Prayers now extended to Ohio as well as that system wreaks havoc there;
also, no Space X Launch as that was scrubbed....
also, no Space X Launch as that was scrubbed....
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This home is in Silver Lake, Newton and has been around for generations.
When my parents passed the local paper hit us for $ 750.00 apiece & the only reason we did it is because so many of their friends still had newspaper subscriptions. I do know several people who have refused or couldn't pay that kind of money and just went with an announcement on the funeral home's website and their own social media accounts.
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Crew Dragon came within 2 minutes of liftoff, then an issue with the starter unit that fires the engines off put a halt to everything (yes, I got up to watch it) Going to try again Thursday I think.
Small newspapers especially have seen their ad revenue destroyed by Google so now they charge a lot more than they used to for stuff like this & legal notices too. In another decade there will be no small newspapers, they just can't produce the revenue needed to pay for staff anymore.
also long duration event for majority of New England weather-wise from Early Tuesday through Early Wednesday.... likely the same system that's battered OK/OH....
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yeah.also long duration event for majority of New England weather-wise from Early Tuesday through Early Wednesday.... likely the same system that's battered OK/OH....
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i go by the sky.
seeing how its cold. im guessing about 10 inches at my ranch.
no school and a day off from work.
weather men are the most overpaid clowns in the world.
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planes were made to stay up, not fall down.I agree completely.
I’m terrified of heights and flying. (Pretty funny that I grew up wanting to be a paratrooper.)
As far as safety goes, they say flying is the safest mode of transportation there is, but I’ve never once heard of a train plummeting thousands of feet to the ground. I love trains
I get it though. I didnt fly until I was well into my 50s. Still not my favorite way, but I can get it done. (I highly recommend flying with Glove Malfunction. The man is an airport legend and never gets lost)
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We recently set up a trust for everything we have and set up beneficiaries etc. Hella costly, but starting to think it was a good plan. It asks you to have all the uncomfortable discussions and reflect on what you want.
Made everything much easier for my mom when my dad passed.
The beneficiaries are key. I’ve seen what happens when someone forgets to update theirs. It’s awful.
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I’ve tried having the “advance care planning” and “final wishes” conversation with my parents.
It’s like slamming my head against a brick wall.
“Just do whatever. I don’t care.”
Not helpful.
My mother’s mind is going. She asked me what my son’s name was on the phone the other day. This is after she asked me “I’m his aunt, right?” when she met him the first time.
And yes, she still drives.
What do her social worker and my dad’s social worker do? Couldn’t tell ya.
It’s like slamming my head against a brick wall.
“Just do whatever. I don’t care.”
Not helpful.
My mother’s mind is going. She asked me what my son’s name was on the phone the other day. This is after she asked me “I’m his aunt, right?” when she met him the first time.
And yes, she still drives.
What do her social worker and my dad’s social worker do? Couldn’t tell ya.
Yup. My dad died with no will. Plus the beneficiary on his 401K was my mom, who predeceased him by 10 years. If he had only changed the beneficiaries to his children, we could have 1. gotten the money quickly, since 401K's don't need to be probated with named beneficiaries, and 2. we could have rolled over the money as an "Inherited IRA" and would only have had to take out the RMD amount that my dad was entitled to each year. Much better than what actually happened, which was the 3 of us had to take our cut as a lump sum, which knocked us all into higher tax brackets and we paid through the nose that year.
Again, check those beneficiaries!
Agree....my Mom had our eldest sibling (5 of us) as beneficiary of her life insurance policy , since she was the most mature and would distribute it.....yeah that didn't happen....kept it all herself....
Hope she rots in....well....(rhymes with that) LOL
severe weather has now entered Greene County, PA;
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another odd story from 'The County' AS WE CALL it;
Bison on the loose;
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I'm so sorry. This type of planning is absolutely gut wrenching sometimes.
Jet Blue has 2 flights delayed going to Logan and I can’t risk being trapped at JFK - Of course Lyft has surge pricing in effect with the snow - off to Amtrak
8.5 inches of snow at the Cave....poor pups have make a small track on the back deck for their outside time....
brief internet outage for 35 mins or so..... but as you can see back online
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