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Spending time with the 5 year old Grand daughter and ended up watching The Secret of NIMH on Amazon Prime... An older cartoon story I don't remember seeing before... We liked it....

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I like documentaries... So, on a cold Christmas in Michigan, we watched " The Battered Bastards of Baseball" on Netflix... As an old baseball fan, I say it's worth a peak... Merry Christmas!!!

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I like documentaries... So, on a cold Christmas in Michigan, we watched " The Battered Bastards of Baseball"... As an old baseball fan, I say it's worth a peak... Merry Christmas!!!

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Good discussion... Our conversation about this topic then led us back to the "cold hand vs warm hand" chat and even though the Trust is there at the end for them we gift to the kids every year... No cons for us...

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Not crazy.... We bought the place we have on Lake Erie in Canada in 1999 for $30K US.... Needless to say, it needed some work and we made it into something we like.... At the time our kids were 21 and 18... I retired in 2014... This was the 1st year we have not been able to use it because of Covid.....

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Didn't read the whole Post, but still have a 4.5 HP Mercury outboard from the early 50's.....

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Not sure if this counts but, we bought a cottage in Canada for $x in 1999... I always said it was the best $x I ever spent... This is the first year since then that we've not spent anytime there....

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I still remember the day (when I was working) that the lady I worked with came in and she said she'd done it... I looked at her and (knowing she had 2 boys like 10ish that played hockey), said, what??? She says, I bought a Suburban....

Anyone in those shoes knows why....

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I probably don't go a week or so without some Spyro Gyra... Have seen them numerous times and the last time was November, 2019 at the Saugatuck Center for the Arts (400 seat venue)...

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We moved where we are in 2004... Bad power area, and installed a 15 KW Generac off NG... Almost all the folks around us have some kind of generator... The hour meter says 272 hours in 15 years, so about 18 hours average per year.. Have done my own maintenance which includes 2 batteries and starters ...

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We travel to Canada 5-6 months each year or so to the cottage and have stayed with Verizon for the plan... Roam off Rogers or Tellus there... If you stay in the States this is not a consideration.... Just my $0.02....

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I like the Vortex Diamondback 10x42 binoculars we received as a gift a few years ago...

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Every month or so a trim that includes the bushy eye brows from the local hair cutting operation down the road.... They're nice folks.... The posted charge is $12 for the Sr. hair cut but I usually give em $25....

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Rattlesnake wrote: ↑Sat Jun 15, 2019 7:46 pm Jungle Fever... Old Spike Lee flick with Samuel L Jackson and a young Halle Berry on Netflix DVD... We thought it was good....

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Jungle Fever... Old Spike Lee flick with Samuel L Jackson and a young Halle Berry...

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If you like Motown music, check out the Museum on West Grand Blvd after you drop em off... Pretty cool... Or the Detroit Institute of Arts is nice... After that, if you like cars, the GM HQ has a nice display in the bottom of the RenCen... Watering holes abound... Greektown Casino is a good place to...

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" Each month we pay an energy delivery cost of $9.21" We have a seasonal cottage in Canada that is closed down (water is shut off by the municipality) and no one lives there; from November 1 thru March 31... Each month we pay $116.87 (CA) for a delivery charge when we are not there... Sou...

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I like the Honeywell thermostat and the Logi Circle camera I have in the garage that tells me if the door is closed and my clock radio on the shelf that tells me if I've still got commercial power (not on generator)... Kuna cameras on the porch and driveway.... I do have a sensor by the sump pump wh...

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500 shares of GM from the IPO.... Get like $190 quarterly in dividend check that goes to the Wife for her to have fun... Keep thinking I should sell it but....

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I believe all dealers deals change monthly; I could be wrong but,... In our case, the deal at that time (December, for a 2017 model) was at least 20% down and no finance charges for a 36 month term.

We put 50% down and got the 0% financing for 36 months.... Worked for me....

Just my $0.02....

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1 acre lot... $40 a week..

I agree with another thread... I stopped cutting grass about 20 years ago....

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Hmmm.... Shade on the beach.... I remember our hosts on Tortola saying to steer clear of the palm trees, the coconuts had a habit of falling... She said the cruise ship people always headed for the trees and there were a few casualties....

Just my $0.02....

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We have an electric tankless hot water heater at our cottage because of space constraints.... 100 amp service.... Works good but we don't do too many things at once because it'll pop the main breaker... For that reason I'm going to change it to propane this year....

