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imidazol97 · July 2020

ab348 said:

oldfarmer50 said:

In NY the recently outlawed plastic bags are back because of fear of the reusable ones spreading disease.

Makes you wonder why the single use were outlawed in the first place.
Same thing happened here and in other places. The plastic bag bans were based mostly on emotional pleas by enviro activists that were believed by a large % of the public and which politicians then responded to. This was one unexpected consequence of that. I presume there will be more in the future.

Same as happening now.

suydam · July 2020

Plastic bags were banned because they are ruinous to the environment. But in the pandemic we have no choice. Just as socialization is important to us as humans but distancing is critical right now. So many important things are on hold until this gets under control.

sb55 · July 2020

oldfarmer50 said:

graphicguy said:

oldfarmer50 said:

driver100 said:

suydam said:
The politicization of one of the single most important deterrents we have —mask-wearing— is one of the saddest aspects of this whole disaster. And we all pay the price.
Wearing a mask and social distancing...the two most basic musts to stop the spread.
The said on one news network, young people are having COVID parties, some want to catch the virus, some want to play Russian Roulette to see if they can avoid it. The world gets crazier.............

When I posted about Covid parties one of our smarter members found evidence that the story was bogus. Yet I still hear the Covid party story bandied about on the national news. Makes it hard to believe anything.
@oldfarmer50 ...not sure about other parts of the country, but in southwest Ohio, Kroger, Costco, Walmart, Sam’s Club, my Barber, Whole Foods, my Optometrist, Petco, Trader Joe’s, etc.....all require masks to enter!

Regardless of what you claim, no mask....no entrance! As my son says...”if you aren’t smart enough to wear a mask correctly, you’re not smart enough to be allowed in any public or private facility.”
The mask policy is in effect here too. I think by government edict. The little hardware store down the hill is the only one that says it doesn’t care. Little old lady at the register says she’s lived through everything up to now so the heck with it.

Same thing here. The family owned hardware store is mask optional. The family who works there begrudgingly will have a mask, but it may be hanging off of one ear. I still use it, cause I can ride my bike there or go in a wet bathing suit and just put it on my account. I get a monthly statement and pay my bill.

ronsteve · July 2020

I still use my reusable bags. Just go through the self-service checkout at Kroger and nobody else handles them. When I take the reusable bag to the liquor store, the cashier tells me I need to bag my own purchase after he/she rings it up. Not a big deal to me, and does mitigate the plastic waste.

tjc78 · July 2020

I really don't like reusable bags for groceries. You are putting raw food in there and other dirty packaging. I'm sure you can wash the bags, but then you are just consuming other resources. Robbing Peter to pay Paul so to speak.

omarman · July 2020

Maybe related to coin shortage? The self-checkout lines would probably clog with people my age complaining "stupid machine won't take my coins," followed by "stupid machine won't give me change!"

oldfarmer50 said:

nyccarguy said:
A few interesting notes about going out to stores and shopping. DSW had hand sanitizer, gloves, & masks available to everyone who walked in the store. There was an employee wiping down the escalator hand rail. Partitions in front of the registers. They aren’t taking cash (that’s got to be illegal & discriminatory), only credit/debit cards. I have noticed that bathrooms in many stores are “closed to the public.”
I was in the Walmart this week and only one check out took cash. That’s out of a couple dozen. I agree that seems discriminatory against the poor.

edit: Wonder how the vending machine biz is making it through all this?

28firefighter · July 2020

tjc78 said:
I really don't like reusable bags for groceries. You are putting raw food in there and other packaging dirty packaging. I'm sure you can wash the bags, but then you are just consuming other resources. Robbing Peter to pay Paul so to speak.

