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Post by iowgirl on Mar 12, 2021 13:35:37 GMT
Can you explain what ELI5 means? Thanks! I don’t do Reddit - I’m old. I'm old. I love Reddit. I seriously think this post should go there, on ELI5 or there is probably a vision subreddit. Someone, who is an actual expert might answer it. I started with contacts when i was 16. My vision was rapidly changing,and once I started with contacts it slowed to a normal rate for my age. Still a daily contact lens wearer 40 years later.
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Post by iowgirl on Mar 11, 2021 16:38:40 GMT
I knew it was a Jewish tradition, but I think it has been co-opted around here. I see it a lot and there are not any Jewish persons in my area. My uncle (before he died) always left a whole unlit cigarette at my grandpa's grave - it was nice to know someone else had been there - but what an odd thing to leave, I guess it was because it was all he had with him? I see a lot of odd stuff left at graves here, and I know it has some type of special meaning between the person who left it and the deceased. It pains me to see the liquor and beer left at a grave of a guy who was was drunk and killed himself and another person by getting behind the wheel. Cringe.
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Post by iowgirl on Mar 8, 2021 14:33:58 GMT
I think I got a toe nail fungus on my big tow from my last pedicure I have had one manicure about 32 years ago, and I have never had a pedicure. About the time I almost talk myself into one, I read this. Nope. Nope. Nope. Hope you can get it taken care of quickly!
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Post by iowgirl on Mar 5, 2021 16:41:30 GMT
Ha, I didn’t know about filling the toilet tank with water to flush in an outage until we moved to Houston. It had never come up in the Midwest. You didn't live in the country! LOL I have to have "flush water" saved whenever they predict ice. I have two flushes after the power goes out, unless I have some flush water. If it's yellow, let it mellow - if it's brown - flush it down.
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Post by iowgirl on Mar 5, 2021 16:39:43 GMT
LOL - Yep! This video is spot on! What about doctor's appointments.. My 25 year old still thinks it is my job to call for her. I started my kids out making their own appointments when they were about 16. I also did not go with them (for the most part). I had one Mom just unload on me because I let my 16 year old drive himself to his orthodontist by himself for the regular checks/adjustments. WTF? He is 16! He isn't going in for major surgery. I wanted them to be self sufficient adults! They had to take care of their cars and get their own oil changes, etc. too. I was shocked at how many parents demanded to make their kids class schedules in college. What! Holy cow - NO! They still call me asking a lot of questions though. The current one is "can I still use your CPA?" ... yes ... and tell them to send us the bill. LOL And a lot of cooking questions. I love getting those
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Post by iowgirl on Mar 3, 2021 17:21:09 GMT
Are you drinking plenty of water? Hydration makes a big difference to me. I notice it first with my contacts. But my skin is affected also.
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Post by iowgirl on Mar 3, 2021 16:24:03 GMT
If you haven't already read Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt, I recommend it. There is a movie too but I liked the book better. The story is set in Savannah Do this! I watched the movie after I stayed in Savannah. I had seen it years ago, but I watched it again after going. I wish I had watched it before going. Forrest Gump also - even though the removed his bench due to traffic snarls. It is very enjoyable to walk around all the squares and along River Street. We so enjoyed having a cafe au late and watching the ships and dolphins on the river in the morning! We loved pizza from Vinnie Van Go-Go's, and that was in a fun area to walk around also.
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Post by iowgirl on Mar 3, 2021 1:46:24 GMT
My family has never been big about giving each kid gifts. We always get a new baby gift for each other, and of course as the kids get older, graduation and wedding gifts. But I do not give my nieces and nephews (my side or my husbands side) gifts for every birthday and holiday. My siblings do not give my kids birthday or holiday gifts either. Birth, Graduation, and Wedding. That's it.
You don't have to go crazy and get a gift every birthday and every Christmas for nieces and nephews (or whatever holiday). It just isn't necessary.
My Aunts and Uncles never gave us any gifts other than graduation (a small cash gift) and weddings.
Don't get hung up on gifts.
