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Was talking with our son about how they're getting along working from home and having few alternatives for entertainment and got a rave review for Hamilton on Disney+. So we signed up for a month $6.99 and had a delightful evening to celebrate the 4th watching a show were tickets had been selling (by scalpers) for $1,000.00 a pop just a few short months ago.  Tonight we're going to revisit Catch Me If You Can - Not having grandkids in the area, doubtful we'll keep the service past the end of the month, but considering movie tickets for the geezer-pleezer matinee' were $7.50 last time we went, gotta recommend you all try at least a month of Walt's latest boon to Mankind. ENJOY!

 I have decided to move to September from here as our posts were down due to Summer. Hoping you are all well!  Good Morning to the Front Porch and Welcome to JULY 2020 Goodbye JUNE 2020.Hoping everyone has a great First Day OF JULY 2020.  

I have 4 vehicles and just bought another one a 2014 Kia Sportage and wanted to try AARP recommended Hartford Insurance for this vehicle. I am retired and my wife and I both have a 5 year good driving ranking with GEICO, with whom I have had insurance with for over 50 years now.Well what do you think the response was from Hartford on 08/02/2020?  See below: "Thank you for contacting The Hartford.Based on the information provided, The Hartford is unable to issue insurance coverage at this time." Don't waste your time with Hartford go somewhere else for car insurance. From the threads on this site Hartford, after a couple of years will raise your rates by 30% to 70% for no reason.

 My mother made some of the best pies ever! How about your mother, grandma or father bake? Mother's pie were County Fair worthy!  

Happy Thursday Morning, Here I sit trying to decide if it would be safe for me to travel to other states to visit with my brothers.  I am currently working from home so could do that from anywhere.  I have a brother in Cincinnati and one in Morgantown, WV.  Home is WV so I would probably stay there for a while.  I live alone so am looking to be just in a house where there are other people just to have someone to talk to during the day.  I know the virus is cranking back up again so not quite sure what to do.  What do y'all think? Marilyn 

Good Morning to the Front Porch and Welcome to May 2020 Goodbye April 2020.Hoping everyone has a great First Day OF May 2020. 

What is your opinion on these pop up drive in concerts that are beginning with Garth Brooks this weekend?  I also saw that Brad Paisley was going to do 3 of them in Nashville, Indianapolis & Maryland Heights, Missouri.  4 people per car and I don't exactly remember the costs.  I don't know if I would still feel as safe as I would need to be with being considered as high risk with age and health. Hope everyone is well and having a great day. Marilyn

This brought tears to my eyes... United In Song: National Anthem - Madisen Hallberg and Emmanuel Henreid - PSU Virtual Commencement 2020  Please know "I'm with Kaep" and understand and applaud his kneeling protest. Moments like this reassure me we can overcome anything thrown at us to divide us... we will do the right thing! #StaySafe #PrayForShay

 I THOUGHT THIS ONECOULD BE FUN- INSPIRED BY  TOM WAITS'( AGAIN) "OBITUARY MAMBO" ALSO "TWIST  AND SHOUT"- BEATLES, "THE TWIST"- CHUBBY CHECKER; THE BEST EXAMPLE I THOUGHT OF IS WILSON PICKETS' "LAND OF  A 1,000 DANCES"-  HERE A FEW HE NAMES :PONY, WATUSI, MASHED POTATO, JERK,

I don't know where I should post this.   But I would love your favorite gazpacho soup recipe.   It was 95 degrees today and a cool soup would have hit the spot.   

Good Morning to the Front Porch March - April IS CLOSED 

Good Morning to the Front Porch and Welcome to March 2020 Goodbye February, 2020.Hoping everyone has a great First Day OF MARCH 2020.  

Not sure where this fits so I'm starting a new topic! So let's see if it takes off!Do you have any fun facts to add to this?

Here is a current list of Registered Antimicrobial Products which can be used against the Novel Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, the cause of COVID-19. You have to use them as directed, meaning that they have to remain on a treatable surface for the recommended amount of time. The EPA Registration number for the product should be shown on the package label - so don't just go by the name of the product.  EPA.gov 03/02/2020 - EPA’s Registered Antimicrobial Products for Use Against Novel Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, the Cause of COVID-19   I am gonna cross post this in several AARP community boards so that many will see it.

Good Morning to the Front Porch and Welcome to JANUARY 2020 Goodbye DECEMBER 2019Hoping everyone has a great First Day OF JANUARY 2020.  

