Sweating To Death

  Hello, all, well, here's the story for the week. It's hot in New York is above 100or above degrees, and for a person like me with health issues. That means staying in the air and keeping my butt at home. which is better for me, that means no spending money. Which I hate doing anyway. when was the last time you went driving somewhere? here in New York, the drivers now have been two things: to slow in their driving or drive crazy, like they needed to be somewhere two days ago. And God forbid if you're a slow driver, they will honk their horn at you like they're pushing to hurry up. Is it just me or have you experienced that too?

Also, I was supposed to go on a cruise for Christmas and through New Year's. I got this letter in my email stating that the ports that I was going to all have been changed. Seems like the rush ship couldn't get a parking space for the days on the islands we were supposed to go to. so they changed the whole itinerary to the ports that I've already been to. Mind you, this is not a cheap cruise for Christmas and coming back the day after New Year's. So now I'm trying to decide if I want to pay all that money for places I've already been or say forget it and give me my money back for another cruise sometime next year.

Getting old is crazy, but I'm thankful to get there. Why didn't you tell me that your knees go out after a certain age? That's not nice, you're not telling me. Well, my knee went out, so now I have to take baby steps to walk. Aspirin helps, but I do exercise helps more. Got to stay in shape when we get older so things like this don't happen. Stay cool out there.

                             Oh, well, that's my story for the week. What do you think?

New York Sucks For Real!!!

  Hello all, well here's the story for the week, New York sucks For Real! Here's the reason why, first off, I get a letter in the mail stating that I got a ticket for $50 because I was driving over 10 miles over the speed limit in a school district, which is 20. But from the camera picture they sent, with my license plate from the back and front and a picture of where the car was located when I got the ticket. I didn't see any school in that area. How do I know school was even in session that day could have been the weekend or a holiday.  Trying to fight the ticket would have been hopeless now that they have put in all these speeding cameras and bumps. The city is trying to get money anyway it can because they are greedy like that. I was too upset. I hate wasting money on bull s**t.

 Another thing happened, this wasn't a New York City thing, but still. I was in Walmart yesterday trying to find clothes for my vacation. I hate going to Walmart. I went to it the workers they have are a hot mess and not in a good way. Anyway, I was with my partner, and the dressing rooms are locked, so you need to find a salesperson with a key. Which we did. When the salesperson went to unlock one of the dressing room doors. Me, this little girl and kept telling her loudly somebody was in there. Did the worker listen?  No. it was like she didn't understand English. She opened the door anyway to the women dressing in the room. Then the worker quickly closed it back, noticing someone was in there, which we had already told her like 100 times. I swear the people working in Walmart these days are.....  I can't even say without being nice, but you get the point. Walmart needs to hire better workers or give them a class in how to do things properly because Walmart and its employees are a, hot mess.

                                   Well that's my story for today What do you think?

Getting Old Suck!

  Hello all, well here's the story for the week., Getting old suck! Oh so how was your July going so far? It hurts me physically and finally to but most physically. Has I have gotten older; my body seems to realize that it can now fall apart if it wants to. I went to the doctor, and now I have arthritis in the knee along with my other medical condition. Really, arthritis in the knees?  Don't old people get that?  I know I'm in my early 60s, but hey, I'm still young, right? Anyway, the pain in the knee hurts, but I've been doing exercises, and it's helped, along with taking tylenol for arthritis. When did I get old? Time goes so fast. Anyway, besides that, the property taxes were due this month, and I tell you, property taxes in New York is expensive, along with medical and everything else here. I need to move, but all my doctors are here. So, I'm stuck for the moment.

Did I ever mention to you that I have a gardener? I used to do the yard myself, but then with my health issues, it got to be too much. The garden came this week looking for payment from the last three months of 2024 and the first 6 months of 2025. I like to keep the payments with him up. I hate getting a big bill at the end of the season from him. If I could go back to saving money by doing my own yard which meant mowing, trimming the hedges, cutting down some bushes, all that physically tiring work, I would. I try and save money with him by keeping track of when he comes and doesn't come. That way I can tell him what I'm paying for and what I'm not paying for. I don't pay for now shows. It's bad enough he costs me $80 a month to do the basic mowing stuff. The only good part about my gardener is that he's a nice guy and does other lawn care stuff and doesn't charge me for it. That's and my health are the only reasons I still have him working for me. 

                                                   That's my story, what do you think?   

Birthdays??

