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We won't be owning our cars. We'll basically be renting them with subscriptions. We won't have complete autonomy over the decisions we make when driving our own cars either.

Believe me now or believe me later.

@andyd Just why?

Amen.

Ok, so I downloaded the app.

The hearing is next week.

Do I have to pay for Zoom or can I use it for a trial period?

How would I use my phone?

I'm getting the generic home page. It has my initials on it iirc.

I can't find anyway to contact Zoom.

I wish the storm was making landfall here and not the panhandle.

SK, why is using the phone a disadvantage? My goal is only to be there at the start and finish.

Some members of my family in NYS use Zoom all the time.

They think nothing of it.

It's a lot of tech and tech knowledge for a layperson.

Yes, please do. It's raining here, and my phone has poor reception, but I'll try. Thanks.

What?

Link to video

The '90's were the best IMHO!

I owned a few of these cars (actually literally three) and drove too many to count when I worked as a driver and courier deliverer for my uncle's upstate NY based Tri-State diving service when I was in my early '20's.

Driving was my favorite. Better than tennis. Better than gymnastics. Better than anything similar.

"Bliss was it in that dawn to be alive, / But to be young was very heaven!"-- William Wordsworth

AI said brand matching is best. After that, you have to research.

The power strips in this house were 40 years old.

One was the deep kind that fit a certain type of plug with a long third round part as well as the usual two. It was ancient.

I got them all replaced except this last one.

I poked a whole in one of my new ones with my index finger trying to plug something in. So that had to be replaced.

All stand quality. Not UL, but the other certification, I forget the initials.

Today I said to hell with it and threw the ancient (and probably expensive to replace) in the garbage.

I view fire safety like security protocols.

I still have more things to get done.

I still haven't escaped out my bedroom closet trap door.

I'm afraid of getting it open and not being able to shut it again.

But I'll figure it out.

Experiencing the hurricane/ 1st Lahaina fire made a negative impression on me I'll remember.

Apparently, a phone charger blocks takes current from the socket and then has the job of big time reducing it so it can power your phone.

Long story short, phone charger blocks have a difficult job. It's not a 1:1 transfer or energy or even close. This causes heat. So, phone charger blocks can and often do melt down and/ or explode.

I personally knowing what I do now would not leave one plugged in at night after I went to sleep and wouldn't leave one plugged in if I left the house.

Clearly you can't extinguish flames if you're asleep or gone.

I was a little bit surprised by this but it's a fact.

In a similar way, a power strip does nothing to increase the power generated by the electrical outlet where it is plugged in.

So, if a power strip has for example 6 electrical outlets, you're still getting the available power of 1.

If there are technical specifications involved, but the bottom line is that apparently you can easily overload a power strip. If you do, it too can and they often do also melt down and/ or explode in flames.

I've stopped leaving my phone charger blocks plugged in unless I'm using them.

I'm considering turning my charging strips off when I leave the house.

Thanks. I'll try that. Zoom added my phone number to my account.

I'm afraid of "being in court" and hanging up on everyone. I won't lie

Well, would that mean "check in" through the Zoom app or just call in, if anyone knows?

You can't grieve someone you never loved in the first place.

@adagiom Ok, I downloaded the app and created an account.

The Notice of Hearing has the following:

DATE x
Time x
Place: ZOOM
Meeting ID: x
PASSCODE: x
To attend by telephone: phone #

I don't understand.

Does this mean I need to log into Zoom and put the meeting code and password in the Zoom app on that day and time?

Do you know what "To attend by telephone:" might mean?

Do you know if this means I can call and only use my voice?

I will only have my phone available.

@mik Thanks for the advice!

@adagiom They sent a letter, so there isn't a link.

I'll download the Zoom app, and see what my options are...

That makes sense.

I've studied the British royal family for decades.

I always put what I hear through through the filter of my own knowledge.

This topic is one of my hobbies.

I'm such a nerd. 🤪

And there really is a world of actual investigative reporters, researchers, and other very serious people who cover this institution and family.

I promise.

@andyd This reminds me. "Gifting" is actually a word that is one of my pet peeves.

Yes, a lot of people like this word, and so many people use it that it's English today.

Yes, most of us here use it.

I know.

But I'm not sure how long it will last, or in other words, I don't think it will last. I give it 10 years.

But who knows.

Anyway...

You give a gift.

So what this word means after you take it apart and put it together again is:

You gift a gift.

On a different note, one of my best critics said of my English the following:

"Educated speech has an unusual robotic quality."

I concluded that this person had a limited intelligence, poor social awareness, and a lack of social experience.

I guess I had the option of thinking "FU" but it was such a unique and amusing comment.

I know all about Charles Spencer, his lack of character, his pathetic stewardship of the Spencer estate, his sibling rivalry with Diana, his refusal to give her shelter, his lies about same, his money making off her memory from jump, his go along to get along actual self, his personal life and its complications... the list goes on...

Still, one can't say any of this logically implies his current statements are necessarily lies. This would actually be a logical fallacy- argument against the person.

With respect, we disagree.

Prince Charles was not in grief after Diana died. I'll say it again. Prince Charles was not in grief after Diana died.

And so, we won't agree on this topic.

Life goes on!

WTF? I mean that in the nicest way!

Ax or wtg, please answer my question.

I don't know how this site's software works and I need help.