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- Mon Apr 19, 2021 10:30 am
- Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
- Topic: How to purchase a mattress that will last and be durable?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 244
Re: How to purchase a mattress that will last and be durable?
I don't have an answer. My wife and I were talking about this problem. I wish I could sleep in a mattress store overnight. My back is very picky about mattress and even an hour of laying on one isn't long enough to tell me if my back is going to hurt in the morning. Best thing is to ask about the re...
- Mon Apr 19, 2021 10:24 am
- Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
- Topic: Facemask Recommendations?
- Replies: 40
- Views: 2120
Re: Facemask Recommendations?
I always hear about "properly fitted". I'm not sure what exactly that means. I always thought it was extremely simple to wear a mask. Strap on mask and pinch nose piece. If beard is present, assume the effectiveness well drop like a rock. What am I missing?
- Sun Apr 18, 2021 9:02 pm
- Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
- Topic: Vinyl Fence
- Replies: 25
- Views: 1478
Re: Vinyl Fence
It depends on the setting. In my neck of the woods, a vinyl fence would look out of place. It would clash with the cattle fencing.
- Sun Apr 18, 2021 5:30 pm
- Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
- Topic: Quarter round molding
- Replies: 33
- Views: 1734
Re: Quarter round molding
Personally I hate quarter round molding floor jobs. Looks cheesy. I personally remove the base boards and install it underneath.
- Sat Apr 17, 2021 10:46 pm
- Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
- Topic: How to get the best sleep?
- Replies: 27
- Views: 1890
Re: How to get the best sleep?
Hot shower before bed.
- Sat Apr 17, 2021 10:41 pm
- Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
- Topic: How to get the best sleep?
- Replies: 27
- Views: 1890
Re: How to get the best sleep?
Sounds like a medical thread, red alert!
I have to have just the right mattress and pillows. Sometime my wife will use Benadryl.
I have to have just the right mattress and pillows. Sometime my wife will use Benadryl.
- Sat Apr 17, 2021 6:58 pm
- Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
- Topic: Contact Lenses Online?
- Replies: 26
- Views: 1335
Re: Contact Lenses Online?
Walgreens is usually pretty good.
- Sat Apr 17, 2021 6:53 pm
- Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
- Topic: Facemask Recommendations?
- Replies: 40
- Views: 2120
Re: Facemask Recommendations?
Just buy the Armburst. Level 3, made in usa.
- Sat Apr 17, 2021 2:38 pm
- Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
- Topic: Temp change in remote location - tell employer?
- Replies: 35
- Views: 2820
Re: Temp change in remote location - tell employer?
No, what would be the point.
- Sat Apr 17, 2021 2:32 pm
- Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
- Topic: Oceanfront property and climate change
- Replies: 17
- Views: 1099
Re: Oceanfront property and climate change
Depends how far and high from the water. Personally I prefer acreage over waterfront.
- Fri Apr 16, 2021 1:48 pm
- Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
- Topic: can I get boglehead approval for a 70K truck?
- Replies: 97
- Views: 5374
Re: can I get boglehead approval for a 70K truck?
400k income and you want to buy 70k truck? :shock: Denied! Denied! Denied! Come back when you have 70 Mil portfolio, and it better be approval for a 3 yr old Camry that you will own and drive for at-least 200k miles. :D :-P 8-) No no, I hate those that post the "hi, I have 6 million in equitie...
- Fri Apr 16, 2021 1:43 pm
- Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
- Topic: can I get boglehead approval for a 70K truck?
- Replies: 97
- Views: 5374
Re: can I get boglehead approval for a 70K truck?
Everything is great and everyone is giddy while the trade is going their way. Once that breaks and the trade goes against them everyone gets upset and blames someone else. Always happens...but this time it's different, right?
- Thu Apr 15, 2021 10:41 am
- Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
- Topic: C8 Corvette?
- Replies: 44
- Views: 3835
Re: C8 Corvette?
My wife asked me about this, if I was interested in buying one. I told her honestly I used to be interested in Corvettes and Vipers but nowadays if it's not powered by a battery, I'm not interested, mid-engine or not.
