You know you are getting old when:

[Zombie_61]

I got my first contactless card just a few months ago. I resisted for a long time (I don't think it's as secure, tbh, given it only rarely asks for a pin number instead), but the tech has become so normal here that it became too inconvenient to avoid. I do keep it in my wallet next to an rfid inhibitor, though, and experimentation has proven that is effective. I expect the next move will be that there won't be an insert option. I think swipe and sign has been phased out entirely now here; I couldn't honestly tell you from memory whether new cards still have a magnetic strip now.

My real hope is that we keep physical cards long term: I have to use my phone for payments on a work project, but only on that work phone which I don't carry day to day. The idea of having *everything* on my phone leaves it all so vulnerable it gives me the heebie jeebies.

After a point, we here in the U.S. (or at least in California) weren't given a choice--if you want the ATM/Debit card, it comes with the chip. Period. I also have one of those RFID cards in my wallet, but I'm not convinced it does much good; just because my Debit card hasn't been hijacked yet doesn't mean it's actually secure and safe; I'm certain the thieves of the world have methods and tools at their disposal that I don't yet know about.

 

[Trenchfriend]

I need a little advice, my loungers. Classic mechanical coffee grinder topic.

Grinding itself made of cast iron, not stainless steel, not ceramic. Yay or nay??

 

[Rmccamey]

Impressive! Tell me more. What are your top 5 and bottom 5 (if you dare) locations?

RogueWife and I are having that conversation lately... We have lived in 28 houses in 28 years of marriage, from Oahu to Toronto and all sorts of places in between, but we now find ourselves thinking it might be time to move to where we have family so we have a support system as we start slowing down...

 

[rogueclimber]

Impressive! Tell me more. What are your top 5 and bottom 5 (if you dare) locations?

LOL

OK, real quick:

Most places we lived in 2 or 3 houses/apartments/Extended Stay Hotels, I only count places we had mail delivered, and through all the moves we have owned 8 houses (currently only own a condo in Phoenix)

Colorado Springs CO
Denver CO
Golden CO
Irvine CA
Vancouver WA
Camas WA
Salt Lake City UT
Fort Collins CO
Golden CO
Las Vegas NV
Golden CO
Albuquerque NM
Phoenix AZ
Vancouver Canada
Toronto Canada
Honolulu Hawaii
Buffalo NY
Honolulu HI
Boston MA
Honolulu HI
Marina del Rey CA
Long Beach CA
Marina del Rey CA

Most moves were RogueWife being transferred and on most of the boomerang moves she was doing temp assignments for 6 months or so

Throughout all this we have really enjoyed every place we lived, with no clear favourite shining through

UNTIL HAWAII

I miss the Islands EVERY DAY!!!

 

[Trenchfriend]

When you still know, how GOOOOD an old-fashioned quality Shashlick (inlcuding liver) is!

 

[Rmccamey]

You should write a book...or a travel guide

LOL

OK, real quick:

Most places we lived in 2 or 3 houses/apartments/Extended Stay Hotels, I only count places we had mail delivered, and through all the moves we have owned 8 houses (currently only own a condo in Phoenix)

Colorado Springs CO
Denver CO
Golden CO
Irvine CA
Vancouver WA
Camas WA
Salt Lake City UT
Fort Collins CO
Golden CO
Las Vegas NV
Golden CO
Albuquerque NM
Phoenix AZ
Vancouver Canada
Toronto Canada
Honolulu Hawaii
Buffalo NY
Honolulu HI
Boston MA
Honolulu HI
Marina del Rey CA
Long Beach CA
Marina del Rey CA

Most moves were RogueWife being transferred and on most of the boomerang moves she was doing temp assignments for 6 months or so

Throughout all this we have really enjoyed every place we lived, with no clear favourite shining through

UNTIL HAWAII

I miss the Islands EVERY DAY!!!