The Drop In Centre 3

[kbois]

51 minutes ago, spyke said:

You know that Clueless is going to be a nightmare of a tenant. They'll be calling you to change light bulbs. 🤣

IF, she qualifies, unfortunately due to the Fair Housing Act, we must approve. At least she'd keep my maintenance guy busy lol.

[spyke]

1 hour ago, kbois said:

IF, she qualifies, unfortunately due to the Fair Housing Act, we must approve. At least she'd keep my maintenance guy busy lol.

Idiots and as*h^#es are not protected classes in The Fair Housing Act.

[kbois]

1 minute ago, spyke said:

Idiots and as*h^#es are not protected classes in The Fair Housing Act.

Nor should they be. 

We'll let karma and Darwinism deal with them.

[Mikiesboy]

[Reader1810]

6 hours ago, kbois said:

So yeah.... things that make me go hmmm. 

Clueless on steroids? 🤔 

[Kitt]

OK, this is a week of firsts!

Wednesday took a horse to the dentist. She is a skittish thing so we decided to load her for the trip home while she was still just a tad loopy. Silly thing tried to go up the ramp sideways 3 times. 

Thursday we picked up a mini from a clinic. Very long day, 2 hrs there, 2 more to her place, then 2 back to mine, a giant triangle covered 250 miles. Momma was so happy she gave us 2 envelopes. One the fee for the ride, the other "a little something for making a stressful situation better". Inside the TY card was a tip. $100.  People have tipped me before but this was a tad over the top!

Today I am taking 2 goats to the same clinic I picked up from yesterday. One is sick, the other lives in the same paddock and started to freak out when we took his buddy out. Not the first time we have taken buddy sour pairs because one needs to go. It is, however, the first time the healthy one took several steps politely, then took one look at the trailer and flopped over and played dead! We had to carry him the last 10 feet!

[Mikiesboy]

“Mind. Body. Soul. These are the three things self-care is all about.”

Kathy Sledge singer–songwriter, producer

 

Been to see my psychiatrist. Home now, we are getting ready to go for some groceries, remembering it is a long weekend. i have a headache, which is a semi-constant friend i could do without. Then we have dog walking. 

We watched a fun film last night, One Cut of the Dead.. Synopsis: Real zombies attack a hack director and a film crew who are shooting a low-budget zombie film in an abandoned WWII Japanese facility.   

It was in Japanese and was well done, clever and it was funny.  We enjoyed it.  

[Page Scrawler]

I'm finally able to get outside and do some planting!

Lem, my 3-year-old lemon tree that Max named, is 24 inches tall from the base. I was able to successfully transplant them into a larger container with some specialized potting soil and a bit of fertilizer. Now they'll grow even bigger.

I'm also planting some more rosemary, mint, and basil. Beets, potatoes, and leeks, too.

New crops this year: ginger, garlic, and scallions. Max said that he wants to try making... tofu. So, I'm looking at some soybeans, as well.

[Mikiesboy]

Happy Saturday... waiting for my new toy... a double stacked ninja air fryer. My Husband hopes we will need the big oven less while still being able to cook during the summer. I love our current air fryer. Our very old toaster oven will leave and we'll use our old toaster for toast. 

I found this today...thought it was interesting... 

The Six Mistakes of Man

I. The illusion that personal gain is made up of crushing others.

II. The tendency to worry about things that cannot be changed or corrected.

III. Insisting that a thing is impossible because we cannot accomplish it.

IV. Refusing to set aside trivial preferences.

V. Neglecting development and refinement of the mind, and not acquiring the habit of reading and study.

VI. Attempting to compel others to believe and live as we do.

–Marcus Tullius Cicero (106 B.C.–43 B.C.)

[Kitt]

A customer went out and bought herself a brandy new truck AND horse trailer! No more calls on Friday evening wanting to show on Sunday, no more attitude if I am already booked, no more arguing about my prices!!!!

 

Yipeeeee! Have never been happier to lose a customer!

[Mikiesboy]

Feeling stressed out? Want to lower your stress levels.. just watch this: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vNePhmCMnbU

[kbois]

59 minutes ago, Mikiesboy said:

Feeling stressed out? Want to lower your stress levels.. just watch this: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vNePhmCMnbU

Awwwww.... if a panda wasn't already my spirit animal, I'd want it to be a beaver. He's cute!

