The Official DRC Member Happy Birthday Thread!

sadchild said:
Gonna spend it avoiding the beach. Not only do I get a sunburn through glass in about 5 seconds, and generally not like the ocean, but I'm also trying to avoid those Massachusetts people coming to NH beaches with their Covid.
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Come to Maine, we don't allow Massachusetts people. Unless you're going to be spending it in ManchVegas.
 
sadchild said:
Thanks!! :partyhat3:

My wife wanted to make big plans but Covid had other plans of making sure we couldn't make big plans. So, no big plans.

I'm okay with that though. Now I don't have to muster up a forced laugh for a dozen "over the hill"/"fifty-nifty" gag gifts.

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We skipped the big silly party for my 50th and took a trip to Vancouver instead.
Can't do that right now either.

My b-day is coming up in a couple of weeks, and we're not planning on doing much.
We usually go out to a nice restaurant and eat too much, but I'm not sure if we'll bother or not.
 
So in the "I am feeling old" department (and I could not find a thread on this), I got my official letter from Service Canada that it is now time to consider applying for my CPP (Canada Pension Plan) and I can do it online.
 
scotchandcigar said:
Is that like social security?
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We have something called social security which is a small government stipend. It is given to everybody when you turn 65. If you earn too much money Revenue Canada claws it back at a 100% tax rate. CPP is deducted from every paycheck. The employer also contributes the same amount (this is not a deduction but a hidden expense). The money goes to an investment department who 'grows' the investment. Then you draw out of it when you get old. I think this is similar to what you guys call your social security except our government hasn't borrowed any money from it yet.
 
IdRatherBeSkiing said:
We have something called social security which is a small government stipend. It is given to everybody when you turn 65. If you earn too much money Revenue Canada claws it back at a 100% tax rate. CPP is deducted from every paycheck. The employer also contributes the same amount (this is not a deduction but a hidden expense). The money goes to an investment department who 'grows' the investment. Then you draw out of it when you get old. I think this is similar to what you guys call your social security except our government hasn't borrowed any money from it yet.
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I tried reading this, but ...

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"Missed it by that much." (I said that in my very best Maxwell Smart voice.) My birthday is March 26, not March 27.
 
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