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bwia

Do Not Call.
Just received this announcement in my Verizon bill from Massachusetts Consumer Affairs & Business Regulation. "Consumers, do you want to reduce marketing calls? Register each of your phone numbers at the Do Not call registry in two ways:

• Online at mass.gov/donotcall
  
• By phone at 1-866-231-2253"
  

Don't know if this will work for non-Massachusetts residents but it's worth a try.

snakeweasel

abacomike said:

A lot of stuff in a long post that I deleted here to save bandwidth. You can read it in the post prior to this. Or two posts prior to this, thank you very much bwia

My wife and I have done that, well without the smell. We have grave sites among her family and everything is set up. Personally when I go I won't have any need for my body so I really don't care what happens with it. I tell people I've donated my body to science fiction. 

stickguy

funerals have to be the biggest scam going. next to weddings maybe!

snakeweasel

bwia said:

Do Not Call. Just received this announcement in my Verizon bill from Massachusetts Consumer Affairs & Business Regulation. "Consumers, do you want to reduce marketing calls? Register each of your phone numbers at the Do Not call registry in two ways:

• Online at mass.gov/donotcall
• By phone at 1-866-231-2253"

Don't know if this will work for non-Massachusetts residents but it's worth a try.

Since we have been talking about this I activated the do not disturb function on my phone. In the settings I made exceptions for calls from numbers on my contacts list, text messages and alarms. It's been working great, calls from people I want ring everyone else it's a silent ring then voicemail. 

snakeweasel

stickguy said:

funerals have to be the biggest scam going. next to weddings maybe!

It's been said that you should never trust a funeral home, they are only interested in you for your body.

imidazol97

Thanks for the comments about my Tahoe/Yukon vehicle with third row seats down question. Does the third row down mean more room in the rear area than posters are thinking? I need to go see one.

I need to take my wife to a Hertz place if I see they have a minivan in their parking out front for her to see.
Many suggested various full size minivans.

No one had a comment about who in rental companies would likely have the actual Tahoe if that's what I requested. I get the impression ordinary rentals are pick from a line of choices in a row.

I need to do face time at the nearby Hertz and Enterprise that not in the airport.

imidazol97

stickguy said:

funerals have to be the biggest scam going. next to weddings maybe!

10-4 on that. We're going through the weddings stuff now.

thebean

Regarding final arrangements, both Mrs Bean and I have donated our bodies to the medical school/research facility in Dallas. All of my doctors teach at this facility, in addition to their practice. At the time of passing, they are notified and pick up the body for the med school. After they are done, they cremate it and, at your choice, either return the ashes to you or dispose of them. No charge.

Maybe they can dig around my body to find out what causes this stupid prostate cancer.

abacomike

thebean said:

Regarding final arrangements, both Mrs Bean and I have donated our bodies to the medical school/research facility in Dallas. All of my doctors teach at this facility, in addition to their practice. At the time of passing, they are notified and pick up the body for the med school. After they are done, they cremate it and, at your choice, either return the ashes to you or dispose of them. No charge. Maybe they can dig around my body to find out what causes this stupid prostate cancer.

Maybe you’re not using it enough! 

All kidding aside, I sure wish they could find a cure.

henryn

imidazol97 said:

henryn said:

I have seen or read a number of complaints, people claiming that satellite radio was compressed more and sounded worse than MP3 music.

I compared the same songs on SirusXM on our Malibu 250 W Pioneer with mp4 on CD and mp4 on USB. The USB sounded better. I was curious if the playback on the CD degrades the sound a little bit compared to the direct reading of 0's and 1's on the USB?

Did you literally mean "mp4" or did you mistype "mp3"? The *.mp4 file extension is generally used for videos, and the embedded audio in an mp4 is usually aac. If you're ripping your cd's to play them back on your phone or in your car, then you usually have a choice of mp3 or aac. The aac encoder is newer and more efficient, it is what Apple uses. And the file extension used if you choose aac encoding will be "*.m4a".

On the CD versus USB playback, there should be no real difference as long as we're talking the same mp3 file, just stored on a different medium. If we're talking an original store bought audio cd, then yes, that is a higher quality source, and you may hear the difference. Double blind listening tests don't usually bear that out, but ...

