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The biggest problem that I had with getting two (unrelated) pups at the same time came years later when I had two seniors at the same time. Neither dog could really keep up with me and each had her own senior health issues. OTOH the only thing more fun than a puppy is a whole bunch of puppies.🐶🐶🐶🐶🐶

Has "Tax Day" just been moved back 90 days or is there an extension form to be filed?

I worked for the government for awhile. Their TP seemed to be of the clay coated variety, also, it ripped along the long axis. The government seemed to be the only ones who used that stuff.

I'd like to apologize for what I just posted but, so far, I am two days into this self isolation and I am getting a little bored. Things may get weird. 

You are not isolating if you are allowing somebody in. You might as well go out yourself.

On 2/29/2020 at 7:24 AM, Eric Blair said:

Two things about me. 1) I am a dog lover, 2) Right now, I have a lot of time on my hands, and 3) I am an avid researcher on just about anything that crosses my mind and interests and may concern me..

4) Counting is hard!

Will nail polish remover do the job? Acetone?

Big Macs are not the same in every country. U.S., Canada and Mexico (among many other) each have their own Big Mac.

 https://www.boredpanda.com/we-compared-the-nutritional-value-of-big-macs-from-20-different-countries/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=organic

That is the same day that legend claims the swallows return to San Juan Capistrano, California.

15 minutes ago, pappysmarket said:

This is a hypothetical question and I'm looking for someone who actually knows how this works rather than an amateur opinion.

 

 

Spend a little bit of money and ask a professional. This board, and all other boards, is full of amateurs with opinions. 

On 8/21/2016 at 3:01 PM, ComputerGuy said:

You may not have noticed that this thread is six years old.

Make that 10!

Medicare Advantage is not your only option. There are also Medigap (covers that 20% gap) and Part D (covers meds) policies that can be purchased to supplement regular Medicare. Medigap insurance is not the same thing as Advantage and is not a supplement to Advantage. This is an either/or situation. That's all I know (or think I know!) if you have any questions somebody else will have to jump in here.

"One panel measures one meter 20 centimeters wide by two meters 40 centimeters high with a thickness of 10 to 13 millimeters. Many of these panels come together to make a house."

This sounds roughly equivalent to a 1/2" sheet of plywood or drywall. I wonder if the same material is used interior and exterior? What would be the framing between them? How are they fastened together? Interesting but I need/crave more info. 

I'd really like to avoid all those cans but, darn it, SPAM only comes in cans. Mmmmmmm, SPAM!

You can read the court decision here: https://www.bccourts.ca/jdb-txt/sc/19/15/2019BCSC1580.htm  The decision is not difficult to understand and can be read in under five minutes. The case was dismissed due to delays. No science was settled here and the decision was not at all as portrayed by OP.

The link posted by Mostlylost works for me, on Chrome. There is a note at the top of the page indicating that the site is under construction. It looks like it is functional but I don't know if the current level (green bar) is actually up to date.

Balut, anybody?

3 hours ago, Ferret said:

If it floats, it's fine. If it sinks, throw it out.

18 minutes ago, Dan Hodge said:

...if the egg floats throw it out, if it sinks, cook and eat it.

Huh?

3 hours ago, MarkWebles said:

1. Go to fridge, grab beer, open, drink.

So, in addition to the learning curve can we assume that Linux leads to drinking? A person would have to be crazy!

7 hours ago, ComputerGuy said:

Not me, though: I thrive on it.

Thank God (and Bill Gates!) for that learning curve that we always hear about.

3 hours ago, Mostlylost said:

First you are given an article from some publication to read. About 4 or 5 paragraphs. Then you are given  a page with 5 questions multiple choice 3 answers possible on each. You can refer back to the article as many times as you want. You circle the correct answer for each question.

Do you have any idea if there is a certain suggested reading level (elementary school, high school, university) for the paragraphs used on the test?

Why would you hesitate to change your screen name? Some of the more active contributors have been on the board under several different names. And, to avoid any confusion, my avatar is not an image of myself. 

3 hours ago, snowyco said:

It's true that the MXN peso got weaker versus the CAD,  but it's because the MXN peso has gotten weaker vs the USD (hitting almost $20:1),   while the CAD has remained steady vs the USD..

The Euro EU has sagged to $1.11 USD ... and the Pound has slid to $1.22 USD ... and US 2yr T-Bill rates have gradually crashed from 3% earlier this past year... down to a staggeringly low 1.5% this week => a HUGE indicator of looming recession.

