Bunch of us were gathered for a day at the lake in Utah. Several boats for skiing, and a canoe. Boss’s kids were playing in the canoe, on shore, he got a ticket because the kids were not wearing life jackets.
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My last year in college 2 friends and I rented a 3 BR apartment together. One of my friends received a notice from the borough police that he had to change his license plate on his motorcycle to a PA plate. Since he was a nonresident student, we all believed this was unnecessary. He contacted the local police and they wouldn’t budge. He then talked to the state police and they said “those a-holes again? Give us a few hours to set them straight again and then call them.” When he called they asked for his license plate ID to add to their list of plates to ignore and promised that they would not bother him again.
A few years ago, one guy in Lawrence MA was seriously beat up because he was reporting on his neighbors.
So what’s the problem? No one likes a busy-body.
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The problem is solving issues with violence. The person or people inflicting the beating should have been, and probably were, arrested for assault and battery. Is thumping your neighbor worth going to jail for? Oh, and don’t forget losing your job and maybe a divorce. Your (ex)wife and children have to continue living in the neighborhood.
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There’s something wrong with someone who’s first response is VIOLENCE. That is one extremely immature individual.
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Unfortunately the woods are full of them; cities too.
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I used to work out of state months at a time but my legal residency has not changed so I never informed anyone about it. As far as I am concerned, it’s none of their business. Am I supposed to ask for permission to travel?!?
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I can see why you’d think it isn’t anybody’s business where you go. But unfortunately it is. For example I drove a rental car on an out of state holiday a few years ago. My credit card company froze the account 2 days into the trip. Fortunately I brought enough cash I could still buy gas and pay for motels. Turned out the credit card company decided the out of the area charges were unusual for my account so they froze it. They demand I tell them whenever I leave, if I want to continue to use the card out of town. .
Something like that happened to me too. But I carry a few cards. Just in case.
That’s how corp mafia tries to control us!
Moreover, modern cars have communications means to spy on us. Ironically, they have access to cellular network EVERYWHERE. Unlike us peasants. For example, even Toyota - the only company that makes quality product - has DCIM module that communicates with its accomplices in real time. Ironically - again - the fuse for that module is marked “Mayday”. Seriously.
I pulled that fuse, and a few days later when its own battery died, bluetooth stopped working. I ended up throwing its “infotainment” unit away (it was garbage anyways) and replaced it with a nice aftermarket unit but as long as we carry our phones, they keep spying on us.
Privacy & security is what we seem to have to give up in return for a little more convenience. It’s definitely more convenient to be able to do banking chores using your cell phone; but probably better to accept the inconvenience of doing the business at the actual bank instead. It would be very difficult for a scammer to build a building that looks like your bank in order to entice you to give them your money, but very easy to do that at an electronic bank.
That’s because you confused the heck out of them by spending money… 
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I’ve pulled cash out of European banks with no issues while travelling.
I’ve also had calls to my home because I had to swipe my card twice to fill my Suburban’s 44 gallon fuel tank.
I travelled a lot for work and always carried 2 cards and cash.
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Yeah me too on a trip to Ohio. I like to fill up at at least half a tank and more often out of state and at night. For security reasons on my debit card, but I have several, cash, and credit cards. Maybe legit, I dunno. The bank says to use the. Pin when traveling. I always do a travel note now on my debit cards.
Toyota has their own OnSTAR like system now?
The “Mayday” system from 2002 to 2008 became obsolete years ago when the cellular phone systems changed. Lexus had a campaign that offered to disconnect the system in order to stop the vocal “safety connect system malfunction” warning message.
Today most 2017 and earlier Toyota/Lexus safety connect systems are offline due to the ending of 3G cellular service. No need to remove the fuse.
It sure does. My 2018 4Runner has an empty fuse slot so it doesn’t have that thing but 2021 Rav4 does.
My 2021 Rav4 has it. I called Toyota and DEMANDED that they disabled all “useful features”. Of course they assured me that it’s been done but I wouldn’t hold my breath. As a matter of fact, the original entune head clearly showed dcim signal strength so I am convinced mayday is alive and well.
Yeah i thought you were supposed to register your car in the state where your primary residence is, state where you vote, etc.
Oh come on. In case you hadn’t noticed, CC fraud is rampant. So when unusual spending patterns are detected, they will either temporarily disable the card, or if you have a phone on record, conveniently text your phone to ask if it’s really you. Would you prefer they did nothing so you find out later on when your financial situation is in complete disarray because you didn’t detect it and they went rampant with your card? Not everything is a conspiracy…
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