We pay the extra $.05/bag for paper bags for this reason to hold the raw food like eggs, meat, etc. Dry goods go in our reusable bags. The paper ones can be recycled at minimum and depending on the store, composted.

pensfan83 · July 2020

While a nice environmental gesture, doing away with resuable bags is just low hanging fruit. What about all those baked goods in plastic clamshell containers? The salad bars that use the same? There's a lot more that can be done for companies who want to make a series dent in consumption of plastic.

jmonroe1 · July 2020

omarman said:
Maybe related to coin shortage? The self-checkout lines would probably clog with people my age complaining "stupid machine won't take my coins," followed by "stupid machine won't give me change!"

oldfarmer50 said:

nyccarguy said:
A few interesting notes about going out to stores and shopping. DSW had hand sanitizer, gloves, & masks available to everyone who walked in the store. There was an employee wiping down the escalator hand rail. Partitions in front of the registers. They aren’t taking cash (that’s got to be illegal & discriminatory), only credit/debit cards. I have noticed that bathrooms in many stores are “closed to the public.”
I was in the Walmart this week and only one check out took cash. That’s out of a couple dozen. I agree that seems discriminatory against the poor.
edit: Wonder how the vending machine biz is making it through all this?

Yeah, the bigger the machine the bigger the problem. Can you imagine what goes on at Carvana? Like, “HEY, I didn’t buy that wannabe. I bought that Benz on the top shelf”. :@

jmonroe

abacomike · July 2020

I was once again involved in a grocery store "altercation" this morning.

I made the mistake of shopping at Walmart for groceries this morning when senior citizens are allowed to shop early. I got to the Walmart at 7:45 AM this morning and was stopped by the "entrance guard" employee and was told that this early time for shopping was for seniors. I said to him, "...you must be kidding - do I look like I am younger than 55 years old?" He responded, "...you have to be 65 years old or older to be admitted early..."! So I again responded, "...do I look like I am younger than 65 years old?..." He said that I looked to be around 60 years old. I then took out my driver's license and showed him that I was 75 years old. He apologized and let me into the store.

As I entered, another employee said to me that I was at the wrong entrance to the food area and that I had to go out and go down to the other entrance. So I did as I was told and was again stopped because I looked younger than 65 years old. After again showing my driver's license, I was again admitted to the food shopping area.

I can assure you that I look more like 70 than anyone younger than 70. These people they hire to make sure qualified people are being admitted early need an eye exam before they can be hired. But, I must admit, I sure felt good to be mistaken for someone younger than 65. As I shopped this morning, there was a noticeable bounce in my steps - after all I am younger than 65 to Walmart employees!

dino001 · July 2020

These guys were probably using walker/scooter test for the age. As long as you moved without any support, you were a suspect...

explorerx4 · July 2020

@abacomike,
You're just bragging because you got 'carded' at age 75!

jmonroe1 · July 2020

abacomike said:
I was once again involved in a grocery store "altercation" this morning.

I made the mistake of shopping at Walmart for groceries this morning when senior citizens are allowed to shop early. I got to the Walmart at 7:45 AM this morning and was stopped by the "entrance guard" employee and was told that this early time for shopping was for seniors. I said to him, "...you must be kidding - do I look like I am younger than 55 years old?" He responded, "...you have to be 65 years old or older to be admitted early..."! So I again responded, "...do I look like I am younger than 65 years old?..." He said that I looked to be around 60 years old. I then took out my driver's license and showed him that I was 75 years old. He apologized and let me into the store.

As I entered, another employee said to me that I was at the wrong entrance to the food area and that I had to go out and go down to the other entrance. So I did as I was told and was again stopped because I looked younger than 65 years old. After again showing my driver's license, I was again admitted to the food shopping area.

I can assure you that I look more like 70 than anyone younger than 70. These people they hire to make sure qualified people are being admitted early need an eye exam before they can be hired. But, I must admit, I sure felt good to be mistaken for someone younger than 65. As I shopped this morning, there was a noticeable bounce in my steps - after all I am younger than 65 to Walmart employees!

That happens to me all the time, believe me you’ll get used to it.

I guess this is as good a time as any to wish @jmonroe a happy birthday in a couple days. FWIW, he will be older than 75 and has been for a few years. I believe @ab348 will be having a birthday too in a few days but I’m not sure of his age. So, we should all wish him a happy birthday while we’re at it.

jmonroe

ab348 · July 2020

Thanks JM. I only feel older than 75.

dino001 · July 2020

Well, I got a senior discount at Dunkin Donuts several times in the past. Didn't make me feel particularly hot about myself .... I still cashed out 25 cents, or whatever 10 percent was of that coffee check. But the time is coming for the legitimate discounts... I can have IRA/401k catchup this year and will be AARP eligible in December, I think.

ab348 · July 2020

suydam said:
Plastic bags were banned because they are ruinous to the environment. But in the pandemic we have no choice. Just as socialization is important to us as humans but distancing is critical right now. So many important things are on hold until this gets under control.

