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Gift Ideas for Seniors Most of us don’t need a single thing. We certainly don’t want more cute knickknacks to add to whatever clutter we already have on the shelves. Yet this is the time of year when others think they need to give us presents. Sometimes they’ll ask in advance what we’d like, and we can breathe a sigh of relief when they do. So, what do we say when they ask? Here are some thoughts: * Pay for our cable for a couple months. Or pay for our Netflix or newspaper for a whole year. Add a year to a subscription to our favorite magazine or maybe a new one for us to try out. Consider a subscription to a fruit of the month club, or one for coffee or tea. * Spend an afternoon with us sorting a

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pumping out Chihuahuas. Next thing you know, shelters are full of unwanted Chihuahuas. The thing about trends is they always come to an end. Who pays the price? The animals, organizations like PAWED and the people who want to adopt from them. * Some things aren’t fancy but can be When a shelter is operating at beyond cavery useful: a bathtub grab bar, a pill organizer, pacity -- and almost all are these days -- it is forced gift certificates to the places we go (such as to raise adoption fees to cover costs. Higher fees, movies and dinners out). Install some SnapPowin turn, keep people from adopting. It’s a sickening er Guidelights, which are wall outlets that double cycle that demonstrates the high cost of careless as nightlights -- very handy -- as well as a few of behavior. those closet lights. One way to stop or at least slow the cycle is for animal lovers who want to support the good * Load up our freezer with homemade work of their local shelters to make a donation to single-meal dinners. Pay for a trip that the senior that shelter to subsidize adoption fees. Low adopcenter will take, and if extra people are allowed, tion fees are key to keeping shelters an attractive go with us. alternative to buying from breeders, brokers and pet stores. The best gifts for seniors are those things This year more than any other, I’d encourthat give us pleasure but are hard for us to afage animal lovers to consider giving the gift of a ford, and those things that make our lives easier. donation to their local shelter to all their animal * * * loving friends and family members. Matilda Charles regrets that she cannot personally If it’s true that all good things come to an answer reader questions, but will incorporate them into her Please review carefully. check: Phone It’s Number(s)  Spelling column whenever possible. Send email to columnreply2@ end, whyDouble not all bad  things? high time this  gmail.com. trend of disposing of ourimmediately companion animals goes or co Contact your Tidbits representative with changes (c) 2019 King Features Synd., Inc. for good. Office: 760-320-0997 Fax: 760-320-1630 Woof!

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More Complaints About Social Security Service A couple of weeks ago, I mentioned the fact that the new commissioner of Social Security, a guy named Andrew Saul, has promised to improve the service people get when they call the Social Security Administration 800 number or visit a local Social Security office. I said I hoped he would be true to his word and wasn’t just blowing a lot of political smoke. Today’s questions illustrate the kinds of problems he is facing.

I wanted to share my recent expe riences when I filed for widows benefits. First, I called the Social Security Administration 800 number. I was told there would be a twohour wait before an agent would be available to help me. Can anyone really be expected to wait on hold for two hours? So I decided to hang up and tr y my luck at our local Social Security office. Because I didn’t have an appointment, I was given a number. I could tell by the numbering system that it would be a ver y long time before I would see anyone. It turned out to be four hours! The woman I was finally assigned to seemed tired, overworked and frazzled. Throughout the entire inter view, she never once looked up at me, except at the ver y end when we were all done. And frankly, I was disappointed that she never once acknowledged my situation. I had recently lost my husband and a simple expression of sympathy would have meant so much to me. I left the office feeling much worse than when I went in. What can be done about this?

shortly before 7 p.m. Some readers may wonder why I didn’t recommend that women file for their widows benefits online. It’s because claims for widows benefits must be done in person.

A few months ago, I tried filing for spousal benefits on my husband’s Social Security account. I called SSA’s 800 number, and after a 90-minute wait, I finally talked to a nice young woman named Janet. She reviewed our records and told me that I was due some extra money on my husband’s account. She set up an inter view for us at our local Social Security office. Fast-forward two months. We finally had our appointment yesterday. And imagine our shock when the local representative, a guy named Rodney who seemed to be new to the job, told me I would not be due any extra benefits until my husband dies. We left the office confused and disappointed. How do we know which agent to believe?

policy. I asked what this had to do with tr ying to start my Social Security. She said these were just routine questions. I finally decided to end the inter view. I plan to go to my local Social Security office and start the process over again. Are they also going to be asking me these strange questions?

