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stickguy

I got bored enough today that I watched JRgo replace battery packs in a civic hybrid for 20 minutes. Actually pretty interesting seeing how it all works!

Those YouTube channels are addictive. Worse than the BaT rabbit hole.

graphicguy

stickguy said:

Well, you do have a new mission. Find something to fill up the empty garage bay!

True! Speaking of which, last night was the first for the Stinger being alone.

oldfarmer50

driver100 said:

Reaction Time Test

This simulates you in the driver's seat of a car. You're driving down a road, when you see a big red hand flash in front of you. You have to put on the brakes.

Then, the Reaction Time Test tells you how old you are, when it comes to driving.

The test is based on reaction times of 2,000 people ages 18 and over. The Reaction Time Test plotted their reaction times by age; it matches your reaction time to those averages.

Some of their results may surprise you. The Reaction Time Test found that left-handed people and men have slightly better reaction times than the average person.

Bet you try it more than once!

https://www.justpark.com/creative/reaction-time-test/

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In driver’s ed back in the 60s the instructor had a device he hooked to the car bumper. It had two blank cartridges. When the instructor pulled a string the first one would fire and you’d slam on the brakes firing the second. Each cartridge would fire a bit of chalk into the pavement marking the distance you traveled during the time it took you to react.

We all got a kick out of the gunshot noise and screeching brakes. The point was to show young drivers how far you travel in a panic stop.

houdini1

houdini1 said:

tjc78 said:

Anyone know golf carts?

I’m thinking electric is the way to go, but, interested In experiences.

There are a few guys at our campground who sell custom ones with lift kits, rims, lights etc.

I’ve seen those advertised for around $5000 or so and most are 2014-16 models with “tested good” batteries.

There is a 6” lifted 2007 Yamaha electric with brand new batteries ($1000) for $3500. I thought that was a touch high for the age and was thinking more like $2800 or so.

Thoughts?

Electric is definitely the way to go. Gasoline carts are loud, smell bad, and pollute the air. As far as age and pricing, it depends on the individual cart. They haven't changed much over the last several years. Unless you buy new, nearly all used carts have been used on golf courses and have seen a lot of wear and tear. Courses usually lease them for 2 years and that's where those on the market come from.

houdini1 said:

tjc78 said:

Anyone know golf carts?

I’m thinking electric is the way to go, but, interested In experiences.

There are a few guys at our campground who sell custom ones with lift kits, rims, lights etc.

I’ve seen those advertised for around $5000 or so and most are 2014-16 models with “tested good” batteries.

There is a 6” lifted 2007 Yamaha electric with brand new batteries ($1000) for $3500. I thought that was a touch high for the age and was thinking more like $2800 or so.

Thoughts?

Electric is definitely the way to go. Gasoline carts are loud, smell bad, and pollute the air. As far as age and pricing, it depends on the individual cart. They haven't changed much over the last several years. Unless you buy new, nearly all used carts have been used on golf courses and have seen a lot of wear and tear. Courses usually lease them for 2 years and that's where those on the market come from.

Just saw your update. Great looking cart. Congrats.

jipster

driver100 said:

Reaction Time Test

This simulates you in the driver's seat of a car. You're driving down a road, when you see a big red hand flash in front of you. You have to put on the brakes.

Then, the Reaction Time Test tells you how old you are, when it comes to driving.

The test is based on reaction times of 2,000 people ages 18 and over. The Reaction Time Test plotted their reaction times by age; it matches your reaction time to those averages.

Some of their results may surprise you. The Reaction Time Test found that left-handed people and men have slightly better reaction times than the average person.

Bet you try it more than once!

https://www.justpark.com/creative/reaction-time-test/

https://eur06.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https://www.justpark.com/creative/reaction-time-test/&data=02|01||1a734affece94189a6a708d8018e8ce1|84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa|1|0|637261059043764154&sdata=5GKcDM+tISCyhPvDuulVCEooPoJCzBO4yG0Liqen3z4=&reserved=0

First.try was a 33, best was a 28, most in mid 30's....and one "We're not sure if you're human", as I jumped the gun and tapped the screen a millisecond after the stop signal came on.

imidazol97

graphicguy said:

True! Speaking of which, last night was the first for the Stinger being alone.

