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2019 Kia Soul+, 2015 Mustang GT, 2013 Ford F-150, 2000 Chrysler Sebring convertible
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
I'm using the M240 to rip CDs to its hard drive and then adding them back to my USB stick (no CD players in any of my current laptops. Actually works quite well doing it in the 2er). Which is USB A, the Audi only has USB C ports. One of these days I'll buy an adaptor...
'21 Dark Blue/Black Audi A7 PHEV (mine); '22 White/Beige BMW X3 (hers); '20 Estoril Blue/Oyster BMW M240xi 'Vert (Ours, read: hers in 'vert weather; mine during Nor'easters...)
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the sports channels to listen to OSU games, or Michigan games, or to just
browse the sports channels during games. If I recall, the index shows the teams
and the current scores. Often my wife was wanting the current scores for
various teams in OSU's competition for playoffs and bowls.
Now she just uses her Android phone.
2014 Malibu 2LT, 2015 Cruze 2LT,
phone to my cell, while on a major ramp to I75, I recall the stunned silence on the
other end when I told the young lady not to call me again. I am not sure, but I might
have added some other words to the statement that emphasized my sincerity
not to be bothered by phone again.
2014 Malibu 2LT, 2015 Cruze 2LT,
That makes me think you’ve already installed a CD player in the trunk of one of your cars.
Now that I’ve had time to think about this I don’t need to call Mrs. j. I can continue to open my mouth just like I’ve always done.
My new plan is to still use the rope but take the remote for the garage door opener with me when I climb into the trunk. If I can’t get out, just have to hit the open button and I’m out and probably more gently too. Most important part of this plan will be not forgetting to tie the other end of the rope to the garage door handle. I guess I can make a check list so I don’t forget to do that.
There, I think I’ve thought it all out now.
jmonroe
Now you know how I feel about Mrs. j not listening to me and that goes back way before they invented XM.
jmonroe
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2015 Subaru Outback 3.6R / 2014 MINI Countryman S ALL4
2013 LX 570 2016 LS 460
Regardless, this should get @driver100 revved up.
2017 Cadillac ATS Performance Premium 3.6
2013 LX 570 2016 LS 460
So where’s my trophy. Maybe Edmund’s is preparing it for shipment as I post.
jmonroe
At the bottom of the mountain upon which we live, lives a black Jaguar I-Pace. In the 2 years we've lived here, it has not caught fire. So, regarding the video above, batting .500 here!
'21 Dark Blue/Black Audi A7 PHEV (mine); '22 White/Beige BMW X3 (hers); '20 Estoril Blue/Oyster BMW M240xi 'Vert (Ours, read: hers in 'vert weather; mine during Nor'easters...)
btw....ordinary fire extinguishers don't work, you need a special one for lithium batteries.
And how do you plug your car in overnight when they say don't leave your car plugged in unattended. I guess you can plug it in and sleep in it.
2017 MB E400 , 2015 MB GLK350, 2014 MB C250
Mine: 1995 318ti Club Sport-2020 C43-2021 Sahara 4xe-1996 Speed Triple Challenge Cup Replica
Wife's: 2015 X1 xDrive28i
Son's: 2018 330i xDrive
2017 Cadillac ATS Performance Premium 3.6
2019 Kia Soul+, 2015 Mustang GT, 2013 Ford F-150, 2000 Chrysler Sebring convertible
My wife and I are the last two people on the planet who pay bills with checks in the mail. Lately, it seems like it takes longer to see those checks cashed by the vendor. My wife sent a check for the cable bill on 12/30, due on the 7th but only cashed on the 10th. Similarly, my credit card check mailed on 12/30 was only cashed on the 12th.
Is this just the post office becoming more unreliable or are these companies holding checks past the due date so they can charge late fees.
For comparison, a check sent to a collage in NH on the same date was cashed in 4 days.
2019 Kia Soul+, 2015 Mustang GT, 2013 Ford F-150, 2000 Chrysler Sebring convertible
Farmer - all I can say is learn how to pay your bills online. They credit the same day. No stamps, no checks. I write maybe three or four checks a year.
It’s the only way to roll to these days.
2023 Mercedes EQE 350 4Matic / 2022 Ram 1500 Bighorn, Built to Serve
Mine: 1995 318ti Club Sport-2020 C43-2021 Sahara 4xe-1996 Speed Triple Challenge Cup Replica
Wife's: 2015 X1 xDrive28i
Son's: 2018 330i xDrive
my wife, far from a technology whiz, even uses the online account bill pay. easy once they are set up, but she always complains about having to look up and get the right account info for new ones. But if we have weird payments (money to a charity, local stuff, our property taxes) those are written checks.
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
I’m surprised you’re still posting given you’ve been walking on thin ice for so long. I know a few folks like you and they’re still around too. But, you never know when you’re going to run out of luck.
jmonroe
2017 Cadillac ATS Performance Premium 3.6
2017 MB E400 , 2015 MB GLK350, 2014 MB C250
2017 MB E400 , 2015 MB GLK350, 2014 MB C250
2017 MB E400 , 2015 MB GLK350, 2014 MB C250
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
Mine: 1995 318ti Club Sport-2020 C43-2021 Sahara 4xe-1996 Speed Triple Challenge Cup Replica
Wife's: 2015 X1 xDrive28i
Son's: 2018 330i xDrive
My brother lives in Calgary where it has been the coldest winter in 50 years. This cold spell has lasted for weeks, today it will be -28 with a wind chill of -40F.
