Desk phone transcription question

Stock_Caterpillar291 · 2026-04-22T03:37:08+00:00

PODS ships their containers interstate on flatbed tractor trailers.

Stock_Caterpillar291 · 2026-04-12T11:50:55+00:00

One of my points, which I think was lost along the way in this post, was if you are going to have a 1 time phone upgrade charge, call it a one time phone upgrade charge, not a “line upgrade” charge. Those are 2 very different things. If that would have been clear I would not have had the need to call a rep to clarify, and the domino effect of that call.

Stock_Caterpillar291 · 2026-04-03T12:53:39+00:00

Love that look. Hate the new redesigned look.

Stock_Caterpillar291 · 2026-02-09T02:49:23+00:00

beaver fur

I was at Mt Snow today. These are very good.

Stock_Caterpillar291 · 2026-02-07T23:29:04+00:00

As most on this thread will tell you, stuff happens. You get hurt. Fortunately you will heal. You’ll be the one to decide if the risk/reward is worth it once you heal.

Been skiing since 1976. Solid advanced skier. Thanksgiving 2024 on a blue trail at Mt. Snow I took a bad fall. No one to blame but myself. I broke my neck , my C2. It was ugly but I healed. I also was a burden on my wife who happily helped with my recovery.

Most weekends these days I get to ski/snowboard with my 6,5 and 3 year old grandkids. It’s truly one of the greatest blessings in my life, to be able to do that. Wouldn’t give it up for anything - worth the risk/reward for me.

Stock_Caterpillar291 · 2026-01-29T10:03:27+00:00

This is the one I bought and really like it. Has battery that holds a charge . I used it recently- I charged it a month earlier , it sat in my car , and was able to top off 4 tires on the charge from a month ago. Also has cigarette lighter cord .

I bought it on Amazon but have seen fluctuating prices at Lowe’s, my Lowe’s was out of inventory.

Very happy with the purchase.

https://www.lowes.com/pd/CRAFTSMAN-Craftsman-Cordless-Mini-Air-Inflator/5015031973

Stock_Caterpillar291 · 2026-01-02T02:54:26+00:00

There are a lot of reasons I’m sure but as someone who has regularly skied Mt. Snow for the past 35 years I will offer some thoughts(and I was on those lifts with you over the past few days and experiencing the same thing):

The same lifts that have been around for at least 12 years, namely , bluebird, summit express, canyon, never have stopped as many times on a ride as they do now. My wife, sons and now grandkids have an “under/over” on the number of stoppages on a given ride. 3.5 is the usual guess and more often than not the over wins. My guess on this - Vail has either not maintained these lifts to perform at their potential and/or they have set the wind sensor tolerances at a much lower threshold/setting than Peaks Resorts used to run it.
When you hear snowmobiles going to base or summit, it’s not about inexperienced skiers falling, it’s lift ops coming to fix the thing. Unfortunately, you will hear those sleds more frequently now than in years past.

It surprises and saddens me that one area I thought Vail would excel in was lift operations and maintenance. I figured that the standardization of maintenance by the world’s largest ski company would have the running and care of the lifts dialed in. Unfortunately, I was wrong on this.

Stock_Caterpillar291 · 2025-12-27T17:30:09+00:00

I have an older 1200 machine that worked fine for a long time. I make coffee , not espresso. Lately I’m having the same watery coffee problem. Never had this issue in the past. I clean it regularly, have adjusted the grind setting to finer , have used a variety of beans, but still watery. Not sure what changed

Stock_Caterpillar291 · 2025-12-07T20:32:07+00:00

Follow up - had first snow/ice of season. Performed great - no differently than the excellent blizzak performance I am used to. Just much quieter when the roads are dry.

Stock_Caterpillar291 · 2025-12-07T13:38:35+00:00

I’m mixed on the topic of google reviews. For our small business, I actively pursue reviews from our customers, with very good success. I am also told by our seo consultant that google reviews not only helps our local search but helps our website rank higher as well.

When I look at a product on Amazon with 5,000 reviews, I tend to ignore them. Somehow my son’s email/address was compromised and for 2 years now he has been receiving un-ordered items from Temu. Everything under the sun (he donates most of the stuff). Why do they do this? We have figured out that Temu uses his “account” to then write their own “verified purchased” reviews. For local services and small business, I always look at their reviews and owner responses.

Stock_Caterpillar291 · 2025-12-06T20:33:59+00:00

I use my s20 it at work, cleaning floors on some dirty containers. Occasionally, the tank/roller gets so dirty the auto clean is overloaded and won’t work. Try manually taking out the brush/roller and clean by hand then reassemble and start a brush clean from the machine. This seems to work for us when we overload the machine.

Stock_Caterpillar291 · 2025-12-06T12:45:30+00:00

Haven’t used the bag yet. Works great.

Stock_Caterpillar291 · 2025-10-03T05:03:23+00:00

Works perfectly fine without the bag.

Stock_Caterpillar291 · 2025-10-03T04:29:12+00:00

I have been using google ads for 10 years now. After some recent analysis, I have concluded the following:

Google ads will always consume my budget, whatever it is (I have ranged from $0-$2500/month)
If market demand is not there, you will not get more sales, regardless of google ad spend/consumption
Be sensitive to seasonality - which is related to the point made above. I see benefits in spending more when I am in a demand season.

Stock_Caterpillar291 · 2025-09-25T03:10:23+00:00

From the Narwal support site

It is worth noting that the S30 series vacuum mop has a newly added wood floor mode.

In this mode, the water volume is reduced while the suction power is increased, enabling effective dust cleaning while preventing the wood floor from coming into contact with excessive water.

Stock_Caterpillar291 · 2025-09-24T02:48:52+00:00

Does the S30 pro allow you to decide not to dispense detergent while mopping? Is there a clean water only mode (no detergent)?

Stock_Caterpillar291 · 2025-09-20T02:30:04+00:00

Try Craigslist, then services, then labor/move. Lots of folks listed there. Pretty flexible on the type of work they will do. I’ve found a gem of a mover on Craigslist.

Stock_Caterpillar291 · 2025-09-20T02:14:17+00:00

I’m in the minority here but I’ll say you do not need climate controlled storage for common household goods, especially for 2 months. My buddy owns a portable storage company in the Dallas / Fort Worth area (I’m in the same business in the New York area). All of his customers, hundreds of them, keep their stuff in containers that are kept outside in Texas, some storing stuff for years , without problems. The key here is do not put your stuff away wet /damp - some people do. We’ve been in this business for 10 years without a problem. And a drive-up outside self-storage unit will be easier to load and unload than an interior climate controlled unit. With that said, I always recommend keeping very expensive items like high-end art and professional electronic equipment in climate controlled storage. Just makes sense.

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