There is no free lunch when it comes to the environment and bags. Every type brings some environmental cost. Up here at least, where the plastic ones are reused/recycled, there is a strong argument that they are less harmful than the paper mills that make the paper ones.

driver100 · July 2020

jmonroe1 said:

abacomike said:
I was once again involved in a grocery store "altercation" this morning.

I made the mistake of shopping at Walmart for groceries this morning when senior citizens are allowed to shop early. I got to the Walmart at 7:45 AM this morning and was stopped by the "entrance guard" employee and was told that this early time for shopping was for seniors. I said to him, "...you must be kidding - do I look like I am younger than 55 years old?" He responded, "...you have to be 65 years old or older to be admitted early..."! So I again responded, "...do I look like I am younger than 65 years old?..." He said that I looked to be around 60 years old. I then took out my driver's license and showed him that I was 75 years old. He apologized and let me into the store.

As I entered, another employee said to me that I was at the wrong entrance to the food area and that I had to go out and go down to the other entrance. So I did as I was told and was again stopped because I looked younger than 65 years old. After again showing my driver's license, I was again admitted to the food shopping area.

I can assure you that I look more like 70 than anyone younger than 70. These people they hire to make sure qualified people are being admitted early need an eye exam before they can be hired. But, I must admit, I sure felt good to be mistaken for someone younger than 65. As I shopped this morning, there was a noticeable bounce in my steps - after all I am younger than 65 to Walmart employees!
That happens to me all the time, believe me you’ll get used to it.

I guess this is as good a time as any to wish @jmonroe a happy birthday in a couple days. FWIW, he will be older than 75 and has been for a few years. I believe @ab348 will be having a birthday too in a few days but I’m not sure of his age. So, we should all wish him a happy birthday while we’re at it.
jmonroe

OK, OK, Happy Birthday to the Birthday Boys

omarman · July 2020

Yes Happy Birthday. Have a good time but remember what @dino001 said. No matter how old you are, "As long as you moved without any support, you were a suspect."

Sandman6472 · July 2020

We installed a York system back in July of 2018 and it's a great unit, super cold. We keep it at 79 and it's quite comfortable, sometimes too cold! Paid a lot but it's a 17 seer system so didn't really mind that much. Just hope it lasts until we're out of here in a few years!

graphicguy · July 2020

Well....looks like the NY transport isn't going to happen. Friend of a family member wanted me to drive his LS500 to his son in Buffalo. I have a one page contract to sign stating I am insured and bonded, and the customer agrees that the vehicle is in good working order and any expenses incurred as a result of vehicle breakdown will be covered by the vehicle's owner. I also have a pictogram checklist, and also take photos of any damage. Anything other than that, I would be responsible for. Anything that was pre-transport damage is the Customer's responsibility and I want to make sure there's no disagreement on condition and road worthiness before setting out on a transport.

As I was doing my inspection, I found a pretty good sized puddle of oil under it. Owner claims it was A/C condensation (funny, it looked like oil, felt like oil, smelled like oil...which is quite a bit different than condensation).

He didn't want to sign my contract or condition sheets, stating I could abuse the car and break it or wreck it and blame the car's condition. As I told him, it behooves me to quickly and efficiently transport the vehicle with the utmost care. If he was uncomfortable with the mechanical worthiness of it, then it probably shouldn't be driven. The LS has 166K miles.

He wanted to negotiate and argue. I wished him well and walked away.

I was kind of looking forward to driving an LS on a long trip. Looks like it's not happening this time.

Sandman6472 · July 2020

Is that the Walmart in Coral Springs just north of Sample Rd.? Thinking it must be as that's the one we go to also. Have never had an issue there so continue to go about once a month.

sda · July 2020

graphicguy said:
Well....looks like the NY transport isn't going to happen. Friend of a family member wanted me to drive his LS500 to his son in Buffalo. I have a one page contract to sign stating I am insured and bonded, and the customer agrees that the vehicle is in good working order and any expenses incurred as a result of vehicle breakdown will be covered by the vehicle's owner. I also have a pictogram checklist, and also take photos of any damage. Anything other than that, I would be responsible for. Anything that was pre-transport damage is the Customer's responsibility and I want to make sure there's no disagreement on condition and road worthiness before setting out on a transport.

