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jmonroe1 · November 7

sda said:
I really have learned to appreciate wireless Android Auto to display navigation and traffic.

If you are familiar with Charlotte you probably know this location where I work. It's 5 days in the office and 5 days wfh. I hope that doesn't change to all days in the office.

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Even when I was a working stiff I never had to put up with that kind of traffic twice daily.

When I lived in SC for 5 years, I drove back to the Burgh many times. I remember taking I-20 out of SC and hit I-77 North just into NC. I drove past the football stadium on my right. I don’t think I ever rode by there when there wasn’t construction. Is that still a work-program?

jmonroe

oldfarmer50 · November 7

Well, the saga of the Kia recall is over. After being told “it’s almost ready” this morning and giving them another 4 hours I showed up at the dealer and was told “not ready and the tech is out to lunch”. Finally got the call 2 hours later and retrieved the car after 10 DAYS! That’s got to be some kind of record for a recall that only required an inspection and no parts.

Needless to say, I won’t be patronizing that dealer ever again.

xwesx · November 7

Congratulations on a successful retrieval, OF! Did they actually do the fix on the theft concern this time, though?

oldfarmer50 · November 7

xwesx said:
Congratulations on a successful retrieval, OF! Did they actually do the fix on the theft concern this time, though?

They said they did and it’s on the invoice but they said they did last year and it’s on that invoice too so who knows?

jmonroe1 · November 7

oldfarmer50 said:

xwesx said:
Congratulations on a successful retrieval, OF! Did they actually do the fix on the theft concern this time, though?
They said they did and it’s on the invoice but they said they did last year and it’s on that invoice too so who knows?

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Park it on a dark street, come back in a few hours to see if it’s still there. Rinse and repeat 3 times to be sure.

jmonroe

corvette · November 7

Yeah, make sure you have full coverage before you do, though!

ab348 · November 7

It was interesting here that our Provincial govt recently rescinded all WFH arrangements and forced civil servants to return to the office. As a former civil servant myself I never particularly liked WFH for my employees because I practiced management by walking around, but the work mostly got done by those who practiced WFH though perhaps not as effectively as I would have liked. Most of my people were road warriors anyway so it made little difference to them. This recent change by our govt is more than likely due to having to justify having lots of expensive leased office space downtown and keeping those landlords happy.

roadburner · November 7

corvette said:
My old office very strongly resisted having fully remote employees for a long time (but one day a week in the office was okay?). Corporate has since downsized their office space and they were forced to allow and encourage fully remote work. At my new place, my entire department is fully remote.

With the COVID lunacy almost everyone one in my office worked from home. I went to the office almost every day because if I was working from home I would invariably get a call from a defense attorney wanting to conference a case that I had left at the office.
When everyone was allowed back in the office my position was that I didn't care where anyone on my staff worked as long as the work was done properly and on time.

tjc78 · November 8

I waste 2-3 hours a day commuting when 75% of my interaction is with people half way across the world.

In my WFH days I’m up early and getting quick answers from overseas when they are still awake may times shaving a day or more off dwell times… but yet I need to sit in my office 4 days a week

oldfarmer50 · November 8

jmonroe1 said:

oldfarmer50 said:

xwesx said:
Congratulations on a successful retrieval, OF! Did they actually do the fix on the theft concern this time, though?
They said they did and it’s on the invoice but they said they did last year and it’s on that invoice too so who knows?
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Park it on a dark street, come back in a few hours to see if it’s still there. Rinse and repeat 3 times to be sure.

jmonroe

Now why didn’t I think of that?😂

oldfarmer50 · November 8

tjc78 said:
I waste 2-3 hours a day commuting when 75% of my interaction is with people half way across the world.

In my WFH days I’m up early and getting quick answers from overseas when they are still awake may times shaving a day or more off dwell times… but yet I need to sit in my office 4 days a week

I suppose as a farmer I was the original WFH employee.😄

laurasdada · November 8

nyccarguy said:
Looks like upgrading to windows 11 is going to cost me approximately $10K. Money I really wasn’t planning on spending especially given how much I’ve had to spend on inventory and how slow business has been as of late.

Can you take advantage of any Black Friday/Cyber Monday deals?

cdnpinhead · November 8

tjc78 said:
I waste 2-3 hours a day commuting when 75% of my interaction is with people half way across the world.

