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explorerx4

@stickguy,
Last 2 times I reconnected the app there was a delay. First time, severals days, last time, next day.

kyfdx

Having a proprietary app really sucks on a rental car, though.

stickguy

@explorerx4 said:
@stickguy,
Last 2 times I reconnected the app there was a delay. First time, severals days, last time, next day.

I was avoiding it. Hybrids have some issues with deep sleeping the 12v and the app seems to be an issue because it keeps the truck awake talking to the mother ship or something.

oldfarmer50

explorerx4 said:

@ab348.
I view the app as a convenience, not a requirement.

I view it as completely superfluous. First, anything that requires a smartphone to access I consider elitist and secondly, I get all that information on the dash display of my Mustang and the stack of receipts in the glove box. As to location, if I don’t know where my car is without an app, I’m probably going senile and shouldn’t drive.

oldfarmer50

cdnpinhead said:

sda said:

I really like this feature not having to guess what tire may need air. The Q5 and VW rudely only display the low tire light.

I agree 100%.

The first time I had to deal with TPMS was with the TSX ('08), which shows the pressure for each wheel. Silly me, I thought that was how they all did it. When I came into possession of our Forester ('17) I was moderately stunned to learn that they had met the letter of the law (remember the Exploders & Firestone?) by coming up with a system that said: "you've got a low tire -- have a nice day." There are a lot of little things that I've become accustomed to over the past 16 years (holy s***) on the Acura, and this is one of them. If it got totaled tomorrow (assuming I didn't) I have no idea what I'd get to replace it.

The Mustang has individual tire pressures, the Kia only has the light so you have to hunt, same with the F-150. The Sebring is too old to have that system despite being the top trim.

All of them are moot since I frequently check pressure manually.

oldfarmer50

kyfdx said:

Having a proprietary app really sucks on a rental car, though.

That’s where a tpms that shows which tire is low would come in handy. Frequently, I jump in a car and the light is on but doesn’t indicate which tire is low. It’s no fun running around in the dark, snow whistling in your face, kicking tires.😟

suydam

Yes, I like them for the charging info. It’s also handy for those moments when you go, Damn! Did I lock the car or not?

jmonroe1

suydam said:

Yes, I like them for the charging info. It’s also handy for those moments when you go, Damn! Did I lock the car or not?

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I generally dislike nanny’s. Both of our cars have quite a few of them which are cute but I don’t trust some of them. Especially the blind spot warning system. When the day comes that I have to rely on that system, that’s the day I turn in my license. Now, the back up camera is pretty nice but I can’t tell you how long it took me to actually use it on my first Genny in ‘09. I kept forgetting I had it even though it was right in front of me.

Driving too many years looking at mirrors will do that to you. I’d rather say that than admit I’m getting older.

FWIW, I do like the individual tire pressure indicating system.

jmonroe

Michaell

Truck? We don’t need no stinkin’ truck!

(500+ pounds of landscape edging)

stickguy

Yeah, but let’s see you in the back with a garden hose spraying out all the dust.

stickguy

Blind spot and rear cross path is a fantastic invention IMO. I would not buy a new car without it. A huge safety feature. And yes I use my mirrors constantly.

Back up camera, that is essential especially with how bad rear visibility is on modern cars.

explorerx4

You still have to get those stones out of there.

stickguy

@explorerx4 said:
You still have to get those stones out of there.

And be careful when you are standing in the back pitching them out onto the grass. Might lose some glass. Or bump your head.

[Deleted User]

Have sleep number beds ever been discussed here? We're in need of a new bed and several of our friends swear by them. Any personal reviews, good, bad, indifferent?

Michaell

stickguy said:

Yeah, but let’s see you in the back with a garden hose spraying out all the dust.

The rear cargo mat comes out - take it to the car wash and hose it off. Done!

Michaell

explorerx4 said:

You still have to get those stones out of there.

500+ pounds off the pallet and onto the cart.
500+ pounds off the cart and into the Subaru.
300+ pounds out of the Subaru and onto the front yard.

(I still have to deal with the tree in the backyard, so the rest of the edging is still in the car)

Michaell

stickguy said:

@explorerx4 said:

You still have to get those stones out of there.

And be careful when you are standing in the back pitching them out onto the grass. Might lose some glass. Or bump your head.

Yes, I bumped my head on the hatch once, and on low hanging tree limbs several times.

Michaell

Finished just in time. It’s starting to rain here.

jmonroe1

dad23 said:

Have sleep number beds ever been discussed here? We're in need of a new bed and several of our friends swear by them. Any personal reviews, good, bad, indifferent?

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I’m a bad one to ask about those. They’re too expensive for me. If you were ever in the Navy and could get a good nights sleep on those bunks you could sleep on anything. They spoiled me. I could probably sleep on a rock as long as it had a fitted sheet. Even I gotta have some creature comforts.

jmonroe

jmonroe1

Michaell said:

Truck? We don’t need no stinkin’ truck!