Now there are some audio purists (the same ones who claim vinyl sounds better than digital) who will talk about "jitter" and such when you are playing back music from an optical disk (CD). In the real world, that isn't likely to matter. Unless your CD is scratched up and the CD player has a hard time reading the 0's and 1's.


On the question of renting the Tahoe -- don't do it, get a minivan. I have owned a Tahoe, and a Suburban, and a Town and Country minivan. The Tahoe looks big outside, it is wide, and hard to park, but you get bupkus for actual usable inside space. The Suburban is better, but nothing beats a minivan. Nothing.

bwia

Mike, making end of life arrangements is a pretty dark and morbid topic. But I figured if I'm going to leave my estate to my children they might as well take on that responsibility.

Along these lines, I am dreading my next annual medical exam where the doctor asks all these psychological questions such as: are you happy, sad, being beaten or contemplating suicide. Come to think of it getting old stinks. Oh well, that's life.

bwia

thebean said:

Regarding final arrangements, both Mrs Bean and I have donated our bodies to the medical school/research facility in Dallas. All of my doctors teach at this facility, in addition to their practice.  

Maybe they can dig around my body to find out what causes this stupid prostate cancer.

@bwia said ....They will in due time. Meanwhile, make the best of it

henryn

graphicguy said:

My first CD player was a Magnavox (remember them?), which was actually made by Phillips, the co-developer (with Sony) of audio CDs. I had it modified with different D/A converters, which is why it cost so much. Sounded great. Wish I still had it.

MAgnepans needed a lot of power. Plus, they were monoliths sitting in my “stereo” room, that were picky with speaker placement. But, when fed that power, and set up correctly, they truly enveloped you in sound....you could actually play each instrument in an orchestral piece listening to them. They’re still around by the way. They have their own Home Theater speakers today. I’d be anxious to hear what a rig like that sounds like. Unfortunately, unless you can go to their HQ in MN, you probably won’t find such a set up. I still keep track of them. I love their slogan....”Made in America.....Sold in China”!

Those Thorens turntables are beasts. And yes, with the re-birth of vinyl, can be worth a nice chunk of change.

That said, my Pioneer Elite AVR has more power, more processing, more compute power than anything I would have ever dreamed of back in my 2-channel audio days.

Long ago, in a galaxy far far away, I owned a pair of Magneplanars. I drove them with an Adcom GFA-555. They were the replacement for a pair of Vandersteen 2Ce's. And the Magneplanars were replaced with a pair of Paradigm Elipse BP (bipolar) speakers, which I still have to this day. When I was still married, living in a big country house, I had a full 5 channel Paradigm setup. These days, I just use the one pair of speakers, driven by an Onkyo home theater receiver in 2 channel mode. I don't even use a subwoofer anymore, although I have 3 in storage. Those big Paradigm's don't need a subwoofer.

Drivingfool

I also want to be cremated and like The Neptune Society. I've told my family on numerous occasions that I want this and not to be buried in the earth. I know that our religion looks down on this practice but have decided that after I'm gone, who cares? I want to go the way I choose and make it as easy and inexpensive for my family as possible. I think almost dying back in May really made us more aware of how quickly life can end. Have already talked with my oldest about going to the bank and putting her on my checking/savings accounts as a signer so she can write checks and move funds around. Even though my accounts say "POD" to the three kids, need her to be able to write checks if need be. In May, I was pretty much out of things for a couple of weeks and after I came more lucid, had to have her pay my credit card and also use it but had to remember my password and all. Took awhile to remember things so even the wife mentioned the other day I need to get our oldest on as a signer.
It's not fun to think about the end of ones life but coming so close recently just made it that much more important to get it done. Luckily, she's mature enough to finally agree to my wishes as we have this conversation as I trust her the most out of anybody right now. After I do go, just want things done very easily and for the three kids to split whatever I've left in my accounts as it should be.

