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Late, late, late, etc. tax filing - 2020 using TurboTax Premier - 1 year ago

I'm up the creek using a "spaghetti paddle"! Help! I'm doing a late, late, late, late, etc. income tax filing for year 2020 using TurboTax Premier. Things were going fairly well until I got to the "Investments" portion of the return. Trouble is my brokerage firm (E*Trade) no longer has the "formatted" version of all my trades that would be downloaded on the ret

by GeneH - Tips and Deals

Re: RIP Peter Bogdanovich - 1 year ago

Chopper, try viewing "The Last Picture Show"! A great movie that sold me on his directorial talents!

by GeneH - Tips and Deals

Re: Favorite / Least Favorite Seasonal Song? - 1 year ago

Favorites: O Holy Night, The First Noel, O Come All Ye Faithful, O Little Town of Bethlehem.... Gosh, but these and so many others recall beautiful memories and beautiful people, of whom many of the latter are now gone. Any of the above carols are to me just so soul-stirring, uplifting, and hauntingly beautiful. I never get tired of hearing them every year, over and over again. And sti

by GeneH - Tips and Deals

Re: 1,177 biographies all with one thing in common - they died on Dec 7, 1941 aboard the USS Arizona - 1 year ago

What a beautiful tribute and way to honor these men! They no longer are just the 1177 "casualties" of some long ago horrific battle in a remote region of the world. Now they have names and faces with lives and histories and families they can be remembered by. They are you and I and our kin and neighbors and friends. Most of all, they are the real cost of war! Of every war! And &

by GeneH - Tips and Deals

Re: Do you hoard National Geographic magazines - 1 year ago

I should have added that my above suggestion would work for you ONLY if you're located in a coastal city and most especially the West Coast! Shipping a "small ton" of magazines from Iowa or Tennessee or wherever to a coastal shipping address would just not be "financially practical".

by GeneH - Tips and Deals

Re: Do you hoard National Geographic magazines - 1 year ago

Where do you live Dennis? About 12 years ago, I moved to AZ from CA and was looking to get rid of about 25 years of NGs and 15-20 years of two astronomy magazines, Sky&Telescope and Astronomy. I also had a number of math and science textbooks left over from my college days. I don't remember how I found out about this solution (Nat Geo?), but the Chinese government would ship them free

by GeneH - Tips and Deals

Re: Mom passed this morning. - 1 year ago

Sorry to hear of your loss - and the human race's - Ombligo! God, what a woman! Sounds like she was without question, YOUR greatest blessing! The passing of one's mother is for many of us a shattering moment, the loss of someone who is truly irreplaceable. I'm sure those of us who have experienced the same can only echo your sentiments and your sense of loss - and acknowledge your blessing.

by GeneH - Tips and Deals

Re: Unstoppable DOES have two “P”s - 2 years ago

Glad to see so many (and I'm sure we are "LEGION") who caught that same spelling "error". And obvious grammatical errors as well. No, I don't have any handy as illustrations but they are "out there"! Somehow they seem to get past their "proof readers" too! Will have to save those for a future Tips and Deals moment.

by GeneH - Tips and Deals

Re: Testing my induction burner - 2 years ago

Bezosvill! LOL!!!!! Good one there, MrNoBody!

by GeneH - Tips and Deals

Re: SX50 Users: Need some advice on settings to use for photos at dusk - 2 years ago

Nice wildlife shots in flat lighting unaided by any support, like a tripod or a monopod. Great shots in fact! Hell, you can see individual hairs on the subject! You've got steady hands! Price-cube, you're probably the reigning "photography buff" and most savvy head here! What do you say?

by GeneH - Tips and Deals

Re: SX50 Users: Need some advice on settings to use for photos at dusk - 2 years ago

Nice wildlife shots in flat lighting unaided by any support, like a tripod or a monopod. Great shots in fact! Hell, you can see individual hairs on the subject! You've got steady hands! Bright sunlight might give you even finer detail even with a higher shutter speed but with somewhat de-saturated colors??? You've done well! But then, my photo savvy is years and years old! Price-cube,

by GeneH - Tips and Deals

Re: So, my Mom died - 2 years ago

Sorry to hear of your loss, RJ. The loss of a beloved parent is one of the most shattering moments in life, and especially when as a family you have never suffered a similar loss. Old grandparents', old family friends' deaths are almost expected, but parents often seem invincible and seem like they can live forever. Alas, none of us does! The very love and memory of her that you hold only

by GeneH - Tips and Deals

Re: clean windshield - 2 years ago

Fritz, try using along with the vinegar and Dawn, a flat, circular brush and a battery-operated drill on your shower doors and floors. This will make that chore a lot less tedious and will spare your arms. Worked for me. And I'm always a bit lax in getting this chore done. Few clues about windshield cleaners, especially the inside. Problem is, my aged body just can't bend that way any more

by GeneH - Tips and Deals

Re: So - I retired today... - 2 years ago

Congratulations SDGuy! Enjoy your new role in life - retiree! I entered the "ranks" of the retired over 25 years ago and have only looked back with a sense of relief and thanksgiving! You sound like a conscientious individual if you're worried about the "left behinds" and their bigger burden of responsibilities now that you've moved on. You'll probably worry

by GeneH - Tips and Deals

Re: Any rock groups/performers you've become less impressed with over time? - 2 years ago

