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laurasdada

I love my credit cards! It's really just spending the bank's money!
Isn't it?

oldfarmer50

laurasdada said:

I love my credit cards! It's really just spending the bank's money!
Isn't it?

I bet the repo guy hears that a lot.😫

oldfarmer50

The used pick up I bought had a problem with the AC that the dealer fixed gratis. For the second time (first was the salesman) I was told I might get a survey and how important it was to them. Again I assured then that should I get a survey they would get all 10s but I wonder is this obvious desperation on the part of dealer employees something new? I don’t remember them being so needy.

driver100

jmonroe1 said:

tjc78 said:

Wait until you all see what they could pull off of your phone!

The vast majority of drivers would be completely screwed if they used the GPS data off of your phone or car.

Heck Waze, Google Maps and Apple Maps would do most people in. Also EZPass where you tag in/out like on the NJTP … your speed can be calculated

Big brother is everywhere and you can’t hide

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Are you saying you can see me when I’m logged in here? I wasn’t offered that dues package.

jmonroe

Yeh, don't go around in your underwear....we don't want to see that.

driver100

oldfarmer50 said:

kyfdx said:

oldfarmer50 said:

pensfan83 said:

oldfarmer50 said:

tjc78 said:

Wait until you all see what they could pull off of your phone!

The vast majority of drivers would be completely screwed if they used the GPS data off of your phone or car.

Heck Waze, Google Maps and Apple Maps would do most people in. Also EZPass where you tag in/out like on the NJTP … your speed can be calculated

Big brother is everywhere and you can’t hide

Which is why I don’t use EZpass and do use an old Garmin nav that’s connected to nothing. When the CIA comes for me they’ll have a harder time doing it.😳 I do expect they’ll catch up to me getting gas at Sam’s Club since that’s the only place I can’t use cash.

But where are you getting your cash? If you're taking it out through an ATM, you're on closed circuit video and your location is tagged through the ATM's identifier. If you're using the PIN pad at a grocery store and taking out cash, that data is being captured. I can still track general movement and activities of individuals who favor cash, albeit not as easily as those who use their credit or debit cards.

I have never used an ATM or PIN pad at a grocery store. I guess they could track my monthly cash withdrawal from the bank but they wouldn’t know exactly what day to stake out the branch since I vary that too. I know if they want me they can do it but why make it easy?

What do you think they will do with the info?

Nothing….until they want to.🫣 I’m not really that paranoid, it’s just my normal contrarian nature. My reading of history tells me not to trust government or car salesman.

I'm kind of the opposite, I couldn't care less if someone wants to track me. Though, I don't trust the Alexus sitting on my desk, if we talk about buying something ads start popping up on our computers.

28firefighter

Who is Alexus? Does your wife know about her?

ab348

The mental picture of Alexus sitting on my desk is rather appealing.

driver100

oldfarmer50 said:

The used pick up I bought had a problem with the AC that the dealer fixed gratis. For the second time (first was the salesman) I was told I might get a survey and how important it was to them. Again I assured then that should I get a survey they would get all 10s but I wonder is this obvious desperation on the part of dealer employees something new? I don’t remember them being so needy.

It seems dealerships and staff are all judged by surveys these days. I haven't had to hand in a bad survey yet, but I'd feel bad being responsible for someone being fired.

qbrozen

@explorerx4 said:
Any one in the NE feel the earthquake?

Quite pronounced at my house. Shaking fixtures and glassware clinking in the cabinets. We are relatively close to the epicenter. Not sure exact distance but I’d guess inside 25 miles. Went on for what seemed like quite some time. I think once it passed 10 secs is about the time I said “I think it is an earthquake.”

Biggest one in NJ since 1884, if anyone is curious. Certainly the most pronounced I’ve ever personally experienced.

roadburner

nyccarguy said:

explorerx4 said:

Any one in the NE feel the earthquake?

Yes. I thought it was one of my workers pushing the pallet jack with too much weight too close to the building.

