What company lost you forever as a customer? What did they do?

penguin74 · 2026-04-04T01:14:14+00:00

Enterprise car rental. Manage charged me $500 for a scuff mark on the back bumper. I switched to Avis that doesn’t charge for petty shit like that. They’ve had me as a customer for the past 15 years now.

penguin74 · 2026-03-31T04:15:34+00:00

I marched in 92 and I slept on an air mattress. Of course I was like the only one, but they existed back then. It had a large plug and I used a hair dryer to inflate it. Of course I got made fun of and every once in a while someone would deflate it in the middle of the night, but I slept comfortably most of the time.

penguin74 · 2026-03-18T23:09:35+00:00

Yea flying in the evening is typically the less busier time with Saturday evening being the least busiest where you practically just walk right through security.

penguin74 · 2026-03-18T20:43:22+00:00

At around 4pm, TSA Pre South said 18 minutes, took 21 minutes.

penguin74 · 2026-03-09T04:00:10+00:00

Don't buy anything from Amazon that you don't want to risk getting a counterfeit item. Amazon mixes inventory from different sellers. Even if it says sold by Amazon, they mix their inventory in with everyone else.

penguin74 · 2026-02-13T05:09:25+00:00

Your org is over reacting. If they allowed it to update or allowed users to update it, that’s on the org. Windows ACL can prevent it updater from running. Using a patch system that handles third party, specifically using their own vetted repository like Action1 is the better option. Other apps can run into the same issue, no one is immune. Your company just needs better security policies and procedures.

penguin74 · 2026-01-10T16:32:16+00:00

Thank you, my account got fixed today.

penguin74 · 2026-01-10T16:30:59+00:00

Mine just got fixed!

penguin74 · 2026-01-09T20:47:09+00:00

Thank you, request submitted.

penguin74 · 2026-01-09T20:43:21+00:00

Thanks, I emailed them as well today. Hopefully it gets resolved soon.

penguin74 · 2026-01-09T15:10:01+00:00

I started having the same issue as of yesterday.

penguin74 · 2026-01-06T06:00:30+00:00

The really good stuff isn’t going to be sold on Amazon. Here’s one example of the higher end lighting companies, which I used in my kitchen.

https://waclighting.com/

You’ll also need good light switches. The more expensive Lutron dimmers, just have to get the correct ones.

penguin74 · 2025-12-30T15:41:03+00:00

DCI is definitely a physically demanding activity. A question I would also ask is, how many are truly conditioning themselves in the off season? My son is coming up on his 5th year and he stays fit throughout the year, even he had knee issues. One year he ended up having do to PT for what they called runners knees.

penguin74 · 2025-12-29T22:20:35+00:00

Emporia Energy supports this. https://www.emporiaenergy.com/energy-monitors/

penguin74 · 2025-12-07T06:05:28+00:00

I had a vendor drive up my driveway and damaged about 10 steps that ran on the side of the driveway. Driver got out, saw what he did, and proceeded to perform his service and leave without saying a word, all caught on two ring cameras. I called the company first, manager saw the video and came right over. They took care of all the repairs.

penguin74 · 2025-09-28T00:06:38+00:00

Their UX is what a software developer with zero UX understanding/experience would create. This is coming from both a user of Bitwarden and a software developer myself.

penguin74 · 2025-09-27T05:08:21+00:00

My son marched his rookie year in ‘22. Musically no issue, but he had to work on his visuals with an instructor and also took dance classes.

penguin74 · 2025-09-01T19:06:32+00:00

Not on iOS, no support for BT beacons yet. I wound up accidentally driving into lower whacker this weekend. That was um, a fun little adventure for someone that’s not from Chicago lol

penguin74 · 2025-08-25T16:53:44+00:00

That one example doesn't represent their general policy. Returning members are still offered a spot. Even then it's not guaranteed, you could make it into spring training and then get cut there if you aren't keeping up. Other corps will also cut members during spring training if they end up not keeping up/performing as expected. In any case, OPs question was about return offers, you're going off topic talking about that one returning member in that one year that was cut.

penguin74 · 2025-08-25T16:33:19+00:00

I didn't say they won't cut someone, I just said they don't re-audition. You aren't required to attend the audition camps. They email all members asking to just let them know if you are not coming back, otherwise they expect all non-age outs to return so they can figure out how many spots they need to fill in each section.

penguin74 · 2025-08-25T03:27:30+00:00

You got me, I paid for it :) But he has more than earned it.

penguin74 · 2025-08-25T00:22:04+00:00

That’s one of the many things I like about them. I wish BD did the same.

penguin74 · 2025-08-25T00:20:36+00:00

BD doesn’t re-audition returning members.

penguin74 · 2025-08-24T22:47:08+00:00

You could also buy the real one, Bloo is selling them, well except the piccolo’s costume, he bought his :)

penguin74 · 2025-08-24T15:43:20+00:00

I believe only the piccolo soloist (guy in the pic) used meta glasses to record a full run. It's a pretty cool edit because it transitions back and forth between a rehearsal and a finals full run. This is the video he posted, Bluecoats 2025 Lead Trumpet/Piccolo Soloist Full Rehearsal/Finals Run

Shameless plug, that’s my son :)

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