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@bernard Congratulations!

5 months? Good work!

It took me 2 yrs. Of course in my case as I've said this included the need to dissolve my father's estate.

@realplayer

Congratulations to your daughter and her family!

Not news you get every day!

@andyd Yes the XJS 100% and a sedan too for my garage. No doubt.

That car's design btw is derivative (people tend to think this word is an insult; I don't mean it that way at all) of Auto Union design history.

I'll never own a plug in car myself.

Not for me.

Apparently they have unreal torque and speed though.

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The fastest car I've driven:

Mercedes SL (R129), 8 cyl, 0- 60 mph @ 4.8 sec.

It was like a hammer. You could spend up behind any vehicle at will and that vehicle would discreetly get out of your way.

This would be the modern equivalent of putting a saddle on a slug.

I miss the '80's Jaguars. So elegant.

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.