Elderly neighbor couple (long story short -- really really nice folk) had
problems with plumbing in the kitchen. My son and I, at the behest of my
grandkids, volunteered to fix the problem(s) that flooded their kitchen.

Seems some yahoo used superglue on EVERYTHING including drain lines,
disposal and dishwasher.

Took the better part of eight hours to get everything undone, an hour or so
to get the parts and another two hours to get it all back together again
properly.

Going back next week to check the rest of the house. Hopefully they ran out
of superglue before they did more damage.

Old man offered us, each, a class of the best home made peach brandy brandy
I ever tasted.

The lady promised us all the scratch brownies we could eat. (I expect the
grand kids will get most of those .. it was their idea after all)

On 2/9/2015 5:47 PM, NotMe wrote:
Elderly neighbor couple (long story short -- really really nice folk) had
problems with plumbing in the kitchen. My son and I, at the behest of my
grandkids, volunteered to fix the problem(s) that flooded their kitchen.

Seems some yahoo used superglue on EVERYTHING including drain lines,
disposal and dishwasher.

Took the better part of eight hours to get everything undone, an hour or so
to get the parts and another two hours to get it all back together again
properly.

Going back next week to check the rest of the house. Hopefully they ran out
of superglue before they did more damage.

Old man offered us, each, a class of the best home made peach brandy brandy
I ever tasted.

The lady promised us all the scratch brownies we could eat. (I expect the
grand kids will get most of those .. it was their idea after all)

Sounds like what my father used to call a "ten minute
job". I sure hope you get blessings from Heaven for
taking care of people. The brownies sound good.

Please write and tell us how this works out.

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..
Christopher A. Young
learn more about Jesus
.. www.lds.org
..
..

On 2/9/2015 5:47 PM, NotMe wrote:
Elderly neighbor couple (long story short -- really really nice folk) had
problems with plumbing in the kitchen. My son and I, at the behest of my
grandkids, volunteered to fix the problem(s) that flooded their kitchen.


Elderly are some of the wealthiest people on the planet, don't cut them any slack when you write the bill.
How do you think they got so stinkin filthy rich? By being nice? Are you daft?

"NotMe" wrote in message ...

Elderly neighbor couple (long story short -- really really nice folk) had
problems with plumbing in the kitchen. My son and I, at the behest of my
grandkids, volunteered to fix the problem(s) that flooded their kitchen.

Seems some yahoo used superglue on EVERYTHING including drain lines,
disposal and dishwasher.

Took the better part of eight hours to get everything undone, an hour or so
to get the parts and another two hours to get it all back together again
properly.

Going back next week to check the rest of the house. Hopefully they ran out
of superglue before they did more damage.

Old man offered us, each, a class of the best home made peach brandy brandy
I ever tasted.

The lady promised us all the scratch brownies we could eat. (I expect the
grand kids will get most of those .. it was their idea after all)

Need a helper?? :O)

On Monday, February 9, 2015 at 7:39:41 PM UTC-6, Mindy wrote:

Elderly are some of the wealthiest people on the planet, don't cut them any slack when you write the bill.

How do you think they got so stinkin filthy rich?


Maybe they worked hard all their lives, didn't whip out the credit card for every little frivolous thing they saw and convinced themselves they needed.. Maybe they didn't trade in their car every two years because they had to have a brand spanking new shiny one. Maybe they didn't take expensive vacations at overpriced 'resorts.' Could be a lot of reasons elderly people are 'wealthy.'

Mindy wrote:
On 2/9/2015 5:47 PM, NotMe wrote:
Elderly neighbor couple (long story short -- really
really nice
folk) had problems with plumbing in the kitchen. My son
and I, at
the behest of my grandkids, volunteered to fix the
problem(s) that
flooded their kitchen.

Elderly are some of the wealthiest people on the planet,
don't cut
them any slack when you write the bill. How do you think
they got so
stinkin filthy rich? By being nice? Are you daft?

you have to be a democrat(chuckle)

On 2/9/2015 8:38 PM, Mindy wrote:
Elderly are some of the wealthiest people on the planet, don't cut them
any slack when you write the bill.
How do you think they got so stinkin filthy rich? By being nice? Are you
daft?


I don't know the stats, but I'd guess many are
living paycheck to paycheck, on shrinking
retirement dollars. I do try to be gentle when
invoicing elderly folks.

-
..
Christopher A. Young
learn more about Jesus
.. www.lds.org
..
..

On 2/10/2015 7:49 AM, Stormin Mormon wrote:
On 2/9/2015 8:38 PM, Mindy wrote:
Elderly are some of the wealthiest people on the planet, don't cut them
any slack when you write the bill.
How do you think they got so stinkin filthy rich? By being nice? Are
you
daft?


I don't know the stats, but I'd guess many are
living paycheck to paycheck, on shrinking
retirement dollars. I do try to be gentle when
invoicing elderly folks.


Yep. They're like everyone else - some are well off, some are
comfortable, some are getting by, some are barely hanging on.

It does seem to be true for many people that the more money they have,
the tighter they hold onto it. Those types think other people should
provide their labor and expertise as a favor to them.

