[Muessig]

Well happy weekend everyone. Happy thanksgiving weekend for those that celebrate that.

This morning I went to a place called Mam Tor for sunrise to take some pictures. Took a few but missed the early part of the sunrise. Learning a lot.

In the middle of next week I go to Germany for just under a week!

[Sport Driver]

A picture from today, I'm digging this iPhone...

[Laura Knotek]

Well happy weekend everyone. Happy thanksgiving weekend for those that celebrate that.

This morning I went to a place called Mam Tor for sunrise to take some pictures. Took a few but missed the early part of the sunrise. Learning a lot.

In the middle of next week I go to Germany for just under a week!

Have a safe and fun trip to Germany! Please share some pictures from your trip. 😊

[N_LaRUE]

Well happy weekend everyone. Happy thanksgiving weekend for those that celebrate that.

This morning I went to a place called Mam Tor for sunrise to take some pictures. Took a few but missed the early part of the sunrise. Learning a lot.

In the middle of next week I go to Germany for just under a week!

Where are you heading?

[Muessig]

Where are you heading?

Over to Berlin for a couple of days them a mini road trip over to some family near Stuttgart for a few days. Could be a great trip!

[Sport Driver]

Over to Berlin for a couple of days them a mini road trip over to some family near Stuttgart for a few days. Could be a great trip!

Stuttgart? I recommend visiting Porsche and Mercedes-Benz museum. :)

[Muessig]

Stuttgart? I recommend visiting Porsche and Mercedes-Benz museum. :)

Ooh good calls I will certainly try to!

[N_LaRUE]

Over to Berlin for a couple of days them a mini road trip over to some family near Stuttgart for a few days. Could be a great trip!

If the Xmas markets are on, I'm assuming they are, definitely check them out in Berlin at night time. Nice atmosphere.

I like Berlin. I still have plans to go back in the summer.

I haven't ventured anywhere else yet but would like to do a driving trip through the Black Forest.

I've got way too many places to get to... I need another life time.

[Muessig]

I'll be taking pics don't you worry. I should also be going to the black forest!

[sinime]

4 day weekend went by a little too fast... On the bright side, I only have 3 work weeks left for the year. Taking last 2 weeks off and praying the new baby is born in late December vs. the January due date the dr. is estimating.

[Rose640]

4 day weekend went by a little too fast... On the bright side, I only have 3 work weeks left for the year. Taking last 2 weeks off and praying the new baby is born in late December vs. the January due date the dr. is estimating.

Can I ask why? I was born in Jamuary, can't see why it's a bad thing.

Or, do you want that because of your 2 week vacation?

[Rose640]

Leg is much better. Had no problems going to school and back. Though I have to say that I feel like the ankle is way too loose, not too stable at all, so I'll have to be careful there.

[Rose640]

Small update regarding school. I will most probably have a 4.8 average at the end of this semester, which would be the best so far in high school. If I were to try a bit harder, especially with Bosnian and Maths, well, it would be a 5.0, which would definitely increase my chances on getting into nice college.

[Rose640]

While we're on the subject. That Austria thing, well I'm kind of serious about that now. It's going to be just a bit more expensive than studying here (not necessarily, one semester is 740€ with a money back possibility if you earn 24 ECTS points at the end of semester, or year, something like that), and I'll get a better education, better diploma and an actual chance to get a job.

[Rose640]

Anyone bought anything on Black Friday? As usual, I didn't, there were plenty of nice deals, but I didn't feel like I needed most of those stuff, so, I just skipped it.

[Laura Knotek]

Can I ask why? I was born in Jamuary, can't see why it's a bad thing.

Or, do you want that because of your 2 week vacation?

Anyone who is born in a current year counts as a dependent on taxes, even if he or she is born on the last day of the year. So a new baby born on 31 December can be taken as a dependent on the 2016 taxes. However if the baby is born on 1 January 2017, then he or she can't be taken as a dependent until the 2017 taxes are filled.

[sinime]

Can I ask why? I was born in Jamuary, can't see why it's a bad thing.

Or, do you want that because of your 2 week vacation?

2 reasons, both financial....

Already hit our deductible for the year, so if everything happens in December, it will be cheaper as insurance will step up to the plate and cover 80%... they cover 0% if it happens in January. Which is why I call BS on how insurance handles pregnancies. In our case, we've spent a lot on tests, Dr. visits, sonograms, etc. so it should all flow together with the actual birth, even if it's not all in the same year. We've been pre-paying for the birth, based off a January due date, so we'd actually get the 80% back from the Dr.

