Recent content by Old Dummy

My portfolio was 30/70 for the past 10 years or maybe a bit more. A couple months ago I bumped the bond fund holdings to 76%. I don't ever "get out", as bond income is my sole retirement income aside from SS. I'm living well (better than I did when working) and I don't have to sell shares of...

If we left DST year 'round I would be okay with that. HOWEVER if we had ST during the summer, it would get dark here at 8 PM in June which I would NOT like, and the birds would start singing at 3:30 AM. Who wants that?

It was 6 years ago TODAY I started this thread, ha. Just happened across it and checked the date of my OP. Well I'm still in the woods of upstate NY, and no plans to move to Florida. The previous two winters were much milder with much less snow than normal. This year we are back to reality with...

Thanks for the info HFLady. :D Q: Why do I have some old "conversations" here when I was never a member? And none of the ones I had with "John" from Virginia are here. :confused: So: This forum had my name and profile stored, and some conversations, but none of them with John. Color me...

Ah, okay. That forum has been offline for several days now so I thought it went down in flames. I recognized yours and other names here so I assumed Ken just buried the old forum and started this one. Thanks!

I remember your name too! Thank you. :)

Hi, I remember you! A small-town diner I go to has a young waitress named "Holly." I call her Holly Dolly sometimes -- I must have gotten that from you subconsciously. :D EDIT: "John" was probably his real name, don't remember what his screen name might have been. He was still in his 60s (as of...

Are there any other Old Dummies around here besides me? :confused: I haven't posted here in 3 years, I recognize a few names but not many. I found out that the old site was shut down, and it took some time to run across this place -- which I instantly recognized from the layout. I Googled...

Somebody mentioned that to me a few years ago. There's a lot to it, but the hand skills I had to learn are no longer needed; computer-driven machines do it now -- but all that is a big learning curve too. The old hand skills did come in handy sometimes even in modern times though. But you are...

:cool: I was forced to retire a year ago because of sudden acute arthritic pain in my wrists and hands (I'll be 72 in August). As a toolmaker I've been lifting heavy steel blocks all my life, but the pain was so bad I could hardly brush my teeth. So working was out. The pain started to...

One year out and I hate being not self employed anymore. I’ve turned into a lazy bum that can barely get out of bed in the morning in time to go to lunch. Machine shop is in backyard and I’m doing a favor for my neighbor right now. I have maybe one day left on it, and I can’t wait til Monday...

Well I sold my boat to a guy I know a few weeks ago for $1,000. I had another guy with a dozer come in and “move” the creek for me, as I mentioned in a previous post. The $1,000 went sideways to him but he did a great job. That stump was the tree in my earlier post that was leaning over.

Thanks again to all you wonderful people, and to anyone I may have missed!

Same to you! I didn't know about the QE connection. :) Do you remember August 21, 2017, when we had a near total solar eclipse? (maybe not where you are). The weird light, or lack of it, in the middle of the afternoon was a bit strange.

Thanks to you both! :giggle: