tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-76163318404330742522024-03-18T19:14:03.394-07:00c. 2024Person of Interesthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00633924316300234599noreply@blogger.comBlogger65125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7616331840433074252.post-89593193385831069452022-09-11T10:07:00.013-07:002024-01-01T12:18:45.632-08:00How to Contribute to Society Through Self-Interest - An Inquiry and Examples<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Latest update: January 1, 2024. Page URL indicates original publication date; meanwhile, times change and the updates continue.</span><br />
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An alternate title for this page could be <i>How Self-Interest Can Benefit and Contribute to Society</i>. It is easier to contribute to society than one thinks. As an example, anyone who has an honest job is contributing to society. Another example, anyone who is raising children is contributing to society.<br />
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Do you own your own business or are otherwise self-employed? Then you are contributing to society. When people are willing to pay you for an honest product or service; then by definition, you are providing a product or service that people want or need. That is contributing to society.<br />
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Basically, when one performs any action that helps another person with their business of living or their quality of life, that is all that it takes to contribute to society.<br />
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Working for a living or raising children are not the only ways to contribute to society. Going to school? Doing anything that improves self also improves society.<br />
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Nature was designed, and designed us, to only think of ourselves and to kill and steal to survive; this is otherwise known as the law of the jungle and is engraved into our DNA and there is no way around it. It is the reality that was created and in which we are forced to live. Yet, somehow and someway, we designed a civilization that acknowledged that fundamental design of reality and invented a way to circumvent it.<br />
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We designed a society whereas doing things in our own self-interest results in our contributing to society. We work at jobs and careers to survive and prosper. The result of that work provides products and services to others, thus contributing to society.<br />
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We found a way to do the opposite of how nature and reality was originally structured. Instead of surviving by hurting/killing and taking from others; we survive by helping and giving to others. The inventing of such a society really does have to qualify as the greatest invention of humankind.<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">The True Purpose and Simple Meaning of Life</span></h2><p>
Contribute to society and enjoy yourself while doing it. How to do that? As one is growing up, one almost always finds or discovers an area of knowledge that is of interest to them. Very likely there are jobs, careers, and business opportunities within that area of interest or knowledge. That is pretty much all there is to it. Simply pursue your dreams within that framework. You will be doing something that you enjoy and contributing to society in the process. And do pick a career you love; you will be competing with those who do.<br /></p><p>A Side Note. There are plenty of other ways to contribute to society, both obvious and not so obvious. Comments in that regard are appreciated.<br />
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<br />Person of Interesthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00633924316300234599noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7616331840433074252.post-1529968389069200372022-05-30T05:42:00.067-07:002024-03-06T18:41:16.719-08:00InBoxDollars - A Regretfully Negative to Neutral Review<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Latest update: March 6, 2024. Page URL indicates original publication date; meanwhile, times change and the updates continue.</span><br />
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<p> InBoxDollars is a website that will pay you for performing various online activities. It's a great concept, but there is a major flaw for most people.<br /></p><p>Long story short, InBoxDollars has no respect for your time. Just my opinion. My average earnings are less than 10 cents a day. It is just not worth it. They do seem to be an honest, legitimate, open and aboveboard site. The only problem is the time spent versus the income earned.</p>
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<li>The average pay to watch a video is one cent per video.</li>
<li>Many times you will spend 10 minutes qualifying for a survey, only to be told you are not qualified and end up earning nothing.</li>
<li>The average winnings for the three levels of InBoxDollars Scratchers are {1 cent, 2 cents, 1 cent (I've quit this level)}, {3 cents, 3 cents, 4 cents, 3 cents (I've quit this level)}, {5 cents, 10 cents, 8 cents, 5 cents, 5 cents, 10 cents, 5 cents, 5 cents, 9 cents, 5 cents, 8 cents, 5 cents, 5 cents, 5 cents, 9 cents, 5 cents, 9 cents, 5 cents, 9 cents, 5 cents, 5 cents, 9 cents, 5 cents, 8 cents, 8 cents, 5 cents, 5 cents, 8 cents, 5 cents, 5 cents, 10 cents, 9 cents, 9 cents, 5 cents, 5 cents, 5 cents, 9 cents, 5 cents}. And it can take a long time to qualify to play the scratchers.</li>
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<p>The lowest cash payout threshold I could find was $15.00 to be sent to you via PayPal. InBoxDollars paid me $5.00 to sign up (I don't know if that is still going on); but accumulating the additional $10.00 to reach payout will take you a long, long time. I haven't reached payout yet. It will be interesting to see how that goes; I'll post an update if and when that happens.</p><p>In fairness, I should mention that InBoxDollars has a lot more than just surveys, videos, and scratchers. They have 1% (and more) cash back deals all over the place. They have cash back signup deals with third parties all over the place. They have shopping deals all over the place. They have printable coupon deals all over the place. They have various other offers all over the place. They will pay you to do web searches. They will pay you to take pictures of in-store receipts. They will pay you to read emails. They have free games.</p><p></p><p>My only problem with all of the above is that pesky time versus income issue. If you think you can do better than I'm doing, here's their link: <b><a href="https://www.inboxdollars.com?rb=122850607&ref_src=link">InBoxDollars</a></b>.</p>
<p>InBoxDollars is also accredited with the Better Business Bureau. The BBB classifies InBoxDollars as belonging to the following categories: Internet Service, Online Shopping, Internet Marketing Services, E-commerce, Market Research, Entertainment, Surveys, Gift Cards, and Coupon Services.</p>
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<li><span><i>Is InboxDollars safe and legit?</i> They have an excellent reputation as to safety and legitimacy.<br /></span></li>
<li><span><span><i>How much does InboxDollars pay to watch videos?</i> It used to be 1 cent a video. Wasn't worth my time. I've noticed I don't see the video option anymore. Apparently is was not worth anybody else's time either.<br /></span></span></li>
<li><span><span><span><i>How can I earn fast money?</i> Not at InBoxDollars.<br /></span></span></span></li>
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<span><span><span>I had planned to frequently add to this FAQ list, but I've finally lost interest. I should add that despite some of my criticisms, I was still fond of some parts of the site.</span></span></span> </p>
<h3 style="text-align: left;">Some Random Notes and Updates<br /></h3><p><b>Note.</b> This has happened to me more than once. Some of the survey collectors that InBoxDollars uses are collecting some or all of the survey answers from us that go beyond simple qualifying and then after collecting the answers will say we didn't qualify and don't pay us. I do not know if InBoxDollars is aware of this. This practice is ripping off both the InBoxDollars website and those of us taking the time to do the surveys. This has happened frequently enough that it has become a deal-breaker for me as to doing anymore surveys.</p><p><b>Note.</b> There are other parts of the InBoxDollars website I still like and continue to interact with. But with the survey option being dead to me, I no longer consider InBoxDollars a viable source of any meaningful income. Despite this article's title and that the surveys part is dead to me, I have strangely become somewhat fond of this site.</p><p><b>Update.</b> I received an email from InBoxDollars informing me that one of their members made over $3,000 last month. I'd kinda of like to know how they did that...</p><p><b>Update.</b> I do like their "PaidEm" emails. Doesn't earn much, but some of the ads are interesting. </p><p><b>Update</b>. I tried the surveys again; 3 or 4 of them; truly epic fail due to previously stated reasons; do not waste your time.</p><p><b>Update.</b> I finally got bored with the PaidEm emails. The remuneration for reading the PaidEm emails and for doing searches just isn't worth it to continue. Oh well, at least the whole experience has been somewhat interesting. This is probably my last update.</p><p>Well now, we have another <b>update</b>. I suddenly got an email from InBoxDollars informing me that I'd earned $0.96 from a cash back. This was triggered by my recent online grocery shopping. This is the result of the InBoxDollars "Billy Button" extension I added. The email says it's pending. We will see how that works out. Another <b>update</b>. I received a second email saying I have gotten another grocery shopping cash back in the amount of $1.10, also pending. The earnings did finally show up in the InBoxDollars account. The adventure continues...</p><p>And another <b>update</b>. The "Billy Button" seems to have stopped working. I've made several more grocery purchases and the "Billy Button" says it's activated, but nary a cash back to be seen. Oh, well.</p><p>Another <b>update</b>: I've given up and removed the Billy Button extension.</p><p>Update 2024</p><p>I've claimed $15 of the $20 I've earned. We shall see.<br />
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<br />Person of Interesthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00633924316300234599noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7616331840433074252.post-48129198153021803992022-01-05T06:44:00.003-08:002024-01-08T13:46:41.741-08:00Stimulus Checks Historical Archive<p>Transferred from another page for reference purposes:</p><p>[Paraphrased Excerpt] <br /></p><p><span>Comments here (beginning April 2020 and now into 2024) have caused me to realize that this page is getting a lot of visitors due to the various stimulus payment situations. This page remains here to help people with that. Excepting for the child credits, the stimulus payment era has come and gone. But then again, what with delta and now omicron (and now some more new ones), who knows? Am leaving the following stimulus payment data intact for the time being. As for the listed government links and news links, sooner or later the destination sites will consider their respective pages obsolete and will probably remove them.</span><br />
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<b>[Update]</b> The only site I know of at the moment that can help people is: <b><a href="https://www.irs.gov/coronavirus/get-my-payment">https://www.irs.gov/coronavirus/get-my-payment</a></b>. The site has been a mess in the past, but they seem to have gotten themselves straightened out. <u>An update to the update: the site now has info and a link for claiming missing payments. And they have other info and links.<br />
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<b>[Update]</b> There are also stimulus check scams all over the place, including even being sent fake checks. "4 tips for avoiding a Coronavirus stimulus payment scam" can be found at: <a href="https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/blog/2020/04/coronavirus-stimulus-payment-scams-what-you-need-know"><b>https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/blog/2020/04/coronavirus-stimulus-payment-scams-what-you-need-know</b></a>. They have additional .gov links there worth checking.<br />
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<b>[Updates]</b> The mess continues...
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<li><b><a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/business/consumer/people-are-accidentally-throwing-out-their-stimulus-check-because-it-n1216991">People are accidentally throwing out their stimulus check, reason being because it looks like junk mail. The latest round of stimulus checks were issued in the form of prepaid debit cards in a plain white envelope that does not bear any federal markings. Source: NBC News</a></b></li><li><br /></li>
<li><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/personal-finance/americans-mistaking-stimulus-debit-cards-for-junk-mail-scams-2020-5"><b>Americans are cutting up and throwing away their stimulus debit cards, mistakenly thinking it's a scam. Source: Business Insider</b></a></li>
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<br /><b>[Update]</b><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Well, the "era" of the first stimulus check is drawing to a close. However, I'm leaving the above info intact for the time-being. It's all pretty much applicable to the second stimulus payment as well.</li></ul>
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<span>[The Second Stimulus Payment]</span><ul>
<li>Until the IRS and FTC say otherwise, the above federal links are still valid. If/When new problems develop, relevant links will be posted.</li><li>Meanwhile: <a href="https://www.cnet.com/personal-finance/second-stimulus-checks-are-coming-but-there-are-10-things-that-could-hold-yours-up/"><b>Second stimulus checks are coming, but there are 10 things that could hold yours up (source CNET)</b></a>. The article is a must-read.</li></ul>Both the IRS site and the CNET article have additional resource links.</div><div><br /></div><div>What with the January 15th deadline for sending out payments, plus all the other problems I'm seeing in the comments section; this looks like it will indeed be another epic fail. However, all is not lost. The 2020 tax form is being modified to include the ability to file a claim for the stimulus payment; it can be used for both the first and second payments; a real pain in the neck for those who otherwise would not have to file, but a heck of a lot better than no option at all. As a side note, the IRS is pleading for people to not call them; the IRS has stated they are unable to provide over-the-phone information or assistance at this time. It should also be noted that Congress is responsible for imposing the short January 15th deadline, not the IRS; as a result, the mistakes and omissions are only just beginning.</div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b>[Update]</b></div>
Yep, news reports are now confirming.
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<li><a href="https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSKBN29C36O">Error puts millions of U.S. stimulus payments in wrong accounts - Source: Reuters</a></li></ul>
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<span>[The Third Stimulus Payment]</span><ul>
<li>In addition to the usual USPS payments being sent out, retirees who don't file taxes have also been receiving payments via the social security direct deposit route. Folks who have their stimulus payment(s) tangled up with their tax returns should start receiving their payments in May. If the number of recent comments are any indication, problems seem to be decreasing.</li></ul>
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If you understand the everyday decimal (base 10) number system, then you already understand the ternary, base 3 counting and numbering system. You just don’t know you know yet. The complete lesson immediately follows the short semantics note about "ternary" versus "trinary".<br />
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How to Learn the Ternary Base 3 Numbering System</h1>A complete lesson and examples.<br />
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Semantics Note</h2>
Ternary is the primary descriptor used to identify base 3 (using the digits 0 1 2) in mathematics as relates to numbering systems. Trinary is the primary descriptor used to identify base three as relates to logic (using the digits -1 0 +1); but the term has also been used in place of ternary. This page does not address the logic definition of trinary. This page is about and explains the base 3 number system; usually called ternary, but sometimes referred to as trinary.<br />
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A Quick Review of Base 10 Structure...</h2>
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Base 10 Decimal Orders of Magnitude</h3>
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We use the <b>base 10</b> numbering/counting system in our day-to-day living. Base 10 has ten numbers (0-9) and orders of magnitude that are times ten.
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<li>The lowest order number represents itself times one.</li>
<li>The next order number represents itself times 10.</li>
<li>The next order number represents itself times 10 x 10, or itself times 100.</li>
<li>The next order of magnitude would be 10 x 10 x 10, or 1000.</li>
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<b>A base 10 example</b> would be the number 3528. This number means that there are:
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<li>Eight 1’s,</li>
<li>two 10’s,</li>
<li>five 100’s,</li>
<li>and three 1000's.</li>
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Which represents 8 + 20 + 500 + 3000 for a total of 3528.<br />
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The Ternary or Base 3 Numbering System...</h2>
...uses the same structure, the only difference being the orders of magnitude. <b>Base 3</b> or ternary has three numbers: 0, 1, and 2.<br />
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The orders of magnitude are times three.
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<li>The lowest order number represents itself times one.</li>
<li>The next order number represents itself times 3.</li>
<li>The next order number represents itself times 3 x 3, or itself times 9.</li>
<li>The next order of magnitude would be 3 x 3 x 3, or itself times 27.</li>
<li>The next order of magnitude would be 3 x 3 x 3 x 3, or itself times 81.</li>
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Orders of Magnitude in Base 3<b><br /></b></h3>
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<li><b>1<b><b> · </b></b>3<b><b> · </b></b>9<b><b> · </b></b>27<b><b> · </b></b>81<b><b> · </b></b>243<b><b> · </b></b>729<b><b> · </b></b>2,187<b><b> · </b></b>6,561</b></li>
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Positional</h3>
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<li><b>6,561<b><b> · </b></b>2,187<b><b> · </b></b>729<b><b> · </b></b>243<b><b> · </b></b>81<b><b> · </b></b>27<b><b> · </b></b>9 <b><b><b>· </b></b></b>3<b><b> · </b></b>1</b></li>
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<b>A basic, first example</b> of a ternary number would be the base 3 number 11111. This would mean there are:
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<li>one 1,</li>
<li>one 3,</li>
<li>one 9,</li>
<li>one 27,</li>
<li>and one 81.</li>
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Which represents 1 + 3 + 9 + 27 + 81 for a total of 121 in Base 10 decimal.<br />
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<b>Another base 3 example </b>would be the number 1120. This number means that there are:
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<li>No 1’s,</li>
<li>two 3’s,</li>
<li>one 9,</li>
<li>and one 27.</li>
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Which represents 0 + 6 + 9 + 27 for a total of 42 in base 10 decimal.<br />
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<b>Another base 3 example</b> would be the number 2101. This number means there are:
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<li>One 1,</li>
<li>No 3's,</li>
<li>One 9,</li>
<li>And two 27’s.</li>
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Which represents 1 + 0 + 9 + 54 for a total of 64 in base 10 decimal.<br />
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More Ternary (Base 3) to Base 10 Conversion Examples</h2>
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0=0</div>
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110=12</div>
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220=24</div>
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1=1</div>
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111=13</div>
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221=25</div>
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</td><td class="centerCell unboldCell tableCell" style="background-color: white; border-color: rgb(215, 215, 215); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px 1px 1px 0px; color: #4b4949; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0.4em; width: 200px;"><div style="text-align: center;">
112=14</div>
</td><td class="centerCell unboldCell tableCell lastCell" style="background-color: white; border-bottom-color: rgb(215, 215, 215); border-bottom-style: solid; border-image: initial; border-left-color: rgb(215, 215, 215); border-left-style: solid; border-right-color: initial; border-right-style: initial; border-top-color: rgb(215, 215, 215); border-top-style: solid; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: #4b4949; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0.4em; width: 200px;"><div style="text-align: center;">
222=26</div>
</td></tr>
<tr class="evenRow"><td class="centerCell boldCell tableCell firstCell" style="background-color: white; border-color: rgb(215, 215, 215); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px 1px 1px 0px; color: #4b4949; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0.4em; width: 200px;"><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;">
10=3</div>
</td><td class="centerCell unboldCell tableCell" style="background-color: white; border-color: rgb(215, 215, 215); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px 1px 1px 0px; color: #4b4949; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0.4em; width: 200px;"><div style="text-align: center;">
120=15</div>
</td><td class="centerCell boldCell tableCell lastCell" style="background-color: white; border-bottom-color: rgb(215, 215, 215); border-bottom-style: solid; border-image: initial; border-left-color: rgb(215, 215, 215); border-left-style: solid; border-right-color: initial; border-right-style: initial; border-top-color: rgb(215, 215, 215); border-top-style: solid; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: #4b4949; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0.4em; width: 200px;"><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;">
1000=27</div>
</td></tr>
<tr class="oddRow"><td class="centerCell unboldCell tableCell firstCell" style="background-color: white; border-color: rgb(215, 215, 215); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px 1px 1px 0px; color: #4b4949; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0.4em; width: 200px;"><div style="text-align: center;">
11=4</div>
</td><td class="centerCell unboldCell tableCell" style="background-color: white; border-color: rgb(215, 215, 215); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px 1px 1px 0px; color: #4b4949; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0.4em; width: 200px;"><div style="text-align: center;">
121=16</div>
</td><td class="centerCell unboldCell tableCell lastCell" style="background-color: white; border-bottom-color: rgb(215, 215, 215); border-bottom-style: solid; border-image: initial; border-left-color: rgb(215, 215, 215); border-left-style: solid; border-right-color: initial; border-right-style: initial; border-top-color: rgb(215, 215, 215); border-top-style: solid; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: #4b4949; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0.4em; width: 200px;"><div style="text-align: center;">
1001=28</div>
</td></tr>
<tr class="evenRow"><td class="centerCell unboldCell tableCell firstCell" style="background-color: white; border-color: rgb(215, 215, 215); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px 1px 1px 0px; color: #4b4949; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0.4em; width: 200px;"><div style="text-align: center;">
12=5</div>
</td><td class="centerCell unboldCell tableCell" style="background-color: white; border-color: rgb(215, 215, 215); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px 1px 1px 0px; color: #4b4949; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0.4em; width: 200px;"><div style="text-align: center;">
122=17</div>
</td><td class="centerCell unboldCell tableCell lastCell" style="background-color: white; border-bottom-color: rgb(215, 215, 215); border-bottom-style: solid; border-image: initial; border-left-color: rgb(215, 215, 215); border-left-style: solid; border-right-color: initial; border-right-style: initial; border-top-color: rgb(215, 215, 215); border-top-style: solid; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: #4b4949; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0.4em; width: 200px;"><div style="text-align: center;">
1002=29</div>
</td></tr>
<tr class="oddRow"><td class="centerCell unboldCell tableCell firstCell" style="background-color: white; border-color: rgb(215, 215, 215); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px 1px 1px 0px; color: #4b4949; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0.4em; width: 200px;"><div style="text-align: center;">
20=6</div>
</td><td class="centerCell unboldCell tableCell" style="background-color: white; border-color: rgb(215, 215, 215); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px 1px 1px 0px; color: #4b4949; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0.4em; width: 200px;"><div style="text-align: center;">
200=18</div>
</td><td class="centerCell unboldCell tableCell lastCell" style="background-color: white; border-bottom-color: rgb(215, 215, 215); border-bottom-style: solid; border-image: initial; border-left-color: rgb(215, 215, 215); border-left-style: solid; border-right-color: initial; border-right-style: initial; border-top-color: rgb(215, 215, 215); border-top-style: solid; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: #4b4949; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0.4em; width: 200px;"><div style="text-align: center;">
1010=30</div>
</td></tr>
<tr class="evenRow"><td class="centerCell unboldCell tableCell firstCell" style="background-color: white; border-color: rgb(215, 215, 215); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px 1px 1px 0px; color: #4b4949; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0.4em; width: 200px;"><div style="text-align: center;">
21=7</div>
</td><td class="centerCell unboldCell tableCell" style="background-color: white; border-color: rgb(215, 215, 215); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px 1px 1px 0px; color: #4b4949; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0.4em; width: 200px;"><div style="text-align: center;">
201=19</div>
</td><td class="centerCell unboldCell tableCell lastCell" style="background-color: white; border-bottom-color: rgb(215, 215, 215); border-bottom-style: solid; border-image: initial; border-left-color: rgb(215, 215, 215); border-left-style: solid; border-right-color: initial; border-right-style: initial; border-top-color: rgb(215, 215, 215); border-top-style: solid; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: #4b4949; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0.4em; width: 200px;"><div style="text-align: center;">
1011=31</div>
</td></tr>
<tr class="oddRow"><td class="centerCell unboldCell tableCell firstCell" style="background-color: white; border-color: rgb(215, 215, 215); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px 1px 1px 0px; color: #4b4949; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0.4em; width: 200px;"><div style="text-align: center;">
22=8</div>
</td><td class="centerCell unboldCell tableCell" style="background-color: white; border-color: rgb(215, 215, 215); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px 1px 1px 0px; color: #4b4949; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0.4em; width: 200px;"><div style="text-align: center;">
202=20</div>
</td><td class="centerCell unboldCell tableCell lastCell" style="background-color: white; border-bottom-color: rgb(215, 215, 215); border-bottom-style: solid; border-image: initial; border-left-color: rgb(215, 215, 215); border-left-style: solid; border-right-color: initial; border-right-style: initial; border-top-color: rgb(215, 215, 215); border-top-style: solid; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: #4b4949; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0.4em; width: 200px;"><div style="text-align: center;">
1012=32</div>
</td></tr>
<tr class="evenRow"><td class="centerCell boldCell tableCell firstCell" style="background-color: white; border-color: rgb(215, 215, 215); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px 1px 1px 0px; color: #4b4949; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0.4em; width: 200px;"><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;">
100=9</div>
</td><td class="centerCell unboldCell tableCell" style="background-color: white; border-color: rgb(215, 215, 215); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px 1px 1px 0px; color: #4b4949; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0.4em; width: 200px;"><div style="text-align: center;">
210=21</div>
</td><td class="centerCell unboldCell tableCell lastCell" style="background-color: white; border-bottom-color: rgb(215, 215, 215); border-bottom-style: solid; border-image: initial; border-left-color: rgb(215, 215, 215); border-left-style: solid; border-right-color: initial; border-right-style: initial; border-top-color: rgb(215, 215, 215); border-top-style: solid; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: #4b4949; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0.4em; width: 200px;"><div style="text-align: center;">
1020=33</div>
</td></tr>
<tr class="oddRow"><td class="centerCell unboldCell tableCell firstCell" style="background-color: white; border-color: rgb(215, 215, 215); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px 1px 1px 0px; color: #4b4949; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0.4em; width: 200px;"><div style="text-align: center;">
101=10</div>
</td><td class="centerCell unboldCell tableCell" style="background-color: white; border-color: rgb(215, 215, 215); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px 1px 1px 0px; color: #4b4949; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0.4em; width: 200px;"><div style="text-align: center;">
211=22</div>
</td><td class="centerCell unboldCell tableCell lastCell" style="background-color: white; border-bottom-color: rgb(215, 215, 215); border-bottom-style: solid; border-image: initial; border-left-color: rgb(215, 215, 215); border-left-style: solid; border-right-color: initial; border-right-style: initial; border-top-color: rgb(215, 215, 215); border-top-style: solid; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: #4b4949; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0.4em; width: 200px;"><div style="text-align: center;">
1021=34</div>
</td></tr>
<tr class="evenRow"><td class="centerCell unboldCell tableCell firstCell" style="background-color: white; border-color: rgb(215, 215, 215); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px 1px 1px 0px; color: #4b4949; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0.4em; width: 200px;"><div style="text-align: center;">
102=11</div>
</td><td class="centerCell unboldCell tableCell" style="background-color: white; border-color: rgb(215, 215, 215); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px 1px 1px 0px; color: #4b4949; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0.4em; width: 200px;"><div style="text-align: center;">
212=23</div>
</td><td class="centerCell unboldCell tableCell lastCell" style="background-color: white; border-bottom-color: rgb(215, 215, 215); border-bottom-style: solid; border-image: initial; border-left-color: rgb(215, 215, 215); border-left-style: solid; border-right-color: initial; border-right-style: initial; border-top-color: rgb(215, 215, 215); border-top-style: solid; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; color: #4b4949; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0.4em; width: 200px;"><div style="text-align: center;">
1022=35</div>
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Orders of Magnitude in Base 3<b><br /></b></h3>
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<li><b>1<b><b> · </b></b>3<b><b> · </b></b>9<b><b> · </b></b>27<b><b> · </b></b>81<b><b> · </b></b>243<b><b> · </b></b>729<b><b> · </b></b>2,187<b><b> · </b></b>6,561</b></li>
</ul>
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Positional</h3>
<ul>
<li><b>6,561<b><b> · </b></b>2,187<b><b> · </b></b>729<b><b> · </b></b>243<b><b> · </b></b>81<b><b> · </b></b>27<b><b> · </b></b>9 <b><b><b>· </b></b></b>3<b><b> · </b></b>1</b></li>
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Although businesses don't advertise it, if you're a senior and you ask for a discount, there may very well be one.<br />
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Welcome! This article provides a list and directory of deals and discounts for seniors age 50, 55, 60, 65 and over. Usually, no sort of membership nonsense is required. However, none of these national chains or other places are likely to have any prominent signs advertising any senior discounts or deals. The company websites also usually do not tell you what the policy is. You will have to ask.<br />
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The best way to obtain the discount is to just say, “Hi, I understand you have a senior discount?” Note the inflection: a question, instead of a statement or demand. An inquisitive inflection is much more likely to elicit cooperation from the young person behind the counter.<br />
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<h2>
My Experience With Discounts</h2>
I walked into Taco Bell and asked what the deal-of-the-century was for this week. They said there was none.<br />
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I knew that; they grinned; I grinned. I ordered five tacos. I informed them, "I'm a senior, so I'll take the usual 100% discount."<br />
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They said, "That would be nice...." More grinning; they were fine; I was fine; just having fun. I wandered out the door with my tacos. Yep, the discount was there. Of course it wasn't the 100%, but the senior discount had indeed been applied.<br />
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<h2>
Ten Percent Is Worth It</h2>
Many seniors may think a 10% discount is not worth the bother, but this is usually just a matter of perception. If instead of the deal being stated as a 10% discount, it had been stated as “Pay No Sales Tax for Life!”, everyone of all ages would be all over it. Yet the 10% discount would almost always be the better deal, leastwise in the US. Europe and Canada are whole different stories. They have what's called a value-added-tax (VAT); that tax is usually way over 10%. Are senior discounts applied to VATs in such cases? I have no idea. No matter; again, wherever you are, always remember to ask concerning senior discounts.<br />
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<h2>
Know of a Senior Discount or Deal?</h2>
If you know of a senior deal or discount not listed here, we would like to know about it. Post it in the <i>Comments Section</i> below or drop us a note. We will include it in the next page update.<br />
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Sales and marketing is a fluid force; deals and discounts come and go. There is also the situation where many businesses are franchises; in many cases, the franchisee owner is the decision maker as to whether a senior discount will be available at a particular location. If you discover a senior discount listed here is no more, please let us know. The good news, what with the continuing population shift, even more companies will probably begin initiating discounts for seniors.<br />
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<h2>
Restaurants: Senior Discounts and Dining Deals</h2>
<ul>
<li><b>Applebee's</b> gives a 10% discount (reduced from 15%) to seniors age 60 and over who have the Applebee's Golden Apple Card.</li>
<li><b>Arby's</b> gives 10% off for ages 55+.</li>
<li><b>Back Yard Burgers</b> has a 10% senior discount for your order at participating locations, reasonably certain the age is 55 and over..</li>
<li><b>Burger King</b> has a 10% discount for ages 60+, and additional discounts on coffee and soft drinks. As of Oct. 2015, though, Burger King may be like Denny's, i.e., some stores give discounts and some don't.</li>
<li><b>Chili's</b> is 10% off for ages 55+.</li>
<li><b>Denny's</b> gives 10% off for age 55+. They will make it 20% off if you are an AARP member. As of 2014, each franchise owner was making his/her own decisions regarding this, so your results may vary. A menu just for seniors is also offered.</li>
<li><b>Dunkin' Donuts</b> does 10% off for ages 55+. Or a free donut (doughnut) when buying coffee.</li><li><b>Farmer Boys</b> has a 10% discount, age demarcation unknown and franchisee optional.</li>
<li><b>Golden Corral</b> senior discounts are reported as random and varied.</li>
<li><b>IHOP</b> is 10% off for ages 55+. There maybe even be a second, optional menu for seniors.</li>
<li><b>Jack in the Box</b> has a 20% beverage discount for seniors age 55 and over. Though again, as of August 2013, the Jack-in-the-box discount may not be a sure thing.</li>
<li><b>KFC</b> will give you a free small drink with a meal if you are 55+, although again, it’s reported some KFC's will and some won’t.</li>
<li><b>Long John Silver's</b> has various discounts for 55+. Depends on location, so your results may vary.</li>
<li><b>McDonald's</b> has discounts on coffee and soft drinks for the 55+ crowd.</li>
<li><b>Old Country Buffet</b> is said to have discounts for seniors, 55+.</li>
<li><b>Outback Steakhouse</b> has a 15% senior discount, age demarcation unknown.</li><li><b>Panda Express</b> is reported to have a senior discount. Unfortunately, there is conflicting information. This is probably a franchisee optional situation.</li>
<li><b>Perkins Restaurants</b> may have a special menu for deals for seniors, 55+.</li>
<li><b>Roy Rogers Restaurants</b> gives a 10% discount for seniors, age demarcation unknown.</li>
<li><b>Sonic</b> gives a choice of free beverage or 10% off for folks 60 and older.</li>
<li><b>Subway</b> is 10% off for ages 60+; though at least occasionally, a store owner will deny the discount, either because they are uninformed or because of individual franchise policy.</li>
<li><b>Taco Bell</b> is 10% off, apparently up from the former 5%; plus free beverages. Age requirement is 65 and over. Discount may be franchisee specific.</li>
<li><b>Wendy's</b> is 10% off for ages 55+, though at least one Wendy’s in Topeka, Kansas gave a free drink in place of the 10% discount. Not known if this is the new policy or a franchisee-specific incident.</li>
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<h2>
Senior Discount Transportation and Motel Deals</h2>
<ul>
<li><b>Alamo</b> <b>Car Rental</b> has discounts and deals ranging up to 25% for AARP members.</li>
<li><b>Alaska Airlines</b> has 10% off for seniors, ages 65+. It is now reported to be 50% off. Other fees, however, are unknown. Airlines like to wiggle out of things; call first to ask about the discount and fees before making plans or booking.</li>
<li><b>American Airlines</b> has discounts and deals for seniors 62 and up. Various discounts can reach up to 50% for non-peak periods (Tuesdays through Thursdays). Other fees, however, are unknown. Airlines like to wiggle out of things; call before booking.</li>
<li><b>Amtrak</b> have a 10% to 15% discount for seniors. But they have a whole bunch of restrictions to go along with it.</li>
<li><b>Avis</b> car rental company has discounts and deals ranging up to 25% for AARP members.</li>
<li><b>Best Western</b> motels have a 10% discount for seniors age 55 and over. Unfortunately, it is not a discount one can count on. The Best Western website says, "Not available at all Best Western® Hotels and Resorts and is subject to availability at the time of the request."</li>
<li><b>Choice Hotels</b> owns <b>Sleep Inn</b>, <b>Comfort Inn</b>, and a bunch of others. The Choice Hotels website claims an "up to" 10% discount for seniors. However, one must make a reservation in advance through their Choice Hotels website or via their Choice Hotels phone number and specifically mention the senior discount for folks who are 60 or older. Also, beware of their use of the phrase: "up to.".</li>
<li><b>Southwest Airlines</b> is reported to have various discounts for ages 65 and up. But the usual warnings apply: call first, find out about other fees, etc.</li>
<li><b>United Airlines</b> does provide discounts for seniors 65 and over. The amounts, locations, and other restrictions are all over the map (pun intended). A reminder to meticulously read their online menus and/or ask their customer representatives pointed questions.</li><li><b>U-Haul</b> doesn't appear to have senior discounts. However, their website has a bunch of hoops you can jump through to get dozens of other discounts.</li>
</ul>
<b>Note:</b> Look for special senior menu options on their websites. Unlike other industries, travel and hospitality companies are actually prone to advertise their senior discounts.<br />
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<h1>
Retail Store Discounts and Deals</h1>
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<h2>
Glasses</h2>
Glasses are expensive and serious business. When selecting a store, it wouldn't hurt to do a "StoreNameHere review scam" search to see what complaints there are about them. And it could be unwise to have the exam done at one place and the glasses made at another; if there is a problem, each will point to the other as being the cause.<br />
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LensCrafters is reported to have a 30% discount for AARP members. Frankly, I'd find out the prices for everything first before mentioning the discount. Then spring the AARP card on them before taking the exam and see what happens. It wouldn't hurt to check frames and lenses prices at Walmart and Sears first for comparison.<br />
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I had an unprofessional experience at Pearle Vision a couple decades ago; I was verbally assaulted the second I walked in the door and asked about their prices. I immediately realized the franchisee or store manager was extremely defensive about something. I cleared out after about 30 seconds and never did find out what his problem was (in retrospect, maybe it was because they had the highest prices in town, not sure).<br />
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Interestingly, both Pearle Vision and LensCrafters Franchises are owned by an Italian eyewear conglomerate called Luxottica Group S.p.A.<br />
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<h2>
Clothes</h2>
<ul>
<li><b>Goodwill </b>gives 10% off one day a week (your day may vary). A 2015 report states for at least one store the age is 55 and the day is Wednesday.</li>
<li><b>Kohl's</b> does 15% off on Wednesdays for folks 60 and over.</li>
<li><b>Ross Dress For Less</b>, also known as<b> Ross Stores</b>, has an Every Tuesday Club for customers age 55 and older. Just sign up at the customer service desk to receive a discount card. Folks with the discount card receive a 10% discount for in-person purchases made on Tuesdays.</li>
<li><b>The Salvation Army </b>thrift stores give up to 50% off for folks 55 and over.</li>
</ul>
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<h2>
Grocery Stores</h2>
Grocery stores appear somewhat resistant, but it is worthwhile to ask. Your results will definitely vary.
