Me Too.

I received my letter(s) in the mail indicating that no, actually, I can't keep my health plan.

Old plan for family = 144 per month.
New plan for family = 254 per month.

Deductible on both is high enough that we'll never use it all up, and so everything for the year will be out of pocket.  In other words, both are catastrophic plans.  It's just that the new plan is slightly less so*.  And I get to pay $1200 a year more for the benefit of having it.

The MNSure website isn't really working yet.  And the "need help?" link ends at a 404.

Less than perfect, indeed.


* = If you ignore the fact that on my previous plan I had 100% coverage after the deductible, whereas now I have an 80/20 copay situation after deductible.  So the financial results of any medical catastrophe will actually be much more, well...  Catastrophic.

Fall Festival

We're on the way out of town again tonight.  Going to head west and north a bit, close up the bees for the winter, and cross our fingers that they make it through.  They've been a bit ...  Don't know quite how to explain it...  UNexcitable lately?  We're concerned the hives are having issues which we aren't catching, but a local veteran keeper is saying they'll be fine.  With the predictions of a long and blustery winter ahead, C3 and I aren't so sure.  Still, hoping for the best and preparing for the worst.  We'll have another package of bees on order for this coming spring just in case.  And in the best case scenario we're hoping for, we'll have 3 hives next warm season.

Tonight is the final hurrah here in the city before getting on the road.  The Boy's school is having its annual fall festival tonight.  He's excited for two things:  First, he gets to wear his Mad Hatter costume to the event.  (Which is really very impressive, thanks to his grandmother.)  And second, book fair!  He's been choosing books from the list and his "pre screening" of the fair for about a week now.

Sure am proud of my boy.  I know he'll appreciate the events, games, snacks, etc, etc...  But he's really looking forward to getting some new books.

Bunkhouse Floor

I'm thinking I found the answer to the floor situation in the future bunkhouse up north.  While paging through several other books on alternative building I came across a grouted stone "patio" floor indoors.  Effectively stone laid over packed earth, gravel, and sand much the same as a standard patio, it is then grouted to lock it all in place.  With the porch options coming together and replacing the patio which was planned, there are hundreds of granite paving stones already up there and just looking for a new role.

Maybe this would be up to the expectations of the brother?  And dogs?

The Decor Leaves Nothing to be Desired

View From The Porch: Preparedness...: While things appear to be functioning as normal in the wider world...