bwia

Drivingfool

I drive many minivans at work and they are by far the best vehicles to transport people and other stuff. Love the Dodge/Chrysler products for their stow and go middle seats, very smart and the new Pacifica is just a dream to drive. Also like the Toyota Sienna as it is one of the smoothest in this class of vehicle. The Kia Sedona is also an outstanding minivan. They beat a Tahoe/Suburban in so many ways especially getting in the rear seats. Having severe spinal issues, I can not utilize the rear seats in a Tahoe/Suburban as it's just too difficult to get there but the minivans make it so much easier. At work, I can usually get into the rear of the minivans a few times before my back goes into spasm and then the others make sure I'm either in the front or the middle seats.
But for any event where one needs to move people and stuff, go with any minivan, end of story!

abacomike

thebean said:

Regarding final arrangements, both Mrs Bean and I have donated our bodies to the medical school/research facility in Dallas. All of my doctors teach at this facility, in addition to their practice. At the time of passing, they are notified and pick up the body for the med school. After they are done, they cremate it and, at your choice, either return the ashes to you or dispose of them. No charge. Maybe they can dig around my body to find out what causes this stupid prostate cancer.

I tried donating my body to science - BUT NOBODY WANTED THE “body”!    

abacomike

Drivingfool said:

I also want to be cremated and like The Neptune Society. I've told my family on numerous occasions that I want this and not to be buried in the earth. I know that our religion looks down on this practice but have decided that after I'm gone, who cares? I want to go the way I choose and make it as easy and inexpensive for my family as possible. I think almost dying back in May really made us more aware of how quickly life can end. Have already talked with my oldest about going to the bank and putting her on my checking/savings accounts as a signer so she can write checks and move funds around. Even though my accounts say "POD" to the three kids, need her to be able to write checks if need be. In May, I was pretty much out of things for a couple of weeks and after I came more lucid, had to have her pay my credit card and also use it but had to remember my password and all. Took awhile to remember things so even the wife mentioned the other day I need to get our oldest on as a signer. It's not fun to think about the end of ones life but coming so close recently just made it that much more important to get it done. Luckily, she's mature enough to finally agree to my wishes as we have this conversation as I trust her the most out of anybody right now. After I do go, just want things done very easily and for the three kids to split whatever I've left in my accounts as it should be.

Instead of having my kids as signatories on my accounts, I had a lawyer draw up Powers of Attorney (3 copies for each kid) which can be presented to my bank in case I become unable to handle my own affairs.  The power of attorney is only good when I am alive.  If I am dead, they present the death certificate to my bank and the accounts are closed and proceeds distributed equally to both kids since all my accounts are POD 50% to each kid.

I keep those things and my will and the deed to the condo in a little safe in my closet.  Both kids have a key to my condo and know how to open the safe.

stickguy

Sandy, you should create a spreadsheet for whoever is going to handle things. List your accounts, contacts, PWs, etc. For your credit cards, pension, 301k, life insurance, everything. When the time comes, makes it vastly easier on them.

usually when married the spouse just takes it all on though. everything we have is joint so no need to have one of the kids on anything. My dad though, after my mom passed away, he made everything joint with me (and various stuff in trust) so if something happens I can get to everything.

driver100

abacomike said:

thebean said:

Regarding final arrangements, both Mrs Bean and I have donated our bodies to the medical school/research facility in Dallas. All of my doctors teach at this facility, in addition to their practice. At the time of passing, they are notified and pick up the body for the med school. After they are done, they cremate it and, at your choice, either return the ashes to you or dispose of them. No charge.

Maybe they can dig around my body to find out what causes this stupid prostate cancer.

I tried donating my body to science - BUT NOBODY WANTED THE “body”!    

Mike, first.....Glad to hear the good report on your health!

We made arrangements for cremations. It is difficult to get the motivation to sit down and talk about the big event. Now that it is looked after I am glad we got it out of the way.

We arranged for a party, wine and sandwiches......wanted people to at least have some fun if they showed up.

Once we arranged for what we wanted, the nice lady asked if we wanted to pay now or later, if we paid now we would get it at today's price. I said I will pay for it later....that way it won't cost me anything.....it will come out of the kids inheritance money.

berri

This is all getting too sad. Practical, yes - but sad

driver100

stickguy said:

Sandy, you should create a spreadsheet for whoever is going to handle things. List your accounts, contacts, PWs, etc. For your credit cards, pension, 301k, life insurance, everything. When the time comes, makes it vastly easier on them.

usually when married the spouse just takes it all on though. everything we have is joint so no need to have one of the kids on anything. My dad though, after my mom passed away, he made everything joint with me (and various stuff in trust) so if something happens I can get to everything.