<ul>
<li><b>Albertsons </b>is said to be 10% off, but you will have to work for it. If the first employee you ask doesn't know the answer, ask the store manager as to days and dates, and whether the discount applies when 55, 60, etc.</li>
<li><b>Farm Fresh</b> has a 5% discount on Tuesdays and Thursdays. These are probably their slowest shopping days, thus the discounts. Ages 55 and over.</li>
<li><b>Fry's Food</b> is reported as requiring a VIP card to qualify for any discounts, card valid only the first Wednesday of the month.</li>
<li><b>Grocery Outlet</b> (western states plus Pennsylvania) gives a 10% discount to people 55+ on Tuesdays and/or Thursday mornings, at least some stores.</li>
<li><b>Hy-Vee</b> (Midwestern states) offers a 5% discount on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Definitely varies by location and the age demarcation may be 65.</li>
<li><b>New Seasons Market</b>, located in parts Washington, Oregon, California. Wednesdays have a 10% discount, no doubt the slow shopping days thing.</li>
<li><b>Piggly Wiggly.</b> Each store is independent. It is rumored some locations may have senior discounts. Availability, types, age requirements, percentages, other parameters are unknown and probably constantly vary.</li>
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Haircuts</h2>
<ul>
<li><b>Great Clips</b> has $3 off for haircuts. Ages 60 and up.</li>
<li><b>Super Cuts</b> has $2 off for haircuts. Ages 60 and over.</li>
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Pharmacies</h2>
<ul>
<li><b>CVS</b> doesn't have any senior discounts per se. But you do want to get their Extracare Card. If you run the card through the red machine at the front of the store, a great deal sometimes shows up now and then. And do give them your email address; they will rain all sorts of worthwhile discounts on you; sometimes the emails become excessive, but you can always unsubscribe.</li>
<li><b>Costco</b> pharmacies are exempt from store membership requirements in most states.</li>
<li><b>Rite-Aid</b> has 10% off on Tuesdays. And there is 10% off on prescriptions. Age requirements unknown.</li>
<li><b>Walgreens</b> generally charges the highest prices in town for everything, especially in the pharmacy department.</li>
<li><b>Walmart</b> pharmacies are always worth checking out.</li>
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Phones</h2>
If you don't happen to know what Lifeline is, you definitely want to check that out no matter who your phone company is. If you qualify, you will save between $200 to $300 a year on your phone bill. You qualify based on income, not age.
<ul>
<li><b>AT&T</b> has a $30/month cell phone plan for seniors ages 65+, currently called the Senior Nation Plan.</li>
<li><b>Jitterbug</b> has a $15-a-month cell phone plan for users 50+. However, I'm not sure about these guys. Their phones seem expensive and there are complaints as to their quality.</li>
<li><b>T-Mobile</b> has recently added senior discounts, details vary as to types and amount of service.</li>
<li><b>Verizon</b><b> Wireless</b> has a $30/month plan for seniors ages 65 and over. However, if you have a Lifeline landline (Verizon or Frontier), and want to use it to get on the Internet, it could be well worth your while to drop by the Verizon or Frontier website and see what DSL deals they are offering; no age restrictions, and DSL is plenty good enough for most situations, including streaming videos (depending how close the substation is to your residence).</li>
<li><b>Burner Phones.</b> Inexpensive and free cell phones and cell phone plans are one complicated mess to research; especially when federal and state subsidies are mixed in. If your situation doesn't qualify or is not feasible for the federal/state free cell phone and plan program(s) and you only want the cell phone for occasional use; perhaps simply going to Walmart or wherever and getting a prepaid, pay-as-you-go burner phone is the answer. Needless to say, read and understand everything on the packaging first. Actually, why not just shop for the critter online? First find what looks like the best deal on whatever retail store website, then go to that brand's website and see what they have to say. Once you've found what you want, buy from whichever site is best.</li>
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Movie Theaters</h2>
<ul>
<li><b>AMC Theaters</b> gives up to 30% off for ages 60 or older. AMC specifically says, "If you're at least 60 years old, you've probably seen a lot of great movies in your lifetime. And if you haven't, get started now with discounted tickets on Senior Day." I underlined that phrase because it makes me wonder if they only show old movies on that day.</li>
<li><b>Landmark Theaters</b> have discounts for folks 62 and older. I do believe this is the first senior discount I've seen anywhere that wasn't rounded to a 5 or 10 age increment . The amount of the discount is unknown.</li>
<li><b>Marcus Theaters</b> have $5 admissions for Friday matinees, seniors age 60 and older.</li>
<li><b>Regal Theaters/Cinemas</b> 30% discount for seniors ages 60 and over may be a thing of the past and was only available for some performances; ask. There may be some senior discounts when buying certain snacks and drinks.</li>
<li><b>Showcase Cinemas.</b> Turns out that Showcase Cinemas (also known as UCI Cinemas) is an international company theater chain. $7 Admissions to seniors beginning at age 60.</li>
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Local Area Discounts</h2>
Many local area senior discounts are mentioned in the <i>Comments Section</i>. Try a browser search (Ctrl-F) for your state, town, or establishment; you might get lucky. And if you happen to know of a local area senior citizen discount, by all means comment about it. You never know who you might be giving a helping hand.<br />
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More Financial Tips for Seniors</h1>
Some of the savings here could actually run into the hundreds of dollars. And not just for seniors.<br />
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Utility Company Discounts</h2>
It is imperative to drop by your utility companies' websites, particularly your gas, electric, and phone companies. They almost certainly have various discounts available, some examples:<br />
<ul>
<li>low income assistance discounts</li>
<li>energy savings discounts</li>
<li>energy efficiency discounts</li>
<li>seasonal discounts</li>
<li>time-of-day discounts</li>
<li>medical discounts</li>
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There could be other discounts. Once you are signed up, you get significant savings month after month without any additional work on your part.<br />
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If the discount info is not readily available via the website menus, use their search box and enter the bulleted phrases above. If that doesn't work, then do the searches directly from your favorite search engine, for example type in: "low income assistance" YourUtilityCompanyName.<div><br /></div>
<h2>About Cable TV Companies and Their So-Called Senior Discounts</h2>
Most cable companies claim to have senior discounts, but won't specify the details. You have to call and ask; probably not much or an outright scam. Frankly, I ditched cable years ago and get everything for free or next to free on the internet. There's even the technology to have it display on your TV screen.<br />
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A Karma Note</h3>
Please share this page so as to help others. The more people who are knowledgeable, the better off we all are.<br />
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And a sincere thank you to all who have previously contributed to this article in the past.<br />
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Suggestions from Comments Section</h2>
[An Update. Due to a website hosting platform change, the 84 comments that previously accompanied this article on the other site were lost. However, I am retrieving them from archive and incorporating most of them directly into the new version. Many are quite useful. Edited for punctuation and grammar. Do be advised that the comments are not vetted. As always, the secret is to ask.]<br />
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<h4>The Newer Comments</h4>
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<li>We have indeed received one.</li>
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<h4>The Older Comments</h4>
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<li> Multiple commenters state that <b>Big Lots</b> does <b>not</b> give discounts.<br /></li><li>Commenter, Andrea, said <b>Back Yard Burgers</b>' senior discount is 10% your purchase at participating locations.</li>
<li>Commenter, Susan, said <b>Outback</b> gives 15% and <b>Roy Rogers</b> 10%, but you have to ask.</li>
<li>Commenter, Cheryl, said: <b>Bealls </b>of Florida offers a 55+ senior discount on Monday of every week both in store and online.</li>
<li>Commenter. Carolyn said: <b>Kroger</b> does <b>not</b> give 10% any longer.</li>
<li>Commenter, Mary, said: I Had No Idea There Were So Many Places That Gave Seniors Discounts!?? Thank You So Much For Giving Me The Tools To Make My Life and The Lives Of Others So Much Better. Thank You - Mary Sutton</li>
<li>Commenter, Cathy Decker, said: Love the companies whom realize our retirement income needs to be respected, AWESOME.</li>
<li>Commenter, rickwhaley, said: Good info, thanks! <b>Village Inn</b> does senior discounts, but you have to ask now. At least in Nebraska.</li>
<li>Commenter, Glenn Stok, said: This is awesome! I'm eligible for many of these discounts already and I didn't even know it! Thanks for writing about it.</li><li>Commenter, Christina said: <b>Walgreens</b> does offer 20% off on first Tuesday of each month unless it’s a holiday, then it’s the second Tuesday.</li>
<li>Commenter, Sarah, said: You know, I finally got used to the idea that I'll be 50 in a couple of weeks and WOW would be eligible for senior discounts. Then, just to find out, the age has raised for most of the discounts that my Mom was eligible for at 50! grrrrrrrrrr.</li>
<li>Commenter, Theresa Ast, said: Great Hub with great information for people. Thanks! I have found that <b>Good Will Stores</b> (used books, clothing, housewares, furniture, toys) gives a good senior discount (over 55). Check with your local store, because each store chooses a particular day of the week - Mon, Tues, Wed., etc.</li>
<li>Commenter, HolyTerror57, said: Awesome, awesome, awesome. I just found the <b>Jitterbug cell phone plan</b>! And I just signed up for their e-mail subscription. Thank You So Much!</li>
<li>Commenter, Julie Baldwin, said: It's amazing being 55+ and the discounts that comes your way.</li>
<li>Commenter, Debbie McCoy, said: If a chain offers a senior discount, but the franchise is not; call or write the chain to see if the franchises must offer the senior discount as part of their franchise contract. Many have to follow franchise guidelines set by the chain and could lose their franchise if not. It's worth it.</li>
<li>Commenter, Brenda Areledge, said: Your article is very informative, I use discounts daily. I have a <b>Golden Buckeye Card which is for Ohio residents</b>; this card gives many discounts. I get 5% off at <b>Ace Hardware</b>. Then the usual 10% at restaurants. <b>DQ dairy queen</b>, <b>Pizza Hut</b>, <b>Ranchers Roast Beef</b>, plus most of the ones you already listed. I always ask, sometimes embarrassing the people I am with. I can afford to skip the discount, but to me, if the discount is there, then one should take it. Nice write.</li>
<li>Commenter, Natalie Frank, said: Great article! I'm not there quite yet but will be soon enough and have bookmarked this page for future reference.</li>
<li>Commenter, Angie, said: <b>Lakes Entrance Airbnb</b>, Australia. Gives Seniors Discounts and free dog stay for 3-day stay or longer.. Price on booking, but don't forget to ask. Water views, private gardens, wheelchair accessible, parking outside your accommodation. Sleeps up to 7 adults. Onsite massage. Call 0413669071; Victoria, Australia. Place to stay.</li>
<li>Commenter, Christine, said: I was asked at <b>Taco Bell</b> yesterday if I am over 55 because that is when their senior discount kicks in (I am 60).</li>
<li>Commenter, Cindy, said: <b>TJ Maxx</b> in Florida only, 10% off on Mondays for 55+.</li>
<li>Commenter, Liz Pacheco, said: <b>Coppi's Organic Restaurant</b> offers 25% off all night every Monday for seniors 60 and up. They're located at 3321 Connecticut Ave NW, Washington, DC 20008.</li>
<li>Commenter, Stacie L, said: Good info. <b>Kroger</b> used to give senior discounts on Thursday every week, but cut down to the first week in the month where I lived in Kentucky. <b>My local grocer</b> gives senior discounts on Wednesdays.
As you stated, a customer must ask. I found out my <b>AAA membership</b> gives many discounts as well. The companies never ask if you are a member.</li>
<li>More comments from the previous site are still being retrieved.</li>
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Gophers. The Untold Story...
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Here is a compilation of all known methods to kill or get rid of pocket gophers. You are on your own as to legal ramifications, local government bureaucracy, animal-rights groups, and whatever else may obstruct or sabotage your efforts. Also, be advised this is a compilation list, not a recommendation list. Have fun with it. Many of the items listed here will actually work. It won’t be difficult to ascertain which is which. Your results may vary. Warning, some humor may be present.<br />
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Pocket Gopher Facts - Know Your Enemy</h2>
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<ul>
<li>The pocket gopher is a burrowing rodent found here, there, and everywhere. Their purpose in life seems to be the destruction of plants and land.</li>
<li>They can measure up to a foot in length, depending on the species. They have sharp teeth and claws. Gophers, moles, and ground squirrels are often mistaken for each other. Extermination techniques are different for each.</li>
<li>Gophers often plug their gopher holes, while other rodents do not.</li>
<li>The gopher home is a complex system of tunnels running up to several hundred feet. The main gopher tunnels run about half a foot below the surface and are three inches or more in diameter. Chambers are created off the main tunnels for food storage and breeding nests. Excess soil is piled on the surface. Though most of the burrow system is relatively close to the surface, many parts of the complex can penetrate to as much as six feet deep.</li>
<li>Pocket gopher families are loners and territorial. Their average territory is approximately 40x40 to 50x50 square feet, i.e., a 20 to 25 foot radius.</li>
<li>Pocket gophers are active 365 days a year. Surface foraging is not their main forte and is only done near the gopher hole entrances. Most of their feeding consists of the plant parts and roots below ground.</li>
<li>The breeding season for these vociferous and destructive critters is spring. The gestation period is estimated at three weeks. Litters average around five. Sometimes there are two litters per season. In late summer of the same year, the young disperse to create their own homes.</li>
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How to Get Rid of Them</span></h2>
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<li>Run a hose from your vehicle’s exhaust pipe to the nearest gopher hole. With engine running, start covering up any other open gopher holes. If you live in a rural area and a pro-gun state, have your shotgun handy (check local gun ordinances first).</li>
<li>Running a garden hose to the gopher complex seldom works, but it is worth a try, especially if the shotgun option is available. More about the water method further down the page.</li>
<li>Go to your hardware store and ask for advice. Keep in mind the store clerk’s objective is to sell you something.</li>
<li>Drop gum down the gopher holes. It is rumored it will mess up their internal organs.</li>
<li>Traps work when directions are followed. Gophinator seems to be popular.</li>
<li>Gopher bombs sometimes work when directions are followed. The problem is the several hundred feet of tunnels; the poisonous fumes just aren't able to make it throughout the entire complex.</li>
<li>Macabee traps are recommended by “everybody”. They work, but require work.</li>
<li>Dynamite. However, you may run into local ordinance permit problems with this one.</li>
<li>Poison. Follow the directions. Apparently one needs to use a lot of it.</li>
<li>Last, but not least, as to this primary list; cats kill gophers. Drop by your local animal shelter and tell them you need an outdoor cat. And tell them why. They will very probably know exactly which cat to give you. As to what the animal shelter will charge you for the cat, there can be a wide variance. It all depends on which county you happen to live in. There is also the very real possibility the cat may just up and disappear before they figure out you intended to feed and take care of them.</li>
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More methods are included further down the page.<br />
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Running a Garden Hose Into the Gopher Complex</h2>
Yep, it does not work. In fact, it can turn into the opposite. A personal story:<br />
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Gopher mounds here; gopher mounds there; gopher mounds everywhere. I was nonplussed. And then one day I walked out to the apricot tree. There it was, an open gopher hole. He had not covered it up as usual. I immediately got the garden hose and pushed it into the gopher hole. I turned the water on half-force; no backup. So I turned the water on full-force; still no backup. I went away.<br />
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I came back an hour later. There was dampness around the hole, but still no backup. I came back a half-hour after that; the area was flooded. "My work is done here," thought I. Decided to call it a day and shut off the hose. All was well in the neighborhood.<br />
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Yeah, right.<br />
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Not only did it not work, they apparently took it personally. I mean seriously, we seem to attribute emotions and attitudes only to humans, but animals have them as well.<br />
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First one new dirt pile showed up. "Ok," I thought.<br />
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But then another and another and another. The placed had turned from a beachhead into central command. Was it personal? Or did they just like the water supply? You decide. At least the experiment was not a total loss; my house ant invasion problem suddenly ceased.<br />
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Update. Two commenters had better success than I did. See next section.<br />
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Suggestions from Comments Section</h2>
[An Update. Due to a website hosting platform change, the 49 comments that previously accompanied this article on the other site were lost. However, I was able to retrieve them from archive and incorporate most of them directly into the new version. Many are quite useful. Many are absolutely hilarious. Edited for punctuation and spelling.]<ul>
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<h4>The Older Comments</h4>
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<li>Comment by Marsha: I stand over a freshly dug hole with a .22. When he/she pushes more dirt up I shoot the little b#stard in the head. Note: sometimes you have to stand for quite awhile and be very still. Really works!</li>
<li>Comment by Megan M: FYI, Gophers (at least the ones here) can easily chew through chicken wire and push through.</li>
<li>Comment by Dee aka Nonna: They are the most annoying little animals. I had a least one that would live, at least part-time, under my deck and my neighbors deck. He burrowed a hole under the fence and under each deck. I don't know what he was doing but the noise he made bounced off and came through the fireplace. I called everyone I could think of, looked things up on the internet, tried everything I read. So did my neighbor. Another neighbor who lived across the street, wasn't having the problem, but was afraid he might offered to bring over his gun.. no, I thought. While talking with my son I mentioned it he said he'd heard that <b>mothballs</b> will get rid of pests and little animals from the yard and flower bed. I thought, why not. So I went out and bought several boxes enough for my neighbor.. and we put out so much that the smell of mothballs was almost overwhelming.. LOL. But it worked...maybe they too were overwhelmed with the smell. Whatever we were very happy to be rid of our little critters. Thanks for the reminder paradigmsearch, it is funny now... We all had a good laugh, but it wasn't funny then.</li>
<li>Comment by Mel D.: Too funny, close to watching Caddy shack. lol</li>
<li>Comment by MyBizz: I don’t want to drive them away, I don’t want to hurt them, I just want to kill the bloody things! (Language censored here)</li><li>Commenter Leslie said: Buy a bag of <b>Double Bubble gum balls</b>, a 3.3 lb. bag about $5.00. place 5-6 in several mason jars. barley cover with water. after about 20 min. pour into each hole. (both entrance and exit. wait. they eat and then DIE!!! Has been very effective, I'm gonna win this war!!!</li>
<li><b>Moth balls</b>. Apparently gophers don't like them. Two commenters said they do work; one commenter said they don't work. See comment article additions further down the page.</li>
<li>Commenters said: <b>Catch-them-alive traps</b>. Then take them far, far away.</li>
<li>Commenter, Rageagainstthegop, said: I was moved as I read the personal story. It was as if I wrote it myself! In fact, everything on this particular website is interpreted in the same manner I would use. I am out of all available options, but one and that involves my pecan tree and my Banshee compound <b>bow and arrows</b>.</li>
<li><b>Auto flares</b>. I really liked the sound of this one. Commenter, Tina, said: Use auto flares in the holes. Dig out the gopher hole, light the flare, throw it in, cover it up. Go to the next tunnel system and do the same. Gophers hate the smell of sulfur.</li>
<li>Take no prisoners. Commenter, Frank, said: I go in after them! With a <b>pick and shovel</b> I start digging until I reach either the property line or the gopher... This may sound destructive, but the tunnel will either collapse and leave a rut in your yard, or another gopher will move in after the first is gone. So by digging up the tunnel and refilling after your gopher is gone, the possibility for another to move into the tunnel is eliminated. It is hard work, but with a water hose and a pick ax I've killed over a hundred gophers which became established in my neighborhood when some houses were vacant and being sold. The biggest thing is to get right after them as soon as you see a mound, and before they dig for miles.... That always gets the best result, as I've spent a month or more trying to get just one gopher.</li>
<li><b>Caster oil</b>. Use after the <b>bottle rockets</b> and <b>Roman candles</b>. Commenter, Larry, said: They seem to hate bottle rockets, especially the ones that whistle and then blow up. I've also tried roman candles, the blow up report ones are the best. Make a lot of noise and it seems to calm them down but then hold on! They'll be back at it in 24 to 48 hours! The best is to use castor oil products to deter them from your area.</li>
<li><b>Gopher bomb recipe</b>. I should mention that saltpeter is the primary ingredient used in gunpowder, so be sure your health and life insurance policies are up to date and the premiums are paid in full. Commenter, Chris, said: Saltpeter, sugar, and sulfur make an excellent gopher bomb. Mix the saltpeter and sugar at 2:1. Add as much sulfur as you can stand. Wrap tightly in newspaper, shove down a gopher run, light and run quick. All ingredients can be bought through your local pharmacy. Also makes for a cheap 4th of July! </li>
<li><b>Water hose in gopher hole</b> (method #1). Tea Ga in the former comments section had better luck than I did. Looks like perseverance is the key and I was a slacker in that regard. Commenter, Tea Ga, said: Got rid of my problem with a hose. You have to fill up every hole and go back a couple of times and then eventually by the second day there will be different mounds and you just hit every hole again with the water. You don't have to force it. You want to flood it and that little critter will come right on out. So, yes, the hose works.</li>
<li>Water hose in gopher hole (method #2). Gopher golf! I love it! Commenter, Charlies, said: I've had success with <b>gopher golf</b>; put a hose down the hole, wait for the little critter to come up for air, and then tee off. Got 4 in two days with this method.</li>
<li>Instead of using your <b>car's exhaust</b>, use your <b>gas-powered lawnmower</b>. Much more convenient, but with caveats. Commenter, Buck, said: When we were younger we used the lawn mower, no, not to shave their little butts, but with a hose adapted to the exhaust, removed air cleaner, started engine and squirted oil into carburetor. My son swears by the flare method in Washington, but both of these methods are highly criticized from tree huggers and grandchildren. Best to stick to traps and tend to then before others get up in the morning. One of my tenants uses poison that goes in a dispenser attached to a pipe. You have to probe around the mound to find the tunnel(s). It has been effective. I'm sticking to the traps, as I want to see my enemy's eye rolled back.</li>