QuoteN-OS X-tasy! Quotechopper As time goes on I am more and more impressed that the Beatles did all that in like 10 years. Same here. Not only the musical growth they experienced in that time period, but the tremendous impact they had on the world of popular music. And not just in the world of popular music. In an era of competition between Eastern and Western ideologies - political, scien

by GeneH - Tips and Deals

Re: “ Patriots release Cam Newton, name rookie Mac Jones as the starting quarterback “ - 2 years ago

I don't follow the Pats that closely but I saw one of their games (last year?) with Newt at QB. During the telecast, they showed Cam's TD/INT stats. 5/10!!!! That's when I figured that Cam wasn't long for NE. That's not the kind of performance Belichick will tolerate from a veteran signal caller. Bill is a demanding taskmaster.

by GeneH - Tips and Deals

Re: Dill vs Bread & Butter Pickles - 2 years ago

Bread and butter pickles carry the day by me! Dills? EH! no, too "overpowering" for a sammich! Hey, who's talking about hot dogs WITHOUT DICED ONIONS? Damn, that is almost sacriligeous!

by GeneH - Tips and Deals

Re: ZZ Top’s Dusty Hill has passed away - 2 years ago

Always enjoyed their music and videos though I wasn't all that into rock when I was younger. Saw a column some time back that said we can expect many, many more old rockers to pass away in the next few years as they're all getting into that age range, that 'time of life" where death is the "newest and final gig". As it'll all be ours as well eventually. R.I.P. Dusty Hill.

by GeneH - Tips and Deals

Re: some Timbuk2 deals (70% off) at REI.com - 2 years ago

Looks like a sale on "grossly overpriced" items!

by GeneH - Tips and Deals

Re: thar she blows?!......just had some asparagus..... - 2 years ago

Newton's post reminded me of why I could never eat any of my mother's beet borscht! Ughhh! Just the color was enough to turn me off, much less eat the stuff. NEVER EVEN TASTED IT! Ergo, I never experienced the "after effects". I also DON'T look forward to peeing after eating asparagus! Have the same reaction to that veggie as the other posters.

by GeneH - Tips and Deals

Re: Lost my stock quotes! - 2 years ago

Whoops, the following day, I turned on my iPhone and suddenly stock prices are current and BEING UPDATED IN REAL TIME! Don't know what I did but whatever it was it worked.! Thanks Hal and Sarcany for your help.

by GeneH - Tips and Deals

Re: Lost my stock quotes! - 2 years ago

I've done all of that. My iPhone OS is always updated when Apple makes a new version available. Funny thing, the big stock screen doesn't update, but checking on an individual stock shows the correct up-to-the-minute price and chart action. I don't have the 15 minute delay version, probably because of the number of trades I've transacted over the years. I went through that with a E*T rep.

by GeneH - Tips and Deals

Re: Lost my stock quotes! - 2 years ago

Apparently I am using the Stocks app. The picture displayed on my iPhone is the same as shown on the Stocks app photo. Still isn't updating prices though. What else do I have to do to make it display real-time prices?

by GeneH - Tips and Deals

Re: Lost my stock quotes! - 2 years ago

I went through the procedure with E*Trade and that hasn't restored the quotes in real-time. In fact, it's showing me yesterday's closing quotes. Maybe I am using the Stocks app built into the iOS. What do I do now?

by GeneH - Tips and Deals

Re: Lost my stock quotes! - 2 years ago

I believe I'm using E*Trade's app. Don't know how to use it to get the stock listings to update in real time. I guess I should call E+Trade first to getteir take on this problem.

by GeneH - Tips and Deals

Lost my stock quotes! - 2 years ago

Somehow, my stock lisings "disappeared" when I was having troubles with my iPhone 8+. I've since restored them. Since re-entering the listing of some 30-40 issues though, I find they're not being updated. I trade with E*Trade and have their "software" installed, I think. It's been a long time since I got this all set up and don't remember what else has to be done. W

by GeneH - Tips and Deals

Re: Scammed! - 2 years ago

Thanks to all who responded to my "tale of woe". Hope that it warns others that the old adage of "never, never, give your vital online info to anyone else" still holds water. I'm including more details of this whole story even though it highlights MY OWN INCREDIBLY GROSS STUPIDITY! Thank you, Sarcany for your response to my story and inquiry. That's what I was hoping t

by GeneH - Tips and Deals

Scammed! - 2 years ago

On June 11th, I was the victim in a "scam" involving fraudulent unauthorized purchases via my PayPal account, and because it was connected to my bank account, later almost several 1000s in unsuccessful fraudulent cash transfers to a Dutch bank. It started with an email asking whether I had authorized the purchase of $947worth of software!!!! HUH? Phone number supplied but no wa

by GeneH - Tips and Deals

Re: What is your elevation? - 2 years ago

RgrF. That sounds like about right for "aging" decline in height'. I averaged about 5 10 1/2, now at 5'9.25""

by GeneH - Tips and Deals

Re: What is your elevation? - 2 years ago

ADent, are you in the Denver area?

by GeneH - Tips and Deals