Stick...yes, if one goes the other spouse can take over.....more difficult if you both go at the same time. My wife always says, "What is the chance of that happening". And, I say, do you remember when the big garbage truck hit us....that could have been the day we both could have gone together!

stickguy

I told the family that if they shoved me in a box and stuck me in the ground I would come back and haunt them. spreading the ashes someplace special seems like the way to go, but I would be fine with being wrapped up in a big plastic bag and tossed in a dumpster. I'll be dead anyway.

actually, maybe Soylent Green really was the way to go!

stickguy

if you go together, that is why you need the magic spreadsheet (what we call it in our family)

driver100

I am skeptical about donating my body to medical science, for one thing, I was once a student - and I know what students are capable of. Also,

abacomike

Drivingfool said:

I also want to be cremated and like The Neptune Society. I've told my family on numerous occasions that I want this and not to be buried in the earth. I know that our religion looks down on this practice but have decided that after I'm gone, who cares? I want to go the way I choose and make it as easy and inexpensive for my family as possible. I think almost dying back in May really made us more aware of how quickly life can end. Have already talked with my oldest about going to the bank and putting her on my checking/savings accounts as a signer so she can write checks and move funds around. Even though my accounts say "POD" to the three kids, need her to be able to write checks if need be. In May, I was pretty much out of things for a couple of weeks and after I came more lucid, had to have her pay my credit card and also use it but had to remember my password and all. Took awhile to remember things so even the wife mentioned the other day I need to get our oldest on as a signer. It's not fun to think about the end of ones life but coming so close recently just made it that much more important to get it done. Luckily, she's mature enough to finally agree to my wishes as we have this conversation as I trust her the most out of anybody right now. After I do go, just want things done very easily and for the three kids to split whatever I've left in my accounts as it should be.

I have all my credit card accounts set up for auto pay 12 days after the statement date - to be paid in full.  I usually pay the balance in full the day after the statement, but when I had the cancer surgery in 2016, I set this up in case I couldn’t pay the balance on my own - which I couldn’t.  Saved me lots of aggravation at the time.

Did the same with my phone bills, electric bill, insurance premiums, homeowners association, and everything else.

suydam

Drivingfool said:

I also want to be cremated and like The Neptune Society. I've told my family on numerous occasions that I want this and not to be buried in the earth. I know that our religion looks down on this practice but have decided that after I'm gone, who cares? I want to go the way I choose and make it as easy and inexpensive for my family as possible.

Well, your family presumably cares. That’s what my father in law did. He never asked his wife or kids if they would prefer a traditional burial or a place to come and meditate. And they would have liked that. I think we should all keep in mind that funerals and burials aren’t for the dead, but for the living. When my father died two years ago I know that the family gathering together with people who knew him, and going through the familiar rituals of burial and shiva, was very comforting. The kids still talk about how meaningful that moment was.
In regards to burial or cremation that’s a tough call. For me, coming from a tradition that prescribes burial, and knowing one of the great horrors of the Holocaust was violating that principle and turning people into smoke, I just can’t do that. OTOH I know many people have made that choice and I respect it.

28firefighter

suydam said:

I also want to be cremated and like The Neptune Society. I've told my family on numerous occasions that I want this and not to be buried in the earth. I know that our religion looks down on this practice but have decided that after I'm gone, who cares? I want to go the way I choose and make it as easy and inexpensive for my family as possible.

Well, your family presumably cares. That’s what my father in law did. He never asked his wife or kids if they would prefer a traditional burial or a place to come and meditate. And they would have liked that. I think we should all keep in mind that funerals and burials aren’t for the dead, but for the living. When my father died two years ago I know that the family gathering together with people who knew him, and going through the familiar rituals of burial and shiva, was very comforting. The kids still talk about how meaningful that moment was. In regards to burial or cremation that’s a tough call. For me, coming from a tradition that prescribes burial, and knowing one of the great horrors of the Holocaust was violating that principle and turning people into smoke, I just can’t do that. OTOH I know many people have made that choice and I respect it.