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Post by iowgirl on Mar 3, 2021 0:34:41 GMT
Iowa dropped the mask mandate in early February. I do still see quite a few people wearing masks inside stores, etc. Cases are dropping and the rate is going down quickly. My county has 8 cases currently. I am hearing of many getting the vaccine, and I truly hope that it works. I'm hoping by mid-summer it is OVER! I know that is quite wishful thinking, but things are looking good in my area.
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Post by iowgirl on Mar 2, 2021 15:21:24 GMT
As a small family farm, it is our goal to not pay any taxes. It is more difficult to not pay state taxes. There are many more Federal tax credits/deductions. We also pay a very large property tax bill.
There is a lot more nuance to this than it first appears. To get to a goal of not paying any or a large amount of tax we do have to SPEND a lot of money that supports other businesses. You also have to balance the fact of what you are spending it on. Sometimes, it makes more business sense to pay the tax, than to purchase something that is not beneficial to our business.
I am NOT saying these big corps are shining examples of corporate good. But there is way more to 'not paying taxes' than that simple phrase elicits.
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Post by iowgirl on Mar 1, 2021 18:03:08 GMT
Two years of maternity leave one year for mom then the next for dad. This sounds awesome, but how would it be financially feasible? Especially for a small business? How could you afford to pay an employees salary for an entire year that they did not work, plus the salary of their replacement?
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Post by iowgirl on Mar 1, 2021 17:32:49 GMT
I would love to do the Rocky Mountaineer trip but it is so expensive. Over $5,000/pp. That's what always make me stop ... ooof! Too spendy for me.
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Post by iowgirl on Mar 1, 2021 16:30:25 GMT
I bought an entryway sized rug.
I didn't care for it at all. It was 'slick' and it felt really pre-printed, as far as looks.
Washes well, but is a paint in the butt to tack down on backer with the velcro, and not have it off a bit. And that was with a fairly small sized one.
What I disliked the most was the slickness. It didn't have a soft nap feel. And it was ugly. LOL
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Post by iowgirl on Mar 1, 2021 15:53:37 GMT
I would love to do the Rocky Mountaineer train excursions in Canada. We enjoy train travel, but our only experience is Amtrak... and that is an experience, let me tell you! LOL But the Rocky Mountaineer in Canada is more of a luxury excursion. It looks quite amazing!
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Post by iowgirl on Feb 28, 2021 13:38:56 GMT
I’m sitting down with our youngest son this week to teach him how to do his. He’s excited to be a first time filer. Bless it. He’ll get over that I’m sure. Here is the form for you son to fill in... LOL I remember when my son was about 14. He had worked hard for a year and was going to get paid at the end of the year by his grandpa. Nothing had been taken out for taxes, so he had to see what that big check was and then how much of it went away. He asked me "Who gets all my money?" .. I mean he was SHOOK!
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Post by iowgirl on Feb 28, 2021 13:35:06 GMT
Done and paid. As farmers we have to file and pay by March 1st. Paid state, federal and our fertilizer/chemical bill and there went $150k. OUCH. I feel ya! We pay our seed/chem/fert/fuel in November and December to get discounts. Painful! Sometimes we have to order our seed before we have even gotten the harvest done. Plus we have cattle. LOL It used to scare me to write a check for over 100K.. But after buying calves every year, it gets easier. Still makes me clench up a bit! Trying to decide if I want to buy 200 calves now. Also can't find 200 calves right now that fit our program, so that is making the decision easier. DH is on the 'no sleep' cycle now.
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Post by iowgirl on Feb 27, 2021 17:46:50 GMT
We have to wait until the end of March since that is when we get three of out tax documents. Last year they came in April. I hate waiting on stuff! Most forms have to be sent by the end of January or February 15. I wait on K1's. K1's can't be sent until that companies taxes are done. It sucks because our tax deadline is the end of February, not April 15. I usually end up calling them and having them email me my documents.
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Post by iowgirl on Feb 27, 2021 15:48:36 GMT
ummm...I guess I won't complain when we owe $3000 And we even managed to end up with a net loss on our farm income for 2020.
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Post by iowgirl on Feb 27, 2021 15:42:48 GMT
Ours are due on Monday. Did the final meeting with our CPA on Thursday and will drop in on Monday to sign the papers and write a check to the state for about 30K ... ouch. Came out ok on the Federal side.