Back in April 2008 we had a 5.2 magnitude quake in the Kentuckiana area. It happened right before dawn. My wife woke me up and asked, "What's happening?" I replied, "It's an earthquake, go back to sleep." She couldn't sleep afterwards but I slept until the alarm went off.

ronsteve

The most I have ever felt an earthquake was the August 2011 one in Virginia. I was in Wilmington, NC at the time, actually at work... there was a brief shudder, and then a few seconds of what seemed like side-to-side shaking.

stickguy

I won’t give up EZ PASS. Besides, if you don’t, they just scan your plate and mail you a bill. Which you might get before it’s already late. And they charge you more to do.

nyccarguy

qbrozen said:

@explorerx4 said:

Any one in the NE feel the earthquake?

Quite pronounced at my house. Shaking fixtures and glassware clinking in the cabinets. We are relatively close to the epicenter. Not sure exact distance but I’d guess inside 25 miles. Went on for what seemed like quite some time. I think once it passed 10 secs is about the time I said “I think it is an earthquake.”

Biggest one in NJ since 1884, if anyone is curious. Certainly the most pronounced I’ve ever personally experienced.

Glad you are all OK!

mjfloyd1

I remember an earthquake in Vincennes IN in the summer of 1987. Really just some shaking but my mom was a paraplegic and in her wheelchair and I had just had foot surgery and was on crutches. It would have been interesting if it was higher magnitude.

roadburner

nyccarguy said:

qbrozen said:

@explorerx4 said:

Any one in the NE feel the earthquake?

Quite pronounced at my house. Shaking fixtures and glassware clinking in the cabinets. We are relatively close to the epicenter. Not sure exact distance but I’d guess inside 25 miles. Went on for what seemed like quite some time. I think once it passed 10 secs is about the time I said “I think it is an earthquake.”

Biggest one in NJ since 1884, if anyone is curious. Certainly the most pronounced I’ve ever personally experienced.

Glad you are all OK!

That's what woke my wife up in 2008; we have an antique corner cupboard and the china was making a bit of noise.

jmonroe1

ab348 said:

jmonroe1 said:

Brace yourself, I’ve now changed my SS number to yours so the IRS can’t get me.

Better keep an eye out for the IRS agents invading your backyard armed with picks and shovels looking for the hermetically sealed canisters of cash buried there.

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The last time they wanted to do that I scared them off when I warned them what landscapers charge in my hood to put things back to their original condition.

jmonroe

jmonroe1

28firefighter said:

Who is Alexus? Does your wife know about her?

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Yeah and wait until his wife hears about Lexa.

jmonroe

jmonroe1

About this earthquake stuff…I think the earth is getting a little upset with all this eclipse talk.

jmonroe

stickguy

Newark airport none the worse for earthquake wear. Made it back to the US and got another rental van. A Chrysler voyager. Didn’t know they made those. I assume it is a decontented Pacifica. In any case, fit the 5 of us and all the luggage.

roadburner

oldfarmer50 said:

The used pick up I bought had a problem with the AC that the dealer fixed gratis. For the second time (first was the salesman) I was told I might get a survey and how important it was to them. Again I assured then that should I get a survey they would get all 10s but I wonder is this obvious desperation on the part of dealer employees something new? I don’t remember them being so needy.

The reason customers get told that is because the surveys are designed so that anything other than a 10 is counted as a failing score. It's ludicrous but true.

tjc78

@stickguy said:
Newark airport none the worse for earthquake wear. Made it back to the US and got another rental van. A Chrysler voyager. Didn’t know they made those. I assume it is a decontented Pacifica. In any case, fit the 5 of us and all the luggage.

They closed it for a little while on Friday. A few of my guys were stuck at the gate

stickguy

we got lucky with the weather and earthquake/airport issues.

sda

stickguy said:

we got lucky with the weather and earthquake/airport issues.