Mindy wrote:
On 2/9/2015 5:47 PM, NotMe wrote:
Elderly neighbor couple (long story short -- really really nice folk) had
problems with plumbing in the kitchen. My son and I, at the behest of my
grandkids, volunteered to fix the problem(s) that flooded their kitchen.


Elderly are some of the wealthiest people on the planet, don't cut them
any slack when you write the bill.
How do you think they got so stinkin filthy rich? By being nice? Are you
daft?


I don't know about the rest of the world, but I've read many places that
the elderly in the US are, as a group, the wealthiest demographic.

It makes sense. Their mortgage is probably paid off, so is their car.
And almost everyone gives them some kind of senior citizen rate. They
get a discount on taxes. They pay, at least here, 25 cents to ride
public transportation while younger people pay 3 dollars. The local
governments all have an active senior citizen program with all kinds of
programs. Here they have classes on how to fix up your house, but they
don't expect you to do it yourself. They tell you what should be done,
and give you a list of contractors that have senior rates. They have
cost of living increases in Social Security and many pensions.
Politicians cater to them because they have a very high voting rate,
whereas many younger people don't bother to vote The list of breaks for
senior citizens goes on and on, but I don't have time to list them all
because I am a senior citizen. The only area I can think of where they
(as all of us) have a lot of expenses is for medication, especially
where one would expect them to need relatively more as their health
deteriorates.

I'm sure there are some seniors who are needy, but I suspect that most
of them have had a hand in their own situation and what can you do to
rescue someone from a life of mistakes.

ItsJoanNotJoann wrote:
On Monday, February 9, 2015 at 7:39:41 PM UTC-6, Mindy wrote:

Elderly are some of the wealthiest people on the planet, don't cut
them any slack when you write the bill.

How do you think they got so stinkin filthy rich?


Maybe they worked hard all their lives, didn't whip out the credit
card for every little frivolous thing they saw and convinced
themselves they needed. Maybe they didn't trade in their car every
two years because they had to have a brand spanking new shiny one.
Maybe they didn't take expensive vacations at overpriced 'resorts.'
Could be a lot of reasons elderly people are 'wealthy.'

There's a book about it. "The millionaire next door"

On Tue, 10 Feb 2015 08:52:12 -0600, Moe DeLoughan
wrote:




I don't know the stats, but I'd guess many are
living paycheck to paycheck, on shrinking
retirement dollars. I do try to be gentle when
invoicing elderly folks.


Yep. They're like everyone else - some are well off, some are
comfortable, some are getting by, some are barely hanging on.

Yes, there are all sorts. As you get older, priorities change too.
"Things" are less important so spending tends to go down and knowing
income will change as you near retirement, savings goes up. Smarter
spending too. Instead of paying that car insurance in 10 payments,
you save and make one and save $60 or so in charges.

On 2/11/2015 6:06 AM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
On Tue, 10 Feb 2015 08:52:12 -0600, Moe DeLoughan
wrote:




I don't know the stats, but I'd guess many are
living paycheck to paycheck, on shrinking
retirement dollars. I do try to be gentle when
invoicing elderly folks.


Yep. They're like everyone else - some are well off, some are
comfortable, some are getting by, some are barely hanging on.

Yes, there are all sorts. As you get older, priorities change too.
"Things" are less important so spending tends to go down and knowing
income will change as you near retirement, savings goes up. Smarter
spending too. Instead of paying that car insurance in 10 payments,
you save and make one and save $60 or so in charges.


*This*. It's why I don't buy the claims that you need an arbitrarily
huge amount of savings to retire on. Seems like that number is always
based on maintaining one's current lifestyle - except that your
lifestyle changes over time. Generally, as you get older, it gets
simpler and thus cheaper (except for medical issues, if you have any).

Most of my elderly neighbors fall into two groups - the ones who are
barely hanging on/just getting by; and the ones who are comfortably
off but don't do much anymore. That second group splits into those who
hit the casinos and spend some money just to kill time, and those who
have committed to spending as little as possible so they'll have money
to pass on to their grand-kids and great-grand kids after they die.

On 2/11/2015 8:46 AM, Moe DeLoughan wrote:
On 2/11/2015 6:06 AM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:



As you get older, priorities change too.
"Things" are less important so spending tends to go down and knowing
income will change as you near retirement, savings goes up.


*This*. It's why I don't buy the claims that you need an arbitrarily
huge amount of savings to retire on. Seems like that number is always
based on maintaining one's current lifestyle - except that your
lifestyle changes over time. Generally, as you get older, it gets
simpler and thus cheaper (except for medical issues, if you have any).

Most of my elderly neighbors fall into two groups - the ones who are
barely hanging on/just getting by; and the ones who are comfortably off
but don't do much anymore. That second group splits into those who hit
the casinos and spend some money just to kill time, and those who have
committed to spending as little as possible so they'll have money to
pass on to their grand-kids and great-grand kids after they die.

The people that say you need millions are the ones making money by
managing your funds. You do need more than just Social Security though.

I hope to die broke spending my kids inheritance. They were brought up
to be capable of earning a living. Meantime, figure I can get by OK,
but not extravagant. I really don't need more "stuff"