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- Tue Jan 23, 2024 9:01 pm
- Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
- Topic: Hot Water Dispenser
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1242
Re: Hot Water Dispenser
once you have one, you never want to not have one. Many sold today plug into an outlet under the sink. Yours may be hard wired. Between this, the garbage disposal, filters, assorted hoses and pipes, space creates challenges to install these sometimes.
- Wed Nov 08, 2023 1:48 pm
- Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
- Topic: $20K cash in hand, now what?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1728
Re: $20K cash in hand, now what?
everyday occurrence, just deposit it in your bank.
- Wed Nov 08, 2023 1:39 pm
- Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
- Topic: Wedding cost ettiquette
- Replies: 106
- Views: 12964
Re: Wedding cost ettiquette
Write them a check and let them decide. It's their wedding, not yours. Stay above the fray.
- Fri Sep 01, 2023 2:50 pm
- Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
- Topic: Best mosquito repellents
- Replies: 61
- Views: 4888
Re: Best mosquito repellents
After the bite I put a Hydrocolloid Acne Pimple Patch on the bite for a day, it really helps with itching and the appearance of the bite. They sell them at drug stores or online.
- Sat May 13, 2023 2:52 pm
- Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
- Topic: Help/advice buying a car
- Replies: 25
- Views: 2587
Re: Help/advice buying a car
My son just bought a new car - a Honda Accord. He spent two weeks shopping, believed they were all too expensive. Here's how it went. Told the salesman what he was looking for and asked what was in stock. They had none in the lot that day but they had four new ones coming off the truck tomorrow morning and asked him if he'd like an appointment to look them over then. Son agreed, had an 11 am appt., when he arrived one was gone from an earlier appt, and the salesman had 3 more appts scheduled that day. Salesman told him he's not selling cars, he's taking orders. Not a great time to be buying a car.
- Sat Apr 29, 2023 7:00 pm
- Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
- Topic: Unnecessary Oil Change? Or Not?
- Replies: 142
- Views: 13085
Re: Unnecessary Oil Change? Or Not?
once a year is fine.
- Sat Apr 29, 2023 6:38 pm
- Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
- Topic: What watch do you wear on a daily basis, or are you wearing today?
- Replies: 382
- Views: 33113
Re: What watch do you wear on a daily basis, or are you wearing today?
Garmin GPS golf watch
- Thu Apr 20, 2023 2:38 pm
- Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
- Topic: Gated community - too much hassle?
- Replies: 68
- Views: 8516
Re: Gated community - too much hassle?
just call me and I can open the gate from my phone. I don't see it as anything but a positive.
- Sat Apr 01, 2023 1:54 pm
- Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
- Topic: Athletics pathway to college
- Replies: 110
- Views: 10731
Re: Athletics pathway to college
Sounds like a worthwhile goal, encourage him to keep it up! The reality of the situation is unless your 8th grader is playing and beating high school tennis players, an athletic scholarship is unlikely. Best of luck!.
- Tue Mar 07, 2023 6:18 am
- Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
- Topic: Turnpike Toll Transponder Questions - Mostly Resolved
- Replies: 31
- Views: 3327
Re: Turnpike Toll Transponder Questions - Mostly Resolved
I just went through this whole thing, a trip from DC to Boston with my transponder attached to a credit card that had expired. Got about 8 violation notices and $50 administrative fees for each. Call them, expect to wait at least an hour for them to answer and they can remove the admin fees right over the phone. It took more than a hour calling them 4 times because the notices trickled in over a month period.. I suspect that's the real punishment.
- Mon Mar 06, 2023 4:57 pm
- Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
- Topic: Car inspection question
- Replies: 9
- Views: 855
Re: Car inspection question
Exhaust leaks can be heard. He didn't identify where where the leak was specifically because he doesn't do those repairs. Find a shop that does those repairs. A 10 year old VW, wouldn't be unusual.
- Mon Mar 06, 2023 4:50 pm
- Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
- Topic: Hotel recommendation (or at least what area) in DC
- Replies: 64
- Views: 5097
Re: Hotel recommendation (or at least what area) in DC
Seems as though you're getting some great recommendations for places to stay. Many of them mentioned will be $350-$600 a night.newbie003 wrote: ↑Mon Mar 06, 2023 1:59 pm Thanks for the recommendations!
One more question; is there any 'trick' these days to getting better rates once you've picked a hotel? Or just check the various sites (kayak, hotels.com, direct hotel website, etc...) and see what's best? I haven't traveled in a few years (and even then the last few times was for work so they paid), so I'm not sure if I should be doing anything in particular when booking.