So....nothing slaps you harder in the face than the reality that you are far removed from your 25 year old self than deep cleaning carpets with a rented rug cleaner that feels like you're trying to drag 1000kbs. It took 4 hours, but I'm done. 

Oof, my arms got a workout! 

[Mikiesboy]

11 minutes ago, kbois said:

Awwwww.... if a panda wasn't already my spirit animal, I'd want it to be a beaver. He's cute!

So....nothing slaps you harder in the face than the reality that you are far removed from your 25 year old self than deep cleaning carpets with a rented rug cleaner that feels like you're trying to drag 1000kbs. It took 4 hours, but I'm done. 

Oof, my arms got a workout! 

Good job!  I should get ours done...i would hire someone..lol    I am cooking fish in my new toy atm. It's very crispy at flip time. It's quite different from our other AF, but i'll get used to it i'm sure. It has an actual thermometer so you can cook a chicken and it'll stop when the right temp is reached. Kinda neat. 

[Mikiesboy]

Happy Sunday!   

“Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life.”

Pablo Picasso Spanish artist

[Gary L]

On returning from a garden centre this am, I turned oven on to preheat for a nice free range chicken only to blow the fuse box, again and again.   Yep, the oven decided to die overnight after working perfectly yesterday evening….. 

Tomorrow off to El Corte Inglés (department store) to buy a new oven.. lovely. Just what we wanted, not.  😱😱😱😱 No treats for doggies or us for a while 😢

[Mikiesboy]

20 minutes ago, Gary L said:

On returning from a garden centre this am, I turned oven on to preheat for a nice free range chicken only to blow the fuse box, again and again.   Yep, the oven decided to die overnight after working perfectly yesterday evening….. 

Tomorrow off to El Corte Inglés (department store) to buy a new oven.. lovely. Just what we wanted, not.  😱😱😱😱 No treats for doggies or us for a while 😢

I have a nice free-range organic chicken in my new Air Fryer.. it's looking lovely. I think i will just buy parts going forward, they just cook faster, but it looks very nice.  And in the upper basket i cooked four nice Italian sausages, which my carnivore will have for snacks.  It is already helliously (sp)  hot, and it's only gonna be worse the next few days.   So, meat, green salads and a potato salad.. Tuesday Michael said we are going out to eat somewhere airconditioned. lol 

[kbois]

3 hours ago, Mikiesboy said:

I have a nice free-range organic chicken in my new Air Fryer.. it's looking lovely. I think i will just buy parts going forward, they just cook faster, but it looks very nice.  And in the upper basket i cooked four nice Italian sausages, which my carnivore will have for snacks.  It is already helliously (sp)  hot, and it's only gonna be worse the next few days.   So, meat, green salads and a potato salad.. Tuesday Michael said we are going out to eat somewhere airconditioned. lol 

Its good to get out of the house to eat on hot days. Its in the upper 80s here and I went out with a friend for a pedicure and late lunch. 

So, in other words, the boys are on their own for dinner. I'm not going to be hungry lol. They'll survive. There's plenty of leftovers and if they're desperate I think there's a frozen pizza downstairs. 

Glad you're enjoying your new air fryer!

[Mikiesboy]

Ready for more beaver therapy?  Here you go...  

 

[Kitt]

OK gang, follow this one if you can.

 

I turned 65 and am required by law to have Medicare as my primary health care coverage, and the coverage provided by the company hubby retired from became secondary coverage.

Both are what's called 80% plans. So if done right, a bill for $100 goes to Medicare first, they pay 80% URC, in this example $80. Then the remaining 20% ($20) is submitted along with an EOB from Medicare to my secondary insurance who pays 80% or an additional $18. I am then responsible for the remainder or $2.

That's IF the morons in claims processing do things right!

They dont.

My chiropractor submitted a bill for $105. 

The health care company that administers my Medicare part b denied the claim. Then my secondary refused to pay anything because Medicare denied it.

The kicker? The SAME company not only administers part B but is also the company his retiree benefits contracts with for our secondary coverage.

 

My new question is will they cover me at all when all this causes me to have a stroke?

[spyke]

1 hour ago, Kitt said:

OK gang, follow this one if you can.

 

I turned 65 and am required by law to have Medicare as my primary health care coverage, and the coverage provided by the company hubby retired from became secondary coverage.

