tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3593425901952889931.post7448755028755123475..comments2023-10-29T09:00:10.648+00:00Comments on Can You All Hear Me at the Back?: Monday 14 September 2009Angiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10015569343069499036noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3593425901952889931.post-78906513015558433922009-09-15T20:01:19.026+01:002009-09-15T20:01:19.026+01:00I know what you mean. I just turned 65 and had to ...I know what you mean. I just turned 65 and had to sign up for medical coverage that we call Medicare here in the states. What a pain!!! I have paid into medicare my whole working life but getting it back is enough to put you in the hospital....then on top of that...even though I've paid into it for over 25 years, I still have to pay them more. I now have to send them $94.00 a month for the rest of my life.<br /><br />I wish Keith good luck. Retirement is great but getting it is a job all in itself. Love, LuraGrammy Staffyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02574485995391510872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3593425901952889931.post-39490503767537414852009-09-15T08:23:12.879+01:002009-09-15T08:23:12.879+01:00Oh Angie, I am dreading this exercise in the futur...Oh Angie, I am dreading this exercise in the future. MIne will probably be complicated because of any Canadian pensions I should be receiving...dread the thought of all the forms and hassle I will have to go through! Keith is lucky to have you to deal with all of this for you! (I expect he already knows this!) I haven't forgotten my promise of the cd's I am just late getting everything done lately. No idea why. I send love and hugs sweet friend! xxooMarie Raynerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00407913432222377267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3593425901952889931.post-83427504790226943382009-09-15T03:39:56.696+01:002009-09-15T03:39:56.696+01:00LOL Angie...as hubby and I have learned early in o...LOL Angie...as hubby and I have learned early in our married life...dealing with the government of any kind is a long and tedious process...and usually in the end...it is all wrong anyway LOL...my retirement was pretty simple...but hubby had form after form to fill out...and I for one was glad he could do it...I am happy for Keith that he has you around to help him out...shucks...to do it all...why do those folks think he has all the time in the world to talk to them on the phone when he is still working...not retired as yet...??? duh??? LOLOL...oh well...hang tough girl...God Bless...hugs...OraAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3593425901952889931.post-11049897926364845632009-09-14T21:56:57.674+01:002009-09-14T21:56:57.674+01:00I can fully understand how you feel about all this...I can fully understand how you feel about all this palava. Spent nearly two hours on the phone the other day to the Department for Work and Pensions to see if I could claim any benefit as I have been off work for 6 months. Paper work arrived today riddled with errors and a note saying that if anything was wrong to ring them as they do not read letters. Tried to ring them about thirty times and every time I got a recorded message saying that they could not deal with my call asc all lines were busy----I felt like screaming!!!!<br />AndyAndyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08909863530971229124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3593425901952889931.post-69372773307096272932009-09-14T21:49:28.176+01:002009-09-14T21:49:28.176+01:00I'll be going through all that next year tryin...I'll be going through all that next year trying to sort things out for my Social Security payments. That is what we get in the US. Some have retirements from where they work too and that is another set of forms. I'll be thinking of you when you did it.<br />I guess I'd rather fill out forms so I can retire than to not retire.<br /><br />Hope yours gets all sorted around and Keith gets to retire in October as planned.I'm mostly known as 'MA'https://www.blogger.com/profile/12107548726472541669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3593425901952889931.post-85282613062473193762009-09-14T19:55:56.664+01:002009-09-14T19:55:56.664+01:00I loved this and you are, as always, adorable and ...I loved this and you are, as always, adorable and a great writer!!<br /><br />Such insanity and you handle it so well and treat them as if they were normal (maybe that's bad...maybe someone needs to tell them they are crazy...but no, they would never believe it).<br /><br />Michael is the same way and yet they ALWAYS want to talk to MR. when it has his name on it and then they discover that he has no clue what is going on or what to ask!<br /><br />I do hope you get it all sorted out and soon as the time is getting closer. You should get some sort of medal for this, Angie!<br /><br />blessings and hugs,<br /><br />marcyBlessings each dayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08253526265578804769noreply@blogger.com