Thanks again.
Your last post indicates you're looking for better rates. Just an observation.
- Mon Mar 06, 2023 4:43 pm
- Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
- Topic: please help me get started with TV streaming
- Replies: 152
- Views: 17993
Re: please help me get started with TV streaming
YouTube TV started as a cord cutter’s dream. It was only $35 when it first hit the market in 2018 with a huge selection of channels. However, the price has since jumped to $64.99, which is approaching double the launch price. YouTube TV will continue to raise their prices, before it's over they will be similarly priced to Comcast and Infinity,
- Mon Jan 23, 2023 7:10 am
- Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
- Topic: How much are you helping your kids through college?
- Replies: 144
- Views: 16649
Re: How much are you helping your kids through college?
paid for my 3 kids, My parents sent me $65 a month for food and rent when I was in college, I paid for tuition, books and incidentals. Worked out fine.
- Thu Dec 15, 2022 3:51 pm
- Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
- Topic: "Quality" LED bulbs
- Replies: 114
- Views: 13979
Re: "Quality" LED bulbs
I paid $236 to have two pot LED light bulbs replaced in the ceiling a couple weeks ago.
- Mon Oct 10, 2022 9:27 pm
- Forum: Personal Finance (Not Investing)
- Topic: Any BH retirees with no pension?
- Replies: 134
- Views: 17450
Re: Any BH retirees with no pension?
I'm a retired federal employee under the old Civil Service Retirement System CSRS at 55. I just turned 70. They changed it to the FERS Federal Employee Retirement System for employees hired after 1984, because CSRS was a budget buster. I retired 15 years ago in 2007. I paid 8% of my salary into the plan for 34 years. Under the old CSRS plan I received 2.5% for my first 20 years (50%) and 2% for the remaining 14 years (28%) for a total of 78% of my high three average salary years. Today, FERS retirees only get 1% for each year they work (ugh). My position had a mandatory retirement age of 57. I had a decent salary (for a government LEO employee) when I retired. My pension check each month is over $10K. I've collected over 1.5M so far and if ...
- Sun Oct 09, 2022 8:34 am
- Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
- Topic: How to sell a used car?
- Replies: 42
- Views: 4102
Re: How to sell a used car?
Private party buyers need to be just as careful as sellers. Fake car titles are a problem too.
- Sun Oct 02, 2022 9:58 am
- Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
- Topic: Should I get new iPhone?
- Replies: 62
- Views: 5626
Re: Should I get new iPhone?
Just looked up trade in value through Verizon for my Iphone XR ...$86. Pocket change.
- Sun Oct 02, 2022 9:16 am
- Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
- Topic: Medical bills going to collection - insurance mess up
- Replies: 45
- Views: 4589
Re: Medical bills going to collection - insurance mess up
once it's turned over to the collection agency, the debt is owed to them. They bought it.
- Sun Oct 02, 2022 8:46 am
- Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
- Topic: 2023 FEHB Premiums
- Replies: 54
- Views: 5100
Re: 2023 FEHB Premiums
Retired fed here. Hopefully everyone with BC/BS takes advantage of premium rebates ( I call them that) through Wage Works. It's actually a HRA, Health Reimbursement Account. It may apply to other insurance programs too, I'm not sure. I've gotten over $800 back this year and past years. Wife also get a check for more than $800 too.
check it out...https://www.wageworks.com/
check it out...https://www.wageworks.com/
- Tue Sep 27, 2022 6:47 pm
- Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
- Topic: Cancelling a non-refundable hotel room?
- Replies: 49
- Views: 5560
Re: Cancelling a non-refundable hotel room?
I made a non refundable hotel reservation through hotels.com a few years ago. Within 2 minutes I realized I had the wrong week and called back immediately. I was told they wouldn't switch the reservation to the next week but to call the hotel and they would do it for me. I called the hotel directly explained the situation and asked for help. Lo and behold the hotel said that they couldn't do it but to call hotels.com and they would switch it for me. To make a long story shorter, neither would help me and I was charged for the room. I won't ever deal with any hotel consolidators ever again.
- Sun Jul 24, 2022 8:39 am
- Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
- Topic: Airline promised hotel reimbursement, then rejected my claim
- Replies: 34
- Views: 4798
Re: Airline promised hotel reimbursement, then rejected my claim
you're out of luck, hope you'll learn from this experience You were given no voucher, this became a personal expense.
