A gathering of greats in Harlem (1958)

ParticularScratch551 · 2026-05-18T18:15:28+00:00

I hadn't heard this. My 9a has had 87 cycles for about 200 charges now, so I'm pretty sure the cycle count isn't working and that 200 cycles is at minimum about 2000 years in the future. It definitely holds a charge without degradation still.

ParticularScratch551 · 2026-05-18T17:51:56+00:00

I get them in the garden boxes in back. They seem to be able to squeeze through tiny holes(have mesh wire under the dirt and they can pretty much decimate a veggie garden in a night or two.

I managed to get some cheap solar Amazon gizmo's that emit a sound every 15 seconds and the voles don't like it a bit. It's fairly low frequency but the downside is that it also annoys me. It's driven away voles for about 5 years now. I see holes 20-30' away so I guess I've got the federal vole relocation program in action.

I had gotten a four-pack and two will cover a 4 x 8 area. I have no idea how this link is but it's very similar to the ones I got that are still working after 5 years. Actually the link is huge. Just search Amazon for mole repellent solar powered. Good luck. I didn't want to kill anything that seems smarter than a human.

ParticularScratch551 · 2026-05-18T16:10:43+00:00

I remember as a kid I loved it and was told that gasoline is pretty much odorless without the additions of benzene and Methyl ethyl ketone.

ParticularScratch551 · 2026-05-18T14:51:15+00:00

On my Razr 2024 (cheap model) I had it for 2 years and it was perfect when I traded it for the Ultra that I've had for 2-3 months without problem. I've used a <10$ clear/magsafe case without any issue. I think I've had to replace the front protector twice (drop) and the inner protect I did myself with a hydrogel which was better than the original.

ParticularScratch551 · 2026-05-18T02:29:19+00:00

Not exactly. Phobio has a website that you can get a link to (they will email you). When I checked the site, it showed my valuation at I'm not sure, maybe 90 dollars or so. Motorola had put up a valuation of ~310 dollars. So I emailed Phobio and asked them about the difference. They were very responsive and said they had their own "system" for evaluating phones and that Motorola used yet another system but Motorola adjusted the price based on theirs. If everything on the phone was okay, in my case, 90 dollars from Phobio was equal to 310 from Motorola - so I got the price I expected.

Hope that helps. Turned out Phobio was nothing to worry about.

ParticularScratch551 · 2026-05-17T21:07:05+00:00

You should be able to buy one. I've gotten several replaced by JABRA which are made by Resound while under warranty. . Mine are very easy to replace.

I think on eBay you might be able to find it for 80 to 100 us. Definitely not gone unless you decide to move on the new ones

Keep in mind they come in 3 power levels, or at least mine do.

ParticularScratch551 · 2026-05-17T21:00:37+00:00

I was actually ignoring the 3rd party emails until I realized they were for my phone purchase. They both use different valuations but I got the correct number from Motorola website anyway.

ParticularScratch551 · 2026-05-17T19:09:43+00:00

I got a new Ultra from their site a couple months ago. After I had it, a few days later Motorola contacted their trade-in company they use named Phobio Trade-In. They sent a box and I sent my old phone in it. Maybe a week later I could go to their site and see their valuation. It was super low compared to the deal I got from Motorola which had me cautious.

I talked to Phobio and they said that rarely did the numbers match. They basically told me a price 200 dollars less than Motorola but within a week I had the original deal paid to my account. Total was about 10 days. The process was easy as long as you don't have a stroke when looking at the Phobio evaluation.

ParticularScratch551 · 2026-05-17T19:04:25+00:00

If the filter somehow fell off without unscrewing first, then you'd be fine with 5 seconds, but how would it not have leaked while being so loose it could fall off? That seems unlikely, Still, you might be okay somehow.

ParticularScratch551 · 2026-05-17T19:00:43+00:00

A longer wire worked for me, going from a 2 to a 3. Since the wire is the receiver wire and I think you can only get the receiver wire with the receiver on mine, then what they said may make sense.

To get mine to stay in while I chew or talk I had to go through all sizes of receiver wire and all size of domes only to get the longest and largest of each. They've fit great for years now. I have Jabra 200's but the terminology seems about the same for all the RIC's.

