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A notebook of notably noteworthy and sometimes notorious notes, thoughts and pontifications.

Friends…

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Friends. We haz awesome ones.

  • When Tracie’s dad moved here, he needed some small items for some medical equipment. Not expensive, but specialty items. Some friends showed up at our door with the items.
  • When my condenser fan on our A/C went out in July, two friends stepped up, got me going in the right direction to purchase a replacement and another literally helped me wire it in over the phone.
  • When our heat went out, two friends called up with troubleshooting advice to get the heat back up and running.
  • When a faucet in our bathroom was leaking, yet another friend called up, gave advice and even linked me to the replacement part (cartridge).
  • When a tree jumped out in front of my Jeep and broke things, several friends jumped in to get us home, help get the repairs done and parts replaced.
  • When we moved in 2016, 6 or 7 friends showed up all at once and helped load and unload the truck. When I moved here in 2013, friends showed up in Portsmouth to help me load the truck. Family showed up in Evans to help us unload.
  • Friends have stopped by the house to help replace siding blown off by a storm.
  • For my birthday this last year friends came by to wish me happy birthday and throw a giant red rubber chicken at me.

I am not tagging them. I will leave someone out. I am sure there are literally dozens and dozens of other circumstances over the years where friends have helped.

Thank you. I love that we are friends and wouldn’t trade you guys for the world.

Ok. Back to your regularly scheduled #scottposts that annoy and aggravate you.

Use of your GA Driver’s License

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2010 Georgia Code
TITLE 40 – MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC
CHAPTER 5 – DRIVERS’ LICENSES
ARTICLE 6 – MISCELLANEOUS OFFENSES AND JURISDICTION OF OFFENSES

§ 40-5-120 – Unlawful use of license or identification card; penalties for violations of chapter generally
O.C.G.A. 40-5-120 (2010)

40-5-120. Unlawful use of license or identification card; penalties for violations of chapter generally

It is a misdemeanor for any person to:

(1) Display or cause or permit to be displayed or have in his or her possession any canceled, revoked, or suspended driver’s license or personal identification card issued pursuant to Code Section 40-5-100;

(2) Fail or refuse to surrender to the department upon lawful demand any driver’s license or personal identification card issued pursuant to Code Section 40-5-100 which has been suspended, revoked, disqualified, or canceled;

(3) Permit any unlawful use of a driver’s license or personal identification card issued pursuant to Code Section 40-5-100 issued to such person;

(4) Do any act forbidden or fail to perform any act required by this chapter for which a criminal sanction is not provided elsewhere in this chapter; or

(5) Scan another person’s driver’s license, permit, or identification card without the person’s prior knowledge and consent. If a person consents to the scanning of his or her driver’s license, permit, or identification card, the information collected may be stored and used for any legitimate purpose. Each unlawful act of storage, disclosure, or usage in violation of this paragraph shall be considered a separate violation of this Code section. This prohibition shall not apply to law enforcement officers or any governmental entity that scans a driver’s license, permit, or identification card to verify the contents thereof or to gather information for use for any governmental purpose.

Health Insurance Horseshit

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At my doctor’s appointment this morning. This appointment was scheduled at the request of the doctor’s office because I had not been seen (retina specialist) in about a year. No symptoms. No need.
 
Triage nurse asks me “How is your vision?”
 
Me: No change.
 
Triage nurse: Are you having any difficulty seeing? Any blurry vision? Any pain?
 
Me: Nope. No change.
 
Triage nurse: If we don’t have a reason for your visit, the insurance company may not cover the costs and you would be responsible for paying it.
 
Me: Your office called me and asked me to schedule the appointment. Which I did. It was at your request not mine.
 
Triage nurse:
 
Me:
 
Triage nurse:
 
Me: This is the fundamental issue with health insurance in a nutshell. Something MUST be wrong for you to get paid.

Let’s see where we are

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Today is January 20th 2021.

Today is inauguration day.

Gas before the election was  $2.00 per gallon.  Locally, its about $2.25 per gallon.

Interest rates are 2.25 percent for a 30 year mortgage.

The stock market closed at 30829.40 though we have been fighting COVID for 11 months.

Our GDP growth for the 3rd Qtr was 33.1 percent.

We had the best economy ever until COVID and it is recovering well.

We have not had any new wars or conflicts in the last 4 years.

North Korea has been under control and has not been testing any missiles.

ISIS has not been heard from for over 3 years.

The housing market is the strongest it has been in years.

Homes have appreciated at an unbelievable rate and sell well.

And let’s not forget that peace deals in the Middle East were signed by 4 countries—unprecedented!

Unemployment sits at 6.7% in spite of COVID.

Let’s see how fast the new crop in Washington DC screws this up.

 

Georgia Aquarium and Discovery+

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Since about mid-November, we have been seeing advertisements for Discovery+ and the streaming app. And I was kinda jazzed about it. Most of the television that Tracie and I watch is on the Discovery Network, Hallmark and sports. Quite literally, with the exception of those three areas, we could cancel the rest of the channels from our cable TV provider.

When we looked at “cutting the wire” for cable TV however, to get all the sports, movies and shows that we like, the individual subscriptions came up to more than what we were paying for the cable. So that was tabled.

So this is about one particular show.  “The Aquarium” on Discovery+.  We went to the Georgia Aquarium in July of 2017.  Had a blast!  But it was expensive for admission.  We were kind of taken back by the price of tickets.  About $35.00 per person.

However, after watching, only the first few episodes of this series I fully understand the cost!  I would guess that for every person you see near the displays, there are at least 8 more behind the scenes taking care of the animals.  And the amount of care given is mind boggling!

If you don’t have Discovery+ and like these types of shows, get it.  If you haven’t been to the Georgia Aquarium GO.  And this show in conjunction with your visit will blow you away.

 

Discovery+
Georgia Aquarium

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