- Fri Jul 22, 2022 2:30 pm
- Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
- Topic: Masters Augusta National ticket
- Replies: 48
- Views: 7275
Re: Masters Augusta National ticket
I remember when I was a kid in the DC area there would be an advertisement in the Washington Star - A day at the Master's $195.00. Travel agency would fly you round trip from DC to Augusta to see a practice round. That was a while back. I too have been unsuccessful for many years in trying to secure tickets.
- Mon Mar 14, 2022 8:46 am
- Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
- Topic: $5k resort stay not charged to CC
- Replies: 45
- Views: 5331
Re: $5k resort stay not charged to CC
honest people treat others how they'd like to be treated. They'll get their money.
- Mon Mar 14, 2022 8:42 am
- Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
- Topic: Airbnb vs. Hotel
- Replies: 90
- Views: 9777
Re: Airbnb vs. Hotel
Who wants to sit on hotel beds for days, prefer an AirBnb.
- Sat Feb 19, 2022 9:04 pm
- Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
- Topic: How to stop flood of mail from charities?
- Replies: 55
- Views: 7113
Re: How to stop flood of mail from charities?
Give anonymously.
- Sat Feb 19, 2022 8:59 pm
- Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
- Topic: Electric bikes
- Replies: 57
- Views: 5943
- Fri Jan 28, 2022 8:31 am
- Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
- Topic: Where should we move (east coast)
- Replies: 48
- Views: 5535
Re: Where should we move (east coast)
Southern Delaware is where I'd look but it's filling up with retirees from VA,MD, NJ, NY and PA looking for tax relief and a life near the shore. No sales tax on anything, my property tax on a 5 BDR, 3 bath home, estimated worth of 850K, is less than $2,000 a year. I can hear the waves break from my back porch.Fletch wrote: ↑Fri Jan 28, 2022 5:11 am Delaware, reasonable tax situation, year around weather that usually is not extreme one way or the other. State and local government is not wacko to the left or right. Northern part of the state is busier, more things to do, and more expensive. Southern is less expensive and slower. Depends on what your priorities are.
- Tue Dec 14, 2021 9:51 am
- Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
- Topic: My mother's car was hit and severely damaged, insurance refusing any payment - tips?
- Replies: 39
- Views: 5271
Re: My mother's car was hit and severely damaged, insurance refusing any payment - tips?
it happened yesterday and you haven't been made whole yet? lmao
- Sun Dec 12, 2021 11:25 am
- Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
- Topic: Will house prices go down soon?
- Replies: 57
- Views: 8291
Re: Will house prices go down soon?
my magic 8 ball tells me they'll level off in many areas, go down? - in some less desirable locations. As long as interest rates are low, there will be no drastic change.
- Wed Dec 01, 2021 7:40 pm
- Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
- Topic: WSJ subscription rate is negotiable
- Replies: 129
- Views: 19828
Re: WSJ subscription rate is negotiable
Don't remember what I paid but I recall them continuing to send me the print edition for 8 months after I canceled. I wouldn't negotiate until after the papers stop.
- Mon Nov 29, 2021 9:41 pm
- Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
- Topic: What Do You Pay Your Housekeeper/Cleaner?
- Replies: 69
- Views: 9481
Re: What Do You Pay Your Housekeeper/Cleaner?
$120 every 3 weeks, she only does 1 floor.
- Mon Nov 22, 2021 10:51 am
- Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
- Topic: Volvo opinions?
- Replies: 41
- Views: 4868
Re: Volvo opinions?
they used to be nice cars with few problems, not so much from what I read anymore. Daughter bought a 4 year old Volvo and has spent $4,000 so far in repairs - $1200 for just a sunroof problem. Not for me.
- Fri Nov 19, 2021 8:58 pm
- Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
- Topic: Refrigerator: repair or replace?
- Replies: 56
- Views: 4106
Re: Refrigerator: repair or replace?
buy a new one and use this one for a beer box in the garage.
- Fri Nov 19, 2021 8:55 pm
- Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
- Topic: What are you listening to now
- Replies: 5802
- Views: 575203
Re: What are you listening to now
Eric Andersen - Blue River
Tom Rush - Wrong End of the Rainbow
Tom Rush - Wrong End of the Rainbow
- Fri Nov 19, 2021 8:49 pm
- Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
- Topic: What are you listening to now
- Replies: 5802
- Views: 575203
Re: What are you listening to now
I liked that but chose to listen to Cerphe and the Weasel on WHFS 102.3 most of the time.dodecahedron wrote: ↑Sat Oct 23, 2021 5:17 pm 60s soul music channel on Amazon, currently playing Ain't too proud to beg by the Temptations.
And now... it is playing the late great Aretha Franklin singing You make me feel like a natural woman.
