adorshki
Reverential Member
Congrats on all counts and glad to hear it! I myself have been taking some vicarious pride in my nephew, just entered 7th grade. Online. Wow.I'm good. How are you Al? I retired June 1 and have been enjoying life and my first biological grandson. A little guitar, a bit of hunting, a little travel, and a lot of golf.
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Myself, was furloughed last April. Unemployment was a given as COVID-related, and has been coming through like clockwork via good ol' US Mail. Company was paying their share of health ins. as long as I kept paying mine, but finally in August they couldn't keep on, so was PRIF'd with a 3 month severance consideration as of Sep 30th.
At 64, I'm weighing retirement myself. But because of the whole COVID thing I wasn't even required to look for work, so with all the extensions offsetting savings draw-downs, it's been like a year-long paid vacation for me! Almost hate to say it, but what's not to like?
Did start riding the bicycle in April at least 5 days a week out of every 7 for anywhere from 45m to a couple of hours, and a few even longer.
Streets were empty due to store closures, so explored my city on the ground, places I'd always been curious to check out, just pedaling steadily along. Almost no cars. Eerie but fun.
Saw the homeless encampments along the creekside bike trails and realized "there but for the grace of God go I"
COVID over all, and then the fires.
Just hunkered down and cooked a lot, glad I had such a nice place that I liked to hang out in.
Had a great physical in September.
But now, time to figure out this Medicare thing.
But I was really thinking of the Texas power problems. I kind of suspect you've got backup at your place, but still, it's been like a 100-year cold event, right?