Good morning!!!!

[rswyan]

56F and sunny @ 13:15, calling for a high of 57 for the day. Occasionally breezy with gusts to 8 mph. Clinton Station reports the low this morning was 36.5F.

Ten Day has changed dramatically, now only showing good chance of rain on Wednesday and Thursday instead of the entire period.

That will be good if it holds. Give me a chance to get more outside stuff done if there's a little sun and not too breezy. Highs mainly in the low 50's.

Was able to go back to sleep and slept like a rock.

Got meds doled out.

On the agenda for today:

Get cages put on arbs and tied to stakes after they are driven in.

Wash that extension ladder and get it put in the barn.

Hose out and clean mud off buckets and various items.

Maybe clean mud off 12" auger.

Finish topping off around posts.

Beyond that just see what else comes up.

Hope everyone is having a decent Tuesday ...

 

[Looking4new]

That is mostly true. I was diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2018. My rates jumped $70 the next year. Today all my test come back negative. Who knows. A false/bad report can screw everything up.

If you are clear now, did the insurance rate drop $70.oo?

Drew, way back in 1972 I solved the tooth ache problem. Got them all out. At the time it would have cost me $1600.oo for falsies, so I never got them. I cannot crunch ice cubes or peanuts anymore but pecans and walnuts are no problem.')

 

[ronjhall]

If you are clear now, did the insurance rate drop $70.oo?

I changed from Supplemental to Advantage. Monthly charge is now $.00.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

my husqvarna mower has a wire bypassing a sensor that won't let it start. they sensor is in a place where the complete mower would have to be torn apart to replace the sensor, so a wire was much easier.

tried to fly drone to check my gutters, and very windy out. Water comes over side of gutter in heavy rain, but where the water comes over, the gutter looked clean, some leaves at other end... but that is also where downspout is, so maybe downspout hole is blocked, won't be first time.

Dentist said I had cracked tooth, I couldn't tell on the xray he showed me. sent me to specialist, who also said it needs to come out. Who sent me to oral surgeon that quoted me a good bit to take it out, and a lot more (Thousands) for an implant. I still have the tooth, and haven't had a problem since. I think it was just an infection and not a crack. I keep a few antibiotics around in case of another infection.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

I changed from Supplemental to Advantage. Monthly charge is now $.00.

So I assume with Advantage, medicare pays the premium, or do you still pay the part B?

Friend at church found someone had gotten ahold of their medicare number, and was billing medicare for surgeries that the person never had.

 

[ArlyA]

my husqvarna mower has a wire bypassing a sensor that won't let it start. they sensor is in a place where the complete mower would have to be torn apart to replace the sensor, so a wire was much easier.

tried to fly drone to check my gutters, and very windy out. Water comes over side of gutter in heavy rain, but where the water comes over, the gutter looked clean, some leaves at other end... but that is also where downspout is, so maybe downspout hole is blocked, won't be first time.

Dentist said I had cracked tooth, I couldn't tell on the xray he showed me. sent me to specialist, who also said it needs to come out. Who sent me to oral surgeon that quoted me a good bit to take it out, and a lot more (Thousands) for an implant. I still have the tooth, and haven't had a problem since. I think it was just an infection and not a crack. I keep a few antibiotics around in case of another infection.

Jaw infections and a crack tooth go hand n hand...

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Jaw infections and a crack tooth go hand n hand...

Unless the tooth isn't really cracked..

 

[sodamo]

We have been one straight Medicare. Tricare for Life takes care of supplement and prescriptions. Has worked well for us. Of course we have to pay Vision and Dental separately, which some Advantage plans cover. Recently was able to switch my prescriptions to VA, but not a big savings being fortunate that its mostly my inhalers and BP.

 

[ronjhall]

So I assume with Advantage, medicare pays the premium, or do you still pay the part B?

Friend at church found someone had gotten ahold of their medicare number, and was billing medicare for surgeries that the person never had.

Advantage plans negotiate with Medicare to provide the service. I have not seen any Advantage plans offering to pay the part B part this year. I have a HSA that will pay up to $3,600 of medical bills. If I do not have enough copays to use all that amount. I can use it to get the part B money back.

 

[wngsprd]

I think there are a couple of the giveback Medicare Advantage plans paying a part of the Part B premium here, but the trade-off is in coverage, like maybe no dental or vision coverage as part of their MA plan.

Medicare Part B monthly premiums, generally deducted from Social Security, if you've applied, cost from $206 to $702 depending on your income (a lot of uninformed folks think Medicare is free) plus, there are the Medigap supplement payments and sometimes dental and vision insurance as well as Part D Drug premiums.

Anthem is stopping their Part D plans next year, so I'm shopping for a new plan for my wife, who has Original Medicare...the drug plans here are from $0 to $101 monthly depending on coverage, copay, and how large of a deductible you are willing to pay.