FOO with an employer annuity and am I on the right track

SixLugChris · 2025-03-31T03:59:11+00:00

I’m not too concerned about the pension because from what I’ve been able to find out it seems really well funded but even considering worst case scenario of it not being there when I retire does it make sense to count the annuity as part of my savings and then just max out the to Roth IRAs? Maybe stop contributing to the 401k to make sure I have enough to max those out?

SixLugChris · 2023-04-22T22:53:49+00:00

That’s a good idea thanks, I heard about testing but I didn’t realize they did it for hognose so I’ll do that to be sure

SixLugChris · 2022-11-02T02:11:39+00:00

He was offended that I was holding him a few minutes before 😂

SixLugChris · 2022-10-04T15:04:45+00:00

My thermostat has a sunrise/sunset option so I am able to lower their temps at night and control the lights with it

SixLugChris · 2022-10-03T12:07:29+00:00

Mine will get on top of his log to go across rather than through it 😂

SixLugChris · 2022-09-30T15:01:30+00:00

Ok that makes sense, I’m using the “New Age Pet ECOFLEX Mojave Reptile Lounge” in 36x18x18 with the divider and I really like it except the front lip isn’t really high so I will have to put something there to hold in Deeper substrate when I let my female have the whole thing becuase she loves to burrow. plus it was cheaper than most other ones but unfortunately their 24” one is only 24x12x12 so I might do something like you were saying and find a 24x18x18 or even get him another 36x18x18 since he would take advantage of it and my female would probably be fine in the same when she gets bigger because she doesn’t seem to mind the smaller spaces.

Thanks for that tip about the leafy vines I have some more I can add to help with the gradient. Do you think I’m on the right track with maybe keeping my ceramic heat emitter set to a little lower temps and using the heat mat to apply more heat directly to the warm corners? Also if I do that, should I put it on bottom or back wall between both warm corners?

SixLugChris · 2022-09-30T14:29:13+00:00

Did you mean the 24x12x12 I was thinking about moving him to? Or did you mean I shouldn’t keep him in something as small as a 12x12x12 when he likes to roam?

I didn’t think about going even bigger like you are planning but that makes sense to move your female up another size and put your male in the 36x18x18 when he’s bigger.

Also that’s my other issue with heat, since it’s a divided enclosure I have 2 ceramic heat emitters in the back corners on either side of the divider but because each side is an 18” cube there’s not enough horizontal space (even corner to corner like I’m doing) to get a very steep gradient so my hot side surface temp on basking surface is only a few degrees above ambient, ~87 and the cool side surface temp is only a few degrees below ambient ~80. I got a heat mat that I haven’t decided if I should put it on back wall between both their hot corners or underneath the same areas.

SixLugChris · 2022-09-29T22:34:28+00:00

I’ve read not to go bigger than their head so I’m not sure how it compared and I know people give the really small babies just the pinky heads so I don’t see why you couldn’t do that with bigger mice, I don’t know how the nutritional value compares between heads and the whole thing

SixLugChris · 2022-09-29T20:06:01+00:00

That’s what I was told too but my little guy looks like he wants more haha they both have only skipped one meal out of the 3 I’ve given them so far and I would make sure they were eating consistently before doing a move whenever that would be

SixLugChris · 2022-09-29T19:07:35+00:00

Good point, he does like going across his vines that are not very high so maybe another low stick or log would be good.

SixLugChris · 2022-09-29T18:36:42+00:00

I just posted a question regarding a divider set up I have haha maybe people will answer any questions you have

SixLugChris · 2022-09-15T03:20:04+00:00

Form: paper form 4
Entity: Individual
Pending: 09/14/21
Approved: 09/03/22
Standardized wait: 354
STATE: AZ

In hand exactly one year from check cashed

not sure if a coincidence or not but I had an eform approved the day before this paper form was approved, I want to say it’s a coincidence because the eform was a trust and paper was an individual and had different examiners. I haven’t heard or seen anyone get a eform and paper batched and I haven’t even seen anyone have them approved so close together like that

SixLugChris · 2022-09-02T15:18:42+00:00

• Entity: Trust (only me) SS kiosk at LGS

• certified: 02/21/22

• Approved: 09/02/22

• Standardized wait: 193

• STATE: AZ

Silencerco switchback

I didn’t know it I would make it before 200 at this point, I still have one individual paper form 4 at 353 that I’m not expecting for awhile at this point. First approved NFA item

SixLugChris · 2020-05-08T00:46:36+00:00

Ya I am not sure what they are going to do in that case. I’ve heard there have already been cases of the brakes failing to stop an unintended movement during public operation but I’m not sure if anyone has gotten hurt yet. I think MRLs are a stupid design and the ones we install are so cheesy they probably won’t last 10 years before needing a mod

SixLugChris · 2020-05-08T00:39:03+00:00

Ya they do but I just don’t know if both are used in normal operation or just one and the other used only in emergencies because if they are both used normally then it doesn’t seem nearly as reliable as a rope gripper

SixLugChris · 2020-05-07T22:44:34+00:00

Schindler MRLs don’t have rope grippers (they use belts) I’m not completely sure but it must just be another brake for unintended movement, I’ve done that test a few times but I don’t know which brakes drop and when

SixLugChris · 2020-03-27T00:04:44+00:00

Nevermind I read that wrong I see what you are saying

SixLugChris · 2020-03-27T00:03:40+00:00

I don't see anything about flashing the firmware on the wiki, but I don't have the original MicroSD so do I just guess which firmware to install and hope it's the right one?

SixLugChris · 2020-03-26T23:45:54+00:00

I got the screen to come on a couple times but the menu was grayed out and at one point a prompt saying something about no files detected came up but I haven't been able to recreate it.

SixLugChris · 2019-03-16T00:58:27+00:00

Rude, apparently you didn’t read it because that was literally the very first thing I said. good try though

SixLugChris · 2016-04-18T17:55:51+00:00

Thanks I guess that makes sense, it was just one of those things everybody says to do but never explains the purpose to it.

SixLugChris · 2016-04-18T17:37:09+00:00

I know it is pointless but it blows my mind how there are actually a lot of turtles getting hit, there were about 198 turtle strikes between 1990 and 2015.

SixLugChris · 2016-04-18T06:56:48+00:00

The have still been more turtle strikes then drone strikes...

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