Why? ... The perception is that the world is sliding into recession, due to the trade wars, as even Germany;s (normally robust) economy has slid to recession numbers  ...  forcing the German banks to start to raise interest rates for the first time in 10 years .... and the US Fed just raised interest rates the first time in 10 years ...  and ...  The Chinese are sliding so bad, they just had to default on their first big $$ payment on their massive "Belt and Road" system (stranding Kazakhstan's plans) ...

Why? .. The world's best indicaior of an impending US recession just solidly went NEGATIVE - as the  US Treasury Bond "Yield Curve" flipped, as BIG MONEY$$ people around the globe are rushing to buy 1 yr & 2 yr US Treasury notes ... and scorning the 10 yr. Treasury notes - because they now see SERIOUS WEAKNESS on the 10 yr scale for the US economy. ... PLUS ... It was announced this week that US manufacturing output has been sliding-falling  for the past FULL 4 Quarters ... as the top investors (smart money and big money)  around the world are convinced that the USA economy is stumbling, and "very likely" to fall into recession ...  So, huge international money is rushing to the perceived safety of short term US Treasury notes...   DRIVING THEM DOWN by 50% ...where they were up at 3% ... They are now down at a SHOCKING 1.5% ...

So ...  When massive money is buying short term US T-bills at a pitiful 1.5% return ... it says that even the BIGGEST $$ PLAYERS are very very worried .... as they cash out of other investments - and accept crummy 1.5% returns from the US govt - because they think ...
"At least the US Govt will pay,  when other things crash."

FINALLY
The last big factor in the last 2 weeks of a sliding-weakening MXN Peso ... is that the TRADE WARS just heated up, instead of being negotiated.  Both China & USA announcing BIG NEW tariffs these coming months - expanding the economic trade wars. ... And Mexico is caught in the middle... 


NOTE:  NONE of this is political ... It's all just straight-up economic news ... simple reporting of public financial news ... as described by Bloomberg.

Why does all this bad economic news for the USA   mean   a weaker MXN Peso?
2 factors:
1. Mexico is considered the tail of the very big US dog.   ... Mexico's economic fate is WAGGED by the massive US economy., because USA & Mexico are the world's 2-biggest & best trading partners.    When USA does well, then Mexico thrives ... When USA slides,  Mexico is drug down even ~worse~ ... being wagged by the USA sliding down.  (especially with this week's  USA's  & China's BIG expansions of the nasty trade war )

and

2.  The Mexican peso is unique ...  The MXN Peso is the ONLY "Developing Nation" currency in the world that's traded world-wide ...  traded in large amounts ...  and traded 7 days a week. ... That means (too often) BIG MONEY speculators use the MXN peso as the SURROGATE for ALL "Developing Nation" economies.

When the biggest players: USA, China, Japan, SK, Gr. Britain AND the Europe all start sliding down at the same time - all threatening to go into simultaneous recession ... then the Developing Nations economies (Argentina, Brazil, India, Russia and all of Africa)  generally GET TRASHED. ... 

Because there's no decent way to trade in the other Developing Nation's currencies:  (Indian Rupees, Argentine Sols, Russian Rubles or Brazilian Reales) ... INSTEAD ... the Big Money speculators use the MXN Peso as their surrogate for betting  that THE WHOLE DEVELOPING WORLD is going to suffer economically ...

This means that ... Yes, Mexico's economy is suffering .... but NO WHERE NEAR as much as the currency traders (driven by Big Money speculators) are bashing the MXN Peso.

So ... It's been a nasty 2 weeks of news for the worlds economies ... and Mexico is getting punished as the "fellow sharing a bed with the elephant"...

Does that all make sense?


**This is NOT a political post ... It''s the news reports of economic data & what the Wall Street Journal & Bloomberg economic experts have been saying the past months, intensifying with the especially bad economic news out of the USA & Germany (& China) last week & this week.

Me too.

Homophobic, really?

In the U.S. too much personal genetic information in the hands of private, for profit insurance companies is a very scary thing. There is not much motive to insure someone who probably will get sick. The situation is very different where health care is a universal right and not just an opportunity to turn a profit.

On 8/5/2019 at 8:38 AM, RickV said:

...I plan to permanently move to Mexico and would like to have both passports have the same name....

Would it be any easier to change the name on your U.S. passport instead?

If these folk are "purists" I must be downright primitive. I still pop my corn in the same 3 quart Revereware pan that I used as a child. The pan has to be at least 70 years old and still cookin'. I thought about getting one of those poppers with the crank in the handle but I figured the learning curve would be too steep.