That was exactly my situation when I was working, except it was more like 95% rather than 75%, besides which I was on the road 30-50% of the time. My management had zero issues with me working from the Forest Lakes cabin, but they were overruled by corporate not long before I retired. Just one of several reasons I pulled the pin.

jmonroe1 · November 8

oldfarmer50 said:

jmonroe1 said:

oldfarmer50 said:

xwesx said:
Congratulations on a successful retrieval, OF! Did they actually do the fix on the theft concern this time, though?
They said they did and it’s on the invoice but they said they did last year and it’s on that invoice too so who knows?
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Park it on a dark street, come back in a few hours to see if it’s still there. Rinse and repeat 3 times to be sure.

jmonroe
Now why didn’t I think of that?😂

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Not sure but maybe because you spend too much time worrying about your cars rusting away. In another month you’re going to be in the meat of your worrying season.

jmonroe

oldfarmer50 · November 8

jmonroe1 said:

oldfarmer50 said:

jmonroe1 said:

oldfarmer50 said:

xwesx said:
Congratulations on a successful retrieval, OF! Did they actually do the fix on the theft concern this time, though?
They said they did and it’s on the invoice but they said they did last year and it’s on that invoice too so who knows?
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Park it on a dark street, come back in a few hours to see if it’s still there. Rinse and repeat 3 times to be sure.

jmonroe
Now why didn’t I think of that?😂
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Not sure but maybe because you spend too much time worrying about your cars rusting away. In another month you’re going to be in the meat of your worrying season.

jmonroe

Don’t remind me.

snakeweasel · November 8

@oldfarmer50 said:
I suppose as a farmer I was the original WFH employee.😄

Not only that but you are always outstanding in your field.

stickguy · November 8

there are 2015 domestic half tons up here that look nearly that bad.

oldfarmer50 · November 8

stickguy said:
there are 2015 domestic half tons up here that look nearly that bad.

Now that I look at that picture I realized that’s the same generation as my 1986 SR5 that was nearly that rusty when I sold it in 1999.

driver100 · November 9

oldfarmer50 said:

jmonroe1 said:

oldfarmer50 said:

jmonroe1 said:

oldfarmer50 said:

xwesx said:
Congratulations on a successful retrieval, OF! Did they actually do the fix on the theft concern this time, though?
They said they did and it’s on the invoice but they said they did last year and it’s on that invoice too so who knows?
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Park it on a dark street, come back in a few hours to see if it’s still there. Rinse and repeat 3 times to be sure.

jmonroe
Now why didn’t I think of that?😂
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Not sure but maybe because you spend too much time worrying about your cars rusting away. In another month you’re going to be in the meat of your worrying season.

jmonroe
Don’t remind me.

Nice customizing job. Kind of looks like flames if you squint!

driver100 · November 9

I got to the Florida place on Saturday - one good thing, they got an inch of snow on Sunday.
There are a million things to do to set up, change clocks, clean as much as possible, put air in the tires, get groceries, set up TV, internet, etc., change furnace filters and refrigerator filter.
A 1000 things and I was ready for a hot shower before going to dinner next door.......and I forgot to turn on the hot water tank!!!!!!!!!!
Ever actually have a cold shower, it isn't my idea of fun!

jmonroe1 · November 9

driver100 said:
I got to the Florida place on Saturday - one good thing, they got an inch of snow on Sunday.
There are a million things to do to set up, change clocks, clean as much as possible, put air in the tires, get groceries, set up TV, internet, etc., change furnace filters and refrigerator filter.
A 1000 things and I was ready for a hot shower before going to dinner next door.......and I forgot to turn on the hot water tank!!!!!!!!!!
Ever actually have a cold shower, it isn't my idea of fun!

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And with all those things to do you forgot to stock body wipes.

jmonroe

oldfarmer50 · November 10

“ Ever actually have a cold shower, it isn't my idea of fun!

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Yeah but in Florida you can just stand in the sun and you’ll be warm again in a couple of minutes.

corvette · November 10

This probably depends a lot on the way water is supplied in a given municipality, but even here in the frozen part of the country 1,000 miles north of Miami, in the summer, I can generally turn the faucet down to almost 100% cold once I get the water flushed out of my house's pipes.

