Good morning!!!!

[kenmbz]

Morning all, 50 going to 75 and cloudy/fog, no rain.

Did not get much done yesterday. Will go vote sometime this morning.

At least all the Halloween stuff except the usual 1 or 2 for repair are put away.

Mostly - cassoulet - getting fancy on us

BEF - happy birthday to son and hope other son heals quick

Be well,

Moving some firewood last month.

 

[LouNY]

Morning all, wishing all a smooth and easy time at the voting booth.

Don small suv easier to get in and out vs car, more senior friendly
Too bad Toyota or Honda don't make a "Texas Edition" like GM...
you have a good looking five star safety rated sport sedan and going to have to give up
a little zip going to compact suv. If driving excitement not an issue, then hard to beat Toyota hybrid.
The plug in versions can be more powerful and you likely do mostly local driving. And you have a garage.
Let us know how the Kia service went.

Happy, send that rain up here please.

My wife is wanting a new "car/suv" we have sat in a few and driven a couple of them she keeps coming back to the Chevy Equinox, I was extremely disappointed in the RAV4. There is absolutely no knee room in them because of the huge center console which has sharp corner were my knee rested against it..

That's good. I need to get some blown away yet..

concerning Medicare Advantage, I've heard they are more like an HMO, a little lower cost, but more restrictions.

That is why I went with a Medigap policy, no referrals needed any doc that takes Medicare which almost all do.

good morning, 48 going to 74 much warmer today

using mini split heat a little this morning.

Made a stew yesterday out of the pork roast and it was really delicious with lost of sautéed onions and mushrooms

turned the screws up on the jack posts and measured progress with the laser. Pretty much stuck without moving it much despite having 4 jack posts in a short span. Plan B is needed when I figure out what that is

Been using my mini-splits for heat off and on the last few weeks.

There are many different Medicare Advantage plans. My Advantage plan is a PPO2. Any Dr and no referral needed for a specialist. I can go to any pharmacy of my choice. Each state/area code has different rules for what a plan provides.

None of the Advantage plans for my state/area had those options.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Isn't it true that if you go with a medicare advantage plan, you can't switch back to a traditional medicare plan?

 

[LouNY]

Isn't it true that if you go with a medicare advantage plan, you can't switch back to a traditional medicare plan?

Here is a commercial site that discusses that issue;
Switching from Medicare Advantage to a Medicare Supplement (Medigap)

 

[daugen]

stopped at post office to buy some stamps and tried to vote on way home.
nope
looked like at least fifty people in line.
I'll come back after lunch when there will be no one there

 

[riptides]

stopped at post office to buy some stamps and tried to vote on way home.
nope
looked like at least fifty people in line.
I'll come back after lunch when there will be no one there

In and out in minutes, took longer to drive to our polling place.

Heard close to half the county already voted early. Mailed in ballots.

Voting should be easier on people, should not be tens of peoples deep.

 

[RedNeckGeek]

A few things shied me away from the Advantage plans. First, there are no preapprovals required for traditional Medicare. And no approved pool of doctors to limit your choices: almost all doctors take Medicare. If you do start with an Advantage plan and then decide to switch, you will not be allowed to if you have a pre-existing medical condition.

I've been voting by mail for a long time now. I mailed my ballot on Friday; yesterday I got a text message that it had been received and counted. Unfortunately there's no way to tell if it was counted correctly, but at least there is a paper ballet somewhere with my name on it in case a recount is required.

 

[ronjhall]

Isn't it true that if you go with a medicare advantage plan, you can't switch back to a traditional medicare plan?

That’s what I have been told. You have 1 year to change your mind and go back.

 

[kenmbz]

I went down to the school with the wife and it only took a few minutes.

No check on my identity and plenty of people can see the paper that you have to fill in and feed into the voting machine.

But it's done.

I won't do mail in after what my neighbor told me about people filling them in for Alzheimer patients and that when a formal complaint was put in, no one followed up.

May the best liar win (not fond of politicians, though I have met a few good ones, and met some very, very bad ones)

Beautiful day out,

 

[Popgadget]

Good Morning
Nice day here in Raleigh after the fog burned off. It was foggy in PA when we left as well. They were reporting less than 1/4 mile visibility and 100’ ceiling.

Good thing I hand delivered my ballot to the courthouse weeks ago, maybe my vote will make a difference.

Won’t accomplish anything today other than shopping or sightseeing, should get back to Philly tomorrow around noon.