Life Thread v2.0

And also, keep your ear to the ground about the other subsidies that DON'T interfere with insurance pay-outs.

During Matthew last year, my part of the state was out of power for about a week. FEMA came in about a week later and handed out pretty substantial food vouchers as long as your income was under a certain level (and that level was relatively high, IIRC). I still kick myself for not going and getting mine to restock the two fridges worth of stuff I lost.

FEMA will payout even if someone has private insurance?

I'm about an hour out of Houston now, where my parents live. The Buick is flooded. As is my FR-S, and my Triumph Bonneville.

As for the jonboat, it's old and busted, and me plus gear would probably put it under. This is strictly last ditch. Once we get there, the plan may (and probably will) change.

Anyway, I've been wanting a kayak. Got a little 10' fishing sit-in.

Got me a kayak. Gonna use it to try to drag a jon boat behind me and salvage what I can. A stupid plan for a stupid man! If the current is too strong, I'll abort.

Also, before it's mentioned, I'm aware of the redundancy of trying to pull a bigger boat with a little kayak, but there are a lot of factors that have been taken into account that make this seem the most reasonable thing at the time. Everything is, of course, subject to change.

Edited by DeTrevni - 29 August 2017 at 8:56pm

StormyKnight wrote: Started my 18th year on the job.  Have $360+K in my 401K despite buying a house and getting married 10 years ago.  Hoping to double the value by the time I start shopping for a casket.  Have a 13 yr old moody stepson, an 8 year old starting 3rd grade and a 6 yr old repeating Kindergarten.  Just got back from a 4 week staycation during which time I purchased a 2005 Colorado Z71 LS 4x4 crewcab.  Had 73,699 miles on it and I needed a winterbeater.  Other than that, all my markers are sitting in my basement with the seals probably gone and in need of replacing.  Can't remember the last time I played - probably 6 or 7 years ago.

tallen702 wrote: Never been on a cruise. Don't see the point.

Started my 18th year on the job.  Have $360+K in my 401K despite buying a house and getting married 10 years ago.  Hoping to double the value by the time I start shopping for a casket.  Have a 13 yr old moody stepson, an 8 year old starting 3rd grade and a 6 yr old repeating Kindergarten.  Just got back from a 4 week staycation during which time I purchased a 2005 Colorado Z71 LS 4x4 crewcab.  Had 73,699 miles on it and I needed a winterbeater.  Other than that, all my markers are sitting in my basement with the seals probably gone and in need of replacing.  Can't remember the last time I played - probably 6 or 7 years ago.

Yikes. Update?

Sure. One sec.

Confirmed: water is indeed in my house. Yippee.