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One of the forerunner advocates for a cashless society was one of the Abba guys. His brother's apartment got broken into, and the thought removing cash would deincentive robbery and make fencing harder. Wonder if it's also a safety issue for new clients or particular neighborhoods. Communicating no cash means his place likely has none on-hand.

TreasuryDirect.gov is the only way to buy I bonds unless you can go the Tax refund route for paper bonds. For I bonds, they only issue them electronically through TreasuryDirect.gov or paper based through tax returns. Important to note that the I bonds are a variable + fixed rate. The variable rate adjusts every 6 months. There may come a time in the coming years where it makes sense to cash in the bonds issued this year when the fixed rate exceeds the inflation rate. There's no penalty after 5 years. The 1 year to 5 year penalty is forfeiting the last 3 months interest.

I've had a few colonscopies before 40yo as part of the diverticulitis journey. Echoing the prep is more of a hassle than the procedure itself. I found that the twilight sedation the versed option left me groggy, and that's a good thing. They will use air to assist the scope. You'll be tooty and bloated immediately afterwards being groggy might be preferred. I had acouple using propofol sedation. It clears your system faster and you may notice the bloated feeling. Side note I had a coworker who didn't opt for any sedation because he wanted to go back to work afterwards. He was an odd odd duck. Bless his heart. Some things I don't want to remember. Getting scoped is one of those.

Therapy, getting active, moving, gym... All great suggestions... You're not happy at present situation. Only way to improve that is to embrace a change needed. Staying stuck won't help. So start small and stay consistent.

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Apparently I have a single 5 star client review from 2016. I can't remember who that might be since it's so long ago. Had a lull in hiring from 2017 to present. Edit- I had to use Google timeline. I'll gladly trade some privacy for the mental reminders. Oh it was a Vegas adventure.

Same behavior Tried desktop mode and one emoji shows... see screenshot below I flipped to dark mode and it all renders normal - i prefer the dark theme anyhow

Related to new site on my android s10 - chrome browser - I'm getting a getting the unknown emoji box with the x through.

Yeah, that would be the most logical i concluded as well. All things considered I enjoyed myself, and hoped he did as well. But yeah, sometimes the answer is people are crazy. We'll see what comes from it all.

Oh yeah, I got blockity blockity blocked blocked. Logged in with my acct profile Inaccessible. Able to view profile if not logged in. It's not the profile deactivated or frozen messages. Just puzzling for the block action. Everything seemed good so I'm curious to see if there was some possible reasons I'm not considering. Also well aware that the reason could be just not interested in retaining as a client.

Yeah, I have a Toto Washlet for the past decade+. I miss it when I travel. Except when I visited JAPAN! It'd cause me to say nope let me work from home/I'm working from home.

So I got right to the point when contacting the masseur for a booking last night or today. Made the appt. Kept the back and forth to a minimum. Arrived 10 min early. Pretty good massage, broke the ice, had a little conversation. As I'm getting dressed, I get the warning that the provider is going to take some time off from advertising so his ad may disappear. (I know where this is heading, but eh if it happens it happens) But I could still contact him via his cell to setup additional times. Tipped regardless. Sure enough get home and Profile Inaccessible. Now I'm puzzled, but I'm going to start this post and not let the encounter worry me. I'm just wondering if this was some risk reduction on the provider's part. If you don't know how a 1st time encounter might be reviewed, better to preemptively block and see if they come back? Or simply I got canned as a client for an unknown reason. Either way, not going to take it personal, nor leave a review here. I had no issues with the massage. I might try a 2nd booking, but the behavior is puzzling. It comes across as a red flag.

I'm in the market so to speak for a new regular.

Yeah, used to see a friend on the regular out in Palatine/Schaumburg area, but he left the business when it dried up after Covid. Shame it was a nice habit there for awhile.

European? By way of Sandusky? Brake pads aren't moving apparently. I'll see myself out. Sorry couldn't help it. Hope you can find some humor in it. 😕

Also, on thing I noticed outlets that are long pass their operational life. Even if they have power, the outlet is way loose. Cynically, some of the bars/restaurants tables have more reliable connections. I travel with a USB power-pack/battery, and sometimes with the 4 way USB charger so my travelmates can share one outlet.

Interesting wonder if he exchanged any $ to takeover that "book of business".

Sadly, I agree best fit for your purposes would be a hybrid option. Electric for 30 miles and less, then ICE takes over. I'm not crazy about them because it seems like 2 different power trains that could break and more complexity to work together.

Insurance payments were about the same as my BMW 335d when I was on Allstate. I recently changed to Metromile. I pay $30/month base plus .05/mile per driven. Works out to about $50-70/month. Two friends have Teslas and they reported that insurance was only slightly more than the previous old cars. Hard to judge apples to apples. One is mid 40s, the other late 20s. US Federal tax credit has been phased out for any brand selling more than 200k EVs. Teslas and GM are no longer eligible since they sold their initial allotment. There's a smaller credit for hybrids too. It's only on new car purchases. States have some new credits coming too. It is a nonrefundable tax credit. Meaning that if your total tax bill (includes what they took out of your paycheck through out the year) is less than $7500, you only get back whatever your tax bill would have been not the full $7500. There's some tax incentives as well for installing charging infrastructure at home.

