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Reagan1k

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  1. As with most things IRS, I would suppose the easiest thing to do would be to file and pay whatever minimal tax there is even out of your own pocket. In fact, if she hasn't been required to file there may be a credit or deduction somewhere out there you could claim to wash it. Medical expense threshold if her income is low and it can exceed the standard deduction by $5k would be an offset??? Keeping that slate clean and them out of her hair would probably be worth an hour of time to file and a few hundred dollars out of pocket for a SIL caregiver. I'd consider the cost in your time and having an anxious MIL if she got a letter after not filing. Might be an easy trade.
  2. This is a tough deal and a bit of a wild card caregivers have to watch very closely. Surgery and especially anestesia are HARD on the elderly (no shit) but the problems can manifest in weird places. The anestesia can be especially hard and unpredictable. If there are any underlying neurological problems like dementia, Alzheimer's, or Parkinson's, it often "kicks the ant bed" and can lead to a downward spiral. I experienced this with a parent where some very mild symptoms (pre-anesthesia) went to 11 on a scale of 1-10 immediately after. Doesn't always happen but happens enough. Whether or not it is temporary or a new normal is patient specific. A couple of buddies who are an anesthesiologist and surgeon respectively helped me process this regarding my parents. Anesthesiologist said they do their best but it is a crapshoot how the elderly respond, and surgeon said any procedure is trauma to the body (body doesn't know the difference between a stabbing and a procedure - it's still cut) and trauma elicits all kinds of physiological responses which can have a cascading effect. Damned if you do and damned if you don't in many cases where the procedure is required, but tread carefully on elective procedures for those who might be compromised already. It's a balancing act or risk/reward.
  3. Same thing happened to my father years ago. My mother was out of town and I get a call that he's too weak to get off the shitter. EMS went in and got him up and noticed the bloody stool. Ulcer was bleeding, stomach full of blood, and the result was a heart attack from the blood loss and all that entails. No telling how long he'd been ignoring it. It didn't just happen that day for sure. On the bright side, it probably gave him some extra years because in all of the work-up, they found some blockages that would have killed him sooner rather than later and he ended up with some bypasses.
  4. Go on..... Indexed annuity or managed portfolio with option strategy?
  5. Yep. I think Ruger was a big supplier to euro LEO many moons ago. Makes sense they copied what they liked. I want the 73 too but can't bring myself to spend the $$.
  6. This weekend I ran about 500 rounds through a Bul Armory Tac Pro 5" with Holosun 508t multi and really enjoyed it. Only issue is that when it got a little dry the slide lock lever wouldn't always engage but that's on me. Very enjoyable to shoot and it's only limiting factor was my ability. Nice gun. Also ran a box through my Manurhin MR88 which I hadn't done in a long time. Sweet shooter especially with .38s. Biggest revelation there is that my eyes are going and I can't see the front sight for shit. Researching replacements since I don't want to paint it. Getting old sucks.
  7. Put me in the camp of .....whatever gets a hopeless alcoholic sober is good for me. It may be heresy to some, but if we need plain language books or pop-up picture pages.....I don't care. I want those that seek the solution to get the solution. I'm all for starting with the big book as written, but if that language is the obstacle, who am I to say that a translation isn't worthwhile.
  8. Take this for what it's worth (nothing) but I can tell you the experience of one alcoholic.....Me. Anxiety, depresion, lack of sleep, shitty shits, stomach pains, all that.....it was a part of my existence and drinking seemed to keep it at bay temporarily, but when I'd have to stop it all came roaring back in spades. So I had to drink. I sought every answer under the sun to alleviate the symptoms; every answer that is but to stop drinking and look at the root cause of why I couldn't stop and more importantly stay stopped. Stopping and staying stopped were two separate issues. I couldn't stop once I started. I couldn't stop starting. I could not not drink over any considerable period of time. I had resolve. I sought solutions. I sought help from psychiatrists, psychologists, MDs and a thousand medical tests, anti-anxiety / anti-depressants, through diet, through working out, massage therapy, religion, meditation, supplements, sex, spending money buying shit....I tried it all. Nothing made me feel better for long enough that a drink wouldn't finally become a good idea at some point, and then the cycle would start. Someone finally told me how they felt the same way, and then diligently worked the 12 steps of Alcoholics Anonymous. They told me going to meetings would help me on the fringes day to day, but that the lasting relief was through working the steps. They also pointed out that not only did I have nothing to lose and it wouldn't cost me anything. If I did it and didn't get something out of it then I was no worse off than I was when I started. I did just that and have continued to do just that and I got not only the relief that I was seeking, but a better life than I'd imagined was possible when I was staring at the thought of life with or without drinking. That was 10 years ago and counting. You might consider adding the work of the PROGRAM of Alcoholics Anonymous to your repertoire....not just attending meetings...but doing the work and see what happens. Just one guy's experience. Godspeed, Reagan
  9. I would be of less than zero help on something like this but I can promise you there are online forums that can. Break it down and take pics of each part with the stamps and markings. They'll be able to tell you what the guy who assembled it had for breakfast that morning. It's amazing to see that work, but most of these guns ran back through the armory a few times and are mix-masters of parts from various oems. Very few maintained all their original parts, and those that did are highly valued. I've got an Ithaca frame and Remington slide. Often the assemblers at the armory also used their own stamps, so these gurus can decode who actually assembled or reassembled the gun. Would be a cool research project.
