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14 minutes ago, T&C said:
Never had a single problem with one..
Did early on in my Motorola Droid 4 (slider... Which I wish they'd make a modern slider) days.
On 8/8/2025 at 8:09 PM, Wacka said:I have a iPhone7 (still works except have to put calls on speaker), a 4 year old Air Mac laptop and a 15 year old desktop Mac. If phone is in thesame room I can answer it from the laptop or desktop. I have all my passwords saved on both Macs automatically and printed out in my file cabinet. Been using Macs since 1985 (40 years).I have owned a Mac since 1995 and on my 5th Mac computer now.
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Get an Android... Isn't the nuclear 10 passwords optional too?
Second phone. Been using to avert any "digital disasters" since "the great one of 2014."
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On 8/5/2025 at 4:54 PM, Sojourner said:
“Just grew 10 inches.”Wonder if they’d be able to finally dunk the basketball???
They should lower the rims too...
"The WNBA basketball is smaller than the NBA basketball, with a circumference of 28.5 inches and a weight of 20 ounces, compared to the NBA's ball, which has a circumference of 29.5 inches and weighs 22 ounces. This size difference is designed to better suit the players in the WNBA."
Yet, they keep the same size rim diameter...
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Aren't basketball players called: "cagers" because it got so bad they used to have to play in cages:
https://www.basketball.org/history/cagers/
"In its early days, basketball was not a sport for the faint of heart. Fights were commonplace, fans lobbed produce onto the court, and sometimes, much like in baseball, kept the Spalding as a souvenir when it bounded into the crowd. In those days, when the rules still stated that the player who got to an out-of-bounds ball first would retain possession, the ensuing result was lots of diving into the spectators and other slowdowns in play.
Hence, a solution was necessary. Enter: a cage. ..." -
311 here for non-emergency.
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15 minutes ago, LewPort71 said:
I had mine done in fall 2023. I am now the official sighter when I play golf with my geezer buddies who have not yet
had the surgery. I opted for the long vision, so reading glasses are used for reading the paper.
I was out of pocket about $200 and Medicare paid the rest.
Nice! But us younger ones will never see this. Pun intended!
If I make it 10 years, I will be bumping into crap like my 15 year old cat.
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15 minutes ago, Fleezoid said:
When I moved into my current home, i continued to get mail from the previous owner and a few others that may have been previous owners as well. I would write "return to sender" with additional comments like "individual no longer resident." They would pick up the mail and then redeliver them a day or two later. I even put one of those new resident cards in the mailbox, but the mail continued. It was a lot. So I decided to save it all and after a few weeks, took a good sized box with all the mail to the post office. They collected it and thanked me for bringing it in. Two days later there was a post office tote with all the mail sitting in front of my door. I took the tote back which solved the current problem, but the mail continued. Now I just throw it away.
First world problems...
Gee... Coulda just threw it away in first place... That's what the savants @ The PO were hoping you'd do, they do it & it's Leavenworth for them.😜
Oh... Anything good? Like the previous resident's PornoMags?
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37 minutes ago, 17islongenough said:I called when I was a kid because I thought my dad dad. He was just sleeping. The cops showed up and I was naked.
But since then no.
Hope they sent your punk azz to a Turkish prison!
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4 hours ago, US Egg said:
Place my wife went recently said 3k-6k out of pocket depending and with Medicare advantage? Got to revisit or compare elsewhere I guess. I want that money for vacation.
A vacay that you can't see?😏
Lots of people want the money so they aren't homeless...
Who can afford $3-$6k!!!! Per eye? 😆 🤣
Medical debt is #1 leading cause of bankruptcy...
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5 hours ago, Mike in Horseheads said:
it falls under major medical, your covered.
That's NOT what the bill collector says... They will attempt to get blood out of a stone...
Hard pass... I'll go blind thank you!
Only gonna get worse for the younger ones...
7 hours ago, T&C said:Funny but not really... your eyesight isn't something you want to play games with. Figure out a way if you really need it done...
Yeah... Worth more dead than alive.
My father went almost totally blind from glaucoma.
