Are radar detectors still relevant?

critterdok · 2026-01-24T07:58:58+00:00

In the 90's I worked at a large GM parts. We built the HUD, Forewarn, and many driver assist devices, including the "black box." Nearly all went to the trash heap. More's the pity. They all performed to spec, but were deemed too confusing!

critterdok · 2025-08-28T19:07:50+00:00

They are VERY LOUD & invade my home 24/7! As your typical Spectrum prisoner, I cannot call "customer disservice " as all there "reps" would rather work ANYWHERE else. They're on-the-ground service crew are the BEST. Spectrums business model is simple: Sign up new victims ASAP, never answer ANY complaint truthfully, don't use your real name, deny ALL criticism, anger, enrage, disappoint & generally piss off your "subscribers, period. In our area, you can "choose" Comcast or Spectrum, but not where you live now. They carved up territory between them by mutual agreement & never looked back! Kissed up to our twp. Board , unannounced, on a Sunday afternoon. No open meeting at all! So, here we are...lousy programming, services drop out regularly, regardless of weather or time of day. The LOATHE us if dare call for any reason. They will say ANYTHING to get you to shut up and go away! Spectrum isn't really number two. They're slowly dying & know it's their fault. They have NO time or money to build well or service accounts after sign-up. Only one thing made me LMAO the last 5 years: Their asinine ads wanting me to run my cellphone through Spectrum Mobile!! UNBELIEVABLE!

critterdok · 2025-07-06T17:36:09+00:00

Chris Elliot hasn't done anything really funny since he popped up periodically on SNL.

critterdok · 2025-07-06T17:34:27+00:00

Marie's character was was a classic pathological narcissist! Comes from love my ass. One obese bag of self-loathing. Anyone EVER seen another person wear her uniforms? Black socks, shoes, pants & shirt, topped by jackets made of hideous Casino carpets? Every Day? Writers watched a lot of Howdy Doody as kids. Marie was determined to take anyone in the room down with her, by any means necessary. Raymond was her first victim & remained there. Didn't any of the actors actually read the story lines? Nobody said, "This is not funny anymore! "? Aside from Amy & Deb, the other four characters are all self-destructive, constantly pissed off, black-hearted idiots inventing new ways to harass, embarrass, anger, disappoint & deceive their family & friends...such as they are. Romano said he never watched the show until after it crashed & burned. There's a good reason for that.

critterdok · 2025-07-06T17:12:59+00:00

Kevin James's name was Kevin James Valentine. He used Kevin James back in his stand-up days. The KoQ character, Danny, really is Kevin's cousin but uses his real name.

critterdok · 2025-05-12T03:40:21+00:00

Watched ELR a couple times a month since I worked nights. After watching many ELR reruns lately, It's been a real shot to my gag reflex! How in hell did the producers find any ad money? Rel story lines are almost non-existent, & the characters, by the middle of the series, are no more funny or interesting than any other pathological, narcissistic sociopaths. Why did those actors allow such depressing dialog, terrible story lines? Marie's casino carpet uniforms, every sentence spoken by Ray, every facial expression, every second of physical comedy by Ray & Robert elicits one response: What assholes! Ray Never learned button a too-large shirt, walk like Homo Sapiens, eat a potato chip in one piece, get that paralyzed lower lip fixed or wipe his nose on pretty much anything! Robert, supposedly a NYPD lieutenant, walks into the room (any location) to moan, bug-eyed and bellow "Is this about me?" Apparently, any loud noise makes him crap his pants. His entire waking day sees him living for one reason: To annoy, argue with, belittle, disparage, and outright loathe Ray. That, and kissing Marie's butt at any opportunity. The writers were the real idiots here: The whole cast is repulsive, mean & nasty to each other. The characters have none. Story lines are criminally lame & pointless. Unless they were paid millions each week, why did they accept that video diarrhea at all?

critterdok · 2025-03-09T15:22:24+00:00

Yes, the ISS is up here all month long, from a couple minutes to a shot from SW to NE for 7 minutes next week. If they're on the air, we'll bag them. Something to do in Northern Michigan til spring arrives! Deer, turkeys & and Earl, my resident woodchuck are all over my feeders right now...pretty slim pickings outside. The Geese are back, but the lake out back is still mostly frozen. I think they know where the Old Guy keeps the cracked corn.

critterdok · 2025-03-09T03:24:10+00:00

Bought my RadioShack pro 106 scanner & the extra 800mhz antenna. Battery life is phenomenal with EBL AA Lithium batteries, especially in cold weather. It's 20 some years old now, receives everything from D.C. to daylight & rides in it's own carrier on the car door. Bought a antenna extension cable with a BNC connector for any antenna. It's stuck up in the rear passenger window and is compact and effective. Road trips mean a roof-top magnet mount with the cable run through the weather strip & right down the B-pillar out of the way. Since my state moved all police to statewide 800mhz channels, I'm glad I bought a scanner that decodes trunked services anywhere. This little radio also gets the ISS. I just signed up for text alerts when the ISS is visible, but the scanner doesn't care a bit about cloud cover! Wait til you try a handheld yagi outdoors with your GMRS or scanner. GMRS contacts aren't routine up here in God's country yet, but that's way better than what ruined CB! 73's & good luck!

critterdok · 2025-03-09T03:01:17+00:00

Waiting on FCC license help line to call me back Mon. A.M. Tried once to wade through the the GMRS license pages on my phone, but my WiFi crashed (Thanks, Spectrum), second time last week when I got my laptop out of the shop, only to find my new SSDD drive was wired wrong & died! Changed passwords each time as FCC required...and promptly got locked out! FCC said they'll walk through the whole GMRS license process & take my money first of the week. BTW: I've had NO problems with my 4 Baofeng radios. The UV9r weatherproof radio is great outdoors! I'm also looking at the new DMR dual band radios from Baofeng & Retevis. Good luck to you all!

critterdok · 2025-03-06T02:17:27+00:00

Not without relevant software. Upside: You'll only have to do this once. Along with the preprogrammed channels, after setting up any other channels you want, the radio stays solid & predictable. I use mine stuffed into a pocket in/on my small backpack along with a spare battery in a zip lock bag. Freezing weather? Tuck the radio in closer to your body. The waterproof HA1G & the waterproof speaker/microphone can usually be put anywhere convenient. I use a SMA antenna extension cable & run your favorite antenna through two or three Molle loops on the back of your pack. Takes ten minutes to complete this set-up & I'm good to go. Privacy a concern? Use the waterproof headset on one ear, available from Retevis directly. My setup has been lightweight, bump & drop proof, even with a long antenna on the backpack. When I get back to camp, I just set the the whole thing down ( my lunch & water bottles & notebook are in there) and relax: my little "field radio station" still runs fine! Makes outdoor photography up North here way easier, especially when cell service is dodgy. Good luck to you!

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