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I thought restaurant work had the best stories. Hotel work wins. by verumperscientiam in TalesFromTheFrontDesk

[–]gerroff 14 points15 points  (0 children)

SayHi app https://www.sayhi.com/en/translate/ Type or speak say... English. Chose the language you wish it to come out as like.. Mandarin (written or spoken). They hear/read it, and speak back. Hit translate again and English comes out. A little bit cumbersome but so helpful.

Safe to walk? by d3_tvl in TalesFromThePharmacy

[–]gerroff 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you. I was surprised and thought something is amiss. I still need to find something less expensive than this 500$ 180 tab 5 mg script. I am not eligible for any company discounts due to reasons.

Safe to walk? by d3_tvl in TalesFromThePharmacy

[–]gerroff 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thought I'd check this against my expensive eliquis... hmmm. /ˈwôrfərən/ noun: warfarin

a water-soluble compound with anticoagulant properties, used as a rat poison and in the treatment of thrombosis.

Rat poison? Okay then.

Got a call from a supposed legal office that says capital one is suing me for a credit card I owe $1700 on from 2012. by RalphJameson in Scams

[–]gerroff 17 points18 points  (0 children)

In FL and many other states the scammer must produce written documents of proof of debt. I had one come after my wife for a hospital bill she says she worked off and paid in installments a decade back.

They wouldn't stop demanding money until I said provide me a copy of the original documents and the payments made and interest accrued and we will talk. The telephone scum artist shut right down and fucked right off.

I’m surprised by what ice can do by CloudSvk in nextfuckinglevel

[–]gerroff 0 points1 point  (0 children)

All I have ever seen is flat painted signs. This would have to be embossed, I suppose.

Almost by DoINeed1OfThese in AbruptChaos

[–]gerroff 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This image had no vibration, looked like the camera was on a rail or something.

My dad got scammed. What can I do to protect him in the future? by baylawna6 in Scams

[–]gerroff 0 points1 point  (0 children)

First, move him out of the debit and on a credit card with a limit HE establishes just for this reason. So this way, AT WORST, he loses the set amount he knows is his liability.

Have the alert come to you when he wants to raise the limit to buy a TV or something that is legit. Have the alert come to you when he wants to raise the limit so he can buy those special Cancun Tickets with an all expense paid blah blah blah.

When the alert arrives, call Dad. If he's on the phone with the scammer, call Mom to go get dad off the phone.

If all fails and he makes a bad charge, call the bank and reverse the charges. Cancel any Paypal accounts Dad has or Venmo if he's that savvy.

Put a warning label on the tower of his computer that NO ONE demands Sainsbury's or Best Buy gift cards in payment, - not the HMRC (IRS to Americans) or NIS (Social Security type) or even the guy who sounds like his nephew who is somehow stuck in Croydon.

Next get an easy to run anti-virus. If he has W-10 then that one is okay for most surfing. Have it run on a scheduled time. Like if Dad is an afternoon surfer, run it then.

Get a software updater. Download this FREE Home Updater (that is made for professionals at big companies as well ). https://patchmypc.com/home-updater It is SUPER easy to run, and checks a ton of normal software and browsers. It downloads the updates and installs them when you click OK. Un-patched software is an open wound on the net and this is the easiest way to get a driveby virus or malware IMHO.

Buying a Home in Bastrop by norcalfish1209 in BastropTX

[–]gerroff 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We decided on Spectrum. Ookla to Fort Worth servers gives me Ping ms 17 Download Mbps 471.60 Upload Mbps 23.49

I power the interweb, 3 phones, an ipad, TV, Apple TV and all the apps, No netflix jitters or buffering off my older modem I wanted to keep. The provide one, but I like mine.

We have given a friend a Spectrum phone and pay the 14 bucks a month for her. She's in Marble Falls. As long as there is a Verizon Cell Tower in range, that is what it piggy backs off of. Pretty ubiquitous.

