-=> Quoting Barry Martin to Nancy Backus on 11-Jul-2020 09:40 <=-
NB>>> Right... don't want to treat unnecessarily, but also don't want to
NB>>> ignore a true problem... Saw my GYN last week, BP was normal enough
NB>>> there, so added it to the list for my PCP to see... ;)
BM>> Yes: white coat syndrome, slight anxiety leftover from that car almost
BM>> not stopping in time on the way to your appointment, etc., could cause
BM>> a transient fluctuation.
NB>> Mine seem to be more from looking for a parking spot in the garage,
NB>> or having to watch the waitingroom TV... ;)
BM> Some of those daytime TV shows will elevates one's blood pressure!
That's for sure... :)
BM>> From my sitting at the Computer Desk vantage point it seems the slow-
BM>> but-sure opening (25%, then 50%...) makes more sense as easier to
BM>> control gatherings just because less numbers. Of course that does
BM>> assume compliance.
NB>> Indeed. And states that do have the compliance are able to move
NB>> forward.... ;)
BM> Which of course is a good thing, just still have be cautious, if not
BM> additionally cautious because of increased potential for accidental
BM> contact/transmission.
Hence the continued masking and distancing...
BM>> The financial side of things -- <head spinning>. LISB4, fortunately
BM>> I/we are retired and so our incomes were unaffected. Those working,
BM>> relying on paychecks to come in... <wince> Fortunately many creditors
BM>> are letting payments slide - for a while - but that money will have to
BM>> be made up.
NB>> As businesses reopen, and workers get back to work, things should
NB>> improve... and the true loan forgiveness programs (as opposed to
NB>> the scams that pop up as well) should help some, too.... :)
BM> True: more working, more money. One item that will be interesting is
BM> Illinois had passed a bill some time back to increase the minimum wage
BM> effective July 1. Great for the workers, not so great for the
BM> employers, especially the small businesses who had expressed concerns about
BM> being able to pay before the coronavirus issues.
Had they been paying even a little more than minimum before, the new
rules wouldn't have been so onerous, though... I realize that often
businesses are operating on shoestring budgets, but the place to balance
things shouldn't be the wages paid to employees...
NB>>>> They'd have to be revising rates across the entire spectrum of
NB>>>> customers in your area, to do any sort of rate increase, I'd think...
BM>>> The insurance companies might want to think twice as I'd guess at
BM>>> least 50% of the houses in this area have had new roofs in the last
BM>>> month. Semi-unrelated is there have been ads on TV stating the Iowa
BM>>> Attorney General will prosecute price gouging due to COVID-19 and based
BM>>> on what he and his office has done in the past probably at least thirty
BM>>> years wouldn't have a problem investigating unnecessary insurance
BM>>> increases.
NB>>> It could well be argued that these are extraordinary circumstances,
NB>>> and rates shouldn't be raised... also that the houses in question
NB>>> have increased their value and decreased their liability... ;)
BM>> That's true!
NB>> So you should be ok... ;)
BM> We'll see next month. This month is 'make-up' month for the mortgage:
BM> we have the taxes, insurance, etc., combined with the mortgage and
BM> this is the month any corrections are made.
Probably too soon for any increases to be processed anyway, I'd think...
ttyl neb
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