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Evoex said:
Which retirement? :)
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The last one... After 3 tries, I'm getting little better at it.

Now I do what I like, when I like, and usually choose work that includes some form of new adventure.

And only when the money is stupid.

I grew a Santa beard and just had my Santa Suit overhauled. I'll be doing a few fun things through December and the pay is awesome - I'll earn about a million over the month (no cash, I'll be paid in smiles).
 
backmarkerducati said:
We "temporarily" went down to one car during covid. We figured at some point we would have to buy a second vehicle again, in reality once we made the adjustments to a single vehicle we realized we could get by with one. When I drive to work I drop my wife off and pick her up, then we mix in transit, adjust/coordinate schedules, shop local, motorcycle, bicycle.... This saves us easily 7K a year after taxes, WELL above 10K before taxes. Be it payments, depreciation, TVM, repairs, consumables, insurance etc.

We were convinced we needed two, turns out we didn't once we forced the situation and adjusted--I bet this is the case for many.
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We were similar, starting just before Covid and both retired.

An added bonus is more team type communications, who needs the car? while you're out can you pick up something? We rationalized that the insurance savings alone would cover taxis. Public transit takes a bit of getting used to but the mega saving are nice.
 
crankcall said:
I’m scared of watching streaming internet sources , looking for Irish road racing and end up with Romanian porn. It’s fine , but I do wonder who won the northern two hundred .
We killed cable a decade ago , do have NF and Prime and F subscription. I have two over air antenna attached to the house and watch local news and sports . If push ever came to shove , over the air stuff is enough to watch .


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I watched World Series on a Buffalo over-the-air station. Lots of NFL stuff as well.
 
ToSlow said:
I get over 20 channels from an antenna. over half are American stations
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50 years ago, every house had an antenna or, worse, rabbit ears. Roof tops looked like aluminum forests. Someone idling a Ford in front of your house messed with reception.
 
nobbie48 said:
50 years ago, every house had an antenna or, worse, rabbit ears. Roof tops looked like aluminum forests. Someone idling a Ford in front of your house messed with reception.
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I remember those rotors up on the antenna and one time one of the wires broke during a hockey game, had to get up there in the wind to screw it back on, it didn't help, the Leafs still lost.
 
Yeah SBS has some good stuff. SAS Rogue Heroes was terrific ....of course no issue for me.
 
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Made in Australia....$167 all in delivered and 30 day return. Hopefully reasonably quiet. Like that it has a wind curtain. I've been nursing the C3 along but it is really failing....price was correct on this.
Features
• Modern-Shape ABS shell
• Integrated Sun-Visor
• PINLOCK Ready
• P/J Homologated (homologated in open-face & Full-face positions)
• Wide-Opening Visor (scratch resistant)
• Self-Tensioning / Quick Release & UV resistant visor, with Visor-Lock Button
• Micrometric Q/R Buckle system
• Removable / Washable / Hypoallergenic liners
• Removable chin curtain
• Multi-Density EPS
• Blue-Tooth Ready
• Multi-point Ventilation
• ECE 22.06 Certified
• Wind Tunnel tested, for ventilation, noise & aerodynamics
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