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message 201: by colleen the convivial curmudgeon, Not a book hipster! (new)

colleen the convivial curmudgeon (blackrose13) | 2976 comments


message 202: by DoodlePanda (new)

DoodlePanda | 506 comments Why can't the app show images :(


message 203: by colleen the convivial curmudgeon, Not a book hipster! (new)

colleen the convivial curmudgeon (blackrose13) | 2976 comments Because the app sucks?


message 204: by DoodlePanda (new)

DoodlePanda | 506 comments That is the correct answer!

There are so many things the app is missing! :(


message 205: by HomeInMyShoes (new)

HomeInMyShoes I learned that you can lead a kid to soccer, but you can't make them play with the others.


message 206: by MrsJoseph *grouchy*, Bad Girls Deadlift (new)

MrsJoseph *grouchy* (mrsjoseph) | 5312 comments Homeinmyshoes wrote: "I learned that you can lead a kid to soccer, but you can't make them play with the others."

lol


message 207: by colleen the convivial curmudgeon, Not a book hipster! (new)

colleen the convivial curmudgeon (blackrose13) | 2976 comments Whenever I see the acronym for our group, I always think it means something dirty or rude a split second before I realize what it is...


message 208: by Ala (new)

Ala | 469 comments "Watcha doin?"

"Nothin', just FoFing"


message 209: by DoodlePanda (new)

DoodlePanda | 506 comments Ala wrote: ""Watcha doin?"

"Nothin', just FoFing""


Haha :D


message 210: by colleen the convivial curmudgeon, Not a book hipster! (new)

colleen the convivial curmudgeon (blackrose13) | 2976 comments Exactly.


message 211: by Christa (new)

Christa (christaw) Today I learned that when you disconnect the battery of certain vehicles, you have to drive a certain number of miles to clear the emissions sensors before having it tested for registration renewal.

That number of miles is >5, because that's how far the testing station is from my house.


message 212: by MrsJoseph *grouchy*, Bad Girls Deadlift (new)

MrsJoseph *grouchy* (mrsjoseph) | 5312 comments Christa wrote: "Today I learned that when you disconnect the battery of certain vehicles, you have to drive a certain number of miles to clear the emissions sensors before having it tested for registration renewal..."

I would have never guessed this.


message 213: by HomeInMyShoes (new)

HomeInMyShoes Christa wrote: "Today I learned that when you disconnect the battery of certain vehicles, you have to drive a certain number of miles to clear the emissions sensors before having it tested for registration renewal..."

Or, you can get a OBD reader that can reset the codes, although with emissions, it might still have to run for a while to switch off. Had some issues on my VW when I learned all to that stuff.

Disconnecting the battery is a great way to clear codes sometimes.


message 214: by Christa (new)

Christa (christaw) Homeinmyshoes wrote: "Or, you can get a OBD reader that can reset the codes, although with emissions, it might still have to run for a while to switch off. Had some issues on my VW when I learned all to that stuff.

Disconnecting the battery is a great way to clear codes sometimes. "


Yeah, I'd still have to drive it to clear it. I did a bit more checking. Any clear / reset - whether from the OBD interface or from disconnecting the battery - will cause the sensors to go into a temporary fail state. I suppose it keeps people from driving around the corner, clearing the codes, and retesting before it triggers the sensor again. This likely varies among various vehicles in terms of actual implementation, but it seems to be more common than I thought. Which is fortunate, because the guy at the station was immediately able to tell me what was going on when it failed.


message 215: by HomeInMyShoes (new)

HomeInMyShoes I had a power steering light which took away all of the power steering while it was on. Modern cars are hard to drive without power steering. And a manual transmission and it was a workout getting around.

The emission sensor makes sense for it to require some actual driving time to prove whether the emissions are actually any better or not.


message 216: by DoodlePanda (new)

DoodlePanda | 506 comments Today I learned that I probably am a grammar-nazi... Which is ironic as English isn't my first language. Also since I probably do loads of typing errors myself.

I just can't help it.


message 217: by Chris , cookie guilt (new)

Chris  Haught (haughtc) | 2450 comments Nazi should have a capital "N".


message 218: by MrsJoseph *grouchy*, Bad Girls Deadlift (new)

MrsJoseph *grouchy* (mrsjoseph) | 5312 comments lol!


message 219: by MrsJoseph *grouchy*, Bad Girls Deadlift (new)

MrsJoseph *grouchy* (mrsjoseph) | 5312 comments OMG! SO MAD.

Read a review for a romance - went to purchase said romance and...

Kobo - $7.99 (ebook)
Amazon - $5.99 (kindle)
Amazon - $7.19 (MMPB)
B&N - $5.99 (ebook)
B&N - $7.99 (MMPB)


:-(

I buy from Kobo.


message 220: by DoodlePanda (new)

DoodlePanda | 506 comments Rofl :D

Chris you are not officially my favorite person of the day!!


message 221: by DoodlePanda (new)

DoodlePanda | 506 comments DoodlePanda wrote: "Rofl :D

Chris you are now officially my favorite person of the day!!"



message 222: by DoodlePanda (new)

DoodlePanda | 506 comments Argh!!


message 223: by DoodlePanda (new)

DoodlePanda | 506 comments Everything just went a little wrong...

