<p>Sueinphilly, yours is an easy problem to fix! A trip to the hardware store, a few dollars, some swear words, and voila … it will flush again! Just don’t get the cheapest handle (we did, and we ended up getting a better one a month later when the cheap one broke). Of course, it was H who did the replacing & he is an engineer … but I have faith in you!</p>
<p>My stimulus package is going toward a long overdue new mattress (with the remainder going towards tuition bills). The 20 something mattress we have is not helping our back problems. And who knows … maybe this purchase will lead to further stimulation (sorry, couldn’t resist)!</p>
<p>No stimulus package here either.
None for my frugal son either.
My spendthrift DD will get one and I am sure she will go to the mall and stimulate the economy immediately.</p>
<p>Have to love some of the comments. This is only the 2nd such initiative practically forever, yet people talk and complain as though it’s some entitlement. The congress tries to stimulate the economy; (right or wrong is a separate issue). All these bleeding hearts who hate Bush; yet he approves and supports this. But of course the negative attitudes are just overwhelming. One of those “Can’t win for losing” things.</p>
<p>Personally, I wish they never would have offered up this stimulus package. It won’t do any good. It was only put up as a voting chip to gain votes this fall. Both sides and the president know it won’t really help stimulate the economy. They know that most of you will use it to pay a bill of some kind that you would have had to pay anyway. That all this will do is possibly give the average person who is in debt a couple of months of a cushion. By the summer, they will be right back where they are today.</p>
<p>There may be a handful out there that was on the verge of filing bankruptcy; where this $600-$1800 +/- is enough to stop that. Or for some where they had a hard time recently and this could help them break back even. That’s great. I hope it helps. But for the average person to try and convince the world that their spending it some sort of bill that they would have paid even if this payment had not been approved, is indeed rationalization. I’m not telling anyone what to use the money on. I’ve already realized over the last 30 years how little people understand economics, saving and investing, and even managing a budget. I don’t even try telling people that any longer. </p>
<p>But, one thing is definitely for sure. No matter what people spend it on, there will still be a large amount of them complaining a week later about how hard life is on them and how they need help. Any time there is a topic concerning money, you can always see where it’s going to go. You’ve got the “Haves”; the “Don’t Have Yet” but are working hard for it; and the “Have Nots” who think they should be given more and that the “Haves” have too much. So, it’s the never ending battle.</p>
<p>I think it was a dumb idea, I wish they had not done it; that being said it seems really lame that a 17-23 year old dependent who EARNS enough, but is not independent does not get it, but a 50 year old on SSI-DIS, does get it.</p>
<p>So, your student’e taxes not only fund disabled uncle joe’s income, they also subsidise Uncle Joe’s stimulis check. To coin a phrase, “no fair” ;)</p>
<p>Also, if you get the rebate check now, can you end up worse off next year when it is calculated?</p>
<p>What a dumb idea. I also think the new Rx part of medicare is dumb, the system is already over-taxed and now we add a new and mega-confusing benefit. Not good.</p>
<p>Somemom, let me get this straight. Are you actually comparing a healthy young man who can work and run about with a disabled person and saying the disabled person is better off; that the young person should resent the stimulus check going to a more senior disabled person whose income is capped? </p>
<p>For one week, the disabled guy is ahead, but for 51 weeks, the cards are all in the hand of the healthy young man who is still DEPENDENT on his parents so has a host of other uncalculated benefits flowing his way all the time.</p>
<p>Why not ask the two men if they’d like to trade places for the sake of a one-time stimulus check?</p>
<p>Where’s your argument coming from? I think it1’s very odd to pick out the disabled to teach a teen to develop resentments such as these. Can you clarify what is on your mind?</p>
<p>kelsmom, You might want to consider a really good mattress topper. I have a 3 inch tempurpedic (the good stuff,not the imitations) topper and it made my old mattress much more tolerable at a fraction of the cost.</p>
<p>I have to buy a new handle too? I was hoping to only need a new mounting nut. I’ll let you know how it turns out!</p>
<p>Sueinphilly, we had to replace the whole thing. You might not have to. The wonderful folks in the hardware store (or your friend) will know what is needed for your particular case.</p>
<p>We may consider the mattress topper. We like the idea of a Tempurpedic mattress, but it’s out of our budget. The topper might be a nice compromise.</p>
<p>I’m not getting any, my daughter isn’t as she is a dependent, but my son will. If I were getting a rebate, I wouldn’t spend it - I never spend money particularly on depreciating assets. I cry buying a car even though my car has 278000 miles on it.</p>
<p>toilet update, went to store, hardware guys said the $10 assembly would fix all Kohler toilets. Well I attached it and it makes the toilet flush, but there it’s not the right fit. Now I found the model # and have a Kohler part number, going to Lowes tomorrow for the second attempt. At least I didn’t make it worse!</p>
<p>Fellow Philly area ccers…I too was surprised when Wawa milk was less than the Acme and other groceries. Gotta love Wawa! ( Both daughters make it a “must stop” when they are home…heck, maybe it’s why they come home )</p>
<p>tenisghs
it is a rebate- getting a tax refund isn’t good.
It just means that the govt has had use of your money for a whole year, but you did not.
If you don’t qualify for a rebate- doesn’t that mean that you already had use of your money?</p>
<p>Stimulus anticipation tax hit now in the checking account. The money is going to pay the Gas Credit Card. In the last two weeks since EK4 post of 4/26, we have had an increase of 10% in this commodity. </p>
<p>George, Please don’t do me any more favors. We know that this money came from future taxes, which will go to oil companies then to countries and regimes and we/you are opposed to.</p>
<p>I was disappointed when I checked and saw that I should only expect $380. I just graduated, and my parents didn’t claim me last year. I made around $8-9,000 last year. I don’t see why those that made less get less of a rebate–it should be the other way around. The original news articles made it seem like everyone who qualified as a single would get $600, not up to $600.</p>
<p>But, I’ll be spending it on moving costs and/or furniture.</p>
A trip to the hardware store, a few dollars, some swear words, and voila … it will flush again! Just don’t get the cheapest handle (we did, and we ended up getting a better one a month later when the cheap one broke). Of course, it was H who did the replacing & he is an engineer … but I have faith in you!</p>
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