As I was doing my inspection, I found a pretty good sized puddle of oil under it. Owner claims it was A/C condensation (funny, it looked like oil, felt like oil, smelled like oil...which is quite a bit different than condensation).

He didn't want to sign my contract or condition sheets, stating I could abuse the car and break it or wreck it and blame the car's condition. As I told him, it behooves me to quickly and efficiently transport the vehicle with the utmost care. If he was uncomfortable with the mechanical worthiness of it, then it probably shouldn't be driven. The LS has 166K miles.

He wanted to negotiate and argue. I wished him well and walked away.

I was kind of looking forward to driving an LS on a long trip. Looks like it's not happening this time.

Better safe than sorry, good call.

28firefighter · July 2020

Sounds like someone who was going to be unhappy no matter what. Good move.

oldfarmer50 · July 2020

omarman said:
Maybe related to coin shortage? The self-checkout lines would probably clog with people my age complaining "stupid machine won't take my coins," followed by "stupid machine won't give me change!"

oldfarmer50 said:

nyccarguy said:
A few interesting notes about going out to stores and shopping. DSW had hand sanitizer, gloves, & masks available to everyone who walked in the store. There was an employee wiping down the escalator hand rail. Partitions in front of the registers. They aren’t taking cash (that’s got to be illegal & discriminatory), only credit/debit cards. I have noticed that bathrooms in many stores are “closed to the public.”
I was in the Walmart this week and only one check out took cash. That’s out of a couple dozen. I agree that seems discriminatory against the poor.
edit: Wonder how the vending machine biz is making it through all this?

My wife is solving that problem personally as her hobby is to wrap all the coins I throw in a jar every night. I cash in at least $100 in coins once a month.

Switching subjects, I was looking at new 2020 Mustang inventory thanks to Ford sending me these “terrific offers” which really amounts to paying sticker price. As I looked at inventory within 100 miles I found this GT 500. Base price $70k, total price $105k with $35k of options.

What options you ask? Well $18k for “carbon fiber track pack”. Yikes! Is a carbon fiber hood, trunk, maybe roof and whatnot worth $18k? I guess so. Also $10k to paint a stripe over the roof. Huh? Then there’s the little things like a $3 grand tech package and $2600 gas guzzler tax. Is this stuff worth it?

https://www.windowsticker.forddirect.com/windowsticker.pdf?token=4SR+wryAfc+ADFfeI89aXqFJYCZXhmLRpEBK1hwYAZqa7eQjZI3PfQ2ywudRfrGkZZwd3Og5rga5WyQX7Pyugnqw27ApbG5o+6JYOvpDYEE5hCIGpwsee+ZB47VMccFFrojX/T8SUmkmCx25cIo+HHxGLONr7dunACTUKDYhjm0=

In other news...I saw one of these parked in the fire lane in front of the liquor store.

I had to buy an extra bottle to drown my jealousy.

oldfarmer50 · July 2020

abacomike said:
I was once again involved in a grocery store "altercation" this morning.

I made the mistake of shopping at Walmart for groceries this morning when senior citizens are allowed to shop early. I got to the Walmart at 7:45 AM this morning and was stopped by the "entrance guard" employee and was told that this early time for shopping was for seniors. I said to him, "...you must be kidding - do I look like I am younger than 55 years old?" He responded, "...you have to be 65 years old or older to be admitted early..."! So I again responded, "...do I look like I am younger than 65 years old?..." He said that I looked to be around 60 years old. I then took out my driver's license and showed him that I was 75 years old. He apologized and let me into the store.

As I entered, another employee said to me that I was at the wrong entrance to the food area and that I had to go out and go down to the other entrance. So I did as I was told and was again stopped because I looked younger than 65 years old. After again showing my driver's license, I was again admitted to the food shopping area.

I can assure you that I look more like 70 than anyone younger than 70. These people they hire to make sure qualified people are being admitted early need an eye exam before they can be hired. But, I must admit, I sure felt good to be mistaken for someone younger than 65. As I shopped this morning, there was a noticeable bounce in my steps - after all I am younger than 65 to Walmart employees!