(500+ pounds of landscape edging)

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That’s not bad as long as they stay there. Landscaping ain’t my forte, I gladly spend money to have that stuff done. I’ll blame my Mom for that, she used to yell at me to, “GET OUT OF THE DIRT”. I did listen to some things she told me.

jmonroe

kyfdx

I’m a fan of the hybrid mattress. It’s memory foam over a coil spring interior. Ours has held up incredibly well.

It’s flippable, as well. (Unlike pillow top mattresses)

driver100

MrsD100 has been painting things again. They had bright yellow plastic on the telephone wires that hold up the pole. MrsD100 thought they were ugly, so painted them;


She also didn't like the black downspout boot at the bottom:


For more tips on beautifying your home, follow MrsD100. And don't forget to do any electrical wires in your home....they should be painted to match the wall.

kyfdx

Geez.. why do you think the covers are yellow?

explorerx4

@driver100,
Now that you posted that picture, you better make sure the Mrs has a lot of liability insurance.

carnaught

I agree with @kyfdx. After having both, I favor the hybrid over a Sleep Number mattress - not as over-priced and more comfortable. Your results may vary.

oldfarmer50

explorerx4 said:

You still have to get those stones out of there.

Back up real fast and slam on the brakes.😎

oldfarmer50

driver100 said:

MrsD100 has been painting things again. They had bright yellow plastic on the telephone wires that hold up the pole. MrsD100 thought they were ugly, so painted them;


She also didn't like the black downspout boot at the bottom:


For more tips on beautifying your home, follow MrsD100. And don't forget to do any electrical wires in your home....they should be painted to match the wall.

I can’t wait for the lawsuit story after some jogger clotheslines himself on those camouflaged guy wires.

andres3

sda said:

I really like this feature not having to guess what tire may need air. The Q5 and VW rudely only display the low tire light.

When you first turn on the car, it should tell you which light triggered the warning, but I agree, VW/Audi needs to correct the lack of specific information immediately!

andres3

oldfarmer50 said:

explorerx4 said:

@ab348.
I view the app as a convenience, not a requirement.

I view it as completely superfluous. First, anything that requires a smartphone to access I consider elitist and secondly, I get all that information on the dash display of my Mustang and the stack of receipts in the glove box. As to location, if I don’t know where my car is without an app, I’m probably going senile and shouldn’t drive.

I just had to download an app and make 2 accounts at two sites to get a Padre ticket for tonight from my employer, and it's not my employers fault, but MLB and Ticketmaster. Both Apps get an F- grade.

andres3

Speaking of which, AI can't come soon enough. The thing that needs AI the most is computer programs, software, apps, and code, to make it more user-friendly and better at actually working and syncing.

I haven't been impressed by software engineers since the days of making great Nintendo cartridges play great video games.

jmonroe1

explorerx4 said:

@driver100,
Now that you posted that picture, you better make sure the Mrs has a lot of liability insurance.

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I know here in the states you’re not supposed to touch anything belonging to utilities, no matter what shape something may be in.

A little tale about that:

When I lived in my first house a guy who lived on the main street that lead to all other streets in our development had one of those electrical support posts, like Mrs. @driver100 painted, on the skinny side of his lot. Since that street is on hill, a driver slid into it one snow covered morning and mangled it somewhat. He called the electric company and they said they’d send someone out to look at it. He happened to be shoveling his driveway the next day when they showed up. They told him since the pole was in good shape and there was no fear of it falling, even told him they might remove the helper support altogether, but because of the weather they’d get to it when the weather permitted.

When Spring came and no one showed up he called them and was told, “it’s on our list to be looked at again”. After hearing that a couple more times with nothing being done and Summer now in full season, he decided to take out the slack in the cable so he could maneuver his lawn mower closer to the cable so it didn’t catch on his mower. Just his luck an electric company truck was passing by and chewed him out for touching their property and went so far as to rat him out by filing a report. In a couple days he got a letter informing him they were going to determine whether they should shut off his power. He actually got a letter a week later informing him they decided to shut off his power in 2 weeks and gave him the shut off date. He was furious and called them telling them when they want to do something they knew how to do it quickly. More or less he was told they know how to handle their business so get ready for the shut off.

Not knowing what to do he mentioned it to his neighbor who told him to contact so and so who lived in our development and who was also on the borough council. That squelched the shut off but they never did repair/remove that support as long as I lived there which had to be at least another 10 years.

Mrs. @driver100 better hope she didn’t leave a dripped paint trail back to their house. But maybe Canadian utilities don’t care about such things.

jmonroe

driver100

kyfdx said:

Geez.. why do you think the covers are yellow?