[Sorry to be depressing, but something always gives]
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10 minutes ago, T&C said:
I had both eyes done last year... they inserted a lens in each eye so I have 20/20 vision but I do need readers sometimes for stuff up close. Had no out of pocket charges so that was great. I just use the cheapo readers from dollar tree, under $2 a pop.. but I figured out quickly that it's best to have like 5 pairs of them so there is always one there no matter what room/vehicle I'm in. I don't really use them that much though.
I never did ask if I can open my eyes under water in a pool, but that scenario hasn't come up yet.
It's worth it, even if you have to dig into that massive 401K account and pay the penalty.
😆🤣
I guess I am going blind...
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6 minutes ago, Miyagi-Do Karate said:
i have no idea! It was a Husquavarna that I really loved. But every year, something would go awry and I couldn’t get it to start. Finally, I was done putting $75 each year into a $200 mower.Kill switch, deadman cable staying grounded to coil OR grounded on a piece of metal somewhere... Bypass that ***** -er is the first thing. Just say safe and don't have a heart attack while mowing. LoL...
That will give you hit and miss starts, frustrating the way they design some mowers, etc...
I can't kill my mower after 20 years, a Honda... Which I think those basstards stopped making gas mowers in US. I'd squeeze together the kill lever high on engine with a cable tie, one easy way to stop it was to choke it from getting air by air cleaner... lol
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...12k PER EYE! On high-end... lol... My luck I'll need the expensive treatment. 😔...
"The average cost of cataract surgery in the United States typically ranges from $1,808 to $11,730 per eye, depending on various factors such as the type of procedure and the intraocular lens used. Insurance coverage can significantly reduce out-of-pocket expenses, so it's important to check with your provider for specific details."
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Does insurance cover it?
The way it's going now... We won't be able to afford it... Probably be cut out of benefits. Like a bunch of years ago, went in for colonoscopy and the anesthesiologist charged 2 grand... I pay $300 every 2 weeks for health, employer picks up $700... That's $18 grand a year... I ain't going back.
I guess I will go blind and die of cancer... Healthcare is like a drug dealers, killing the customer one way or another...
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6 hours ago, Miyagi-Do Karate said:
despite how silly it feels mowing the lawn in phases, I am glad I have it. I used to spend money every year getting my old gas mower fixed, so it’s nice not to have to mess around with that constantly.Fixed every year? I haven't repaired my gas mower in years... What are you doing to yours?
Always keep it full with gas. Right to top!
I do absolutely nothing, except fill and put it in garage... Let it sit all winter too
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The PO is the cornerstone of democracy, first thing we establish when we nation build. Reason why we have roads, etc...
My wife is the #1 PostOffice FanGirl. They can do no wrong... Even when my sister sent a Vermont wreath to us that burned 🔥 up in a postal truck fire (so they say) in Nashua, New Hampshire... She blamed it on my sister's packaging.
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Dear Abby,
I think she's cheating on me with a postal carrier...
Postal Envy in Illinois.
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4 hours ago, Big Blitz said:
So apparently this was 2 years ago? But the same place as the earthquake.
They posted it yesterday so lots of accounts saying that just happened. Crazy.
SocialMedia will wreck us all, be our undoing... But still decent video.
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36 minutes ago, Big Blitz said:
This occurred yesterday - the epicenter of the earthquake tonight
Check out the calf... 😔
All the crazy stuff it's doing right now to some, this gives humanity a good name.
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I am attacking Alaska from Kamchatka, prepare to defend yourself:
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😔RIP
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1 hour ago, Simon said:
I haven't read it in 30 years but I thought it was great when I did and I get the sense it's the kind of thing that will hold up over time. He's a really good writer and it's chock full of simple, sensible wisdom.
It was a massive seller back in the day that probably gets reprinted frequently so I'm guessing you could find a used copy of it for under $5.
I would say that yes, it is definitely worth checking out. If it turns out to be not your thing, you can always pass it along as a thoughtful gift.
First Edition was in 1986. Just imagine how this would get ripped today!
Share everything?
I asked my wife this question today, I knew the answer before she could even speak it:
"Share, be welcoming, & wait your turn."
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1 hour ago, US Egg said:
Don’t what?
Shave. Just grow into Cousin It.😉
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Don't...
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Name something you never did most people have
in Off the Wall
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Same. Probably a 1/2 teaspoon in my whole life @ 57 now.
See the movies:
"E.T." & "Titanic" & "Star Wars" after the original one...