4th *facepalm* of the day


message 224: by DoodlePanda (new)

DoodlePanda | 506 comments MrsJoseph wrote: "OMG! SO MAD.

Read a review for a romance - went to purchase said romance and...

Kobo - $7.99 (ebook)
Amazon - $5.99 (kindle)
Amazon - $7.19 (MMPB)
B&N - $5.99 (ebook)
B&N - $7.99 (MMPB)


:-("


This doesn't seem fair somehow...


message 225: by Ala (new)

Ala | 469 comments Is... is Doodle having some sort of breakdown?


message 226: by DoodlePanda (new)

DoodlePanda | 506 comments *twitch*


message 227: by MrsJoseph *grouchy*, Bad Girls Deadlift (new)

MrsJoseph *grouchy* (mrsjoseph) | 5312 comments Ala wrote: "Is... is Doodle having some sort of breakdown?"





shhhhhh! We don't like to bring attention to it.


message 228: by DoodlePanda (new)

DoodlePanda | 506 comments O.o


message 229: by Felina (new)

Felina Ha ha. I enjoyed that breakdown.


message 230: by DoodlePanda (new)

DoodlePanda | 506 comments Is it over??


message 231: by Felina (new)

Felina I hope not.


message 232: by DoodlePanda (new)

DoodlePanda | 506 comments Felina wrote: "I hope not."

O.o

...evil

:P


message 233: by DoodlePanda (new)

DoodlePanda | 506 comments I'm having issues today.

Brain needs sleep.

I apologize for any inconvenience this has caused :p


message 234: by Christa (new)

Christa (christaw) That... was hilarious. Thank you, Doodles. :D


message 235: by DoodlePanda (new)

DoodlePanda | 506 comments Christa wrote: "That... was hilarious. Thank you, Doodles. :D"

..you're welcome? :D


message 236: by colleen the convivial curmudgeon, Not a book hipster! (new)

colleen the convivial curmudgeon (blackrose13) | 2976 comments MrsJoseph wrote: "I buy from Kobo. "

Can you not buy from B&N since they're both ePubs?


message 237: by colleen the convivial curmudgeon, Not a book hipster! (new)

colleen the convivial curmudgeon (blackrose13) | 2976 comments Chris wrote: "Nazi should have a capital "N"."


I'm pretty sure there were also several commas missing.


message 238: by DoodlePanda (new)

DoodlePanda | 506 comments c.o.lleen ± (... never stop fighting) ± wrote: "Chris wrote: "Nazi should have a capital "N"."


I'm pretty sure there were also several commas missing."


Aaaaaaarghhhh nooooooooo.

Have I become my own worst enemy? O.o


message 239: by HomeInMyShoes (new)

HomeInMyShoes Not, sure, their, were.

*ducks*


message 240: by DoodlePanda (new)

DoodlePanda | 506 comments *twitch-twitch*


message 241: by colleen the convivial curmudgeon, Not a book hipster! (new)

colleen the convivial curmudgeon (blackrose13) | 2976 comments Their were or there where or they're wear?


message 242: by DoodlePanda (new)

DoodlePanda | 506 comments ...can't...breathe...


message 243: by Nyssa (new)

Nyssa | 2023 comments They're, their, Doodle... It'll be okay.


message 244: by DoodlePanda (new)

DoodlePanda | 506 comments ...eh


message 245: by MrsJoseph *grouchy*, Bad Girls Deadlift (new)

MrsJoseph *grouchy* (mrsjoseph) | 5312 comments c.o.lleen ± (... never stop fighting) ± wrote: "MrsJoseph wrote: "I buy from Kobo. "

Can you not buy from B&N since they're both ePubs?"


I can but then I have to d/l the plugin for Calibre to strip the DRM and then sideload it.

:(

I'm thinking of just getting the paper version. Less hassle...more money (but less than the ebook from kobo).


message 246: by MrsJoseph *grouchy*, Bad Girls Deadlift (new)

MrsJoseph *grouchy* (mrsjoseph) | 5312 comments c.o.lleen ± (... never stop fighting) ± wrote: "Their were or there where or they're wear?"

lolol


message 247: by DoodlePanda (new)

DoodlePanda | 506 comments Nyssa wrote: "They're, their, Doodle... It'll be okay."

This one is funny and incredibly annoying at the same time.

My brain feels funny.


message 248: by Nyssa (new)

Nyssa | 2023 comments My mission is complete.


message 249: by DoodlePanda (new)

DoodlePanda | 506 comments Wonder what a brain would feel like... I bet it's squishy, like jelly...

Aaaanyways...


message 250: by HomeInMyShoes (new)

HomeInMyShoes Time to work on my todo list:

- create to do list (done)
- mark first item done (done)
- celebrate finishing first two items (in progress)


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