This. So much this. Well said. 

nyccarguy

suydam said:

Drivingfool said:

I also want to be cremated and like The Neptune Society. I've told my family on numerous occasions that I want this and not to be buried in the earth. I know that our religion looks down on this practice but have decided that after I'm gone, who cares? I want to go the way I choose and make it as easy and inexpensive for my family as possible.

Well, your family presumably cares. That’s what my father in law did. He never asked his wife or kids if they would prefer a traditional burial or a place to come and meditate. And they would have liked that. I think we should all keep in mind that funerals and burials aren’t for the dead, but for the living. When my father died two years ago I know that the family gathering together with people who knew him, and going through the familiar rituals of burial and shiva, was very comforting. The kids still talk about how meaningful that moment was.
In regards to burial or cremation that’s a tough call. For me, coming from a tradition that prescribes burial, and knowing one of the great horrors of the Holocaust was violating that principle and turning people into smoke, I just can’t do that. OTOH I know many people have made that choice and I respect it.

Very well said

qbrozen

My 8-yr-old is always curious about all of these things. He asked me just last week what was the deal with big monuments in graveyards. So one thing led to another and I informed him I want to be cremated. He asked what to do with the ashes. I said I want them scattered but really don't know where. I said if he could manage to visit various racetracks and scatter some each time, that would probably be ideal.

oldfarmer50

imidazol97 said:

I have another question to ask the deep well of knowledge in this group.

We're renting a larger vehicle to take things to Dublin for the rehearsal dinner for decorating for our son's wedding this fall. My wife thinks a Tahoe looks like it has room to haul balloons, Hobby Lobby table decorations, some luggage for 2 or 3 and 2 or 3 passengers. May even bring back a large puppy on Sunday.

Is there one of the car rentals that will definitely deliver the vehicle type you ask for? Tahoe or GMC equivalent, I forget the name right now? Or do they tell you when you show up on the date that we have this or that which is sort of like it.

Are there other vehicles with similar hauling capacity I should accept or ask about when trying to make reservations?

I have access to Hertz and Enterprise off site and access to all the biggies on site at the local airport, Dayton International.

To summarize, if I want a Tahoe or GMC equivalent, who's most likely to deliver. And what are other options?

Pricing I've seen online is all over the map.

I can tell you that at most of our offices minivans are passed around like red-headed step children. I guess they are tough to rent. So assuming they have one in stock they should be glad to rent it. I don`t know about Enterprise but when I tried to rent the new style Mustang in 2005 it was like pulling teeth to get that specific car. Remember most of the off brand companies are owned by either Enterprise or Hertz.

jmonroe

driver100 said:

stickguy said:

Sandy, you should create a spreadsheet for whoever is going to handle things. List your accounts, contacts, PWs, etc. For your credit cards, pension, 301k, life insurance, everything. When the time comes, makes it vastly easier on them.

usually when married the spouse just takes it all on though. everything we have is joint so no need to have one of the kids on anything. My dad though, after my mom passed away, he made everything joint with me (and various stuff in trust) so if something happens I can get to everything.

Stick...yes, if one goes the other spouse can take over.....more difficult if you both go at the same time. My wife always says, "What is the chance of that happening". And, I say, do you remember when the big garbage truck hit us....that could have been the day we both could have gone together!

I was wondering who this @Drivingfool was and it turned out he is really @sandman. If this was posted in the screw-ups that Edmunds created, I missed it. Maybe it wasn't conveyed on this board.

In any case, why didn't he go with @sandman2 or something like that so we'd recognize him or did Edmunds make him do this because they found out he is in Federal Witness Protection Program?

Sure is getting tough to recognize the regulars in. I have even noticed that several mug shots have changed. Seamless huh?

jmonroe

oldfarmer50

driver100 said:

suydam said:

explorerx4 said:

@imadazol97,
Best option, rent a Chrysler minivan. Tons of space.
How about asking your local Chevy dealer if you can test drive a Tahoe overnight?

+1
And minivan is it’s own category so you’ll get one. They are expensive to rent, but hey, it’s a wedding.

