WTF-Beta

Bus drivers are great.

And here's here spinel segment. Apparently it was only added in 2016.

Link to video

@andyd Your last picture- great!! Wow.

Grifters pay for nothing.

That's why they're called grifters.

So no. I'm vindicated! Lol.

break

@daniel 4.90

@jon-nyc. 4.91

Anyone else?

@wtg Nice!

I've done a lot of this stuff lately.

I've done the back perimeter with solar motion sensor stake lights.

That needed to be done.

I'm refining their positioning to know what gets tripped when, and what "line" of light they draw where.

I've decided two places (one inside, one outside) need wall mounted solar motion sensor lights.

That's is a different layer of complexity for me since I'm not handy.

I have a few solar powered outdoor lights for decoration.

More lights at some point.

Congrats!

I looked at the app and noticed that mine is 4.9.

It's always been 5.0.

So I wondered what I did to deserve the diminution of my reputation by the collective number of drivers assigned to me.

I know what it was, especially since it happened recently.

It was a driver who got hostile because he said I should have told him our private back gate is locked.

It's private property, even the streets, even though it has bog standard municipal infrastructure.

USPS, FedEx, UPS, etc. have no problem understanding it.

Uber drivers, taxi drivers, contract drivers for deliveries-
won't- will. not..

They feel they did their job if they go to where their GPS told them to go, using the route their GPS told them to use.

So this Uber driver (who had been as friendly as could be) became hostile when he drove to the back gate and it was locked.

He lectured me that it was my responsibility to tell him all of this in advance. It was his responsibility to know it in the first place.

I always give 5 stars (or in this case skipped it).

I did give 1 star to an Uber driver who couldn't find the destination, wanted to drop me off at a random location (I refused to get out of the car), told me directions were my responsibility, spotted the drop off at the last minute, and then starting cursing at me.

My policy though is if a person's doing a job and especially something like Uber that barely pays, I will support them with the algorithm.

@jon-nyc said:

@CHAS said:

When will the next one start? heh

Within 6 years. Maybe even this year. (Bond markets are already nervous)

But in 2032 or before Congress will have to change the law to cover social security shortfalls out of the general budget. If the dollar crash hasn’t happened by then it will certainly happen then.

@ Both, I have no knowledge or experience to offer for my opinion, but, yes; I agree with this. I've thought the same thing since at least 1/1/2026. It's worrisome.

Link to video

2 minutes later... / French accent

Just kidding!

Oh, I'm sure he's had courtesy calls/ other diplomatic interactions with many of the royal houses starting with you know which one EU state or not.

@realplayer

Do you have a particular shoulder bag design in mind?

Am I correct you're looking for a shoulder bag?

I just bought a rolling cart!

I've seen many that are beaten up.

I didn't know how nice they could be until I assembled it.

@realplayer Makes sense.

Btw, I looked at a stainless, insulated French press.

Impressive.

It was selling for 1/3 more than the coffee pot
fwiw.

@wtg said:

@Bernard Great idea.

I have a collection of tea cosies in various sizes that I picked up when I was in England many years ago. They do a great job of keeping my tea warm from the first cup to the last.

@bernard @wtg Didn't think about that with French press, thanks. Haven't thought about "tea cozies" for years and don't remember seeing one though must have.

@wtg My parents drank Folger and similar coffee, from plastic drip coffee makers, always black, all day, and often always took an insulated thermos to work.

And yes- they thought nothing of heating it up in the microwave.

@chas I've always flown with one carry on and put it under my seat.

Exception in the beginning when we'd have plastic "hard-sided" suitcases.

Suitcases of course were still "a thing".

They let you fly alone as a child (like 6 yrs old) back then.

I did and ditched the suitcase.

My dream bag is hard-case actually.

(I like leather, wood, stone, paper, like that, boxes; I'm a nerd).

It's the traditional briefcase at the TimeResistance site. Black.

The best quality craftsmanship, less than $600. Unreal.

Many here use a briefcase or have, but it's the last type of bag that would suit me.

In the old blues songs, you needed "a suitcase and a trunk".

I don't know who was supposed to be on hand to move the trunk.

@RealPlayer said:

I was gifted an electronic coffee mug that maintains a constant temperature, but if you want to program a different temperature (or other things) you need their app.

The whole thing is pretty unnecessary, tbh, with or without the app

@realplayer I am pining for a traditional coffee pot. There are a million used ones floating around. I want to buy mine new. Farberware brand it is? I think. It will keep the coffee I made hot. I've wanted to hit the "buy now" button more than once.

I hope I'll have it eventually.

It has no software. It has no camera watching you, and it's not recording your voice.

Bonus.

However, I use a French press. I like it.

Pros- Fast, Inexpensive

Cons- Not many are insulated. Glass breaks. Coffee has to be made each time you want a cup, or you have to microwave what's left (or bring it to a simmer?. Not inexpensive if you break the glass. Being made now with glass too thin for purpose

@chas @wtg Truth.