- Tue Apr 13, 2021 5:38 pm
- Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
- Topic: Hoarding and Decluttering
- Replies: 15
- Views: 1425
Re: Hoarding and Decluttering
There really isn't any secrete to it. just go through a room a week or so and throw stuff away, give it away or both.
- Tue Apr 13, 2021 11:04 am
- Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
- Topic: mortgage application for my widowed mother
- Replies: 6
- Views: 454
- Tue Apr 13, 2021 8:30 am
- Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
- Topic: mortgage application for my widowed mother
- Replies: 6
- Views: 454
Re: mortgage application for my widowed mother
My mother did.
- Tue Apr 13, 2021 8:19 am
- Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
- Topic: Oral surgeon said we were legally required to give SS#, then they got hacked
- Replies: 53
- Views: 5877
Re: Oral surgeon said we were legally required to give SS#, then they got hacked
Didn't like almost everyone's ssn get hacked from the Equifax breach? I guess, welcome to the club.
- Sun Apr 11, 2021 5:09 pm
- Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
- Topic: Which Credit Card to Get for Travel to Hawaii (looking for a bonus offer)
- Replies: 19
- Views: 1785
Re: Which Credit Card to Get for Travel to Hawaii (looking for a bonus offer)
Fly hawaiian airlines they give you more bonus points when you sign up in flight, I also signed my wife up last time we flew. Also southwest gives you more points in flight.
- Sun Apr 11, 2021 5:04 pm
- Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
- Topic: Trip insurance for beach vacation?
- Replies: 13
- Views: 815
Re: Trip insurance for beach vacation?
We just came from a vacation in Colorado, flew over there, had a good time. We're doing our annual hawaii trip in may. Not worried about covid, just use reasonable precautions.
- Sun Apr 11, 2021 8:29 am
- Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
- Topic: Travel Trailer vs My Pickup Truck: Specs?
- Replies: 54
- Views: 3351
Re: Travel Trailer vs My Pickup Truck: Specs?
OP here. Back story now. I wanted to "dip my toe" into the RV life. An inexpensive option was to buy a small travel trailer and pull it with the truck I now drive. The advice and feedback I received here was invaluable and clear. The scenario will not work. I need a bigger truck or go the...
- Sat Apr 10, 2021 8:24 am
- Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
- Topic: Electric water heater for a confined space
- Replies: 20
- Views: 1260
Re: Electric water heater for a confined space
As you said, you're limited in options. Just get a plumber there and get his opinion and bid.
- Thu Apr 08, 2021 8:47 am
- Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
- Topic: Anyone buy a car using Costco Auto?
- Replies: 28
- Views: 5472
Re: Anyone buy a car using Costco Auto?
People use Truecar, Costco etc, because they don't like to negotiate or are intimated by it or it's more convenient. Nothing wrong with that.
- Wed Apr 07, 2021 9:54 pm
- Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
- Topic: What EV to buy for 20k-25k?
- Replies: 63
- Views: 5504
Re: What EV to buy for 20k-25k?
Just get the Honda Clarity PHEV. Smoking deals, you can get a Touring for like $22k after incentives. Honda quality. Roomy interior that is quiet. It's not a BEV but close enough, never worry where the next charge is either but still do 80-90% driving on electric.
- Wed Apr 07, 2021 4:11 pm
- Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
- Topic: Gmail asking for birthdate
- Replies: 14
- Views: 1674
Re: Gmail asking for birthdate
Google already knows your birthdate and everything else about you. Not sure why it's officially asking you but feed it some fake info of you get asked again.
- Wed Apr 07, 2021 9:54 am
- Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
- Topic: Advice for Parent struggling with recent retirement
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1801
Re: Advice for Parent struggling with recent retirement
He probably should seek a therapist.
- Wed Apr 07, 2021 9:38 am
- Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
- Topic: Retirement: Filling the time?
- Replies: 98
- Views: 11182
Re: Retirement: Filling the time?
Why don't you help the less fortunate or volunteer to help seniors? There's plenty of people with disabilities that need help too.
- Wed Apr 07, 2021 9:36 am
- Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
- Topic: 2019 Porsche Macan Excessive Tire Noise: Options?
- Replies: 54
- Views: 3665
Re: 2019 Porsche Macan Excessive Tire Noise: Options?
Why would the dealer pay for new tires? Didn't you hear the road noise when you took it on a test drive?
