On the one hand, it'll be nice to get the money. On the other, it'll be nice just to get it over with!!
Working for our state revenue dept. on the phones, I'm getting a lot of calls about people asking about their rebate check. I have to patiently explain it's coming from the federal government / IRS, not the state, and give them the federal help line no. to get more information (1-800-829-1040). April is usually busy enough already without all these extra calls!!
saronaterry wrote: What do you call a guy with no arms and no legs in your mailbox?Bill. I'll be paying alot of them.How about under your car? Jack. Brake job for the CFO's auto.In the bathroom?John. She wants new tile.2 guys on the window?Curt n Rod. She wants new drapes.Doesn't look good for MRR.Terry
What do you call a guy with no arms and no legs in your mailbox?
Bill. I'll be paying alot of them.
How about under your car?
Jack. Brake job for the CFO's auto.
In the bathroom?
John. She wants new tile.
2 guys on the window?
Curt n Rod. She wants new drapes.
Doesn't look good for MRR.
Terry
Hanging on the wall ........Art
Floating in the pool .........Bob
Dave
Lackawanna Route of the Phoebe Snow
We have a lot of "priorities", little things like a baby seat and house maintenance. However, we have agreed that this year we are going to get a fire pit for the back yard..
I am still hoping to squirrel away a little for a blower so I can put together my home made spray booth..
Chris
Here in Sweden it's tax time too. But the payments don't start to be delivered until the end of June. Me and the wife will get almost 5000$ back this year which is quite nice for us. Some will be used to put in new floors in the hallways upstairs and downstairs, some will go to fixing the stair in between and some will go to my layout room that is costing me a LOT to finish properly.
Magnus
We're combining our stimulus check with part of our tax refund, and will be purchasing a large flat-screen HD television. Fugate videos on a 55" screen. Oh, boy!!
Mark P.
Website: http://www.thecbandqinwyoming.comVideos: https://www.youtube.com/user/mabrunton
When I actually take mine out of my Post Office lock box it will travel directly to my bank, there to be transmogrified into a short-term CD. That way, when Sam tells me he wants it back, I'll have it to give him.
We're from Washington, and we're here to help you...
Chuck (modeling Central Japan on September, 1964)
It takes an iron man to play with a toy iron horse.
Don Z wrote:Ray,You actually borrowed money to buy that sofa??? Don Z.(Nice guitar!)
Ray,
You actually borrowed money to buy that sofa???
Don Z.
(Nice guitar!)
ROFLMAO!!! Cordoba Classic Guitar w/cutaway and electronics. (Even has a built in tuner). It is one sweet axe. Now I have to tear myself away from the layout long enough to get it back under my fingers.....
Ray Seneca Lake, Ontario, and Western R.R. (S.L.O.&W.) in HO
We'll get there sooner or later!
Research; it's not just for geeks.
I will be using mine for a payment to the dentist..... One crown and two major fillings coming up and no dental insurance. On the other hand I did go somewhat in dept. to finance this:
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I will be getting mine on May 19th. I am going to go halves on a new BBQ grille with My Girlfriend,Maybe a decoder or two for My Prodigy Express.{ Had that since 2 Christmas's} But have no decoders.
Also some will go into My 1965 Chevy C-10 Fleetside pickup that I hope to have on the road this summer.That's about it,We''ll see if that's the way it goes...
andrechapelon wrote: twhite wrote: andrechapelon wrote: All this "stimulus" package means to me is that I will be drawing $1200 less from the IRA in the month of May.Big whoop.AndreAndre--OMYGAW, you, too? Well, I had good news and bad news. My Central Pacific stock went up,but my Credit Mobilier stock tanked. It's just no fun being a Robber Baron anymore, LOL! But I decided the Heck with it, I'm hitting Railroad Hobbies in Roseville with my, er--ah--'incentive' check and just go wild for about a minute and a half. Mike will love me, of course.Tom Given the price of brass, you'll be lucky if your, uh, er, "incentive" lasts that long.Andre
twhite wrote: andrechapelon wrote: All this "stimulus" package means to me is that I will be drawing $1200 less from the IRA in the month of May.Big whoop.AndreAndre--OMYGAW, you, too? Well, I had good news and bad news. My Central Pacific stock went up,but my Credit Mobilier stock tanked. It's just no fun being a Robber Baron anymore, LOL! But I decided the Heck with it, I'm hitting Railroad Hobbies in Roseville with my, er--ah--'incentive' check and just go wild for about a minute and a half. Mike will love me, of course.Tom
andrechapelon wrote: All this "stimulus" package means to me is that I will be drawing $1200 less from the IRA in the month of May.Big whoop.Andre
All this "stimulus" package means to me is that I will be drawing $1200 less from the IRA in the month of May.