  10. If you can legally purchase a firearm, pay $35 to join the Garand Collectors Association (you get a cool magazine) and have a concealed carry license.....you qualify. If you don't have a CC, then the below would also serve as a related activity. Proof of marksmanship participation can be provided by documenting any of the following: Current or past military service. Current or past law enforcement service. CMP or NRA Classification card. Participation in a rifle, pistol, air gun or shotgun competition (provide copy of results bulletin). Completion of a marksmanship clinic that included live fire training (provide a copy of the certificate of completion or a statement from the instructor). Visit http://ct.thecmp.org/app/v1/index.php?do=match&task=search to find an upcoming CMP sanctioned clinic or match. Distinguished, Instructor, or Coach status. Firearms Owner Identification Cards that included live fire training. – FFL or C&R license. (Note: An expired C&R license is acceptable to show proof of marksmanship.) Completion of a Hunter Safety Course that included live fire training. Certification from range or club official or law enforcement officer witnessing shooting activity. Complete the CMP Marksmanship Form to certify your range firing and the required marksmanship related activity for an individual to purchase from the CMP.
  11. CMP has a bunch more 1911s and is taking orders - no more lottery. Things have opened up, but still a limit per buyer. I'll get my 2nd and for now last in the next batch of orders processed per the timeline. Haven't seen anything official on the carbines but it wouldn't shock me. The demand has them looking in far corners for supply.
  12. OK. That timing wouldn't be a CMP release.
  13. Got any of the 1000 series? I'm a buyer of those.
  14. As smarter people have said, Time In the market beats Timing the market. Suck it up and take all the bad days so you don't miss any of the good days. The latter hurts worse than the former in the end.
  15. Current thinking is either the HD 4.5 when its out or the P / DLC-Comp. I'm committed to playing, just not sure which hand to bet yet.
  16. Are you seeing any issues with Staccato quality, or is this just operational issues? I'm in the market in a couple of months and don't want to step into a hornets nest...should I look at older production?
  17. They just needed better bumper stickers.
  18. Preach! That's my jam too. 1905, 1907, and 1910 are classic rifles. Win. should revive some of those older models in updated chamberings. A 1907 in 5.7x28 or 10mm and a very nice walnut stock would be awesome!!!!!! *one of my biggest regrets is letting a 1907 .351sl property stamped at Folsom Prison get away.
  19. Awesome. I have a Remington too. Some of the early ones are 303 British b/c we were making them on contract for England and Enfield, but we re-tooled and rechambered to .30 Govt. when we needed our own rifles. Think I need to complete the hat trick with Winchester & Eddystone too. Cool rifle / Piece of history!
  20. That Rem 1917 looks to be in good condition as well. Cool rifle....overlooked b/c it wasn't quite as refined as the '03 but a great battle rifle. Is that a factory installed Poly Choke on one of those Brownings? If the barrel isn't choke-marked, then it would be. Pretty cool.
  21. Yep - when pre64 called me they were bummed b/c the cut barrel was pristine. Said the chopper probably had a lot of regret after round #1 was fired.
  22. Send me a list first and save the premium???? I love buying from estates, even when paying true fair market value. Better firearms even if it isn't a "deal". If you need some names of reputable auction houses, send me a message. I buy a fair amount from several auction houses and have a pretty good feel for the way they treat customers on both the buy and sell side.
  23. Never bought or sold, but I have some. A manufacturer I represent will randomly ship me an ounce or two as a thank you for a good quarter or for negotiating a big order. I guess it could add up to something significant, but last I checked the price movement had really been lagging gold.
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