<li>A question was asked: Will bleach and ammonia get rid of gophers in the gardens? An answer was: Sounds plausible, but the plants might not be too thrilled with that. I'm currently gopher-free, so someone else will have to try it and let us know how it goes.</li>
<li>Commenter, Cindy, says to use <b>rat traps with peanut butter and bird seed</b> as the bait. Sounds like a good idea, both inexpensive and effective.</li>
<li>Commenter, Angel, also recommends rat traps and said: Rat traps work. Look for fresh dirt or watch 'em in action. Clear area for the trap, then set and place trap in the hole. Check often. Works. If it doesn't work by next day, find new spot.</li>
<li><b>Chemical warfare</b>. Described in detail by the commenter, AARRAA. Commenter, AARRAA, said: The maintenance man at the jail uses <b>gasoline</b>, but not because it's flammable, but because of its heavy vapor and high vapor pressure. He says he just pours a cup of gas down each hole and covers it up. The gasoline vapor either suffocates them or drives them out. That got me thinking. <b>Ammonia</b> also has a heavy vapor and a high vapor pressure, is safer to use, doesn't poison the soil, and is less expensive than gasoline. I've tried it and enjoyed some success. Tomorrow I'm going to pour ammonia and <b>bleach</b> down the gopher holes, and quickly cover up the hole. Why? Mixing ammonia and bleach creates toxic chloramine gas, which ought to be more effective than ammonia which only suffocates. If you do this, do not mix those two chemicals in a container and then pour into the gopher hole, because you'll gas yourself. This is a bad thing. Pour one chemical into the hole, then the other, and have a shovel full of dirt ready to cover the hole as quickly as possible at shovel-handle-length safety. I think it might be even more effective to first pour water into the hole, thereby saturating the dirt at the opening of the hole and making it more likely that your chemicals flow further into the tunnel system.</li>
<li>The commenter, Lo, is partial to the <b>40mm Glock</b>. Needless to say, not a good idea in urban and residential areas. But for farmers and ranchers on their own land, why not? Patience is required. Commenter, Lo, said: I have killed 5 in the last week with a 40mm Glock. It takes patience, but works. I find a new mound (older ones may be ok but with a fresh one you know it is active) Get a little garden shovel and poke it around in the mound until it hits a soft spot. Then dig until you find the tunnel. Clean the entrance to the tunnel and try to make it big enough so you will be able to see when he starts trying to cover the entrance. Make it so you can get a good shot. He's fast, so you have to really pay attention. If he realizes you are there he will stop, but will come back. I've found that there may be 3 and even 4 tunnels leading in and out of a mound. And some of these split off into a "Y". You have to put your hand in the tunnel to find these. Of the five I've killed this week, all were female. Also after killing them I dig into some of the other holes and see if one will come back and cover it, but so far that hasn't been the case. I've drowned out only one and wasted gallons and gallons of water. I've use all of the available poisons and juicy fruit gum with no luck. My method works if you have the patience and time to wait until he comes to cover the tunnel entrance. Sometimes you'll think he headed out to make a new home somewhere else. Then you check the next morning and the hole is filled. I found one mound that had a nest in a compartment. It was full of little dead pieces of grass and the papery cover from bulbs. In the same mound I found a storage area with the little bulbs. If you shoot into a tunnel while he's trying to cover it you may think you have missed and if you did, he'll eventually come back and fill the entrance. I shot at one Sunday and I thought maybe I missed him since I couldn't find him. I dug up a lot of tunnel and never did find him, but later I found him outside another one of his mounds.... dead. He had been wounded and crawled out. All the mounds around the area are not active any longer, so I figure it was him.</li>
<li>The comment by Dennis Manns is a must-read. He mentions a few methods, but the last one is my favorite. This guy is in to it big time, 250 acres and <b>explosions</b> all over the place. Yep, do have your medical and life insurance policies up to date. Frankly, this proactive method sounds like a blast (pun intended). Commenter, Dennis Manns, said: Trap 250 acres of hay ground, have caught thousands over the past 30 years. Bought Gophinator didn't work went back to <b>box traps</b>, was catching 30 plus a day. Took 5 years to get to the point where I have only 3 or 4 traps set, sure makes haying a lot more enjoyable. The <b>Rodenator</b> is the most effective it uses <b>propane and oxygen</b> when it ignites it collapses their lungs. Only problem with it is the ground heaves up where their tunnels are.</li>
<li><b>Sticky rat traps</b> are being recommended.</li>
<li>Gassing with a BBQ propane tank has been suggested. Not too sure about that idea in an urban area. If a second, unknown, open gopher hole happens to be near anything that has a pilot light or could create a spark...</li>
<li>Commenter, Sarah Beth, said: I live in the mountains and have had pocket gophers in my yard for a few years - annoying but I don't do anything special so I haven't done anything, until now. I needed mouse traps for the house and opted to get a gopher trap too. Box style, spring loaded. An existing mound was torn up by a bear one night (thanks!) so I took the opportunity to hit an exposed hole. Woke up to the hole re-exposed and the trap missing. Found it several feet away, I can only guess a critter moved it. So I came here looking for ideas, I'm guessing at this point I have several families living in my yard, I'll get more traps. But the broken glass method, I doubt that works. One of the original property owners must have used the yard as a trash dump before trash service was a thing and while building the house. I tell people they cannot walk barefoot in my yard. The gophers dig up all the debris, to include lots of broken glass. I'm constantly picking it up.</li><li>Commenter, Heather, said: I've tried a number of items to deter gophers from my yard. I have found <b>anything with a strong odor</b> sends them in the opposite direction. I've placed everything from dryer sheets, liquid ammonia, and gasoline inside the tunnels and then covered up the entrance for max affect. Probably the best success has been inserting moth balls or a generous amount of Palmolive dish soap poured into the entrance followed by water to disperse into tunnels. The gophers hate the smell and when they emerge they are a little disoriented, cuz the gophers vision is affected.</li>
<li>Commenter, PhuriousPills, said: <b>Electrocute them</b> in conjunction with water. Car battery keeps them away. I use power supplies.. But the disposable camera flash, LOL, I made into trap. I'm bad.</li>
<li>Commenter, HeatherZ said: Easy and works every time... <b>Put a rock on the hole</b>... Safe and effective... Gophers cannot dig thru the rock... They relocate to where they can dig...</li>
<li>Commenter, Brett, said: If you have a dog and/or cat, save the <b>poop</b> and flush it down the hole. In fact, <b>any dead animal</b>, such as birds, mice or rats will do.</li>
<li>Commenter, Jeremy, said: This says <b>ultrasonic devices</b> do not appear to work, but I've actually had good luck with them. I'm a handyman and have recommended them to at least 4 clients after having them work in my yard first, and they've all had similar results. You might see mounds appear right after you install them, but after a couple weeks, they go away. I tried smoke bombs and castor oil pellets first, and that just made mounds pop up in other places. The solar powered ultrasonic gopher repellent spikes I got off Amazon have been the only thing to keep them away. They make noise every 60 seconds or so, but it's not that bad. There's a brand called Zebedee that has an on/off switch if you want to stop the sound while you're in your yard or need to install them outside a bedroom window. Theirs also varies the sound of the beep which they say makes sure the animal doesn't get used to the sound. By the way, my parents tried the car exhaust method years ago only to find that the gophers had dug through the crawlspace under the house and fumes started coming into the house, so watch out for that. They had to leave all the doors and windows open with fans blowing out the smell for a few hours. If you have a solid foundation, it's probably not a problem but their house had wood floors and was suspended on a brick foundation with a crawlspace underneath.</li>
<li>Commenter, Rene, said: For a residential yard or smaller garden area I found <b>gopher/mole bait (pellet form)</b> to be very effective . Method: walk around yard daily looking for fresh gopher holes-0 stick a stick down 10 inches pour one tablespoon of bait into hole, cover up hole. must do it daily -works like a charm.</li>
<li>Commenter, Eric, said: Last year I found one baby pocket gopher in my backyard. Chased that little guy around for weeks. Tried gopher traps, poison, flushing him out with way and shooting it, gum, everything. I pissed it off by flooding the tunnel and he switched to my front yard. I bought 10 <b>rat sticky traps</b> and place them around every new hole, went and ate dinner and came back to a gopher glued to the trap. Shot him in the head to put him out of his misery. This year the back yard got away from me so the grass was long for a month. Finally got around to mowing it and found gopher holes on opposite ends of the yard. Same thing with the sticky rat traps, caught two gophers within the day, filled the holes and figured my work was done. Came back a week later and found 3 more holes right where I caught one of the two. Placed a bunch more traps and caught three more that day. Next day, holes popped up, caught one more to make 5 within the month. I was hoping I was done because they say a litter is 5-6 and these were all babies. Nope have one more and I have located mama's tunnels finally. The sticky rat traps haven’t failed me yet so I’m hoping they work for the mother, just got a bigger size. She is much better about closing up her holes and they’ve been hard to locate but it seems the babies rarely close their holes. If they do, just be diligent to locate loose dirt when they dig.</li>
<li>Commenter, Gina Tse-Louie, said: After the gopher ate everything (parsley, basil, cilantro, chamomile, artichoke, asparagus, mustard greens, kale of all types, flowers galore, etc.) including things they aren't supposed to like (garlic, onions, chives, and mint). I attempted the warning method of throwing dog poop down a hole to warn it of a predator. It retaliated by separating the chicken wire from the bottom of my raised bed! I watched as is kept popping its head up in 4 different parts of my raised bed. Frustrated I tried to set the 2 different types of traps I bought. Macabee is not easy to set... the Amdro tunnel easier but required positioning... I gave up on the Macabee. Having watched the Caddy Shack video, I was tempted... watching more and more videos after trying sonar, sound, and everything it burrowed next to... I saw a video showing that once above ground, gophers were slower moving. Epiphany! Once it popped it's head up I was determined to toss it out of the ground. I collapsed every tunnel in the raised box I could and waited... it popped its head up... I scooped behind it with a <b>shovel</b>... it landed and I speared it! I was happy this gopher would no longer eat my personal farm to table... but I am still sad I had to kill a living thing. If only we could live harmoniously... I buried it so it can give back what it has taken from the soil.</li>
<li>Commenter, Chris, said: A method that I have found to be fairly effective is to <b>gas them</b>. This requires your propane BBQ tank, a POL X 3/8 male flared fitting, a length of old used propane hose with the appropriate female 3/8 flare fitting on one end. As described previously in these posts you must first locate an opening, usually 8 to 12 in away from the main Mound is the escape hole with a small dirt plug in it. Remove just enough dirt from the plug so that you can insert the hose into the tunnel then carefully pack the dirt back around the hose and slightly open up the valve on the tank, full tank pressure is not required and is wasteful if you have a large amount of these Mounds to visit. I have found that 10 minutes is usually sufficient per location! You can even wander off and take care of other projects while the propane does it's job. Propane is not poisonous, however it does replace the oxygen in the tunnel and causes Little Darlings to suffocate! This also means you don't have to worry about carcass disposal! Instant fertilizer!</li>
<li>Commenter, Lesley, said: I have an indoor Siamese mixed <b>cat</b> that we found when he was 4 weeks old, we recently bought a home and have beautiful small front yard and just last week my cat Milo has brought home two live gophers??? WTH??? He beats them up and leaves them panting in my kitchen??? He will not eat them but I guess he is earning his keep, lol, I think I might adopt a few more cats to help out, those will be working cats and Milo can show them the ropes.</li>
<li>Commenter, Steve, said: I put up a small sign (on the mound side of every active gopher hole) that says "FREE wine and body massage for everyone attending the <b>Geomyidae family reunion</b>. Directions to the party are as follows...</li>
<li>Commenter, Levi, said: I like to give them <b>bubble baths</b> by pouring dish soap down into the opened holes, and filling them up with high pressure water from the hose. It seems to work more often than not by filling up their vast network with the suds, and a soapy gopher will pop up gasping for breathe and the real life whack a mole game is underway.</li>
<li>Commenter, Cheryl in Florida said: 5 acres and neighboring lots have exploded with mounds. Have horses so need grass to survive. Poison pellets were a huge waste of money. Tried flooding but it never filled up and nothing came up. Didn’t want to drain the well. <b>Victor black boxes</b> from amazon have been the only thing that works. 3 dead this weekend. It wears you out digging holes trying to locate an open tunnel. Buy those and watch YouTube videos people publish. They helped me. I feel bad killing a mammal but really need to stop them from ruining my pastures.</li>
<li>Commenter, Kim C., said: After months of trying traps, gas bombs, water etc. I sprayed <b>Tomcat repellent(castor oil based)</b> over the entire lawn. This ruins the taste of their food. A few days later I seen that it moved to a dirt area with little plants, just a few weeds. I assumed it was getting hungry. I bought a poisonous bait, and after the second application.... No more holes. So I took the starve then poison approach. No satisfying explosions, but it did the job.</li>
<li>Commenter, Jim, said: I just bought a <b>Rodenator system</b>, haven't tried it yet (this weekend). However I have high confidence it will work. Since you are pushing pressurized gas into the system, penetrating into the tunnels will be much more effective than the smoke bombs they sell in Home Depot. Poison similarly hasn't been too effective, in Colorado the poison you can buy is weak, it takes a lot of it being eaten by a gopher to kill them - by which time they are likely sick and lose their appetite for it. <b>Strychnine</b> you can buy in Wyoming is more effective, they eat a few bites and they're done. The Rodenator also has a blind spot - you have to have a firm backup plan to take the critters out where they are near gas lines, fuel tanks or perhaps in your leeching field. That's where a drive to the Cowboy state will come in handy. While the poison is certainly not as fun and satisfying as triggering Armageddon in their burrow, lighting off the Rodenator where it will ignite or break something ain't none to smart either. I'll try to find my way back and let you know how our subterranean warfare goes this weekend.</li>
<li>Commenter, Liz Elias, said: We have a plethora of the little critters. Since there are feral cats in the area, (and we like cats), we don't want to use poison, in case a cat might catch a poisoned gopher, and themselves get poisoned. Water hose--uh, yeah--but no! We tried that, and no water every came up above ground (sandy soil), but, we did drown a tree and a shrub trying to flood out the gophers. And yes, our water bill was higher that month. I have gone to the extreme of dropping the deposits scooped from our kitty litter boxes into their holes. I figured they'd think a cat was on the prowl, and make themselves scarce. Nope. That didn't work either; and neither did mothballs. Road flares? As you say--too many "miles" of tunnels--it doesn't get far. Once or twice, they've dared poke their heads above ground when we happened to be nearby, and hubby conked them with the business end of a shovel. That worked; but only for the single nosy gopher. And no--the vibration gizmos don't work--in fact, the suckers dug right up next to it, presumably to find out what it was! Getting a <b>gopher snake</b> has been discussed, but I have a horrid phobia about snakes. They have their place in the ecosystem; I just don't want to see them! It is bad; we're on about 3/4 of an acre, and you put your ankles at risk trying to walk across the 'back 40.' We're still within city limits, though, so no gunfire allowed. We are at a loss.</li>
<li>Commenter, Jason, said: Take a treble hook on a steel leader that is attached to monofilament line, that is attached to your <b>fishing pole</b>. Bait it with peanut butter, put it as far down the hole as possible, open a beer and sit back and wait. Side note: it may take a 6 pack...</li>
<li>Commenter, Ron Powell, said: After decades of poison pellets, I started using the <b>Black Box gopher trap</b> and more recently the <b>Black Hole gopher trap</b>. They work great. I have a 2 1/2 acre lot with sandy soil and killed 21 the first 10 days and have been getting them ever since. Sometimes they will foil the trap, where you pick it up and it is full of dirt instead of a gopher, but you just re dig and re set and you have a good chance, I'd guess 80 plus percent. The gopher pellets have no way of giving you feedback. Warning, if I leave it out all night, a fox in my neighborhood will carry off the whole thing. They are only about 20 bucks and then I at least know I got them.
The black box has a stiffer wire and kills them quicker than the black hole but the black hole is a slightly better design IMO.</li>
<li>Commenter, AWS, said: I have 2.5 acres with a small flower garden in front and a 250 sq/ft patch of grass in our back courtyard. The gophers have attacked my grass and my wife's garden. After using poison bait, flooding with the hose and gassers to no avail. I read your article and the comments below. I tried the Bleach and ammonia in my wife's garden. I bought a long funnel, attached 3 feet of plastic hose to it drilled 6 holes towards the bottom of the plastic hose so if the end was clogged shoving it down the tunnel the liquid would still flow out. I tested it with a water, then poured down bleach, cleared it with water (did not want to gas myself) then the ammonia. Pulled out the hose and plugged all the holes where I could see the gas coming out. Instead of killing the little bastar@#$%'s all it seemed to do was make the little bas@#$%$'s mad and they ate more of my wife's garden. In the courtyard I found a nice active tunnel and I placed a trap in it. Since the tunnel was about 12" below ground I took a 2 foot piece of cedar 1X6 fence board I had and placed that over top of the trap and covered it so light could get in. It took 2 nights, and I got one last night. I have reset the trap so we'll see. Back to my wife's flower garden, I will get 2 more <b>traps</b> and go after those little varmints today. More to come....</li>
<li>Commenter, Norm A., said: After losing hundreds of dollars of plants, I had enough. First, gopher pellets, ( 3 cans!), no change. Next gas bombs, more piles of fresh dirt, <b>plumbers torch with LP bottles</b>, gaining. Now using the <b>BBQ LP tank</b> with 10' of hose. Probe to locate den, insert hose, turn on gas for 5 minutes. From twenty fresh mounds the first day to one this morning. Check twice a day for new mounds. Have used one full BBQ tank so far, but winning the battle.</li>
<li>Commenter, Bill in FL, said: <b>Flooding</b> can be very effective where soils are heavy and drain poorly. But if your soil is sandy, as it is here in FL--forget it! The water will drain as fast as you can pour it in. The most you'll do is give the gopher a nice bath.</li>
<li>Commenter, LotusLandry, said: No cats will survive in my densely populated urban environment because the coyotes get the precious cats and break their necks. We ended up having an <b>exterminator</b> for the gophers. The beasts seem to covet the smallest 12 feet square patches between cemented areas. I used to try the <b>gas sticks</b> and I even poured solutions of <b>mustard</b> and <b>chili</b> pepper and other smelly things.</li>
<li>Commenter, julieannbrady, said: Well, I believe I have moles, not gophers. I have been battling these little critters for three years now. I'm trying to figure out how many I have. And wonder if it could be just one in the front yard, or a family? Some mornings, it seems as though that mole has been everywhere. I now have a spayed feral <b>cat</b> policing my back yard so I think that might have moved the mole more to the front yard. What do do? I like the idea with the <b>gas exhaust</b>.</li>
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<li>Place on top of fence post for the larger birds.</li>
<li>Sell them on eBay. Important note: health laws may require you take them to a taxidermist first.</li>
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<li>Bury them next to your plants most in need of fertilizer, talk about sweet revenge...</li>
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How to Learn the Duodecimal, Dozenal, Base 12 Numbering System</h3>
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An Interesting "Political" Side Note.</h3>
The base 12 numerical system, also known as the duodecimal or dozenal system, is just like all the other base numbering and counting systems. However, this is the only base numbering system which has a "political" aspect to it. This has to do with the number 12 being a very useful number and as to which symbols to use for the base 10 numbers "10" and "11".<br />
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If one wishes to remain within the standardized structure of hexadecimal and the other base numbering and counting systems up to and including base 36, then the use of sequential numbers and letters should be used. Thus, as in hexadecimal, the base 10 number "10" is equal to the base 12 number "A", and the base 10 number "11" is equal to the base 12 number "B".<br />
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Others advocate the use of different symbols, some examples being:
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<ul>
<li>10 = T</li>
<li>10 = X</li>
<li>11 = E</li>
</ul>
This how-to tutorial will stick with the base 2 through base 36 mathematical "standard" of 10 being designated by "A" and 11 being designated by "B".<br />
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Complete Lesson and Examples</h3>A quick review of the decimal, base 10 structure...<br />
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Base 10, Decimal Orders of Magnitude<br />
1 · 10 · 100 · 1,000 · 10,000 · 100,000<br />
Positional<br />
100,000 · 10,000 · 1,000 · 100 · 10 · 1<br />
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We use the base 10 numbering/counting system in our day-to-day living. Base 10 has ten numbers (0-9) and orders of magnitude that are times ten.
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<ul>
<li>The lowest order number represents itself times one.</li>
<li>The next order number represents itself times 10.</li>
<li>The next order number represents itself times 10 x 10, or itself times 100.</li>
<li>The next order of magnitude would be 10 x 10 x 10, or 1000.</li>
</ul>
And so on.<br />
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<b>A base 10, decimal example</b> would be the number 7824. This number means there are:
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<ul>
<li>Four 1’s,</li>
<li>Two 10’s,</li>
<li>Eight 100’s,</li>
<li>And seven 1000's.</li>
</ul>
Which represents 4 + 20 + 800 + 7000 for a total of 7824.<br />
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The duodecimal, base 12, dozenal numbering system...</h3>
...uses the same structure, the only difference being the orders of magnitude. Base 12 aka duodecimal has twelve numbers (0 thru B). The numbers are:
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<ul>
<li>0 = 0, 1 = 1, 2 = 2, 3 = 3, 4 = 4, 5 = 5, 6 = 6, 7 = 7, 8 = 8, 9 = 9</li>
<li>A = 10</li>
<li>B = 11</li>
</ul>
The orders of magnitude are times twelve.
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<ul>
<li>The lowest order number represents itself times one.</li>
<li>The next order number represents itself times 12.