Agreed...minivan has way more space....will cost more than it should to rent. But, this is a wedding, and for some people, an SUV is way more pleasant to drive than a minivan (Odeyssey being one of the best if not the bestMV). And it is a one time wedding....how about a limo?

Enterprise has some nice 740i rentals.

stickguy

Changing from Sandman was his choice. Edmunds doesn't care, as long as name wasn't already taken!

your icon is a smiley face only because you did not set up a personalized one. Looks like there is a picture spot in your profile, so if you want a picture of your Genny instead, go select it.

oldfarmer50

bwia said:

Mike, making end of life arrangements is a pretty dark and morbid topic. But I figured if I'm going to leave my estate to my children they might as well take on that responsibility.

Along these lines, I am dreading my next annual medical exam where the doctor asks all these psychological questions such as: are you happy, sad, being beaten or contemplating suicide. Come to think of it getting old stinks. Oh well, that's life.

I heard that if you answer those questions wrong the government can use them to take your guns. Or is that urban myth tinfoil hat stuff?

imidazol97

thebean said:

Maybe they can dig around my body to find out what causes this stupid prostate cancer.

A serious summary causes of prostate cancer:
https://www.cancer.org/cancer/prostate-cancer/causes-risks-prevention/what-causes.html

My urologist told me that he believes there will be a vaccination for prostate cancer for some types.

Drivingfool

Many of the Sandman choices were just ones I didn't really want. And since they wouldn't allow me to change to my current email address, figured it all was for the best. Sometimes a good purging is helpful so am going with the positive here!

jmonroe

stickguy said:

Changing from Sandman was his choice. Edmunds doesn't care, as long as name wasn't already taken!

your icon is a smiley face only because you did not set up a personalized one. Looks like there is a picture spot in your profile, so if you want a picture of your Genny instead, go select it.

I guess I could learn how to do that but why would anyone want to see another old mans gray car. It would look a lot like @Mike's S450. I figure one of those is enough on the Edmunds site.

jmonroe

snakeweasel

oldfarmer50 said:

Mike, making end of life arrangements is a pretty dark and morbid topic. But I figured if I'm going to leave my estate to my children they might as well take on that responsibility.

Along these lines, I am dreading my next annual medical exam where the doctor asks all these psychological questions such as: are you happy, sad, being beaten or contemplating suicide. Come to think of it getting old stinks. Oh well, that's life.

I heard that if you answer those questions wrong the government can use them to take your guns. Or is that urban myth tinfoil hat stuff?

I think it's an urban myth. Anyways I always answer questions like that with a question. 

Are you happy?

Me: Could you define happy?

oldfarmer50

jmonroe said:

driver100 said:

stickguy said:

Sandy, you should create a spreadsheet for whoever is going to handle things. List your accounts, contacts, PWs, etc. For your credit cards, pension, 301k, life insurance, everything. When the time comes, makes it vastly easier on them.

usually when married the spouse just takes it all on though. everything we have is joint so no need to have one of the kids on anything. My dad though, after my mom passed away, he made everything joint with me (and various stuff in trust) so if something happens I can get to everything.

Stick...yes, if one goes the other spouse can take over.....more difficult if you both go at the same time. My wife always says, "What is the chance of that happening". And, I say, do you remember when the big garbage truck hit us....that could have been the day we both could have gone together!

I was wondering who this @Drivingfool was and it turned out he is really @sandman. If this was posted in the screw-ups that Edmunds created, I missed it. Maybe it wasn't conveyed on this board.

In any case, why didn't he go with @sandman2 or something like that so we'd recognize him or did Edmunds make him do this because they found out he is in Federal Witness Protection Program?

Sure is getting tough to recognize the regulars in. I have even noticed that several mug shots have changed. Seamless huh?

jmonroe

Sandy posted his change in CCBA. It`s funny that while i can't log in from my own device, when i use my son`s tablet they remember me and i come on unchanged from the old days.