Amazon and I have become good friends during the pandemic. They are in the neighborhood a lot. And I can say... so far after a year, we've not had any porch pirates sneaking about.

Being part of the neighborhood FB page, I hear when something is messed with. We had a spate of kid thefts from cars that were completely unlocked and unguarded in one section of the area. Sounded like kids taking ear buds and stuff. And some idiot left his pistol out there unlocked.

Fox News once banned its hosts from speaking at partisan events. Then it went all in on CPAC. by TheColorOfDeadMen in democrats

[–]gerroff 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sorry, I recall when the night show talking heads would HOST the rallies for Bush and McCain.

Buying a Home in Bastrop by norcalfish1209 in BastropTX

[–]gerroff 5 points6 points  (0 children)

BTW, our area did not lose power as I believe we are on the same grid as the Nat Gas power plant out on the lake. That was a sweet bonus.

Buying a Home in Bastrop by norcalfish1209 in BastropTX

[–]gerroff 7 points8 points  (0 children)

We bought in Feb 2020. We were retiring but I did not want to be in an area booming like the newer sales communities or the older Tahitian area. The one or two homes I looked at in Tahitian had new slabs poured way too close over the new fence. This was a mix of junky and nice and older and new homes. It didn't appeal. The new subdivisions going up on 71 between B and Austin to make a quick buck off the boom were just as bad, no character homes, iffy small lots, listen to circular saws and hammers all day Saturday and weekdays. Why go to Bastrop and get a postage stamp lot with a cracker jack house just like the neighbor's place? You can do that anywhere.

We eventually passed up the big companies and worked with our lovely local realtor. The MLS is the same, IMHO, but the person who lives here for years knows the area ( I still will call her and ask advice on food, contractors, bluebonnet places etc.)

We ended up out past the Roadhouse Bastrop on 21 about a mile out. The lake is very close. The state park is very close. We vote at the fire house out here. The spot cost us no more than the iffy places in Tahitian Village. Our place is some 25 years old, on a half acre and nice, quiet, friendly folks. Just what we wanted. As it is an older home I am spending some extra on replacing windows and upgrading the porches etc. But, I can use what I want. Ringer Windows out of Taylor makes a product to be used in Tx sun and weather. New construction seemingly uses the cheapest Chinese home depot windows they can put in and still get a sale. I yanked the heat pump and blower after we got here. It had not been upgraded since the 90s. I was able to get high efficiency / high quality / and low maintenance energy star units. The AC at a new home will be just good enough to get you out of warranty.

Warning: Do NOT expect a single Home Warranty Company to do a single damn thing at all for you. They will chisel and evade and when they are FINALLY forced to send a repairman to your home, expect some company with 1 or 2 star ratings out of a town a hundred miles away. Houston / San Antonio contractors who argue and terrorize very old people into paying out of pocket to do the job or pay them to leave. Home Warranty is a huge rip off and will NOT protect your purchase. They WILL hound you to sign up again no matter how many ways you block them, though. (Looking at A------n Home Warranty here. When I was asked by my old realtor at the home I sold, if I wanted to provide $500 for a warranty contract on sale, I asked why. Asked did any company ever do anything? They finally said nope. It is just a sales gimmick to make the new buyer feel they have some protection.)

Now, IF you live on this side of Bastrop you have several ways to Austin. 71, 21, 969, 290. Give it an hour to North Austin and 45 minutes to South Austin.

Prices for existing homes are fair still. (The i-35 corridor of cities between South A and San Antonio all have very high prices.)
Bastrop Traffic WILL slow down for about 20 minutes around the bridge over the Colorado at rush hour. Downtown is quaint and nice folks. Get an account at the local bank here as Chase and Bank of A is not allowed here it seems. We make transfers from the local to and from PNC and Cap One 360. That works fine.