That car looks lonely.

tjc78

houdini1 said:

houdini1 said:

tjc78 said:

Anyone know golf carts?

I’m thinking electric is the way to go, but, interested In experiences.

There are a few guys at our campground who sell custom ones with lift kits, rims, lights etc.

I’ve seen those advertised for around $5000 or so and most are 2014-16 models with “tested good” batteries.

There is a 6” lifted 2007 Yamaha electric with brand new batteries ($1000) for $3500. I thought that was a touch high for the age and was thinking more like $2800 or so.

Thoughts?

Electric is definitely the way to go. Gasoline carts are loud, smell bad, and pollute the air. As far as age and pricing, it depends on the individual cart. They haven't changed much over the last several years. Unless you buy new, nearly all used carts have been used on golf courses and have seen a lot of wear and tear. Courses usually lease them for 2 years and that's where those on the market come from.

houdini1 said:

tjc78 said:

Anyone know golf carts?

I’m thinking electric is the way to go, but, interested In experiences.

There are a few guys at our campground who sell custom ones with lift kits, rims, lights etc.

I’ve seen those advertised for around $5000 or so and most are 2014-16 models with “tested good” batteries.

There is a 6” lifted 2007 Yamaha electric with brand new batteries ($1000) for $3500. I thought that was a touch high for the age and was thinking more like $2800 or so.

Thoughts?

Electric is definitely the way to go. Gasoline carts are loud, smell bad, and pollute the air. As far as age and pricing, it depends on the individual cart. They haven't changed much over the last several years. Unless you buy new, nearly all used carts have been used on golf courses and have seen a lot of wear and tear. Courses usually lease them for 2 years and that's where those on the market come from.

Just saw your update. Great looking cart. Congrats.

Thank you! I was pretty much sold on electric as well for many of the reasons you mentioned

graphicguy

@tjc78 ....cool pick up on the golf cart. Not quite in the same league, but a distant relative....

https://www.carsdirect.com/2020/chevrolet/bolt-ev

I only test drove one briefly, but always thought it was a heck of a deal considering all the alternatives out there. I still think GM is ahead in the mass market electric car race. I know Tesla has gained traction and is doing well in some areas. But, for ease of purchasing, driving, owning, you’d be hard pressed to beat the Bolt.

If the Bolt were a tad quicker, and maybe a tad bigger...........??????

28firefighter

Re: the reaction test. I woke up 20 minutes ago and scored a 20. That seems good enough for me.

Congrats, @graphicguy on taking this next step! The Stinger definitely looks lonely - you need to do something about that!

stickguy

Is that like when you are used to sharing a bed with someone, so when you sleep alone, you still stay on your half? Let the stinger have The middle! Looks like a double door, right?

driver100

abacomike said:

@driver100:

You said...

"Some of their results may surprise you. The Reaction Time Test found that left-handed people and men have slightly better reaction times than the average person."

What confuses me is that "men" have slightly better reaction times than the average person. What is the "average" person? Are not men about 50% of the population? That should indicate that men are "average" or make up 50% of the mean to begin with. So that statement confuses me!

Left-handed people being better than the average person makes sense to me since left-handed people are about 1/4 of the average population and are more logical-sequential than right dominant people.

There, I got that off my chest!🤪

Most people just take the test, and don't sweat the details, but, since you asked, and I never like to leave someone hanging;
1) Actually left handed people make up 10% of the population.

2) Several sites say that in tests men react motion-wise, faster than women. The results of two separate studies showed that women have a faster decision time than men, and that men have a faster movement time. I think the sentence was awkward...just should have ended at "men have slightly better reaction times". Maybe adding "than the average person" made it more politically correct.

