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abarbarian
22 hours ago, zlim said:

I wonder about adults over 70 what our chances are?

 

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"The principles make sense and underscore what we have always known: People need to remain engaged in life, whatever that looks like for them," Petersen said.

 

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V.T. Eric Layton
1 hour ago, abarbarian said:

People need to remain engaged in life, whatever that looks like for them..

 

I'm thoroughly engaged is being a poverty-stricken hermit... that's what it "looks like" to me.

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On 5/10/2023 at 9:58 AM, zlim said:

Hey Pete, we are not in that age range.

I wonder about adults over 70 what our chances are? Or because we've been hanging when we were 50 to 64.9 are we now covered? 🙃

Based on how long we've known each other without ever having met, I think we're "grandfathered".

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She signed up to live on a cruise ship for three years. Here’s why

 

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The cheapest rooms on the MV Gemini cost around $30,000 per year, including a discount for solo travelers. Lane calculated this cost was manageable, and decided to dive in.

“By midnight that night, I had done enough research that I booked a room,” she says.

Now, Lane is busy preparing for MV Gemini’s November disembarkation. She’s selling most of her possessions, giving up her rental lease and preparing for a long stint at sea.

 

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V.T. Eric Layton
2 hours ago, abarbarian said:

giving up her rental lease and preparing for a long stint at sea.

 

Yeah.,. NOPE.

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US to give away free lighthouses as GPS makes them unnecessary

 

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Ten lighthouses that for generations have stood like sentinels along America’s shorelines protecting mariners from peril and guiding them to safety are being given away at no cost or sold at auction by the federal government.

The aim of the program run by the General Services Administration is to preserve the properties, most of which are more than a century old.

The development of modern technology, including GPS, means li

 

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