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HockeyDad Offline
#151 Posted: Wed, Jan 24 2024, 1:32 PM EST
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Cooked some red curry chicken for lunch.
MACS Offline
#152 Posted: Wed, Jan 24 2024, 2:52 PM EST
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I made meatballs a couple weeks ago. Had no idea the wife froze some of them... I'll be eating them for dinner.
Ram27 Offline
#153 Posted: Wed, Jan 24 2024, 4:10 PM EST
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MACS wrote:
I made meatballs a couple weeks ago. Had no idea the wife froze some of them... I'll be eating them for dinner.



I sure good go for some homemade meatballs..........Think
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#154 Posted: Wed, Jan 24 2024, 4:16 PM EST
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Freezer finds are the best...

BTW, toilets weigh 100 pounds and come in large awkward boxes. That was fun.
rfenst Offline
#155 Posted: Wed, Jan 24 2024, 4:17 PM EST
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RiverRatRuss wrote:


...Cool it's about time!!! Medical Retired out in June 2004 until now...
Veterans Benefits Administration:
Compensation & Pension Examination Appointment Scheduling.
Our records show that you filed a disability benefits claim and may need to attend a Compensation & Pension (C&P) examination to complete your claim.
In the coming days, you will receive a phone call from VES. We have included all their contact information, along with how it will display on your landline device, to confirm your examination appointment(s).

With 19 years of benefits and future life-time benefits at stake, I hope you have consulted with a lawyer face to face in his or her office. If not, this needs to be done at once- unless you already have. You should not attend any exam or communicate ANYTHING to VA without a legal consult.
danmdevries Offline
#156 Posted: Wed, Jan 24 2024, 5:23 PM EST
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Errands have been run.

Had 5 20lb propane tanks that needed filling. 2 were out of date so I had to exchange them. $25 for 15lb exchange. $15 for 20lb fill at the propane place. The Amerigas location a few towns over no longer recertifies residential cylinders so just gotta exchange em and try to find the most recent date codes on the collar.

Bulb burned out in the fridge. Asked wife if she checked for bulbs in the cabinet, she said there are none. Went to Menards and bought 2, opened the cabinet where we keep the bulbs and found 2. Replaced the one in the fridge.

Only slept 3 hours after work today so I can hopefully flip around and sleep at night/be up all day.

I tried to get my start date to change for new job but they said it can't fall in the middle of a pay period. If we could move it up by one week it would be perfect. Leave for vacation and just don't come back. And the way the schedules post nobody would see that I was leaving. I don't want my coworkers giving me hugs and stuff. But the way it is I come back from vacation the day the new schedule posts and then have to work 4 days in current department. Someone's gonna figure it out.
RobertHively Offline
#157 Posted: Wed, Jan 24 2024, 6:21 PM EST
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Flood watch here.

It was 3 degrees day before yesterday and we had about 8 inches of snow on the ground.

Last couple days upper 40's to low 50's. Snow melted. Now they're calling for 1.5 inches of rain in the next 36 hrs and another half inch or so on Saturday.
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#158 Posted: Wed, Jan 24 2024, 7:36 PM EST
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Owner of the company I work at took my advice and wants to buy a upgraded 3D printer to print out small models and prototypes. Just small stuff - about 10 inches in size. Primarily just to see prototypes that you can touch and feel as opposed to what you see in the 3D models on the computer screen and to make handout stuff when he does his furniture shows/conferences.

I think is a good idea. Try it on the computer models, print out a small prototype and make adjustments there before you invest in a life size mold and stuff. Even small printed models don't replicate the real world but try to iron out the bugs in the design phase before committing to a full scale model.

Untimely he'd like to 3D print full sized stuff rather than casting and molding stuff. I think he's shooting for the stars but sometimes dreams become reality.

Since researching and learning about 3D printing, I want one myself.

Do I have a need for one? Nope.
Would it be neat to have one to play with? Yep.
BuckyB93 Offline
#159 Posted: Wed, Jan 24 2024, 7:37 PM EST
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One 5 NINE!
Gene363 Offline
#160 Posted: Wed, Jan 24 2024, 7:42 PM EST
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BuckyB93 wrote:
Owner of the company I work at took my advice and wants to buy a upgraded 3D printer to print out small models and prototypes. Just small stuff - about 10 inches in size. Primarily just to see prototypes that you can touch and feel as opposed to what you see in the 3D models on the computer screen and to make handout stuff when he does his furniture shows/conferences.

I think is a good idea. Try it on the computer models, print out a small prototype and make adjustments there before you invest in a life size mold and stuff. Even small printed models don't replicate the real world but try to iron out the bugs in the design phase before committing to a full scale model.

Untimely he'd like to 3D print full sized stuff rather than casting and molding stuff. I think he's shooting for the stars but sometimes dreams become reality.

