Hey old farts..how many over 50 yrs?

hippee

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Turned 53 today,started growin in 78"didn't have a clue the first few years grew the seediest pot around,I can remember buying that mexican brick crap with all the seeds and stems for 40 dollars a lid and was damn glad to have it,just started smoking again,that pesky work thing took that pleasure of mine away for 25 years,so I'll be toking super skunk today,thinking about those great times my friends and i had back then.Great thread brings back fond memories of a time that doesn't seem that long ago.Be well my friends
 

BarnBuster

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I was reading a forum re:Medicare today and a 69 yr old lady upon advice from a banker (for God's sakes) years ago, had never enrolled in Medicare A,B, or D, and now was faced with eternal late enrollment penalties. She had never done any due diligence or reading, but appeared to be educated from her forum interaction. If you're approaching retirement age and/or 65, please make sure you are aware of enrollment dates and milestones or get info from a qualified person
 

BarnBuster

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ttystikk

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Thankfully, it's been decades since I've had to go to the ER, but this article in today's NYT discusses out of network billing in the ER. The map is interesting. Not sure how all of this impacts Medicare or supplemental(s), but I would suspect if you have Advantage policies, it may affect you more.

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/17/upshot/first-comes-the-emergency-then-comes-the-surprise-out-of-network-bill.html?_r=0
It's the old 'we didn't insure for THAT' trick.
 

BarnBuster

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I don't have to take any meds, so I was just blissfully paying my Plan D premium and thought I was covered, for the most part, as far as meds go. Well... something else we have to be "experts" on:

Drug costs skyrocket for many older Americans, despite Medicare coverage.
Medicare drug costs soar.
Some of the largest increases are for drugs used to treat diabetes, hypertension and arthritis.
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-medicare-drug-costs-20161123-story.html
 

BarnBuster

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Well, 8F here this AM and I was wondering if my veh was going to turn over. 3 yr old, top of line battery and sounds like it may not make it thru the winter. Remember when, {{everyone sighs}}, it seemed like a battery would last 10 years? Probably don't have as much lead in them
 
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