Both are what's called 80% plans. So if done right, a bill for $100 goes to Medicare first, they pay 80% URC, in this example $80. Then the remaining 20% ($20) is submitted along with an EOB from Medicare to my secondary insurance who pays 80% or an additional $18. I am then responsible for the remainder or $2.

That's IF the morons in claims processing do things right!

They dont.

My chiropractor submitted a bill for $105. 

The health care company that administers my Medicare part b denied the claim. Then my secondary refused to pay anything because Medicare denied it.

The kicker? The SAME company not only administers part B but is also the company his retiree benefits contracts with for our secondary coverage.

 

My new question is will they cover me at all when all this causes me to have a stroke?

Been there, done that, no problem following.

Medicare is your primary insurance and if you have not yet met the Part B annual deductible (currently $283) Medicare doesn't pay the claim and the secondary policy doesn't pay either. 

There's a separate deductible for hospitalizations (currently $1736) that applies for each occurrence  of a hospitalization. 

Then there's the separate policy for the pharmacy benefits if your secondary doesn't have that included.

This is more of an explanation for our friends who don't live in the USA. Getting old sucks. Ask me how I know this. LOL 

Edited May 18 by spyke

[Kitt]

1 hour ago, spyke said:

Been there, done that, no problem following.

Medicare is your primary insurance and if you have not yet met the Part B annual deductible (currently $283) Medicare doesn't pay the claim and the secondary policy doesn't pay either. 

There's a separate deductible for hospitalizations (currently $1736) that applies for each occurrence  of a hospitalization. 

Then there's the separate policy for the pharmacy benefits if your secondary doesn't have that included.

This is more of an explanation for our friends who don't live in the USA. Getting old sucks. Ask me how I know this. LOL 

Yup, but I HAVE covered my deductible. The moron in claims decided chiropractic was not covered. When I broke out the 2026 Medicare handbook and read the section verbatim to the CSR he did the double back step shuffle, apologizing profusely, and promised to fix it promptly.

[Mikiesboy]

“Great opportunities to help others seldom come, but small ones surround us every day.”

—Sally Koch

[Gary L]

On 5/17/2026 at 5:58 PM, Gary L said:

On returning from a garden centre this am, I turned oven on to preheat for a nice free range chicken only to blow the fuse box, again and again.   Yep, the oven decided to die overnight after working perfectly yesterday evening….. 

Tomorrow off to El Corte Inglés (department store) to buy a new oven.. lovely. Just what we wanted, not.  😱😱😱😱 No treats for doggies or us for a while 😢

So we went and bought a new oven, 25% off, by chance.  It’s an all singing all dancing affair. Apart from the usual oven settings it also can convert to an air fryer or a steam oven…. Also has an interactive screen which gives recipes and timings etc.  You can guess it wasn’t the cheapest model but the last Siemens oven did us for 20 years.  It arrives in 10 days.  
Price means no week away in July but it seemed worth it until…… someone nameless suggested I just turn on the old, doorless oven and guess what…. It started to work perfectly.  😱😱😱😱😱

[MichaelS36]

1 hour ago, Gary L said:

So we went and bought a new oven, 25% off, by chance.  It’s an all singing all dancing affair. Apart from the usual oven settings it also can convert to an air fryer or a steam oven…. Also has an interactive screen which gives recipes and timings etc.  You can guess it wasn’t the cheapest model but the last Siemens oven did us for 20 years.  It arrives in 10 days.  
Price means no week away in July but it seemed worth it until…… someone nameless suggested I just turn on the old, doorless oven and guess what…. It started to work perfectly.  😱😱😱😱😱

Just toss it out.

It's showing its true colours.

I didn't buy a new stove but I did buy a new air fryer and toaster oven. It was time. I'm thinking about a new full size stove too and mattress. Big ticket items, but nothing lasts forever. 

[kbois]

3 minutes ago, MichaelS36 said:

Just toss it out.

It's showing its true colours.

I didn't buy a new stove but I did buy a new air fryer and toaster oven. It was time. I'm thinking about a new full size stove too and mattress. Big ticket items, but nothing lasts forever. 

Get the mattress. Worth every penny. 

We had to get a new stove in November and I convinced my MIL to spend the extra $100 for the model that had the steam cleaning feature. I know tim likes the new kitchen toys.