[Magdalen] Feeling flu-ey. I'm sure it's a passing phase.

[Jay Weigel]

My shoulder hurt like hell for two days after the flu shot...and no, I did
NOT tense up, quite the opposite in fact. It seems better today, and so far
no other side effects. I did pre-medicate with some Tylenol beforehand.
I've been wary of flu shots since I had a rather unpleasant reaction
several years back. I have not had the shingles shot or the DTP booster yet
as I'm not sure about the co-pay. Have to ask my doc about the new
pneumonia vaccine as I've had the other.

On Wed, Dec 31, 2014 at 8:57 AM, Ann Markle <ann.markle at aya.yale.edu> wrote:

> Here we can get a reduced Social Security benefit at age 62 (that's why I
> waited till I was 62 to retire, though it turns out I don't need the
> benefit yet).  My age cohort gets full Social Security (pension) at age 66
> (up a year from my brothers' age cohort at 65).  If we wait till age 70, we
> get 8% extra per month, but most analysts say that it doesn't pay off, in
> the long run, to wait till age 70.  We all still get Medicare at age 65.
>
> Ann
>
> The Rev. Ann Markle
> Buffalo, NY
> ann.markle at aya.yale.edu
> blog:  www.onewildandpreciouslife.typepad.com
>
> On Wed, Dec 31, 2014 at 6:20 AM, Roger Stokes <
> roger.stokes65 at btinternet.com
> > wrote:
>
> > On 31/12/2014 06:45, Lynn Ronkainen wrote:
> >
> >> yeah... who knew I'd be counting the days, nay, years until the big
> 65...
> >> just for the insurance.
> >>
> >> Lynn, self insured in the big TX
> >>
> >
> > Just hope it stays at 65 as it's creeping up this side of the pond.
> > Official pension age is rising over the next few decades.  It has been a
> > double whammy for women who thought they would get their pension at 60
> but
> > will find it rise to 65 by 2018 and 66 a couple of years later when men's
> > pension age goes up from the current 65.
> >
> > Roger
> >
>