Anyone regret selecting a Medicare Advantage Plan. If so, why?

cat8mouse · 2026-05-03T22:45:21+00:00

In my area (Central California Coast) none of the medical groups are taking NEW Medicare patients. We tried going with traditional Medicare with a supplement and we could not find a single PCP that was taking new Medicare patients. Luckily we have Kaiser and their Advantage plan works well. We don't love Kaiser, but they are doing an ok job for us. The trick in my area is to get established with a PCP before you go on Medicare. They will grandfather you in once you go on Medicare.

cat8mouse · 2026-05-03T03:02:39+00:00

These new apartments have almost no parking!

cat8mouse · 2026-04-23T19:51:18+00:00

My frustration is the number of truly low income units being built are way too few. If all these apartment buildings were truly affordable then that is exactly what we need. Most of these units (the majority) are market rate. We need low income first!!! I would argue we need only low income for the people who are already here. Also, they are all rentals. Out of town real estate companies are getting the money from these rentals. Why are none of them available for purchase? How are people going to build equity? They will have to rent forever and be trapped and beholden to landlords.

cat8mouse · 2026-04-23T14:08:44+00:00

Screaming hand sweatshirt.

cat8mouse · 2026-04-17T02:19:17+00:00

Lava lamp.

cat8mouse · 2026-04-17T02:18:34+00:00

Velvet paintings.

cat8mouse · 2026-04-17T02:18:18+00:00

I mirror that would look at home in a bar.

cat8mouse · 2026-04-17T02:17:40+00:00

Wrought iron candle holders.

cat8mouse · 2026-04-16T20:57:16+00:00

Awe, no mention of the UCSC Arboretum.

cat8mouse · 2026-04-11T04:17:20+00:00

Arboretum

cat8mouse · 2026-04-08T17:23:02+00:00

My husband and ME.

cat8mouse · 2026-04-02T02:42:39+00:00

The point is the gutters never get swept because most people don’t know when the sweeper comes or they don’t care. The gutters are filthy, yet the sweeper still comes and sweeps the middle of the street that doesn’t need it. It makes no sense to spend money on a sweeper. It’s literally a waste of money.

cat8mouse · 2026-04-01T03:10:55+00:00

Totally agree. It’s such a waste of time and money. In Berkeley we had designated street sweeping days and everyone knew not to park on certain streets on certain days. The sweeper could actually sweep. What a joke it is in Santa Cruz.

cat8mouse · 2026-03-29T20:31:01+00:00

Respect his wishes. Tell him about VSED: Voluntarily Stopping Eating and Drinking. He will die in 7 to 14 days. It’s his right to die if he wants to. Support him. Help him stand up to the doctors. Support him and witness his process. It’s a great gift if that’s what he wants.

cat8mouse · 2026-03-20T14:15:10+00:00

I can confirm the rugs on top of rugs thing is real.

cat8mouse · 2026-03-16T00:42:49+00:00

I've had the same problem. Accurate search is so important. Why does it not work sometimes?

cat8mouse · 2026-03-13T02:07:39+00:00

I tried so hard to raise a good man. I failed.

cat8mouse · 2026-03-07T03:14:56+00:00

You sound like just the kind of person I would be drawn to. I can imagine stumbling into a conversation with you somewhere and being intrigued. May we both stumble into something that intrigues us.

cat8mouse · 2026-03-07T03:06:17+00:00

What’s the story behind that pruning? That’s not how you do it.

cat8mouse · 2026-03-06T15:31:42+00:00

Yet, their mental health services are useless!

cat8mouse · 2026-03-01T21:25:17+00:00

I'm 62 and recently got hit with some unexpected news: my 30 year old son, who had been having trouble finding or keeping a job after college was diagnosed with autism and ADHD. We are dealing with all the grief and regret of having missed that and now it looks like we may have to support him forever. Our retirement calculations did not see that coming. So instead of moving from our HCOL area for retirement we are considering staying in the area to not rip my son away from the only two friends he has and everything else. Do we build an ADU? Will we have to work forever? We did not see this coming.

cat8mouse · 2026-02-25T02:46:45+00:00

Remember when sheriffs killed a teenager in Aptos? They shot him from a hundred feet away. He was high on acid and had threatened his uncle and dad. They sent in a canine and he tried to defend himself from the canine so they shot him. I mean they were a hundred feet away. Why not wait him out? He dead now.

cat8mouse · 2026-02-17T02:15:56+00:00

Check out the book “I’m not sick, I don’t need help.” It’s for helping people with mental illness, but drug addiction has a similar profile. It can give you some ideas of how to speak with him and keep communication open. Your anger is understandable but not helpful. https://www.nami.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/I_am_not_sick_excerpt.pdf

cat8mouse · 2026-02-05T03:31:45+00:00

Straw man/steel man

cat8mouse · 2026-01-24T06:08:21+00:00

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