The next order number represents itself times 12 x 12, or itself times 144.</li>
<li>The next order number represents itself times 12 x 12 x 12, or itself times 1728.</li>
<li>The next order number represents itself times 12 x 12 x 12 x 12, or itself times 20736.</li>
</ul>
And so on.<br />
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Duodecimal, Base 12 Orders of Magnitude</h4>
1 · 12 · 144 · 1728 · 20736 · 248832
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Positional</h4>
248832 · 20736 · 1728 · 144 · 12 · 1<br />
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<b>A basic, first example</b> of a duodecimal number would be the base 12 number 11111. This would mean there is:
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<ul>
<li>one 1,</li>
<li>one 12,</li>
<li>one 144,</li>
<li>one 1728,</li>
<li>and one 20736.</li>
</ul>
Which represents 1 + 12 + 144 + 1728 + 20736 for a total of 22621 in base 10 decimal.<br />
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<b>Another base 12 example</b> would be the number 2B9A. This number means there are:
<br />
<ul>
<li>Ten 1’s,</li>
<li>Nine 12’s,</li>
<li>Eleven 144’s,</li>
<li>And two 1728’s.</li>
</ul>
Which represents 10+108+1584+3456 for a total of 5158 in base 10 decimal.<br />
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<b>Another base 12 example</b> would be the number A51B. This number means there are:
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<ul>
<li>Eleven 1’s,</li>
<li>One 12,</li>
<li>Five 144’s,</li>
<li>And ten 1728’s.</li>
</ul>
Which represents 11+12+720+17280 for a total of 18023 in base 10 decimal.<br />
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Convenience relist...</h4>
<b>Base 12, Duodecimal Orders of Magnitude</b><br />
1 · 12 · 144 · 1728 · 20736 · 248832<br />
<b>Positional</b><br />
248832 · 20736 · 1728 · 144 · 12 · 1<br />
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Side notes...</h3>
<ul>
<li>Latitude and longitude are heavily reliant on the number 12 and its multiples and composites.</li>
<li>Dice probability theory loves the number 12 composites.</li>
<li>Astrology, the zodiac, and ancient cultures recognized the uniqueness of the number 12.</li>
</ul>
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More Duodecimal, Dozenal, Base 12 to Base 10 Conversion Examples</h3>
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0=0</div>
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92=110</div>
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B00=1584</div>
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1=1</b></div>
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100=144</b></div>
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BBB=1727</div>
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5=5</div>
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101=145</div>
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1000=1728</b></div>
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9=9</div>
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110=156</div>
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1001=1729</div>
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A=10</div>
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200=288</div>
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1010=1740</div>
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B=11</div>
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202=290</div>
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1100=1872</div>
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10=12</b></div>
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20A=298</div>
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1111=1885</div>
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11=13</div>
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20B=299</div>
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2000=3456</div>
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18=20</div>
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210=300</div>
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42BB=7343</div>
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20=24</div>
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7B6=1146</div>
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AB2B=18899</div>
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5A=70</div>
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A00=1440</div>
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B460=19656</div>
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5B=71</div>
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A2B=1475</div>
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BBBB=20735</div>
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<h4>
Convenience relist...</h4>
<b>Base 12, Duodecimal Orders of Magnitude</b><br />
1 · 12 · 144 · 1728 · 20736 · 248832<br />
<b>Positional</b><br />
248832 · 20736 · 1728 · 144 · 12 · 1<br />
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The <a href="https://www.dozenal.org/">Dozenal Society of America</a> has all sorts of information regarding the mathematical and societal aspects of the base twelve number, counting system.<br />
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<h2 style="text-align: center;">Some of the Comments from the Previous Hosting Platforms</h2>
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<li>Commenter, Will Apse, said: I'm a bit weird about the number 12. As a kid I used pounds, shillings, and pence for money with 12 pennies in the shilling and twenty shillings in the pound (decimalized when I was 12, lol). This might be why I often think about the oddities of 12's. Money and time are rather important.</li>
<li>Commenter, DreamerMeg, said: I was brought up in the UK pre decimal money, same as Will Apse, but it's still difficult for me to get my head round the idea of base 12.</li>
<li>Commenter, BradMastersOCcal, said: Binary to base 12 is not as clean as base 8 (3 bits) or 16 (4 bits); this allows binary to just overflow into the next number. Base 12 has to use 4 bits but stop at 1011 (B). It is more like BCD. I had no idea this was a popular common base. Thanks, it is a very interesting article.</li>
<li>Commenter, DreamerMeg , said: As a child, we had to learn to count in 12's for the UK's monetary system. Counting in 10's is a lot easier. We had a class of 7-year-olds chanting 12 pence is 1 shilling, 18 pence is 1 and sixpence, 24 pence are two shillings, 30 pence is 2 and sixpence, 36 pence is three shillings! The UK went decimal in 1971 but I can still calculate between new money and old money and between decimal measurement systems (SI units) and the old pounds and ounces. Keeps the brain active, but I don't know that it's useful. Good article.</li>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-size: 15px;">I first published this article at another website on 11/17/2013. However, to keep the information current, relocating to websitewithnoname.com was best. This copyrighted tutorial has served people well for years.</span><br /></div>Person of Interesthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00633924316300234599noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7616331840433074252.post-16554322543699047182020-01-01T06:28:00.009-08:002023-04-11T08:14:41.133-07:00Ultraviolet Light Examples and Protecting Your Vision - List of Things That Reflect or Emit UV<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Latest update: April 11, 2023. Page URL indicates original publication date; meanwhile, times change and the updates continue.</span><br />
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It is fairly common knowledge ultraviolet light destroys vision and causes blindness over time. The effects of ultraviolet light are cumulative. How well you protect your eyes when younger will directly affect your vision as you become older. All information on this page has been derived from federal websites, studies, research, archives, etc.<br />
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<h2>
<span style="font-size: x-large;">
Sources That Emit Ultraviolet Light Rays - Never Look Directly at Them</span></h2>
<ul>
<li><i><b>Some halogen, fluorescent, and incandescent lights (found everywhere). </b></i>Yep, not a good idea to stare directly at any light bulb for long periods of time.</li>
<li>Mercury vapor lighting (often used in stadiums and school gyms)</li>
<li>Specifically designed UV lights found at many nightclubs</li>
<li>Tanning <span style="font-family: inherit;">booths </span></li>
<li>Some types of lasers</li>
<li>Sun</li>
</ul>
<h2>
<span style="font-size: x-large;">
Sources That Reflect Ultraviolet Light Rays</span></h2>
<ul>
<li>Pavement</li>
<li>Cement, e.g., sidewalks</li>
<li>Water</li>
<li>Snow</li>
<li>Grass</li>
<li>Sand</li>
<li>Moon (Earth's atmosphere filters out most of it)</li>
<li>Pretty much anything white in sunlight</li>
<li>Aluminum and aluminum-based coatings</li>
</ul>
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From an astronomical point of view, NASA has an interesting page about ultraviolet light at <a href="https://science.nasa.gov/ems/10_ultravioletwaves">Tour of the Electromagnetic Spectrum - Ultraviolet Waves</a>.<br />
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<h2>
<span style="font-size: x-large;">
Environmental Factors Affecting Ultraviolet Exposure</span></h2>
This federal website explains these factors best: <a href="https://www.fda.gov/radiation-emitting-products/tanning/ultraviolet-uv-radiation">FDA direct sub-page</a>. Detailed information for:<br />
<ul>
<li>Geography</li>
<li>Altitude</li>
<li>Time of year</li>
<li>Time of day</li>
<li>Weather conditions</li>
</ul>
The relevant segment is located a little over halfway down their page. Most of it is pretty obvious, though clouds and shade do not protect one as much as people think. UV rays are usually most intense from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm.<br />
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<h2>
<span style="font-size: x-large;">The Obvious as to Contacts, Prescription Glasses, Sunglasses and UV Exposure</span></h2>
As everyone who needs their vision corrected knows, we are always offered a UV light protection coating for our lenses when buying glasses; I always agree to it. Folks who wear contacts are given the same option; the contacts are made of a material that absorbs the ultraviolet light part of the spectrum; however, it should be remembered that the contact does not cover the entire eye.<br />
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Wearing sunglasses without UV protection is worse than wearing no glasses at all and can even be dangerous; the eyes can be fooled into dilating, causing maximum and damaging exposure to ultraviolet radiation. Here is an eye-opening (so to speak) article by NASA: <a href="https://spinoff.nasa.gov/Spinoff2010/hm_3.html">Ultraviolet-Blocking Lenses Protect, Enhance Vision</a>. The NASA article is a little off-topic, but the message is clear; do spend whatever time, money, and effort necessary to be sure the sunglasses you buy actually do their job. The wrong sunglasses could ultimately subtract years of vision from your life; or at minimum, cause severe problems such as macular degeneration and cataracts. One really does not want to experience retina injections and/or cataract surgery in their later years.<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Ultraviolet Light Phobia</span></h2>
Almost last, but not least. One should not decide to be phobic concerning UV rays. The body needs ultraviolet light to manufacture the vitamin D3 necessary in order to stay healthy.<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">In-Depth, Scientific Research and Studies of Environmental Ultraviolet (UV) Reflectance</span></h2>
For the science and tech oriented, there is the lengthy article: <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6069363/">Ultraviolet Radiation Albedo and Reflectance</a>. If so inclined, be prepared to set aside an hour or two.<br />
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[An Update]</h4>
As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, consumers are buying and using unregulated UVC light devices for disinfection purposes. The FDA is now warning that these unregulated UVC devices can cause eye damage and skin burns. If you are considering buying such a device, here is a cautionary article from CNET: <a href="https://www.cnet.com/news/uvc-wands-kill-viruses-burn-eyes-skin-experts-warn-coronavirus-covid-19/">UVC wands kill viruses. They're also a 'major safety issue,' experts warn</a>.<br />
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[An Update]</h4>
As recently as two days ago, there are research reports definitively stating that ultraviolet LED lights kill the COVID-19 virus. These lights are only to be used where they are not visible, e.g. inside ventilation systems, etc. This research has not been reported in mainstream media; my guess is that it was generally decided it would cause a repeat of August or worse.<br />
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[An Update]</h4><p>
Other than the usual advisory concerning summer, not much new to report.</p>
<p><b>[An Update]</b></p><p>Here is a ncbi/nlm/nih.gov page that explains exactly what is happening with UV light, your eyes, your glasses and UV/blue filters: <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6615932/">Spectral Evaluation of Eyeglass Blocking Efficiency of Ultraviolet/High-energy Visible Blue Light for Ocular Protection</a>. Here is an excerpt: ...ultraviolet radiation ranging from 100 to 400 nm is harmful to the retina, whereas the visible spectrum of light from 400 to 700 nm is relatively safe. ... The earth's atmosphere absorbs almost all of ultraviolet C (100 to 280 nm) and most of ultraviolet B (280 to 315 nm) light. Ultraviolet A (315 to 400 nm), visible light (380 to 760 nm), and infrared (>760 nm) are able to reach the earth's surface. ...<end excerpt></p><p><br />
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For fellow webmasters (now that's an ancient term) and writers, that is indeed an interesting title. Unfortunately, it is also a true title. In fact, maybe the title of this article should be, <i>The Search Engine Algorithm and the Future of Online Writing - It's Not Pretty</i>.<br />
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Obviously search engines use several parameters for determining the search ranking of a website or article when displaying results. I shall not belabor those, plenty of other websites already do that. This page will only cover the main, overriding factor that search engines use when the algorithm makes its "decisions".<br />
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Writers and web designers are not going to like this and as far as I know, there is not a thing we can do about it, nor a way we can circumvent it.<div><br /></div><div>And do read the updates regarding monetization.<br />
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Description of a Search Engine's Main Parameter Used by Its Algorithm</h3>
There are two websites. Both websites are identical in all parameters such as keywords, quality, quantity, HTML design, navigation design, format design, font size, average bounce rate, average duration of visits, incoming links, keeping content updated, compatibility with mobile devices, and every and all other factors that search engines use (both known and unknown). However, the two sites have one very significant and devastating difference.<br />
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<b>Site "A"</b> is owned by a real world, brick and mortar, physical entity with name recognition that is associated with and dedicated to a specific field or topic of endeavor and/or interest. Such sites are automatically bestowed much more credibility than sites not meeting this criteria. The credibility factor is paramount to search engines. It is the main factor enabling an article or website to be ranked on the front page of the listed search results. There's that old Q&A: "Where is the best place to hide a body? The second page of Google." Credibility makes or breaks a website, no matter how good all the other rating factors may be.<br />
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<b>Site "B"</b> is just an unknown website competing with the other billion unknown websites. Due to the site's anonymity, credibility is basically non-existent; not positive or negative, just non-existent. In other words, even though your Site-B, relevant article is much better than the corresponding Site-A article; the Site-B article will have the lesser ranking. There is more about website domain names and article quality ranking in the February 2020 update.<br />
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There are still plenty of exceptions to the above, but the number of exceptions will continue to dwindle over time as more and more site "A" websites come into existence and/or expand their presence.<br />
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There Are Some Silver Linings</h3>
Successful niche hobby "Site B" websites can eventually be bought and absorbed by the "Site A" websites. Along with the exorbitant purchase price, the Site "B" owner might even be offered a full-time job to maintain the site.<br />
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There are millions of successful small business websites. Needless to say, a lot more is required than just the website.<br />
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Non-business websites specializing in specific topics can have some degree of success. However when one does the math, the compensation usually is significantly below the minimum wage.<br />
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General topic websites are usually given a lesser search ranking than the others. As for this general topic site you are now reading, it is forever doomed to relative obscurity; as are most of the other general topic websites. I'm fine with that. This site still gets plenty of search engine traffic to accomplish its stated goal mentioned on the homepage. A general topic site can gain credibility over time, but it usually takes years.<br />
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Some Final Thoughts</h3>
Do only get involved with website design and article writing if you enjoy it. If your main motivation is making lots of money, you have about the same odds as when buying a lottery ticket. And if one wants to get any visitor traffic, they will have to learn about SEO and all the other factors and parameters previously mentioned.<br />
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May 2019 Update</h4>
Writing any sort of medical or medical-related article is generally a lost cause, even when the article clearly states it is from the patient's point of view. Search engines invariably put the .gov sites on the front page when it comes to anything medical. These are then followed by medical research centers and other actual brick and mortar medical facilities. Articles written by patients and other individuals are then always buried in the secondary search results where searchers seldom visit. Basically, search engines are adamant in the classifying of medical articles by non-medical entities as having zero or very low credibility. Forgo your time and labor on writing anything medical. Search engines are intractable on this and it is not going to change.<br />
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June 2019 Update</h4>
Some search engines are beginning the process of pretty much dealing a death blow to many how-to and other explanatory text articles. Videos are now being placed above the text version of the same topic in the search results for many subjects. So if one is considering writing a how-to or explanatory article, it would be wise to see what videos you will be competing against. Depending on the topic, doing a well-written article on particular subjects may be a lost cause. Which do the searchers generally prefer, a text article or a relevant video? At minimum, the competing and above-ranking video will severely reduce the amount of visitor traffic and the resulting earnings your written article should be receiving.<br />
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In other words: what text did to cursive and what calculators/converters did to math, videos are now starting to do to text articles.<br />
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August 2019 Update</h4>
Beware the topic-over-saturation syndrome. This is happening with more and more topics. You can literally write the best article in Internet Land for a given topic; but if the search engines are already buried in articles for that topic, yours will never see the light of day. It's not fair and it's not right; but it's the way it is.<div>
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January 2020 Update</h4>
My visitor traffic basically crashed and burned these last couple of months. However, the search algorithms really can't be blamed for this. Not many people are interested in this site's general topics during the holiday season. Visitor traffic usually rebounds in January as people get back to the regular business of living. However, the future of online writing still remains uncertain as more and more topics become over saturated.<br />
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February 2020 Update</h4>
Website domain names continue to take precedence over article quality. In other words:
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<li>There are two websites.</li>
<li>One website has an inferior article of poor quality, but has an on-point keyword in its domain name.</li>
<li>Another website has a much better, high quality, superior article; but the website doesn't have an on-point keyword in its domain name.</li>
<li>The inferior article will usually outrank and be given a better position in the search results than the much better article.</li>
<li>This is due to search engines giving more weight to website domain names than to article quality. Maybe this will change as search engine ranking algorithms become more sophisticated.</li>
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April 2020 Update</h4>
The first week of April: I have an article whose traffic directly reflects the general population's concerns about the COVID-19 virus pandemic. The more concerned the general public, the less traffic the article receives. Needless to say, that article's traffic has crashed and burned. Oddly, even thought the media news is the worst yet, the article's traffic has started to bounce back. Apparently the public's panic mode has started to subside, though I still saw signs of hoarding the last time I was at the store.<br />
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<h4>
November 2020 Update</h4>
COVID-19 continues to affect article traffic. Depending on the topic, the effect can be either positive or negative.</div><div><br /></div><div>Meanwhile, a separate note. Beware moving your articles from one site to another. Doing so will result in all the stolen copies of your article(s) now outranking your original.<br />
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February 2021 Update</h4>
Regarding monetizing your website, ad-networks have been reneging on payments to website owners and publishers for years. Unfortunately, this situation has gone from being the occasional incident to now being a routine practice. As an example, one famous ad-network recently reneged on a $250 payment they owed me. It's pretty grim. About the only option left these days is to find individual retailers who have affiliate programs.<br />
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February 2022 Update</h4>
Here are two reputable SEO learning websites:
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<li><a href="https://searchengineland.com/guide/what-is-seo">What Is SEO / Search Engine Optimization?</a></li>
<li><a href="https://moz.com/beginners-guide-to-seo">The Beginner's Guide to SEO</a></li>
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How to Instantly Convert MPH to FPS While Driving</h3>
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- The Quick and Easy Math Trick Formula Equation -</h3>
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Simply divide miles-per-hour by 2, then multiply the result by 3 to find feet-per-second.</div>
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This is the easy, quick math formula or equation to use and gives a usable, fairly accurate answer. Your answer will be accurate within 5%. As an example, 100 mph converts to 150 fps. If one does the more complicated method of math calculation (detailed further down the page), the resulting answer would be 147 fps.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">"How many feet per second..." </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">is a math question usually relating to cars and driving.</span></td></tr>
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Easy Table Conversion from MPH to FPS Examples Chart</h3><div style="text-align: center;">Divide by 2, then multiply by 3.</div><div style="text-align: center;">
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<tr class="oddRow"><td class="centerCell unboldCell tableCell firstCell" style="background-color: #f2f2f2; border-color: rgb(215, 215, 215); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px 1px 1px 0px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0.4em; width: 200px;"><div style="text-align: center;">
<b><span style="font-size: large;">MPH</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">FPS</span></b></div>
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<tr class="oddRow"><td class="centerCell unboldCell tableCell firstCell" style="background-color: #f2f2f2; border-color: rgb(215, 215, 215); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px 1px 1px 0px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0.4em; width: 200px;"><div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">10</span></div>
</td><td class="centerCell unboldCell tableCell lastCell" style="background-color: #f2f2f2; border-bottom-color: rgb(215, 215, 215); border-bottom-style: solid; border-image: initial; border-left-color: rgb(215, 215, 215); border-left-style: solid; border-right-color: initial; border-right-style: initial; border-top-color: rgb(215, 215, 215); border-top-style: solid; border-top: 0px solid rgb(215, 215, 215); border-width: 0px 0px 1px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0.4em; width: 200px;"><div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">15</span></div>
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<tr class="evenRow"><td class="centerCell unboldCell tableCell firstCell" style="background-color: #fcfdfe; border-color: rgb(215, 215, 215); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px 1px 1px 0px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0.4em; width: 200px;"><div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">15</span></div>
</td><td class="centerCell unboldCell tableCell lastCell" style="background-color: #fcfdfe; border-bottom-color: rgb(215, 215, 215); border-bottom-style: solid; border-image: initial; border-left-color: rgb(215, 215, 215); border-left-style: solid; border-right-color: initial; border-right-style: initial; border-top-color: rgb(215, 215, 215); border-top-style: solid; border-top: 0px solid rgb(215, 215, 215); border-width: 0px 0px 1px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0.4em; width: 200px;"><div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">22.5</span></div>
</td></tr>
<tr class="oddRow"><td class="centerCell unboldCell tableCell firstCell" style="background-color: #f2f2f2; border-color: rgb(215, 215, 215); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px 1px 1px 0px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0.4em; width: 200px;"><div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">20</span></div>
</td><td class="centerCell unboldCell tableCell lastCell" style="background-color: #f2f2f2; border-bottom-color: rgb(215, 215, 215); border-bottom-style: solid; border-image: initial; border-left-color: rgb(215, 215, 215); border-left-style: solid; border-right-color: initial; border-right-style: initial; border-top-color: rgb(215, 215, 215); border-top-style: solid; border-top: 0px solid rgb(215, 215, 215); border-width: 0px 0px 1px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0.4em; width: 200px;"><div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">30</span></div>
</td></tr>
<tr class="evenRow"><td class="centerCell unboldCell tableCell firstCell" style="background-color: #fcfdfe; border-color: rgb(215, 215, 215); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px 1px 1px 0px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0.4em; width: 200px;"><div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">25</span></div>
</td><td class="centerCell unboldCell tableCell lastCell" style="background-color: #fcfdfe; border-bottom-color: rgb(215, 215, 215); border-bottom-style: solid; border-image: initial; border-left-color: rgb(215, 215, 215); border-left-style: solid; border-right-color: initial; border-right-style: initial; border-top-color: rgb(215, 215, 215); border-top-style: solid; border-top: 0px solid rgb(215, 215, 215); border-width: 0px 0px 1px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0.4em; width: 200px;"><div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">37.5</span></div>
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<tr class="oddRow"><td class="centerCell unboldCell tableCell firstCell" style="background-color: #f2f2f2; border-color: rgb(215, 215, 215); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px 1px 1px 0px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0.4em; width: 200px;"><div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>30</b></span></div>
</td><td class="centerCell unboldCell tableCell lastCell" style="background-color: #f2f2f2; border-bottom-color: rgb(215, 215, 215); border-bottom-style: solid; border-image: initial; border-left-color: rgb(215, 215, 215); border-left-style: solid; border-right-color: initial; border-right-style: initial; border-top-color: rgb(215, 215, 215); border-top-style: solid; border-top: 0px solid rgb(215, 215, 215); border-width: 0px 0px 1px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0.4em; width: 200px;"><div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>45</b></span></div>
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<tr class="evenRow"><td class="centerCell unboldCell tableCell firstCell" style="background-color: #fcfdfe; border-color: rgb(215, 215, 215); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px 1px 1px 0px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0.4em; width: 200px;"><div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">35</span></div>
</td><td class="centerCell unboldCell tableCell lastCell" style="background-color: #fcfdfe; border-bottom-color: rgb(215, 215, 215); border-bottom-style: solid; border-image: initial; border-left-color: rgb(215, 215, 215); border-left-style: solid; border-right-color: initial; border-right-style: initial; border-top-color: rgb(215, 215, 215); border-top-style: solid; border-top: 0px solid rgb(215, 215, 215); border-width: 0px 0px 1px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0.4em; width: 200px;"><div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">52.5</span></div>
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<tr class="oddRow"><td class="centerCell unboldCell tableCell firstCell" style="background-color: #f2f2f2; border-color: rgb(215, 215, 215); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px 1px 1px 0px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0.4em; width: 200px;"><div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">40</span></div>
</td><td class="centerCell unboldCell tableCell lastCell" style="background-color: #f2f2f2; border-bottom-color: rgb(215, 215, 215); border-bottom-style: solid; border-image: initial; border-left-color: rgb(215, 215, 215); border-left-style: solid; border-right-color: initial; border-right-style: initial; border-top-color: rgb(215, 215, 215); border-top-style: solid; border-top: 0px solid rgb(215, 215, 215); border-width: 0px 0px 1px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0.4em; width: 200px;"><div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">60</span></div>
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<tr class="evenRow"><td class="centerCell unboldCell tableCell firstCell" style="background-color: #fcfdfe; border-color: rgb(215, 215, 215); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px 1px 1px 0px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0.4em; width: 200px;"><div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">45</span></div>
</td><td class="centerCell unboldCell tableCell lastCell" style="background-color: #fcfdfe; border-bottom-color: rgb(215, 215, 215); border-bottom-style: solid; border-image: initial; border-left-color: rgb(215, 215, 215); border-left-style: solid; border-right-color: initial; border-right-style: initial; border-top-color: rgb(215, 215, 215); border-top-style: solid; border-top: 0px solid rgb(215, 215, 215); border-width: 0px 0px 1px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0.4em; width: 200px;"><div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">67.5</span></div>
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<tr class="oddRow"><td class="centerCell unboldCell tableCell firstCell" style="background-color: #f2f2f2; border-color: rgb(215, 215, 215); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px 1px 1px 0px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0.4em; width: 200px;"><div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">50</span></div>
</td><td class="centerCell unboldCell tableCell lastCell" style="background-color: #f2f2f2; border-bottom-color: rgb(215, 215, 215); border-bottom-style: solid; border-image: initial; border-left-color: rgb(215, 215, 215); border-left-style: solid; border-right-color: initial; border-right-style: initial; border-top-color: rgb(215, 215, 215); border-top-style: solid; border-top: 0px solid rgb(215, 215, 215); border-width: 0px 0px 1px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0.4em; width: 200px;"><div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">75</span></div>
</td></tr>
<tr class="evenRow"><td class="centerCell unboldCell tableCell firstCell" style="background-color: #fcfdfe; border-color: rgb(215, 215, 215); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px 1px 1px 0px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0.4em; width: 200px;"><div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">55</span></div>
</td><td class="centerCell unboldCell tableCell lastCell" style="background-color: #fcfdfe; border-bottom-color: rgb(215, 215, 215); border-bottom-style: solid; border-image: initial; border-left-color: rgb(215, 215, 215); border-left-style: solid; border-right-color: initial; border-right-style: initial; border-top-color: rgb(215, 215, 215); border-top-style: solid; border-top: 0px solid rgb(215, 215, 215); border-width: 0px 0px 1px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0.4em; width: 200px;"><div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">82.5</span></div>
</td></tr>
<tr class="oddRow"><td class="centerCell unboldCell tableCell firstCell" style="background-color: #f2f2f2; border-color: rgb(215, 215, 215); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px 1px 1px 0px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0.4em; width: 200px;"><div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">60</span></div>
</td><td class="centerCell unboldCell tableCell lastCell" style="background-color: #f2f2f2; border-bottom-color: rgb(215, 215, 215); border-bottom-style: solid; border-image: initial; border-left-color: rgb(215, 215, 215); border-left-style: solid; border-right-color: initial; border-right-style: initial; border-top-color: rgb(215, 215, 215); border-top-style: solid; border-top: 0px solid rgb(215, 215, 215); border-width: 0px 0px 1px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0.4em; width: 200px;"><div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">90</span></div>
</td></tr>
<tr class="evenRow"><td class="centerCell unboldCell tableCell firstCell" style="background-color: #fcfdfe; border-color: rgb(215, 215, 215); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px 1px 1px 0px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0.4em; width: 200px;"><div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">65</span></div>
</td><td class="centerCell unboldCell tableCell lastCell" style="background-color: #fcfdfe; border-bottom-color: rgb(215, 215, 215); border-bottom-style: solid; border-image: initial; border-left-color: rgb(215, 215, 215); border-left-style: solid; border-right-color: initial; border-right-style: initial; border-top-color: rgb(215, 215, 215); border-top-style: solid; border-top: 0px solid rgb(215, 215, 215); border-width: 0px 0px 1px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0.4em; width: 200px;"><div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">97.5</span></div>
</td></tr>
<tr class="oddRow"><td class="centerCell unboldCell tableCell firstCell" style="background-color: #f2f2f2; border-color: rgb(215, 215, 215); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px 1px 1px 0px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0.4em; width: 200px;"><div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>70</b></span></div>
</td><td class="centerCell unboldCell tableCell lastCell" style="background-color: #f2f2f2; border-bottom-color: rgb(215, 215, 215); border-bottom-style: solid; border-image: initial; border-left-color: rgb(215, 215, 215); border-left-style: solid; border-right-color: initial; border-right-style: initial; border-top-color: rgb(215, 215, 215); border-top-style: solid; border-top: 0px solid rgb(215, 215, 215); border-width: 0px 0px 1px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0.4em; width: 200px;"><div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>105</b></span></div>
</td></tr>
<tr class="oddRow"><td class="centerCell unboldCell tableCell firstCell" style="background-color: #f2f2f2; border-color: rgb(215, 215, 215); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px 1px 1px 0px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0.4em; width: 200px;"><div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">75</span></div>
</td><td class="centerCell unboldCell tableCell lastCell" style="background-color: #f2f2f2; border-bottom-color: rgb(215, 215, 215); border-bottom-style: solid; border-image: initial; border-left-color: rgb(215, 215, 215); border-left-style: solid; border-right-color: initial; border-right-style: initial; border-top-color: rgb(215, 215, 215); border-top-style: solid; border-top: 0px solid rgb(215, 215, 215); border-width: 0px 0px 1px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0.4em; width: 200px;"><div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">112.5</span></div>
</td></tr>
<tr class="evenRow"><td class="centerCell unboldCell tableCell firstCell" style="background-color: #fcfdfe; border-color: rgb(215, 215, 215); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px 1px 1px 0px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0.4em; width: 200px;"><div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">80</span></div>
</td><td class="centerCell unboldCell tableCell lastCell" style="background-color: #fcfdfe; border-bottom-color: rgb(215, 215, 215); border-bottom-style: solid; border-image: initial; border-left-color: rgb(215, 215, 215); border-left-style: solid; border-right-color: initial; border-right-style: initial; border-top-color: rgb(215, 215, 215); border-top-style: solid; border-top: 0px solid rgb(215, 215, 215); border-width: 0px 0px 1px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0.4em; width: 200px;"><div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">120</span></div>
</td></tr>
<tr class="oddRow"><td class="centerCell unboldCell tableCell firstCell" style="background-color: #f2f2f2; border-color: rgb(215, 215, 215); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px 1px 1px 0px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0.4em; width: 200px;"><div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">90</span></div>
</td><td class="centerCell unboldCell tableCell lastCell" style="background-color: #f2f2f2; border-bottom-color: rgb(215, 215, 215); border-bottom-style: solid; border-image: initial; border-left-color: rgb(215, 215, 215); border-left-style: solid; border-right-color: initial; border-right-style: initial; border-top-color: rgb(215, 215, 215); border-top-style: solid; border-top: 0px solid rgb(215, 215, 215); border-width: 0px 0px 1px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0.4em; width: 200px;"><div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">135</span></div>
</td></tr>
<tr class="evenRow"><td class="centerCell unboldCell tableCell firstCell" style="background-color: #fcfdfe; border-color: rgb(215, 215, 215); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px 1px 1px 0px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0.4em; width: 200px;"><div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>100</b></span></div>
</td><td class="centerCell unboldCell tableCell lastCell" style="background-color: #fcfdfe; border-bottom-color: rgb(215, 215, 215); border-bottom-style: solid; border-image: initial; border-left-color: rgb(215, 215, 215); border-left-style: solid; border-right-color: initial; border-right-style: initial; border-top-color: rgb(215, 215, 215); border-top-style: solid; border-top: 0px solid rgb(215, 215, 215); border-width: 0px 0px 1px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0.4em; width: 200px;"><div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>150</b></span></div>
</td></tr>
<tr class="oddRow"><td class="centerCell unboldCell tableCell firstCell" style="background-color: #f2f2f2; border-color: rgb(215, 215, 215); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px 1px 1px 0px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0.4em; width: 200px;"><div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">120</span></div>
</td><td class="centerCell unboldCell tableCell lastCell" style="background-color: #f2f2f2; border-bottom-color: rgb(215, 215, 215); border-bottom-style: solid; border-image: initial; border-left-color: rgb(215, 215, 215); border-left-style: solid; border-right-color: initial; border-right-style: initial; border-top-color: rgb(215, 215, 215); border-top-style: solid; border-top: 0px solid rgb(215, 215, 215); border-width: 0px 0px 1px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0.4em; width: 200px;"><div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">180</span></div>
</td></tr>
<tr class="evenRow"><td class="centerCell unboldCell tableCell firstCell" style="background-color: #fcfdfe; border-color: rgb(215, 215, 215); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px 1px 1px 0px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0.4em; width: 200px;"><div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">140</span></div>
</td><td class="centerCell unboldCell tableCell lastCell" style="background-color: #fcfdfe; border-bottom-color: rgb(215, 215, 215); border-bottom-style: solid; border-image: initial; border-left-color: rgb(215, 215, 215); border-left-style: solid; border-right-color: initial; border-right-style: initial; border-top-color: rgb(215, 215, 215); border-top-style: solid; border-top: 0px solid rgb(215, 215, 215); border-width: 0px 0px 1px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0.4em; width: 200px;"><div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">210</span></div>
</td></tr>
<tr class="oddRow"><td class="centerCell unboldCell tableCell firstCell" style="background-color: #f2f2f2; border-color: rgb(215, 215, 215); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px 1px 1px 0px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0.4em; width: 200px;"><div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">160</span></div>
</td><td class="centerCell unboldCell tableCell lastCell" style="background-color: #f2f2f2; border-bottom-color: rgb(215, 215, 215); border-bottom-style: solid; border-image: initial; border-left-color: rgb(215, 215, 215); border-left-style: solid; border-right-color: initial; border-right-style: initial; border-top-color: rgb(215, 215, 215); border-top-style: solid; border-top: 0px solid rgb(215, 215, 215); border-width: 0px 0px 1px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0.4em; width: 200px;"><div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">240</span></div>
</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
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<div style="text-align: center;">
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<h3>
The More Difficult (and More Accurate) Answer</h3>
To prove the quick math shortcut conversion calculation works:
<br />
<ol>
<li>First. convert MPH (miles-per-hour) to MPM (miles-per-minute) by dividing MPH by 60.</li>
<li>Then convert miles to feet. There are 5,280 feet in one mile, so multiply MPM by 5,280 to get FPM (feet-per-minute).</li>
<li>Lastly, convert FPM to FPS (feet-per-second) by dividing by 60.</li>
</ol>
<h3>
Examples of the Longhand Math Converting Miles-per-Hour (MPH) to Feet-per-Second (FPS)</h3>
<h4>
<br />MPH to FPS Math Conversion Example One</h4>
You're going 25 mph. How many feet is that per second?
