Hey old farts..how many over 50 yrs?
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ColoradoHighGrower
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I heard an interesting take on watching people or places/things/animals that you love die: it's an honor to be there in the end of something beautiful, and to bare whitness to the passing of something great. It helps give justice to the process, because others don't appreciate and fully realize what the Earth has lost.
Congratulations, I didn't feel a difference yesterday but social convention seems to say I should.Well... I made 50 today......
I won't
greg nr
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We certainly grew up in different times. I went to a large, combined middle/high school for a time, and we didn't have a "School Resource Officer". The only cops that were at the school were narc's. Even when fights broke out between a student and a teacher, I never remember a cop showing up. It was always handled by the admin.
In fact, when I went to college, in an urban environment near boston no less, our school police officers didn't carry guns. Yup, it was a barney fife squad. The feeling was the students were safer if the police weren't armed.
Not anymore........
In fact, when I went to college, in an urban environment near boston no less, our school police officers didn't carry guns. Yup, it was a barney fife squad. The feeling was the students were safer if the police weren't armed.
Not anymore........
jonsnow399
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When I went to school the teachers would beat the crap out of you with a paddle for minor infractions. I remember someone stole some bus tokens off the teachers desk and they made a big deal out of it with the principal coming in and giving a big lecture on honesty. When my kid took a video game to school and it was stolen they acted like "meh,no big deal, it was his fault for not locking it up".
jonsnow399
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Dunno, do you look over 50?
Gagetowndog
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I'm 68 y.o. I been growing since I was about 12 and learned it from migrant workers that I worked with. I took maybe 3 or 4 years off from growing when I was traveling.
BarnBuster
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13 states that do tax Social Security benefits
Colorado, Connecticut, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota, Rhode Island, Utah, Vermont, West Virginia.
Social Security Is Shortchanging Widows And Widowers
https://www.forbes.com/sites/nextavenue/2018/03/06/social-security-is-shortchanging-widows-and-widowers/
Colorado, Connecticut, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota, Rhode Island, Utah, Vermont, West Virginia.
Social Security Is Shortchanging Widows And Widowers
https://www.forbes.com/sites/nextavenue/2018/03/06/social-security-is-shortchanging-widows-and-widowers/
BarnBuster
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Some states/counties have "Homestead Exemptions" on real property (land taxes) if you're a Senior (usually 65>), Disabled or a surviving spouse. You may not necessarily be notified you qualify for the exemption. Info should be on the site where you pay your property taxes or local county auditors office.
too larry
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In Florida everyone gets to exempt a certain amount on taxes of their homestead. There is some other add ons for disabled vets, widows, blind, etc, etc. Not sure if just being old counts. Florida would go broke doing that. lol
My cousins have a house in Tampa and trailer up here in the woods. They got legally separated so they could claim homestead exemption on both places. Lots of that going on with 2nd homes.
ttystikk
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Make America safe again; shoot the police.
ttystikk
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Thanks for this. My dog is my best friend and he's not long for this world. I'm going to miss him.
BarnBuster
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Javadog
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Sorry to hear that Ty....hard time that....