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Posted date : Nov 6, 2017

Dear Bird Talk, Thanks for the information on the Florida SunPass. When registering online, the system asks for the zip code for both the home address and the credit card mailing address. It does not accept Canadian six-character postal codes so to override this, just enter the three numeric characters of your postal code followed […]

Posted date : Nov 6, 2017

Your article speaks glowingly about the outstanding benefits and recommends without exception that everyone should consume green tea and enjoy the amazing health benefits to be derived as a result. My eyebrows were raised on reading the article, particularly because I have a disease called atrial fibrillation and I consume the prescription Warfarin daily as […]

Posted date : Nov 6, 2017

Dear Bird Talk, I enjoy reading your magazine, however the fall issue no. 92 had some incorrect information in the Low Fat Chicken Stroganoff recipe found on page 49. The recipe mentions that it is gluten-free and that all you have to do is substitute the egg noodles with any gluten-free pasta. Firstly, the all-purpose […]

Posted date : Nov 6, 2017

Dear Bird Talk, I am writing with reference to Mr. Dawe’s letter regarding Aspirin and NSAIDs in CSA’s summer 013 edition. Mr. Dawe states that he “could not find any product that contained ASA” in Florida, and all the Aspirin products that he did find “all contained NSAIDs.” NSAIDs is not an ingredient or a […]

Posted date : Nov 6, 2017

Dear Bird Talk, We really look forward to our copy of CSANews, and fully understand Ross Quigley’s point in the summer 2011 issue. A large part of the purpose of CSA is to put political pressure in the most appropriate area in order to benefit Canadian snowbirds. And you need to report on your successes […]

Posted date : Nov 6, 2017

Dear Bird Talk, I have been a user of this coverage (Medipac) for the past five years during our stays at our home base while in the U.S., Apache Junction, Arizona. I became ill this February and, after some misdiagnosis, was finally identified to have Valley Fever. This illness is restricted to Arizona, California and […]

Posted date : Nov 6, 2017

Dear Bird Talk, Love your magazine and all the information. Re the “breast cancer” article from Mike Pigden – Has no one ever heard of “BRACHYTHERAPY ?” for breast cancer. The doctors never tell the women about it. My daughter had breast cancer and by chance, we heard and learned about it. It is a […]

Posted date : Nov 6, 2017

Dear Bird Talk Re: Florida Tax Situation My wife and I have been CSA members for several years and we have been fortunate to spend a couple of months in Arizona each spring for the last 10 years. We do enjoy reading the CSANews. It is interesting to notice the difference in attitude of the […]

Posted date : Nov 6, 2017

Dear Bird Talk, Today I am writing as a self-appointed poster boy for prostate cancer awareness, to male snowbirds across Canada. Many of your readers are men, probably well over 55 who may have sons or male relatives in the 40 plus age group. My message is short. Men, start testing for prostate cancer early. […]

Posted date : Nov 6, 2017

Dear Bird Talk, There has been a drastic increase in Medicare premiums for alien permanent residents (formerly Green Card holders) in the United States. This affects persons over the age of 65 such as myself and my wife. For the past ten years I have been paying a premium of $340.00 per month, annually $4,080. […]