Hey old farts..how many over 50 yrs?

BarnBuster

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Now we know YOU won't fall for any of this but please keep an eye out for your parents/grands and let them (kindly) know to contact you if any thing sounds too good to be true, especially unsolicited e-mails and phone calls. Remind them (again, gently) that the IRS/Medicare always make official contact thru the US Mail and that banks and investment companies do not ask you for personal info over the phone unless you call them initially.
 

IBD505

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Just curious.. Started in the 70's. Then stopped until I had severe pain issues. More tricks now and more stuff to fuck ya up.:weed: Great hobby.
Hello, I’m 63 my wife is soon to be 66 we don’t do doctors because we are never sick, we’ve been smokin since the mid 70’s. I was born with a bad heart but minus that we are healthy. We’ve been taking RSO the last 2 years just to see how that works which has helped us in a couple of ways. We smoke a lot.??
 
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driver77

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65 years young here.
First started smoking weed in 1973 :eyesmoke:
First outdoor gorilla grows in 1977...lol...we just threw seeds along side the corn fields. Got a little more sophisticated later.....but not much. Started growing again a few years back, indoor this time and much more sophisticated!....or so I like to believe :bigjoint:
 

OldMedUser

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I'm a bit curious about what, if any, medical coverage is given to low income seniors who's only source of income at retirement is gov't pension either federal or state supplied. And how our gov't pension compares to the US model.

Here in Canukistan, gov't pension is 3 parts. OAS, (Old Age Security which is the same for all), CPP, (Canada Pension Plan which is dependent on how much each person contributes to it during their working life thru their paycheques), and GIS, (Guaranteed Income Supplement for low income seniors.

I get the GIS as gov't pension is my only source of income. I also get about $350/mth from the province of Alberta which includes Blue Cross medical on top of the free standard medical every Albertan regardless of age gets. There used to be a monthly payment of $35 or so required for basic medical coverage but that was dropped almost 20 years ago. The Blue Cross isn't top of the line but covers glasses and a good portion of dental, ambulance and travel allowance for medical reasons only not eye or dental appts which sux as I have to drive almost an hour for either of those appts. Glasses allowance needs to go up as it's only $230 every 3 years and my new reading glasses last November were $220 just for the lenses so I had to pay around $120 out-of-pocket for decent frames. Dental could be higher too but I'm at that point where dentures might be the best option rather than trying to fix all the little holes and cracks we're doing every year.

While double checking to make sure my info was correct I stumbled across a GIS Allowance for a spouse age 60 - 64 that can be almost $1,400/mth. My spousal unit gets $800 on disability and would lose that if she gets this allowance but we'd be almost $600 to the good if she switches. We need to talk to someone who knows the tax code better than the town office people that do our income taxes for free every year. My credit used to be crap but now everybody wants to loan me money and I've run up about $28,000 with a loan and 2 credit cards but enjoying my retirement better because of it. Have about 14G available on the two cards but being more cautious about spending now.

I get about $2400/mth all told and with the wife's $800 we're getting $3200/mth or according to last year's tax return a combined income of $41,800 which is better than we were doing most years when I worked. Much easier to budget and get the bills all paid on time with a fixed income.

And don't forget that our dollar is worth about 30% less than the greenback. I own my small acreage with only a year and a bit left on a mortgage that is only $125mth but we're paying twice that to get it done quicker.

:peace:
 
Just started growing this year. I am 53 living in Mn. I'm just finishing up my 2nd grow. Learning with every plant!
My first grow was Beach truffle photo indoor, white widow photo indoor. It turned out ok was potent enough had good smell and taste. Only got 1.5 oz off each.
My 2nd grow has been northern lights auto indoor. I got about 1.5 oz wet weight off each plant. I tried to top them when they were young and feel it stunted their growth. Smell great though and the buds are beautiful
 

MeOhMyOhio

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62 years old, grew outside in Marin County north of San Francisco in the late 80-90s, then started growing indoors, in Colorado in 2010. I moved to Wyoming in 2016 and stopped growing for the past 8 years.

I just retired, and moved to Ohio in April. I dropped my first seeds on 4/20, two weeks after we moved in the house.
Two days ago, I harvested my fist plant in 8 years! :bigjoint:
 

OldDude420

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Be 65 next month. Had yo quit using & growing in early 80's due to testing & job/family. Started a RDWC grow 48 days ago figure once I hit 65 I'll roll the dice as to any future testing. 100% legal (medical and recreational) in my State but employer doesn't see it that way. Like to work 2 more years & get to that FRA (full retirement age for extra $400 a month Social security) but if I need to quit 1 day past 65 so be it..I waited long enough to get back to what I love. Can't wait.
 
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