<br />
<ol>
<li>Conversion from mph to fps is as follows: If we divide by 60, we get miles-per-minute (mpm):
25/60 = .416667.</li>
<li>For accuracy's sake, now is a good time to convert miles to feet. There are 5,280 feet in a mile so we multiply mpm times 5,280 to get feet-per-minute: 416667 x 5280 = ~2199.99 feet-per-minute [note: "~" means approximate].</li>
<li>To convert from feet-per-minute to feet-per-second (fps), we divide the answer by 60: 2199.99/60 = ~36.667 feet-per second.</li>
<li>This answer is within 5% of the one you get doing the mental easy math way, which says 25 mph divided by 2 and then multiplied by 3 equals 37.5 fps.</li>
</ol>
<h4>
MPH to FPS Math Conversion Example Two</h4>
65 mph. How many feet per second?
<br />
<ol>
<li>Conversion from mph to fps is as follows: If we divide by 60, we get miles-per-minute: 65/60 = 1.0843333333333.This makes sense. After all, 60 miles an hour is the well-known mile-a-minute.</li>
<li>For accuracy's sake, now is a good time to convert miles to feet. There are 5,280 feet in a mile, so we multiply the miles-per-minute times 5,280 to get feet-per-minute: 1.0843333333333 x 5280 = ~5725.28 feet-per-minute.</li>
<li>To convert from feet-per-minute to feet-per-second, we divide the answer by 60: 5725.28/60 = ~95.421 feet-per second, which is the answer.</li>
<li>This coincides within 5% of the table above, which says 65 mph equals 97.5 fps. </li>
</ol>
<h4>
MPH to FPS Math Conversion Example Three</h4>
120 mph is how many feet per second? Conversion from mph to fps is as follows.
<br />
<ol>
<li>If we divide by 60, we get miles-per-minute: 120/60 = 2.000. This again makes sense; 60 miles an hour is the usual mile-a-minute. So 120 mph would be 2-miles-a-minute.</li>
<li>To convert miles to feet. There are 5,280 feet in a mile, so we multiply the miles-per-minute times 5,280 to get feet-per-minute: 2 x 5280 = ~10560 feet-per-minute.</li>
<li>To convert from feet-per-minute to feet-per-second, we divide the answer by 60: 10560/60 = ~176 feet-per second.</li>
<li>This number is within 5% of the table above which says 120 mph equals 180 fps.</li>
</ol>
<h3>
The Reverse FPS to MPH Math Conversion Examples</h3>
Quick way to find reverse, i.e., convert from feet-per-second to miles-per hour: divide fps by 3 and then multiply by 2 for mph.<br />
<br />
<h3>
Easy Table Conversion from FPS to MPH Examples Chart</h3>
<table class="style0" id="table_view_45223321" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-spacing: 0px; border: 0px none; color: #4b4949; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13.8px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: 519.467px;"><tbody id="tbody_view_45223321">
<tr class="oddRow"><td class="centerCell unboldCell tableCell firstCell" style="background-color: white; border-color: rgb(215, 215, 215); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px 1px 1px 0px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0.4em; width: 200px;"><div style="text-align: center;">
<b><span style="font-size: large;">FPS</span></b></div>
</td><td class="centerCell unboldCell tableCell lastCell" style="background-color: white; border-bottom-color: rgb(215, 215, 215); border-bottom-style: solid; border-image: initial; border-left-color: rgb(215, 215, 215); border-left-style: solid; border-right-color: initial; border-right-style: initial; border-top-color: rgb(215, 215, 215); border-top-style: solid; border-top: 0px solid rgb(215, 215, 215); border-width: 0px 0px 1px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0.4em; width: 200px;"><div style="text-align: center;">
<b><span style="font-size: large;">MPH</span></b></div>
</td></tr>
<tr class="oddRow"><td class="centerCell unboldCell tableCell firstCell" style="background-color: white; border-color: rgb(215, 215, 215); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px 1px 1px 0px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0.4em; width: 200px;"><div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">10</span></div>
</td><td class="centerCell unboldCell tableCell lastCell" style="background-color: white; border-bottom-color: rgb(215, 215, 215); border-bottom-style: solid; border-image: initial; border-left-color: rgb(215, 215, 215); border-left-style: solid; border-right-color: initial; border-right-style: initial; border-top-color: rgb(215, 215, 215); border-top-style: solid; border-top: 0px solid rgb(215, 215, 215); border-width: 0px 0px 1px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0.4em; width: 200px;"><div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">6.67</span></div>
</td></tr>
<tr class="evenRow"><td class="centerCell unboldCell tableCell firstCell" style="background-color: white; border-color: rgb(215, 215, 215); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px 1px 1px 0px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0.4em; width: 200px;"><div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">20</span></div>
</td><td class="centerCell unboldCell tableCell lastCell" style="background-color: white; border-bottom-color: rgb(215, 215, 215); border-bottom-style: solid; border-image: initial; border-left-color: rgb(215, 215, 215); border-left-style: solid; border-right-color: initial; border-right-style: initial; border-top-color: rgb(215, 215, 215); border-top-style: solid; border-top: 0px solid rgb(215, 215, 215); border-width: 0px 0px 1px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0.4em; width: 200px;"><div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">13.33</span></div>
</td></tr>
<tr class="oddRow"><td class="centerCell unboldCell tableCell firstCell" style="background-color: white; border-color: rgb(215, 215, 215); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px 1px 1px 0px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0.4em; width: 200px;"><div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">25</span></div>
</td><td class="centerCell unboldCell tableCell lastCell" style="background-color: white; border-bottom-color: rgb(215, 215, 215); border-bottom-style: solid; border-image: initial; border-left-color: rgb(215, 215, 215); border-left-style: solid; border-right-color: initial; border-right-style: initial; border-top-color: rgb(215, 215, 215); border-top-style: solid; border-top: 0px solid rgb(215, 215, 215); border-width: 0px 0px 1px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0.4em; width: 200px;"><div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">16.67</span></div>
</td></tr>
<tr class="evenRow"><td class="centerCell unboldCell tableCell firstCell" style="background-color: white; border-color: rgb(215, 215, 215); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px 1px 1px 0px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0.4em; width: 200px;"><div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">40</span></div>
</td><td class="centerCell unboldCell tableCell lastCell" style="background-color: white; border-bottom-color: rgb(215, 215, 215); border-bottom-style: solid; border-image: initial; border-left-color: rgb(215, 215, 215); border-left-style: solid; border-right-color: initial; border-right-style: initial; border-top-color: rgb(215, 215, 215); border-top-style: solid; border-top: 0px solid rgb(215, 215, 215); border-width: 0px 0px 1px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0.4em; width: 200px;"><div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">26.68</span></div>
</td></tr>
<tr class="oddRow"><td class="centerCell unboldCell tableCell firstCell" style="background-color: white; border-color: rgb(215, 215, 215); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px 1px 1px 0px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0.4em; width: 200px;"><div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>50</b></span></div>
</td><td class="centerCell unboldCell tableCell lastCell" style="background-color: white; border-bottom-color: rgb(215, 215, 215); border-bottom-style: solid; border-image: initial; border-left-color: rgb(215, 215, 215); border-left-style: solid; border-right-color: initial; border-right-style: initial; border-top-color: rgb(215, 215, 215); border-top-style: solid; border-top: 0px solid rgb(215, 215, 215); border-width: 0px 0px 1px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0.4em; width: 200px;"><div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>33.33</b></span></div>
</td></tr>
<tr class="evenRow"><td class="centerCell unboldCell tableCell firstCell" style="background-color: white; border-color: rgb(215, 215, 215); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px 1px 1px 0px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0.4em; width: 200px;"><div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">75</span></div>
</td><td class="centerCell unboldCell tableCell lastCell" style="background-color: white; border-bottom-color: rgb(215, 215, 215); border-bottom-style: solid; border-image: initial; border-left-color: rgb(215, 215, 215); border-left-style: solid; border-right-color: initial; border-right-style: initial; border-top-color: rgb(215, 215, 215); border-top-style: solid; border-top: 0px solid rgb(215, 215, 215); border-width: 0px 0px 1px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0.4em; width: 200px;"><div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">50</span></div>
</td></tr>
<tr class="oddRow"><td class="centerCell unboldCell tableCell firstCell" style="background-color: white; border-color: rgb(215, 215, 215); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px 1px 1px 0px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0.4em; width: 200px;"><div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>100</b></span></div>
</td><td class="centerCell unboldCell tableCell lastCell" style="background-color: white; border-bottom-color: rgb(215, 215, 215); border-bottom-style: solid; border-image: initial; border-left-color: rgb(215, 215, 215); border-left-style: solid; border-right-color: initial; border-right-style: initial; border-top-color: rgb(215, 215, 215); border-top-style: solid; border-top: 0px solid rgb(215, 215, 215); border-width: 0px 0px 1px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0.4em; width: 200px;"><div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>66.67</b></span></div>
</td></tr>
<tr class="evenRow"><td class="centerCell unboldCell tableCell firstCell" style="background-color: white; border-color: rgb(215, 215, 215); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px 1px 1px 0px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0.4em; width: 200px;"><div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">150</span></div>
</td><td class="centerCell unboldCell tableCell lastCell" style="background-color: white; border-bottom-color: rgb(215, 215, 215); border-bottom-style: solid; border-image: initial; border-left-color: rgb(215, 215, 215); border-left-style: solid; border-right-color: initial; border-right-style: initial; border-top-color: rgb(215, 215, 215); border-top-style: solid; border-top: 0px solid rgb(215, 215, 215); border-width: 0px 0px 1px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0.4em; width: 200px;"><div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">100</span></div>
</td></tr>
<tr class="oddRow"><td class="centerCell unboldCell tableCell firstCell" style="background-color: white; border-color: rgb(215, 215, 215); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px 1px 1px 0px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0.4em; width: 200px;"><div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">200</span></div>
</td><td class="centerCell unboldCell tableCell lastCell" style="background-color: white; border-bottom-color: rgb(215, 215, 215); border-bottom-style: solid; border-image: initial; border-left-color: rgb(215, 215, 215); border-left-style: solid; border-right-color: initial; border-right-style: initial; border-top-color: rgb(215, 215, 215); border-top-style: solid; border-top: 0px solid rgb(215, 215, 215); border-width: 0px 0px 1px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0.4em; width: 200px;"><div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">133.33</span></div>
</td></tr>
<tr class="evenRow"><td class="centerCell unboldCell tableCell firstCell" style="background-color: white; border-color: rgb(215, 215, 215); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px 1px 1px 0px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0.4em; width: 200px;"><div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">500</span></div>
</td><td class="centerCell unboldCell tableCell lastCell" style="background-color: white; border-bottom-color: rgb(215, 215, 215); border-bottom-style: solid; border-image: initial; border-left-color: rgb(215, 215, 215); border-left-style: solid; border-right-color: initial; border-right-style: initial; border-top-color: rgb(215, 215, 215); border-top-style: solid; border-top: 0px solid rgb(215, 215, 215); border-width: 0px 0px 1px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0.4em; width: 200px;"><div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">333.33</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">1000</span></div>
</td><td class="centerCell unboldCell tableCell lastCell" style="background-color: white; border-bottom-color: rgb(215, 215, 215); border-bottom-style: solid; border-image: initial; border-left-color: rgb(215, 215, 215); border-left-style: solid; border-right-color: initial; border-right-style: initial; border-top-color: rgb(215, 215, 215); border-top-style: solid; border-top: 0px solid rgb(215, 215, 215); border-width: 0px 0px 1px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0.4em; width: 200px;"><div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">666.67</span></div>
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Doing 20 miles-per-hour? That is 30 feet-per-second.
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The laws of physics seldom take a vacation.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Most of these cars would not be able to stop in time.</span></td></tr>
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All about the amazing wonder food, kale. Includes nutrition information, salad and dinner cooking recipe information, and the recipe for kale tea.<br />
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This page is about kale; including nutrition and diet information (especially concerning lutein, zeaxanthin, AMD) and an extremely easy recipe for kale tea. <b>If you are here just for the kale tea recipe</b>, simply scroll to the green teacup marker at around the middle of the page. Do peruse the digestion and health notes.<br />
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<h3>
What Is Kale and Availability – The Basics</h3>
Kale is a dark, green, leafy vegetable from the cabbage family; other examples being cauliflower, Brussels sprouts, broccoli, etc. However, kale can also be regarded as a lettuce for the purposes of most salad recipes.<br />
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Kale is one of the foods which is often included in what might be called the super food or wonder food category. The nutritional content and the benefits derived therefrom makes this a food one wants as part of their regular diet.<br />
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In addition to it's nutritional value, there is growing evidence kale actually inhibits and can even fight some diseases; most
notable of these being macular degeneration, cataracts, and some forms of cancer.<br />
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Store Availability and Forms</span></h3>
Any competent grocery store will have it. You can buy kale fresh and whole in the produce section. Or, if your store is doing their job right, you can buy it already in pieces, shredded, sliced, diced, minced, etc.<br />
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For a food so rich in nutritional value and benefits, the price is amazingly low. If the price isn't low, find another store.<br />
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<h3>
Kale Benefits and Nutrition Data</h3>
Percentages and amounts (in milligrams) are based on a 2,000-calorie diet and 3.3 oz. kale servings. "~" is the mathematical symbol used to identify a number as an approximation.<br />
<ul>
<li><b>Lutein and Zeaxanthin:</b>
~600%. These are the two nutrients that have made kale famous. The body of evidence continues to mount that lutein and zeaxanthin actually inhibits and/or wards off macular degeneration. There is even some evidence lutein and zeaxanthin can reverse macular degeneration to some extent. Kale is the number one food source for lutein. Spinach is usually recognized as coming in second. You can buy lutein in pill form, but the <a data-mce-href="http://www.fda.gov/" href="http://www.fda.gov/">FDA</a> states they have not confirmed the quantity or quality of lutein in these products. The generally accepted daily dosage for lutein is 6 mg. The average American diet falls woefully short of this amount. A 3.3 oz. serving of kale has ~37 mg of lutein and zeaxanthin.</li>
<li><b>Beta Carotene:</b> ~7 mg. An antioxidant, precursor that converts to vitamin A. Antioxidants are generally believed to help prevent certain kinds of cancer. Vitamin C helps the body deal with stress.</li>
<li><b>Potassium:</b> 420 mg. 12%</li>
<li><b>Calcium:</b> 15%</li>
<li><b>Iron:</b> 8%</li>
<li><b>Vitamin K:</b> 950%</li>
<li><b>Vitamin A:</b> 290%</li>
<li><b>Vitamin C:</b> 190%</li>
<li><b>Thiamine (Vitamin B1):</b> 6%</li>
<li><b>Riboflavin (Vitamin B2):</b> 8%</li>
<li><b>Niacin (Vitamin B3):</b> 4%</li>
<li><b>Vitamin B6:</b> 15%</li>
<li><b>Folate aka Folic Acid (Vitamin B9):</b> 6%</li>
<li><b>Phosphorus:</b> 6%</li>
<li><b>Magnesium:</b> 8%</li>
<li><b>Copper:</b> 15%</li>
<li><b>Manganese:</b> 35%</li>
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<h3>
Kale Recipe Basics</h3>
Kale requires a little more chewing effort than the other cabbage-category items or lettuce. It also has a tendency to make a
person feel full sooner than usual. One might want to adjust portions accordingly, particularly as to salads.<br />
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Salad Recipes</h3>
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By the simple process of adding kale to the other ingredients, pretty much any salad recipe is also a kale recipe. The only decision is how much kale to include. The more kale included, the more the kale taste and other effects are emphasized. Only you can decide how much is enough and how much is too much.<br />
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Vegetable, Stews Casseroles, Chili Recipes</h3>
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A Surprising Note About Cooked Kale</h3>
Cooking kale almost doubles the amount of lutein metabolized. This has to do with the heating process unlocking certain components of the kale molecular structure, releasing lutein which would otherwise not be available for the digestive system. It should be mentioned that cooking/boiling/heating usually degrades the nutritional value of most food. The kale-lutein molecular structure is unusual in this respect.<br />
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Virtually all casserole, stew, hot vegetable, and chili recipes can include the addition of kale. However, with these dishes, the determining factor is how much kale do you wish to include with the existing recipe ingredients.<br />
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If the objective is one of nutrition only, then one would add only so much kale. If, however, the objective is creating a true kale
casserole or true kale hot vegetable dish or stew, or chili concoction; then you would add enough to result in making kale the predominant taste. It is a matter of degree only you can decide.<br />
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In whatever case, this is where the sliced/diced/minced/max-shredded form is used. Stems and full leaves are not recommended.<br />
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The Easy Kale Tea Recipe<br />and a Digestion Note and Health Warning </h3>
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Do you want the nutrition, but don't want to deal with the recipes and cooking? Many people just drink kale tea.<br />
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<b>Kale tea is not difficult to make, though do note the health and digestion warnings that follow.</b><br />
<ol>
<li>Put 2, 3 or 4 medium-to-large pieces of kale in a microwaveable cup, depending on cup size. If you are a first-timer, probably best to start with just two pieces.</li>
<li>Fill to three-fourths full of water; push the pieces under water if need be.</li>
<li>Microwave for 4:44 minutes:seconds (your microwave results may vary). In fact, keep an eye on it; it may over-boil; also, the kale may expand and need to be tamped back down during the process.</li>
<li>Be careful when removing from microwave. The cup will be hot, including the handle.</li>
<li>Tamp down again.</li>
<li>Optionally add water as needed.</li>
<li>Stir it. Let cool. Stir again.</li>
<li>Remove the pieces of kale.</li>
<li>You have your kale tea. And it's perfectly fine to drink any remaining, tiny pieces which may happen to be floating around; after all, it's kale.</li>
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<b>Once you are a pro, you will probably do the following...</b><br />
<ol>
<li>Stuff the bottom third of a microwaveable cup full of kale.</li>
<li>Fill to three-fourths full of water; push the leaves under the water if need be.</li>
<li>Microwave for 4:44 minutes:seconds (your microwave results may vary).</li>
<li>Maybe add some water.</li>
<li>Stir it. Let cool. Stir again.</li>
<li>Doesn't bother to remove any of the kale.</li>
<li>Drinks all the liquid.</li>
<li>Empties cup of the remaining kale into trash or refills cup a little over half-full of water, microwaves for another 3:33 minutes:seconds, drinks second cup of weaker tea.</li>
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<b>Boiling water. And of course, there is certainly nothing wrong with...</b><br />
<ol>
<li>Boiling the water on the stove.</li>
<li>Pouring the water into your prepared cup.</li>
<li>Letting the leaves sit awhile and stir.</li>
<li>Etc.</li>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Kale Health and Digestion Notes</span></h2>
Keeping in mind the high concentrations of nutrients, don't go overboard. Drink no more than one cup the first time or so. See how your digestion handles it. Do it when you plan on being home for the next few hours.<br />
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This is also a good time to mention that too much vitamin A, vitamin C, potassium, and certain other vitamins and minerals on a regular basis, can actually be deleterious to one's health. On the other hand, even just one ounce of kale is a lot of kale; so you don't have that much to worry about. One full ounce of kale is about a third of the above specified nutritional percentages. Just keep in mind what other foods and liquids you are regularly consuming.<br />
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What with kale tea being so packed with vitamins and minerals, it can be used to occasionally replace a meal in weight loss programs. Kale tea is also an effective appetite suppressant. For that matter, it would be perfect for use in the infamous Military Diet.<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Beware Medical Discrimination by Employers and Insurance Companies</span></h2>
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I'm retired and don't care, but younger people should very much care; especially don't post anything medical on social media or anywhere else online. Potential employers routinely check social media accounts these days.<br />
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Potential employers will discriminate against you and not hire anyone they suspect will increase their medical insurance rates. This practice is supposed to be illegal in many states, but quite bluntly that doesn't stop them. They simply claim there was some other factor that caused them to not hire you. It's just a fact of life. So if you have any medical issues, keep them to yourself. Don't even tell your real-world friends. If you have to tell, then make it only the immediate family and those you trust; and remind them about the posting-on-line caveat.<br />
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And certainly protect your kids in this regard. Definitely don't mention any of their long-term medical problems online.<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">HIPAA Medical Privacy Rule</span></h2>
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And for folks of all ages, don't mention online that you are going to the doctor, hospital, or anywhere else on a particular day. Doing so announces to the world that your home may be vacant for burglars to enter. The internet is not always your friend.<br />
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And while we are at it...Never make a doctor's appointment for a Monday or a Friday. Both the doctor's office and the medical transportation will be total chaos; personal experience talking here.<br />
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Another note... Pharmacists say don't keep any prescription medications in the bathroom medicine cabinet. I'm guessing this has to do with both heat and humidity issues; especially heat destroys the active ingredients. Same probably applies to OTC medications and vitamin pills. Makes me think that having prescription medicine or anything else that is heat-sensitive mailed to you during the summer months may also not be a good idea.<br />
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Update. Regarding pandemics, it is a pretty good bet that medical privacy goes out the window during those. If you do happen to be exposed to COVID-19, you definitely do not want to advertise that fact. It is well-known that the disease can have future and very long-term effects. Employers and medical insurance companies won't hesitate to discriminate against you as a result.<br />
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Here is the actual process of what happens during the AMD retina needle injection treatment from a patient's point of view. Includes before, during, and after.</b><br />
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This page is written by a patient for the purpose of alleviating other patient's fears and concerns associated with that first needle injection in the eye, retina treatment.<br />
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Description includes what happens before, during, and after the procedure; as well as what to expect the next day or two afterward. This is a patient's description and does not give medical advice, though things the doctors office said are reported and a couple of government website resources are included.<br />
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This was a whole new experience for me and as a side note, I had no idea what to expect; so I decided to get the grocery store trip and all other chores done beforehand. Turned out to be the wise thing to do. One is not going to really feel like doing much of anything for the next few days after treatment.<br />
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Wet Macular Degeneration and the Needle in the Eye Injection Treatment; Overall Procedure Description and Side Effects</h3>
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<br />A Quick Introduction</h3>
As a patient, I just had this done to me. Here is a description of the actual treatment, procedures involved, and the experiences before, during, and after. These are my own, personal experiences, your results may vary. It should also be mentioned there are needle-in-the-eye, retina injection treatments for diseases other than AMD and different stages of AMD and also there are different medicines that are used; so what the retina specialist informs/instructs you may be different than what the retina specialist informed/instructed me.<br />
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The Actual Eye Needle Injection</h3>
Since the purpose of this page is to eliminate as soon as possible the dread concerning what you are wondering will happen and the expected pain involved, I am starting with the description of the actual needle retina injection first. It is good news. The before and after descriptions follow.<br />
<ul>
<li>Sedatives may have been offered to you earlier.</li>
<li>You will sit down in a somewhat reclining chair.</li>
<li>A very small needle may be injected in probably a hand vein, purpose being to inject a dye to assist the doctor when viewing your eye(s) yet again. It was barely a pinprick, over within just a few seconds.</li>
<li>The doctor will inform you he will not be putting the needle in your eye until he tells you he is ready to do so. In other words, you won't have to sit/lie there wondering when it is going to happen.</li>
<li>Yet more eye drops will be put in your eye(s) and the doctor will be looking into your eyes with bright lights yet again.</li>
<li>There will be a burning feeling in your eyes. The burning will get worse; but then subsides.</li>
<li>Your eyes will be watering all over the place, don't worry about it.</li>
<li>The doctor and assistant will be wearing surgical masks. No one is supposed to do any unnecessary talking, including you</li>
<li>The doctor will place a small device on your eye, purpose being so you don't blink during or immediately after the injection.</li>
<li>The doctor will inform you he is ready to make the injection and will instruct you to look in a certain direction and to concentrate on looking in that direction.</li>
<li>By now, the eye drops have made your eye totally numb.</li>
<li>The injection will be in the side of the eye, not the front.</li>
<li>You won't see the needle.</li>
<li> You won't feel the needle.</li>
<li>The needle will be in and out before you even know what happened.</li>
<li>The very small hole the needle created seals itself almost immediately.</li>
</ul>
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So basically, there's discomfort during the process, but you don't have to be concerned as to the pain aspect. The bark of the concept is worse than the bite of the actual event. Speaking of discomfort, there will be some of that before and after the injection as well. What follows is about the before and after experiences. As with the needle injection, knowing what to expect will pretty much remove the stress factor. </div>
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<h3>
The Doctor Visit Before the Eye Needle Injection Visit</h3>
The usual chart exam, the usual other tests, the doctor doing the usual dilating and looking into your eyes with the bright lights, the usual picture taking, and whatever other tests might be called for. I only mention this because one might have the false impression that everything has been taken care of and only the eye injection remains when you go to your next appointment; such is not the case. They are only getting started.<br />
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<h3>
The Eye Injection Visit Procedures Before the Actual Needle Injection Is Done</h3>
Sedatives may be available. You will be subjected to more eye drops, more tests, more bright lights, more eye pictures (dozens?), more technicians/doctors shining more bright lights in your eyes than you can imagine. You will also be bombarded with all sorts of important information during this entire process. By the time it is time for the actual needle injection, you will be a pretty much confused, disoriented, temporarily light-and-eye-drop-blinded mess. You will be guided into the eye injection room.<br />
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[The actual injection procedure is described earlier,</div>
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right after the quick intro in case you missed it.]</div>
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After the Eye Needle Injection Procedure and Side Effects</h3>
I somehow ended up back at the front desk. I was handed a piece of paper and told it was my next appointment; Since I temporarily couldn't read the side of a barn, I told her I would take her word for it. [An update. During my second retina injection visit, I'm at the exit counter being handed my third needle injection appointment. I suddenly said, "Where's my glasses?" Turns out I was wearing them.]<br />
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This would be a good time to mention that sometime during all of the above and immediately afterwards, I was informed that:<br />
<ul>
<li>Keep eyes closed as much as possible for the day.</li>
<li>Do not watch TV or use computer for the day. And forget about reading.</li>
<li>Do not rub, touch, bump eye.</li>
<li>Do not let water get near eye for three days at least.</li>
<li>Put the prescribed anti-bacterial drops in eye(s) four times a day for four days. Real pain in the neck for me, I missed the eye more often that hit. Fortunately, the prescription apparently takes that into account; sufficient quantity was provided to get the job done.</li>
<li>Do not engage in manual labor or other strenuous activities for four days. Was informed this has more to do with doing anything that raises blood pressure than anything else. So I guess doing anything stress-related would also not be a good idea.</li>
<li>Was warned about possible pain afterwards, but so far none. If there is pain, was told to take OTC painkillers; but if really severe pain or severe vision loss, then to immediately call them.</li>
<li>Was forewarned to expect the floaters.</li>
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<b>It should also be mentioned, do not even think of trying to drive home.</b> For that matter, taking a few days off work and also skipping driving at all during that time is highly recommended, just my opinion.<br />
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Side Effects - My Black Spots Floaters Experience</h3>
<ul>
<li>While waiting for my ride home, I noticed I had six, black floating floaters. They must of been heavy. Whatever direction I moved my eyes or head, gravity dragged them downward. Two were large; two were medium, two were small.</li>
<li>Since I was supposed to keep my eye closed and no TV/computer/exercise or such; when I got home, I just went to bed and was actually able to fall asleep. When I woke up, the two smallest floaters were gone. [Update. For my subsequent visits, I deliberately got up extremely early; then when I got home, I went to bed and was able to sleep through to the next day.]</li>
<li>By the end of the day, the two large floaters and two small floaters had changed to one large and three small.</li>
<li>By the next morning, I was seeing just one small-to-medium floater. That little critter hopped all over the place as I was working on the computer. A few hours later, that floater also departed the scene.</li>
<li>[Update. On the second visit: this time there was only one medium-to-large, black-spot floater afterwards. It eventually disappeared in about 25-30 hours.]</li>
<li>[Update. After the third visit: this time the floaters alternated between being green and blue. Doc's office said no big deal, that it was ok.]</li>
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I decided to call the office and ask them a few questions. Here are the answers.