Big whoop.
Andre
Andre--
OMYGAW, you, too? Well, I had good news and bad news. My Central Pacific stock went up,but my Credit Mobilier stock tanked. It's just no fun being a Robber Baron anymore, LOL!
But I decided the Heck with it, I'm hitting Railroad Hobbies in Roseville with my, er--ah--'incentive' check and just go wild for about a minute and a half. Mike will love me, of course.
Tom
Given the price of brass, you'll be lucky if your, uh, er, "incentive" lasts that long.
Brass?? Oh, buddy, I'm talking about replacement NWSL motors and maybe some Cal-Scale brass parts-- THAT'S how big my 'incentive' check is, LOL!
Tom View my layout photos! http://s299.photobucket.com/albums/mm310/TWhite-014/Rio%20Grande%20Yuba%20River%20Sub One can NEVER have too many Articulateds!
You shoulda bought Apple stock back before the turn of the century. OTOH, who am I to give you investing advice? I lost a ton of money in the South Sea Bubble. Fortunately, I sold my interest in tulip bulbs before the market crashed.
I'm saving mine, should arrive before my insurance takes money. Either way I'm saving it.
Vincent
Wants: 1. high-quality, sound equipped, SD40-2s, C636s, C30-7s, and F-units in BN. As for ones that don't cost an arm and a leg, that's out of the question....
2. An end to the limited-production and other crap that makes models harder to get and more expensive.
GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
EVERYWHERE LOST; WE HUSTLE OUR CABOOSE FOR YOU
Terry in NW Wisconsin
Queenbogey715 is my Youtube channel
Phoebe Vet wrote:I'm going to buy something made in China. After all, that's where he borrowed to money to write the check.
That's very close to the truth. The PRC must own as many or more USD's as the Treasury.
I did my CDN taxes last week. Straight up, it seemed I owed about $1700. Then I deducted my allowable expenses and split my income with my wife. (Won't she be surprised when she gets the check? ). Split income and deducting $7200 for an extraction, bone and tissue graft for a ridge augmentation (front upper jaw), titanium implant, coping and crown, I now owe $14.02. Wife gets a refund of $2700.
Awwwwwwwwww.........
It really is hers 'cuz it's already spent. She had the house interior painted a couple of weeks back.
Grrrr... you had to rub it in... I am still bitter that I don't get the refund Man, I pay more than my fair share of taxes.... GRRRRR!!! I could really use it for the Puyallup train show this weekend..... Oh, wait, I am getting a consultant check 2 months worth of consulting ...now I can smile .... enjoy spending the money everyone
Brian
IRONROOSTER wrote: It's a simple debt transfer. The government increases our collective debt and I reduce my personal debt. Not sure how this jump starts the economy EnjoyPaul
It's a simple debt transfer. The government increases our collective debt and I reduce my personal debt. Not sure how this jump starts the economy
Enjoy
Paul
Don't worry about it. My grandchildren (not to mention their grandchildren) will be paying for it anyway.
Unless of course, the immense magma chamber under Yellowstone erupts as a super-volcano, in which case it won't matter anyhow (I watch the Science channel waaaaaaay to much). At least the ash cloud and sulfuric acid aerosols will counteract the effects of global warming temporarily and if it's the global catastrophe it could be, the national debt would be meaningless anyway. See, there's a silver lining in every cloud.
Andre-feeling a bit cynical today
MY father wants to buy a DCC system, and ALOT of scenary for our layout
Tjsingle
I haven't really decided yet what I'm going to do with mine. I'll probably just put it in the bank with the rest of my modest savings and hang onto it for a rainy day. I had thought about using some of it to buy a voice activated R2D2 to add to my robot collection but I doubt I'll do that. The older I get the more of a miser I've become...
Tracklayer
Robby P. wrote:I don't think anybody is putting there check into the economy. It will be mainly gas and other bills. Ours is going to taxes for our house. Alot of people I talk to about this is, say that there money is going to go into the bank account. I don't think its going to work like Bush wanted it to.
Whether it works as advertised or not, I'll be happy to get my share. Many of us feel we've been paying more than a fair share for quite some time.
"Rust, whats not to love?"