tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post5049123797059464569..comments2024-03-10T01:26:13.595-08:00Comments on Trainride Of The Enigmas: Modern ProblemsGeo.http://www.blogger.com/profile/16221314320558128986noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-38359165904541424572017-03-18T21:06:44.847-07:002017-03-18T21:06:44.847-07:00True, it seems more and more household electronics...True, it seems more and more household electronics have information to be harvested by thieves. Best defense is a few phone calls to credit agencies, law enforcement and the bank; set up alerts and hope those wards hold. Once human agencies are involved, ID thieves seem to move on to easier pickings. Geo.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16221314320558128986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-27795506060644846692017-03-18T20:57:43.145-07:002017-03-18T20:57:43.145-07:00Louise, an O2 concentrator is a wise precaution at...Louise, an O2 concentrator is a wise precaution at 10,000 feet. It could save a life. Geo.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16221314320558128986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-25051654106235183992017-03-18T05:20:04.515-07:002017-03-18T05:20:04.515-07:00I'm with Elephant's Child-I think my ident...I'm with Elephant's Child-I think my identity is fairly safe. Too bad there is not some kind of google analytics for our identities. Then we'd know if someone in Macedonia is tracking our identities. Maybe the 2018 microwave models will come equipped with this option.Chickenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09609788440028784698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-85436039120598627942017-03-17T00:56:50.786-07:002017-03-17T00:56:50.786-07:00Identity theft is no fun, and I hope you get it al...Identity theft is no fun, and I hope you get it all sorted out eventually. You can make the most unpleasant things hilarious. My sister-in-law lives at 10,000 feet inn Breckenridge, and she keeps an oxygen concentrator in her bedroom closet, along with a stash of oxygen cannulas, just in case a guest comes down with altitude sickness. That concentrator really works!Fundy Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02132147630106183853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-74259331291796626282017-03-10T22:05:40.185-08:002017-03-10T22:05:40.185-08:00It happens all too frequently. I'm down to usi...It happens all too frequently. I'm down to using credit card --with fraud alert attending-- check or cash and never bank online. 4 years ago, our first encounter with ID theft sent us putting passwords on all accounts. We must bank in person, with photo ID etc., and still I get jumpy. Hope all your wards hold too; it's a strange new world.Geo.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16221314320558128986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-92104935675128077332017-03-10T17:07:06.556-08:002017-03-10T17:07:06.556-08:00That stinks. My hubby's debit card has been ha...That stinks. My hubby's debit card has been hacked twice now... first one, and then six months later, its replacement. Fortunately, our bank was terrific about negating all of the fraudulent charges, and immediately issued a replacement card both times. But it's scary that someone was able to find and use his info to make those purchases in the first place. They even had his email address, and that's how we found out about the first breech. A restaurant we'd never visited sent him an email containing a receipt and to get feedback on his dining experience. <br /><br />Susan Flett Swiderskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09425315552148200073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-65024287040491644362017-03-04T10:39:10.116-08:002017-03-04T10:39:10.116-08:00That's for sure, Keith. Barn drawer can look p...That's for sure, Keith. Barn drawer can look pretty sinister and unsanitary posing as a medicine cabinet.Geo.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16221314320558128986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-1498751198281082142017-03-04T10:32:36.493-08:002017-03-04T10:32:36.493-08:00Thanks, Jon. I dislike that word too, especially w...Thanks, Jon. I dislike that word too, especially when I qualify as one --"victim" also reminds me there are predators, which I can happily do without. O2 concentrators are truly remarkable machines, but very pricey. I'm hoping Medicare will rent one for me.Geo.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16221314320558128986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-56837752517416857662017-03-04T09:50:56.614-08:002017-03-04T09:50:56.614-08:00Things do seem more complicated lately, like the p...Things do seem more complicated lately, like the planet is passing through an entropy field in space. Or maybe I just have gas. You be well too, Tom, and thanks.Geo.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16221314320558128986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-59008187019752571452017-03-04T05:15:30.756-08:002017-03-04T05:15:30.756-08:00I was gonna say, it that picture was a picture of ...I was gonna say, it that picture was a picture of the medicine cabinet, then there were bigger problems to be had hahaOptimistic Existentialisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11507986337866049924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-34301982395076025132017-03-04T03:06:24.784-08:002017-03-04T03:06:24.784-08:00I'm glad your reflection is returning, Geo - t...I'm glad your reflection is returning, Geo - that means there's hope. It also means that you're not a vampire.<br /><br />As a victim (I hate that word) of identity theft, I can fully sympathize with your plight. This modern age we live in is often too exhausting for me.<br /><br />I've never heard of an oxygen concentrator, but if it delivers oxygen to the brain - I definitely need it.Jonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02619128793632680659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-26363047799518777592017-03-04T00:01:36.875-08:002017-03-04T00:01:36.875-08:00Nothing is easy anymore, nor are we. I hope that ...Nothing is easy anymore, nor are we. I hope that after the testing they give you a a good score on the grading curve and then leave you alone to see more of yourself materialize in your mirror and not in Modesto or Moline or Moravia. Be well Geo. Tom Cochrunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04046822056852446079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-31856858371990218362017-03-03T21:38:21.005-08:002017-03-03T21:38:21.005-08:00We still find the company of good minds, Suze. The...We still find the company of good minds, Suze. These are good times too!Geo.