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[Lynx]

I picked up a 2016 Hyundai Elantra. Lord help me...

Before this, my latest model car was the 2003 Mazda minivan. Lots of stuff for me to get used to now. The motor starts if you hit the lock button four times, and I'm never quite certain the car is entirely turned off when I leave it. I need a jump start kit, stat. The battery ran down last night at church and I had to get a jump from a friend.

As an old phart I of course don't care about most of the bells and whistles. The navigation map can go fry its processors. I don't care at all about Bluetooth. The backup camera can go blind for all I care.

But there is one feature I kind of like... In the bottom left corner of the dashboard screen, the current speed limit on the road I'm traveling is always displayed. That could come in really handy.

[Lynx]

I just got caught by the Forum automatic censor for f a r t. Really? Who made the censor word list, Emily Post?

[Lynx]

And in other local news, I now have half a gallon of banana pudding.

We had the section 8 Christmas for Christ banquet last night and my church hosted. Instead of being out there with the other ministers, I hid out in the kitchen and sliced and cooked stuff, because I would rather cook than socialize. Actually I would rather stay home than do anything else, but I'm trying to fight that.

All the desserts were made by ladies of my church, so we had Butterfinger cake, homemade pecan pie, a few other things... And a big honking bowl of homemade banana pudding. Sister Donna went all out yesterday. We had banana pudding, the guests had banana pudding, I poured half a gallon of banana pudding into a pitcher to take home... And there was still more banana pudding left in the bowl than what I was taking home.

Mind you, I'm not complaining at all. Nope, not a bit.

[Roscoe]

Welp. I don't know whether to congratulate you most on the car...or on the banana pudding.
Glad you are trying to get out and socialize- it is difficult for those of us that don't especially "people" well.
And in regards to bells and whistles- I never was one to care either- but that back up camera, I have came to like. And Bluetooth- yeah, I liked it well enough I put a radio with that capability in Rusty. Nice to be able to talk on the phone without holding it to my ear since some of the folks that call me won't shut up for an hour at a time. But mainly, I love to stream music to it from my phone. I've got a subscription to YouTube music I've had for so long I don't even remember signing up for it...love it.

And TGIF. I needed Friday. Payday too thank God..

[Lynx]

Oh... Yeah, no, I don't need to use a car's substandard speakers for that. I have a one ear earbud with a 12-hour play time. Crystal quality, long play and it goes with me instead of staying with the car.

I got one for my dad and he almost immediately bought two backups just in case the earbud ever dies. If he can't find his earbud and you call him, you have to wait until he finds it. That's how much he likes using it.

[MsJennJenn]

I picked up a 2016 Hyundai Elantra. Lord help me...

Before this, my latest model car was the 2003 Mazda minivan. Lots of stuff for me to get used to now. The motor starts if you hit the lock button four times, and I'm never quite certain the car is entirely turned off when I leave it. I need a jump start kit, stat. The battery ran down last night at church and I had to get a jump from a friend.

As an old phart I of course don't care about most of the bells and whistles. The navigation map can go fry its processors. I don't care at all about Bluetooth. The backup camera can go blind for all I care.

But there is one feature I kind of like... In the bottom left corner of the dashboard screen, the current speed limit on the road I'm traveling is always displayed. That could come in really handy.

When my parents moved to Indiana and left me all alone in Texas I asked for a jump start thing for my car since Daddy was no where near to rescue me lol. I've never had to use it. Yet. Thankfully.

I also like these features lol. I love the backup camera for people. Cus people in the Walmart parking lot are dumb. The navigation on screen comes in SUPER handy with my bluetooth connected phone when we are doing Walmart Spark Deliveries also. So I don't have to stare at my phone while driving.

My new honda accord that's still in the shop waiting on parts  has this feature where it shows the tiny little speed rate thingie is too. I think thats dope!!

[Lynx]

Now if I did DoorDash or spark or something, that navigation might come in handy. I can see that.

[Lynx]

The word he is right in the middle of the word they. Why have I never noticed this before?

This would have been so handy last time I was preaching about my shack, your shack and a bungalow.

[Lynx]

Also why have I never noticed before that there is a turd right in the middle of Saturday?

[The Purple Fuzzy]

Isaac, are you ok? Lol

[Roscoe]

Isaac, are you ok? Lol

Of course he isn't! He has a turd in the middle of his Saturday.
But yes....the random thoughts..a bit surprising.
My weekend is over. Tomorrow, back to work. Bah

[Lynx]

Isaac, are you ok? Lol

Never have been. Why start now?

But that turd has been sitting there my whole life, just staring at me. I have never seen it before now. It seems at least one person in high school would have mentioned it. I remember the kids in high school. They would have made a big deal out of it if they had noticed it. Nobody even commented once about it.