I hear about people in The Villages complaining that the cold water gets too hot in the summer... Maybe someone can sell them a reversible water heater! All you'd probably need with one of those new heat pump water heaters is a reversing valve for the refrigerant.

jmonroe1 · November 10

corvette said:
This probably depends a lot on the way water is supplied in a given municipality, but even here in the frozen part of the country 1,000 miles north of Miami, in the summer, I can generally turn the faucet down to almost 100% cold once I get the water flushed out of my house's pipes.

I hear about people in The Villages complaining that the cold water gets too hot in the summer... Maybe someone can sell them a reversible water heater! All you'd probably need with one of those new heat pump water heaters is a reversing valve for the refrigerant.

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I think I’ll just stick with my refrigerator.

jmonroe

driver100 · November 10

corvette said:
This probably depends a lot on the way water is supplied in a given municipality, but even here in the frozen part of the country 1,000 miles north of Miami, in the summer, I can generally turn the faucet down to almost 100% cold once I get the water flushed out of my house's pipes.

I hear about people in The Villages complaining that the cold water gets too hot in the summer... Maybe someone can sell them a reversible water heater! All you'd probably need with one of those new heat pump water heaters is a reversing valve for the refrigerant.

I just gave you a $1 million idea for a new business venture!

driver100 · November 10

jmonroe1 said:

driver100 said:
I got to the Florida place on Saturday - one good thing, they got an inch of snow on Sunday.
There are a million things to do to set up, change clocks, clean as much as possible, put air in the tires, get groceries, set up TV, internet, etc., change furnace filters and refrigerator filter.
A 1000 things and I was ready for a hot shower before going to dinner next door.......and I forgot to turn on the hot water tank!!!!!!!!!!
Ever actually have a cold shower, it isn't my idea of fun!
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And with all those things to do you forgot to stock body wipes.

jmonroe

That reminds me.........does anyone prefer that body soap in a container that you have to apply using your hand?
I like an actual bar of soap. It is easier to tell I have used it everywhere and it doesn't trickle through my fingers and get lost. Motels like the liquid body soap stuff...it is not as messy.
What's that rule about if it don't need fixing.....just leave it!

jmonroe1 · November 10

driver100 said:

jmonroe1 said:

driver100 said:
I got to the Florida place on Saturday - one good thing, they got an inch of snow on Sunday.
There are a million things to do to set up, change clocks, clean as much as possible, put air in the tires, get groceries, set up TV, internet, etc., change furnace filters and refrigerator filter.
A 1000 things and I was ready for a hot shower before going to dinner next door.......and I forgot to turn on the hot water tank!!!!!!!!!!
Ever actually have a cold shower, it isn't my idea of fun!
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And with all those things to do you forgot to stock body wipes.

jmonroe
That reminds me.........does anyone prefer that body soap in a container that you have to apply using your hand?
I like an actual bar of soap. It is easier to tell I have used it everywhere and it doesn't trickle through my fingers and get lost. Motels like the liquid body soap stuff...it is not as messy.
What's that rule about if it don't need fixing.....just leave it!

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Never heard it said quite like that…must be a Canadian thing.

jmonroe

xwesx · November 10

Anything goes!

Yep, it is a bar of soap for me.

driver100 · 3:41AM

xwesx said:
Anything goes!

Yep, it is a bar of soap for me.

Well, at least give me credit - introducing a new topic....we have gone where C&C has never gone before.

ab348 · 4:55AM

driver100 said:

That reminds me.........does anyone prefer that body soap in a container that you have to apply using your hand?
I like an actual bar of soap. It is easier to tell I have used it everywhere and it doesn't trickle through my fingers and get lost. Motels like the liquid body soap stuff...it is not as messy.
What's that rule about if it don't need fixing.....just leave it!

Easy answer: those little hotel-size wrapped bars of soap are expensive and essentially single-use because you unwrap it, take your shower, and then check out and leave, so housekeeping has to throw it away and give the next occupant a freshly wrapped new soap. The liquid shower gel dispensers just get refilled every few days. Saves them lots of $$$. The bean-counters score another win.

kyfdx · 5:23AM

Not very sanitary.. Those bottles refilled, and who knows how long that's been changed. It's gross. Plus, the body wash doesn't work for crap

imidazol97 · 6:37AM

The motel we like in Pigeon Forge puts little bars, one body, one face, along with a tiny bottle of body wash, one of shampoo, and one of conditioner. Motel caters to the older clientel year around.
People can choose.

