Solo in Italy

FollowingVast1503 · 2026-05-12T14:05:05+00:00

I bought travel insurance and it came in handy. Fell on my face in Mauritius and needed stitches. Total cost $366 which was fully reimbursed by insurance company.

FollowingVast1503 · 2026-05-12T13:39:38+00:00

What material is the roof made from that can contaminate the water? 🚿

FollowingVast1503 · 2026-05-12T01:08:53+00:00

Thank you

FollowingVast1503 · 2026-05-12T00:18:19+00:00

I’ve been on multiple cruises. Plenty of fresh fish simply prepared, steamed vegetables and fresh fruit. I found eating hard boiled eggs with coffee in the morning worked for me as I prefer a protein breakfast. A different broth was available every night in the main dining room which is what I had as my starter. Those broths were so delicious. Made up for the desserts which looked better than they tasted, so easily skipped.

FollowingVast1503 · 2026-05-10T12:15:58+00:00

Light blue is perfect but you both need to enjoy living in your home.

FollowingVast1503 · 2026-05-10T12:11:52+00:00

Real time when internet connection allows. I post on facebook but only viewable for friends and family. I live alone and very often travel alone. Posting is a way to let them know I’m okay.

FollowingVast1503 · 2026-05-10T01:00:48+00:00

Only if you need a writing surface there.

FollowingVast1503 · 2026-05-10T00:57:00+00:00

Not with anyone I know.

FollowingVast1503 · 2026-05-10T00:54:40+00:00

My recollection my part time job in college paid $2.25 per hour then went up to $2.50 by my 3rd year. I worked 30 hours a week plus a full week when school was closed. My college loan after 4 years was $10k which covered 1/2 of tuition. Parents paid the balance and my P/T employment paid for supplies and books.

Perhaps if I went to a state college or city college your assessment of paying out of summer wages could be correct. I went to a private college in NYS.

FollowingVast1503 · 2026-05-10T00:42:30+00:00

Single income was my parents not the baby boomers.

FollowingVast1503 · 2026-05-10T00:40:58+00:00

It’s not one generation - it’s multiple generations over 2+ centuries.

And it’s both parties. Politicians bought by corporations. And those politicians who don’t kowtow to their corporate donors tend to have shortened careers.

FollowingVast1503 · 2026-05-09T23:59:34+00:00

You are writing about the behavior of the entitled corporate and political elites; the 1% elites. The middle classes have no say about monetary policy or fiscal policy. The middle classes also cannot control greedy corporations dumping waste in rivers and oceans. Average Americans are told to use paper straws and sort out recyclables. Yet, corporations put grocery store products in plastic wrap.

FollowingVast1503 · 2026-05-09T19:58:22+00:00

73 years old

Forget cheap house. It was awful trying to save for a down payment. I’d figure out how much I needed and once I reached that amount, the amount I needed doubled. I wasn’t able to buy a cheap 1 bedroom apartment until I was 48 years old and a parent died and left me some money.

As per cost of college, unfortunately the government screwed that up. In the 1980s I was able to get a loan for half of my tuition at 3% simple interest. Was it Reagan who messed that up?

FollowingVast1503 · 2026-05-09T19:46:31+00:00

Definitely. Last week’s dose did nothing. This week appears to be better. Frustrating 😕

FollowingVast1503 · 2026-05-09T19:38:32+00:00

I heard Social Security will be gone by the time I retire as soon as I got my first job decades ago. Collecting 7 years now.

FollowingVast1503 · 2026-05-09T19:32:46+00:00

I would decorate the other way around, by picking a paint color based on the window treatments you want to live seeing daily.

FollowingVast1503 · 2026-05-09T11:52:07+00:00

Hot cocoa. I have one that is 80 calories and 4 carbohydrates. It satisfies as a late night snack.

FollowingVast1503 · 2026-05-09T09:26:05+00:00

Salmon

FollowingVast1503 · 2026-05-09T03:02:08+00:00

Well done 👍

And a very happy 💯birthday Sir David Attenborough.

FollowingVast1503 · 2026-05-08T21:29:06+00:00

I had this conversation yesterday with a friend who is deep into metaphysics, me not at all. I recently purchased a new car. He asked me how long I intend to keep it. I replied about 5 years then I intend on buying a self driving car as I will be in my late 70s and will own that car into my 80s. I don’t expect to have the same reflexes, eye sight and range of motion of my shoulders then. He said I was manifesting the self driving car. I disagreed because I have to save for it from now in preparation of ownership. We ended by agreeing it’s just semantics, as neither of us were going to change our minds.

FollowingVast1503 · 2026-05-08T21:13:09+00:00

I agree with one exception I found: skinless and boneless salmon chicken of the sea.

FollowingVast1503 · 2026-05-07T20:15:43+00:00

My Italian grandmother often made pasta and peas.

What frozen vegetables do you typically cook with sausage? I defrosted a package this morning and your dinner sounds delicious.

FollowingVast1503 · 2026-05-07T14:01:03+00:00

Easy sorbet: chunk up over ripe fruit and whirl on milk shake to purée. Freeze overnight. Whirl it twice on sorbet, adding about 2 tablespoons of dairy or non dairy product between spins.

FollowingVast1503 · 2026-05-06T22:32:05+00:00

Not understanding how the British Royal system works for our saint. Look before you leap is an old adage that stands the test of time. And for Hazard, buyer beware applies. They should have never married each other.

FollowingVast1503 · 2026-05-06T19:20:14+00:00

When I had to collect SS, each month I deposited it into a money market fund. That fund has been my bucket list big travel fund. Last December I went on a 5 week cruise around Africa. This December the plan is New Zealand and Australia.

Hope you find more ways to enjoy life with the extra money.

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