Recent content by Bob Buchanan

    Sadly for me -  I won't be doing the QZ '15 signups this year. If I recall, I began probably around 2000 or earlier and it became one of my most enjoyable activities here on the forum. For 2 of the last 4 years I've had to bail out for one reason or another requiring someone else to take...

That's great, Lou - but has nothing to do with your comment that I responded to -- that IBM's decision had nothing to do with OBC. I also respond when you state up front that in your supreme wisdom you are going to correct the misinformation you find in this or any thread vs. just simply...

But as I wrote, Lou -- IBM and other larger company's found the excuse to do what they did and get out from under the financial burden of healthcare to retirees, because of OBC. They could then dump everyone into the exchanges. Some faired well and some didn't as a result. Any other "accidental...

Again though, I hope the author didn't blame Kaiser for the fellow signing up for the wrong policy. A lot of dissatisfaction toward OBC is just the opposite - in that folks with watered down plans "are" happy with them - but are forced to buy what OBC feels is better for them. And I can...

    Gary, my older brother worked and retired from IBM. After Obamacare - his retirement coverage through IBM was dropped. I guess IBM then pays for his new policy which is now Kaiser Advantage. In my case, I pay for both the Medicare and the supplemental. So that is something like $106 plus the...

John, not sure what you are advising or whether you are recommending not using Kaiser - or whether you don't like Obamacare . . .  :) If the fellow chose a Kaiser plan that did not cover his needs, is that Kaiser's fault or Obamacare. Of course, here, we're talking about Kaiser Advantage -...

Tom, it would seem his fight over the 80% that Medicare covers was with Medicare, not Kaiser. Kaiser makes no determinations on who gets what. That is determined by Medicare. Kaiser doesn't have a dog in that fight anyway - it's not their funds being paid. With the other 20% covered by Kaiser...

The person at Kaiser handling the payments is administering Medicare - so yes, it would work the same way. I had an ER probably about 4 years ago while in AZ. I had the same problem once while in NCal. The difference was that Kaiser ER fixed it and released me - cost, $65. The AZ hospital not...

Kaiser administers Medicare. I believe I've mentioned that somewhere. So I never submit bills to anyone for payment. If I have an out of state ER thing - I just give them my Kaiser enrollment card that contains a number to call. They do and Kaiser gives them the OK to keep me alive or whatever...

Have never been able to read the manual or charge the batteries before beginning play with anything I've ever purchased that had batteries and a manual.  :)  Congrats on the new camera. Will look forward to seeing your stuff here on the forum! Tom's work with that camera speaks for itself . . .

As suggested in my post of June 1 . . .  :)

Very nice images, Tom -- enjoyed reviewing them all. Am still planning to rent this Fuji and do what I do with it. Have you tried shooting the moon with less zoom? Also, as you know, so many things can affect the sharpness of a moon shot. I can get a super shot one night and doing the same the...

Ken, I couldn't disagree more - in a nice way, of course.  :)  That is, if you are writing here that all those cars in other than the far right lane should be jockying for position trying to get into the far right lane. And other than passing need to move right back over to the far right lane...

Not in California, Ken, unless there are "only" two lanes. Otherwise from vehicle code 21654, you choose the lane that matches the speed you want to drive, but not if that speed is slower than other vehicles in that same lane - and within the speed limit for that roadway. Also, from the CA...

Not sure of all states, but in CA a third axle restricts the speed limit to 55mph - plus, you must drive in the far right lane just as if towing "anything". http://apps.dmv.ca.gov/pubs/hdbk/speed_limits.htm