You were right. That was indeed a very weird interview. I can guess what might have happened. I wonder if you used the term “SSI” when you talked to the telephone representative? I have written many past columns about how many people confuse SSI (which stands for Supplemental Security Income, a federal welfare program), with Social Security. In other words, I think you may have possibly said, “I want to file for SSI,” when you really meant to say, “I want to file for Social Security.” The reason I think that is because all those questions you were asked about your bank accounts and property ownership are standard questions on an SSI application form. Still, even if you used the wrong term, the MON., SSA telephone representative, withJAN. a little7 bit of extra questioning, should have been able to figure out  P Pleasesimilar review to carefully. Double check:  Phone Number(s)  Spelling Regrettably, I hear stories yours all the time. And I always tell people this: that you wanted to apply for Social Security and not Contact your Tidbits representative immediately with changes or corr Whenever there is doubt, insist on filing a claim. SSI. Oh, well. Just make sure you don’t say “SSI” Office: 760-320-0997 when you goemail: to yourvalleybits@msn.com local Social Security office.Fax: 760 so. That You have every right in the world to do * * * way, you will get a formal and legal decision that If you have a Social Security question, Tom will come from SSA’s national computer system Margenau has the answer. Contact him at thomas.maryour about opinion and not just Janet’s or Rodney’s genau@comcast.net. To find out more about Tom Mareligibility for benefits. Richard Bigley Computer Services & Repair

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Gosh, I feel so sorry for what you went through. I hope your experience with the local Social Security representative was not typical. Many years ago, when I was taking claims from Social Security customers, I used to constantly remind myself that even though I did this every day for a living, it was a once-in-a-lifetime experience for the person I was talking to. And I knew the experience, for them, was fraught with tension, anxiety and in cases of survivors benefits like yours, a great deal of sorrow. So I always did my best to make sure the person I was talking to felt welcome and at ease. Let’s hope most SSA representatives today offer the same level of compassionate service -- and that maybe you just got stuck with someone who was having a bad day. And sadly, if my emails are any indication, your experience with SSA’s 800 number was typical. People are always complaining to me about long wait times before an agent comes on the phone to help them. They also gripe about the fact that if they are trying to set up an interview at their local Social Security office, the first available appointment is often many months in the future. As far as dealing with the long wait times, the only advice I can offer is to try calling at the very beginning or end of the workday. SSA representatives are available to answer calls between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. (local time) every Monday through Friday. I would try calling right after 7 a.m. or

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be kept away from flames. They should be stored properly and separate from other types of objects. From the early 1900s to the 1940s, celluloid was used to make a variety of collectibles that included ornaments, toys, dresser sets and jewelry. Your Santa was probably also used as a Christmas tree light, which would not be advised today. Your circa-1930, lighted Santa ornament might be worth $50 to $125.

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This mark is on the back of a set of four sauce bowls that I have. Each one is decorated with dense pattern of pink flowers against a black background and trimmed with gold. They are all in mint condition. Anything you can tell me about the vintage, origin and value of my bowls will be appreciated.

Enclosed is a picture of a Santa ornament. He is about 9 inches tall and made of plastic with a metal back. There is an electric cord, and he lights up when it’s plugged in. His metal back is flat, so he can be hung on the wall or can stand on a shelf or table. All is in ver y good condition, including the electric cord and plug. There are no markings on it that would tell us anything about its origin. We know he is at least 85 years old because my husband’s mother gave it to us when our first child was born, and it was a Christmas decoration when my husband, who will be 89 next year, was a child. Now the fourth generation is enjoying this Christmas decoration, and we would appreciate any information about its background. We would also like to know if it is of any value other than as a family keepsake.

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* On Dec. 16, 1773, in Boston Harbor, a group of Massachusetts colonists disguised as Mohawk Indians board three British tea ships and dump 342 chests of tea into the harbor. The raid was in protest of the British Parliament’s Tea Act of 1773, which granted the East India Company a virtual monopoly on the American tea trade. * On Dec. 19, 1843, Charles Dickens’ classic story “A Christmas Carol” is published. Dickens was sent to work in a factory at age 12 when his father was thrown into debtors’ prison. * On Dec. 22, 1864, Union Gen. William Sherman presents the city of Savannah, Georgia, to President Abraham Lincoln. Sherman captured the key Confederate port after his famous March to the Sea from Atlanta.

Your bowls are examples of Crown Du cal chintzware and were made by A.G. Richardson and Co. Ltd. in England around 1930. Chintzware patterns were made by several potteries that included Shelly, Royal Winton and Royal Ducal/ A.G. Richardson and Co. Ltd. The busy transferware patterns were inspired by the chintz fabrics that were made in India from 1600 to 1800. Your set of four sauce bowls would probably fetch $50 to $75 in an antiques shop.

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* On Dec. 18, 1878, John Kehoe, the last of the Molly Maguires, is executed in Pennsylvania. The Irish secret society, which had allegedly been responsible for incidences of vigilante justice in the coalfields of eastern Pennsylvania, defended their actions as attempts to protect exploited Irish-American workers. * On Dec. 21, 1945, Gen. George Patton, commander of the U.S. 3rd Army during World War II, dies from injuries suffered not in battle, but from a freak car accident less than two weeks earlier. He was 60. * On Dec. 20, 1963, more than two years after the Berlin Wall was constructed by East Germany to prevent its citizens from fleeing its communist regime, nearly 4,000 West Berliners are given one-day passes to cross into East Berlin to visit relatives. * On Dec. 17, 1979, Hollywood stuntman Stan Barrett blasts across a dry lakebed at California’s Edwards Air Force Base in a rocket- and missile-powered car, becoming the first person to travel faster than the speed of sound on land. He reached an estimated top speed of 739 mph.

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