medicare last year, and had an agent help me. This year, I just used the Medicare.gov site, and the only issue was it was too simple. Signing up for SS#; it too was far easier than my mind would let it be. Register for a "myssa" account, and you can get 99% of everything on line!

 

Congrats!! I started drawing mine effective July 1st. You get that "rollin' in bed money."

 

Good morning everyone!! A balmy 22F here this morning heading into the low 40s. We had about an inch of snow yesterday morning but it was gone by early afternoon. The western side of the State got as much as 9" in places.

Had to make an unplanned call to our doctor yesterday morning, which led to a quick appointment, which led to me taking 2250mg a day of two different antibiotics for the next week. Spent the day on the couch...probably do the same today. The worst part is that I can't even have a glass of bourbon to kill the pain.

Stay safe out there!!

 

You didn’t get stung by a bee did ya ?

 

I had to apply for Medicare this summer. My SS account was 9 years old this point and I had to establish a new account to get on the new data platform. I am still happy with the decision to take SS at 62 YO. After adding up all the money received the first 3 years of SS I will need to live to be 112 YO to make the decision a poor one.

My take away is everyone is different with your benefits from SS. You need to do the math to make a competent decision for your SS benefits.

 

Morning everyone. Upper 20s in NC , but getting up to 60 this afternoon. I started receiving SS a few months ago and along with my pension, im drawing more than i was while working. Glad i paid in all those years now.

 

39°F and maybe 54°F today - clear and sun (later) - no complaints at all for the wet side of the Cascades.