Insurance tip: if you’ve had a $1.7 million loss, do not argue with me about compressed gas storage.

It is not helpful when TV news plays tornado sirens as part of a news broadcast (not an emergency alert). Storms were on other side of the state and they were demonstrating how it sounded.

Bucket list item I will do AGAIN: I took 1 day ice driving class in Eagle River, WI. What a blast.

You’d think AI would tell an airline it’s not necessary to send me messages about how to find the airport and what to expect in flight. I am using a free ticket after flying to Thailand and Portugal. I traveled 200 nights a yr for 8 yrs.

@blanketracheler.bsky.social It looks like Rebelle!

This is important information. I used to teach business writing and I could have included this. @briankachadurian.bsky.social

This is natural selection.

A classic by Detroiter Lawrence Kasdan!

Write to [email protected] to contact @dananessel.bsky.social about DTE fees.

Michigan's Department of Transportation offers a digital map to track snowplows on state highways. Many municipalities offer their own versions.

Clinton Twp, Adrian, Ann Arbor (including downtown UoM Med Ctr, N Campus, & Domino’s Farms), Livonia, Clinton Twp = 231 miles of white knuckle driving! My Equinox sensors were coated w/ice and kept warning me I would hit something (nothing in front of me).

@phoebesaid.bsky.social contacted the worker, too.

My mom was sure the JOA was designed to break the unions. She told me I could publish her death notice when the JOA ended. Madonna Ann Simms died 05-18-1996. I waited, Mom:

Nice people still exist. We are preparing our home for sale and gave away many items via a Buy Nothing group. A last item recipient saw my gas grill had blown over. We thought it was frozen in snow. 2 hrs hours later, she picked up gift item AND righted grill, put it back on patio, AND covered it.

I'm a regular exerciser (Tae Bo every day at home since 2002). I recently joined a community gym to use the pool. I hesitated to go today, expecting it to be mobbed. Usually people show up for the 1st couple wks of January because of New Year's resolutions. It seemed like there were no extra ppl!

Do you prefer airports that spell flight status “cancelled” or “canceled”? I wasn’t flying. I drove 200 miles in today’s mess. I was impressed most others respected my 35 MPH freeway pace w/blinking hazard lights.

We moved recently. This was my morning view today.

@blanketracheler.bsky.social This looks like something Rebelle would try.

We moved 4 miles. I stop by old house daily to check on it (will list Jan). Our admin had new address and it's in co records; boss used old one and sent birthday cookies. They stayed fresh because it's very cold here. What a treat! He called me Fri to say how glad they were I worked for them!

If you’re stuck at Delta, they typically follow Rule 240, which was a law that required airlines to book you w/their competitors, at airline expense. This is when it’s the airline’s fault (not weather, govt shutdown, etc.). Be polite. Say, “Rule 240” when you get to an agent.

@martini24.bsky.social Are you okay?

@briankachadurian.bsky.social My brain immediately stopped worrying about the comma. I started to diagnose the mechanical problem.

A hardy perennial that no frost can touch.

It takes next to no time to set up a new laptop. It takes a long time to get past the default "S mode," which Microsoft designed to scare users into thinking they are doing something dangerous when downloading Chrome and other non-MS apps. I go back to the DOS days and I call BS, Microsoft.

@briankachadurian.bsky.social The Chrysler Turbine is back on display at Detroit Historical Museum: www.detroithistorical.org/exhibitions/...

1. Claims stairstepped the reserve. 2. There’s a paint booth.

@deltaairways.bsky.social Pls thank DTW Delta customer svc Imani and Rynn for courtesy and creative rebooking when weather at JFK would have caused me to miss an international connection. They fixed it FAST!

@freep.com Chrysler made the Belvedere. There's a Chrysler plant in Belvidere, IL. They are not spelled the same. @briankachadurian.bsky.social despite the misspelling, there's a good article about the hemi in today's paper.

Firefighters evidently repel when they can’t rappel. @freep.com @johnemcintyre.bsky.social

I dyed indigo in Thailand and loved it. I usually take fall Saturday drawing classes at a Detroit arts college. Instead, I signed up for weaving (thinking I liked textiles). It was ghastly. I dropped the class (1st class ever dropped). I think jr HS gym would be more fun.

Life is short and the hour of our death is a mystery, so no, I will not rate my transaction

I wore pearls and skirted suits for my first 20 yrs in the electrical biz. This was taken ~1993 by a rep in MN who covered ND and SD, too. We were on our annual trip to see a far-flung SD distributor.

@cogitoergowtf.bsky.social Are you feeling better?

The 2022 version falls open to the right pages. I’ve tabbed 2025, but still reach for 2022. I put 2025 on top to break the habit!

@cogitoergowtf.bsky.social How are you feeling?

Weather app says we are having thunderstorms. We are not, but it does appear likely to snow.

STFU Copilot (everyone can tell you're Clippy in disguise, and I didn't invite you to come along w/most recent update):

I bought this for my 94-yr-old aunt and it has made a big difference. If you are caring for somebody w/dementia, check this out: memoryboard.com

Burnt rubber: Roadkill Nights drag race returns to Woodward Avenue

My 93 yr old aunt has dementia. She told a friend I was seeing a man named Igor. Now the Warren Zevon song, “Lawyers, Guns and Money” is going through my head (“How was I to know/She was with the Russians too”).

Big Soap conspiracy theory 2: pulling center piece from disinfectant wipes used to be easy. Now 20 of them clump together. @christenrexing.bsky.social

Dixie’s favorite person (my SIL) went to the bathroom. She made sure to wait.

We use an app to keep our shopping list. It suggests items based on the first few letters typed. For example, "pre" (pretzels) came back w/the suggestion "pregnancy test."

@cogitoergowtf.bsky.social How’d you do?