@wrbluepearl @ShamashAran Nice. PenFed for me since late 2010s. Not having a branch available comes with some challenges, but there have usually been ways to navigate around that.
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@drdroo
Lord Magnificent Bastard. TSS-Radio, Former Rural Broadband Ops/NOC/IT/Systems Guy, FreeBSD Promoter, Beloved Public Figure and Full-time Super Hero.
Real Maine - ME USA Katılım Ekim 2008
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@drdroo @ShamashAran We have accounts with both and have had good luck. NFCU since 1992 and penned since 2013.
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Yeah we're moving to navy federal credit union
Sensurround@ShamashAran
It's fun shopping for new banks because it seems all banks have terrible ratings, and when you look at them, like 66% of them are like, "We were overdrawn by $10,000 and the bank closed our account and refused to work with us!!!!!!"
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This is the way.
The federal government largely should be a standards 'glue' that holds the states together.
Sensurround@ShamashAran
Good question, in discussing I want TSA (screeners) to go away. Go back to the way it was, airports and airlines run the screening, with TSA taking a supervisory role, setting standards and doing oversight only.
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@TedatPolicyband @YouTubeTV @NXSTMediaGroup @TEGNA The way that Streamers handle local stations should be the new norm for cable/satellite, too.
Unfortunately, they seem to want to make it where streaming cos like Youtube TV do retransmission consent with each local broadcaster/group, which is a horrible idea.
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The majority of US households do not subscribe to a traditional pay TV package from cable TV or satellite TV. @YouTubeTV refuses to negotiate carriage agreements with @NXSTMediaGroup and @TEGNA. The Big Four do that.
NY AG James@NewYorkStateAG
Nexstar’s illegal merger with Tegna would hurt local news and raise fees for cable customers. I'm suing to stop it. The law is clear. Mergers that substantially reduce competition are illegal. We must protect consumers and safeguard the future of local TV.
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@RepBrandonGill Contractors seem to move mail here in Maine.
Unless there's some sort of mandate and it's being actively enforced, how would they know?
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USPS says there are no foreign commercial drivers hauling mail.
Mail facilities say it’s closer to half, and many don’t speak English.
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@Nithya_Shrii Unfortunately the last version of the iPod was basically a cellular-less iPhone.
I can't say I hate the idea though, especially considering the gains in battery and storage tech now.
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DEAR APPLE, please make the Apple iPod again. Not everyone wants their kids to have full access to the internet and people yet.
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The 'It should've been 2" but was actually 2 5/16"' is a mistake many of us have made, too, including me. Didn't help that nowhere on there said it was 2 5/16" and everything else I have is 2".
Safety chains and, in my case, a properly working trailer brake system, is a must.
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Due to circumstances, I now know for sure what the trailer hitch looks like when it is not seated properly and I fully comprehend the value of quality chains.
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@Billybobwalter1 I've lived here my entire life and spend a lot of time all over this state. I've seen a ton of deer, 2 moose, and no bears.
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When people think of Maine they think lobster, moose and libtards.
I’ve lived here my whole life and have only seen 2 moose. That whole expecting to see a moose disappoints probably around a million tourists a year
Macaulay Trollkin 🦞@Billybobwalter1
Do my Florida followers see alligators all the time or are they rare ?
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Cost of cane sugar compared to corn squeezings is what it boils out to I think. Some people prefer the HFCS variant and it could cannibalize some sales (which is weird too, but..).
Kosher Coke seems to finish a bit cleaner for me for whatever reason. It hasn't been available here during Passover since COVID, though.
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The photo on the left is an every day bottle of Coke. The photo on the right is a kosher bottle of Coke. They use the same ingredients except one. They use cane sugar instead of high fructose corn syrup in the kosher bottle.
Why not use cane sugar all the time and get rid of the HFC???
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Janet Mills - INSULTING the intelligence & resourcefulness of MILLIONS of Maine Women. Why does JANET think we're too stupid to figure out a birth certificate & changing our names when we get married? We do it all the time, to change a driver's license. What's the difference?
All Politics is Local with Jon Fetherston@LocalPoliticsis
Simply...this is a flat out LIE.
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Go to broadbandmap.fcc.gov and put in your address, it'll show your options in your area. Check houses nearby too.
It's not perfect because anything built in the last 6 months may not be there yet, but gives you some ideas of who to reach out to.
Most places that provide a residential service will also potentially build you as a business account, but it'll probably be decently expensive.
A lot of telcos are getting grants to build out fiber to the home to replace their aging copper equipment since it can't deliver fast enough speeds.
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Serious question. Anyone know any companies willing to run fiber to a home so I can have some faster uploads? Spectrum is terrible and they don’t have symmetrical uploads where I live yet. Would pay good money to run fiber.
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@NRSmaine @TheMaineWire It is a bit interesting to see Peggy go from overseer of broadband in the state (when Susan ran a rural ISP) to being part of NDEC, which Susan apparently started.
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@drdroo @TheMaineWire Nailed It - It would be fun to find out just how much Peggy has made from this big, "benevolent" endeavor.
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At least three out of the four women featured in this attack ad are longtime Democrat operatives:
-Peggy Schaffer - Former Maine Dems Vice Chair
-Lynn Bromley - Former Democrat State Senator
-Jill Barkley Roy - Director of Emerge Action Fund
-Brenda Garrand - Consultant and former longtime Maine Public board member
Just giving a layup to the Platner campaign to discredit this commercial.
Janet Mills@JanetMillsforME
.@grahamformaine blamed women for sexual assault, saying they should "take some responsibility for themselves" and "act like an adult." Here's what Maine women had to say about his words.
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@samsheffer The price of the phone likely doesn't matter in the same way because a lot of those customers are probably getting discounted or free device payments.
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if Apple can make a $599 laptop (MacBook Neo), surely they can make a $299 phone…?
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@tarv28 @emzanotti Loudon's pretty much it for Northern New England but there are some small tracks around too. Ricky Craven just bought the one close to me last year.
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@drdroo @emzanotti never been to NH and Loudon is pretty my only reason to go, same with Dover, DE, 11 states havent been to and all but 3 are up there along with DE and NJ. Have family in northern NY so one of these times visiting Id like to knock all those out
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My card declined because of “possible fraud” at Buccees and I just had to explain to Chase why I was buying $140 worth of stuff at a gas station.
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@tarv28 @emzanotti Loudon is my closest track. They have a race in Aug but I'll be somewhere else. I think they used to have 2 a year.
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@drdroo @emzanotti been to 21 races, I live fairly close to Bristol, but been to 8-9 tracks, the two races Ive been to Darlington were great
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@tarv28 @emzanotti Nice! I went past Darlington on the way through but it was the 2nd week of Feb. One of these days I'll get to a NASCAR race.
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@drdroo @emzanotti I was over there for the NASCAR race at Darlington
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I was headed to Charlotte and went to the one in Falls Church VA for gas and a Cherry Limeade. My brother didn't believe me and thought I bought stuff.
I told the girlfriend 'I just wanted you to see one so you knew what we were getting into when we go to the one in Florence' :D
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@drdroo @emzanotti I was lucky when I was there a couple years ago, just a Florence Buccees pin, soda, and brisket sandwich 🤣
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Working Apple III on eBay for $650. Someone please buy it so I don’t have to
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