Yeah, West Texas has good coverage as long as you near an interstate. I use PlugShare app and website to check out charger options both Fast Charger and the medium speed Level 2 chargers. Sierras is abit too big of an area to say.

What's your range expectations? In a 400-500 mile trip, I'd expect to stop for gas/pee/stretch legs at least twice at a go. I wouldn't have a problem doing that in the XC40 with fast charging. Fast charging will be the big difference more so than range. 20-30 min pit stop is enjoyable. Going from Chgo to DC in the winter is about the only trip I'd say heck no without an overnight. I've done it in an ICE van in one go, and it sucked.

2021 XC40 Recharge all electric with a 78kWH battery. Pros: Fun to drive (nimble) Great acceleration 0-60 in 4.7 seconds. Decent Range of 160-220 miles costing about $2 to $4 per charge-up at home DC fast charging stations along most interstates Level 2 - 240VAC chargers access is better in most cities/suburbs now. Sometimes free. Low cost to drive (low maintenance, no combustion engine) Brakes last longer because it will regen using the motor to charge the battery Lots fewer engine/transmission parts to break For daily driving, never need to go to gas station or even a non-home charging station. Green - pro-environment (I know we need to burn carbon to charge(still more efficient than running small engines), over time can be replaced with wind solar and non-carbon fuel sources) Cons: Long trips take a little planning with an app of course. Estimate that for every 150 miles, you're going to stretch/grab a bite to eat/etc for about 30 minutes. Fast Charging station networks need to be built out. Fast charging will cost more to "fill up" but only used on road-trips. This is not the car for you YET if you expect to routinely travel across the Great Plains/Rockies. Don't expect to use the standard wall outlet for charging everyday You'll want to install an 240VAC circuit for at-home charging. I can fully charge on 240VAC (North America) within 8 hours or so. Stated "range" is misleading, basically only achievable under perfect conditions Ask drivers before buying what their driving style and realistic range is. Do NOT buy a new EV without DC Fast Charging option. Seriously research if you're buying an used EV without DC fast charging, it's most definitely NOT a car you will want to take on a road-trip 100+ miles at a stretch.

Armed with the 2.5 years of EV experience, I went hunting for the next car. The plan was to trade the Mercedes B-250, and buy new for the tax credit $7500. I had my eye on the Ford Mustang Mach-E. There were some notable drawbacks though. In the Summer 2021, it took forever to find one to test drive. It took even longer to order one, and I wasn't going to pay over sticker for any car. The Mach-E colors and overall design didn't really call out to me. No door handles what so ever spooked me. At least with Tesla, there's flush door handles, but since not 100% dependent on the car's battery staying charged. After test driving, I was even less impressed with the standard Mach-E. The range numbers seemed impressive compared to the B-250, but quickly discovered the best range numbers came with performance limiters. So yeah - definitely would want to upgrade to the extended range battery - I don't want to be forced to drive like a grandma. Nonetheless, I asked about delivery timelines - if I ordered in July, I could expect it maybe in November. My warranty was up in July so that's a no go. On a lark, I went to the Volvo dealer down the way. I befriended a bunch of Nordics so while I didn't consider the Volvo brand, I figured what the hell. Volvo went big into EVs in 2021 in the US market, but didn't market them until the Fall 2021. The dealership had chargers up front. This shows a commitment that they are serious about sticking with EVs. I test drove the XC40 and HOLY SHIT THIS WASHING MACHINE/ARMORED CAR IS FAST. Range unsurprisingly is only around 220 miles at best, but that's double what my Mercedes got me and it worked for most of my drives. Plus it included DC fast charging. DC fast charging will give me 100+ miles plus in 20 minutes. I routinely do trips of 200+ miles in a single day these days. I could go longer, but I don't like sitting in the car that much. I'll bullet-point this experience in the next post.

Resurrecting an existing thread. My experience - I switched from a BMW 323i -> 335d to a Mercedes B-250 EV (1st gen Tesla tech powered) when my commute drastically shrunk. I was going from 60 miles all highway to 6 miles standard city driving. I would have killed the 335d with carbonization. The Mercedes B-250 only gets 100 miles at best during the summer. 65 miles at at best during the winter. Good enough for 95% of my driving. I'd rent a car for the longer road trips. When an out of state friend got sick, this REALLY sucked. Combine that with a fatal flaw for Tesla 1st gen motors causing a motor replacement AND Mercedes turning its back on this EV compliance car. I traded it last year before the warranty was up. All of these comments were true for the i3 and my Mercedes experience - The B-250 had NO fast charging option. To get another 65-100 miles range it was going to take at best 3.5 hours. This car was definitely city/close suburban use ONLY. Not bad for a 2nd car daily driver, or if you had an in- at Hertz/National for the times you needed to rent one. THIS IS DEFINITELY THE EARLY EARLY ADOPTER EXPERIENCE FOR EVs. NOT EVs COMING OUT NOW.

Still paying roughly the same for my EV "fill ups". Not gloating just paid it in advance when I bought the car. Tho I did get $7500 back in taxes.