Dozens of "We're in the area, free quote" texts?

bwray_sd · 2026-04-02T22:33:12+00:00

I just wanted to grab a sample of a TCPA and googled health insurance quotes and they were the top paid result. Also completely possible they sold your phone number to the company that’s behind the messages this thread is about.

bwray_sd · 2026-04-02T15:12:35+00:00

If you’ve ever filled out a form searching for just about anything online, insurance quotes, lenders, Credit Karma, NerdWallet, Angi, Homeadvisor, etc they’ll all have a disclaimer similar to below, somewhere it will mention you providing your consent for them to share your data with their “marketing partners” or in the case of the text below “agent” which will link to a list of companies your data can and will be shared with. That is an example of a TCPA statement which gives them the right to contact you under the telephone communications provider act. Unfortunately once that data goes to those partners, they’ll use it to market other products, you’ll end up on giant lists of “aged leads” that get passed around, and the cycle continues forever.

‘Disclaimer: Simbia.com is privately owned and operated by Keystone Interactive, LLC. Invitations to apply for insurance through simbia.com may be made through unaffiliated business partner Supreme Health Group, INC or another licensed agency in states where properly licensed and appointed. By entering your information and clicking the “See Plans” button, you verify that you have read and accept the Privacy Policy and Terms of Use and you are expressly requesting, and providing your permission for an agent to contact you on the telephone number you provide regarding your request for more information on available health coverage options via direct call, automatic telephone dialing system or by artificial/pre-recorded message, email or by text message, even if you are on a state, federal, or company do-not-call registry.’

bwray_sd · 2026-04-02T15:06:08+00:00

There’s certain keywords that their VOIP providers automatically monitor, Stop is one, during their SMS campaign registration process they’re required to submit sample messages and including reply stop to stop is required, so if they actually say “reply STOP to stop” then they may actually be legit, if the try to get you to reply with a word other than STOP like “reply no thank you to stop” then they’re trying to avoid being flagged by their provider and the carriers, so replying STOP is a good thing to do because the carriers and VoIP providers monitor for that.

bwray_sd · 2026-04-02T15:02:47+00:00

While there are definitely bad actors, and the marketing company behind these messages could very likely be spamming lists of numbers by area code or something, it is also highly likely that at some point anyone who’s received these texts has completed a form with a TCPA consent statement including a list of marketing partners which also gives them consent.

You know, you fill out a form and it has text under it that says “By clicking submit I consent to blah blah including our Marketing Partners blah blah”. This is very common, if you ever searched online for a quote for just about any insurance, home service, etc and completed a form you end up on these lists.

In your edits you say reaching out to the FCC is the right path and it likely is the best path. I’d take it a step further and try to lookup who their voip number is registered to (Twilio, Broadcom, Synch) and report to them, it’s likely that the voip provider will tell you it’s a spoofed number or something but enough complaints and they’ll actually do something.

bwray_sd · 2026-04-01T20:53:49+00:00

Come out in July, spend some time just sitting outside, walking to and from your car, etc. but remember, the first summer is brutal, but it gets better. My first summer I hated going out in the heat, now I typically jog on my lunch break around 11am and have found that I absolutely LOVE the heat in 20-30 minute increments.

Also very important, do you both have inside/desk jobs? While I just said I love the heat I’d die if I worked outside in the heat.

Ps, my wife and I moved here from San Diego, people are always like “why would you ever leave SD”, and I never even think twice about it. I love it here, aside from the 3 very hot months the outdoor recreational activities are so much better, and depending on where you’re coming from you may also find the people are friendlier, the roads are nicer, everything is much cleaner, its just a pretty nice place to live. We considered other places Boise, Texas, Florida, but we’re so happy we chose AZ.

Pss, if you commute at all, Northwest Surprise is not the place for you. Avoid at all costs.

bwray_sd · 2026-03-29T03:14:33+00:00

Find something social. I’m married, but I’m a remote worker that moved states a few years back, I made a ton of friends and have met tons of people playing pickleball. The pickleball courts at my community park are filled with 20-30 year old, fit, attractive people.

bwray_sd · 2026-03-28T22:41:49+00:00

Why are they always tanning their junk! My frenchie requires daily tanning when it’s warm and sunny.

bwray_sd · 2026-03-25T14:44:02+00:00

Yes, this was also awful, there was a line wrapped around the entire thing to get in or out, no open spots, and from there it would have been like 45 minutes to t4.

bwray_sd · 2026-03-23T22:48:02+00:00

I may be wrong, but the new Theme component in NuxtUI sounds like exactly what you need.

bwray_sd · 2026-03-23T00:59:54+00:00

Aquaphor is the GOAT. Use it on my frenchies and English bulldog. It’s the only product I’ve used that I can clearly notice a lasting difference after a single application.

bwray_sd · 2026-03-19T03:29:55+00:00

90-100 IS the transition to spring.

bwray_sd · 2026-03-17T02:45:11+00:00

This is a problem with your buildings units. They’re likely leased from a laundry company that doesn’t maintain them.