 Have a great day!It has been a very long time since I have visited. I doubt I even know anyone here anymore, except for Dave. I migrated to Facebook some years ago, and with a busy work schedule, quit visiting all social networks except for Facebook. Well, with an addiction to Facebook and so much going on, political and what not, I have deactivated my Facebook account. I live in ND in the heart of the No Daple Protesting. Well, without much censoring, I tired of all the evil and lies I was exposing myself to. Actually, if  you believe in God, and understand what conviction is... well my conviction was I needed to leave Facebook. But I miss it terribly. So today, I am saying "hi"  here. I started back in 2008.  Things have changed so much, and I am trying to find my way around. Now on my IPad verses my computer, so once again another learning session. Peggy

 Good Morning to the Front Porch and Welcome to November 2019 Goodbye October. Hoping everyone has a great First Day November. 

I couldn't find a forum to initiate this topic so starting here. We in Nevada are seeing an uptick in wrong way traffic accidents, most resulting in tradegy. My neighbor and I chatted about this and wonder why the groups that study this have not recommended those wrong-way tire spikes (the ones that won't let you leave a parking garage without paying) aren't part of our infrastructure? I know there are some as I seem to remember driving over them somewhere (perhaps Oklahoma or Arizona). We know those have been around for years; why isn't this a regular part of all roadway construction? I am sure we're not the only area having this issue. It is heartbreaking to know families are being devastated by these preventable issues. Any Traffic Engineers who could address this, and how do we bring it to be standard practice? Thanks in advance!

Good Morning to the Front Porch and Welcome to September 2019 Goodbye August. Hoping everyone has a great Labor Day Weekend.  

While no longer faith believer, I love people who do something wonderful for others. Here's my first favorite this year: NFL star Khalil Mack pays off 300 holiday layaway accounts at a Walmart in his hometownSource: CNN Chicago Bears star linebacker Khalil Mack is spreading Christmas joy by paying off all the holiday layaway accounts at a Walmart in Florida. The store in Fort Pierce, Florida, Mack's hometown, shared the news on Facebook on Friday. "We here at Walmart would like to thank the Khalil Mack Foundation for your generosity, and for making so many families happy for the holidays!" they said. "Everyone is truly [grateful] for everything you have done for them!" A representative from Mack's foundation came to the store and asked to be a "secret Santa," according to the store manager, Mathias Libardi. The payment covered all the store's 300 holiday layaway accounts.

 The word ‘phobia’ is from the Greek ‘phobos,’ meaning ‘fear.’ When talking about phobias, there should be a prefix attached to the beginning of the word, for example: arachnophobia, which is the fear of spiders; this prefix should also be in Greek, although as time has passed others have appeared, such as those in Latin and other languages.Have you ever stopped to wonder why you fear what you do? Some people are scared of leaving their houses (agoraphobia), some are scared of spiders (arachnophobia), and some people are scared of germs (germophobia). But why do people fear these things? What about bigger fears? Like fear of failure, fear of humiliation, fear of rejection, fear of making a mistake? What do you fear? But more importantly, why do you fear it?  I have feared that I have forgotten to lock the house dor when we leave to someplace for decades! So what is your biggest fear? Yes! Everyone is afraid of something. We fear things because we valu

Getting phone calls from your own phone? Don't answer it! Link:  https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/blog/2015/07/getting-calls-your-own-number

Who is still out there? We seem to have come to a grinding halt! I noticed this morning that I am the last poster on most active topics. I know that with the start of the 2019 Hurricane season getting off with such a bang! With the continuation of so many world wide issues ranging health care to how to deal with asylum seekers. From issues like mass shootings to having our grandchildren vaccinated before they return school. All issues we on our Front Porch will never solve here. Hoping everyone is having a restful weekend and is getting ready for next week! 

CLOSED - PLEASE USE SEPTEMBER- OCTOBER Good morning to everyone on the Front Porch! Welcome to July 2019. We had a strong Sunday morning storm to ring out the month of June on the Front Porch! Welcome to July 2019. Going to be a busy day tomorrow if we do not have more rain. Remember that May - June are CLOSED now. 

" SILVER THREAD & GOLDEN NEEDLES"- LINDA ROHNSTADT  "MONEY"- PINK FLOYD  "TAXMAN"- BEATLES"PENNY LANE"- BEATLES