Congratulations on having the reactions of someone 25 years younger!

driver100

imidazol97 said:

graphicguy said:

True! Speaking of which, last night was the first for the Stinger being alone.

That car looks lonely.

Now he gets to park it on an angle and no one will say anything.

driver100

28firefighter said:

Re: the reaction test. I woke up 20 minutes ago and scored a 20. That seems good enough for me.

Was that before coffee or after coffee?

ab348

graphicguy said:

So, while I really haven’t been working much over the last several weeks, my official end date is tomorrow. I download all of my files onto thumb drives, packEd up the laptop, the printer, any paperwork (as in literally work on paper) that relates to my company, my leftover business cards, my company credit card, my company ID, and anything else related, to our office in Austin, TX (which is the office I report out of).

I’m slated for my exit interview at 10:00 a.m. with my boss and HR. Should be quick and easy.

They sign off on receiving everything. I sign the form stating I didn’t keep anything, and they send my last check(s) as an employee.

Now I have to deal with the stock options I have, what to do with the Pension (if I do anything), etc.

They’re covering my health care until the end of the year. So, got to figure out how that will all work.

Somehow I feel I’m not done working, though. Weird!

Funny, when I retired there was none of that. I left behind voluminous amounts of paper files, all of my electronic files, my laptop, ID, and a few other items. Of course before I left I copied any electronic files onto thumb drives to take away with me in case I needed them for any future consulting. I really haven't had to use them but they are still here. Nobody seemed to mind.

I think there is still a box of old business cards in storage somewhere too.

explorerx4

I found that using my my mouse is a lot slower than my keyboard.
Mouse results: 57, 86. Keyboard: 37, 40.

graphicguy

stickguy said:

Is that like when you are used to sharing a bed with someone, so when you sleep alone, you still stay on your half? Let the stinger have The middle! Looks like a double door, right?

Yeah...it's a two hole garage. I guess I can park at an angle if I want. That said, it's a lot easier to pull in and out of now. Need to scrub the garage floor, too. I never noticed how badly it needed a cleaning until I saw the pic.

Let's see how having one car goes for a little bit. I'm not feeling any new car pangs right now, though. That said, the money for the TLX was deposited in my checking account, and not my savings. So, its' pretty liquid if I need to move quickly on something. LOL!

graphicguy

@ab348 ...security with my company is pretty tight. Even my employee photo needed to be updated every year so security guards would have a picture that reflects how we look currently. That was especially true since the only time they'd see me at our facilities would be 4-5 times a year. Some of the offices, they wouldn't see me but once/year.

There was a checklist and process to hand over everything. It's pretty rigid. Any deviation without prior notice or permission would result in them holding up my checks until they would be resolved.

Kind of surprised they wanted my business cards back. How do they know how many I have left (probably keep 20 or so for posterity)? Shhhh...don't tell them!

Some of the information I'll send back to them will make zero sense without me giving it context. So, whomever takes my place (a hire they can't make due to COVID 19) will be essentially flying blind.

The group who worked for me gave me a nice plaque and a dinner certificate to Ruth's Chris Steakhouse.

Company sent me a very nice silver dish engraved with a list of "accomplishments", plus a prepaid weekend getaway (which I obviously can't use for a while).

Kind of feeling melancholy!

graphicguy

stickguy said:

I got bored enough today that I watched JRgo replace battery packs in a civic hybrid for 20 minutes. Actually pretty interesting seeing how it all works!

Those YouTube channels are addictive. Worse than the BaT rabbit hole.

I need to watch that. He just bought that car for next to nothing.

snakeweasel

driver100 said:

stickguy said:

well, I started out at 31 and got down to 18. So must be accurate!

I agree. When people ask my age I am going to tell them 22!

I tell people that I'm the same age as Jack Benny, 39.

snakeweasel

graphicguy said:

kyfdx said:

abacomike said:

I was reading about the side effects of the anti viral drug I'm taking an I swear I have every one of them. So I called the doctor and he told me unless they are severe, keep taking the drug. If they persist after 3 days, I am supposed to call him.