[Roscoe]

Morning all. Back at work. So not feeling work. Lou has an appointment with a lung specialist today- praying they will help her with her breathing issues.

[Lynx]

So...

I always seem to want something two or three years before the rest of the world realizes it is possible.

I wanted to use my own phone with AT&t service back when most people didn't even know about unlocked phones... Including the local AT&t store. They actually got snippy with me about it. I had to go to the corporate store in Jackson to get something accomplished.

Back when they had a big whole whopping 5 GB internet for your phone, I knew they could sell me a larger package if they wanted to. These days phone unlimited internet is common.

And now...

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/sleepcation-travel-trend-ano_l_6710019ce4b0907fa507d7b7

Yep. Sleepcation is now a thing.

In room meditation apps? Special sleep suites? PILLOW MENUS!?

Where was all this stuff back when I was making plans to hole up in a motel for a week!?

[The Purple Fuzzy]

I don't like using those "authorized retailer" stores from the cell phone folks. You always get better results from the corporate store.

[Backseat Radio]

I avoid wireless stores all together. I'd rather purchase a prepaid phone from Walmart and go online to activate it so I don't have to talk to a sales rep bent on upselling me a high priced plan I don't need or want.

[Lynx]

I avoid wireless stores all together. I'd rather purchase a prepaid phone from Walmart and go online to activate it so I don't have to talk to a sales rep bent on upselling me a high priced plan I don't need or want.

You sound like Aunt Ann. She was always leaving  her phone in her pants pocket. When she got a new phone they would try to get her to get the latest iphone. "No thanks. I just wash the cheap ones. They wash just as well as the expensive ones."

[The Purple Fuzzy]

My daddy still has a flip phone. It drives me crazy because he'll want me to fix something on it for him and it is not at all intuitive. I have a hard time figuring it out. I told him if he'd get an iPhone or something, you pretty much just touch the picture of what you want to do. So far I haven't convinced him.

[Lynx]

My daddy still has a flip phone. It drives me crazy because he'll want me to fix something on it for him and it is not at all intuitive. I have a hard time figuring it out. I told him if he'd get an iPhone or something, you pretty much just touch the picture of what you want to do. So far I haven't convinced him.

Ugh! Don't remind me...

I set up Grandma's flip phone so she could auto dial people by holding one button. As her dementia progressed, she started forgetting which button went with which person. Then she started pushing buttons instead of holding them, dialing random numbers. Then she started just pushing random buttons and getting things like the camera and just all kinds of stuff. I finally took it away.

Then she started trying to call people on her chair controller. But at least she wasn't calling China.

[Roscoe]

Morning, all.
Sometimes I wish we could go back to the days that the only phone you had was on your desk or wall. It'd be nice to not have an electronic leash.
Of course, I'm also the guy that would be ok with overalls as high fashion and 70-year-old plus vehicles make me happy, so my opinions are probably not mainstream.

[Lynx]

I put my electronic leash on silent when I am at my job or at church. Anybody tries to call me, I'll get back to them.

Any other time, I actually do want to know what they are calling me about. Even if it's a telemarketer, I want to answer and have a little fun with him.

[Roscoe]

Shew. Work stunk. More issues at church. This time, I had to get an infrared camera to come show us where the leak was. God promised to never flood the earth again but He apparently exempted the spot in front of my northernmost altars from that decree. 
 So right now I just came back from church where it will be a miracle if the carpet is dry by Sunday....I have a Mini -X and broken concrete all behind my church.....and I will be rolling that way tomorrow to dig up the remaining sewer line that the camera showed to be the source of the water intrusion, something I did not expect as it does not in any way smell like sewer. I'm over this mess..

[Lynx]

We are having our Fall festival tomorrow, in case any of y'all are in the neighborhood. Chili, soup, games for the kids, bingo for the adults... and of course the pie contest.

The official winner is the one who brings the best pie. The real winner is the people who get to eat a lot of pie! I'm a winner every year. We have lots of winners every year.

I told them we should stop calling it adult bingo. It makes it sound licentious.

[Roscoe]

Hi,
 Been a long expensive weekend. Replaced- dug up, removed, reinstalled, which included some chiseling through solid rock- 100' of sewer line. Our church is named appropriately- we are definitely built on a solid rock.
Removed 2,000 sq feet of stinky, nasty wet carpeting. Finally got it working and together this afternoon. Next weekend will be using tractors to cover up line with sand and topsoil as we didn't have any time this weekend to do it. Tomorrow I will return some excess plumbing; call and have the definitely full 50 year old septic tank pumped; call and get some pricing on flooring; and maybe, if possible, have enough time to run by the rod shop and finalize Rusty's air conditioning install. I haven't been able to so much as look at Chey's apartment this week...and the next few ain't looking good either.

[mini]

Jen, my wife and I are in your fair city this morning...if you feel an odd disturbance in the force, its us!

In other news, I am tired.