- Wed Apr 07, 2021 8:42 am
- Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
- Topic: The best $10,000 to $15,000 vehicle.
- Replies: 42
- Views: 3310
Re: The best $10,000 to $15,000 vehicle.
The used car market is very very large, nobody is smarter then it. In general you're not going to be able to beat the market by buying car A that depreciates faster instead of car B. So just buy a used Toyota or Honda as the market dictates.
- Tue Apr 06, 2021 1:45 pm
- Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
- Topic: Should I replace 2 or 4 tires?
- Replies: 55
- Views: 3087
Re: Should I replace 2 or 4 tires?
Get the new set of four now, don't penny pinch on tires.
- Tue Apr 06, 2021 12:07 pm
- Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
- Topic: Refilling printer cartridge with ink from another cartridge
- Replies: 10
- Views: 470
Re: Refilling printer cartridge with ink from another cartridge
Just ask the store if you can return it, tell them it was a mistake on your part. See what happens.
- Tue Apr 06, 2021 12:06 pm
- Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
- Topic: Safe and secure car sale
- Replies: 12
- Views: 803
Re: Safe and secure car sale
Lots of past threads on this topic. Options are: Meet at bank and have them draw cashier's check in front of you Meet at bank and deposit cash immediately Receive Venmo, Paypal or Zelle payment <--- Don't do these Receive wire transfer Accept cash for purchase Do not: Accept cashier's check Accept ...
- Tue Apr 06, 2021 12:01 pm
- Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
- Topic: New home, new mortgage?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 815
Re: New home, new mortgage?
Everyone capable of paying off their mortgage early frets over this, there is no right or wrong answer it's really a personal preference. Perhaps the easiest is to pay half and see how you feel over time. Some people would rather have the cash but a mortgage and others vice versa. Personally I would...
- Mon Apr 05, 2021 4:35 pm
- Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
- Topic: Buying pantry items in bulk
- Replies: 22
- Views: 1923
Re: Buying pantry items in bulk
Sam's club has free shipping with their exec membership. But I just buy most of that stuff in the store.
- Sun Apr 04, 2021 5:44 pm
- Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
- Topic: Repair or Replace 2003 Toyota Corolla
- Replies: 67
- Views: 5631
Re: Repair or Replace 2003 Toyota Corolla
Sell it, buy yourself a nice replacement, enjoy it.
- Sun Apr 04, 2021 5:41 pm
- Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
- Topic: Calling All Floor Experts
- Replies: 24
- Views: 2288
Re: Calling All Floor Experts
2. Is there a reason why your contractor won't prep the floor? 625' is very little surface area to cover, and a rental like this will take care of it quickly: https://www.homedepot.com/p/rental/EDCO-Concrete-Grinder-10-50200-HD/309419362 Because it creates an incredible mess, and unless there's an ...
- Sun Apr 04, 2021 5:33 pm
- Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
- Topic: My Next Car: Tesla S vs BMW 540iX
- Replies: 25
- Views: 2928
Re: My Next Car: Tesla S vs BMW 540iX
Test drive both cars, make the decision based off that.
- Sat Apr 03, 2021 4:46 pm
- Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
- Topic: Uber ride — how to be sure windows will open?
- Replies: 17
- Views: 1939
Re: Uber ride — how to be sure windows will open?
I recently ordered an Uber only to learn that the backseat windows did not open. I think they were not designed to open, it wasn’t that they were not working. I cannot think of a normal 4-door car with no window controls but possible I guess. Just contact the driver from the app once they accept th...
- Sat Apr 03, 2021 4:28 pm
- Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
- Topic: Should I reconsider Solar? Did I miss the boat?
- Replies: 31
- Views: 2260
Re: Should I reconsider Solar? Did I miss the boat?
Not sure why a poor response to a question determines if you want solar or not but if you're paying over 20c/kwh it's worth it. I was looking for some enthusiasm and certainly found it. I think if I look at my Ally 25K CD at 3% - that is subject to Tax - that money might be better used in a Solar r...
- Sat Apr 03, 2021 1:19 pm
- Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
- Topic: Should I reconsider Solar? Did I miss the boat?
- Replies: 31
- Views: 2260
Re: Should I reconsider Solar? Did I miss the boat?
