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[KiltedPrivateer]

... tornado watches for most of the day with an actual warning with the sirens going off around 5:15pm...

Scary!
We are in pollen down here in the south. The world has a green/yellow tint to it.

[laedyfaire]

To further our unsettled current weather, we hit 70 on Tuesday, then yesterday temps were in the 40s, with that kind of slushy rain that is trying to be snow, then tornado watches for most of the day with an actual warning with the sirens going off around 5:15pm. I was at work and we had to get all of our patrons off of the computers (NOT an easy task!) and they either had to leave or go into the lower level. Gracious. My trees have been budding for a few weeks.

oh my!!  trying to get folks off a computer under a tornado warning! now that is a challenge! 

[RefMom3]

Our director reminds us not to argue; if they choose to sit there, secure the place the best we can, and head down to the lower level. We humans can be a really daft species.

[laedyfaire]

yup...there you go...you've been warned..proceed at your own risk...its all you can do

[RefMom3]

I hope it's not a bad omen that I finished my taxes on April Fool's Day.

[KiltedPrivateer]

We have been horrible Procrastinators this year. Usually we have them done in February, March at the latest. But we've found ourselves overwhelmed this year. We will be doing ours next week. Almost last minute.

[laedyfaire]

good luck to you both..I know I owe almost 3,000...and on SS...so deliberately waiting to file.

[KiltedPrivateer]

good luck to you both..I know I owe almost 3,000...and on SS...so deliberately waiting to file.

That hurts. We owed over 7k last year. That was a shock. We've since adjusted our withholding. Hopefully we break even this year.

[RefMom3]

Good luck to you all; it's such a trepidatious time of year. My dad died when I was 2, and my brother was 6 mos. and mom was expecting our youngest brother. She used insurance to pay off the house, then we lived on social security until she went to nursing school when I was about 14. I asked her once how she managed, and she said every month she wrote the checks, and said a prayer when she mailed them. That's probably not financial advice most experts would give

[laedyfaire]

good luck to you both..I know I owe almost 3,000...and on SS...so deliberately waiting to file.

That hurts. We owed over 7k last year. That was a shock. We've since adjusted our withholding. Hopefully we break even this year.

yes, ouch ///hope you make out ok

Good luck to you all; it's such a trepidatious time of year. My dad died when I was 2, and my brother was 6 mos. and mom was expecting our youngest brother. She used insurance to pay off the house, then we lived on social security until she went to nursing school when I was about 14. I asked her once how she managed, and she said every month she wrote the checks, and said a prayer when she mailed them. That's probably not financial advice most experts would give

your mom sounds amazing. strong smart woman.

[RefMom3]

your mom sounds amazing. strong smart woman

She is amazing, and has an occasionally sassy sense of humor. It's one of her best things

[laedyfaire]

your mom sounds amazing. strong smart woman

She is amazing, and has an occasionally sassy sense of humor. It's one of her best things

I'm sure! )))

[RefMom3]

One of my dad's brothers was a pompous sort of guy, and she asked him once who he was voting for. She said he very happily talked for several minutes about the election and his candidate's qualities, then asked her if that helped. She said yes; she wanted to know who he was voting for so she could vote for the other guy. The rest of the group in the room laughed, but his jaw just dropped