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16221314320558128986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-72313763639211742062017-03-03T20:39:10.933-08:002017-03-03T20:39:10.933-08:00Thanks Arleen. I hope the measures I took will hol...Thanks Arleen. I hope the measures I took will hold for a while but we intend to ask at our bank about extra security this coming week. We also received a large pamphlet from the Federal Trade Commission that has many excellent suggestions. Geo.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16221314320558128986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-81562642474222704552017-03-03T20:33:26.866-08:002017-03-03T20:33:26.866-08:00I miss times I didn't even live through.I miss times I didn't even live through.Countess Choculahttp://susiesalom.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-82430729970957038712017-03-03T20:27:04.027-08:002017-03-03T20:27:04.027-08:00Any inaccuracies in my survey of atmospheric gasse...Any inaccuracies in my survey of atmospheric gasses is due to inability to see all the way around the world, so I just guessed. I avoid resorting to alternative facts --which are themselves a kind of gas emitted from deep blatherskite ore deposits in the roof of perdition. Geo.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16221314320558128986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-486865230005494432017-03-03T18:27:10.718-08:002017-03-03T18:27:10.718-08:00Very sorry Geo, but the percentage would stay the ...Very sorry Geo, but the percentage would stay the same, inhaled (VE) or not. Big breaths simultaneously or not. The remaining gas would contain roughly 79% N2, 20.8 (adapted from 2018 predictions)O2, remainder CO2, increasing each year, trace gases from planetary processes.<br />Or, are you easing into 'alternative facts'.....if so, lemme know. I'll support that and give you some others.<br /> Should Fish Morehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13038376492887695725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-34884099487171129652017-03-03T18:08:55.880-08:002017-03-03T18:08:55.880-08:00These scary times are sucking the air out of many ...These scary times are sucking the air out of many of us. No matter how careful we are, the creeps are out there and they are smarter than the average guy. Once a victim, it is best to get some extra security and monitoring, as your information can be sold over and over again. This is from someone who unfortunately knows about this. Starting Over, Accepting Changes - Maybehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06032033918798053005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-15314759905741186342017-03-03T16:38:21.976-08:002017-03-03T16:38:21.976-08:00Susan, when I was a kid our address on the river r...Susan, when I was a kid our address on the river road began with Rural Route 2 also. I had no idea that route extended from California to Illinois. Must of been one very hardworking postal carrier. And yes, I remember those days when people knew who lived in their communities. Good times.Geo.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16221314320558128986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-23903758452431521572017-03-03T14:54:39.779-08:002017-03-03T14:54:39.779-08:00This makes me long for my hometown days when our p...This makes me long for my hometown days when our postal address had "RR2, Nebo, Ill." Or, if we had to go to a bank a distance aways, all Dad had to do was say his name, and smiles all around. "Bud Peck, oh I know his Ma. Cash the check."Susan Kanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09834094675218254410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-70415421364011203092017-03-03T12:16:37.218-08:002017-03-03T12:16:37.218-08:00Thanks, EC. Makes me wonder if people got along be...Thanks, EC. Makes me wonder if people got along better before we invented identities. It would certainly simplify roll calls and games of "guess who!".Geo.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16221314320558128986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-91768492689951638062017-03-03T11:12:30.579-08:002017-03-03T11:12:30.579-08:00Sigh.
I am pretty certain that anyone who stole my...Sigh.<br />I am pretty certain that anyone who stole my identity would give it back quickly. And might even pay me to take it. I live in hope.<br />And wish you luck on all fronts.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-16742612762532104222017-03-03T10:46:25.008-08:002017-03-03T10:46:25.008-08:00Norma uses that same caution on incoming mail. Foi...Norma uses that same caution on incoming mail. Foils thieves who pick through street bins on garbage-out day. Higher tech, electronic thievery has kept us banking in person --no ATM or on-line transactions. And usually those wards hold, but there are other ways to generate numbers until they hit a real person. Constant vigilance on balance statements is a must. Geo.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16221314320558128986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-72373835357537792402017-03-03T10:07:14.706-08:002017-03-03T10:07:14.706-08:00I wish there was a vaccine against ID theft, Emma....I wish there was a vaccine against ID theft, Emma. People work hard on their whos and should be immune to predators.Geo.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16221314320558128986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-15381735987276686172017-03-03T10:04:34.826-08:002017-03-03T10:04:34.826-08:00I'm thinking of writing a letter to our Prime ...I'm thinking of writing a letter to our Prime Minister. He's such a pretty little boy I'm sure he could understand us oldies wanting an update.only slightly confusedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08165115156889904978noreply@blogger.com