He said "NOT" to take Naproxen for the pain as there are some recent studies about negative results with corona virus concerns. So I will bite the bullet and only take super strong pain meds if the pain gets out of hand, which is fast approaching.

Naproxen Sodium (Aleve) is already not recommended for anyone over 60. Of course, it works better than most pain relievers.

My Dr has warned me off Naproxen for years as apparently it negatively affects some of the health triggers in my hereditary map.

Someone mentioned shingles only hit elderly people. I’m an outlier, I’m sure. But, I had them when I was 27. Have scars on my back to prove it. I know to this day, I’m accustomed to not sleeping on my back as a result.

So, while I really haven’t been working much over the last several weeks, my official end date is tomorrow. I download all of my files onto thumb drives, packEd up the laptop, the printer, any paperwork (as in literally work on paper) that relates to my company, my leftover business cards, my company credit card, my company ID, and anything else related, to our office in Austin, TX (which is the office I report out of).

I’m slated for my exit interview at 10:00 a.m. with my boss and HR. Should be quick and easy.

They sign off on receiving everything. I sign the form stating I didn’t keep anything, and they send my last check(s) as an employee.

Now I have to deal with the stock options I have, what to do with the Pension (if I do anything), etc.

They’re covering my health care until the end of the year. So, got to figure out how that will all work.

Somehow I feel I’m not done working, though. Weird!

My understanding is that shingles can hit at any age for people who have had chickenpox but the chances of the flair up increases with age and how long ago you had chickenpox. Remember if you have shingles you can transmit chickenpox to those with no immunity to it, usually through direct contact.

stickguy

graphicguy said:

stickguy said:

I got bored enough today that I watched JRgo replace battery packs in a civic hybrid for 20 minutes. Actually pretty interesting seeing how it all works!

Those YouTube channels are addictive. Worse than the BaT rabbit hole.

I need to watch that. He just bought that car for next to nothing.

$1100. I think he got ripped off! But did have a box of batteries in the trunk.

snakeweasel

graphicguy said:

@tjc78 ....cool pick up on the golf cart. Not quite in the same league, but a distant relative....

https://www.carsdirect.com/2020/chevrolet/bolt-ev

I only test drove one briefly, but always thought it was a heck of a deal considering all the alternatives out there. I still think GM is ahead in the mass market electric car race. I know Tesla has gained traction and is doing well in some areas. But, for ease of purchasing, driving, owning, you’d be hard pressed to beat the Bolt.

If the Bolt were a tad quicker, and maybe a tad bigger...........??????

I can see our next car being electric, especially seeing that it'll be at least 5 years before we get a new one (major advancements could be had by then).

ab348

graphicguy said:

The group who worked for me gave me a nice plaque and a dinner certificate to Ruth's Chris Steakhouse.

Company sent me a very nice silver dish engraved with a list of "accomplishments", plus a prepaid weekend getaway (which I obviously can't use for a while).

Kind of feeling melancholy!

I had a nice send off when I retired also. Executive group took me to dinner, there was a reception in our head office auditorium with people from outside coming in, lunches, etc.. In my case I got a lifetime pass to the annual scotch whisky show - which they have kept up with for the last 5 years at least but I have no idea how it will work once everyone who knows about that fact moves on. I do have a framed certificate to that effect though.

Funny thing about feeling melancholy. I can understand that, and expected it too, but it never happened. I kept in touch with a handful of people after I left but now all but two of them have moved on. I have not set foot in the place once since I left (6 years ago tomorrow!). Have no desire nor need to return.

graphicguy

stickguy said:

graphicguy said:

stickguy said:

I got bored enough today that I watched JRgo replace battery packs in a civic hybrid for 20 minutes. Actually pretty interesting seeing how it all works!

Those YouTube channels are addictive. Worse than the BaT rabbit hole.

I need to watch that. He just bought that car for next to nothing.