Not sure why a poor response to a question determines if you want solar or not but if you're paying over 20c/kwh it's worth it.
- Fri Apr 02, 2021 11:59 am
- Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
- Topic: New Tool Suggestions
- Replies: 31
- Views: 2196
Re: New Tool Suggestions
I suggest Ridgid, lifetime warranty including the batteries, and quality tools, you can't beat that.
But first, make sure you know what you're doing.
But first, make sure you know what you're doing.
- Fri Apr 02, 2021 11:12 am
- Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
- Topic: toyota sequoia vs toyota sienna safety
- Replies: 44
- Views: 2674
Re: toyota sequoia vs toyota sienna safety
There picks are always done “in class”, to obscure the fact that, for instance, subcompact fatality rates are multiples of full-size fatality rates. Because: For safety: Sequoia Many are killed each year in single car accidents. In my neck of the woods, it is often someone in a big pickup or SUV dr...
- Thu Apr 01, 2021 7:02 pm
- Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
- Topic: toyota sequoia vs toyota sienna safety
- Replies: 44
- Views: 2674
Re: toyota sequoia vs toyota sienna safety
Why don't you review the data from iihs and national traffic safety study? That would be my go to place not an internet forum - everything else is noise.
- Thu Apr 01, 2021 2:36 pm
- Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
- Topic: Pre buy Disney World tickets as inflation hedge
- Replies: 43
- Views: 7257
Re: Pre buy Disney World tickets as inflation hedge
If you don't want to wait in lines, go when it rains. Usually the rides remain open.
- Wed Mar 31, 2021 11:15 am
- Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
- Topic: What to do with 26 year old central AC unit?
- Replies: 40
- Views: 2693
Re: What to do with 26 year old central AC unit?
I would never pay for an annual "maintenance" or whatever they do. Wait until something breaks. I do simple things on ours, we have two units one for upstairs and one down. when a capacitor blows, i replace it, or the evaporator unit needs cleaning, blah blah blah. 22 years, is about the a...
- Tue Mar 30, 2021 12:04 pm
- Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
- Topic: Tankless Water Heater - Struggling to Justify
- Replies: 71
- Views: 5908
Re: Tankless Water Heater - Struggling to Justify
We used to run out of hot water after a long shower, I just cranked up the heat all the way on the water heater no more running out of hot water. It's still going strong so can't justify a tankless yet.
- Sun Mar 28, 2021 11:01 am
- Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
- Topic: exipred / obsolete propane jugs
- Replies: 58
- Views: 3922
Re: exipred / obsolete propane jugs
I found some old star handled propane tanks (long obsolete) and likely expired propane tanks (late 90s early 2000s vintage is my guess). They were kept out of the weather so they are not rusty. The only real issues it has the 5 star knob vs the modern 3 star which has some kind of internal safety v...
- Fri Mar 26, 2021 5:35 pm
- Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
- Topic: $7500 tax credit on EV purchase
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1788
Re: $7500 tax credit on EV purchase
I haven't heard good things about the ID.4 (not sure what the name is suppose to mean either).
- Thu Mar 25, 2021 10:12 pm
- Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
- Topic: Digital persona - curating your online presence
- Replies: 28
- Views: 2078
Re: Digital persona - curating your online presence
No twitter. Facebook with no posts. This forum and one other with fake names. I was going to write something similar but why even have a Facebook account? My wife and I have neither Facebook or Twitter, never had any urge to create an account. We don't feel like we need the world to know anything a...
- Thu Mar 25, 2021 12:47 pm
- Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
- Topic: Opening credit card for engagement ring?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 445
Re: Opening credit card for engagement ring?
I open new cards all the time just for the perks. Unfortunately I sometimes forget to close them and get hit with a yearly fee.
- Thu Mar 25, 2021 11:22 am
- Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
- Topic: son to major in Business, advice on specialization requested
- Replies: 60
- Views: 2657
Re: son to major in Business, advice on specialization requested
I suggested my wife get her degree in accounting, she did. She's a manager at a large firm. She makes more money then me and I make good six figures. Not sure where you get it's boring and low pay. Accounting requires hard work to thoroughly understand and opens the door for many specialties. "...