This 60s soul music makes me feel like a teenager again, back in DC listening to my favorite radio station of the time, WOL. Sadly, WOL is now a talk station, no more music.
- Fri Nov 19, 2021 8:42 pm
- Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
- Topic: Experience with the restaurant scam
- Replies: 49
- Views: 7510
Re: Experience with the restaurant scam
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I get it, but you have missed out on some amazing food. The Pine Club in Dayton, OH comes to mind, among others.
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My first visit to the Pine Club was in 1973. Great place to eat.
I get it, but you have missed out on some amazing food. The Pine Club in Dayton, OH comes to mind, among others.
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My first visit to the Pine Club was in 1973. Great place to eat.
- Sun Oct 10, 2021 10:00 am
- Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
- Topic: What are you listening to now
- Replies: 5802
- Views: 575203
Re: What are you listening to now
Wrong End of the Rainbow - Tom Rush
- Wed Sep 22, 2021 3:46 pm
- Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
- Topic: Window privacy film advice requested
- Replies: 30
- Views: 3525
Re: Window privacy film advice requested
another recommendation to go to the 3M website.
- Wed Sep 22, 2021 3:19 pm
- Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
- Topic: How do you decide what to move?
- Replies: 14
- Views: 1845
Re: How do you decide what to move?
get rid of just about everything. Unless your furniture was from the Versailles Palace, craiglist or donate it.
- Wed Aug 25, 2021 8:04 pm
- Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
- Topic: New Audio receiver or sound bar?
- Replies: 61
- Views: 6291
Re: New Audio receiver or sound bar?
Congrats.
I'm listening to my old Advents I've had since the 70's and rebuilt 5 years ago but they're for music and in another room. I'd miss not having a receiver. For TV I have a mid priced soundbar.
I'm listening to my old Advents I've had since the 70's and rebuilt 5 years ago but they're for music and in another room. I'd miss not having a receiver. For TV I have a mid priced soundbar.
- Mon Jun 28, 2021 5:02 pm
- Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
- Topic: Disposing Parent's Household Belongings
- Replies: 40
- Views: 5156
Re: Disposing Parent's Household Belongings
get a dumpster there Pronto. You got time to quibble with people over a few dollars?
- Fri Jun 04, 2021 7:15 pm
- Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
- Topic: Boat Sale - Liability?
- Replies: 15
- Views: 2161
Re: Boat Sale - Liability?
as they say ---"Break Out Another Thousand"
- Fri Jun 04, 2021 9:58 am
- Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
- Topic: Paint or Stain Deck
- Replies: 31
- Views: 3749
Re: Paint or Stain Deck
Painting a deck is just creating a maintenance problem.
- Tue May 25, 2021 10:28 am
- Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
- Topic: How do you justify family vacation costs?
- Replies: 198
- Views: 18082
Re: How do you justify family vacation costs?
Used to live on the Cape, been to Nantucket many times. I'd rather stay on the Cape, more to do, better restaurants, for half the price. A few days on Nantucket and I'm ready to leave but that's just me. Guess I'm not an islander. Enjoy your vacation!
- Mon May 10, 2021 6:34 pm
- Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
- Topic: Comparing HVAC replacement quotes
- Replies: 18
- Views: 3341
Re: Comparing HVAC replacement quotes
installation is more important than equipment
- Mon May 10, 2021 6:26 pm
- Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
- Topic: Best options for squashing scammer phone calls?
- Replies: 67
- Views: 7725
Re: Best options for squashing scammer phone calls?
turn the ringer off, review your messages 2x a week.
- Mon May 10, 2021 6:21 pm
- Forum: Investing - Theory, News & General
- Topic: The Unusual Retirement Math of Homeownership
- Replies: 49
- Views: 7856
Re: The Unusual Retirement Math of Homeownership
Life is so much simpler with a paid off house and a generous government pension. Threads like this make that abundantly clear to me.
- Wed May 05, 2021 3:40 pm
- Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
- Topic: I'm having analysis paralysis on a new car. I am looking for common reliable cars, but each one has potential issues
- Replies: 113
- Views: 12835
Re: I'm having analysis paralysis on a new car. I am looking for common reliable cars, but each one has potential issues
just pick one....Mazda is probably the most fun to drive.
- Thu Apr 15, 2021 5:52 pm
- Forum: Personal Consumer Issues
- Topic: Hoover Vacuum Problem (Mystery Solved)
- Replies: 21
- Views: 1987
Re: Hoover Vacuum Problem
Probably time to replace but you could look online through - Abby's Guide Vacuums - a forum for vacuums repair first.