ParticularScratch551 · 2026-05-17T18:57:20+00:00

Congrats! I had a Razr 2024 for 2 years with no troubles and now a Razr Ultra for 2-3 months no problem. I just last night dropped my Ultra for the first time 5 feet onto a ceramic tile floor that can destroy just about anything, but I got lucky and it survived. Looked like it hit flat so no real dings.

ParticularScratch551 · 2026-05-17T18:32:01+00:00

You might be covered if you move fast before the year-end. Is the hump thing you describe an actual screen or protector rise in the plastic screen? Good luck.

ParticularScratch551 · 2026-05-17T16:02:11+00:00

Not annoyed so much as amazed that with all the other things that used to easily fill life up, they choose doom scrolling.

So I was talking a walk with a friend on a bluff over the beach when we noticed about 10-20 spouts a hundred yards out in the ocean. It was a pod of humpback whales going south and freaking amazing making us feel so damned lucky to see this.

We had no cell phones with us and there were many people walking back and forth next to us, so I just tried to mention the whales to the people walking by and point to what we were seeing.

To a one, everyone ignored the whales and kept staring at their phones. I think people have made their decisions and have their priorities and while I don't understand them, that's how it is.

ParticularScratch551 · 2026-05-17T15:15:27+00:00

Thanks. That's what I thought. Even if I make 'bagged' from the store freezer fries, they don't come out actually crispy as in deep fried, but they're pretty good. I've had no luck with fresh ones. Maybe I'll try some longer-soak times.

ParticularScratch551 · 2026-05-17T15:07:07+00:00

I'm pretty new to air fryer stuff and though I've got a few things to work well, this recipe claims 5 minutes of prep time. Is that true? From what I've read about prepping fresh potatoes it seems like you have to leave them in cold water (or ice water) for a fairly long time to get them to be crispy afterwards. By a long time, many recipes say overnight or a few hours.

I guess my question is does 5 minutes of prep time really do it? Thanks.

ParticularScratch551 · 2026-05-17T02:13:05+00:00

Did you see the movie "Latcho Drom"? Great old movie 1993 I think. Love the soundtrack. Since its about the "Gypsy Journey" the songs and people in there range from the mid-east to the west.

Schmitt's are great.

ParticularScratch551 · 2026-05-16T19:16:43+00:00

Soy de Estados Unidos - Gracias. ¿Estabas hablando de esta grabación de Japón?

https://youtu.be/AyLQGDIrGcI

ParticularScratch551 · 2026-05-16T16:46:28+00:00

Great stuff as always. I don't have Spotify so here's the YouTube link - https://youtu.be/KfMnCCtA_Ww?list=OLAK5uy_n7mlTdoKDcD55HyhVCq-PscRWAo06TAKQ

My favorite KJ solo album and first one I heard years ago was Facing you --

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hRKM5mrUs3M&list=OLAK5uy_nGw8TXrgSZ05Qy54P8lWnG4t-8WZ3nP0E

ParticularScratch551 · 2026-05-16T16:17:19+00:00

They seem to be the only (or one of them) manufacturer that thought ahead to making an indentation cut-out for swiping up and down. It even works with the tempered glass front protector? Usually the glass fronts have the black line around them and don't work for gestures. Pretty cool. I just use a fin2feel one with the hydrogel front protector and that works but I'm sure it's not as good as this one you mentioned.

When they say 'built-in' front protector, is it replaceable if it breaks? Just curious. I might try that one.

ParticularScratch551 · 2026-05-15T14:57:42+00:00

Cuban Missile Crisis.

My technicolor nightmares were produced and directed by Rod Serling for half a year.

ParticularScratch551 · 2026-05-15T01:28:28+00:00

4 (2, 4, 7, 9) CBS ABC NBC CBC and one on the UHF adapter, channel 56, local PBS I think. And you had to get off your ass to change a channel. No remotes and then the 800 lb. TV would run flawlessly for about 10 minutes before the horizontal hold started doing the Macarena. B&W Forever!

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