I got in the car just after 5am, fired up the engine, turned on the lights and only then did I notice the windscreen was completely iced over for the first time all year.
What fond memories this brought back too..
IT WAS THE COLDEST OF TIMES, IT WAS THE CHILLIEST OF TIMES
And the whole 'ice on the wind screen' thing was kind of expected too given the Elders time and temp clock down the road pointed out it was a lovely -3 degree Celsius. And while it wasn't too much of an inconvenience to just sit there at the top of my driveway and let the fans melt away enough to see through, it did make me think of my old Mazda. Which didn't just freeze up the windscreen, the door seals also struggled in the cold.
It had a heater system that could cook a mean roast in 13 minutes and that was just the nuclear like fire coming off that old Rotary when it warmed up but on cold starts like today, you just couldn't open a door and plonk your bum in the seat to get the party started, oh no. Because the old seals refused to release until it was warm, I had to pop the back hatch and climb over the front seats to get it started before pushing the door open from the inside with both feet just to close the hatch again.
No such issues with the Slowbaru though, hallelujah.
WEREN'T YOU SUPPOSED TO MAKE MY LIFE EASIER?
Today we asked 'What technology can't you stand' on account of me still forgetting all this time to switch Google Maps Timeline off. Because for the years it's been running, I've never actually had to prove where I was and for how long on any given day. Even though it gives me a months worth of that very answer each and every month.
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One of my more quiet days apparently. |
Oh and I'm also adding Samsung's idiotic assistant Bixby on the list considering a) I've never used it for anything but b) Even with that first fact, it'll switch itself on and make itself known when you least expect it to.
At least once a week, my bosses voice will trigger it. He could be talking about what's happening on the week, TV series to watch or strange people in radio and bam - Bixby pops up on my phone ready to answer a question that was never asked.
Yesterday I took the kids to McDonalds for lunch and when my son remarked 'Hey dad, look - Maccas has lettuce!' up Bixby popped ready to....well I have no idea what it was trying to achieve really. I certainly didn't say anything along the lines of 'Hey Bixby, what is the lettuce supply here like?'
Added to the list today:
-Gumtree. Visit one ad on Gumtree, just one and the site thinks you need to see Gumtree ads all about all the other items you didn't look at for the next few days.
-Phones that listen in. Talk about something out loud like 'African Safari's' near your device and watch as suddenly ads for that very topic pop up all over your social media, even though the term was only spoken and not searched for via Google..
-Self checkouts. Sneeze out loud and suddenly the system thinks you've moved a grape and that's enough for it to stop and wait for a bored attendant to wander past and have to unlock it for you.
-Google Home if it can't understand your voice. Speaking of:
TOMORROW WE GO BACK TO THE FASHIONS. AND NOT THE BEST OF THEM EITHER
For Flock of 80's Friday: Worst fashion trend of the 80s?
I'm nominating neon.
It's giving me a headache just looking at it..
Chat then
-Almigo
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