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<ul>
<li>The floaters are the actual medicine dissolving.</li>
<li>Do not consume anything for the next few days that thins the blood, this includes alcohol and NSAIDs. However, high blood pressure medication is apparently fine. For that matter, I don't even know if blood pressure medication thins the blood or not; better safe than sorry. Might depend on which medication is used, there are several; be sure the doctor knows.</li>
<li>Vision can remain blurry or be double vision for a day or maybe two. The eye drops also cause blurriness for a few minutes.</li>
<li>The TV and computer ban only applied for the remainder of the treatment day.</li>
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Couple of Extra Reminder Side Effects Notes </h3>
<ul>
<li>The day after treatment, there was still blurriness and double vision issues in the morning. By around noon, all had cleared up.</li>
<li>By the next day, I was feeling downright cheerful again; but still no desire to do much.</li>
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Some Macular Degeneration Federal National Institute of Health Resources</h3>
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<li><b><a href="https://nei.nih.gov/health/maculardegen/armd_facts">Facts About Age-Related Macular Degeneration</a></b></li>
<li><b><a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3709385/">Safety Data Regarding Eye Injections for AMD and Other Related Diseases</a></b></li>
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Money saved is worth more than money earned; money saved is tax free. Credit unions and certain other financial institutions are much better than national banks and credit card companies. Pay fewer, lesser, and no fees.<br />
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Forget: Chase Bank, Ally Bank, Wells Fargo, Bank of America, and all the rest of them. They all may claim they have free checking and savings accounts, but there is invariably fine print in their conditions that will cause you grief.<br />
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A special mention about Bank of America. "Fees" are their middle name. Why any consumer would do business with them is beyond me.<br />
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People often ask,<br />
<ul>
<li>What is the best bank in a given location?</li>
<li>What is the best bank for a specific kind of customer?</li>
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Rephrasing the question to "What is the best financial institution?" is the way to find what's best.<br />
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It is positively amazing how many people put up with all the fees many banks and other financial institutions attach to their savings, checking, and credit card accounts. Those banks and financial institutions will keep on doing this as long as the consumer keeps letting them get away with it. There is no excuse for the consumer to tolerate these kinds of bank fees when there are so many better alternatives available.<br />
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Avoid National Banks and National Credit Card Companies</h2>
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National and local credit unions and local banks are the way to go.</h3>
The average consumer should never do business with a national bank or national credit card company. Check out your locally owned banks; even better, check out your local or national credit unions.
National debit card companies might be OK: read the fine print.<br />
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<br />Customers who have followed the above principles:</h3>
<ul>
<li>Have not paid any monthly account fees in decades.</li>
<li>Have not paid any check fees in decades.</li>
<li>Have not paid any credit or debit card transaction fees in decades.</li>
<li>Have always been paid higher interest on their savings.</li>
<li>Have always paid lower interest on their loans.</li>
<li>Have always experienced the bliss of fewer and lesser fees all-around.</li>
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What Exactly Is a Credit Union?</span></h2>
A credit union in the United States is technically a co-op arrangement among members. Those members with money make deposits. Those members who need money take out loans.<br />
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The spread between the interest paid to members with savings and the interest collected from members with loans is supposed to be no larger than what will cover the co-op’s expenses.<br />
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The covered expenses also enable both savers and borrowers to have free checking accounts, no-annual-fee debit and credit cards, and many other free or lesser fee services. Many countries have these same co-op type institutions; they are just known by different names.<br />
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About Credit Union Membership</h3>
With banks, you are a customer. With credit unions, you are a member.<br />
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It used to be difficult to become a member of a credit union. The usual requirement being you were working for a specific employer. In fact, many times the credit union was actually named after the employer. Many of these credit unions are still in existence today.<br />
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Membership requirements these days are much more open. Every credit union has unique criteria.<br />
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Credit unions did not come up with the idea of membership requirements. Federal regulations require members of credit unions to have something in common, usually being the mutual employer scenario.<br />
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However, other criteria can now be used; just being a member of a certain profession is a good example.<br />
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What opened the floodgates is the now current use of geographical location as to what determines eligibility. In other words, are you and the credit union in the same county? If so, congratulations; you are a member. The credit union website will clearly spell out the eligibility requirements to become a member.<br />
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f you do not qualify, it is neither their fault nor yours; federal regulations are federal regulations. The good news is your chances of success are fairly high. Worst case scenario is you merely proceed to your local bank instead.<br />
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Internet-based financial institutions are also worth checking out, but be very careful and check their reputations and fee schedules with a fine-toothed comb.<br />
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The Good, the Bad, the Ugly.
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About Your Local Banks and Credit Unions: The Good</h3>
<h4>
Here is the normal fee structure at your good, locally owned banks and credit unions:</h4>
<ul>
<li>There are no membership fees. </li>
<li>There are no annual or monthly credit card fees.</li>
<li>There are no annual or monthly debit card fees.</li>
<li>Savings accounts have no monthly or other fees. A minimum balance requirement of a couple hundred bucks or less is acceptable.</li>
<li>Checking accounts have no monthly fees and no minimum balance requirements. The requirement you have a savings or similar account with a reasonable minimum balance to qualify for the free checking account is an acceptable option. Using the direct deposit option to qualify for a free checking account is not always a good idea; getting slammed with a bunch of fees when you lose your job is not the way to go. On the other hand, qualifying based on direct deposit of your Social Security retirement check certainly isn't much of a risk.</li>
<li>No debit card point-of-sale fees of any kind.</li>
<li>No credit card point-of-sale fees of any kind.</li>
<li>Very minimal or no ATM fees on debit card transactions.</li>
<li>All other fees are less than what you are paying at your current financial institution.</li>
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And a special note about credit unions and ATMs. Basically, they've united into a single network as to ATM fees and non-fees. If one belongs to a credit union, you can use any and all other credit union ATMs, and the only fee will be the fee or non-fee that you have agreed to with your credit union. In other words, there's no secondary fee for using an ATM that is not your particular credit union's; any credit union ATM will do just fine. Personally, I have not paid an ATM fee in decades.</div>
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About Your Local Banks: The Bad</h3>
It should be noted some local banks can be even more obnoxious than your national banks. Local banks are just like any other locally owned business. Employee attitude will directly reflect the personality and attitude of the owner(s) of the bank.
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Fortunately, the bank’s fee structure is very often a clear indication of the bank’s attitude towards the general public. Ridiculous and excessive fees? Go elsewhere.<br />
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About Your Local Credit Unions: The Ugly</h3>
Credit unions are well-known for being the better deal. As such, there are bankers-to-be who come out of the woodwork to take advantage of the better reputation credit unions have.<br />
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The methodology to do this is not difficult. The banker-to-be simply opens his business via and under the credit union regulations and rules. Then, as far as interest rates and fee structuring goes, they run it like a bank.
There is a credit union in San Francisco that is positively famous for this. There is another credit union in Riverside County, California that I would also avoid like the plague. So just because an institution calls itself a credit union doesn't mean you are home free. Do check out their fee schedule and interest rates relative to other institutions.<br />
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The Search</h2>
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<br />How to Find Your Local Banks and Credit Unions</h3>
Finding them is not hard to do. The usual Yellow Pages perusal and/or an internet search will turn them right up. And it should be noted there are excellent national credit unions as well.<br />
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As to finding the good ones, you will need to check their website. Find their fee schedule and you will usually know what you need to know. If they do not have a fee schedule online, then that is a possible red flag.
If your choices are limited, then you may have to make a personal visit to the financial institution and check out their brochures in the lobby.<br />
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Those financial institutions having the "glass cage" setup you must navigate to enter and exit the premises should be avoided like the plague. For some reason, there seems to be a strong correlation between "glass cage" usage and the treatment of customers as peasants in general.<br />
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You can also find a local credit union, plus all sorts of other worthy credit union information, at the federally run Nation Credit Union Administration (<a href="https://www.ncua.gov/">NCUA</a>) website.<br />
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You can find all sorts of interesting information about your local banks at the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (<a href="https://www.fdic.gov/">FDIC</a>) website. They even maintain a public list of failed banks.<br />
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Next is the opening of an account. A driver’s license, Social Security card, and a pleasant attitude are all that should be required. If the bank or credit union employee, or the procedures in general, are unusually obstructive; then forget it and move on. If they require you have an account with them for at least six months before allowing you to apply for a debit card, then you definitely want nothing to do with them.<br />
<h3>
<br />Worthy Internet Institutions</h3><p>
There are worthy internet-based institutions out there. Just thoroughly check their fee schedule; particularly as relates to their savings and checking accounts, and their credit and debit cards. Also, plug their name and the word "scam" into your search engine and see what pops up. If there are pages of complaints, it would probably be wise to avoid that particular institution.</p>
<p>I have never had a problem with PayPal. Unfortunately I recently came across this article: <a href="https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/paypal-lawsuit-freezing-customer-accounts-funds-073128563.html">PayPal faces lawsuit for freezing customer accounts and funds</a>. Apparently there is no due process whatsoever; it's probably a good idea to not keep significant sums there.<br />
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Only consider doing business with credit unions authorized to display this logo:</div>
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Many people inquire about what it is like to drink this stuff. Turns out that drinking barium sulfate is no big deal.<br />
<ul>
<li>Just do exactly what the bottle and doc and/or technician says.</li>
<li>The taste is bland.</li>
<li>I experienced no side or after effects.</li>
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The doctor or medical service provider specifies a procedure requiring the drinking consumption of a barium sulfate solution up to 24 hours prior and just before the CT scan; yep, you'll usually need to drink it the day before the test and just prior to the test. In other words, they do have you drink several doses before the actual CT. It sounds like it is a big deal and a pain in the neck, but it isn't.<br />
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I immediately did the research on the .gov sites and elsewhere. I ended up with the impression that I was going to gag on the stuff. <i>That information is false</i>. It was bland and no big deal whatsoever. They'll even give you a choice as to flavor. I ended up with vanilla.<br />
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Again, the stuff was just plain bland and there were no problem(s). I hope this page helps mitigate all the false information out there. And I might add, the volume looks a lot larger than it is. A few medium sips did the trick for each dosage. No need to to do large swallows or such. Do shake the stuff before drinking as the bottle says. An even mixture gives the technician and doc what they need.<br />
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And again, concerning side effects before, during, and after; nothing out of the ordinary occurred. I wish all medical tests and procedures were this uneventful.<br />
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An Update.</b> I have seen posts where people have complained about digestive problems when drinking barium sulfate. Just to be on the safe side, maybe drink that first dose when you know you will be home for the next several hours. Nothing should happen, but who knows what might happen if other medications or certain foods are involved? One would think the technician would warn a patient about such things, but that is not always the case. Based on my own experience, you will be fine; but might as well play it safe.<br />
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Here is how to avoid rear-ending the car in front of you when the emergency panic stop is "too late". A true story.<br />
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Preventing Panic Stop Collisions - It Can Be Done</h2>
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Am doing the speed limit in downtown traffic. Needed to get gas. I squint at the Food Mart gas prices sign across the street on the left. Why do they make the numbers so small? All the other places have normal-sized numbers. I squint and squint…<br />
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Suddenly an ambulance siren goes off. I jerk my eyes to the front. All the traffic had stopped dead in front of me because an ambulance coming from the opposite direction had been using its red lights without the siren. And when I say stopped dead in front of me, I mean up close and personal. It was all over.<br />
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I slam on the brakes. Way too late. Less than 2-3 seconds to impact. My car and the poor guy's car in front of me are about to get totaled. Time really does slow to a standstill…<br />
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And then I remembered something I had heard or read a long time ago.<br />
<br />With the brakes still locked, I semi-rapidly turn the steering wheel to the right towards the curb. The car actually goes where I tell it to go. That's right, whether ABS or solidly locked wheels; where you tell the car to go, the car will go. Needless to say, don't yank the steering wheel, you don't want to possibly flip the car or slide sideways.<br />
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My car is no longer aimed at the reprieved guy in front of me. I finally come to a stop beside the other guy's car and short of the curb. Had to backup to get back into the lane. A very lucky happy ending.<br />
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<b>Car Traffic Safety Rule #1</b> If something that is not in front of you is too hard to see, don't even try. You never know what suddenly might be happening in front of you. Needless to say, this rule is obvious and known to everyone and only included as a reminder.<br />
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<b>Car Driving Tip #1</b> Even when the wheels are locked, your car will still go where you tell it to go. All you need is the presence of mind to turn that steering wheel. It is having this experience happen that caused me to write this article. It is hoped this knowledge will serve you well. An update: don't jerk the steering wheel, just turn it at the normal rate. Turning the steering wheel at a harder and faster rate produces a different result; usually your car will end up broadside to whatever is in front of you. This would not have worked in the above described incident; too little time, and not enough front, side, or width room.<br />
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Innate Response and Never Give Up</h2>
While writing the first story another story came to mind. This one happened between three and four decades ago.
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Booming down the hill on a country highway. Doing 60. Am even at legal speed.The rain had finally stopped.<br />
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Someone waiting in a white pickup truck suddenly floors it from a cross-street on the right; loses control, spins around, stalls.<br />
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There he sits. Right in front of me. 60 mph, two seconds to impact...<br />
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Hard right. Hard left. I coasted for the next half mile, recovering from the near miss.<br />
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It was an innate response. At 60 mph and at that distance, one just knows when there is not even time to hit the brakes. Cars are designed not to flip. So at least try to steer your way out of it. After all, you have nothing to lose.<br />
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<b>Car Driving Tip #2</b> It's not over 'til it's over. Keep trying until it is.<br />
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Some Final Thoughts</h2>
In both of the above situations, given the speeds and distances involved, my automatic first response was exactly what most people would have done. We seem to be genetically programmed to automatically respond with the correct initial reaction in such situations. Unfortunately, life being what it is, that first initial reaction is not enough.<br />
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In both situations a second action was required to save the day. Unfortunately that action is not genetically programmed into us. It is something which has to be learned, which you have indeed now done.<br />
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In the first incident, most people would have rammed into the car; not knowing that simply turning the steering wheel could have saved the situation.<br />
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In the second incident, after making that first hard right turn, most people would have then run off the road; hitting whatever was around to be hit, or even worse, going off some version of a cliff or deep ravine. In fact, this seems to be a case where our genetic programming actually works against us. After the first reaction, most people then tend to freeze, i.e., mentally withdrawing from what is happening around them. One has to make the deliberate, conscious decision to "stay in the game". It's not over 'til it's over.<br />
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Take care.<div><br /></div><div>And a separate, unrelated note. As you know, your computer and cellphone knows everything about you. Privacy has basically gone out the window. The same applies to your car. Modern cars collect all sorts of information about you. That information is not only stored, but is often shared with others. Here is an article from Mashable, it is not pretty: <a href="https://mashable.com/article/privacy-please-what-data-do-modern-cars-collect">Your car knows too much about you. That could be a privacy nightmare</a>.<br />
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Do Potatoes Explode? Yes They Do.</h2>
Here's about preventing potato explosions when baking or cooking potatoes in the oven or microwave, and the method actually makes things much safer and more convenient. Also includes microwaving times and recipe toppings suggestions.<br />
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Why Do Potatoes Explode?</h2>
Whether by oven or microwave, the potato is heated above the boiling point of water. The volume ratio of water to steam is approximately 1:1700. So when the potato is heated, an unpleasant surprise can sometimes happen. If you are lucky, the explosion occurs in the oven or microwave during cooking; thus only making a ruined potato and a major mess. If you are unlucky, the thing explodes as you are removing it.
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How to Prevent Exploding Potatoes</h2>
Basically one must vent the potato, purpose being to give the steam escape routes so there is no pressure buildup.<br />
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The method most folks use leaves a lot to be desired. They hold the potato steady with one hand while repeatedly poking and stabbing it with the other hand using a knife, fork, or ice pick. The statistics are not known as to how many people cut or stab themselves every year using this method. The potato then makes the round trip to the oven or microwave, after which they put on an oven mitt and cut the steaming thing in half lengthwise. There's a much better way...<br />
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<br />The Safe and Better Way on How to Prepare Your Potato for the Microwave or Oven</h2>
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<li>Wash the potato with water.</li>
<li>Then dry with paper towels or whatever.</li>
<li>Slice the potato in half lengthwise.</li>
<li>Place both halves flat side down on a microwave-usable dish. If using paper plates, use more than one; otherwise, the plate(s) might break through from the moisture when removing from the microwave.</li>
<li>Slicing the potato in half obviously reduces the explosion risk, but putting a couple more holes in each half won't hurt.
What with the potato halves laying flat side down, your potato situation is now much more stable. However you probably still want to steady the potato and keep it from sliding when you poke the holes in it.</li>
<li>When poking the holes, have the sharp side of the knife facing away from your other hand. Instead of stabbing, just gently push the knife tip through the potato.</li>
<li>Then while still holding the potato, slowly pull/wiggle the knife out at an angle away from the other hand.
Two equally spaced holes in each half should do it.</li>
<li>Your spud is now oven and microwave ready.</li>
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How Long? Potato Microwave Times, etc.</h2>
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<li>With the potato halves still flat side down on your plate, put in microwave.
Microwave for 5 minutes.</li>
<li>Rotate a quarter turn.
Microwave for 3 more minutes.</li>
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The above microwaving times are for two halves of a baker potato in a 900-watt oven. Microwaving times can vary depending on the wattage and age of the oven. If you are using a 700 or 1100 watt oven, adjust microwaving time accordingly. If you are putting four halves in there, lengthen the microwaving time accordingly.<br />
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It is possible to over-microwave a potato, thus making it rubbery; so, underestimating is always your best course of action. If it's not perfect on your first attempt, you'll have a pretty good idea of how to make it so on your second. And if you discover when cutting the potatoes that they are not completely cooked, not a big deal; back in the microwave they go for another minute or so.<br />
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Microwaving Canned Potatoes</h2>
Microwaving those little potatoes that come in a can? Those little critters always explode and splatter, even when you cut them up beforehand. Always put a cover over them before microwaving the specified 2 to 2-1/2 minutes. Otherwise you will very likely have a mess to cleanup.<br />
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Potato Recipes – Things to Add to Your Potato</h2>
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Keeping in mind the potatoes are hot and depending on how long you want to wait, flip the potatoes flat side up. Make both horizontal and vertical slices in the potatoes so that the condiments and/or toppings will run into the gaps and crevices.<br />
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List of Potato Toppings Making It All Worthwhile...</h2>
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The Basics</h2>
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<li>Regular Salt</li>
<li>Garlic Salt</li>
<li>Pepper </li>
<li>Butter</li>
<li>Sour Cream</li>
<li>Chives</li>
<li>Bacon Bits</li>
<li>Cheese </li>
<li>Sliced/Diced Olives</li>
<li>Sliced/Diced Green Onions </li>
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Other Toppings Folks Have Been Known to Add</h2>
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<li>Chili</li>
<li>Other Onion Varieties</li>
<li>Gravy</li>
<li>Avocados</li>
<li>Favorite Meats</li>
<li>Favorite Vegetables</li>
<li>Favorite Spices</li>
<li>Favorite Herbs</li>
<li>Favorite Seasonings</li>
<li>Favorite Sauces</li>
<li>Favorite Dressings</li>
<li>Pretty much their favorite anything.</li>
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When your masterpiece is complete, there is certainly nothing wrong with putting it back in the microwave for another 30 seconds as needed.<br />
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May all your potato masterpieces be awesome.<br />
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Meanwhile, here's a page about the possible and sometimes real dangers of <b><a href="https://www.websitewithnoname.com/2017/01/can-green-potatoes-make-you-sick.html">Green Potatoes</a></b>.<br />
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<li>Peace on earth, goodwill towards men.</li>
<li>Peace on earth, goodwill towards women.</li>
<li>Mobs stop being stupid.</li>
<li>The national debt will be paid off.</li>
<li>Politicians become honest.</li>
<li>Politicians become competent.</li>
<li>People will make educated decisions when voting.</li>
<li>CEO's become honest.</li>
<li>The medical industry becomes honest.</li>
<li>The banking industry becomes honest.</li>
<li>The credit card companies become honest.</li>
<li>The insurance industry becomes honest.</li>
<li>The auto repair industry becomes honest.</li>
<li>Printer ink cartridges will no longer have a 200% markup.</li>
<li>Adobe software stops paper saturation draining of printer cartridges.</li>
<li>American corporations become loyal to America.</li>
<li>Pay day loan services stop robbing people blind.</li>
<li>Cable companies stop robbing people blind.</li>
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Things That Will Never Happen - List Two</span></h2>
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<li>Robocalls will go away.</li>
<li>Telephone solicitors will go away.</li>
<li>Spammers will go away.</li>
<li>Junk mail will go away.</li>
<li>Scammers will go away.</li>
<li>Daytime TV shows will get some class.</li>
<li>The preachers on TV will stop asking for money.</li>
<li>When the children of celebrities stop writing humiliating tell-all books about their parents.</li>
<li>Jehovah Witnesses leave people alone.</li>
<li>Dogs stop licking their private parts.</li>
<li>Cats will actually give an F about what their owners want.</li>
<li>Weeds respect your property line.</li>
<li><a href="https://www.websitewithnoname.com/2020/08/how-to-kill-or-get-rid-of-pocket-gophers.html"><b>Gophers</b></a> respect your property line.</li><li>Bureaucracies will stop obstructing you in everything you try to do.<br /></li>
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Things That Will Never Happen - List Three</span></h2>
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<li>Someone will live a full life without ever once having something stolen from them.</li>
<li>Someone will live a full life without ever once being falsely accused of something.</li>
<li>There is meritocracy in the corporate world.</li>
<li>The Supreme Court, Congress, and the President become aware of the 10th amendment.<span style="color: red;"><b>*</b></span></li>
<li>Cities, counties, and states become aware of the 4th, 5th, 8th, and 9th amendments.<span style="color: red;"><b>*</b></span></li>
<li>You have civil rights even when you don't have money.<span style="color: red;"><b>*</b></span></li>
<li>Women stop being second-class citizens in certain countries and societies.</li>
<li>Laws stop being passed that make men second-class citizens in some countries.</li>
<li>Laws stop being passed that give animals more civil rights than humans in some countries.</li>
<li><b><a href="https://www.websitewithnoname.com/2018/11/how-to-deal-with-bureaucratic-agencies.html">Bureaucracy Voicemail Hell</a></b> ceases to exist.</li>
<li>Incompetence ceases to exist.</li>
<li>Hidden agendas cease to exist.</li>
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Things That Will Never Happen - List Four</span></h2>
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<li>Dry cleaners apologize and reimburse you when they ruin your clothes.</li>
<li><a href="https://www.websitewithnoname.com/2015/03/top-10-tips-to-save-food-money.html"><b>Supermarkets</b></a> put the best deals on the middle shelves.</li>
<li>Flies and chihuahuas stop being obnoxious.</li>
<li>Cockroaches, fleas, bedbugs, mosquitoes, and supermarket front door panhandlers stop wanting to be your friend.</li>
<li>Lawyers incorporate ethics into their strategies.</li>
<li>Courts become aware of the 4th and 6th amendments.<span style="color: red;"><b>*</b></span></li>
<li>State DMVs become aware of the 5th amendment.<span style="color: red;"><b>*</b></span></li>
<li>The news media becomes unbiased.</li>
<li>Forum trolls disappear.</li>
<li>Murphy takes a holiday.</li>
<li>Darwin takes a holiday.</li>
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Things That Will Never Happen - List Five</span></h2>
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<li>When the food supplies of the planet are evenly distributed.</li>
<li>When justice is based on truth, as opposed to who has the best lawyer.</li>
<li>When incompetent and criminal doctors are reported by the other doctors.</li>
<li>When incompetent and criminal dentists are reported by the other dentists.</li>
<li>When corrupt hospitals are reported by the hospital's employees.</li>
<li>When people's status and worth are not determined by how much money they make or have.</li>
<li>Life becomes fair.</li>
<li>Fear and worry stop being a major part of life.</li>
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<span style="color: red;"><b>*</b></span>Although this page was originally intended as humor, parts of this page turned out to reveal our serious loss of civil rights that have occurred over the years. This particularly applies to cities counties, and states. Many cities, counties, and states openly admit their justice system is designed for the purpose of collecting revenue; the concept of civil rights and justice have basically been thrown out the window. Here is an example from NBC News of what happens to people who drive in Las Vegas, Clark County, Nevada: <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/nevada-drivers-can-be-arrested-unpaid-tickets-activists-are-fighting-n1266673">...$4,431 in traffic tickets ballooned to $20,000 in debt and the threat of arrest. The system is “money hungry,"...</a><br />
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Here's the top 10 Armageddon / Doomsday list of the most likely scenarios and events. Actually, there are more than ten; lucky us. The <a href="https://thebulletin.org/2018-doomsday-clock-statement">Doomsday Clock</a> has been reset to 100 seconds to midnight from the formerly 2 minutes to midnight and no doubt ticking. I seem to remember a long time ago it was at 15 minutes.<br />
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Likely, unlikely, and overlooked ways and scenarios on how the world will end. "We are all doomed! Doomed I say!"
Yes we are. It is not a matter of if. It is only a matter of when. Let us count the ways...
Warning, some humor may be present. And some are serious.<br />
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The clock is ticking..<b>.</b></td></tr>
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List of Doomsday / Armageddon Events and Scenarios for the World's End</h1>
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Galaxies</h3>
Andromeda is indeed set for a galactic collision with the Milky Way. That's going to be a real mess. Fortunately, we can put a pin in that. Not scheduled for another three billion years or so.<br />
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Asteroids</h3>
They are wandering all over the place out there. They have hit us before and they will hit us again. In fact, we just recently had another near-miss.<br />
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Comets</h3>
Seems like those keep dropping by all the time. Sooner or later, one of them is going to decide to stay. They are not our friends.<br />
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Meteors</h3>
As for the really big ones, they might as well be asteroids. Come to think of it, at what size does a meteor become an asteroid? Inquiring minds want to know.<br />
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Anti-Matter and/or Dark-Matter</h3>
This stuff is scattered everywhere. It does not get along well with regular matter. Sooner or later our solar system is going to wander into it. Or it is going to wander into us. One way or another, it is going to eventually happen.<br />
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The Sun</h3>
Those pesky solar storms, solar flares, solar winds, EMP's... Historians say it won't be the first time. Actually, we were seriously clobbered once before back in1859. The EMP was strong enough to short out telegraph wires, batteries, and do all sorts of other mischief. Imagine if that same intensity EMP were to happen today. With all our micro chip technology intertwined with everything, we'd be knocked back into the pre-industrial revolution era. It is not a case of if, it is only a matter of when.<br />
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The Sun</h3>
Novas. This is another one that isn't scheduled for a few billion years. Then again, who knows?<br />
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The Earth</h3>
Climate change is apparently already in progress. The oceans are rising as we speak. The polar ice caps are melting and icebergs the size of states are breaking off as you read this. New temperature heat records are being set around the world. It is said there is still time to turn this around, but only if our species gets busy about it.<br />
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The Earth</h3>
Super volcanoes have happened before and they will happen again. Aside from the immediate damage, welcome to the beginning of the next ice age. Would a properly timed super volcano offset the aforementioned climate change? A couple of strategically placed nuclear devices could probably make that happen. Inquiring minds want to know.<br />
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The Earth</h3>
Volcano or not, the next regularly scheduled ice age is already overdue.<br />
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The Earth</h3>
The magnetic pole reversal could happen any day now. How all our electronic circuitry (which is attached to all sorts of interesting things...) will react is anybody's guess.<br />
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Societal Complexity</h3>
Our society continually becomes more complex every year. Societies in the past have been known to simply collapse under their own weight of this complexity, bureaucracy, and incompetence . It's happened before and will happen again.<br />
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Genetics Research</h3>
Sooner or later, someone, somewhere, is going to mess up. Either the wrong stuff gets accidentally released into the environment. Or something "safe" is deliberately allowed; at which point it gets its own bright idea to mutate. Then there is bio-terrorism.<br />
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Viruses, Epidemics, Pandemics</h3>
Coronavirus is still in the news (year 2020-2022). No humor there.<br />
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The Zombie Apocalypse</h3>
As predicted by Nostradamus for year 2021, a for-real zombie apocalypse page on the federal CDC website: <a href="https://www.cdc.gov/cpr/zombie/index.htm"><b>Zombie Preparedness by the CDC</b></a>.<br />
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God</h3>
If He ever decides to just give up on us...<br />
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Evolution</h3>
Evolution hasn't stopped. And the next species is usually more advanced than the previous one. And it's a pretty good bet that the first order of business for the new species will be to get rid of the old species.