Taxes start hard for me at the end of December. That is when we have to get things figured out to know if we need to spend big $ in December or January. That makes Christmas fun. Not.
Still missing one K1. I had to call and have them email it to me.
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Post by iowgirl on Feb 26, 2021 15:09:44 GMT
I'm not one to cry for guns for all but if this was going on in my city I'd sure think about concealed carry. Or even better, open carry. No one takes my dog. Though I'm pretty sure my pitbull/lab/hound/etc mix is safe. I just told her about this and she was horrified. Have you ever listened to the 911 call when Marcus Luttrell's dog was shot. It's very long, and it's on YouTube, but the TLDR of that is don't mess with a Navy Seal's dog.
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Post by iowgirl on Feb 25, 2021 22:35:28 GMT
Stone Age is kind of similar - not a match though.
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Post by iowgirl on Feb 25, 2021 22:19:27 GMT
Congratulations! That's a big deal and I can just imagine how great you feel!
We paid all three kids (state) college tuition and each a new (reasonable) car. That put a pretty good ding in our reserves, but a few years out from the last one graduating and things are looking good again! Plus they all have good jobs!
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Post by iowgirl on Feb 25, 2021 17:32:37 GMT
I read that she offered a "$500K reward for the return of the dogs, no questions asked".
WTF? I have no problem with her asking for her dogs back, but no questions asked? Not using that reward to help find who shot the dog walker? What?
She better be ready to walk her own damn dogs from now on, if that is how she also values a human life. Gesh.
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Post by iowgirl on Feb 25, 2021 14:38:18 GMT
I mean the mail delivery was fine before DeJoy and now it’s a freaking disaster. I am a huge supporter of USPS. But mail delivery has been f'ed up for a long time! I know it is worse now, but there have been some pretty major issues long before this latest fiasco. The whole pre-funding of the pension plan has been a major detriment to the PO and things have been on a downhill slide since then (2006). I used to be able to send local mail and have it delivered the next day. In some instances - the SAME day. Now it doesn't even get postmarked at my local post office. It has to take a trip around the state at least once before it comes back. I used to be able to drop a letter in the slot. The postal employee picked it up and put it either in the locals PO box, or in the local route carriers sort pile. Now I put a letter in the drop box, that goes to a local address. A mail contracter comes and empties that box late in the afternoon. It goes halfway across the state to Des Moines (if I mail it at the little town the other direction from my house it goes to Sioux City). It sits in Des Moines at least a day. AT LEAST a day. Then it gets sorted, goes back either on a mail semi to another sorting facility in a different town or to a mail contracter and back to my local PO and then on to the recipient. I have mailed something to someone local here and it takes up to 5 days for them to get it. This didn't just start happening. This has been going on for years. How in the hell does this save money? This is what is wrong with our government! Who the hell figures this stuff out? For a while, about a year ago, I was getting mail frequently that the stamps had not even been cancelled. These were mail pieces with regular stamps on them, and no cancellation on the stamps. I could have used those stamps again if I wanted to .
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Post by iowgirl on Feb 24, 2021 16:09:09 GMT
This guy needs to hire a driver before he kills someone else. Yikes! What is his history with bad driving? He wrecked his vehicle by jumping a curb and hitting a fire hydrant back when his wife discovered his mistress. It is speculated that she was coming after him with a golf club and shattered the window of his car ... which might contribute to him hitting the gas to get the hell out of Dodge. Florida police said no suspicion of alcohol. They found him asleep in his car a few years later. Breathalyzed him and pee test - negative for alcohol, but they suspect it was a medication reaction. I am 100% sure Tiger Woods get more of a pass on these incidents that you or I would, but I don't think he rates as a menace to society on the road. I know people that have 3 or more DUI's and are still on the road and still drinking.