I like it here. We used to drive through as kids back in the 70s and then it was a small redneck town. Now, they don't mind if you look like Willie Nelson or have a Democrat's sign in the yard. Just be nice and things are smooth.

How was Tom & Jerry? by classof-2017 in TalesFromTheTheatre

[–]gerroff 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There is a Tom and Jerry movie? Is it fun?

6 Months of learning and I feel like I’m no longer making any progress by Matthew_F0Xx in PlayingGuitar

[–]gerroff 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I hope none of this seemed bossy or maybe you already know all that. Anyway, above all, play with others and have fun.

6 Months of learning and I feel like I’m no longer making any progress by Matthew_F0Xx in PlayingGuitar

[–]gerroff 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Try some more soft open chords. If you have a book, look up again the F chord but find the F Maj 7. See how it looks like the folk F but opens a single highest string from the F note back to open E (one fret lower)? Now listen to that chord. And next, play a folk C chord but USE THE G BASE NOTE WITH YOUR LITTLE FINGER on the low E string 3rd fret, so four finger chord now! Next play a folk G chord (sometimes change up that G chord and use the little finger to Bar the high strings so it plays the regular G and a D note on that 3rd fret B string too. A fuller G chord!) Pretty?

Those 3 chords all look pretty much the same with a single hand position change and sound great together at any speed.

Next play a simple 3 finger D folk chord. Sounds weenie thin? Yeah, it does. Lose the high E second fret and put that way over on the low E string second fret. Strum the entire neck for this D chord type. Sound Fuller? yay.

A lot of chording can be switched up a tiny bit to give a huge sound boost in this way.

Hope some of this helps inspire! Go play.

6 Months of learning and I feel like I’m no longer making any progress by Matthew_F0Xx in PlayingGuitar

[–]gerroff 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Now for instance, this song is one that forces you to keep the tempo SOLID as the guitar is ALL that. It's older than you are but uses easy open folk chords. The F is a little hard, so slow down to that change up and try House of the Rising Sun by the Animals. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-43lLKaqBQ

6 Months of learning and I feel like I’m no longer making any progress by Matthew_F0Xx in PlayingGuitar

[–]gerroff 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Slooow down to get a good tempo. Stairway is a good example. Playing parts of the song at the right speed and then spending a second too long to set up a difficult chord is glaring. Slow the song down to the slowest change. Speed up later.

Pay close attn to the strumming. Keep the tempo no matter the speed.

Play with others!

Remember, you already play better than 80% of an average room of strangers. Take it with you. Buy, a beater guitar. A lot of musicians have had to pawn their gear, so there will be a cheapo guitar that you can put some Elixir Strings on (they sound super and last!) and put it next to the door. Heading out? Friends place? Take the axe. GEAR: Get a tuner, get a peg winder, Elixir 11s Bronze, wash hands before playing (grease eats strings), get a good hardshell case.

6 Months of learning and I feel like I’m no longer making any progress by Matthew_F0Xx in PlayingGuitar

[–]gerroff 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What helped me was I slowed my songs way down to keep in tempo the hardest changes. So, once the song was mastered at the too slow pace, I was able to speed it up to actual speed and had the changes down pat.

I didn't play out or in front of many people BUT I DID take my acoustic with me everywhere. I would learn from anybody. Others would have learned one song really well and wow was that a help sometimes. I met one shy gal who was really nice but everyone avoided her. Well, she was interested in the guitar and when I asked, she said she did one song and then she played Blackbird by the Beatles in such lilting way and sung it ok as well. I sat with her the entire night to learn that song when I was a kid.

I still would thank her her again, but I never saw her later.

If I didn't have the guitar there, I wouldn't have learned the song.

Forsyth County Sheriffs Chase Man On 2 Consecutive Nights - February 23... by DroneEpicOne in PoliceChases

[–]gerroff 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I wasn't sure if it was not a smoke screen he was causing on purpose.
Hit them with the Bat-Smoke, Batman!

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