$1100. I think he got ripped off! But did have a box of batteries in the trunk.

I’m no expert on the value of used hybrid cars. I was just going by the fact it was a Civic, which bring crazy dollars on used lots.

Be interesting to see how much he sells it for once he is done with the battery installation.

stickguy

Depends if he can make that part work again!

jmonroe1

stickguy said:

well, I started out at 31 and got down to 18. So must be accurate!

Not bad for a youngin but since I’ve been driving longer that you, I’m a little better. I started out at 27 then got down to 17. I shouldn’t have pushed it because my final try (#5) I went up to 20. I would have had Mrs. j take the test but I couldn’t find the test for when you are backing out of your garage with the passenger mirror hanging waaay out.

jmonroe

abacomike

I was wrong about the tire size for my E450 4MATIC. All 4 tires are 245/40 R19 98H Goodyears. I asked Mercedes if they ever put different sizes on front and rear and they said not on the 4MATIC sedans. So I finally got an answer to my question.

jmonroe1

graphicguy said:

stickguy said:

Well, you do have a new mission. Find something to fill up the empty garage bay!

True! Speaking of which, last night was the first for the Stinger being alone.

Is that a tear I see on the lower right side of the windshield?

jmonroe

abacomike

Finally Broward County Florida is opening up to just about everything except suntanning and swimming on the beaches and I am stuck at home because I have Shingles. Something reeks of "irony" here, don't you agree?

My doctor said that when you have an active case of the Shingles, you could give the chicken pox to someone who hasn't had them yet and who did not have the chicken pox vaccine. So I am doing the world a big favor by staying home an extra week.

oldfarmer50

ab348 said:

graphicguy said:

So, while I really haven’t been working much over the last several weeks, my official end date is tomorrow. I download all of my files onto thumb drives, packEd up the laptop, the printer, any paperwork (as in literally work on paper) that relates to my company, my leftover business cards, my company credit card, my company ID, and anything else related, to our office in Austin, TX (which is the office I report out of).

I’m slated for my exit interview at 10:00 a.m. with my boss and HR. Should be quick and easy.

They sign off on receiving everything. I sign the form stating I didn’t keep anything, and they send my last check(s) as an employee.

Now I have to deal with the stock options I have, what to do with the Pension (if I do anything), etc.

They’re covering my health care until the end of the year. So, got to figure out how that will all work.

Somehow I feel I’m not done working, though. Weird!

Funny, when I retired there was none of that. I left behind voluminous amounts of paper files, all of my electronic files, my laptop, ID, and a few other items. Of course before I left I copied any electronic files onto thumb drives to take away with me in case I needed them for any future consulting. I really haven't had to use them but they are still here. Nobody seemed to mind.

I think there is still a box of old business cards in storage somewhere too.

When I retired there was nothing at all. The boss (who was the reason I retired) asked me to come see him before I left but I just left.

stickguy

My boss would send a nice email out but the company would do squatola.

driver100

oldfarmer50 said:

ab348 said:

graphicguy said:

So, while I really haven’t been working much over the last several weeks, my official end date is tomorrow. I download all of my files onto thumb drives, packEd up the laptop, the printer, any paperwork (as in literally work on paper) that relates to my company, my leftover business cards, my company credit card, my company ID, and anything else related, to our office in Austin, TX (which is the office I report out of).

I’m slated for my exit interview at 10:00 a.m. with my boss and HR. Should be quick and easy.

They sign off on receiving everything. I sign the form stating I didn’t keep anything, and they send my last check(s) as an employee.

Now I have to deal with the stock options I have, what to do with the Pension (if I do anything), etc.

They’re covering my health care until the end of the year. So, got to figure out how that will all work.

Somehow I feel I’m not done working, though. Weird!

Funny, when I retired there was none of that. I left behind voluminous amounts of paper files, all of my electronic files, my laptop, ID, and a few other items. Of course before I left I copied any electronic files onto thumb drives to take away with me in case I needed them for any future consulting. I really haven't had to use them but they are still here. Nobody seemed to mind.