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In Michigan, if you take your DD214 when you renew your Driver's License, they will put "Veteran" on the DL....

I just use my VA hospital ID....

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1st season of Travelers on Netflix.... We like it....

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The Wife's birthday is July 4th so I kinda look for tops for her to celebrate that day... Just ordered her a tank top here.... https://www.teelavi.com/mermaid-woman-j ... 1-TC15-ATH

Good luck....

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We really like the Caribbean... Been to St. Maarten and Tortola twice each.... Would go back again....

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Just gave my 15 yo Yardman 26 inch electric start 2 stage to our Son and upgraded to a Cub Cadet 3 stage with heated grips.... 120 ft driveway.... Think I used it 10 times last year... The Yardman always performed good but the new one with heated grips got me....

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American Express.... Member since 1976....

Just my $0.02....

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We do not have pets....

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The best times of a generator noise is when it comes on and when it goes off...

Just my $0.02....

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Hotel Artemis (not what I came for but, because I saw the Lady at the video store put 4 back on the shelf yesterday from Saturday night rentals)....

Jody Foster and crew in action.... Not great but, I've seen worse....

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We have a LP fireplace in our cottage in Canada (approximately 500 sq ft) that has a pilot light that burns all the time when we have it activated and the FP does have a fan. It is vented to the outside. The fan is needed in our case. I can't imagine it working very well without the fan. The thermos...

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Not to hijack the thread however, my experience in Canada is I have to manually enable GSM on my Droid turbo and the Wife's Pixel when we am there for good service, to roam off Rogers and Telus via my Verizon service; which works just fine where we are in Ontario.... Not sure what iPhone users exper...

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I thought all iPhones were GSM compatible.... At least that's what my Niece told me.... I wouldn't know; I'm a Droid user....

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Retired... $134 Monthly for Medicare Part B for me & the spouse = $3,208.... $180 monthly for BCBS Medicare Advantage (includes most prescription costs) for the Wife = $2,150.... Not sure what the deductibles are because I don't keep track but, in 2017 we paid about $4K in out of pocket costs......

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Not clear where you will be in Ontario however, remember if you are close to the US you have the option of returning to the States for medical care... We have done this a couple times when it was not urgent but we felt better about getting care in the US... Just a thought....

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We have had a cottage in Canada 40+ years that we use as our Summer space for about 5 months a year... I think it's safe to say you will find grocery costs higher than in the US so, nothing to save there... Beer, wine, & booze at the Beer Store and LCBO might look high but the exchange rate help...

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Monster... An old Charlize Theron flick.... Disturbing, but...we liked it....

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Probably some prior threads about this but... In years past when we went to Florida in the Winter, we are in Michigan; would set the house at 55... Would leave the cabinet doors for the kitchen, bathrooms open.... We have a wireless Honeywell thermostat that I can monitor, control remotely but the t...

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Interesting thread.... Life's 2 short and cars are fun... I remember seeing an interview with Stevie Wonder and he commented on wishing he could drive and it made me think..... I happened on a spruce green Bentley Continental GT one day and can't seem to get it outa my head... Maybe next year.... Da...

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The poster said "I need a sedan as my elderly parents would have difficulty getting into a SUV." Our experience is the opposite.... We moved to the SUV space because they are easier to get in and out of.... Had a Chevy Equinox for 6 years and now have a Cadillac XT5.... Just my $0.02... Pe...

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Bright.... We liked it....

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The short answer is no.... Not since we've been retired...

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I've considered home security a cost of owning our home.... That said; we installed ADT when we moved in.... They did the install free at that time (I was not interested in DYI) and just like everything; the cost per month has gone up over the years.... Some would say it's expensive compared to say,...

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Bright on Netflix.... We liked it....

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We 2 looked at this last year and bought the Cadillac XT5 (Platinum with a factory installed trailer hitch)... Just shy of 20K miles now...

No regrets...

Just my $0.02.... Peace....

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Have had a Chromebook for awhile now and it does what we want it do... Will probably buy the next version that can do the Android apps when available...

Just my $0.02.... Peace....

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Like others that have posted, I was offered an Early Retirement Offer (ERO) when I was 50 with $$$ and 6 months health care.... I took it... There was no 2nd or 3rd offers and about 6 months later there was a Reduction In Force (RIF) and those that did not take the ERO were laid off.... I heard that...

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