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Chargers and cords!

You have your Apple Lightning.

Then the USB-C which has emerged the front runner.

The micro USB which hasn't gone away.

Fast charging which is usually a USB-C or PD, so fast charger in various flavors, 18W, 20W, 50-60W, higher.

USB-C cables with 60W or 100W designations.

This year, for TY 2021, our refund is about $1500 light.

The reason was the advance child tax credit payments, which I didn't want, but was too lazy to understand how to tell the IRS.

Anyway, I get that many say never have a refund, should be net $0.

My argument to that is we fill out our W-4 accurately, and let it go from there. Married, 1 dependent, end of story.

This is the official POI Factory Joke thread.

Please read the forum rules before posting.

"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."

It will be closed on the last day of the month 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 week we're recognizing, MaddPerson!

Maddperson has been a member of POI Factory for nearly 4 years.

He's been putting a lot of effort into creating additional BMP options, taking pictures for, and updating previously orphaned POI files.

Thanks for your many contributions to our POI Factory community, Maddperson!

~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

It's a $260 watch made by Swatch, but looks like an Omega Speedmaster.

It was $4,000 on eBay even before it went on sale.

Since we are in Phila, we decided why not take a look on Sat. morning.

People camped out starting Friday at 22:00 EDT, and apparently about 35 people were able to get 1 ea @ $260.

Lines kept randomly forming to get into the store.

Just now is out the new GE V7.12.0.0
Installed in WIN 10, no problems at all.
Good luck

This week we're recognizing, Preroll!

Preroll has been a member of POI Factory for over eleven and a half years!

This week we appreciate his questions and follow-up in the Garmin Talk thread Saved Places Not Organized-Basecamp

Thanks for your contribution to our community, Preroll!

~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

Around XMAS time, my wife's 2011 GM SUV had a check engine light.

I read the code with her cousin's reader, and reset. It was catalyst P0420. Actually that's not good because someone with the same car was looking at $1400 at the dealer.

Anyway, suffice it to say it never came back.

BUT, I know this from before--if I replace the car battery, the emissions won't be ready for 800+ miles.

In honor of the upcoming St. Patrick's Day, we're recognizing, Ralphy1!

Ralphy1 has been a member of POI Factory for well over 14 years and maintains the ever popular North American Breweries POI file.

Thanks for your continued contributions to our community, Ralphy1!

~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 look at oil filters like dog food. Don't switch it, not really any reason to.

When I adopted my dog in 2002, I fed him ProPlan. A premium food, and I read the lab analysis. He ate it for 14 years. Also saw the price go from $27.99 on sale to over $63 1 year ago (no pet, just looked when in the store). Bag got smaller too.

I am very surprised to find this site with all of its wealth of information. We bought a class "B" van last year and began traveling but found that most of the apps and websites were lacking in the amount of useful and accurate information available. They always left me wanting more convenience in "what's ahead" while traveling.

To date, I have never paid $4/gal yet. And will do so this week.

The price rapidly escalated as I filled up last Thu. when regular was $3.459. The next day it was $3.729, by yesterday $3.92.

Why much of this is artificial.

When regular was $3.729, premium was $3.829. 10 cent delta.

When regular was in the low 2's, premium was routinely 30-60 cents more per gal.

This week we're recognizing, Mpion!

Mpion has been a member of POI Factory for over 11 years.

We're recognizing him this week for his comment thanking everyone for the help he received in the Using A Trip Planner Route On A Garmin Nuvï thread.

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

My GPSMAP 64ST defaults to GPS plus GLONASS. If I wished to it is easy to set it to GPS only. RTM! When I did a very quick check with GPS plus GLONASS I had 13 satellites while GPS had 9.

My DriveSmart uses Galileo and GPS so no issues there. If there were an issue I couldn't find a way to turn Galileo off.

So now 1.7 Million Fitbit watches are being recalled due to users being burned by overheating batteries. Overheating batteries were also a Garmin problem, if I remember correctly - but they were few and far between.

Details at:

https://www.foxbusiness.com/lifestyle/fitbit-recall-smartwat...

Nothing seems safe anymore, it seems.