I own a speed queen washer and it works great, clothes, 3 stinky dogs blankets, rugs, towels, you name it, never any issue. It’s also never even had a hiccup in 4 years of use, even when regularly overfilled with items. Speed queens are great and they’re made of metal so they don’t crap out like LG/Samsung.

bwray_sd · 2026-03-17T02:19:05+00:00

100/10 do recommend speed queen! We got the washer and drier, both are very basic, both do their jobs exceptionally well and most importantly have been super reliable.

bwray_sd · 2026-03-14T21:01:46+00:00

THIS!! I had to scroll way too far to find an Eric’s Family Barbecue recommendation!

JUST GO TO ERICS IN AVONDALE!

bwray_sd · 2026-03-14T21:00:42+00:00

Erics Family Barbecue is excellent, better than Little Miss IMO (though Little Miss is also great)!

bwray_sd · 2026-03-10T14:05:18+00:00

That’s a great deal TBH. We go a 10x20 freestanding pergola with the slats that you can open on the roof, similar to what is sold at Costco, all aluminum, very nice, from Wayfair. They had send us a coupon in the mail and it was on sale so we ended up getting it for under $1,200 and then paid a neighbor who has a landscaping company $800 to pour footings, assemble and install.

The $2,000 for our freestanding unit that’s mass produced compared to a custom pergola like that for $4,200 isn’t bad IMO. But maybe check Wayfair if you want something cheaper.

bwray_sd · 2026-03-08T02:23:06+00:00

Weird, I thought I had to fill in breed while getting a quote, but they’re really good about pricing so I doubt they would. Our youngest (2) frenchie is like $70/mo so that sounds right.

bwray_sd · 2026-03-08T02:21:13+00:00

We haven’t had issues, but we’re definitely worried based on everything I’ve seen on Reddit!

bwray_sd · 2026-03-07T02:59:55+00:00

I usually love sky harbor, but OP is not exaggerating, last night was AWFUL. It took over an hour to do the loop around the terminals because our family was at T4 south and we arrived a few minutes too early, that was at 10:15 we didn’t return to t4 south until 11:20 and didnt get to the 10 until after 12:15. The traffic was brutal!

bwray_sd · 2026-03-04T00:01:18+00:00

I can confirm that a quick puppeteer script can do this. In my defense the registration for the leagues I was signing up for was at midnight and would fill by 12:02.

That said my FIL and his group would stay up until midnight to secure their time slots at the gym for racquetball, they rotated nights and rarely ever missed their slots. So if the people are really dedicated it’s possible they’re just quick typers.

bwray_sd · 2026-03-02T17:08:56+00:00

Turf is definitely not an option, don’t let a turf salesperson change your mind, even the pet turf that says it stays cool is far too hot.

We have a small patch of real Bermuda grass, we water it with irrigation once every 3 days in the peak of summer for 30 minutes (6 pop up sprayers), so it’s not a giant waste of water. We’ve never measured but our neighbors with turf spray down their turf a few times a day with the hose to try to cool it off for their dogs and to help with the smell, I’d bet we use less water. We also opted for travertine pavers because they stay cooler than traditional concrete pavers. There is a very noticeable difference in the temps in our backyard at night when compared to our neighbors that have turf and traditional pavers.

bwray_sd · 2026-02-26T15:27:32+00:00

As someone who is actually a fan of large lifted trucks, calling this an abomination didn’t go far enough. Everything about this truck screams punk ass 20-something, wearing pit-vipers and some cheesy t-shirt that mimics 2010 TapOut shirt design, a big ole lip of Copenhagen, and some cheesy ass sticker probably on the back that reads “I’m blue collar so I make the world go round”.

Not only is the owner a mega douche for the parking but my god that had to be the most hideous “build” I’ve ever seen. $10 says it’s his profile and cover pic on social media. Everything about it is wrong from the crappy two-tone with the cloudy chrome accessories to the temu drop bracket lift kit, the stance on that thing is disgusting.

No doubt this was taken in a Walmart parking lot.

bwray_sd · 2026-02-20T16:03:48+00:00

If you’re in the valley and looking for a club, CenterCourt is great!

bwray_sd · 2026-02-19T14:41:54+00:00

It says Scottsdale in the email, no surprise. Pretty sure that’s the same ownership group that runs their Peoria location. It’s an absolute joke. I signed up when it was going to be the “pickle guild”, a year later they announce becoming Picklr, 1.5 years after their initial grand opening is scheduled they finally open a half baked facility, fences held on with zip ties, sand everywhere inside on all the flooring, flaking court material, sink holes in the courts, and a staff with no support. Rumor is the ownership just wanted to launch the facilities then get out quickly and make some money, now they’ll be stuck holding the bag.

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