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Evolution (more about viruses)</h3>
And then there are those previously mentioned new viruses and bacteria that keep coming along. The virus doesn't have to destroy the entire human race. It simply has to kill just enough people or generate just enough fear to result in the collapse of the existing society. Sometimes a significant enough economic disruption is all that is needed. Society will them continue its destruction and eventual extermination on its own accord. A pandemic can cause a severe economic disruption, but shouldn't cause a societal collapse. However, if the infection rate rises to the level of an epidemic, the societal structure will be endangered. It will all depend on the average intelligence of the general population and the capabilities of our leaders.<br />
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AI</h3>
Whether by accident or design, sooner or later advanced artificial intelligence (AI) will happen. And if it has an attitude...<br />
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Aliens</h3>
Most folks agree there are other lifeforms in the universe. It stands to reason some of them are as un-nice as we are.<br />
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LHC</h3>
CERN’s Large Hadron Collider (LHC) has not gone away. For those who have forgotten previous years media news, the LHC is the world’s largest particle accelerator. It is still busily creating fermions, Higgs bosons, dark-matter, antimatter, quarks, leptons, strangelets, supersymmetry, vacuum bubbles, black holes, and who knows what else might come up next. Sooner or later, one of these critters might not get along very well with the physical laws of this universe.<br />
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Lab Rats</h3>
It is a well-known theory we are all just lab rats. Sooner or later the experimenter is going to clean out the cage.<br />
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Programmed Extinction</h3>
There is research indicating all species' genomes/DNA automatically lose their ability to replicate/reproduce over time. Sort of a naturally occurring kill-switch when nothing else comes along to do the job. This fits in nicely with the previous scenario. As a safety kill-switch, we are genetically programmed to die as individuals. And as a safety kill-switch, we are also genetically programmed to eventually lose the ability to reproduce as a species. As lab rats in an experiment, this kill-switch was incorporated in case the experiment somehow got out of hand. It is the same as what we attempt to do ourselves with virus and bacteria experiments.<br />
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The Bomb</h3>
Nuclear war is always still on the table. The United States, United Kingdom, France, Russia, China, India, Pakistan, other parts of Middle East, etc. just can't seem to get along with certain others. Brinkmanship seems to be the national sport with certain politicians and nations. Some days are worse than others. The Russia-Ukraine situation is going on as we speak. The China-Taiwan situation isn't going away either.<br />
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The Bomb</h3>
When it falls into the wrong hands...<div><br /></div><div><b>2023</b></div><div><br /></div><div>All of the above, plus 2023. </div><div>Pending.<br />
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And so as to end on a serious note, here is indeed a very seriously researched and well-thought-out article from the BBC about the <a href="http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20190218-are-we-on-the-road-to-civilisation-collapse">collapse of civilizations</a>.<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">How Many and How to Calculate Pints, Quarts, Gallons to and from Pounds</span></h2>
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<li>How to Convert Pints to Quarts to Gallons to and from Pounds?</li>
<li>Volume to Weight Conversions or Weight to Volume Conversions – 8:4:1:8.</li>
<li>How many pounds in X pints, quarts, or gallons?</li>
<li>How much does X gallons, quarts, or pints weigh?</li>
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A list of most-searched-for questions and answers is included. There is also a specific section relating to the calculating of the size/volume/weight of home water heaters.<br />
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Be advised that this page is US-centric. As an example, this does not work in the UK where a pint is 1.25 pounds as opposed to US 1.043 pounds at room temperature (RT).</b> There are also issues of temperature and density, both of which are addressed further down the page. The purpose of this page is for practical, everyday business-of-living uses only. For that it will serve you well.<br />
<br /><h2>First – The Quick Answers to Volume Amounts and Ratios</h2>
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Volume Definitions</h3>
<ul>
<li>2 pints equals 1 quart.</li>
<li>4 quarts equals 1 gallon.</li>
<li>8 pints equals 1 gallon.</li>
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Or to Put It Another Way...</h3>
<ul>
<li>1 quart equals 2 pints.</li>
<li>1 gallon equals 8 pints.</li>
<li>1 gallon equals 4 quarts.</li>
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Converting Volume to Weight</h1>
Converting volume to weight has everything to do with the density of the liquid. Fortunately, this question usually has to do with:
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<li>How much does the gasoline in your gas tank or a gas can weigh?</li>
<li>How much does a specific container of water or other mostly-water grocery items weigh?</li>
<li>Questions relating to home water heater size, calculated water volume and the resulting weight.</li>
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The rule of thumb, and the expression to remember is: <b>"A pint's a pound the world around."</b> The resulting estimates and extrapolations from this rule will serve you well for most everyday purposes. <i>For scientific and industrial purposes where greater accuracy is required, a pint weighs a little bit more than a pound (1.043 lb.).</i><div><i><br /></i>
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Basic Formulas </h3>
<ul>
<li>A pint weighs a pound.</li>
<li>There are two pints in a quart, so a quart weighs 2 pounds.</li>
<li>There are four quarts in a gallon, so a gallon weighs 8 pounds. </li>
<li>And the eight pints in a gallon, also weighing 8 pounds.</li>
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This pretty much answers the question. Here are some other typical examples:<br />
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Some Household Examples</h4>
<ul>
<li>A 1-quart bottle of Gatorade weighs 2 pounds. Note: there are 2 pints in a quart and 4 quarts in a gallon. As a side note: there are 16 fluid ounces in a pint, 32 fluid ounces in a quart; 1 and 2 pounds respectively.</li>
<li>A 2-liter bottle of Pepsi would convert to a weight of a little over 4 pounds. Note: A liter is slightly more volume than a quart.</li>
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Some gallon examples</h4>
<ul>
<li>A 1-gallon container would convert to a weight of 8 pounds.</li>
<li>A 5-gallon container weighs 40 pounds.</li>
<li>A 10-gallon container weighs 80 pounds.</li>
<li>A full, 25-gallon SUV gas tank means you are hauling around 200 pounds of fuel.</li>
<li>A typical city water tower can hold anywhere from 300,00 to 600,000 gallons of water, which converts to a weight of 2,400,000 to 4,800,000 pounds of water sitting on those "stilts".</li>
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The Density of the Liquid Significantly Affects the Rules Concerning Volume Conversion Calculations to Weight
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A major component of converting fluid volume to a weight measurement is the density of the fluid. For gasoline, water, and most grocery items; the rule of a-pint's-a-pound will serve you just fine. However, as an example, the rule probably wouldn't work too well with any significant volume of engine oil. As an extreme example, the liquid metal/element mercury would totally throw the pint's-a-pound rule out the window. So of course would any molten metal or alloy.
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<br />Fluid density is also affected by temperature. This is why many people fill their gas tank first thing in the morning. There is more gas per gallon at 50 degrees Fahrenheit than at 90 degrees Fahrenheit. It should be noted the percentage difference is in the low single-digits.</div><div><br /></div><div>Here is a worthwhile page from NASA about <a href="https://www.giss.nasa.gov/edu/nycri/units/pmarchase/2a-density.pdf">Density, Mass (weight), Volume</a> for both solids and liquids.<br />
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List of Frequent Volume-to-Weight Conversion Q&A</h2>
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<b>T</b>he Most-Searched-for Questions and Answers for
How Many Pounds</h4>
<ul>
<li>How much does 1.5 quarts weigh? Answer is 3 pounds.</li>
<li>How much does 2 quarts weigh? Answer is 4 pounds.</li>
<li>How much does 3 quarts weigh? Answer is 6 pounds.</li>
<li>How much does 5 quarts weigh? Answer is 10 pounds.</li>
<li>How much does 6 quarts weigh? Answer is 12 pounds.</li>
<li>How much does 10 quarts weigh? Answer is 20 pounds.</li>
<li>How much does 16 quarts weigh? Answer is 32 pounds.</li>
<li>How much does 5 gallons weigh? Answer is 40 pounds.</li>
<li>How much does 10 gallons weigh? Answer is 80 pounds.</li>
<li>How much does 15 gallons weigh? Answer is 120 pounds.</li>
<li>How much does 20 gallons weigh? Answer is 160 pounds.</li>
<li>How much does 50 gallons weigh? Answer is 400 pounds.</li>
<li>How much does 55 gallons weigh? Answer is 440 pounds.</li>
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<ul>
<li>How many pints is a pound? Answer is 1.0 pint.</li>
<li>How many quarts is a pound? Answer is 0.5 quarts.</li>
<li>How many gallons is a pound? Answer is 0.125 gallons.
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More Water and Gasoline Volume-to-Weight Examples</h3>
Depending on what unit of measurement you use, volume will equal cubic English or cubic Metric; examples being cubic inches or cubic centimeters.<br />
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Side note: the tilde (~) is the mathematical symbol for approximate.<br />
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English</h4>
<ul>
<li>29 cubic inches equals ~1 pint, which equals ~1 pound.</li>
<li>58 cubic inches equals ~2 pints, which equals ~1 quart, which equals ~1/4 of a gallon, which equals ~2 pounds.</li>
<li>231 cubic inches equals ~4 quarts, which equals 1 gallon, which equals 8 pounds.</li>
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Metric</h4>
Most of the world uses metric. There is a reason for that. As an example, 1000 cubic centimeters equals one liter, 1000 grams equals one kilogram, etc.; all nice, neat, and tidy. The United States and others are trying to get with the program; metric is already included with English measurement on most U.S. consumer items. It's only a matter of time.<br />
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How Much Does the Water Weigh in a Full Water Heater?<br />– Water Tank Size Volume Formula and Answers –</h2>
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How to Calculate the Weight of the Water in a Home Water Heater</h3>
How much does the total amount of water in a water heater weigh, volume to weight conversion.<br />
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From the above NASA chart we see the volume formula for a cylinder is <b>V = (πd2h)/4</b>.<br />
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Water tank heaters come in all sizes. For the purposes of this example, we will say the water tank heater has a measured height of approximately 54 inches; what with this, that, and the other, the water part is probably around 48". The diameter measured as 18"; what with insulation, etc., 16 probably works.<br />
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So,<br />
d = 16<br />
h = 48<br />
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Thus (" * " meaning to multiply),<br />
V = (3.14 * 16 * 16 * 48) divided by 4.<br />
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Since all numbers are inches, the answer will be in cubic inches. We reduce the formula as follows:<br />
<ol>
<li>V = (3.14 * 256 * 48) divided by 4.</li>
<li>V = (3.14 * 12288)/4</li>
<li>V = 38514/4</li>
<li>V = 9646 cubic inches</li>
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231 cubic inches is equal to a gallon, so we divide 9646 by 231.<br />
9646/231 = 41.76 gallons.<br />
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What with the inner measurements being estimates, looks like it is a 40 gallon water heater.<br />
<ol>
<li>A gallon weighs 8 pounds.</li>
<li>So multiplying 40 times 8 gives 320.</li>
<li>A 40-gallon water heater contains 320 pounds of cold water.</li>
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Knowing the volume and weight of a 40-gallon water tank heater makes it easy to extrapolate the volume and approximate weight of other water heaters. <i>Do remember that as volume increases, the discrepancy totals of the "pints-a pound". designation versus the more accurate 1.043 lb. designation also increases. </i>As an example: multiplying the 320 lb. calculation for a 40 gallon water heater by 1.043 gives a result of 333.76 lb. at RT versus the original approximation of 320 lb. at RT. When the water temperature is at hot water heater level, the actual weight will fall between the 320 lb. calculation and the 333.76 lb. calculation.<br />
<ul>
<li>10 gallon water heater is 2310 cubic inches and the water weighs 80 pounds.</li>
<li>20 gallon water heater is 4620 cubic inches and the water weighs 160 pounds.</li>
<li>30 gallon water heater is 6930 cubic inches and the water weighs 240 pounds.</li>
<li>40 gallon water heater is 9240 cubic inches and the water weighs 320 pounds.</li>
<li>50 gallon water heater is 11550 cubic inches and the water weighs 400 pounds.</li>
<li>80 gallon water heater is 18480 cubic inches and the water weighs 640 pounds.</li>
<li>100 gallon water heater is 23100 cubic inches and the water weighs 800 pounds.</li>
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Do keep in mind the temperature versus density considerations and the expansion of water when heated, i.e., a fully hot water heater tank weighs slightly less than a cold or warm water tank heater that's been freshly refilled after usage. The difference between hot and cold water density versus volume is significant enough that most water heaters have a temperature pressure relief valve and a drainage tube or pipe to compensate for this.<br />
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<h3>Converting Cubic Inches to Cubic Feet...</h3>
...and the corresponding volume and weight ratios. It is surprising how much just one cubic foot of water weighs.<br />
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With the pint-equals-pound rule, one cubic foot of water weighs 60 pounds for approximation purposes.</h4>
A cubic foot is 12 inches times 12 inches times 12 inches. So 1728 cubic inches equals 1 cubic foot. To convert cubic inches to cubic feet, simply divide the cubic inches by 1728. So using the above examples, we would have:
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<ul>
<li>2310 cubic inches equals 1.34 cubic feet equaling 10 gallons equaling 80 lb.</li>
<li>4620 cubic inches equals 2.68 cubic feet equaling 20 gallons equaling 160 lb.</li>
<li>6930 cubic inches equals 4.02 cubic feet equaling 30 gallons equaling 240 lb.</li>
<li>9240 cubic inches equals 5.36 cubic feet equaling 40 gallons equaling 320 lb.</li>
<li>11550 cubic inches equals 6.70 cubic feet equaling 50 gallons equaling 400 lb.</li>
<li>18480 cubic inches equals 10.72 cubic feet equaling 80 gallons equaling 640 lb.</li>
<li>23100 cubic inches equals 13.40 cubic feet equaling 100 gallons equaling 800 lb.</li>
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* A side note. I happened to stumble across this on Wikipedia: "Pound (mass), a unit of mass often abbreviated incorrectly as 'lbs' in the plural. Abbreviations of units of measure do not use an 's' on the end for plural."<br />
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Remembering the list order of the rainbow and visible light color spectrum is easy: ROYGBIV.<br />
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Additional wavelength, rainbow, sunset, laser images and information resources were added afterwards for folks who might find them interesting. But first, <i>The Quick and Easy Way to Remember Rainbow and Spectrum Colors</i>...<br />
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An Introduction to Mr. Roy G. Biv
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Mnemonic Trick to Remember the Order of Colors in the Visible Light Spectrum and Rainbows</h2>
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His name is Roy G. Biv.<br />
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Note the first letter of each color in the visible light color spectrum map above. If you can remember the name, Roy G. Biv, then you have accomplished your goal.<br />
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ROYGBIV - The Color List and Order of the Visible Light Spectrum and Rainbow</h3>
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<li><u>R</u>ed, <u>O</u>range, <u>Y</u>ellow, <u>G</u>reen, <u>B</u>lue, <u>I</u>ndigo, <u>V</u>iolet</li>
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If you are interested in more information about the visible spectrum, wavelengths, light, colors, etc.; there are all sorts of additional information and resources below.<br />
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The List and Order of Visible Spectrum Wavelengths
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Visible light wavelengths</h4>
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<li>Red: The lower and longer wavelengths</li>
<li>Violet: The higher and shorter wavelengths</li>
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An Expanded Electromagnetic Spectrum List</h3>
There really isn't that much more to it.
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<li>Gamma Rays</li>
<li>X-Rays</li>
<li>Infrared</li>
<li>Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, Violet</li>
<li>Ultraviolet</li>
<li>Microwaves </li>
<li>Radio Waves</li>
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Interesting how the visible spectrum is right in the middle. As a side note, there are two categories of ultraviolet light; long wave and short wave; UV lights can be purchased that radiate both wavelength ranges.<br />
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This is a good time to mention that ultraviolet light can permanently damage your eyes. Never stare directly at a UV light. The damage can occur over time. A mistake you make when you are 20 years old can come back to haunt you in your later years, For that matter, most people who wear glasses or contacts always get a UV-blocking coating on their lenses and/or contacts. And for those who use sunglasses, always buy a reputable brand that has the UV protection coating.<br />
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Here is a short article dedicated exclusively about ultraviolet light and your eyes: <a href="https://www.websitewithnoname.com/2020/01/list-of-things-that-reflect-or-emit.html"><b>Things That Reflect or Emit Ultraviolet Rays</b></a>.<br />
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An Expanded Electromagnetic Wavelength Image</h3>
This image came from a <b><a href="https://science-edu.larc.nasa.gov/EDDOCS/Wavelengths_for_Colors.html">NASA page</a></b> with all sorts of additional information and resources included, well worth a visit.<br />
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Rainbows - Nature's Natural Prisms</h2>
This <b><a href="https://scijinks.gov/rainbow/">NOAA/NASA page</a></b> will tell you everything you would ever want to know about rainbows, how they are formed, etc. Rainbow images are free and in the public domain.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Double Rainbow</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Rainbow over the Gardner River Canyon near Mammoth
NPS photo by Neal Herbert</span></td></tr>
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Light Show Sunsets </h2>
This <b><a href="http://www.spc.noaa.gov/publications/corfidi/sunset/">NOAA/NWS page</a></b> explains the causes for the vivid sunsets we sometimes see. Sunset images are free and in the public domain.<br />
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Lasers - Otherwise Known as Light Waves With an Attitude</h2>
Here is an introductory page on <b><a href="https://lasers.llnl.gov/education/how_lasers_work">How Lasers Work</a></b>. Laser images are free and in the public domain.<br />
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Ground-to-Space Laser Calibration System
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://technology.nasa.gov/patent/LAR-TOPS-184"><span style="font-size: large;">NASA page on ground-based systems to calibrate Earth observing sensors</span></a><br />
<a href="https://technology.nasa.gov/patent/LAR-TOPS-184"><span style="font-size: large;">measuring reflected radiance in low and geostationary orbits.</span></a></td></tr>
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Simulation of Laser-Plasma Interaction
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.alcf.anl.gov/projects/simulations-laser-plasma-interactions-targets-national-ignition-facility-and-beyond"><span style="font-size: large;">ALCF page on laser-plasma interactions and current projects.</span></a></td></tr>
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Lasers Used in Dual Atomic Clock
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2016/11/nist-debuts-dual-atomic-clock-and-new-stability-record"><span style="font-size: large;">NIST page on how lasers are used in atomic clocks.</span></a></td></tr>
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Have you been overcharged on sales tax? Here is a way on how to mentally calculate state sales taxes on the spot and stop being cheated, catch errors, and prevent fraudulent attempts.<br />
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Business, Vendor, or Store Overcharging on State Sales Tax?</h2>
When it comes to sales taxes, fraud is not that rare of an occurrence. Many times, smaller stores do deliberately overcharge state sales tax. In fact, I’ve seen news reports where even the larger, national chain stores have been caught overcharging sales taxes. And employees in all stores have also been known to make price and thus state sales tax mistakes as well.<br />
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Mentally calculating state sales tax to prevent being overcharged is easy. It all has to do with rounding, no degree in rocket surgery required. You are simply doing a quick approximation to prevent yourself from being a victim of sales tax fraud or simply to prevent being mistakenly overcharged.<br />
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[Be advised that this page is US-centric. Canada and most European countries have sales taxes or a value added tax (VAT) far exceeding 10%. However, if the VAT tax is close to another round number, one can still make this method work.]<br />
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Here are the four main premises of this page:<br />
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<li>Most combined state, country, city sales taxes do not exceed 10 percent, but most sales tax totals are reasonably close to 10 percent.</li>
<li>Most thieves are greedy and will exceed the 10 percent amount.</li>
<li>Even my dog can mentally calculate 10% of something.</li>
<li>Even my dog can mentally add 10% of something to something.</li>
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How to Mentally Calculate State Sales Tax – Some Examples</h2>
How do I calculate sales tax from a total?<br />
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The best way for this tutorial to demonstrate mentally calculating state total sales taxes is by giving examples. In reality, you already know how to do this. You just may not know that you know yet. So let's begin. You walk up to the counter and engage in a purchase which sells for...<br />
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<b>$49.99</b>
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<li>You round the price to $50.</li>
<li>You calculate the 10% as $5.</li>
<li>You add the $50 plus $5 to get $55.</li>
<li>If the counter person wants more than $55, welcome to the world of sales tax fraud and overcharges.</li>
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Other Examples...</h4>
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<b>$29.99</b>
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<li>You round it to $30.</li>
<li>10% is $3.</li>
<li>Total is $33.</li>
<li>If the final price is over $33, welcome to the world of sales tax fraud and overcharges.</li>
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<b>$5.99</b>
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<li>Round to $6.</li>
<li>10% is $.60.</li>
<li>Total is $6.60.</li>
<li>Anything over $6.60, welcome to the world of sales tax fraud and overcharges.</li>
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<b>$79.98</b>
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<ol>
<li>$80.</li>
<li>$8.</li>
<li>$88.</li>
<li>Over $88, cheated.</li>
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It should be noted that honest mistakes do happen. You will find out soon enough if the overcharge was deliberate or accidental.<br />
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Is It Sales Tax Fraud?
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What to Do When the Person at the Counter is Overcharging You on total State Sales Tax
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This depends on your mood, time constraints, the amount of money involved, the store and neighborhood, etc. Below are some typical scenarios and what one can do in each situation; followed by what you can do after the fact.<br />
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You Don't Care About the Amount Involved</h4>
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<li>Say nothing.</li>
<li>Pay it.</li>
<li>Say nothing. Or say the routine "Thanks."</li>
<li>[Optional] Locate and take one of the business cards offered on the counter.</li>
<li>Leave.</li>
<li>Once outside, note the date and time.</li>
<li>Never go back.</li>
<li>Maybe tell everyone you know.</li>
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You Do Care About the Amount Involved (Option One)</h4>
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<li>Don't pay it.</li>
<li>Say nothing.</li>
<li>[Optional] Locate and take one of the business cards offered on the counter.</li>
<li>Leave. Be advised however, the counter person (probably the owner) will immediately know that you know he was trying to cheat you. And you took one of his cards... And state sales tax fraud is a very serious offense...</li>
<li>Once outside, note the date and time.</li>
<li>Never go back.</li>
<li>Maybe tell everyone you know.</li>
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You Do Care About the Amount Involved (Option Two)</h4>
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<li>Politely point out the total is incorrect and explain why you think so.</li>
<li>If the counter person reviews and corrects the error:</li>
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<li>Pay it.</li>
<li>Call it a day.</li>
<li>Maybe or maybe not give the place another chance in the future.</li>
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<li><b>If the counter person denies, disputes, or otherwise argues with your statement...</b></li>
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<li>Don't pay it.</li><li>[Optional] Locate and take one of the business cards offered on the counter.</li>
<li>Leave.</li>
<li>Once outside, note the date and time.</li>
<li>Never go back.</li>
<li>Tell everyone you know.</li>
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Reward for Reporting State Sales Tax Fraud?</h4>
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How to Report Stores and Other Businesses Who Overcharge State Sales Taxes</h2>
Not only are you doing a good deed for society, you might even make some money in the process.
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<ol>
<li>Find your state's website dealing with all things sales tax.</li>
<li>Find where to report what you experienced. As an example, in California the <b><a href="http://www.boe.ca.gov/">California State Board of Equalization</a></b> would be where to go. California does not pay a reward the last time I checked. However, reporting the fraud is still a good idea; wouldn't you like the thief (employee or owner) removed, so you can have an honest, local place to shop? Reports can be made anonymously and will still be investigated.</li>
<li>For other states, determine if you might get a reward.
