Linda Grady

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• Statistics show (don’t ask me where I got this from, probably somebody told me) that girls are much more responsible teen drivers than boys. But, hey, lots of people buy their 16 year olds new cars, for all kinds of different reasons, but especially if they can afford to. And if they are a good student, hard working and maybe even have a part time job?

  Post: Misplaced Trust

  Link to comment from October 5, 2024

• Thanks so much, Greg, and everyone who commented. I’m trying to gently guide my grandson, a very mature and independent kid, but still only 18, through the process. We had a blitz of college visits one weekend in August and he seemed to like them all. Today was SAT day. 🤞🏻

  Post: Ranking Colleges

  Link to comment from October 5, 2024

• Even though you’re approaching your tasks in a compressed time frame, Jonathan, all the things you are doing need to be done by everyone who considers themselves to be seniors. I’ve been working on many of the same things. Like you, I found that moving several times (five times 2010-2019) helped a lot to get rid of stuff, especially all those heavy books that had been carted around for decades - I never lived more than 11 years in the same place. Thanks so much for the update.

  Post: Turned Upside Down

  Link to comment from October 5, 2024

• In my public health nursing career making home visits to almost entirely the very poor, I used to say “My clients aren’t even on the bottom rung of the socioeconomic ladder - they’re below it.” It was very evident how poverty affected health: grandmothers in their 40’s appeared to be 10-20 years older, often toothless and no dentures (because the ones they had fit poorly and hurt). We know that poor dental health leads to many other health problems but in our current health care system it’s given a very low priority.

  Post: The retirement scam – please don’t call this a rant🥲

  Link to comment from October 4, 2024

• Thanks so much, Michael, for a hefty dose of the best medicine ever and it was free except for the electricity used to charge my cell phone’s battery so I could read your water columns and the comments.

  Post: A clarification of the bottled water post

  Link to comment from October 4, 2024

• As I’ve probably already said somewhere in an HD comment, one of the first things my grandson said when he arrived here to attend school was, “You know what’s the most awesome thing about America? You can just turn on the water and drink it. You don’t have to boil it first!”

  Post: A clarification of the bottled water post

  Link to comment from October 4, 2024

• Have we ever mentioned here that there are still water fountains near the gates in airports? HD readers and commenters, do you bring an empty water container with you through TSA, then fill it while walking to your gate? In some countries (China for one) you can choose between cold and boiling water at the airport because everyone carries tea leaves in their water bottles. Available on trains too, for free.

  Post: A clarification of the bottled water post

  Link to comment from October 4, 2024

• AirPods as hearing aids, maybe. Many of the current ones I see are barely detectable, so I might prefer that look when the time comes (pretty soon considering my family history). Price, of course, will be a factor 😄 Blood test for colon cancer: Unlikely. Like you, Dennis, I’m good not to have a colonoscopy until my early’80s and have already decided against one. I’m at low risk. Also, living to “a healthy 100” isn’t a goal that I’m striving for. I’ll stick with the recommended amount of sleep, an okay diet and some exercise, while also trying to keep a positive mindset and will deal with the inevitable problems when they occur.

  Post: Two Innovations That Can Improve Your Health by Dennis Friedman

  Link to comment from October 4, 2024

• Interesting, Dan. I don’t know much about the different firms but I always remember my husband saying, “If something ever happens to me (which it did), don’t ever give money to this firm (pointing to a local office),” and it began with a “P,” so I have steered clear.

  Post: They Said the Darndest Things by Jonathan Clements

  Link to comment from October 4, 2024

• I just read your post now and thought it was very good and only encouraged people to research. I was interviewed recently for a local tv station and my comment was that I was grateful for the right to vote and thought we should all be grateful and respect the outcome, whomever is chosen by the people.

  Post: Stay Informed by Marjorie Kondrack

  Link to comment from October 3, 2024