I think there is still a box of old business cards in storage somewhere too.

When I retired there was nothing at all. The boss (who was the reason I retired) asked me to come see him before I left but I just left.

*When I lost my publishing job after 16 years I was called in to a meeting with my sales manager at a hotel in Toronto. He told me he just started a few months before, so he didn't know me that well, he didn't like doing it, but, he wasn't too attached. They let me buy my company car, a 1986 Corsica for $4000.
*When I lost my next job after 3 years they lost their largest customer, 1/3rd of their business, and couldn't afford a manager for that division....Good bye!
*After I lost my next job after 10 months they told me they had lost $400000 so far half way through the year, nothing to do with me - just my idiot boss who bought a lot of crap we couldn't sell. They canned me and the business only lasted a few months after that.

These 3 former employers plus most other former employers went out of business or became a fraction of their size....after they dumped me Big mistake!

driver100

explorerx4 said:

I found that using my my mouse is a lot slower than my keyboard.
Mouse results: 57, 86. Keyboard: 37, 40.

They say to use "any" key.
I tried it again because I realized when I did it this morning I used my left hand even though I am right handed. I used my left because I can touch the larger Caps Lock Key easiest......the right side has more in the way.
Fastest time on the right after 4 tries was 30........fastest time on the left this morning and this afternoon after 4 tries was 22.
I am wondering if the right brain works the left hand, and if people who are right handed react faster with the left hand?

explorerx4

I'm left handed. Use the mouse with my right hand, but used the keyboard with my left hand.
Keyboard was faster. BTW, it and mouse are wireless which could slow things down.

oldfarmer50

stickguy said:

My boss would send a nice email out but the company would do squatola.

My school district went one step further and used some arcane rules to screwed me out of about $6500 in unused sick leave pay.

stickguy

my company would laugh if I asked for unused sick or vacation time.

explorerx4

I already cleaned out my desk and e-signed my exit documents, so not sure what, if anything, is going to happen on my last day.
It will be my 25th anniversary with the company.
Hope my manager doesn't assign me some work.

laurasdada

When I was downsized in the mid '90s, I was in Bangor, Maine and had to fly to Chicago the next day to lose my job. Signed a few papers, left with a severance check for 10 years of service (I was at 10 years and 11 months at the time, they rounded down. Thanks.). I bought my company car, a '95 (IIRC) Dodge Intrepid; poorly built, noisy but reliable and a decent drive, as I figured I needed a car and it was a used car that I knew was well taken care of. Returned company PC, I think that was about it. Still have my biz cards somewhere packed away, probably.

Two of six salespeople were let go at that time, due to a major loss of supply; the other salesperson soon joined a former client, and eventually returned to the company. Several months later, my sales manager contacted me, noting that if I was interested, there's a 90% chance he could bring me back, raise, larger territory. That percentage faded to 0% over a few weeks; I career changed. The company was eventually bought out, my stock turned into a Jaguar XK and I know not of what happened to my former coworkers (spread out from Chicago-east). But, I hope it turned out well for all; I believe that it did for me.

oldfarmer50

Here’s a what would you do question.

I have a Chase Visa card which I’ve had for close to 40 years. A few years ago they jacked my interest rate up to 21% for no reason. Didn’t bother me financially since I never carry a balance but it irked me that they would do that to long time customers.

As a result I started using the Visa card less and less, favoring the Master Card I got from my credit union. Evidently I haven’t used the Chase card in a year.

So today I get a letter from Chase saying that because I haven’t used the card they are reducing my credit limit by half ($16,700 to $8,300). Huh? Sounds like a bully tactic to either make me cancel the card or start using it more but who knows what is their true motivation.

So what would you do? I’ve got an $11,000+ limit on my other card so I don’t really need the Chase card. The only thing I would buy for more than the limit would be a car and most dealers won’t let you charge the full cost. My only concern would be a ding to my credit score for canceling a card with a 40 year history.

