ETC(SS)'s Recent Activity

  1. ETC(SS) replied to the thread If you travel long distances on the Interstate, you'll want a full size spare.

    Doughnut spares don't kill - people kill....when they don't bother to RTFM (*.) Or? As might be stated by a sometimes cranky old Marine...

    Feb 24, 2026 at 10:12 AM
  2. ETC(SS) replied to the thread 2026 model cars will have a government mandated kill switch.

    That's how I treated the A.S.S. feature as described in another thread. :cool: (only it was $5 worth of Harbor Freight stuff.....)

    Feb 24, 2026 at 10:09 AM
  3. ETC(SS) replied to the thread 2026 model cars will have a government mandated kill switch.

    Concur. I would have been delighted with a 9-0 vote. I cannot fathom why the three holdouts got this one wrong, but I haven't plumbed...

    Feb 24, 2026 at 4:20 AM
  4. ETC(SS) attached a file to the thread Eye surgery.

    I think we're talking about a different red dot.... [ATTACH]

    upload_2026-2-23_20-25-6.png Feb 23, 2026 at 9:25 PM
  5. ETC(SS) replied to the thread Why you still need cash and how the system tracks you.

    I do not use debit cards very often at all. I pay with my phone by CC and transfer from my bank later to avoid interest charges.

    Feb 23, 2026 at 9:17 PM
  6. ETC(SS) replied to the thread Eye surgery.

    Like some 20% of the population, I'm cross eye dominant. Since I did not identify and mitigate that early on, I will always be a very...

    Feb 23, 2026 at 9:11 PM
  7. ETC(SS) replied to the thread Why you still need cash and how the system tracks you.

    My CFO ALWAYS carries cash because we always tip in cash. Local eateries up-charge for paying with credit cards so we are able to tip a...

    Feb 23, 2026 at 9:01 PM
  8. ETC(SS) replied to the thread 2026 model cars will have a government mandated kill switch.

    Cashless bail? Funny you use DUI as an example. I try to be a good and faithful servant and I believe in redemption but every time I...

    Feb 23, 2026 at 8:50 PM
  9. ETC(SS) replied to the thread Eye surgery.

    Right eye dominant?

    Feb 23, 2026 at 8:09 PM
  10. ETC(SS) replied to the thread 2026 model cars will have a government mandated kill switch.

    Oh.....NOW you're worried about Federal over-reach?!?! o_O :rolleyes: Student Loan Debt: The administration was accused of attempting...

    Feb 23, 2026 at 7:15 PM
  11. ETC(SS) replied to the thread Why you still need cash and how the system tracks you.

    I've been learning 'storm lessons' since I was a kid in my beloved home state of Indiana. Ice, fire, and thunderstorm. Hurricanes are...

    Feb 23, 2026 at 9:53 AM
  12. ETC(SS) replied to the thread 2026 model cars will have a government mandated kill switch.

    Meh. Not gonna click that bait. We have people assaulting cops because they don't think that the feds have the right to enforce the...

    Feb 23, 2026 at 9:41 AM
  13. ETC(SS) replied to the thread Why you still need cash and how the system tracks you.

    ....which means that there's no permanent safe haven BEFORE the collapse....OTHERWISE people wouldn't go through the time, effort, and...

    Feb 23, 2026 at 6:39 AM