I was asking the young girl at the liquor store today how she decided who to card with all the masks on. She giggled as if to say “you don’t have to worry old man”. It’s demoralizing when young women look at you as non-threatening or “sweet”.

oldfarmer50 · July 2020

omarman said:
Yes Happy Birthday. Have a good time but remember what @dino001 said. No matter how old you are, "As long as you moved without any support, you were a suspect."

Did he put that bottle through his skull?

oldfarmer50 · July 2020

graphicguy said:
Well....looks like the NY transport isn't going to happen. Friend of a family member wanted me to drive his LS500 to his son in Buffalo. I have a one page contract to sign stating I am insured and bonded, and the customer agrees that the vehicle is in good working order and any expenses incurred as a result of vehicle breakdown will be covered by the vehicle's owner. I also have a pictogram checklist, and also take photos of any damage. Anything other than that, I would be responsible for. Anything that was pre-transport damage is the Customer's responsibility and I want to make sure there's no disagreement on condition and road worthiness before setting out on a transport.

As I was doing my inspection, I found a pretty good sized puddle of oil under it. Owner claims it was A/C condensation (funny, it looked like oil, felt like oil, smelled like oil...which is quite a bit different than condensation).

He didn't want to sign my contract or condition sheets, stating I could abuse the car and break it or wreck it and blame the car's condition. As I told him, it behooves me to quickly and efficiently transport the vehicle with the utmost care. If he was uncomfortable with the mechanical worthiness of it, then it probably shouldn't be driven. The LS has 166K miles.

He wanted to negotiate and argue. I wished him well and walked away.

I was kind of looking forward to driving an LS on a long trip. Looks like it's not happening this time.

Just as well, if the kid couldn’t be bothered to come get what was probably a free car himself, the heck with him.

He obviously didn’t know who he was dealing with.

jmonroe1 · July 2020

oldfarmer50 said:

omarman said:
Yes Happy Birthday. Have a good time but remember what @dino001 said. No matter how old you are, "As long as you moved without any support, you were a suspect."
Did he put that bottle through his skull?

Did the cop shoot that guy. He went down kinda hard.

jmonroe

omarman · July 2020

Taser. And he just locked up mid stride.

omarman · July 2020

@graphicguy Good eye on inspection. Really nice to have contract/checklist to rely on whenever a potential job starts to look hinkey.

He wanted to negotiate and argue. I wished him well and walked away.

So is this the first customer you've had to fire so far? There may be more of them to come but that doesn't make it a loss! Good job.

snakeweasel · July 2020

graphicguy said:

As I was doing my inspection, I found a pretty good sized puddle of oil under it. Owner claims it was A/C condensation (funny, it looked like oil, felt like oil, smelled like oil...which is quite a bit different than condensation).

What? you didn't taste it just to make sure? I thought you were more thorough than that.

snakeweasel · July 2020

omarman said:
Taser. And he just locked up mid stride.

Yep, getting shot would have had a different effect on a body as it has to absorb the force of the bullet.

explorerx4 · July 2020

I found that Taser GIF disturbing. It's not like the kid was threatening anyone.

tjc78 · July 2020

Sandman6472 said:
We installed a York system back in July of 2018 and it's a great unit, super cold. We keep it at 79 and it's quite comfortable, sometimes too cold! Paid a lot but it's a 17 seer system so didn't really mind that much. Just hope it lasts until we're out of here in a few years!

My wallet would be so much happier if I could keep our AC at 79. 73 is usually the sweet spot and a few degrees lower at night if it’s not too warm out (gets stuffy if it doesn’t run).

tjc78 · July 2020

Long post alert

So my wife wakes up this morning explaining her IPhone 11 Pro Max will not respond to any touch inputs. I do all the normal stuff, hard reboot etc. I then did an ITunes update and then wipe and restore. All fail. It must be a hardware problem.

Luckily we have a spare IPhone my son plays with. Swap SIM cards, factory reset and fresh ICloud sign in. Wife has phone for work.

Now ... try and make appointment with an Apple store. They are all booked until the 31st. Call Apple. On hold forever, so I hung up and attempted to do it online. That worked and it’s under warranty so I just have to drop it off at the UPS store. There is one a few towns south about a 20 minute ride.