Since researching and learning about 3D printing, I want one myself.

Do I have a need for one? Nope.
Would it be neat to have one to play with? Yep.


Get you one, they are a lot of fun, you can make art, useful stuff, and things that burn powder after adding some metal parts.
8trackdisco Offline
#161 Posted: Wed, Jan 24 2024, 7:52 PM EST
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Gene363 wrote:
Get you one, they are a lot of fun, you can make art, useful stuff, and things that burn powder after adding some metal parts.


Geeeene.
Sassy!
danmdevries Offline
#162 Posted: Wed, Jan 24 2024, 9:14 PM EST
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I think that was the biggest cigar I've ever smoked. 7x60. Wasn't great, but had a good story. Watched the hobbit in the garage.
BuckyB93 Offline
#163 Posted: Wed, Jan 24 2024, 10:35 PM EST
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Gene363 wrote:
Get you one, they are a lot of fun, you can make art, useful stuff, and things that burn powder after adding some metal parts.


I buckled and ordered a play one for home. Bambu Lab A1 mini 3D Printer to play around with. Nothing big. It can do about 6" X,Y,Z with 4 color/different filaments.

The competition was a Prusa or a Bambu. Prusa has been around for a while. It's open source and has a large following. Bambu is rather new and took what Prusa and the community has developed. They took both the hardware and software "best of" stuff and packaged it their own machines and software

Downside it they are new and it's not open source.

Upside is they picked the best of what Prusa and the community developed and made a plug and play system.

A common comparison is Apple's business model. If you buy and iPhone, you are kinda stuck in the Apple ecosystem (phone, Mac, iPad, iPods, Apple ear thingies).

I'm all for open source but Prusa sat on their heals. Bambu took that and ran with it to create their own ecosystem. In my opinion Prusa needs to play catch up on what Bambu has developed
danmdevries Offline
#164 Posted: Thu, Jan 25 2024, 12:53 AM EST
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Happy Thursday fellas

7 minutes early but I'm going to bed. It's tomorrow on the east coast.
DrafterX Offline
#165 Posted: Thu, Jan 25 2024, 6:38 AM EST
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Cool Dudes...
deadeyedick Offline
#166 Posted: Thu, Jan 25 2024, 7:41 AM EST
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Morning folks. It's a 45/61 clear day and a big 'ol Wolf full moon lighting my morning walk.
MACS Offline
#167 Posted: Thu, Jan 25 2024, 8:44 AM EST
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64 degree dog walk was a nice change of pace. Got 33 zone minutes yesterday on the walk and at the gym. Got 41 today, just walking. Think

Seems the ticker likes it better when I really put it to work. I dunno... but the BP and HR are good... so fuggit.

Might be the 2 glasses of bourbon I had yesterday, too. Anxious
Ram27 Offline
#168 Posted: Thu, Jan 25 2024, 9:44 AM EST
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Morning 500 peoples.........Anxious
danmdevries Offline
#169 Posted: Thu, Jan 25 2024, 9:58 AM EST
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Coupon for oil change $70 at the dealer. Only $10-20 and an hour of my time driving/sitting and staying clean n dry vs doing it myself and getting wet and dirty. They can do it.

I was planning to do it myself today but woke up to an email from them with the coupon. Changed my air filter and cabin filter this morning, I do those every January on my cars. Wrote the date in paint marker on the edges of both filters. Can't wait to see if they try to upsell the filters. Ram dealer did that, told me the filters were dirty and needed to be changed. I told them to show me the filters. They did not come back to the waiting room with the filters. I've never been in the Honda service department so not sure if they're gonna be scummy fvcks like the Ram people.
8trackdisco Offline
#170 Posted: Thu, Jan 25 2024, 10:08 AM EST
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Already above freezing.

Friend of mine uncelebrating a 60th birthday, having a chat this morning.

Will get the ice chipper and shovel back out to do some more Arctic Edging.

Also on the agenda, a phone call to an insurance company. The last one was good. Hoping for two straight.
DrafterX Offline
#171 Posted: Thu, Jan 25 2024, 10:24 AM EST
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Random calls..?? Huh
danmdevries Offline
#172 Posted: Thu, Jan 25 2024, 10:27 AM EST
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Just about done with taxes. Waiting on a W2 from Gridlife. They used ADP to pay me, but there's no paystub or anything in that ADP account. Hopefully I get it in the mail. Also not sure if I'm going to have to file for every state I worked in or if it's just going to be for Illinois since that's where they're based out of. I did have to fill in tax forms for them in CA but not MI, WI, OH, or KY.
MACS Offline
#173 Posted: Thu, Jan 25 2024, 11:16 AM EST
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My taxes are going to be extremely simple. W-2's for Navy pension and CalPers pension + bank interest income on my accounts. That's literally all I have that's taxable. Didn't pull any money out of our 457/401's.