At home, I learned I like the scent of a Suave body wash for men. It leaves a pleasant, woody scent that's light. I use my Dial bar first, though.

jmonroe1 · 6:52AM

driver100 said:

xwesx said:
Anything goes!

Yep, it is a bar of soap for me.
Well, at least give me credit - introducing a new topic....we have gone where C&C has never gone before.

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Nothing will ever top dishwashers.

jmonroe

tjc78 · 7:12AM

@jmonroe1 said:
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Nothing will ever top dishwashers.

jmonroe

I thought of the group… I don’t know how it started but we literally had a full blown dishwasher discussion at work yesterday

oldfarmer50 · 7:39AM

jmonroe1 said:

driver100 said:

xwesx said:
Anything goes!

Yep, it is a bar of soap for me.
Well, at least give me credit - introducing a new topic....we have gone where C&C has never gone before.
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Nothing will ever top dishwashers.

jmonroe

How about identity theft? I think you were talking about somebody forging checks the other day. Well, I got a taste of that medicine yesterday when someone used my credit card to charge stuff in Florida. They did 8 sub one dollar charges at some sporting goods store and then the big one, a $1024 charge at a Marine supply shop in Tampa. Fortunately, the credit union fraud squad noticed and alerted me. The only problem is my card is frozen and it’ll take 7-10 days to get a new card. I’m guessing that I’m not responsible for any of the charges but I can’t contact the CU because they’re closed for Veterans Day.

First time this has happened in over 50 years of card use.

laurasdada · 8:07AM

And speaking of dishwashers, the new Kitchen Aid is currently undefeated in washing dishes. Really putting the Covid GE Profile to shame.

Michaell · 8:22AM

And speaking of appliances, I've been "informed" that a new range is in our near future. Our current gas range is coming up on 10 years old, and the girls are not happy with its performance.

jmonroe1 · 8:43AM

tjc78 said:

@jmonroe1 said:

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Nothing will ever top dishwashers.

jmonroe

I thought of the group… I don’t know how it started but we literally had a full blown dishwasher discussion at work yesterday

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No telling how many lurkers we have in here.

jmonroe

explorerx4 · 8:55AM

@tjc78,
See? There are perks to going into the office.

xwesx · 9:37AM

Michaell said:
And speaking of appliances, I've been "informed" that a new range is in our near future. Our current gas range is coming up on 10 years old, and the girls are not happy with its performance.

Well, just remind them that they are both far older than ten years....

Okay, nevermind.... scratch that! Just buy a new stove.

xwesx · 9:37AM

Speaking of stoves, my "dual fuel" Kenmore celebrated its twentieth anniversary last month.

jmonroe1 · 9:48AM

Michaell said:
And speaking of appliances, I've been "informed" that a new range is in our near future. Our current gas range is coming up on 10 years old, and the girls are not happy with its performance.

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Yes, let’s continue speaking about appliances. What ever happened with your new electric dryer that kept tripping the breaker? If you answered this I missed it.

jmonroe

stickguy · 9:49AM

A nice thing about building a new house right about at retirement age. You can expect to pretty do nothing to it for a long time. And if it finally starts needing repairs and updates it should be time to dump it and move to a retirement villa.

jmonroe1 · 9:55AM

xwesx said:
Speaking of stoves, my "dual fuel" Kenmore celebrated its twentieth anniversary last month.

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I thought you knew better than to talk about old cars and appliances while they’re still working. You just doomed your oven. Let us know what you replaced it with next week.

jmonroe

jmonroe1 · 10:01AM

stickguy said:
A nice thing about building a new house right about at retirement age. You can expect to pretty do nothing to it for a long time. And if it finally starts needing repairs and updates it should be time to dump it and move to a retirement villa.

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With the longevity of appliances today, that means you should consider filling out applications for those villas sooner than you think.

jmonroe

jmonroe1 · 10:51AM

laurasdada said:
And speaking of dishwashers, the new Kitchen Aid is currently undefeated in washing dishes. Really putting the Covid GE Profile to shame.

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I’m sure I mentioned this before.

