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Lived in the Phoenix Metro area for 50 years. Retired to southern Az -- yep! down by the US-Mexico border. The air is clean down here, not so much in the Phoenix area even with emissions testing in Maricopa County. I don't know a lot about Anthem except that it has washes that run through it and som...

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I got this for my DH. He lives in it.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00MV ... UTF8&psc=1

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A couple of years ago I had major surgery w/o insurance. Yes. It was very expensive. Since then I have had insurance. The hospital divided our bill into two categories: Accounts on the Payment Plan and Accounts not on the Payment Plan . When paying the monthly bill, the payment was directed to the A...

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Tucson, AZ . Cooler than Phoenix by 10F since it's higher in elevation. Has a university (University of Arizona), UofA medical school and good hospitals. It has 'culture' being one of the older cities in the US (founded in 1775 as a Spanish military outpost). I don't live there and try to avoid goin...

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I found that mechanical pencils worked much better than pens for note taking. :D Mathematician, engineer, technologist, software designer/developer, and mechanical designer here. <whew!> I have taken a lot of technical classes. The only thing that works better than pencil and paper is a video of the...

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I have a big green mill w/auto table feed and a 7x12 mini lathe both from Harbor Freight. Both have been heavily used over the last 10 years and have held up remarkably well.

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I have a 14' x 28' single car I use as a workshop and a quiet space. It's a sheet metal building with insulation. The interior of the building gets into the 30s in the winter. In the summer it can easily reach 85F. In the winter I dress warmly when I'm out there and supplement with a space heater (H...

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I got a pair of Men's Trail Running Minimalist Barefoot Shoes last spring for desert trail walking. I have been wearing them for 6 months now and they are very comfortable, cheap, they aren't wearing out, mesquite thorns haven't gone through them -- yet, and they are easy to clean, just use the gard...

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+1 on Casita trailers. We have owned two of them. Our last one is a 2006 17ft Spirit Deluxe.

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Have you considered a Ford Crown Victoria P71 Police Interceptor? Body on frame, rear wheel drive, V8. Some have fire suppression systems and kevlar panels in the doors. They have a loyal following. Though not really a muscle car, they do turn heads. https://usercontent1.hubstatic.com/9824718_f520.j...

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Alcohol-free Mouthwash. I think it's because wearing face masks makes your breath smell bad.

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Metal roofs are great! I have one on my house. One thing not brought up is home insurance. I'm out in a rural area so the insurance company doesn't care. In my old neighborhood, within city limits, my neighbors with sheet metal roofs had fun finding insurance companies that would insure them.

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I bought a used 2005 Jeep Liberty recently. It came with the key fob with a bent key. Obviously it had been used for something other than starting the car. I purchased 2 generic transponder keys from Amazon and then called the closest dealership for the key cut code and PIN. The dealership had no tr...

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I have a Honda mower that's at least 30 years old. Never had a problem with. I do the maintenance on time and keep it inside when not it use.

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We have a large farm kitchen that can easily accommodate a 28+ cu. ft. fridge without it looking out of place, but there is only 2 of us and our current 18 cu. ft. refrigerator stays empty most of the time. We are looking at scaling down. This is the refrigerator we are thinking about getting. No ic...

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I am using Nano CAD. It's free.

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After two years I'm finally getting a garden going again. I am trying out the 'weedless gardening', Lee Reich, in Zone 8 high desert. We have better soil here than we had in the Phoenix metro area, plus it's cooler. Sunflowers already in the ground Tomatoes - Yellow Pear and Purple Russian Peppers -...

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4lb point cut corned beef brisket in the crock pot.

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Some Empava gas appliances have timers that need to be set for the ovens to operate.

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I used NetGear PowerLine units (uses house wiring) for home and workshop connections. All the buildings power is off the same meter so what the heck. Using the house wiring is old school, but I found the speed is better. Please explain "Powerline Units" and "using house wiring"....

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I used NetGear PowerLine units (uses house wiring) for home and workshop connections. All the buildings power is off the same meter so what the heck. Using the house wiring is old school, but I found the speed is better.

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For some reason, we rarely have snakes on our 20 acres. Lot's of gopher holes. Occasional gopher/brown snake. That's about it. We keep the pastures mowed low for firebreak and to keep crawling things visible. Also a perimeter "no climb" fence with 2" web spacings. It could be that we...

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My DH and I bought land near the US-Mexico border for retirement back in 1998. We finally moved to southern AZ but to the small farming and ranching town of Willcox instead. It's high desert with moderate temperatures and an occasional snow in the winter. Willcox has a growing wine industry. Oh. And...

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All I am doing to prepare is when I have to go to Walmart for anything, make the trip early Sunday morning when the store is really empty.