Paid very little in taxes, so if I get anything back it won't be but a couple hundred bucks.
Gene363 Offline
#174 Posted: Thu, Jan 25 2024, 11:56 AM EST
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Good Thursday Morning, Almost Noon, To all!
danmdevries Offline
#175 Posted: Thu, Jan 25 2024, 1:07 PM EST
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Won an auction at the other place on some T52 coronets half price. $65

I forgot that place collects indiana tobacco tax. $25

Final price with shipping = full price. Brick wall

Thank god I got outbid on one of the 2 lots.
danmdevries Offline
#176 Posted: Thu, Jan 25 2024, 3:31 PM EST
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Ring camera just got my wife saying "what the hell" in a disapproving tone as she took in a package of cigars that ups just dropped off. She gonna give me an earful when I get home.
Ram27 Offline
#177 Posted: Thu, Jan 25 2024, 3:50 PM EST
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Welcome to the club danm.d'oh!

LOL 😂
Palama Offline
#178 Posted: Thu, Jan 25 2024, 4:02 PM EST
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danmdevries wrote:
Ring camera just got my wife saying "what the hell" in a disapproving tone as she took in a package of cigars that ups just dropped off. She gonna give me an earful when I get home.



When I was working, I used our shop’s address for all my cigar activities but I’mma guessing that’s not a real option for you.
8trackdisco Offline
#179 Posted: Thu, Jan 25 2024, 5:42 PM EST
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DrafterX wrote:
Random calls..?? Huh


Wanted to see if their refrigerator was running.
8trackdisco Offline
#180 Posted: Thu, Jan 25 2024, 5:55 PM EST
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danmdevries wrote:
Ring camera just got my wife saying "what the hell" in a disapproving tone as she took in a package of cigars that ups just dropped off. She gonna give me an earful when I get home.



Wife and I keep our finances apart. One account for mutual bills in which we both contribute. Works for us.

She wants a sweater, she pays for it. I want cigars, I buy them.

It’s not that hard.
danmdevries Offline
#181 Posted: Thu, Jan 25 2024, 7:28 PM EST
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8trackdisco wrote:
Wife and I keep our finances apart. One account for mutual bills in which we both contribute. Works for us.

She wants a sweater, she pays for it. I want cigars, I buy them.

It’s not that hard.


I'm the only income in our household.

I give myself $500/mo to spend on whatever. She gets the rest. She still complains when I buy "stupid chit".

She didn't say anything when I came home though.

I was packing up the last of my beer collection that I traded off on botlorg for cigars a couple hours later. She asked why the hell do you need more cigars you just got a box today and a box last week. I corrected her I got 2 boxes last week. Herfing

I also keep any tax return money in my bank. Used to call it the beer bank cause I'd spend it all on beer. Now that I'm not drinking $500/mo goes a lot farther for buying stupid chit. Beer
danmdevries Offline
#182 Posted: Thu, Jan 25 2024, 7:41 PM EST
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That box of cigars I got today was missing a whole box, and a tenski.

But had a fiver of padron 4000 naturals labeled as a box of 26. They were in a ziploc bag, not a cellophane overwrap, and the wrappers have a few chips. Called them, they're shipping what I ordered and said keep whatever those cigars are. I gave the lady on the phone the sku and she said its not something they have. I checked their website they don't even list the padron 4k nats so who knows what happened there.

I'm gonna try to smoke em tho.

Did get a new brick of bovedas. Mine are pushing 10 years and I've had 2 leaks. Lost a few cigars with the first leak and tossed any that had discoloration in their envelopes. Opened one of my herfadors and the one in there had leaked too. Threw them all out, starting fresh.
8trackdisco Offline
#183 Posted: Thu, Jan 25 2024, 9:01 PM EST
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danmdevries wrote:
I'm the only income in our household.

I give myself $500/mo to spend on whatever. She gets the rest.


Every relationship has their own dynamic. What works for one couple doesn't work for others. But maybe I'll try that tonight.


Hey Honey,
I'd like to get the same deal as DanM's wife has in his relationship. To mirror that, this is how it is going to be going forward:

I'm going to quit my 18 hour a week job and bring no income into the family.
You work full time and bring in 100% of the income.
I'm going to let you have $500.
I get the rest.

This starts tomorrow.

