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An amateur balloonist group from Illinois says its small balloon last reported over Alaska is ‘missing in action.’

https://aviationweek.com/defense-space/aircraft-propulsion/h...

https://www.cnn.com/2023/02/16/politics/illinois-balloon-gro...

The K9YO balloon has GPS and reports its position by APRS:

From time to time I read about advice to always carry a crayon in your wallet. In reading through the advice it makes absolutely no sense and the longer you read, the less sense it makes. Why would anyone want to carry a crayon in their wallet? It seems it would become melted and make a mess of your wallet.

I had my old car removed today, and when they lifted it up, the driver face timed the office, who said that's an aftermarket CAT.

I said can't be, I'm the original owner.

I will give my honest assessment.

The CAT looked cheesy, unsubstantial.

This week we're recognizing Ralphy1!

Ralphy1 has been a member of POI Factory for over 15 years!

He maintains the ever popular and constantly expanding North American Breweries file!

Thanks for your continued dedication to our POI Factory community!

~Angela

As of today 02/13/2023

This is the place to talk about things that are not GPS related.

This thread will be closed on Monday and a new one will be opened.

~Angela

Quoting article, “…the attacker obtained the passwords of 30 million users and 85,000 companies from LastPass.

Best to change your password, if you haven’t done so already.

https://www.gizchina.com/2023/02/11/attackers-obtained-passw...

Another beauty day for a walk. Ultrasound tomorrow at hospital.

All this battery talk etc. has gotten me to finally junk the car in the driveway, that hasn't driven since 2016.

It was my first new car, and it was my dream car: 1998 Maxima SE 5 speed with every option except wind deflector.

The fact that I started it last week adds $30 to the value, and it comes in at $600.

I suspect this number is higher than 2019, but I never checked prior.

This week we're recognizing, Mcginkleschmidt!

Mcginkleschmidt has been a member of POI Factory for over 11 years!

This week he posted Large JCV File Download Link For Garmin 2024.10 Map which is super helpful for many in our POI Factory Community!

Thanks again, Mcginkleschmidt!

~Angela

This is the place to talk about things that are not GPS related.

This thread will be closed on Monday and a new one will be opened.

~Angela

I read this in another forum and question whether it's true or not. It raises an interesting possibility though:

Perhaps you can post on a new book you're reading, a new hobby you're taking up or about random finds as you finally get around to cleaning out the..., or your most recent adventure?

Anything to keep your windmill alive.

Please keep comments polite.

This thread will be closed on the last day of the month and a new one will be opened.

~Angela

This is the official POI Factory Joke thread.

Please read all the forum rules before posting, and keep in mind...

"POI Factory is not a forum for politically charged debate.
Let's avoid topics that already have a long list of Democrat or Republican talking points or that name specific politicians."

This thread will be closed on the last day of the month and a new one will be opened.

See https://www.ghacks.net/2023/02/01/keepass-password-manager-v...

This week we're recognizing, Ajasaro!

Ajasaro has been a member of POI Factory for 15 years and maintains over 130 POI files!

Thanks for all you do for our POI Factory community, Ajasaro!

~Angela

This is the place to talk about things that are not GPS related.

This thread will be closed on Monday and a new one will be opened.

~Angela

wscaswell, a couple of things:

1. Your US & Canada Covered Bridges POI file has an invalid first record, "Long,Lat,BName,Desc." You should delete it.

2. Here's a covered bridge you don't have. It's in the city of Geneva in Ashtabula County, Ohio, and at 18' it happens to be the shortest covered bridge in the country.

I no longer travel for work, stopped when the pandemic hit.

Booked a hotel in Alexandria VA (Marriott franchise). $94 before taxes which imho is good. none of the travel websites had anything cheaper for same property.

Checked in at 8 AM lol with the app, room key ready.

That is a real plus to be able to do that over 3 PM EST. Only we're not there yet.

Just updated to the most recent camera apps.
We have an Arctic front moving in starting this evening. Will bundle up for my daily walks.