I get there and it’s “temporarily closed”. Funny, the website didn’t show that. Now of course the next closet one is 30 miles in the other direction. At least that one was open. For the locals .. this was Sea Isle to Rio Grande all the way back up to Margate. At least I got to see Lucy and three Lambos and two Ferraris.

All this mess for a darn phone. First world problems for sure!

jipster · July 2020

snakeweasel said:

jipster said:

snakeweasel said:
Well "the guy(s)" are finished and now the house is getting comfortable. Now maybe I'll have a better nights sleep. Pretty professional pair got here early and and answered all our questions.
What name brand system did you buy? I'm guessing a Goodman at $9,700.

My brother smelled something burning the other day,...symptoms such as yours. it was the blower on his HVAC system. A DIY friend oiled it and got another day out of it. He had order the blower motor, which is suppose to be delivered today.

My Goodman HVAC system is 19 years young, and still going strong (knock wood). Hoping it can hold on another year for r two. But the two stage muti fan systems are the way to go for comfort.
We went with a Lennox at a much lower price and 0% financing for 60 months.

Sounds good. My DIY friend put in a new blower for my brother today...$100 bucks in parts. Saved my brother a bunch of $$$. A/C running good now.

This friend installed a new furnace and a/c system in his own home. He read the installation manual that came with the system. He's a computer diagnostics person by trade.

explorerx4 · July 2020

I tried putting in a new blower for my furnace. It didn't really work, it wasn't exactly the same somehow, so I had to put the old on back in.
Ended up replacing the whole system not too long after that.

snakeweasel · July 2020

tjc78 said:

Sandman6472 said:
We installed a York system back in July of 2018 and it's a great unit, super cold. We keep it at 79 and it's quite comfortable, sometimes too cold! Paid a lot but it's a 17 seer system so didn't really mind that much. Just hope it lasts until we're out of here in a few years!
My wallet would be so much happier if I could keep our AC at 79. 73 is usually the sweet spot and a few degrees lower at night if it’s not too warm out (gets stuffy if it doesn’t run).

We keep ours at 78, not hot but not bo e chilling cold either. Just enough to be comfortable and get rid of the humidity.

snakeweasel · July 2020

I am loving this variable speed blower, the house is a lot more even temperature wise. Almost eliminated the hot and cool spots in the house.

snakeweasel · July 2020

Got a letter from my insurance company that covers the bike. They dropped my insurance rate by a whopping 1%, but since I pay under $20 a month I'm not complaining to much.

imidazol97 · July 2020

oldfarmer50 said:

abacomike said:
I was once again involved in a grocery store "altercation" this morning.

I made the mistake of shopping at Walmart for groceries this morning when senior citizens are allowed to shop early. I got to the Walmart at 7:45 AM this morning and was stopped by the "entrance guard" employee and was told that this early time for shopping was for seniors. I said to him, "...you must be kidding - do I look like I am younger than 55 years old?" He responded, "...you have to be 65 years old or older to be admitted early..."! So I again responded, "...do I look like I am younger than 65 years old?..." He said that I looked to be around 60 years old. I then took out my driver's license and showed him that I was 75 years old. He apologized and let me into the store.

As I entered, another employee said to me that I was at the wrong entrance to the food area and that I had to go out and go down to the other entrance. So I did as I was told and was again stopped because I looked younger than 65 years old. After again showing my driver's license, I was again admitted to the food shopping area.

I can assure you that I look more like 70 than anyone younger than 70. These people they hire to make sure qualified people are being admitted early need an eye exam before they can be hired. But, I must admit, I sure felt good to be mistaken for someone younger than 65. As I shopped this morning, there was a noticeable bounce in my steps - after all I am younger than 65 to Walmart employees!
I was asking the young girl at the liquor store today how she decided who to card with all the masks on. She giggled as if to say “you don’t have to worry old man”. It’s demoralizing when young women look at you as non-threatening or “sweet”.

Years ago attractive younger women started holding the door to the post office and or smiling at me. I realized then they considered me harmless, or they felt sorry because I was driving a Chevy.

driver100 · July 2020

graphicguy said:
Well....looks like the NY transport isn't going to happen.