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I did a quick search on '1975 Maytag dryer felt band' and came up with this. I don't know if this is the correct felt seal, but also listed is a high temp adhesive for attaching felt seals. https://www.repairclinic.com/PartDetail/Felt-Seal/WP37001132/1063784?TLSID=1779&Ref=611198&gclid=Cj0KC...

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If she wants to go to cosmetology school, support her. But also suggest studies in business ownership and management. Cosmetology schools (just like medical schools) don't teach the business aspect. There's more money made in owning and operating a beauty salon then there is in renting a chair in one.

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I agree with moving to a one story house. But also, look at outdoor stairs as well.

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Here are 50 exercises you can do with a Schwinn Airdyne.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tyhTm-7_bGU

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The space heater for my workshop.

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I have a Silhouette paper cutter. I don't know how it compares to a Cricut, but it doesn't require special paper or materials. I have cut light sheet metal and plastics along with different types of paper with mine. I have also used CAD programs like SolidWorks and AutoCAD to create 3D designs thoug...

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How about a Ford Crown Victoria? Big, body on frame, huge trunk, safe, reliable... the Police Interceptor models come with a fire suppression system. You can get a great one for way less than $10k and it will easily last 300,000 miles if you take care of it.

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I made some personal sized flannel 'blankets' 2.5 yards of 44" wide flannel from Walmart. They are great for layering without adding too much weight.
You can get flannel for about $3.50/yd so $8.75.

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My Obamacare plan doubled in price for 2020, from $50 to $100, but the deductible was decreased to $5600 to $5000. So I am paying the same price.

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Nope. I just replaced my hand-me-down clunky grocery store dinnerware with basic frosty white Corelle. My hands were damaged by recent chemo. The Corelle is so much easier for me to handle.

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Mount Graham (one of the taller mountains in AZ at 10,700 ft.) and the Mount Graham International Observatory. The Vatican also has a telescope up there. The road going to the top is just outside Safford, AZ. There are established and primitive campgrounds along the road. Food? The last Waffle House...

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I have a basic CAP power rack and found it will move when doing Australian pull ups. It is now secured to the wall. The CAP rack needs 4' x 6' space if using it for the chin up bar only. If you are using it with bar bells, probably an 8' x 6' space.

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Have you priced out Greyhound for shipping?

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If the crack isn't bad there are some fiberglass shower/tub fixit products that will work short time. We have a crack in our one-piece shower stall and used a piece of Gorilla waterproof patch & Seal tape to repair it until we are ready to fix it. The shower gets used every day and the tape has ...

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I wanted to get internet access in my workshop. My workshop is a steel building about 100 ft. from the house. I looked at all the options available and settled for a powerline network adapter. It uses your existing electrical wiring to extend your Internet access to any room in your house. It works ...

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We used this method for putting a window air conditioner in a sliding window.
https://www.instructables.com/id/Mounti ... Sliding-W/

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I settled on a fitbit because my computers operate on Windows 7 Pro and 8.1. Some fitbits still work with those operating systems. Fitbit support recommended the following:

The devices that can be connected to windows 7, windows 8 are:
Alta HR
Charge 2
Flex 2
Blaze
Alta
Charge HR
Zip

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Instead of a water heater replacement, perhaps a mini-split, through-wall air conditioner, or small swamp cooler in the garage will work.

Oops! All that was already mentioned. Do you have room for quick growing trees to shade your garage and driveway?

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Many years ago I found that I couldn't keep my balance on a bike, plus my hands kept going to sleep so I bought a recumbent.
They can be pricey, but are a lot of fun to ride.
FWIW, I have an older Catrike Pocket https://www.catrike.com/pocket

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When we lived in the Phoenix AZ metro area we had a vent in the ceiling of the garage and turbines on the roof. It helped a bit in reducing temperature. Big trees shading the garage in the afternoon helped the most. Where we are at now, in southern AZ, our two garages are detached. One garage has a ...

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Sometimes contracts require exact hours/minutes worked.

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The first replacement I found was Foobar2000. It's free and it works.

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I do not recommend Tennessee Wholesale Nursery. I ordered 5 bare root fruit trees from them and only received 3 of them. One was unmarked so I have no idea what it is. They offered a in-store credit for the missing trees, but I have a feeling that by the time November rolls around, that in-store cre...

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As a long-time 4-wheeler (in Az) I would recommend joining a 4x4 club to gain experience. Check out the Virigina 4 Wheel Drive Association for a club in your area. http://www.va4wda.org Also, check out the Expedition Portal ( https://expeditionportal.com/forum/ ) This forum contains a lot of informa...

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I have a cluster poly fill pillow from 'A Little Pillow Company'. I believe they are less than $50.

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I was forced to retire due to serious health issues including cancer. My career, manufacturing, was physically demanding and I had hard time moving without pain. So I decided to start a software development company. I feel sorry for Mr. Trebeck regardless of his income. Pancreatic cancer is one of t...

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