Does anyone actually have any actual links or citations for states where there are laws against using HERF guns or using " a microwave oven with a damaged containment"?
I'm ecstatic just to avoid crawling in stop and go traffic when driving in LA, let alone cruising at 70mph. Do you do most of your driving between 3-5AM on sundays?
I'm referring mostly to driving on I-10, especially between New Orleans and Baton Rouge. At a measly 70mph, you will get run over by just about everyone. In the city..I hit hear 60mph on city streets quite often...where they've been repaved post Katrina.
I'd have to either start actually looking at the speedometer, or lose all hope of ever driving again...
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But the bigger picture is, I'm trying desperately to not give personal information to the govt or private companies....not voluntarily giving it to them!!!
Not being ironic...just that I've never heard of of seen a credit card labeled chip and pin...
I've never ever had to type in a PIN number for a credit card purchase, nor had I heard about such till this thread. It just isn't something done in the US, or if done..it isn't common. You just swipe a normal CC and your good to go...
If you didn't have a Chip and Pin card in Europe..could they not just do the transaction the old fashioned way, and manually type in the CC number in the terminal? They still do that here in the US if the mag stripe isn't readable....
I also travel to Europe a lot, I have a swipe card and a chip and pin one. much to my frustration I left my chipped card in my hotel safe one day and wouldn't you know it that was the day I had 2 instances of not being able to pay with my magstripe card. maybe it isn't common, but it does happen. For me it was on a ferry in Norway and also in a shop that very same day. Now I think about it a shop in Copenhagen also refused it but I had my chipped card with me at the time then.
If you don't have a chipped card, can the merchant not do the card the old fashioned way...and manually type in the number at the terminal??
Idiot. Cops have been getting subpoenas on actual usage metrics for their bolstered quota numbers.
Well, since it is a tablet and not a phone, they don't really suspect anything.
And seriously...unless something else major happened other than a simple pullover, they're not gonna bother with trying to subpoena usage data from any phone company....too much trouble for a simple ticket they're trying to write.
Actually, you're seeing them two years late. The movie first comes out in theaters. Then 52 weeks later it comes out on DVD. Then 4 weeks later, after the holiday, it hits Redbox and Netflix. Over the next 48 weeks it has already disappeared from Redbox, making it an $8 rental for the month if you aren't already a Netflix subscriber.
That may be right...but the movie is new to ME, so what difference does it make?
I do Netflix, but not the streaming, I rent the Blurays.
Probably because most STBs are complicated as all hell and with each software update manage to mess things up on HD channels. Plus, HD channels experience a little lag when channel flipping that SD channels don't experience (usually).
I've not seen this difference in channel surfing speed on ATT Uverse....
Not just tickets. Seizures. Almost every place in the US has zero tolerance civil forfeiture laws where a city or county can confiscate a vehicle if there is any marijuana in it, even if the police officer has to provide it.
Even without planting evidence, it is like winning the lotto because a good number of impounded vehicles end up at auction.
So, done right with 1-2 seizures a day, it can add up to six to seven digits of income for the city/county over time.
I swear, I'd LOVE to be able to sneak up to some of the local Police cars and alter the motto they have on them to something more realistic:
I don't do it in town, but for longer roadtrips, I have a bracket that holds my old Motorola Xoom just down below the window line, and with Verizon 4G, I can stream entertainment...mostly for the passenger (2-seater car), and as the driver, I mostly listen...but it is something nice for long trips.
If a trooper happens to pull near me, I can quickly flip it to Google Maps or something....
What you say is fine for most movies, but not for holiday movies. Say a DVD comes out just before a holiday, such as Hop right before Easter. It won't hit Redbox and Netflix DVDs until after the holiday. Wait a year for the next holiday and it won't be in Redbox anymore.
I guess I pretty much end up seeing all "new" movies, about a year late then...
I pretty much only(/B> rent then when they're available on Netflix. I've not been to a real movie theater in years, I just rent.
So, this way, I've never had a holiday movie I couldn't watch on the holiday.
I always eat at the bar for parties of 3 or less, because WTF is wrong with waiters, fill my damned drink, at $5/glass, getting one or 2 extra rounds for a table is decent pocket money (4*2*5*.2 is $8 minimum), and making be happy will bring up the tip too.
Bartenders always seem to understand this, so I sit at the bar.
And this way, you're also closer to the person pouring your drinks, and your tip (and personality) can directly influence the pour of your beverage which is a benefit too!! Plus, the bartender gets your full tip, not a % of the servers tip at the end of the night for this meal.
But only for 1-2 people really, a bartender isn't usually set up to wait on a TON of people for food and drinks, ANd run the service bar for the waiters.
In many countries poor people not only eat healthier food but also tastier than most people here. It's amazing what you can make with a little bit of rice or pasta and some vegetables and spices for virtually no money if you know how to prepare it. In the US poor people will eat garbage fast food daily in their comfy sofa in front of a big screen TV and complain that they are fat because they are poor.
