LizzieMaine
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We still had Strowger here until the early '90s. I still find myself dialing five digits and getting frustrated when the call doesn't go thru.
It's going to be a lot longer than that here -- vast swaths of the US are still served primarily by copper wire lines, not just for telephone service but for internet as well. Even cell towers, to an extent, are still dependent on this system.
Warning stickers all over vehicles! Turns out, it's not the government, but the car company lawyers.
I got really cheezed off when I bought my new truck earlier this year. Of course, it had warning stickers everywhere about airbags, glove boxes, texting, playing in traffic, using a toaster in the shower, etc. So I peeled them off, as I assumed you should. They call came off, except one. Apparently the big, huge, annoying orange sticker on the visor doesn't come off. Only no one told me that. So in trying I peeled part of it off, and it left a mess of sticky goo. When I called the dealership, they said "oh you're not supposed to remove *that* one.". Gee, thanks for the warning.
I am amazed you actually go that one off. I never even tried to remove it. Turns out laziness is a GOOD thing.
They should put a label warning me not to remove the warning label.
And after the dust clears, all models will have that removable label warning you not to remove the warning label that shouldn't be removed. :mmph::rofl:
I see a lawsuit coming.
And after the dust clears, all models will have that removable label warning you not to remove the warning label that shouldn't be removed. :mmph:
Stacked like Post It Notes.And after the dust clears, all models will have that removable label warning you not to remove the warning label that shouldn't be removed. :mmph:
Stacked like Post It Notes.
Low tire indicator light.
I gave up an "old school" Jeep, for a newer Dodge SUV and it's got one of those dern lights on it.
Oh no, it doesn't tell you WHICH tire is low, it just has a yellow exclamation point SCREAMING at you on the dash.
Then again, I've got black electrical tape around here somewhere.
Bah, I don't do that.And then you have to invest in tires with a pressure gauge on each one. I ignore the light from November to April because not getting the pressure gauge saved us $100 on my snow tires.
Does this remind anyone else of those old mattress tags?: "DO NOT REMOVE THIS TAG UNDER PENALTY OF LAW"
("National Lampoon" had a cover-cartoon of cops busting in on a guy who was in the process of removing the mattress tag.)