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    How do people afford New York City?

    I wouldn't even visit New Yawk city.
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    Do you accept or resist old age?

    Here in the independent living facility, only the help have dark hair.
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    Which state is best to retire in

    Remember, Medicare stops at the border.
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    Try to live like we used to, back in the old days…

    When I was a kid, I used to have to shovel coal into the furnace. That is long gone, now I just adjust the thermostat.
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    How do people afford New York City?

    My sister lived for many years in a rent controlled apartment in Manhattan. The landlord got fed up with dealing with the city rules and told the tenants "the building is becoming a condominium, buy your apartment or get out. The timing was perfect. She retired and bought a home near her...
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    How do people afford New York City?

    No, part of it is a suburb of Phila and Pennsylvania.
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    What was your childhood like?

    I was a boy in 1940. My father took us along on a business trip to Canada. Canada had entered WW2, but the US had not. In Canada there were soldiers everywhere. What astounded this boy from Long Island was that many of them were wearing KILTS as part of their army uniforms. I had never seen...
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    What are your favorite quotes?

    A destitute snake hasn't got a pit to hiss in.
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    Vacations when you're retired.

    Since retirement we went many places, mostly with a small travel trailer. It took us from Nova Scotia to down the Baja. We had a directory that gave us information about campgrounds. The National Parks are great. We worked in a few cruises some in the Caribbean and one to Alaska. My wife of...
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    I'll pass on these Tatoos

    From my Navy days I have a tattoo of a sea horse, but he is not a geek. No plans to get any additional tattoos.
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    I Like the Mermaid Statue

    They could make her a Bikini.
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    Your best and worst buys?

    I had a TV to watch when I had a stationary bike.
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    Do you regret moving to Florida?

    We lived in Aridzona for a time. It was extremely dry, 7% humidity was very common. In the summer it was 100+every day. It was a good base for RV travel, many national parks, and we could go up to Canada and down into Mexico.
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    Which state is best to retire in

    I have enjoyed many trips to Canada, but they have too much winter for me to live there.
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