Gregg Posted June 9 Posted June 9 (edited) Shopping. Go to stores website. Add to cart. Proceed to checkout. Put all your information in and place order. Stuff arrives on your door step a week or so later. Edited June 9 by Gregg Quote
NoSaint Posted June 9 Posted June 9 4 hours ago, Gregg said: Shopping. Go to stores website. Add to cart. Proceed to checkout. Put all your information in and place order. Stuff arrives on your door step a week or so later. or the same afternoon. The economics of Home Depot doing free same day delivery for like $5-10 items really gets me. 1 Quote
Augie Posted June 9 Posted June 9 (edited) 23 hours ago, BillsPride12 said: Streaming platforms They are great, until you lose internet connection! We had a storm Saturday and have not had Spectrum internet since, hence no streaming anything including regular DTV Streaming programming. The wife went to the trouble of resetting everything and then getting a new modem. Nada. She even reinstated the DTV dish for a few channels at least, but of course it’s raining so that doesn’t work either. All this great technology is great, until you lose it. VERY frustrating! Edited June 9 by Augie 2 Quote
Guffalo Posted June 11 Posted June 11 On 6/6/2025 at 3:59 PM, US Egg said: Thanks. Really appreciate the input. My wife thinks a tour be fine. I see the plus of the perks you point out, the must sees are probably brutal without pre-planning no matter when you go. I don’t like being held to a schedule, or told how I have to go about my days on vacation, but when in Rome…. My bigger problem is this is a one and done trip, I want to see Naples and the Amalfi Coast. My wife would be happy with the Big Three, which would be less demanding. We did Italy last fall, the advice you have gotten so far is spot on. Naples seemed a bit sketchy, but for a day or two I guess it is fine. We ended our trip planning on touring the Almalfi coast, using Sorrento as our base for 4 nights, we loved it so much, we only did Capri and spent the rest of our time in and around Sorrento. The trains are definitely the way to go. We started up north (Milan to Venice to Cinque Terr to Florence and then Rome, using trains for most of the legs of the trip. Wonderful experience, don't worry about the language barriers, you will be fine. 1 1 1 Quote
Bad Things Posted 22 hours ago Posted 22 hours ago On 6/7/2025 at 3:57 PM, CookieG said: there are still ways to avoid/escape technology and to many, an off-grid lifestyle is fashionable. Of course, most of them have a monetized Youtube channel, a solar array and a Jackery to power their laptops, phones and other electronic items. So in a way, they are missing the point, but to each his own. I always had a certain mode of respect for a Dick Proenneke, a guy who found an uninhabited lake in Alaska and built his retirement cabin there. He stayed for 30+ years, finally leaving in his early 80s. He built his cabin with non-power hand tools and 95+ percent of his building materials came off the land. His modes of transportation were his feet and a canoe, and supplies were flown in every month or two by a bush pilot friend. His nearest neighbor was at least 40 miles away The only reason anyone knew about him was because he filmed himself building his cabin with a wind up camera to send to his family. Someone came up with a way to market his film, photos and journals and he became a PBS sensation. He was a survivalist before there were survivalists, A Youtuber before there were Youtubers An Into the Wild personality decades before that foolish young guy, Chris McCandles went Into the Wild and never came out. Wow, I haven't heard the name Dick Proenneke in a long time. What a great series of videos. I have some good old friends in Colorado that knew him really well, and shared some other good stories about him. They don't make 'em like that anymore. Quote
Another Fan Posted 22 hours ago Author Posted 22 hours ago 36 minutes ago, BillsPride12 said: I mean at age 56 Jennifer Lopez below..... as Beavis wound say boooiiiing. lol I imagine she's not everyone's favorite but she still looks damn good With no NFL game of any real significant attachment too today, I visited Edgar Allan Poe's last home he lived in New York. I mean as you know I love nostalgic stuff and what not so this place was up my alley. The thing that struck me.... when they told me his age of death there it's the same age I am today. This was the mid 1800s. I mean I know he things going on with him but sometimes it's kinda remarkable to think of it like that for a nerd like me. 1 Quote
Gregg Posted 11 hours ago Posted 11 hours ago 11 hours ago, BillsPride12 said: The hot one looks like Torrie Wilson from the WWE. Quote
Bill from NYC Posted 10 hours ago Posted 10 hours ago (edited) My daughter had surgery for thyroid cancer. Since then she has been scanned and has taken multiple blood tests, which all came back perfect. I'm taking her to lunch today. My thanks go to God for hearing and responding to the thousands of prayers that went up for my amazing honey. Edited 7 hours ago by Bill from NYC 2 Quote
Wacka Posted 7 hours ago Posted 7 hours ago I'm still alive. Had a stroke in 2014, which I fully recovered from and a kidney transplant February 2024. 3 Quote
Pete Posted 6 hours ago Posted 6 hours ago On 6/6/2025 at 10:30 AM, Fleezoid said: Global warming. .....Who the heck wants to be cold? Polar Bears Quote
Southern McButterpants Posted 6 hours ago Posted 6 hours ago I'll add another vote for Podcasts, but I also enjoy long-distance radio via the internet. I listen to Jeremy and Joe every morning walking the dog. 1 Quote
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