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Do you call it out?

Yesterday, I saw an associate at Costco, so I shouted out, "Hey Derrick! I remember you from 2020!"

He turned around.

I stated, "You're the best employee Costco has!"

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.

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

Apple dropped the updates, iOS 17.1.2, iPadOS 17.1.2, and macOS Sonoma 14.1.2 today. Interestingly, each patches the same two issues, so the Mac update is essentially the same as the iOS and iPadOS updates.

The update patches some security concerns with the underlying platform that powers Safari.

Many auto insurance companies, including mine, offer premium discounts if you use an app or an installed device on your vehicle. Discounts can be as much as 30% but vary based on how you drive.

This week we're recognizing, ScrappyCrow!

ScrappyCrow has been a member of POI Factory for over 6 years!

This "long time lurker", submitted some information this week that helped Mahoney update his Rest Areas files. This is super helpful for all of us who have plans to travel the roadways this holiday season.

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.

Finishing November, and moving into December.

-- Jonathan

Hopefully most can sit back and and enjoy Thanksgiving today. For those that have to work or are on the road may you have a safe journey and be able to return home afterwards. For those that sacrificed, thank you.

I have been changing oil since I was about 11.

Other than when buying a new car (3X in my life), I would not let anyone else change my oil. With my wife's purchased new in 2011, after getting ripped off by a dealer, I said that's it, never again.

Anyway, living in SE PA, working in NJ, nobody here will consistently accept used motor oil.

Today is the 60th anniversary of the assassination of John Kennedy. I went to one of the Federal academies and would to share a moving tribute from that day written by a fellow alumnus. I was one of about 750 cadets who stood at attention for a 50 gun salute. The New York Times reports it was in the mid-50° for the day but it was a 14 mph wind during the tribute.

As I Sit Here Now

This week we're recognizing, Johnm405!

Johnm405 has been a member of POI Factory for over 16 years!

He maintains several POI files, and is a regular in the discussion forums. I can't recall the last time he misses a weekly post! I appreciate his weather comments because we seem to experience the same pattern here.

Thanks for your all your contributions to our community, John!

~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.

It's Thanksgiving Week in the United States.

-- Jonathan

This week we're recognizing, Mcginkleschmidt!

Mcginkleschmidt has been a member of POI Factory for nearly 12 years!

We really appreciate him making Large JCV File Download Link (Garmin CNNA 2024.20 Map) available to our community!

Thank you, 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.

-- Jonathan

"Salute to all Veteran's
Let see how many Veterans will sign in today.

This may not be a popular topic here, but out of curiousity:

Do you feel that having hydraulic struts, to hold a hood open, is desirable, and a sign of quality?

My dad said the above. And, it's truly interesting how many values are conveyed by parents, as if we're playing out the Progressive, "turning in to your parents" commercial!

How's that saying go...

What's worse than finding a worm in an apple.. discovering its 1/2 a worm!

https://www.tomshardware.com/software/apple-hits-pause-on-io...

Corrects some bugs, one of which is the Weather widget showing “snow” incorrectly when interacting with the lock screen. With winter on the way, we can’t have that!

Apple has released iOS 17.1.1 and iPadOS 17.1.1 for iPhone and iPad.

This update provides bug fixes for your iPhone including:

This week we're recognizing, Soberbyker!

Soberbyker has been a member of POI Factory for over 12 years!

We're recognizing him this week for his contributions in the forum discussions, both in commenting and posting new discussion topics.

Thanks for all your contributions, Soberbyker!

~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.

-- Jonathan