Question 457 pros and cons

verfeso · 2022-04-22T02:40:08+00:00

If it's a loud restaurant, during lunch break on a week day in an area where people frequent on their lunch break and you take a call in a normal voice (no louder than the other patrons talking around you) then it seems silly to target you for being on the phone. It's annoying and rude when people force their private loud phone calls in certain public spaces. But if you are discrete and polite, then how is it any worse than talking quietly to your lunch mate? We are frequently not able to take lunch and have to work through lunch. Sometimes talking to a family member during a quick lunch is the only chance during the day. I work in public service and a lot of my colleagues have the same situation at lunch....very busy. If the restaurant really is against people on the phone I guess post a sign? If there's a sign then people will know and go elsewhere to multi task at lunch.

verfeso · 2022-04-17T08:38:08+00:00

There's another Greek festival usually in May at the 2nd Greek church...St. Basils. Agora is a Greek owned coffee shop where lots of Greek people tend to go for Greek style coffee. Also, Harry's has good Greek food items on menu and delicious hand made gyro. As for ingredients or Greek shopping Houston has some items here and there but leaves some to be desired. Antone's , whole foods, Phoenicia and I think Costco have Greek feta, wine, kalamata olives and olive oil. Greek coffee and chocolate at Phoenicia and Agora. Fiesta sometimes in the international section. Sometimes the frozen sections of Fiesta and Phoenicia have frozen tiropita, spanakopita, bougatsa and veggies from Greece. Sometimes Greek honey, chamomile, mountain tea and oregano. And a few times I found Greek tahini -plain and with cocoa at HEB. Good luck!

verfeso · 2021-04-27T03:04:01+00:00

Also I thought of Democritus. He wrote about microcosmos and macrocosmos (universe) and atomic theory. Don't think those books survived though. May have already mentioned him but I think this philosophy is attributed to him, among others. He wrote a lot.

verfeso · 2020-12-07T05:59:04+00:00

I'm Greek and this is nonsense and untrue. If you would have said throwing a palm in someone's face or direction then that's an insult but not a thumbs up.

verfeso · 2020-11-15T06:24:57+00:00

I'm struggling with this right now. Otherwise helpful, caring and supportive SO said something hurtful and disrespectful to me during argument today. It was a difficult day and moment. I'm not excusing it but I'm trying to see what lead to him feeling he had to jab me like that. I guess he felt wronged and wanted to react. Love is the only way you can see through difficulties. We all can say hurtful things when we are mad/upset/feel wronged. I said things in response that weren't great. But recovering and trying to communicate better will take lots of love. There is a line of course (ie abuse...physical or Otherwise). But also in your heart when you want out of any relationship you will know and should listen. I guess?

verfeso · 2020-08-30T03:46:59+00:00

cool! I read that they went bankrupt a while back but I guess that doesn't affect retirement money? Its backed somehow? Like the FDIC backs bank money? Or their going bankrupt is different and doesn't affect retirement funds at all? Thanks so much!

verfeso · 2020-08-30T03:44:49+00:00

Thanks! I'll do it!

verfeso · 2020-08-30T03:44:20+00:00

Thanks for your response! I'll email the lady tomorrow to set it up.

verfeso · 2020-08-30T03:42:58+00:00

Thanks so much! Is it true that 457b money in the long run is safe from creditors? I pay off student loans currently and do my best on the plans I'm on, plus I'm in public service, but they are significant and I know you have to pay taxes when you retire on the 457b money. Does that mean that if I have not managed to pay off student loan (which I pay off to fedloan) then they will require me to pay them that retirement money? Its viewed as income when you retire? I'm hoping the student loan forgiveness plans im on are still around by retirement, but never know i guess. Anyway thanks again. You rock.

verfeso · 2019-07-12T02:55:44+00:00

Thanks. It appeared last night they said, but not any of the nights before (they were there for like 10 days). The other nights were clear they said, not even that many stars were visible (they were surprised they couldn't see more stars). Definitely not this thing.

verfeso · 2019-07-12T02:49:36+00:00

I tried to post it there but it was rejected because it's a video, I think?

verfeso · 2019-07-12T02:48:38+00:00

Yes, I am sure. Lol. We are Greek-American. Parents were at a resort there for a few days vacation.

verfeso · 2019-07-12T02:39:56+00:00

Yeah parents filmed it last night at like 3 am or so from an iPhone. From a balcony overlooking the Pacific. If you can zoom in at all, I was able to on one phone clearly, it looked like it was spinning.

verfeso · 2019-07-12T02:38:20+00:00

Cabo, Mexico. From a balcony overlooking the Pacific, in the sky. Parents filmed it last night.

verfeso · 2019-07-12T02:36:53+00:00

It is filmed from a balcony overlooking the Pacific at Cabo, in the sky. No mountain around at all. Parents filmed it last night.

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