Drivingfool

Suydam, very nicely put and I see your point as history hasn't been very kind to us. But, I just want things as easy as possible for the kids at that time. I plan to fund it all before my time comes so it'll be super easy for them. If you asked me about all this stuff last year, I'd have put you off but coming so close to death in May made me reconsider many things, this being number 1. I have 100% trust in my oldest as she's so much like me so I know what I want done will really happen.
I even decided yesterday to start my application to apply for social security. Not sure I want to wait till I turn 66 or even 70 for that matter. Once I go in and find out what the numbers are, I'll make a final decision. Being a retired postal guy from civil service, I'll only get a fraction of what I should get, some kind of dumb law on the books. So, might as well take it soon because I'm really not sure I'm gonna make it till my proposed 12/31/19 retirement date from Hertz Corp. The way my body feels most days, rather it be this year and that's a battle I'm fighting right now with the Mrs. But, more on that another day!!!

stickguy

Farmer, they might rent more minivans if they did not charge 2-3 times as much as a full sized sedan for them.

JM, post a pic of the old red Genny. Just to remind you of the good old days.

Sandy, FYI if you have threads bookmarked that you no longer want, just click on the yellow star to turn it white, and the will drop off your bookmarks.

jmonroe

oldfarmer50 said:

jmonroe said:

driver100 said:

stickguy said:

Sandy, you should create a spreadsheet for whoever is going to handle things. List your accounts, contacts, PWs, etc. For your credit cards, pension, 301k, life insurance, everything. When the time comes, makes it vastly easier on them.

usually when married the spouse just takes it all on though. everything we have is joint so no need to have one of the kids on anything. My dad though, after my mom passed away, he made everything joint with me (and various stuff in trust) so if something happens I can get to everything.

Stick...yes, if one goes the other spouse can take over.....more difficult if you both go at the same time. My wife always says, "What is the chance of that happening". And, I say, do you remember when the big garbage truck hit us....that could have been the day we both could have gone together!

I was wondering who this @Drivingfool was and it turned out he is really @sandman. If this was posted in the screw-ups that Edmunds created, I missed it. Maybe it wasn't conveyed on this board.

In any case, why didn't he go with @sandman2 or something like that so we'd recognize him or did Edmunds make him do this because they found out he is in Federal Witness Protection Program?

Sure is getting tough to recognize the regulars in. I have even noticed that several mug shots have changed. Seamless huh?

jmonroe

Sandy posted his change in CCBA. It`s funny that while i can't log in from my own device, when i use my son`s tablet they remember me and i come on unchanged from the old days.

So, tell us how you like this new change.

jmonroe

xwesx

stickguy said:

Farmer, they might rent more minivans if they did not charge 2-3 times as much as a full sized sedan for them.

JM, post a pic of the old red Genny. Just to remind you of the good old days.

Sandy, FYI if you have threads bookmarked that you no longer want, just click on the yellow star to turn it white, and the will drop off your bookmarks.

Probably required in order to cut down on the frequency of thieves renting minivans to carry out heists.

Drivingfool

Stick, I know about that. Originally, I just wanted to update my newer email address which I started using around 1/1/17 and tried multiple times to accomplish this but, no dice. Will just keep things as they are and move on. Hey, almost the end of August already. Been a crappy year for our family so not unhappy to see it end!

berri

Well Sandman, just remember what Mr. T said "I pity the "fool" Seriously, what the heck you viewed the mess as an opportunity.

OF50 - got the same inconsistencies between two computers and they are almost identical. But one works best with Bing and the other with Chrome for this application. After messing around with this defying logic, I realized - just go with the flow because it ain't worth more hassle.

berri

So Ford has just had their debt rating reduced to one step above junk by Moody's and their stock has dropped to under $10. There are forecasts it will hit junk bond status within a year or so. Some attribute the mess to old and stale vehicles, as well as cost cutting QC effects on product. But Ford remains strong in trucks. The family super majority through their special stock shares allows the company to move easier than a normal corporation. If things don't change in the next few years, have to wonder about a merger possibility. The UAW will likely keep Honda out of it, but HyunKia has union in Korea and is weak in trucks. OTOH as long as Ford has cash, the family control makes Ford not nearly at the mercy of Wall Street as most publicly listed corporations. Any thoughts where this all may be headed?

explorerx4

@berri,
Considering how the market values Tesla, no clue.

jmonroe1

stickguy said:

JM, post a pic of the old red Genny. Just to remind you of the good old days.

Is that supposed to be funny? :@

jmonroe

thebean

How about this for @jmonroe1's mug shot?