A little over a year ago we had to replace our 13 year old Samsung dishwasher that just stopped working one day. Off to the 2 big box places I went along with a mom and pop place. The guy at the mom and pop place suggested a specific Maytag model but he couldn’t get it for about a month. Lo and behold Lowe’s had that model so I got it there. About 2 appliances away from the Maytag was a Kitchen Aid. I bopped back and forth between the 2 comparing just about everything, tub, controls, layout, upper and lower racks, you name it, I compared the 2 of them. Turns out they were identical except that the Kitchen Aid was more upscale and had 2 more buttons. I have to believe that the control boards were the same too. Just had an additional connector or two wired out for the additional buttons. The Maytag was at least 500 bucks less. Those 2 dishwashers had to come off the same assembly line. I’m sure the Kitchen Aid commands more money because of the name.

FWIW, I installed our first dishwasher back in the early 70s. It was a Kitchen Aid and I was insistent about getting a Kitchen Aid because back then they were clearly the best. Had to replace the mechanical timer about a year before we moved in 1989. No telling how much longer that thing lasted. Today, there are several dishwasher brands that I’d consider.

jmonroe

driver100 · 10:58AM

oldfarmer50 said:

jmonroe1 said:

driver100 said:

xwesx said:
Anything goes!

Yep, it is a bar of soap for me.
Well, at least give me credit - introducing a new topic....we have gone where C&C has never gone before.
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Nothing will ever top dishwashers.

jmonroe
How about identity theft? I think you were talking about somebody forging checks the other day. Well, I got a taste of that medicine yesterday when someone used my credit card to charge stuff in Florida. They did 8 sub one dollar charges at some sporting goods store and then the big one, a $1024 charge at a Marine supply shop in Tampa. Fortunately, the credit union fraud squad noticed and alerted me. The only problem is my card is frozen and it’ll take 7-10 days to get a new card. I’m guessing that I’m not responsible for any of the charges but I can’t contact the CU because they’re closed for Veterans Day.

First time this has happened in over 50 years of card use.

@oldfarmer50 Sorry to hear about that. I am in Florida but I don't know anything about your credit card, and I don't own a boat, Sea doo, mini boat or any kind of marine equipment.

btw....that's not me!

driver100 · 11:09AM

ab348 said:

driver100 said:

That reminds me.........does anyone prefer that body soap in a container that you have to apply using your hand?
I like an actual bar of soap. It is easier to tell I have used it everywhere and it doesn't trickle through my fingers and get lost. Motels like the liquid body soap stuff...it is not as messy.
What's that rule about if it don't need fixing.....just leave it!
Easy answer: those little hotel-size wrapped bars of soap are expensive and essentially single-use because you unwrap it, take your shower, and then check out and leave, so housekeeping has to throw it away and give the next occupant a freshly wrapped new soap. The liquid shower gel dispensers just get refilled every few days. Saves them lots of $$$. The bean-counters score another win.

Great explanation and the comments were good to read...I'm not the only one who doesn't get body soap. By the time I squeeze it onto my hand, it gets washed away by the shower water.
I also read that that when hotels leave you those cards that say to reuse your towels to save the environment....it is more to save them from washing towels.
So much is a rip off these days. I had free security for my desktop computer at home...I think it is AVG, now they want to charge me.
I had some kind of plan for $100 a year with HP that they would fix my computer if there was a problem, actually any HP computer. I had a problem, they fixed it, now they have a lifetime plan they will do any repairs and any updates, for $400 for a lifetime. How do they know if they will be around or if updates will be impossible for a 3rd party computer company to install?
Everything is becoming a rip off....they try to sign you up to get monthly fees....companies love to hook their customers into a regular payment plan - it produces a steady stream of money!.

xwesx · 11:14AM

That's exactly it... guaranteed revenue stream. It is THE business model, and every industry wants in on it (cars included!).

imidazol97 · 11:17AM

driver100 said:

ab348 said:

driver100 said:

That reminds me.........does anyone prefer that body soap in a container that you have to apply using your hand?
I like an actual bar of soap. It is easier to tell I have used it everywhere and it doesn't trickle through my fingers and get lost. Motels like the liquid body soap stuff...it is not as messy.
What's that rule about if it don't need fixing.....just leave it!

So much is a rip off these days. I had free security for my desktop computer at home...I think it is AVG, now they want to charge me.
My Win10 and Win 11 computers have free security, Windows Security. It's part of the built-in operating system.

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