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Post by iowgirl on Feb 24, 2021 15:47:45 GMT
Here is my take: The best mug I have that does not spill - ever - is the Contigo Autoseal. It keeps the beverage hot (or cold) for a long time. It will have that lava hot in the beginning, but that is the trade off for keeping it hot longer. I tend to click the auto-seal button a few times to let the steam out and that helps cool it a bit. This is my 'truck driving' mug. It can take a bump and fly out of my cupholder and rocket across my cab and not spill a drop. Mine is colored, and it has some scratches but I have had it for years. I had two. I think one of my kids made off with one of them. The one they took had a dent in it. I made the dent by squeezing the cup that hard when I was riding in the cab of the combine and picked up a deer in the header. I wash in the dishwasher. You can flip the inner part of the lid apart - and when you wash, this helps clean it better. Contigo 16 ounce AutosealI send a ton of cups out to the field and most of them return, but not all. So I am not going to spend a ton on these cups. So I get the Ozark Trail ones from Walmart. They do keep the drinks hot. They are 20 ounce though. These do keep the drink hot for a very long time. They also keep ice drinks cold a long time too - no flavor transfer. I wash in the dishwasher, even though you are not supposed to. But I replace the regular lid with one that has a magnetic slider that makes a better seal. It isn't going to hold like the Contigo seal, but it does fine if you are not bouncing through a corn field! I order the lids on Amazon and they fit any 20 ounce tumbler, even the YETI, if you are boujee Magnetic slide tumbler lids.
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Post by iowgirl on Feb 24, 2021 14:27:26 GMT
Now that I have, it seems like a fire hazard to me 😳 My first thought went there when I started seeing them, but I have never heard that it is an issue. "The Small's Est. 1998" or whatever name all grammatically incorrect. Oh geeze! That one just drives me up a tree. Then they say "I like it that way" ... or my customer wants it that way. Well, your customer is a dummy. LOL I use my stove all the time. I cook 3 meals a day, every day of the week. Plus other things throughout the day... I just don't have any place to put it when the stove would be in use. And by the time the stove top got cold enough to put it back on - I would have been on to something else and forgot about it. They do look so pretty though! I usually leave my big heavy oval cast iron stock pot on the stove throughout the winter too. I make so many broths and soups and it is hard to put it away and get it out all the time. It's a pretty LeCreuset pot, so I leave it out!
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Post by iowgirl on Feb 23, 2021 16:01:51 GMT
I think I would edit my review to state that the seller offered to refund my money if I revoked my review about the smoke smell...
I grew up in a house with smokers. I did not smell that awful smoke smell. I think I was nose blind to it. I just didn't even smell it anymore. But I distinctly remember spending the night at a friends house and opening up my bag to get something out and smelling that smell. I was probably 12, but I felt SO embarrassed. I realized this is what I smelled like all the time. My mom was such a clean person - our house was always spotless, and she was always 'airing' out the house. So I guess it could have been worse, but that was one of the big factors of me never ever wanting to smoke.
Same goes for pets. I can smell them the minute I walk into someone's house. Some are not that noticeable, and some -whew - man!
So if the seller does not state "Pet Free and Smoke Free" - I ask. If they have them, I don't buy from them. I've gotten too many smelly and hairy packages.
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Post by iowgirl on Feb 23, 2021 15:33:59 GMT
My Amazon deliveries SUCK!
It used to always be two days.
Now, it can be two WEEKS. Nothing, absolutely nothing, comes in two days now. I rankles me because I pay for Prime.
I live in a rural area, so this is the factor. I have ordered identical products for me and my daughter, who lives on the other side of the state. She gets hers next day. Mine came the next week.
I had the best service overall with USPS during the Christmas season. Nobody was perfect, but the things I shipped with USPS Priority mail all got to their recipients in 2 days. And this was well into December when I shipped it. I had a couple packages that didn't get to me super fast, but they all got to me before Christmas.
I decided to ship some of my packages UPS in 2019, because it would be cheaper, right? Boy, was I in for a shock! Not only did I have to drive over 30 minutes to get to someplace I could ship them from - I paid way more than I would have paid with Priority mail.
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Post by iowgirl on Feb 23, 2021 3:15:50 GMT
Tricky woo and his weight gain was my favorite episode. RIP Diana Rigg! It seems that they are not sure if and how they will continue Mrs. Pumfrey - but she is such an integral part of the books! Loved it. Very annoyed that season 2 is not on the PBS streaming....but now I see it has not been released. I don't think they are even done writing it yet No filming has started. I may have to get a copy of the previous version and view season 2 on it. There are 7 seasons of the original series. Gosh it has been years since I have seen them!
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