  Hello all, well here's the story for the week. Birthday, do we still celebrate them anymore? I know I don't. I had a few birthdays this month, including mine. I celebrated the ones that were important. Mine was pretty quiet. I'm a quiet person, give me a good dinner with flavor, a dessert that's not too sweet, and a good book I'm happy. Gifts and things like that don't impress me. I'm grateful, just being able to wake up in the morning. That's the best birthday gift a person could get. Anyway, I got a check not for my birthday, but I have a school tax credit on my property taxes. The state sends you a school rebate check of about $250 a year to put toward your property taxes. which did I mention mine was about $10,000 a year.  The $250 check helps, but I would have preferred to just give me the credit off my taxes so I would be paying a lower tax bill than for them to send me a check.

July is here already. Any plans for the summer? I will be going on a senior cruise in August. I call it that because everybody who seems to be traveling now are senior over 60 years of age. That's me too! I don't mind, I like my seniors since I'm one of them, they tell good stories and have manners. Which is rare to find nowadays.

The summer with the heat index over 100 degrees in New York. Has gotten me lazy. you know when things need to be done in the house, and you just don't feel like doing them. That's me, I need to do stuff, but I just don't have the energy. It's to darn hot to move.

                         So that's my story, what do you think? Oh, Happy July 1st!

Owning Your Land

  Hello all, well here's the story for the week. Owning your own land is the right choice. Why do I say that property? Taxes, especially here in New York, are killing people. Me especially. I got my property tax bill for the year, which was over 10,000. the city was nice enough, if you want to call it that, and said I could pay $2375.00 over the next couple of quarters until I make up the full amount. Whether way, the price is too high for a small piece of land I don't own. I must have paid the city millions through the course of the years for property taxes. If I were smart, I would have purchased a small piece of land in the south and kicked property taxes to the curb.

You know this is the moth that all the bills seem to get higher and come in at the same time as I mentioned above the property taxes came with the con ed bill and medical lab bills that I just can't seem to get rid of Since I have a illness that won't let me stop taking test. My medical bills will be ongoing for the rest of my life, so I have accepted that. Has long as my insurance covers the cost of it, I'm good in that area.

Did I mention that it was also my mother's birthday, so I treated her and a few people to dinner and other things that will cost me a bit when the visa bill gets here. Pray that extra money comes my way, or someone willing to sell me a piece of land dirt cheap!

                                                     That's my story, what do you think? 

Happy June

  Hello, all Happy June! well, here's the story so far for the week. June is becoming expensive for me. I had a mall party for my mother; it was her birthday this week. It was small, I took my aunt to see her since they don't live to close. They hung out for a couple of days and we all celebrated her birthday with her. It felt good that I could get them together since they are getting up in age. For the time I spent with them, nobody came out of their pockets for anything it was all on me, and it was expensive. But hey, who can put a price on family right?

 The summer's here, and I'm not looking forward to the dreaded property tax bill that will be here soon. In New York, where I live, I pay around 10,000 for property taxes for the year, and what do I get from that payment? Nothing!! that worths while. I looked at all the tax exemptions that I could get. I did manage to get some and others for some silly reason I don't qualify for. One thing I will say is never move to New York, it's a greedy city, always taxing or finding you for silly stuff. Oh, yeah, almost forgot to tell you I was happy this month only got one Con Edison bill it was expensive, but at least I'm not paying two bills for two different properties since I sold my rental. I look at it as a win, win it comes to saving some money since my rental con Edison bill was about $200 or more a month for an empty house. See, I told you New York was expensive. 

                                      Well, that's my story so far So what do you think?

Collection For How Much?

  Hello all, here is the story for the week. First, Happy June 1Th. Now here's my story. I got called yesterday from a medical office that I deal with. The woman was nice. She told me that if I didn't pay them, they had no choice but to send me to collections for the payment. I asked her how much I owed because I normally paid all my medical bills on time. she said $21. I said, really, you're going to send someone to collection over 21 dollars. I said by the time collections get their fee, you're lucky to get about $5-10 of the bill if that. The paper and phone calls cost more.  I told her I didn't get the bill, so if she would send it to me, I had no problem paying it.

Have things gotten that bad where companies have to send you to collections for such small amounts of money when they are making millions of dollars a month in medical services. Is it me, or is this crazy?

Trying to plan my mother's birthday since she will be in her 80s this year. I have a fear that time with her is fleeing. So, I try and spend as much time with her as I can. You know life is way too short. You just pray that you don't take it for granted or the people in your life for granted. Because, like they say, tomorrow is not promised to anybody. It's a gift

                                                 So that's my story what do you think?