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I retired and moved to the Philippines 2 years ago. The simple answer is there are no jobs available here. The jobs that are available require a degree. It is 55 pesos to make 1 US dollar. When …

Top stories for Long   If the Philippines is the cheapest greatest paradise in the world, why do 5,000 Filipinos leave every day? Mark Layman • Answered September 10, 2023 I retired and moved to the Philippines 2 years ago. The simple answer is there are no jobs available here. The jobs that are available require a degree. It is 55 pesos to m... Read more » 1.4K 307   Why don't firemen use salt water instead of drinking water for extinguishing fire? Jon Mixon, I plan for Emergency Preparedness in a number of industries. • Answered May 11, 2023 Question: Why don't firemen use salt water instead of drinking water for extinguishing fire? In addition to some of the excellent answers already given there's: Saltwater wou... Read more » 9.6K 42   My blood pressure was 138/83 and my pulse was 52. Is this borderline high? Jonas Nyman, Blood Pressure Expert (1999-present) • Updated March 31 Based on your blood pressure reading of 138/83 mmHg and a pulse rate of 52 beats per minute, let's evaluate each component individually: 1. Blood Pressure (138/83 mmHg): - Th... Read more » 1.8K 62   As a police officer, what law do you rarely enforce? Eli Chase, Police Detective at Local and Municipal Government (1995-present) • Updated 12h ago Here's a list of 10 in my state that I won't be enforcing any time soon… however my actual answer is far more basic/universal and, if any other US Cop out there thinks abou... Read more » 2.2K 218   How many Harvard graduates are today flipping burgers or driving a cab? Augustin Kennady, BA from Columbia University (2013) • Answered May 2, 2017 I went to an Ivy League school, and I had a couple friends at Harvard and Princeton in addition to the friends I made at Columbia. I can tell you that, of them, one of them... Read more » 24.2K 390   How do cancer patients know the end is near? Nomad, studied at Personal Experiences • Answered May 25 My grandma had stage IV bone cancer. On her last day with us she was resting on the couch and dozed off to sleep. When she woke up she looked at my great grandma, my dad an... Read more » 2.2K 217   If B+A=10 and A+5=10, then what is B equal to? Arpit Kushwaha, Diploma Information Technology & Computer Science, Aditya Institute of Technolo... • Answered February 4 Let's solve the system of equations: [math]B+A=10[/math] [math]A+5=10[/math] First, solve the second equation for [math]A[/math]: [math]A=10−5=5[/math] Now that we know [math]A=5[/math], substitute this value into the first equation: [math]B+5=10[/math] Subtract 5 from both sides to sol... Read more » 22 9   Does running the AC in your car use additional fuel? Dean Hough, former Electrical Engineer \ Computer Science • Answered July 2, 2018 This issues is more complex than you might think. At slow speeds like 35 MPH and under, and stopped at a light, yes, running the AC uses more gasoline. A car's AC requires ... Read more » 1.3K 146   Why don't semi truck drivers blow their horn when fellow travelers do the traditional "blow your horn" sign anymore? They used to do it all the time in the 80s and 90s, but now truck drivers just don't. Daryl Johnson, OTR TRUCK DRIVER 32 YEARS • Answered August 17, 2023 You wanna know why ? I'll tell ya and it has nothing to do with race but hear Me out, I'm a over the road trucker now for 32 years and I've seen the fall of the AMERICAN Tr... Read more » 4.7K 515   Why can't many people live off their social security at retirement? Martin Gainty, knows German • Answered August 23, 2023 i have no debt ..0..zilch…nada for anything I owe to other people The average Social Security check $1,701.62, after deducting for Medicare $164.90 is 1536.72/month you cant ... Read more » 2K 729   What is the most savage way you got revenge on your HOA? Colby, Divorced, retired engineer with ADHD • Answered June 25, 2023 A friend of mine was forced to purchase a $200 mailbox from the HOA president despite having built an exact duplicate. So he poked around and learned that he could legally p... Read more » 5.3K 180   As a married woman, have you ever cheated and gotten pregnant and pretended it was by your husband, then at birth, your husband could tell this baby was not his, did you stay together? Rich08854, former Retired CEO • Answered August 21, 2023 Several years ago, a guy I worked with, his wife had an affair with a contractor who had worked at their home.. he had very blonde hair… both her and her husband have black... Read more » 3.7K 413 Read more in your feed

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