That's what I thought, but what a Mickey Mouse way to hilight wires, and what is the actual law say. Usually they fall off after a while and are lying on the ground. I threw out the paint can.....no proof who did it!

driver100

oldfarmer50 said:

driver100 said:

MrsD100 has been painting things again. They had bright yellow plastic on the telephone wires that hold up the pole. MrsD100 thought they were ugly, so painted them;


She also didn't like the black downspout boot at the bottom:


For more tips on beautifying your home, follow MrsD100. And don't forget to do any electrical wires in your home....they should be painted to match the wall.

I can’t wait for the lawsuit story after some jogger clotheslines himself on those camouflaged guy wires.

That would be a strange place for a runner to be!

nyccarguy

@driver100

I think you can get hanged for that in certain Canadian municipalities.

driver100

Actually, the advice is good. The plastic covers are Electric Company property, so they could charge us for replacing them. It might even be vandalism.
They fall off after about 2 months, then the wires are exposed for about 3 months, and then they come around and put up new ones again and last another 2 months.
Anyway, good comments, I'll talk to MrsD100, I think she got carried away with her painting.
Thanks everyone for the comments.......the plastic covers look better painted, but there is probably a reason they are bright yellow.

ab348

Maybe you could hang some used car lot little plastic flags on it to ensure no hapless jogger/cyclist gets clotheslined.

nyccarguy

@driver100

The city just installed a brand new, YELLOW fire hydrant on my property. My house is grey with a blue door and the yellow doesn't vibe with it. What color (colour) does Mrs. Driver think I should paint it? I'll take a picture later and post it.

oldfarmer50

nyccarguy said:

@driver100

The city just installed a brand new, YELLOW fire hydrant on my property. My house is grey with a blue door and the yellow doesn't vibe with it. What color (colour) does Mrs. Driver think I should paint it? I'll take a picture later and post it.

I think you should paint the house yellow to match the hydrant. Grey is an old man’s color.🤪

driver100

nyccarguy said:

@driver100

The city just installed a brand new, YELLOW fire hydrant on my property. My house is grey with a blue door and the yellow doesn't vibe with it. What color (colour) does Mrs. Driver think I should paint it? I'll take a picture later and post it.

Green to blend in like the lawn.

driver100

I have driven in older areas where there are row houses and people store the garbage cans in front of their house. I was thinking a good camouflage idea would to make boulders out of rubber or something light, and you hide the cans inside the big rock

nyccarguy

oldfarmer50 said:

nyccarguy said:

@driver100

The city just installed a brand new, YELLOW fire hydrant on my property. My house is grey with a blue door and the yellow doesn't vibe with it. What color (colour) does Mrs. Driver think I should paint it? I'll take a picture later and post it.

I think you should paint the house yellow to match the hydrant. Grey is an old man’s color.🤪

Can't do that. My neighbor across the street's house is yellow.

jmonroe1

nyccarguy said:

@driver100

The city just installed a brand new, YELLOW fire hydrant on my property. My house is grey with a blue door and the yellow doesn't vibe with it. What color (colour) does Mrs. Driver think I should paint it? I'll take a picture later and post it.

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Careful, if you paint it the wrong color, dogs might not want to use it.

jmonroe

driver100

Trash rocks....something like this only you put a whole garbage bag inside, store it on the front lawn.

oldfarmer50

Woo hoo! Carvana just increased their offer on my Mustang $200. Now at $26,400. That’s only 5k less than I paid for it 9 years ago.

So much for used car prices coming down.

imidazol97

For those wanting the biggest and most. And an EV version could be in our future.

explorerx4

Drove up to Detroit today to see the Tigers/Mariners baseball game today.
Got to watch from a suite, so free food and bverages.
It's a pretty nice park. Was there once before but it was a long time ago.
Going back Saturday for the Tigers/Yankees game. Just regular seats for that one.
Taking the grandkids so we will probably spend most of the game in the amusements area.

jmonroe1

imidazol97 said:

For those wanting the biggest and most. And an EV version could be in our future.

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It still looks like it has a short bed to me. Could have easily done away with the rear 2 doors.

jmonroe

kyfdx

explorerx4 said:

Drove up to Detroit today to see the Tigers/Mariners baseball game today.
Got to watch from a suite, so free food and bverages.
It's a pretty nice park. Was there once before but it was a long time ago.
Going back Saturday for the Tigers/Yankees game. Just regular seats for that one.
Taking the grandkids so we will probably spend most of the game in the amusements area.

It's a nice park

jmonroe1

explorerx4 said:

Drove up to Detroit today to see the Tigers/Mariners baseball game today.
Got to watch from a suite, so free food and bverages.
It's a pretty nice park. Was there once before but it was a long time ago.
Going back Saturday for the Tigers/Yankees game. Just regular seats for that one.
Taking the grandkids so we will probably spend most of the game in the amusements area.

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Looks OK but not as nice as PNC Park in Pittsburgh. The only thing PNC Park lacks is a real Major League baseball team. I guess it’s true, you can’t have everything.

jmonroe

kyfdx