I’m down to deciding whether to just ignore this and continue to make them service my account just for spite or to cut up the card and send it to Chase with a nasty letter about where to stick it.

suydam

I would always cancel a card you don’t use. No point in having it. Does it have an annual fee? Hopefully you haven’t been paying it for decades.

28firefighter

Removing a line of credit with a 40 year account age would likely spite you more than them. Leave it be and put a couple bucks a month on it and pay it off.

andres3

driver100 said:

Reaction Time Test

This simulates you in the driver's seat of a car. You're driving down a road, when you see a big red hand flash in front of you. You have to put on the brakes.

Then, the Reaction Time Test tells you how old you are, when it comes to driving.

The test is based on reaction times of 2,000 people ages 18 and over. The Reaction Time Test plotted their reaction times by age; it matches your reaction time to those averages.

Some of their results may surprise you. The Reaction Time Test found that left-handed people and men have slightly better reaction times than the average person.

Bet you try it more than once!

https://www.justpark.com/creative/reaction-time-test/

https://eur06.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https://www.justpark.com/creative/reaction-time-test/&data=02|01||1a734affece94189a6a708d8018e8ce1|84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa|1|0|637261059043764154&sdata=5GKcDM+tISCyhPvDuulVCEooPoJCzBO4yG0Liqen3z4=&reserved=0

Since I'm left handed I'm exempt from taking the test, you already know I'm better than average.

stickguy

I doubt OF will notice any impact closing an old card. But, if you do (from spite) open a new one because it is never a good idea to only have 1 active card. If something happens (say your card gets hacked and has to be closed and replacement issued) you are hung out to dry in the interim.

oldfarmer50

suydam said:

I would always cancel a card you don’t use. No point in having it. Does it have an annual fee? Hopefully you haven’t been paying it for decades.

Pay an annual fee? Hells no!

andres3

28firefighter said:

Removing a line of credit with a 40 year account age would likely spite you more than them. Leave it be and put a couple bucks a month on it and pay it off.

True, but no time like the present! Your 20 year accounts will have 40 years on them in 20 more years. Have to start somewhere. I say pull the trigger and spite them yesterday or today!

oldfarmer50

28firefighter said:

Removing a line of credit with a 40 year account age would likely spite you more than them. Leave it be and put a couple bucks a month on it and pay it off.

That ding is the only reason I don’t cancel. As to using it slightly, what about my righteousness indignation? If I knew precisely how big of a credit hit I would take I might cancel anyway.

stickguy

cancelling one card won't have much impact, and it wouldn't last long anyway. Plus I doubt you are applying for a mortgage any time soon!

kyfdx

explorerx4 said:

I already cleaned out my desk and e-signed my exit documents, so not sure what, if anything, is going to happen on my last day.
It will be my 25th anniversary with the company.
Hope my manager doesn't assign me some work.

Congrats! I retired 3.5 years ago, after 30 years.. Haven't missed it a single day!

driver100

explorerx4 said:

BTW, it and mouse are wireless which could slow things down.

Ah, that explains slower times. I guess I could have done better with a more powerful computer.

driver100

andres3 said:

driver100 said:

Reaction Time Test

This simulates you in the driver's seat of a car. You're driving down a road, when you see a big red hand flash in front of you. You have to put on the brakes.

Then, the Reaction Time Test tells you how old you are, when it comes to driving.

The test is based on reaction times of 2,000 people ages 18 and over. The Reaction Time Test plotted their reaction times by age; it matches your reaction time to those averages.

Some of their results may surprise you. The Reaction Time Test found that left-handed people and men have slightly better reaction times than the average person.

Bet you try it more than once!

https://www.justpark.com/creative/reaction-time-test/

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Since I'm left handed I'm exempt from taking the test, you already know I'm better than average.

You can take it with your right hand. It sounds suspicious to me, not taking the test because you know you are better than average......sounds like a cop out!
With the speed you drive you should be able to do it in 8 seconds!