Good trip? What were the highlights?

stickguy

Lots of cool cars!

that and the food (so many pasteries!) Porto was cool (did a tour of a Port cellar). A palace in Sintra on a mountain was very neat. Cascais (Portuguese riviera was fun. Tour of Cambria (especially the university library) was really good. The best part was probably the boat tour of the grottos and caves in Lagos.

probably more I am forgetting, but we are wiped out being 5 hours behind being home.

oldfarmer50

roadburner said:

oldfarmer50 said:

The used pick up I bought had a problem with the AC that the dealer fixed gratis. For the second time (first was the salesman) I was told I might get a survey and how important it was to them. Again I assured then that should I get a survey they would get all 10s but I wonder is this obvious desperation on the part of dealer employees something new? I don’t remember them being so needy.

The reason customers get told that is because the surveys are designed so that anything other than a 10 is counted as a failing score. It's ludicrous but true.

I’m aware of the survey’s crazy rules, I learned that a long time ago on one of these forums. Strangely, as far back as 2008 I was told to expect one and I don’t think I ever got one with 3 new cars and several dealer bought used.

How do they transmit them, email or text? If they text it to me I wouldn’t be able to open the link on my cheap little tracphone.

jmonroe1

oldfarmer50 said:

roadburner said:

oldfarmer50 said:

The used pick up I bought had a problem with the AC that the dealer fixed gratis. For the second time (first was the salesman) I was told I might get a survey and how important it was to them. Again I assured then that should I get a survey they would get all 10s but I wonder is this obvious desperation on the part of dealer employees something new? I don’t remember them being so needy.

The reason customers get told that is because the surveys are designed so that anything other than a 10 is counted as a failing score. It's ludicrous but true.

I’m aware of the survey’s crazy rules, I learned that a long time ago on one of these forums. Strangely, as far back as 2008 I was told to expect one and I don’t think I ever got one with 3 new cars and several dealer bought used.

How do they transmit them, email or text? If they text it to me I wouldn’t be able to open the link on my cheap little tracphone.

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I was also told several times, like you, to expect a survey and how important it was to give 10’s, but I never received even one.

jmonroe

venture

jmonroe1 said:

oldfarmer50 said:

roadburner said:

oldfarmer50 said:

The used pick up I bought had a problem with the AC that the dealer fixed gratis. For the second time (first was the salesman) I was told I might get a survey and how important it was to them. Again I assured then that should I get a survey they would get all 10s but I wonder is this obvious desperation on the part of dealer employees something new? I don’t remember them being so needy.

The reason customers get told that is because the surveys are designed so that anything other than a 10 is counted as a failing score. It's ludicrous but true.

I’m aware of the survey’s crazy rules, I learned that a long time ago on one of these forums. Strangely, as far back as 2008 I was told to expect one and I don’t think I ever got one with 3 new cars and several dealer bought used.

How do they transmit them, email or text? If they text it to me I wouldn’t be able to open the link on my cheap little tracphone.

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I was also told several times, like you, to expect a survey and how important it was to give 10’s, but I never received even one.

jmonroe

I've got a few surveys, but not for every car. I suspect if they think anything at all happened that you won't give them a perfect score, they won't give your information to the people who send them out.

I don't know if that's possible, but until someone proves that it isn't, I'm going to think it.

driver100

jmonroe1 said:

28firefighter said:

Who is Alexus? Does your wife know about her?

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Yeah and wait until his wife hears about Lexa.

jmonroe

Her name is Alexus.

My Alexa answers to Alexus. She is getting more pushy though. Wants to give me suggestions what I should but on Amazon, and now wants to give me the weather for the day automatically.

driver100

oldfarmer50 said:

roadburner said:

oldfarmer50 said:

The used pick up I bought had a problem with the AC that the dealer fixed gratis. For the second time (first was the salesman) I was told I might get a survey and how important it was to them. Again I assured then that should I get a survey they would get all 10s but I wonder is this obvious desperation on the part of dealer employees something new? I don’t remember them being so needy.

The reason customers get told that is because the surveys are designed so that anything other than a 10 is counted as a failing score. It's ludicrous but true.

I’m aware of the survey’s crazy rules, I learned that a long time ago on one of these forums. Strangely, as far back as 2008 I was told to expect one and I don’t think I ever got one with 3 new cars and several dealer bought used.

