Welcome / open talk

This week we're recognizing, johnnatash4!

Johnnatash4 has been a member since 2008, passing the 14 year mark just a week ago.

With his recent posts, he's invited us to pause and share our thoughts on a few unusual topics:

• are coincidences more common today?

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

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.

I'm of the camp, no more credit cards. I used to have a perfect FICO but it dropped when I financed the HVAC 0% for 60 mos. So yes I use credit to earn 2% cash back, and 5% revolving, and 5% gas cash back permanently. But am not open to new credit. I want to have no debt.

We have to go to Chicago for my wife's bday as that's where her family is meeting.

And get a real reminiscent or nostalgic feeling?

I often think of things past from conversations.

This week it was Fort Apache The Bronx.

So I bought the DVD for $6 and watched it.

I saw it in the theater and was underage. This was a time when it was possible to sneak in to other theaters and see maybe 3 movies on 1 ticket.

Am back online and on the road after a long hiatus. Was checking your campground files to see what was new. Seems nothing in recent years and nothing that covers all public campgrounds. Am a little hesitant to post a link as the faqs seem to sort of frown on them. But this guy put together an incredible list and it just has to be shared.

Now that the lottery has broached 1 Billion dollars, would the lot of you quit buying lottery tickets so I can prop up my retirement by Wilmington this bloody thing?

This week we're recognizing, Baumback!

Baumback has been a member of POI Factory for nearly 13 years!

He recently shared his creative solution to the Canada & Mexico Map Install issue. Alandb followed Baumback's tips and found it to be a very useful work around!

So please join me in thanking Baumback for his contribution to our POI Factory Community!

~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

We were at Citi Field a weekend ago, in the nosebleeds.

Start talking to a person directly in front of us, and turns out he lives in the same town in PA, 129 miles away.

Got together and hung out yesterday, our two families. He also has elementary school kids, now this is bizarre too, where my son attends.

We did a trip to NYC last weekend, and even at the Holland Tunnel I felt we got hammered for $6 each time more than we should with the elimination of the car pool rate (3 or more occupants) at all crossings except the Lincoln.

This week we're recognizing mcginkleschmidt, for both notifying us of Garmin City Navigator 2023.20 and for providing a Large JCV File Download Link

Thanks, Mcginkleschmidt, for all your contributions to our POI Factory Community!

~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 updated my Garmin GPSs last night and this afternoon while using my Garmin DriveSmart™ 65 with Amazon Alexa I no longer see the magenta line while routing. Can someone refresh my memory on how to restore it, please?

I know POI Factory discourages posts that are political in nature but I hope this post is not taken or seen in a political light.

This week we're recognizing, Charlesd45!

Charlesd45 has been a member of PO Factory for nearly 15 years!

Charlie maintains several FAQ's and we appreciate his recent help with the discussion forum question Why Aren't Custom POIs Shown In Up Ahead Search?

Thanks for all you do for our community, Charlie!

~Angela

There was a research study published in 2020 which showed negative impact on spatial memory on people who routinely use GPS.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7156656/

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 came up with some articles (multiple) that discussed how long a refrigerator should run, prior to adding food, when it is new.

Some said 24 hours, others said 2 esp. Samsung.

So doesn't this imply that due to the normal function of the refrigerator, it is hard to lower the temp (unlike the freezer which normally increases, and drops, 8 degrees each cycle)?