Listen to all the advice below and you'll be fine my stepdaughter took it last week and pass a flying colors

I passed it first try by using the app a bunch. That’d be my recommendation. The driver’s test was worse. It’s important to study parallel parking for sure, but don’t focus too much on it. I aced the parallel parking cause that was basically all I practiced, but I almost failed the other part.

You lost your poop knife didn’t you

Yes it is. Will do wonders towards preventing rust.

If you kill him it stays winter forever.

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Agree.. a swale would be your best option. If you're going to run pipe, use black perforated with the silt fabric sock on it and put it in a 2b stone bed.

That salt is eating your car alive.

Berlin (that's BER-lin) is also home to the Behalt Cyclorama, a 10'x265' painting depicting the history of the Amish and Mennonites :

https://behalt.com/behalt-cyclorama/

and the world's largest Amish buggy (https://www.roadsideamerica.com/story/11580).

Not to be confused with the world's largest Amish horse and buggy (https://www.sculpturecenter.org/oosi/items/show/1527#:~:text=The%20world's%20largest%20horse%20and,2300%20board%20feet%20of%20lumber.) in Mesopotamia.

Or the world's largest Amish buddy that also happens to be an ATM (https://www.roadsideamerica.com/tip/16511#:~:text=The%20Amish%20Buggy%20ATM%20machine,definitely%20off%20the%20beaten%20path.&text=The%20horse%20and%20carriage%20is,ground%20and%20the%20fiberglass%20horse.) in Wellington.

I did it today and don’t plan to do it again for a while.

Hello, I’m a previous PA state worker in Long Term Care Medicaid, and I worked for a nursing home getting Medicaid for our residents, so I have experience here, but not as a caregiver.

The short answer is, yes, there is a way you can get to keep the house after your father passes, but I would definitely seek out an elder care attorney to make sure it’s done right. (Look for a lawyer that specializes in elder care - I wouldn’t trust any other kind in this situation. I have met way too many lawyers who will do what you ask but have zero experience)

The long answer: If your father uses Medicaid (not Medicare) to pay for a caregiver, that is considered Long Term Care and he is subject to estate recovery after he passes. I assume this is what you’re seeking - it is very common for family to seek getting payment for caregiving, because it is more than a full time job in of itself. This is called Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) or “waiver services” in PA. Estate recovery means that PA will try to recoup expenses from any assets your father may have left after he passes, which can include the house.

However, there is a guideline in Medicaid rules that a house can be transferred to you without penalty in this very specific situation: -must be a son or daughter of the Medicaid recipient -must have lived in the recipient’s house for at least 2 years -must have provided care to the recipient that prevented the recipient from having to go to a nursing facility (verified with a letter from a doctor)

I’ve seen this referred to as the caregiver exception. This exception exists, I believe, because Long Term Care is very expensive for the state. So if you can prove that you’ve basically saved them money by providing caregiving for at least two years prior, that is at least worth the value of the house to them.

I don’t know how long you’ve been living in your father’s house, but it sounds like you would qualify for this exception. I would start this process ASAP, even if he’s not on Medicaid yet.

Again, DEFINITELY go through an elder care attorney to get this set up, so it’s all done correctly. But feel free to ask me any questions if there’s anything I missed.

Talk to an Elder Care attorney.

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Here is a link that takes you straight to PA’s Estate Recovery info page that might be helpful:

https://www.dhs.pa.gov/Services/Other-Services/Pages/Estate-Recovery.aspx

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Get a car wash membership at a car wash with a good undercarriage wash. Run it through fequently in the winter. My parents had to junk a car with 80k on it because it rotted so much.

Dad was a bucket in the driveway kinda guy with zero attention paid to the undercarriage.

thanks i’m gonna try this

Every Sunday morning there’s dozens driving past my house on the way to church.

The McDonalds has them in Berlin, Ohio.

So did I. They hide it from us.

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I took my daughter to get her permit test two weeks ago.

The practice test app is very helpful, take it over and over, and read why you got answers wrong.

When you go to the DMV, you will take the test at a kiosk. Passing the test means getting 16 questions right and no more than 2 wrong, and what most people don't know is that you can skip as many questions as you like, until you get questions you know. In that way, the test is very easy and forgiving.

As a mother and seasoned driver, I do encourage you to read the entire permit manual, even if you do so after passing the permit test. Understanding the rules of the road is very important because, as you will soon learn, a vital part of driving is learning to expect how other drivers will behave, as well as making your behavior understandable to them. Good luck!

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Try r/personalfinance

I've only known 1 Mennonite family, but also a whole lotta amish. The Mennonite family actually drove their own cars and didn't really live on a farm, they did have a huge garden though. Amish usually always live on a farm, and pay the English for rides or use the horse and buggy.