11/16/23 - Meals & News
By LindaOH
@LindaOHio (178568)
United States
November 17, 2023 6:51am CST
Social Security payments will increase by 3.2% for 2024.
The Mississippi River is in trouble. Drought has reduced flow to half of normal. This threatens the drinking water of 400,000 New Orleans residents. Also, low water levels are allowing salt water from the Gulf to spoil water supplies. Pollution from agricultural runoff is another problem. The Army Corps of Engineers has been dredging the river to keep the barges moving.
123 days until spring.
Breakfast - Protein bar
Lunch - Meals on Wheels - Chicken cordon bleu, mixed veggies, mashed potatoes, apple juice and peaches
Dessert/Snack - Blueberry muffin and decaf coffee
Dinner - Pizza
What did you eat yesterday?
Photo Credit: Pixabay
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@LindaOHio (178568)
• United States
17 Nov 23
I believe Medicare is taking an increase in 2024 too.
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@LindaOHio (178568)
• United States
18 Nov 23
@porwest Yup. Everything will be very transparent.
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@porwest (90871)
• United States
18 Nov 23
@LindaOHio It usually does. It's funny they report the raise but not the additional cost that offsets what you actually will see. That's government for ya.
You can change the rules when you become president.
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@celticeagle (166915)
• Boise, Idaho
18 Nov 23
I hate to hear of the drinking water problem as well as the other problems. I need to make it back to New Orleans .
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@celticeagle (166915)
• Boise, Idaho
20 Nov 23
@LindaOHio .......I'll probably never get back. I look forward to the SS increase.
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@LindaOHio (178568)
• United States
18 Nov 23
Better hurry before they're under water!
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@LadyDuck (471500)
• Switzerland
18 Nov 23
@LindaOHio Ours is also much higher, but the "OFFICIAL" inflation declared by the Federal Government is 2%, so no salary or pension will be increased more than the inflation.
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@LindaOHio (178568)
• United States
17 Nov 23
Under 2%? Wow! Ours is much higher than that.
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@RasmaSandra (79858)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
17 Nov 23
Such a shame about the Mississippi River. I have always wanted to see it. Thank heavens for the SS increase. I had fries with a scoop of cottage cheese and a pork patty.
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@LindaOHio (178568)
• United States
18 Nov 23
I believe that the Medicare insurance cost will be going up next year.
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@dgobucks226 (35608)
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18 Nov 23
More money, more money, yea. Of course, with everything costing more the past few years that cash won't go very far. I had pizza too!
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@LindaOHio (178568)
• United States
18 Nov 23
I believe that Medicare insurance is going up next year.
@MommyOfEli2013 (84013)
• Rupert, Idaho
17 Nov 23
That's too long til spring, I think I say that every time lol. Sounds like interesting meals. chicken cordon bleus are so good.
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@MommyOfEli2013 (84013)
• Rupert, Idaho
19 Nov 23
@LindaOHio It probably won't....
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@FourWalls (68001)
• United States
17 Nov 23
BBQ chicken & baked potato at Mark’s for lunch, turkey sausage wrap and tomato soup for dinner.
I couldn’t believe how low the Mississippi was when I crossed it. It looked like you could walk from the “state line” (technically in the middle of the river) over to the Louisiana side on dry land. 
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@LindaOHio (178568)
• United States
17 Nov 23
That's scary. I hope they start getting some rain.
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@Tampa_girl7 (50250)
• United States
17 Nov 23
I haven’t had chicken cordon bleu in a long time. We had cabbage and corned beef brisket soup.
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@wolfgirl569 (106249)
• Marion, Ohio
17 Nov 23
I hope they get rain soon. It is badly needed there.
Sadly medicare will go up to
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@LindaOHio (178568)
• United States
17 Nov 23
Yes, it is slated to go up. I'm hoping for rain in the drought areas too.
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@Marilynda1225 (82798)
• United States
17 Nov 23
That's pretty scary that the Mississippi River is so low.
That raise in SS is welcome but wish it was more.
Last night we had meatloaf, baked potatoes and corn
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@LindaOHio (178568)
• United States
17 Nov 23
Yes, I'm hoping for rain in all these drought areas. Meatloaf sounds good.
@jnrdutton (3148)
• United States
17 Nov 23
Last thing I ate yesterday was a hoagie sandwich and bottled water. There was also a cookie and chips, but I saved the chips for later and gave the cookie to Eli to share with his mother whenever they want it. Your lunch sounds really good though.
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@LindaOHio (178568)
• United States
17 Nov 23
It was good. Meals on Wheels can be 50/50.
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