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Just a warning - when I applied for pre-approval, I wasn't expecting more than $250K. When they did process the pre-approval, I asked how much (thinking they'd lowball me) I could get - I nearly choked when he said, "You're pre-approved for up to $475K". I told the guy there was no way I could afford to pay that back in one lifetime, he laughed and said that not many realize that & get themselves buried in debt. Also, if you've never gone through a closing, be prepared to sign your name so many times that eventually it will just be a couple straight lines.

As long as there isn't a "John L. Lewis" thing going on - they're fine.

If you get caught, it could be considered "elder abuse", even if she agrees to it. There are alternatives to nursing homes. Some "retirement villages" advertised that you get your own townhouse with progressive assistance as you need it. Not sure on the costs though.

If you have a cheaper way to get what I want, that's what I've been asking for, spill it. But if it means I have to pay ~$80/mo for a bunch of channels I won't watch, just to gain access to services that will charge another ~$6/mo each - forget it. FYI - Tedium is subjective.

I already have AT&T tv and they include the regular shows from those services (for now), but I'm finding that many of the popular shows are being moved to the newer subscription services, probably leaving either old repeats or "test" shows. At ~$6 per service per month, that's still a lot less than using a "live subscription service" from what I've seen, hence why I'm asking if it is possible to avoid the "live subscription service".

I think they've settled on a credit card's worth of plastic ingested by the average person every year.

That's part of an old Soviet joke.

BTW - https://portmeirion.wales/

There's a great story behind the story as well. McGoohan had a blowup with either the writer or director & took the whole thing over at some point. (not to mention that it is somewhat the continuation of "Secret Agent"/"Danger Man").

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Nope. With all the particulate in natural snow from the sky, it's still white. BTW - you should never eat snow - there's plastics in it. Ain't science great?

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LoCast, Peacock, Discovery+, Paramount+ (was CBS All Access), regional sports (NBCSN - Chicago, Marquee & BTN).

I don't want Hulu or Prime.

Take pot of hot coffee, fling into subzero air - viola, coffee snow!

Not wot, w.o.t.

I have a 1st gen "smart tv", but I've heard bad things about the way they handle that stuff. So there's no separate subscription cost after paying for the firestick/roku unit? Just the streaming service(s) per mo cost, right?

Obligatory Chicago area coffee snow

Aww, poor you...

W.O.T.