Tell them your experience in detail, including date and time. Give them all the information on the business card. If you don't have the store's business card, that is ok; just be sure the store name and address you are reporting is correct. And don't worry; they're not going to just take your word for it. They will probably send the equivalent of a few "mystery shoppers" to the store to confirm. When they have absolutely verified and proven it is not an isolated incident; only then will the hammer fall on the deserving thief.</li>
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More than likely the store location is leased. With any luck, the thieving employee or owner will soon be gone; hopefully replaced with a new, honest employee or business.<br />
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<b>A separate note as to state sales tax billing errors by business vendors.</b> There it is in writing; it's a pretty good bet that this is an honest mistake and a simple phone call will fix it. While you're at it, you might want to review the previous invoices from this vendor.<br />
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<b>A July 2020 Update</b><br />
If you do online shopping, you will want to read this site: <a href="https://www.darkpatterns.org/">Dark Patterns</a>.<br />
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<b>April 2021 Update</b><br />
Depending on your state, retailers can be subjected to both criminal and civil penalties for frequent overcharging of sales tax. There can even be class action suits against the larger retailers.<br />
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<b>October 2021 Update</b><br />
Another holiday shopping season approaches, chaos expected to be even worse than last year. Here is a very worthwhile .gov page about sales taxes for Californians: <a href="https://www.cdtfa.ca.gov/formspubs/pub452.pdf">California Buyer’s Guide to Tax</a>.<br />
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Lists of over 100 quotes, one-liners, sayings; funny, philosophical, life, insults, inspirational, success, change, more. For both knowledge and entertainment; also useful for Facebook, Twitter, memes, Pinterest, wall signs, office desks, bikes, bumper stickers, car windows, etc.<br />
<br />Actually, there are more than 100; new ones keep being added. You don't have to read them all at once; maybe a couple sub lists a day keeps the doctor away? Many of these random quotes are absolute truths; many of these quotes merely reference truths. Many of these quotes and one-liners are about life and philosophy; many are just for fun, insults, and entertainment. Some are original; some are well-known. Some will change your life; others will just make you fall down laughing. Some are understood immediately; some could take days. Many are indeed just humor and other entertainment, but some are serious. This can kind of be a thought-provoking exercise actually. If a quote or one-liner isn't funny, then is it serious? Only you can decide.<br /><br />
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Quotes List One: Reality, Humor, Life, Philosophy, etc.</h2>
<ul>
<li>Time and Space. Can't live with it. Can't live without it.</li><li><a href="https://www.websitewithnoname.com/2017/03/examples-of-entropy-and-why-things-break.html">Entropy</a> is a bitch.</li>
<li>Being informed is currently at odds with my desire to remain sane.</li><li>Live in the now.</li>
<li>Laugh at your problems, everyone else does.</li>
<li>Socrates asked too many questions.</li>
<li>Relationships are a lot like algebra. Have you ever looked at your X and wondered Y?</li>
<li>Black holes are where God divides by zero.</li>
<li>You are obviously a fine human being in your own right. And I mean that.</li>
<li>I don't know what your problem is, but I bet it's hard to pronounce.</li>
<li>If you observe this vehicle being operated in an unsafe manner, please try to think of it as one more anomaly in the cosmic order.</li>
<li>So many stupid people, so few asteroids.</li>
<li>I didn't believe in reincarnation in my last life either.</li>
<li>Excess is never too much in moderation.</li>
<li>I didn't say it was your fault, I just said I was blaming you.</li>
<li>I'm really easy to get along with once you learn to worship me.</li>
<li>Honk if you want to learn sign-language.</li>
<li>Bricks and rainbows, otherwise known as Life.</li>
<li>What do the letters in FEAR stand for? False. Evidence. Appearing. Real.</li>
<li>Let’s debate your existence. You take the negative.</li>
<li>Never believe generalizations.</li>
<li>A clear conscience is usually the sign of a bad memory.</li>
<li>Admit it when you are wrong. It makes life so much easier.</li>
<li>The generation of random numbers is too important to leave to chance.</li>
<li>What holds attention determines action.</li>
<li>The wheel is turning, but the hamster is dead.</li>
<li>Proof evolution CAN go in reverse.</li>
<li>You’re a mess. But that’s ok.</li>
<li>Of all the things I've lost, I miss my mind the most.</li>
<li>Does anal retentive have a hyphen?</li>
<li>It does not matter how slowly you go, as long as you do not stop.</li>
<li>Existence is a gift.</li>
<li>Existence is hell.</li>
<li>Hope, but never expect.</li>
<li>Be careful when following the masses. Sometimes the "m" is silent.</li>
<li>There are times when it is better to just not care.</li>
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Quotes List Two: Humor, Inspirational, Life, Philosophy, Tech, Laments, etc.</h2>
<ul>
<li>With sufficient thrust, pigs fly just fine.</li>
<li>Never miss a good opportunity to shut up.</li>
<li>I doubt, therefore I might be.</li>
<li>There are 10 types of people in the world. Those who understand binary and those who don't.</li>
<li>People generally see what they look for and hear what they listen for.</li>
<li>Actions indicate priorities.</li>
<li>Be someone who makes you happy.</li>
<li>Even my dog knows to reboot before calling tech support.</li>
<li>Honk if you've never seen a gun fired from a moving vehicle.</li>
<li>It is not necessary to react to everything you notice.</li>
<li>Time is nature's way of keeping everything from happening at once.</li>
<li>Thank God I'm an atheist.</li>
<li>Never knock on Death's door. Ring the bell and run. He hates that.</li>
<li>Some days it's just not worth gnawing through the leather straps.</li>
<li>Driveway doesn't go all the way to the road.</li>
<li>In a battle of wits, I’m unarmed.</li>
<li>If you're not part of the solution, then you're part of the precipitate.</li>
<li>Sometimes I am almost overwhelmed by my incredible perfection.</li>
<li>If you're happy and you know it, see a shrink.</li>
<li>Do not judge a person's story by the chapter you walked in on.</li>
<li>Be good to others for no reason.</li>
<li>Vegetarian: Indian word for lousy hunter.</li>
<li>One-celled organisms out score me in IQ tests.</li>
<li>What? Am I here?</li>
<li>I don’t have ulcers, but I’m a carrier.</li>
<li>No Way Out.</li>
<li>Lost in America.</li>
<li>Complaining about a problem without proposing a solution is called whining.</li>
<li>Worry. God knows all about you.</li>
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Quotes List Three: Reality, Inspirational, Humor, Philosophy, Life, etc.</h2>
<ul>
<li>Hope is what you have left after reality has taken away everything else.</li><li>I'm Canadian. It's like being American, but without the gun.</li>
<li>Be happy. It drives people crazy.</li>
<li>You do not need a parachute to skydive. You only need a parachute to skydive twice.</li>
<li>This bumper sticker intentionally left blank.</li>
<li>Person of Interest.</li>
<li>I’m not fat, I’m just easier to see.</li>
<li>The way nature is constructed, no living entity has any rights, just like non-living entities.</li>
<li>Life’s favorite chew-toy.</li>
<li>Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass; it's about learning to dance in the rain.</li>
<li>The meek shall inherit the earth after we're through with it.</li>
<li>A single thread of hope is still a powerful thing.</li>
<li>Lawyers have feelings too, allegedly.</li>
<li>People like you are the reason people like me need medication.</li>
<li>So many cats, so few recipes.</li>
<li>Just remember... If the world didn't suck, we'd all fall off.</li>
<li>Eat right. Exercise. Die anyway.</li>
<li>Don't make me mad. I'm running out of places to hide the bodies.</li>
<li>On your mark, get set, go away!</li>
<li>The last thing I want to do is hurt you. But it's still on the list.</li>
<li>I had the right to remain silent, but I didn't have the ability.</li>
<li>You don't need to have it all figured out to move forward.</li>
<li>To err is human, to blame it on somebody else shows management potential.</li>
<li>Let the past make you better, not bitter.</li>
<li>If you hate a person, then you are defeated by them.</li>
<li>Liberal Arts major. Will think for food.</li>
<li>Always borrow money from a pessimist. He won't expect it back.</li>
<li>Adjure obfuscation.</li>
<li>What we need is a patch for stupidity.</li>
<li>Always trust your gut. It knows what your head hasn't figured out yet.</li>
<li>Procrastinate now.</li>
<li>A recent study has found that women who carry a little extra weight, live longer than the men who mention it.</li>
<li>Wherever you go, there you are.</li>
<li>Luck favors the prepared.</li>
<li>All that has passed and so shall this.</li>
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Quotes List Four: Inspirational, Universe, Life, People, Humor, Philosophy, etc.</h2>
<ul>
<li>The best proof there is intelligent life in outer space is the fact it hasn’t come here.</li>
<li>I’d stalk you, but it’s been a long day.</li>
<li>The Tribbles are coming.</li>
<li>We never really grow up, we only learn how to act in public.</li>
<li>Just because I don't react, doesn't mean I didn't notice.</li>
<li>You have delusions of adequacy.</li>
<li>I love you more today than tomorrow.</li>
<li>An experiment in artificial stupidity.</li>
<li>I’m diagonally parked in a parallel universe.</li>
<li>A person who feels appreciated will always do more than what is expected.</li>
<li>If at first you don’t succeed, the hell with it.</li>
<li>People who think they know it all really annoy those of us who do.</li>
<li>Well at least the war on the environment is going well.</li>
<li>Churches only worship the prophet margin.</li>
<li>Going to church doesn't make you a Christian any more than standing in a garage makes you a car.</li>
<li>We are all lab rats.</li>
<li>Perspective.</li>
<li>Due to lack of interest, tomorrow has been cancelled.</li>
<li>Sometimes the hardest thing and the right thing are the same. Sometimes not.</li>
<li>If you don’t like the way I drive, then stay off the sidewalk.</li>
<li>My feminine side is lesbian.</li>
<li>Just say NO to negativity.</li>
<li>I thought I was indecisive; now I'm not so sure.</li>
<li>The winner of the rat race is still a rat.</li>
<li>Never get into a fight with an old person, they have nothing to lose.</li>
<li>I never thought I'd miss Nixon.</li>
<li>If I agreed with you, we'd both be wrong.</li>
<li>I love animals. They're delicious.</li>
<li>The problem is not the problem. The problem is your attitude about the problem.</li>
<li>A wise man once said nothing.</li>
<li>Dying is a permanent solution to a temporary problem.</li>
<li>It's hard to beat a person who never gives up.</li>
<li>In order for opportunity to knock, one must provide a door.</li>
<li>Don't let he future and the past rob you of the present.</li>
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Quotes List Five: Humor, Life, People, Philosophy, Politics, Reality, Humor, etc.</h2>
<ul>
<li>I haven't been ignoring you; I've been prioritizing you.</li>
<li>It's lonely at the top, but you eat better.</li>
<li>Squirrels: Nature's speed bumps.</li>
<li>Armadillos: Texas speed bumps.</li>
<li>If a man states an opinion and there is no woman to hear it, is he still wrong?</li>
<li>Consciousness: That annoying time between naps.</li>
<li>You've survived 100% of everything in your life so far, so there is a pretty good chance you will survive whatever is next.</li>
<li>Ever stop to think and forget to start again?</li>
<li>If you are going to be "weird", be confident about it.</li>
<li>God is my co-pilot, but the Devil is my bombardier.</li>
<li>I don't have a license to kill, but I do have a learner's permit.</li>
<li>I bring joy whenever I leave the room.</li>
<li>It's never too late for an apology.</li>
<li>Why does Hawaii have an interstate highway?</li>
<li>Taxation WITH representation isn't so hot either.</li>
<li>Earth First! We'll strip-mine the other planets later.</li>
<li>My wife keeps complaining I never listen to her (or something like that).</li>
<li>Women who seek to be equal with men lack ambition.</li>
<li>Stop repeat offenders. Don't re-elect them!</li>
<li>If at first you don't succeed, call it version 1.0.</li>
<li>Happiness is not trying or finding, it's deciding.</li>
<li>Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can.</li>
<li>It's up to you.</li>
<li>Why not?</li>
<li>We repeat what we don't repair.</li>
<li>All I ask is the chance to prove money can't make me happy.</li>
<li>He who smiles in a crisis has found someone else to blame.</li>
<li>Don't dumb it down.</li>
<li><a href="https://www.websitewithnoname.com/2017/03/examples-of-entropy-and-why-things-break.html">Entropy always wins.</a></li>
<li>The past, the present, the future walk into a bar. It was tense.</li>
<li>There are two types of people in the world. Those who can extrapolate from incomplete data.</li>
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Quotes List Six: Life, People, Politics, Reality Humor, etc.</h2>
<ul>
<li>It’s never going to be perfect, so just get it done.</li>
<li>Friends come and go, enemies accumulate.</li><li>Confuse your enemies. Be nice to them.</li>
<li>Opportunities come and go, problems accumulate.</li>
<li>Vote Democrat - it's easier than working!</li>
<li>Vote Republican - it's easier than thinking!</li>
<li>You can ignore reality, but reality won't ignore you.</li>
<li>Wanted: Meaningful overnight relationship.</li>
<li>Anything not worth doing is not worth doing well.</li>
<li>First things first, but not necessarily in that order.</li>
<li>Old age comes at a bad time.</li>
<li>I didn't climb to the top of the food chain to become a vegetarian.</li>
<li>In America, anyone can be president. That's one of the risks you take.</li>
<li>Some people are alive only because it’s illegal to kill them.</li>
<li>You're never too old to learn something stupid.</li>
<li>I'm an old person. Cut me some slack.</li>
<li>Exist on your own terms.</li>
<li>Beer: It's not just for breakfast anymore.</li>
<li>I’m tall, but I’m worth the climb.</li>
<li>I need someone really bad. Are you really bad?</li>
<li>The more you complain, the longer God makes you live.</li>
<li>Why do the Flintstones celebrate Christmas?</li>
<li>Hard work pays off in the future. Laziness pays off now.</li>
<li>Nostalgia isn't what it used to be.</li>
<li>Life would be easier if I had the source code.</li>
<li>Hang up and drive.</li>
<li>Polar bears club baby seals.</li>
<li>God must love stupid people. He made so many of them.</li>
<li>I changed my car horn to gunshot sounds. People get out of the way much faster now.</li>
<li>Know when to walk away. Know when to run. <br /></li>
<li>I took an IQ test and the results were negative.</li>
<li>I find it ironic that the colors red, white, and blue stand for freedom; until we see them in the rear view mirror.</li>
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Quotes List Seven: Humor, Life, Reality, etc.</h2>
<ul>
<li>Do they ever shut up on your planet?</li>
<li>The trouble with life is there's no background music.</li>
<li>Sometimes a perceived problem turns out to be a gift.</li>
<li>Quoting one is plagiarism. Quoting many is research.</li>
<li>Don't measure my intelligence on your ability to understand me.</li>
<li>You! Off my planet.</li>
<li>I'm not tense; just terribly, terribly alert.</li>
<li>My therapist says I have a preoccupation with vengeance. We'll see about that.</li>
<li>There's a fine line between cuddling and holding someone down so they can't get away.</li>
<li>If you are what you eat; I'm fast, cheap, and easy.</li>
<li>Errors have been made. Others will be blamed.</li>
<li>Warning: dates on calendar are closer than they appear.</li>
<li>I'm not crazy, I've just been in a very bad mood for 30 years.</li>
<li>Sarcasm is just one more service I provide.</li>
<li>Whatever kind of look you were going for, you missed.</li>
<li>Embarrassed about something? They'll get over it.</li>
<li>Some cause happiness wherever they go. Others whenever they go.</li>
<li>I'm trying to imagine you with a personality.</li>
<li>Life is hard. It's harder if you're stupid.</li>
<li>Stress is when you wake up screaming and you realize you weren't asleep.</li>
<li>Most of what you worry about will never happen.</li>
<li>Suck it up aka man up.</li>
<li>I have a superpower. I never quit.</li>
<li>I can't remember if I'm the good twin or the evil twin.</li>
<li>I just want revenge. Is that so wrong?</li>
<li>You say I'm a bitch like it's a bad thing.</li>
<li>Earth is full. Go home.</li>
<li>How do I set a laser printer to stun?</li>
<li>Chaos, panic, disorder - my work here is done.</li>
<li>Getting on your feet means getting off your butt.</li>
<li>Some things are more important than money. And they all cost money.</li>
<li>Never argue with reality.</li>
<li>Almost everything will work again if you unplug it for a few minutes, including you.”</li>
<li>404</li>
<li>42</li>
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These websites will actually help you when a medical entity victimizes you with inflated or outright fraudulent medical bills and/or denied insurance claims.<br />
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This includes hospitals, general doctors, specialists, X-ray places, CT scan or PET scan centers, blood test places, and pretty much any other medical facility or entity that engages in illegal or unethical conduct. Emphasis is on illegal, unethical contracts and on illegal, unethical billing practices. Also includes resources regarding insurance company misconduct or for when a Medicare, Medicaid, or Medi-Cal case worker makes a mistake or acts in bad faith. Sooner or later, you will need the information on this page.<br />
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Medical Federal and California (and other) State Government Websites That Will Help You When an Insurance Company or Service Provider Victimizes You – Also Some Worthwhile Additional Information</h2>
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Patients Rights and Financial Help Resource List</span></h2>
A list of resources regarding the rights patients are legally supposed to have. Many provide complaint forms and will actually help you. All listed websites are government or other well-known, reputable
resources. All links go directly to the website's patients rights page and/or patients help page. Needless to say, all are free.<br />
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<li><b><a href="https://medlineplus.gov/patientrights.html" target="_blank">MedlinePlus</a></b>, from the U.S. Library of National Medicine.</li>
<li><b><a href="https://www.healthcare.gov/health-care-law-protections/" target="_blank">HealthCare.gov</a></b>, your rights under the Affordable Care Act.</li>
<li><b><a href="https://www.medicare.gov/claims-and-appeals/medicare-rights/medicare-rights-overview.html" target="_blank">Medicare.gov</a></b>, your Medicare rights.</li>
<li><b><a href="https://www.medicare.gov/claims-and-appeals/medicare-rights/get-help/ombudsman.html" target="_blank">The Medicare Beneficiary Ombudsman</a></b>.
, a resource for filing complaints, grievances, appeals, etc.; in other
words, a place to rat out medical service providers. The page also
promises to provide information, help, assistance, and other services.
The page is apparently also the starting point for when you need to deal
with Medicare's own shenanigans.</li>
<li><b><a href="https://www.cms.gov/CCIIO/Programs-and-Initiatives/Health-Insurance-Market-Reforms/Patients-Bill-of-Rights.html" target="_blank">CMS.gov</a></b>,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. The particular link I
provided has to do with Consumer Information & Insurance Oversight.
The page may not especially look it, but these guys are your friend.
Sometimes, out of the blue and without any action on your part, they
will send you notices a particular medical bill from a medical service provider
or insurance entity is not valid and that you don't have to pay it. This
website is definitely worth prowling around when you have the time.</li>
<li><b><a href="http://www.cdph.ca.gov/services/Pages/ComplaintsCaliforniaHealthCare.aspx" target="_blank">California Department of Public Health (CDPH)</a></b>, the go-to page for filing medical complaints in California.</li>
<li><b><a href="http://www.opa.ca.gov/" target="_blank">Office of the Patient Advocate (OPA)</a></b>, another go-to page for filing medical complaints in California.</li>
<li><b><a href="http://www.cdss.ca.gov/Contact-Us">CDSS</a> </b>is another California site that may be able to help you, especially as applies to local office Medicaid (Medi-Cal) obstructions.</li>
<li><b><a href="https://www.bing.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Bing</a>. </b>For folks not in California looking for their state websites, simply do a search for:<br />"YourStateNameHere patients rights help site:.gov" (without the quotes and be sure to include the exact "site:.gov" syntax).</li>
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If a link suddenly stops working, it means the website moved that particular page. Let me know in the comments section and I'll find and post the new location.<br />
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Some Tips for When Dealing with the Medical Bureaucracy</span></h2><h2 style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">(<u>being involved with an insurance plan network limits some of these tips</u>) <br /></span></h2>
<ul>
<li>The Medicare 1-800-633-4227 number is open 24/7. They have always been friendly, professional, and helpful. Do give them a break and check their website first. You might not only find the answer to your question(s), but also discover other worthwhile information relating to your situation.</li>
<li>Referring doctors make paperwork mistakes all the time. Whenever possible make sure the medical treatment specifications match what the Medicare white book says. This is mostly applicable to preventive services. Not kidding here, make sure the doctor's instructions exactly match what the Medicare website and yearly white book specifies. I've personally saved myself one financial disaster already by doing this.</li>
<li>Never walk into a medical service provider's diagnostic center without the proper Medicare COPD 5-digit code included on the referral paperwork. </li>
<li>Referring doctors make paperwork mistakes all the time (did I mention that already?). Always verify the accuracy of the Medicare code on the paperwork before going to the specialist's or medical service provider's office. Confirm with Medicare that the Medicare code number is valid for your circumstances and procedure(s) and that Medicare will approve and pay for the procedure. </li>
<li>When referred to a specialist, sometimes a COPD code isn't provided; the specialist adds the code after the fact. Your only defense against this is having diagnostic information showing the necessity of the visit to the specialist, e.g., CAT scan shows potential malignancies in lungs, thus being referred to a pulmonologist makes medical sense. If the specialists uses the wrong code(s) after the fact and the claim is denied, don't just give up. Work with Medicare and the specialist to get the mistake straightened out and resubmit the claim.</li>
<li>If not involved with an insurance plan network, the referring doctor does not not always know if the referred specialist or medical service provider takes Medicare, Medicaid, Medi-Cal, etc. When you walk into that referred specialist's office or medical service center for the first time and have identified yourself, always ask first: </li>
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<ol>
<li>Does Medicare accept you and do you accept Medicare as full payment, secondary insurance covering remaining balance?</li>
<li>Does Medicaid//Medi-Cal/Etc. accept you and do you accept Medicaid, Medi-Cal, etc. or whatever other supporting insurance applicable in your situation as full payment? </li>
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If any part of their answer is no, leave immediately. As a Medicare beneficiary, you have the right to go to any Medicare specialist or service provider center you wish, <i>unless you are on an insurance plan where one must stay within the plan's network.</i> Either way, tell your primary, referring doctor what happened and they should be able to take care of it.<br />
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<b>An </b><b>important note.</b> If a medical entity financially victimizes you or is trying to victimize you happens to be a referral from your doctor, first check with Medicare via their website and/or phone calls and find out exactly what is going on. If that doesn't clarify or fix the situation, then tell your doctor's office all about it. They might be able to fix the problem with just one phone call to the offending medical entity; not so surprisingly, your doctor's office will often be quite successful at this.<br />
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<b>A personal note.</b> That medical contract you are always forced to sign is basically a blank check allowing the medical entity to do whatever they want. You've given them the right to do anything and everything their little hearts desire and then to bill you for whatever insurance doesn't cover. For that reason, I always print directly above my signature the following in caps:<br />
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"ONLY PROVIDE INSURANCE COVERED SERVICES ONLY"</div>
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If the medical service provider then refuses you as a patient, immediately inform your primary physician that referred you. If that doesn't solve the problem, i.e., your doctor being able to find a different service provider in the area; I'd personally let Medicare, Medicaid/Medi-Cal, and any other involved insurance/government entity know all about it. I would think they would all want to know about a medical service provider that turns away patients simply because that patient only wants those services that are covered by insurance. Who knows? They might even be able to help you.<br />
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<b>An update (Medical Hack(?)).</b> Someone sent me this. I do not know if it is true or not. It sure would be interesting to find out:<br />
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I'm continuing to look for other government medical websites that help patients when it comes to money issues. If you happen to know of one, please mention it in comments. I'll be happy to include it on the list. Federal sites are preferred, but sites specific to your state are also welcome.<br />
</p><p>Here's an article from CNBC about fighting a fraudulent medical bill: <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/select/how-to-negotiate-medical-bills/">More than 30% of Americans have medical debt: What you need to know about negotiating a medical bill</a>.
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St. John's Wort is well known for its depression and anxiety alleviating properties. More about that further down the page, along with some notes and warnings. Some federal website resources are also listed. And after the St. John's Wort herbal tea recipe is a list of other <b>natural ways to reduce or eliminate depression or constant feelings of stress and fear</b>. All of them are effective, simple, and easy to do.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Klamath Weed aka St. John's Wort ( Hypericum Perforatum )</span></td></tr>
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<h2>
The Make Your Own St. John's Wort (or Valerian) Tea Recipe</h2>
St. John's Wort tea and other herbal teas are expensive. There is absolutely no reason to buy them when you can make your own for less than one-tenth the cost. So forget those messy teabags and all the preparations that go with them. Here is your incredibly inexpensive, best, quick, and easiest way to make your own.<br />
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This really shouldn't be called a recipe. The word, "recipe", implies preparation and work; there is none of that here.</h4>
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<li>Be forewarned; the herbal supplements industry is generally unregulated. Buy only reputable brands from reputable stores. Find the St. John's Wort supplements in powdered, capsule form. As with the other herbs, probably all the brands will be in this form. But do check to be sure. If you don't already have a favorite brand, it is worth an extra few minutes to do some price checking. There can be a wide variance in unit pricing when it comes to the relevant ingredients, i.e., milligrams, number of capsules, total price.</li>
<li>Open the capsule and sprinkle the powder into the microwavable coffee cup. Fill with water to the same level as you would
when making instant coffee. Rapidly stir it. Never taken apart capsules before? It can be a challenge for the inexperienced. But in fairly short order, it will become nothing more than a 2-second task. A quick how-to for newbies: wash and completely dry hands first, otherwise, slippery fingers can make the task impossible; gently twist the two capsule halves back-and-forth against each other, and gradually separate over the cup; twiddle the capsule halves over the cup until all the powder has come out. If you happen to come across a particularly obstinate capsule, simply snip off the tip of the larger end of the capsule with a pair of scissors.</li>
<li>Microwave as you would instant coffee. Never made instant coffee? Depending on the wattage and age of the microwave oven, zap it for 2-3 minutes.</li>
<li>Stir, let cool, stir again, enjoy. If you want it cold and there is enough empty space in the cup, add two ice cubes.<br /></li>
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And that is all there is to it.<br />
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And as an interesting side note, this recipe works equally well when making Valerian tea. Valerian is known for its anti-anxiety properties as well, though it works in the Valium way as opposed to the St. John's Wort serotonin reuptake inhibitor way. As with St. John's Wort, the tea form of Valerian is considerably stronger than the simply ingesting capsule method.<br />
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A reminder that tea eventually stains teeth.<br />
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How Many Capsules?</h3>
Routinely, I use just one capsule. However, if particularly stressed or
depressed, I will use two. More than that can sometimes cause digestive
problems.<br />
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With Instant Coffee</h3>
There is certainly nothing wrong with sprinkling St. John's Wort capsule
powder over the instant coffee flakes when making the second cup of
morning coffee... Don't go overboard with the stuff. Too much of
anything is almost always not a good idea.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">This medicinal plant has helped many people overcome depression and anxiety.</span></td></tr>
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<h2>
Some General Opinions – Notes – Warnings</h2>
Saint John's Wort does indeed work as to alleviating depression and
anxiety. It does this by increasing a person's serotonin levels.
Consuming St. John's Wort in tea form, as opposed to just taking the
capsules with food, can greatly increase its effectiveness. Though one
will sometimes feel immediate side effects with that first cup of tea,
it can be several days before a consistent mood change is noticed.
Needless to say, your results may vary.<br />
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Reputable websites advise
St. John's Wort mixed with certain other medications do not always work
well together; this is especially applicable to certain prescription
drugs. If you are taking St. John's Wort, whether by supplement or by
tea, let your doctor and pharmacist know. And be sure to read the
warning/caution label on the St. John's Wort container. And particularly
read all the documentation included with any prescriptions to see if St.
John's Wort is mentioned. Not kidding about telling your doctor and pharmacist. As an example, note item three in the list below. You just never know, but your doctor and pharmacist will.<br />
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Here Are Four Federal Website Pages One Should Read Concerning St. John's Wort and Its Properties</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://nccih.nih.gov/health/stjohnswort/ataglance.htm">St. John's Wort General Information</a></li>
<li><a href="https://nccih.nih.gov/health/stjohnswort/sjw-and-depression.htm" target="">St. John's Wort and Depression: In Depth</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.hhs.gov/opa/pregnancy-prevention/hormonal-methods/birth-control-pills/index.html"><b>St. John's Wort Lessens the Effectiveness of Birth Control Pills</b></a></li>
<li><a href="https://nccih.nih.gov/health/stjohnswort">St. John's Wort – A Whole Bunch More Federal Resources</a></li>
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Don't forget about the information included below, referenced at the beginning of this page. With or without the tea, the items listed will make you feel better. Information is from various federal medical websites. They work.<br />
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List of Natural Ways to Feel Better and Feel Good </h1>
The human body naturally produces a chemical known as serotonin. Medical science has generally agreed that one's level of brain serotonin affects mood. The higher one's natural level of serotonin, the better one normally feels.<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">
How to Naturally Increase Serotonin Levels</span></h2>
<ul>
<li>The primary environmental factor that affects serotonin levels is light; the more light the better. So do open those drapes and curtains first thing every morning. If you do not already go out into the world everyday, then make it a point to go outside in the sunlight for awhile; even just 15 minutes can make a difference. Not much sunlight where you live? The NIH link further down the page has some comments and an indoor answer for that.</li>
<li>Exercise radically affects serotonin levels. Even just a little exercise can do wonders. But generally the more of it the better. So if you mostly sit all day, get up frequently and do other things; housework and chores definitely qualify as exercise. There's the obvious solution of jogging or some other exercise regime, but why not do something that is productive instead?</li>
<li>Good nutrition of course is also a factor. The B-Complex vitamins are particularly important as to emotional stability. As an example, a vitamin B-1 deficiency can cause unwarranted feelings of fear; a vitamin B-12 deficiency can cause unwarranted feelings of guilt; folic acid is another B vitamin that is vital to mental well-being. Personally, I take a B-50 Complex vitamin supplement with food a couple times a week. And I chew it so it doesn't just pass through the digestive tract untouched; same with the general multivitamin supplement I occasionally take. Sometimes negative emotions are caused by nothing more than low blood sugar, simply eating something can do wonders in such cases.</li>
<li>Tryptophan is an amino acid in protein that raises serotonin levels. There is a lot of false nutritional information out there as to which foods will increase your brain's tryptophan levels. The NIH link below covers this in detail. Some of the information is quite surprising as a matter of fact. Chickpeas (aka garbanzo beans) and dairy products appear to be the only foods that have a chance of increasing the brain's serotonin levels.<br /></li></ul>
The US National Library of Medicine National Institutes of Health has an article on <a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2077351/"><b>how to increase serotonin in the human brain without prescription drugs</b></a>. It pretty much tells you everything you would ever want to know as to increasing serotonin levels and feeling good.<br />
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