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Do you still have any Heresy III B-Stock with grills and slant riser base in walnut Cory? Do you check your PM's? Keith

Any suggestions for a really simple pork rib rub? The salt/pepper/brown sugar thing is easy but any other ideas to try? The wife cooked pork ribs in the oven the other day just adding BBQ sauce after a couple of hours. They were the best pork ribs I've ever eaten, so tender the bones pulled out when I tried to slice them. Pulled them apart with a fork. Of course I feel that it is incumbent upon me to screw that up now. Any ideas? Keith

I'm not into pro football either, although I realize others are. Heck, I think Carl's garage floor project is more interesting than pro ball. To each his own I guess. Keith

I thought this was the super bowl

Why didn't you ask her to bend over so that you could get a better shot? Keith

Batteries are like tires, an investment. The wife owned her last car 17.5 years. I replaced the original tires after 3 years with a set of Michelins. Never bought another tire for that car. The Michelins had lots of tread life left when I sold the car with 58,000 miles. Keith (down to low 20's last night)

About a week ago the wife's 2016 Honda CR-V wouldn't start. It has 4668 miles after 30 months of ownership. The needle on the battery tester jumped up to almost the DEAD section of the scale. My 2012 Buick was sitting next to it in the garage with less 12,000 miles with the original battery. Worst battery life in the Honda I've ever experienced in my life. Bought a Optima Yellow Top. Keith

Come on down anytime, although it's down to 56 degrees right now. And if you do plan on driving in the mud when you get here bring a farm tractor. Keith

OK.

Yeah, yeah me too. I don't like the look of Subaru's and I think they're priced way too high, even though I 'm not interested in buying one, so I believe I'll just critique the hell out of 'em. That'll show 'em. Keith

That's not totally true. Sometimes the reverse is true also. Keith

I had several Scott integrated tube amps years ago. I used the tube amps with mint pairs of Chorus And Chorus II's, among others. At medium to upper medium volumes the Chorii gave listening fatigue after a while. So I decided to sell everything except my ear pleasing KSP HT setup. When a buyer visited I, for the first time ever, hooked up my Denon 3801/Acurus 125x5 HT receiver/amp to the Chorus/II's and could not believe how much better that sounded than the tube amps sounded. We listened for a short time while I questioned myself as to why I had never tried the combo's before. Keith

They finally wised up. Hearing protection is required. After they documented employee hearing loss for years and notified every train & engine service employee the results of their test they offered a voluntary hearing loss settlement. The offer came only after they learned of a class action lawsuit. So basically they prohibited hearing protection, required hearing tests that revealed hearing loss, sent you documentation of the results then (voluntarily) paid you for the hearing loss they caused. It was an attorneys retirement dream. The company asked brilliant questions like: What are your hobbies? My humorous side wanted to answer firing cannons and setting off C4. But I went with crocheting and stuffing goose down pillows. Keith

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Sounds like a plan. Don't tell those coupla other people that are still working. Keith

I think you still have to pay US taxes unless you give up US citizenship. I could be wrong. Keith

What are you beginning?

I'll tell you caused all of this. It's those damn Unions. They demanded high wages, good health care coverage and attractive retirement benefits. Yeah, that's who caused all this trouble. Those guys that organized and demanded a better future for themselves and their families. Keith

Nope. Not kidding. I don't converse with many younger folks nowadays since I no longer work. Even when I did work guys don't usually talk about their finances. So to hear all the problems I mentioned earlier experienced by those out off work for just a few weeks was kind of shocking to me. I don't read newspapers or magazines anymore and I pay little attention to newscasts. But its really easy to see the direction of this country for future retirees. These are the glory days compared to what's down the road. You, or at least I, would think that people would be more concerned about their future. But apparently many aren't. Keith

I love a challenge. Especially the mind games. Prepare yourself and bullschite your way out of the corners. Butt thanks.

Our government is not a very good teacher of this theory. Keith

It must be different here. I only felt one digit. Both of the agents hands rested on my shoulders. Keith

Thanks for all the replies. My situation is somewhat complicated. I retired in 2013. The year in question was 2016. The amount that the IRS says that I owned was an outlier from prior and post years even though my income/deductions varied little. Part of my income is from personal contributions (private pension) that I/employer paid over the years. That portion (>50%) is not taxable, as I understand it. The lessor amount (~ <40%) is taxable. The payer of my income calculates the amount of withholding and they have been really accurate over the years. My 1099 shows just a couple of figures. One figure is my contribution amount, which has nothing to do with my monthly income. The other figure in a BOLD OUTLINED box says 'Gross Amount Paid'. That's it. No other figures that could be confusing. Of course I include a copy of the 1099 with the tax return, which is already reported anyway. The underpayment bill that I received from the circus was greater than the amount of taxes I did owe in other years, even after the withholding amount I had already paid during the year. So apparently the IRS figures my contributions are taxable (?) or they used the contribution amount to calculate my tax liabilities. I'm going to find out. Hopefully. It ain't about the money, it's about the numbers. And the numbers don't jibe. I want to look someone in the eye at the Local Office and ask specific questions and get a straight answer. We'll see. Keith