Hey old farts..how many over 50 yrs?

El Verdugo

El Verdugo

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Coho said:
Just curious.. Started in the 70's. Then stopped until I had severe pain issues. More tricks now and more stuff to fuck ya up.:weed: Great hobby.
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Hey there, another old fart here. Only got white chin hairs but I earned every one. Lucky to live in N.M. medical state, and been treating my chronic pain with "good" dispensary weed but was fortunate enough to try "GREAT" cannabis from a friend and grower!! Just here learning what i can.
 
Deadhead13

Deadhead13

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El Verdugo said:
Hey there, another old fart here. Only got white chin hairs but I earned every one. Lucky to live in N.M. medical state, and been treating my chronic pain with "good" dispensary weed but was fortunate enough to try "GREAT" cannabis from a friend and grower!! Just here learning what i can.
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Is NM a legal grow state? It’s great that you have med there, it’s much better than junk pain meds. I got off that trash a cpl years back In favor of weed. Glad that you joined up.
 
hotrodharley

hotrodharley

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El Verdugo said:
Hey there, another old fart here. Only got white chin hairs but I earned every one. Lucky to live in N.M. medical state, and been treating my chronic pain with "good" dispensary weed but was fortunate enough to try "GREAT" cannabis from a friend and grower!! Just here learning what i can.
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Anthony/Canutillo guy here originally. You north or south? Bievenido, vato.
 
BarnBuster

BarnBuster

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a reminder about the 3-day rule

"...Medicare also has imposed strict new limitations on when someone can be admitted to the hospital. As a result, many patients who once may have been admitted now must now be kept under “observation.” In general, if an admitting physician expects a patient will be discharged within two days, observation is the default. Faced with steep retroactive financial penalties for admitting patients Medicare believes should have been kept under observation status, hospitals have shifted millions of patients to observation in recent years."

https://www.forbes.com/sites/howardgleckman/2019/08/19/are-we-nearing-the-end-of-medicares-three-day-rule-that-makes-patients-pay-for-skilled-nursing-care/#1558f6b369f4
https://www.cms.gov/Outreach-and-Education/Medicare-Learning-Network-MLN/MLNProducts/Downloads/SNF3DayRule-MLN9730256.pdf
 
BarnBuster

BarnBuster

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"Medicare helps cover in-hospital stays, doctor visits, and prescription drugs for adults 65 and older. But some of its most lucrative benefits are also the most rarely used. It offers a number of preventive screenings, counseling, and other services, in many cases at no extra charge, to help you better manage your health and improve your quality of life without straining your budget. Here are five of these benefits that you should consider taking advantage of.

1. Annual wellness visits
Medicare recipients are entitled to one free wellness visit per year. Your doctor will evaluate your weight, blood pressure, and general health. You can also be assessed for signs of Alzheimer's or dementia. These checkups can make you aware of health problems before they become serious, so you can correct them. Understanding your health risks and making a few simple lifestyle changes could be the difference between remaining healthy into your old age or incurring large medical expenses for preventable illnesses. (Although they use the word "checkup", it's important YOU use the word(s) "Annual Wellness Visit (AWV)" when discussing this for an appointment and with the the Doc and staff. Has to do with billing coding so you don't get hit with any out of pocket fees. bb)

2. Obesity and smoking counseling
Smoking and obesity are key contributors to heart disease and diabetes. Smoking can also lead to lung cancer, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and many other illnesses. These conditions can cost you a fortune in medical treatments and prescriptions drugs -- and more importantly may shorten your life. Under Medicare, you can seek professional counseling for these conditions. But there are restrictions. Obesity counseling is only free for adults with a body mass index (BMI) of 30 or more. And while Medicare will pay for smoking cessation counseling, it doesn't cover the cost of nicotine patches, lozenges, or gum to help you stop smoking.

3. Hospice care
You may qualify for free hospice care if you're given six months or less to live. This can ease the burden on your family's finances while still making your final days comfortable. Medicare sets limits, though, on what types of facilities qualify for hospice care coverage. In addition to caring for your physical well being during this time, Medicare will also cover grief counseling for you and your family members so you can all come to terms with the impending loss.

4. Disease screenings
Medicare will pay for disease screenings if your doctor determines you're at risk for diabetes, heart disease, hepatitis B or C, HIV, or certain types of cancers. Your prognosis with many of these diseases is better when detected earlier, so take advantage of these free screenings if you believe you're at risk for one of these health problems."
 
BarnBuster

BarnBuster

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Why You Should Ask Your Children If They Want Your Stuff, they may view your treasures as junk.

"Much has been said about the large transfer of wealth from baby boomers to their Generation X, Gen Y and millennial children and grandchildren. But money isn’t all that’s being transferred to the younger generations.

Boomers — particularly those who are downsizing to smaller residences — are also lovingly passing along tons of mementos, such as curio cabinets, lawn ornaments, faded heirlooms and tchotchkes. Are you handing off your “stuff” to your kids and grandkids, or planning to leave it to them in your will? Perhaps you’ve already made a list of who will get what.

While it may be true that downsizing means you don’t have room for your coffee mug collection, lamps from a bygone era or various knickknacks, don’t assume the younger generations will gladly take and cherish them the way you did. Instead, the odds are they:

• Don’t want your stuff.
• Don’t need it.
• Don’t have room for it.

In fact, though it may be hard for you to accept, chances are they’ll think that many of your hand-me-downs are, well, undesirable. Face it: Your taste is not their taste. And don’t assume they’ll want it after you give them the backstory: “This was Grandpa’s, and he had it in his house for 50 years!” They might accept it to be polite but have other thoughts about its value.

So, before you say to yourself, “This represents my life, and I need to have it preserved as a legacy for my heirs,” here’s what I suggest: Have an open, candid conversation with your heirs and offer to provide your stuff to them. Here’s what will happen:

• If they want it, they’ll tell you.
• If they don’t want it, either they’ll tell you or you’ll be able to see it in their eyes or through the slowness of their response.

Should the latter be the case, sell what you can at auction or consignment stores, and donate to charitable outlets such as Goodwill or the Salvation Army the items they’ll take.

Then swallow your pride and put the rest out with the trash."

Edelman Financial Engines. August 27, 2019
 
too larry

too larry

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BarnBuster said:
Why You Should Ask Your Children If They Want Your Stuff, they may view your treasures as junk.

"Much has been said about the large transfer of wealth from baby boomers to their Generation X, Gen Y and millennial children and grandchildren. But money isn’t all that’s being transferred to the younger generations.

Boomers — particularly those who are downsizing to smaller residences — are also lovingly passing along tons of mementos, such as curio cabinets, lawn ornaments, faded heirlooms and tchotchkes. Are you handing off your “stuff” to your kids and grandkids, or planning to leave it to them in your will? Perhaps you’ve already made a list of who will get what.

While it may be true that downsizing means you don’t have room for your coffee mug collection, lamps from a bygone era or various knickknacks, don’t assume the younger generations will gladly take and cherish them the way you did. Instead, the odds are they:

• Don’t want your stuff.
• Don’t need it.
• Don’t have room for it.

In fact, though it may be hard for you to accept, chances are they’ll think that many of your hand-me-downs are, well, undesirable. Face it: Your taste is not their taste. And don’t assume they’ll want it after you give them the backstory: “This was Grandpa’s, and he had it in his house for 50 years!” They might accept it to be polite but have other thoughts about its value.

So, before you say to yourself, “This represents my life, and I need to have it preserved as a legacy for my heirs,” here’s what I suggest: Have an open, candid conversation with your heirs and offer to provide your stuff to them. Here’s what will happen:

• If they want it, they’ll tell you.
• If they don’t want it, either they’ll tell you or you’ll be able to see it in their eyes or through the slowness of their response.

Should the latter be the case, sell what you can at auction or consignment stores, and donate to charitable outlets such as Goodwill or the Salvation Army the items they’ll take.

Then swallow your pride and put the rest out with the trash."

Edelman Financial Engines. August 27, 2019
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Mamma died a couple of three years ago. She had moved into a trailer between Sister's and our house a few years before that. The old house was still full of her stuff, as well as the trailer. The hurricane wrecked both. Sister took very little, and when the scrappers were coming for the trailer, my wife took all sorts of crap. We just now got a shed, so it's slowly getting out of my media room. Soon I will be able to lay on the couch without stacking stuff on the floor.

I know who ever cleans out my crap will toss most of it. Even my collection of Grateful Dead concerts.
 
BarnBuster

BarnBuster

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too larry said:
Mamma died a couple of three years ago. She had moved into a trailer between Sister's and our house a few years before that. The old house was still full of her stuff, as well as the trailer. The hurricane wrecked both. Sister took very little, and when the scrappers were coming for the trailer, my wife took all sorts of crap. We just now got a shed, so it's slowly getting out of my media room. Soon I will be able to lay on the couch without stacking stuff on the floor.

I know who ever cleans out my crap will toss most of it. Even my collection of Grateful Dead concerts.
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When I cleaned out my mom's apt after she went to the nursing home, I put everything in a store and lockit, 13 years later...you guessed it, still there. Probably spent 5 times what the stuff is worth on fees.
 
too larry

too larry

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BarnBuster said:
When I cleaned out my mom's apt after she went to the nursing home, I put everything in a store and lockit, 13 years later...you guessed it, still there. Probably spent 5 times what the stuff is worth on fees.
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The old house is down the road about a mile, so we don't get down there very often. After Mamma died, it was tossed twice. She was known to keep a little money on hand, so I guess it was family doing it. After the storm it has been hit hard by looters. No real way to know what was lost. So much junk mixed in. Most of what they took was scrap, so no real loss. Some old farm equipment lost though. {It's Sister's land, and she took off to Denver after the storm. I was trying to deal with my shit, so didn't really check on her stuff}
 
BarnBuster

BarnBuster

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"The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is out with a new warning for the elderly about scammers. According to FCC Chairman Ajit Pai, scammers are finding new and sophisticated ways to collect Medicare information. “Some of these scammers are looking for any vulnerability they can in order to get some American consumers’ hard-earned money away from them,” Pai told Fox News in a Monday interview. Last year Medicare patients began receiving cards with unique numbers in place of Social Security numbers. Spoofers are calling to get access to the new numbers on the card, hoping to commit Medicare fraud."
https://www.fcc.gov/older-americans-and-medicare-card-scams
https://www.medicare.gov/forms-help-resources/help-fight-medicare-fraud

(It's hard to believe that folks still fall for any of these scams but it happens, maybe not to you but how about your 90 yr. old parents? Medicare, like the IRS, Social Security and most all Gov agencies do not make any kind of initial contact with you via phone or email no matter what the caller id or return email address says.) bb
 
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