Yeah..I don't get the poor eating fast food thing...it is notcheap to eat fast food!!??
I rarely eat fast food, especially burgers. I've not been to a BK or a Wendy's in probably a couple years or more...I've been on the road lately, and stopped to have some. I got a couple of their new burgers (about $0.90 more than their regular burgers), a large fry, large drink and dessert...fscking cost me almost $16??!?!?
The burgers were NOT large...not like they show on TV ( when did the Whopper shrink so much?). For $16, I could have bought plenty of good food at the grocery store and cooked something from scratch that would have fed me much more satisfyingly and healthier for at least 3-4 meals.
Why don't poor people shop for veggies and the protein of the week on sale at the grocerys store and COOK? It is cheaper and healthier than eating garbage fast food.
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Does anyone actually have any actual links or citations for states where there are laws against using HERF guns or using " a microwave oven with a damaged containment"?
I'm referring mostly to driving on I-10, especially between New Orleans and Baton Rouge. At a measly 70mph, you will get run over by just about everyone. In the city..I hit hear 60mph on city streets quite often...where they've been repaved post Katrina.
70mph isn't high speed.
Hell, you try to keep at 70mph on most highways down here in LA, and you'll get run over with people giving you dirty looks for going too slow....
Heck, we easily hit 60mph on city streets around here at times and places....that's what radar detectors are for.
A Fish.
I'm afraid it was.....
What kinda talk is that....?
If you hadn't nailed them to the perch, they'd be pushing up the daisies!!!
Say....No.....MORE!!!
What's love got to do with it? It is just sex.....something fun to be had with a consenting partner.
Hell, these days, it seems we in the US have more of a communist in the White House, than the Russians do in the Kremlin.
WTF is in charge of the US with respect to these things?
Are we allowed to put these same type of things on Russian soil too?
Well, I happen to have this anti-bear rock that repels them that might might be willing to sell...?
I'd have to either start actually looking at the speedometer, or lose all hope of ever driving again...
But the bigger picture is, I'm trying desperately to not give personal information to the govt or private companies....not voluntarily giving it to them!!!
I've never ever had to type in a PIN number for a credit card purchase, nor had I heard about such till this thread. It just isn't something done in the US, or if done..it isn't common. You just swipe a normal CC and your good to go...
If you didn't have a Chip and Pin card in Europe..could they not just do the transaction the old fashioned way, and manually type in the CC number in the terminal? They still do that here in the US if the mag stripe isn't readable....
If you don't have a chipped card, can the merchant not do the card the old fashioned way...and manually type in the number at the terminal??
What exactly is Chip & Pin?? It was mentioned in the article..something about it being used outside the US...
Is this the same federal govt that developed movies and campaigns saying that smoking pot would cause you to go insane, kill and rape people?
Well, since it is a tablet and not a phone, they don't really suspect anything.
And seriously...unless something else major happened other than a simple pullover, they're not gonna bother with trying to subpoena usage data from any phone company....too much trouble for a simple ticket they're trying to write.
That may be right...but the movie is new to ME, so what difference does it make?
I do Netflix, but not the streaming, I rent the Blurays.
I've not seen this difference in channel surfing speed on ATT Uverse....
I swear, I'd LOVE to be able to sneak up to some of the local Police cars and alter the motto they have on them to something more realistic:
To Collect, and Serve...
If a trooper happens to pull near me, I can quickly flip it to Google Maps or something....
I guess I pretty much end up seeing all "new" movies, about a year late then...
I pretty much only(/B> rent then when they're available on Netflix. I've not been to a real movie theater in years, I just rent.
So, this way, I've never had a holiday movie I couldn't watch on the holiday.
And this way, you're also closer to the person pouring your drinks, and your tip (and personality) can directly influence the pour of your beverage which is a benefit too!! Plus, the bartender gets your full tip, not a % of the servers tip at the end of the night for this meal.
But only for 1-2 people really, a bartender isn't usually set up to wait on a TON of people for food and drinks, ANd run the service bar for the waiters.
With Bluray out for so long now, do people actually rent/buy and watch DVD anymore?
Yeah..I don't get the poor eating fast food thing...it is notcheap to eat fast food!!??
I rarely eat fast food, especially burgers. I've not been to a BK or a Wendy's in probably a couple years or more...I've been on the road lately, and stopped to have some. I got a couple of their new burgers (about $0.90 more than their regular burgers), a large fry, large drink and dessert...fscking cost me almost $16??!?!?
The burgers were NOT large...not like they show on TV ( when did the Whopper shrink so much?). For $16, I could have bought plenty of good food at the grocery store and cooked something from scratch that would have fed me much more satisfyingly and healthier for at least 3-4 meals.
Why don't poor people shop for veggies and the protein of the week on sale at the grocerys store and COOK? It is cheaper and healthier than eating garbage fast food.
It is ignorance?