I was kind of looking forward to driving an LS on a long trip. Looks like it's not happening this time.

Very professional GG, and drawing up a good contract probably saved you a lot of trouble. Your terms are reasonable. What is he going to negotiate...he could exclude any problems caused by a leaking oil problem.

driver100 · July 2020

oldfarmer50 said:

omarman said:
Maybe related to coin shortage? The self-checkout lines would probably clog with people my age complaining "stupid machine won't take my coins," followed by "stupid machine won't give me change!"

oldfarmer50 said:

nyccarguy said:
A few interesting notes about going out to stores and shopping. DSW had hand sanitizer, gloves, & masks available to everyone who walked in the store. There was an employee wiping down the escalator hand rail. Partitions in front of the registers. They aren’t taking cash (that’s got to be illegal & discriminatory), only credit/debit cards. I have noticed that bathrooms in many stores are “closed to the public.”
I was in the Walmart this week and only one check out took cash. That’s out of a couple dozen. I agree that seems discriminatory against the poor.
edit: Wonder how the vending machine biz is making it through all this?
In other news...I saw one of these parked in the fire lane in front of the liquor store.

I had to buy an extra bottle to drown my jealousy.

Don't get those prices for the Mustang....but I am going to dream about owning that Bentley tonight.

driver100 · July 2020

explorerx4 said:
I found that Taser GIF disturbing. It's not like the kid was threatening anyone.

He was. Drinking while driving. Trying to escape. Lucky quick thinking cop just gave him the taser.....he probably didn't feel a thing anyway.

dino001 · July 2020

imidazol97 said:

Years ago attractive younger women started holding the door to the post office and or smiling at me. I realized then they considered me harmless, or they felt sorry because I was driving a Chevy.

You are amazing. You can see anti-GM cabal even among young girls who probably don't even know what GM stands for.

omarman · July 2020

I've lived here for almost 20 years now and have never seen anybody get out of a car parked on the wrong side of the street, drinking a beer and running from cops. Who does that?

A drunk driver? Drunk driver bailing out of a stolen vehicle?

Just prior to the taser shot, the fleeing suspect is running toward a concrete driveway at right side of screen. There's a person in dark clothes on that driveway quickly moving away from the running suspect.

Friends, Omar welcomes all to my neighborhood so long as you are reasonably sober and not running away from cops in your - or somebody else's - car.

And if you are running away from your troubles do not flee headlong into my neighbors yard where the kids play and parents and grandparents watch over them. That poor running man in the video would be pleading for Police protection if the Grandma who lives in my neighborhood got to him first.

A few years back I saw Grandma clear a group of noisy teenagers out of her front yard with a few strong words, a hard look and a possibly-non-lethal bony index finger. The innocent were scared along with the guilty and they never ticked off Grandma again. And they weren't even joyriding the neighborhood in a stolen van with a beer in their hands! Lol.

After that I respectfully asked another neighbor just who's Grandma is she anyway? I was told "She's everybody's Grandma." Fair enough. When the neighborhood doesn't have Everybody's Grandma or something like that then you get the Police.

Oh well, that's the life of an outlaw man. Tough ain't it?

oldfarmer50 · July 2020

snakeweasel said:

graphicguy said:

As I was doing my inspection, I found a pretty good sized puddle of oil under it. Owner claims it was A/C condensation (funny, it looked like oil, felt like oil, smelled like oil...which is quite a bit different than condensation).

What? you didn't taste it just to make sure? I thought you were more thorough than that.

Sounds to me like this guy was trying to get GG to blow up his hooptie so he could make a claim for damages. He didn’t count on running into a smart cookie like Graphicguy.

oldfarmer50 · July 2020

explorerx4 said:
I found that Taser GIF disturbing. It's not like the kid was threatening anyone.

Maybe he had just run somebody over while driving drunk.

qbrozen · July 2020

Does nobody else find internet videos where the camera is perfectly positioned suspicious? There are far more details in that video to male me think its fake than there are to support its validity.

snakeweasel · July 2020

qbrozen said:
Does nobody else find internet videos where the camera is perfectly positioned suspicious? There are far more details in that video to male me think its fake than there are to support its validity.

I was thinking the same thing especially when the kid runs away while taking a swig from a bottle.

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