As a side bonus, as Laura Knotek pointed out, a December baby would give us an extra tax break for 2016, vs. not taking effect till 2017.

Guess I should add, other than that, January would actually be better so the child wouldn't be stuck having birthday parties where everyone is out of town for the holidays. My birthday was actually yesterday and it sometimes falls on Thanksgiving. While it isn't a big deal now a days, as I'm older, when I was younger, it always sucked when friends were out of town for Thanksgiving on my birthday.

[Rose640]

Anyone who is born in a current year counts as a dependent on taxes, even if he or she is born on the last day of the year. So a new baby born on 31 December can be taken as a dependent on the 2016 taxes. However if the baby is born on 1 January 2017, then he or she can't be taken as a dependent until the 2017 taxes are filled.

Oh dear Lord, I just tried to understand how US taxes work, let's just say it didn't go well. I'm pretty good with money, since I'm kind of a cheap person, but this, it was just too much for me. I gave up after two minutes.

All I got is that you get some sort of tax refund if you get a baby in a year for which you've already paid taxe, right?

[Rose640]

2 reasons, both financial....

Already hit our deductible for the year, so if everything happens in December, it will be cheaper as insurance will step up to the plate and cover 80%... they cover 0% if it happens in January. Which is why I call BS on how insurance handles pregnancies. In our case, we've spent a lot on tests, Dr. visits, sonograms, etc. so it should all flow together with the actual birth, even if it's not all in the same year. We've been pre-paying for the birth, based off a January due date, so we'd actually get the 80% back from the Dr.

As a side bonus, as Laura Knotek pointed out, a December baby would give us an extra tax break for 2016, vs. not taking effect till 2017.

Guess I should add, other than that, January would actually be better so the child wouldn't be stuck having birthday parties where everyone is out of town for the holidays. My birthday was actually yesterday and it sometimes falls on Thanksgiving. While it isn't a big deal now a days, as I'm older, when I was younger, it always sucked when friends were out of town for Thanksgiving on my birthday.

I get the doc part, but why wouldn't they pay those 80% if the baby comes in January? Don' you have like, al year insurance. I'm lost.

[Rose640]

OK, someone should really tech us this stuff in school. I thought that you just get a bill for taxes, like you get a bill for internet, water, etc, and then you just pay it. But this is something like from out of this world. What a bunch of complications.

[worldspy99]

2 reasons, both financial....

Already hit our deductible for the year, so if everything happens in December, it will be cheaper as insurance will step up to the plate and cover 80%... they cover 0% if it happens in January. Which is why I call BS on how insurance handles pregnancies. In our case, we've spent a lot on tests, Dr. visits, sonograms, etc. so it should all flow together with the actual birth, even if it's not all in the same year. We've been pre-paying for the birth, based off a January due date, so we'd actually get the 80% back from the Dr.

As a side bonus, as Laura Knotek pointed out, a December baby would give us an extra tax break for 2016, vs. not taking effect till 2017.

Guess I should add, other than that, January would actually be better so the child wouldn't be stuck having birthday parties where everyone is out of town for the holidays. My birthday was actually yesterday and it sometimes falls on Thanksgiving. While it isn't a big deal now a days, as I'm older, when I was younger, it always sucked when friends were out of town for Thanksgiving on my birthday.

That's a lousy insurance plan. Ours covers everything for a grand total of first doctor visit copay of $25. Everything after that till childbirth is free.

[sinime]

I get the doc part, but why wouldn't they pay those 80% if the baby comes in January? Don' you have like, al year insurance. I'm lost.

Because the plan we are on, we have to pay 100% until the deductible is met. It's a crap plan, but it is what it is.

[sahib lopez]

Man I'm back. I had lots going on with work and upper management. Also relationship wise. So now I'm back :)

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[sahib lopez]

Anyone bought anything on Black Friday? As usual, I didn't, there were plenty of nice deals, but I didn't feel like I needed most of those stuff, so, I just skipped it.

I didn't buy anything . I was working that day and nobody showed up .it wad empty

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[sahib lopez]

I got this
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/2016...9b9569151d.jpg

Yup, test iPhone 7

I played with them. Nice phones. Just hate that it doesn't have a headphone Jack

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