MACS,
Any idea how that would be received?
8trackdisco Offline
#184 Posted: Thu, Jan 25 2024, 9:46 PM EST
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……. Other than a cold compress, any other treatment ideas for a Black Eye?
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#185 Posted: Thu, Jan 25 2024, 9:49 PM EST
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My wife and I have separate checking accounts.. she's on mine but I'm not on hers.. she has a business and stuff.. I pay most of the bills, house payment, insurance , car payments (none currently) repairs, etc..... she covers the utilities... I have known idea how much money she has... works for us... Mellow
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#186 Posted: Thu, Jan 25 2024, 9:57 PM EST
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all of our accounts are joint, other stuff has the other as beneficiary, then our daughters.
DrafterX Offline
#187 Posted: Thu, Jan 25 2024, 10:00 PM EST
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I have access of course, but I my name isn't on her checks.. I let her do her thing.. Mellow
Gene363 Offline
#188 Posted: Thu, Jan 25 2024, 10:09 PM EST
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8trackdisco wrote:
……. Other than a cold compress, any other treatment ideas for a Black Eye?


Lucky if it's only a black eye.
Gene363 Offline
#189 Posted: Thu, Jan 25 2024, 10:11 PM EST
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frankj1 wrote:
all of our accounts are joint, other stuff has the other as beneficiary, then our daughters.


Ours are all joint accounts.
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#190 Posted: Thu, Jan 25 2024, 10:31 PM EST
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8, sounds like a solid plan. But I'll give you some tips to make it better.

Squirrel away anything leftover after bills in cash savings accounts. Do not think about investing it, not even a cd, because it's for savings. Not to be used when the furnace dies in February or when the roof is leaking. It's savings money not spending money.

Make extra payments on the 2% mortgage but don't do extra payments on the 6% car note because cars depreciate so it's wasting money.

Credit cards minimum payments only, because you shouldn't use credit cards, only debit cards.

And remind your spouse that she sucks with money because she spends that $500 you let her have but you're the wise one cause you have fat savings accounts.
danmdevries Offline
#191 Posted: Thu, Jan 25 2024, 10:39 PM EST
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Beating a dead horse here. horse horse

She's gotten better but still can't grasp the concept of interest. So I reduced the take home by increasing my retirement, hsa, 529. She pays the credit card in full now after I had to open a HELOC to pay that off.

Could be worse, she could be spending it all on stupid chit.
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#192 Posted: Thu, Jan 25 2024, 10:49 PM EST
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Oh oil change today no shenanigans from the dealer. The tech did put a note on "love the hood struts".

The ridgeline hood is heavy. It's not on an assisted hinge, and uses a prop rod to stay open. I didn't like that. Found aftermarket gas struts and brackets for the Honda pilot that fit with a little cutting and now the hood is self supporting.
rfenst Offline
#193 Posted: Thu, Jan 25 2024, 11:41 PM EST
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Palama wrote:
When I was working, I used our shop’s address for all my cigar activities...

Same here. Replaced the need to have to be home to sign for packages.
rfenst Offline
#194 Posted: Thu, Jan 25 2024, 11:48 PM EST
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Gene363 wrote:
Ours are all joint accounts.

Pretty much the same here.
rfenst Offline
#195 Posted: Thu, Jan 25 2024, 11:50 PM EST
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frankj1 wrote:
all of our accounts are joint, other stuff has the other as beneficiary, then our daughters.

Same here too.
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#196 Posted: Fri, Jan 26 2024, 12:04 AM EST
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and in our division of responsibilities, I pay all the bills...some online, some over the phone/automated systems, and very few with actual checks...but I actually do still keep a check register and compare it a couple times a day to the online bank info.

Found a couple things in recent years that Caren never would have caught...instant debit card cancel and new cards issued.
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#197 Posted: Fri, Jan 26 2024, 12:19 AM EST
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Palama wrote:
When I was working, I used our shop’s address for all my cigar activities but I’mma guessing that’s not a real option for you.


Not an option for me.

One time back when I was working in a hinge factory I ordered a rear axle for my truck. Junkyard 390 with a locker to make my 2wd truck a little more useful.

Shipping was like $75 to a commercial address with loading dock or $150 for liftgate service. So I shipped it to work. My azzwhole boss made me pay him $20 for the personal use of his loading dock and forklift. That's the 1 and only time I've shipped something to work
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#198 Posted: Fri, Jan 26 2024, 12:25 AM EST
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danmdevries wrote:
Not an option for me.

One time back when I was working in a hinge factory I ordered a rear axle for my truck. Junkyard 390 with a locker to make my 2wd truck a little more useful.

Shipping was like $75 to a commercial address with loading dock or $150 for liftgate service. So I shipped it to work. My azzwhole boss made me pay him $20 for the personal use of his loading dock and forklift.

the guys working the loading dock at the hospital could probably hand carry a box of ceegars
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#199 Posted: Fri, Jan 26 2024, 12:41 AM EST
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frankj1 wrote:
the guys working the loading dock at the hospital could probably hand carry a box of ceegars


Yeah they'd hand carry it straight to their own car.
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#200 Posted: Fri, Jan 26 2024, 2:23 AM EST
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Happy Friday fellas
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