Welcome / open talk

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 was just sitting here reading some of the posts and the thought hit me; How many people on here are veterans. So, I thought this may be an interesting topic. (Or, maybe not, but I think it may be interesting.)
Me? US Army Security Agency 66-70. Vietnam 67-68. (Hence the photo of The Wall in DC. Two buddies are on The Wall.)

As most are aware, LastPass has been hacked and the hackers have you vault. Gaining access to the vault may be exceedingly difficult but the link below provides a method to delete your account.

https://www.tomsguide.com/how-to/how-to-delete-your-lastpass...

Let me be the first to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and a Happy and Safe New Year.

I turn 76 today and feeling a bit nostalgic, I thought back on the best and worst birthdays I've had so far.

The best by far was my 41st when I had my first date with the beautiful girl who is now my wife of 35 years. I guess fate had a way of making up for my worst birthday which was just a year earlier.

I would be quite happy if we had a winter with no snow. Instead, they're predicting 6-14" of snow or more this weekend.

We have a corner lot so I have 2 blowers. An old small 2 stroke, good for tight areas, and a big 300cc 28" 2 stage. Great for the sidewalks and driveway.

This week we're recognizing, Alleghany!

Alleghany has been a member of POI Factory for nearly 16 years!

This week we're recognizing him for his POI file updates.
Thanks for all you do for our community, Alleghany!

~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

Interesting when I looked at my new FiOS bill.

On my day off, I turned in the 2009 Motorola set top boxes, that have been rented all these years, for the newer VMS1100 and IPC1100, which are not even heavy enough to be paperweights!

Knowing that this is an even swap, I got to be curious why my new bill is more.

Our CC gives a 5% cash reward for gas, deducted automatically every month.

It is correct by my calculations, has always been.

Long ago I learned that a gas station can misclassify the gas transaction on purpose, i.e. instead of gasoline, they say it's for convenience store items, so the gas reward is missed. But this was 15+ years ago, never happened on this card.

When I moved to PA in June 1999, two weeks later, everyone had to dial the area code along with the 7 digit phone number. I didn't know why this extra work was needed, I moved from Albany NY where we simply dialed 7 digits.

I had never heard of the area code 610--yet I've had the same home # since 2002.

Police in Arizona: "While we appreciate the festive flair [see photo], this is illegal & the driver received a citation for the HOV violation."

https://www.tmz.com/2022/12/14/woman-citation-drive-carpool-...

I have had 1,2,3,4,5, and now 6.

1999-2022.

Numbers 1-4 were all company cells, so changed due to their changes.

#5 was 2010, and #6 2022.

I thought it would be very difficult/unpleasant but not really, to change a number that I've had 12 years.

This week we're recognizing, Beagle.Fan!

Beagle.Fan has been a member of POI Factory for over 14 years!

This week we're recognizing him for his help with speed camera locations. Camera locations are what pay the bills here at the factory, so we appreciate all the help we can get with quality camera verification.

Thanks for all your contributions, Beagle.Fan!

~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

...again!

Walmart CEO says that shoplifting is higher than normal, and may lead to higher prices and store closures.

The higher prices we all know, but I am quite surprised that shoplifting could lead to store closures.

Also, with all the tech available, the implication seems to be that nothing is done about it by law enforcement i.e. the system?

Don't forget to fly your flag today in remembrance of all that gave their lives at Pearl Harbor. I salute them and all that served or are serving now.

My wife got a full time job with the school district.

There was some miscommunication, but net net is she can pick up the family's medical effective 1/1/23.

First of all, her cost is about 28-30% of mine. So I'll be getting a nice bump in net pay.

There are only 2 choices--a HMO and a PPO, with the HMO being more expensive, by $5/check.

The deductible is $0 on both plans.

This week we're recognizing, Maddperson!

Maddperson has been a member of POI Factory for over four and a half years.

We're recognizing him for his POI file maintenance work and his icon creation.

Thanks for all your new file creations, Maddperson!

~Angela