My brother sent an email that said:
"Just got an Alberta emergency alert on our cell phones and TV! Turn off all unnecessary power usage due to severe temperature strain on the power grid!🥺".
I told him it is a good thing he doesn't have an EV.
2017 MB E400 , 2015 MB GLK350, 2014 MB C250
Are you talking about your bank’s online bill pay? Then yes you are correct. If they aren’t in the system they mail a check and it takes awhile.
When we had our place at the campground, the note was with a credit union and they had no online billing or payments. I used Wells Fargo bill pay and to get it there on time I had to send it 12 days ahead.
I don’t use that service for anything anymore. I just go into the electric company or CC etc and pay it manually. Everything else is on autopay. I’m always afraid to put the utilities on auto in case they miss read a meter and it’s a huge bill.
2023 Mercedes EQE 350 4Matic / 2022 Ram 1500 Bighorn, Built to Serve
I wont auto pay CCs or utilities either. I find it easier (well, easier for my wife) to have it in one place so she doesn’t have to figure out where to go for each one. It was enough of a struggle getting her used to paperless!
I go direct when she forgets to pay one and it’s due that day.
I do have some stuff (cable, garbage pickup) that offers it going to a credit card. Cuts way down on the number of different places to pay.
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
2017 MB E400 , 2015 MB GLK350, 2014 MB C250
Not to scare you into never sleeping, Driver, but guess what batteries are in phones and laptops? Which have been known to spontaneously combust upon occasion, too. (Yes, I recognize the difference in scale)
Again, there is risk in basically every aspect of life. Know your use case and technology options. We know you are wicked afraid of EVs; the dead horse would like a bit of a rest.
Just IMHO, of course.
Fear can be entertaining.
'21 Dark Blue/Black Audi A7 PHEV (mine); '22 White/Beige BMW X3 (hers); '20 Estoril Blue/Oyster BMW M240xi 'Vert (Ours, read: hers in 'vert weather; mine during Nor'easters...)
2019 Kia Soul+, 2015 Mustang GT, 2013 Ford F-150, 2000 Chrysler Sebring convertible
I’m surprised that you aren’t already a greeter at Walmart.
Mine: 1995 318ti Club Sport-2020 C43-2021 Sahara 4xe-1996 Speed Triple Challenge Cup Replica
Wife's: 2015 X1 xDrive28i
Son's: 2018 330i xDrive
I’m not opposed to EVs; what I’m opposed to is that they are being mandated when the technology isn’t mature and the infrastructure isn’t ready for it. EVs can and should be a part of the private vehicle mix but for the foreseeable future they aren’t a one size fits all solution or a magic bullet.
I’d rather the regulations continue to require manufacturers to achieve an average fleet mpg number rather than mandate a specific “solution.” Imagine if, during the first energy crisis, the government response had been to ban engines over a certain displacement or cylinder count. Instead, manufacturers developed new technology to improve efficiency and performance.
Regardless, while I don’t blindly welcome all new technology, I am intrigued and interested by progress- not fearful of it.
Mine: 1995 318ti Club Sport-2020 C43-2021 Sahara 4xe-1996 Speed Triple Challenge Cup Replica
Wife's: 2015 X1 xDrive28i
Son's: 2018 330i xDrive
I’m surprised that you aren’t already a greeter at Walmart.
I’m surprised you two are fighting over those kind of jobs. Transport driver is the way to go.
2019 Kia Soul+, 2015 Mustang GT, 2013 Ford F-150, 2000 Chrysler Sebring convertible
2017 Cadillac ATS Performance Premium 3.6
Mine: 1995 318ti Club Sport-2020 C43-2021 Sahara 4xe-1996 Speed Triple Challenge Cup Replica
Wife's: 2015 X1 xDrive28i
Son's: 2018 330i xDrive
No need for power! I do mostly everything on my phone.
2023 Mercedes EQE 350 4Matic / 2022 Ram 1500 Bighorn, Built to Serve
It isn't practical for people who travel long distances, for people who aren't able to plug in, or for my brother in Calgary who isn't supposed to use electricity unless it is absolutely necessary.
One day we will all have electric cars.......I understand that. At this time I am not ready to switch, gassers have served me well and they suit me....I don't need to spend $60 or $70k to switch to something that might not work for me.
2017 MB E400 , 2015 MB GLK350, 2014 MB C250
No need for power! I do mostly everything on my phone.
I don't think oldfarmer does internet on his phone, IIRC.
2017 MB E400 , 2015 MB GLK350, 2014 MB C250
2013 LX 570 2016 LS 460
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2015 Subaru Outback 3.6R / 2014 MINI Countryman S ALL4
You couldn’t even drink a beer .. they were freezing
2023 Mercedes EQE 350 4Matic / 2022 Ram 1500 Bighorn, Built to Serve
Starting up a company that grows quickly, renting a warehouse for $8000 a month on your personal account (with a 2 year lease), having small retail accounts but having one large retail customer who makes up 80% of your sales that isn't in the best of shape, and having about $100000 worth of inventory on hand, and having 4 employees that you are responsible for.
That's a lot of balls to juggle, and if one of them falls you've had it.
People who start their own business often mortgage their homes, they work 24/7, they always have to be thinking, they have to have about 4 jobs, and if anything goes wrong you can lose it all.
That is make it or break it risk.
2017 MB E400 , 2015 MB GLK350, 2014 MB C250