Text 16609, 86 rader
Skriven 2008-11-19 13:56:32 av Ruth Haffly (1:396/45.28)
  Kommentar till text 16571 av Carol Shenkenberger (22955.cooks)
Ärende: Good news!
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Hi Carol,


 > Yes, and that will be a nice help in years to come.

 CS> Truely, it is.  What happens though is we all get 1% or more less than
 CS> active duty when it comes to increments based on inflation.  Active
 CS> duty may or may not get full, congress critters get full, and retirees
 CS> are locked to less than full by congress.  grrrr.....

 CS> This adds up fast.  In 10 years, you are 10% behind.

But, it's better than no retirement plan as my dad has. He's doing well
tho from my mom's retirement plan and some shrewd investing over the
last 30+ years.

 > Steve pinned on his E8 effective 1 January, 2005 so his high 3 will be
 > based on all years as an 8.  We made sure he stayed in long enough to
 > get that.  He found out last week that the RCP (retention control point)
 > was moved to 29 years for E8s so he could stay on longer, if he wanted.
 > He has until the end of the month to formally decide but we've already
 > decided to go ahead with plans to retire in April.


 CS> Interesting!  I had not known they changed the HYT.  Likely it applies
 CS> to me too but with my medical situation, it isnt something i can
 CS> validly take advantage of.

I know; Steve has some medical issues and the thought of 3 more years
wear & tear was enough to make him decide not to go with it. The
seminary application went into the mail yesterday.  If accepted there,
it's 3 more years of southern cooking.  We'll only be about 3 hours form
the beach and seafood too. (G)

 >  >  CS>       Title: CANDY-CANE TWIST

 >  CS> Hehe it was a play on words on how the retirement stuff goes.
 CS>  >
 > As in we'll need canes? (G)  I use one already.  Most of the time I
 > don't really need it but it's a good prop up if I'm on my feet too long.
 > Makes it a bit awkward going thru a buffet line at times but I'm
 > handling things fairly well.

 CS> My problems would make that awkward as the side I'd need a cane on, is
 CS> the same as the neck problem affecting that arm.

That does put an awkward twist on things. My left hand is free, but it's
the weaker of the two since that wrist was shattered worse than the
right and the left elbow was also shattered.  But, I can use it well
enough to fill a plate. (G)  Stirring a pot OTOH is more of a challenge;
I switch off hands as they get tired.

 >  CS> Gone to TAP yet?  Need to now if havent!  Go with Steve or go separate
 >  CS> if you need to.
 CS>  >
 > Steve went the week I came back from Nevada; I probably won't go.

 CS> Awww, you should!  It's really good info.  They even have a scaled
 CS> down set here just for spouses.

They have it but it's at Fort Stewart and I don't drive.  I'm not
planning to work in a setting where I'd need a resume and all that if I
do work.  I'd go for a job teaching sewing, quilting or whatever along
those lines. I could even teach some cooking classes without a resume
and formal application.

 CS> Meantime, just fired up my first record player since before Charlotte
 CS> was born.  Charlotte thinks Kingston Trio is cool.  I do too.  I think
 CS> I have all their albums.  I've been treking all my records around for
 CS> eons and finally got a player again, after the old unit I got when I
 CS> moved out from home, died.  'To Morrow' is on!

We've got a bunch of records too.  We do have a turntable & all that but
want to get them transferred to CDs.  Mostly classical but a few John
Denver and other similar stuff.

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Catch you later,
Ruth
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