How do they transmit them, email or text? If they text it to me I wouldn’t be able to open the link on my cheap little tracphone.

I get them all the time from my MB dealers.....via email.

laurasdada

May any and all of Ma Nature's more violent aberrations be nothing more than a story to tell.

venture

laurasdada said:

May any and all of Ma Nature's more violent aberrations be nothing more than a story to tell.

laurasdada

Another trip to the Cape Cod Mall, still only one of two L2 Volta/Shell charges functional. But I got the good one while I feasted on a Jersey Mike's classic Italian. ~ 1hour got me from empty to 3/4 of a juice box, good for 19 miles per the Audi brain.
So, it appears having a major oil co absorbing an electric supplier has, so far, netted no result on the maintenance front in Old Cape Cod (Mall).

28firefighter

Is Voltron back from the doctor, @laurasdada ?

stickguy

new house moved right along while we were away. Getting real now! Siding and trim all done. AC unit in place. looked in the window and some of the insulation is in, so the rough ins and framing must all be done and inspected. Plan is to have insulation and drywall finished by the end of April, then 2 months to finish it out. Even went down today and finalized a large tile order to be delivered the last week of April so they can get going on that.

laurasdada

Walking doggie this am, I actually saw an EV related fire! A Fisker Ocean drove by, I saw the owner's cash burning!
Sorry 'bout that, Chief.

Nice looking thing, though.

mjfloyd1

@laurasdada said:
Walking doggie this am, I actually saw an EV related fire! A Fisker Ocean drove by, I saw the owner's cash burning!
Sorry 'bout that, Chief.

Nice looking thing, though.

Fisher doesn’t have a good track record with his previous venture

laurasdada

My local Jag dealer also became, for a very short period, a Fisker Karma dealer. I went to look, the salesdude told me they couldn't wait not to be a Fisker dealer.
Nice looking car inside and out. But, cramped backseat, tiny trunk and issues...including bankruptcy. Of course, the car has lived on as the Karma Revero, improved but likely still a tough sell.

mjfloyd1

Very little traffic here for the solar eclipse. IU has an event with William Shatner and a couple other people that they were selling tickets for and now they are giving the tickets away

snakeweasel

@mjfloyd1 said:
Very little traffic here for the solar eclipse. IU has an event with William Shatner and a couple other people that they were selling tickets for and now they are giving the tickets away

Speaking of eclipse I just took this picture.

snakeweasel

Another one.

stickguy

Great. Now I don’t have to bother to look at it! Not that I can since I don’t have glasses.

mjfloyd1

This is weird but cool

mjfloyd1

Not as dark as I thought but 360degree sunset look and crickets started chirping

snakeweasel

mjfloyd1

Anyone playing the Pink Floyd song Eclipse from the Dark side of the moon album?

ab348

Hope you bought eclipse glasses for your phone camera. Supposedly it can fry the sensor inside it.

explorerx4

I just wore my regular sunglasses during the full eclipse.
There was an orange kind of small sphere or dot poking out the lower left.
Some said it was a solar flare and some said called it 'The Engagement Ring'.
We went down to the playground with the grandkids and someone had a Sun playlist for musical accompaniment.

venture

ab348 said:

Hope you bought eclipse glasses for your phone camera. Supposedly it can fry the sensor inside it.

I bought 10 pairs of glasses on Amazon for around $8 and they came with a cell phone camera cover thingy.

It got a little dark and cooler here. We were only at about 85% to 90% it looked like. There is a housing project near the baseball field and all their photocell lights were on.

qbrozen

89% in my zip code. Didn’t have special glasses but I took a look when it was about 50% with doubled-up sunglasses. Haha.

jmonroe1

mjfloyd1 said:

This is weird but cool

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Almost nothing at all in the Burgh area. If all the hype didn’t say we would experience some eclipse effect, I would never have thought it wasn’t just another cloud passing by.

BTW, how cool was it? While watching TV they said some areas experienced a temperature drop of around 20 degrees F over a relatively short period of time.

jmonroe