BYC Café

[SkyAJK]

Good Morning

Having my first cup of coffee now, I am hoping for warm sunny day, but that is not going to happen. We got lot of rain throughout last night. Some other areas have hailstorm and this is the ice block on the news website. It will certainly be serious injury if it lands on one's head.Have a great day

 

[SkyAJK]

I'm dreading tomorrow. I'm going to start looking online for insurance for next year. Hubby and I are both retired, so we have to find our own. I'm 15 months away from Medicare, hubby another 11 months after that. Well, IF it's still available at 65 by the time we are that age.

Is it very expensive to get private health fund at retirement age over there?

Over here it is very expensive to get private health fund at retirement age, they will exclude many things like hips/knees replacements..etc... they will have it with a hefty price and waiting time is about 12 months. The private health fund has this thing that get it now at this price or after this age it will cost more.

The Government contributes roughly 50% if one buy private health fund, one only need to if the income is $100K a year, if one does not buy private health fund, then the 1.5% penalty fee on the income. Dental is an exceptional beast, only people receive 100% government assistance can go to public dental. Even that, public dental is so full that they give the person a voucher of $210 to go to private dental for teeth check and clean. There are private dental accept that price. But most dental cost $250 just for cleaning and checking.

 

[DobieLover]

Good morning Cafè. Coffee is ready.

I bought our round trip tickets from Dulles to Bangkok and back for $830 each. My friend is coming over today so we can nail down lodging and travel in Asia. We already know most of the things we want to see and do, it's just figuring out how long we want to stay at each stop.

 

[sourland]

Good morning, Cafe', and thanks for the coffee. Heading to SC to meet our new great granddaughter.

 

[pennyJo1960]

Ah how Special for you @sourland

 

[pennyJo1960]

Morning Cafe no rain right now in the 40's.

 

[Sally PB]

@sourland, I was thinking about you and your GGD just this morning. What a special trip. I hope you can post some pictures.

 

[DobieLover]

Good morning Cafè. Coffee is ready.

I got a text from my neighbor yesterday morning that I didn't see until bedtime. She said her husband was watching a hawk harass my chickens. It was sitting on the power lines over the coop.

I remember sitting on my couch about the same time the text came in and noticing the power line wobbling. I just thought it was windy. I also noticed as my friend and I were leaving around 2 to go run the dogs that not a chicken could be seen. When we got back and I went to clean the boards, most of the flock was hanging out in the coop, the rest deep into the dense shrubs.

I think the hawks have been hunting them for a while because they've been scarce for several days.

I was worried about them with Fabio gone. He was always on watch and alerting. Doc is improving but not up to Fabio's level of devotion. I also think Annie, the perpetually infertile crowing hen who has watched over more than one dying flock mate including Fabio, had stepped into his shoes as watcher and peace keeper. But she's 6.5 years old and it's not her job. Doc and Wyatt need to get with the program.

 

[Sally PB]

I saw a couple of crows harassing a hawk on our morning walk yesterday. It wasn't until someone here on BYC had posted about it that I'd ever noticed it. Sure is amazing.

 

[DobieLover]

I saw a couple of crows harassing a hawk on our morning walk yesterday. It wasn't until someone here on BYC had posted about it that I'd ever noticed it. Sure is amazing.

I have LOTS of crows here that regularly run off the hawks. Just none around yesterday.

If it weren't for the covered run and nearby dense shrubs I'm certain I'd have lost a lot more that 1 chicken so far to the hawks. They go after them all the time.