Shit that annoys you

^^Thanks Danno! One of the many fails!

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Originally Posted by liv2ski

In CA you can not have a used CAT installed, so why do they get stolen, for the metal in them? If yes, then recycling CATs should be against the law unless the whole car comes in with it.

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They can clog, though, or otherwise need replacement while the car is still roadworthy. I had a fully clogged one on a Golf, but thanks to a lack of emissions testing or a second O2 sensor I was able to just replace it with a straight pipe.

But 100% agreed that some level of source tracking is needed at this point.

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A quick google says platinum is worth over $800/ounce in salvage, and there is up to 7grams in a cat. So that tweeker (or organized crime blue collar crime dude) sees maybe $200 in that high clearance vehicle in long-term, unsecured parking.

Edit: well, guy at the bottom of the totem pole is probably getting 1/4 to 1/2 that value, but even then a couple hours work (with low risk apparently) is probably not bad wages all things considered.

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Originally Posted by J. Barron DeJong

I think I found your perp.








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Vlad Putin?


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Peoples general inability to use a roundabout.


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we’ve been down this road before - a few times - seem to just keep going round and round

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Originally Posted by ~mikey b

why do I have to resort to this?

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Stop rubbing one out in the conference room?

Cats disappear fast in Chicago

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Originally Posted by Danno

Now I'm annoyed by the USAA appraisal team, who a) is asking for photos that I uploaded to USAA's website this morning, and is asking for photos of the dash, radio, and front and back seats, for a claim about catalytic converter theft. WHen I gave them a WTF, they said that it's standard procedure for cars that are older the 10 years.

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USAA has gone way downhill. Started with them in 1982. Got great service up through the late 90s. Significant drop in customer service since then. I won't bore with details but I've tried to find comparable coverage in the same price range but can't.

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Originally Posted by Danno

Now I'm annoyed by the USAA claims management team who has forced their appraisal team to ask for photos that I uploaded to USAA's website this morning, and created a check list requiring them to ask for photos of the dash, radio, and front and back seats, for a claim about catalytic converter theft. WHen I gave them a WTF, they said that it's standard procedure for cars that are older the 10 years.

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FIFY.

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Originally Posted by MyNameIsAugustWest

USAA has gone way downhill. Started with them in 1982. Got great service up through the late 90s. Significant drop in customer service since then. I won't bore with details but I've tried to find comparable coverage in the same price range but can't.

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I agree, I used to think they were great but they definitely went downhill. Have thought about switching but I'm not convinced that anyone is better (but no longer convinced that they're better).

If I had an SUV or truck I would look at getting a piece of diamond plate welded over the whole thing. Happened to my friend here a couple of years ago. There are no inspection laws, so you're welcome to drive with a noisy polluting vehicle as long as you want and it seems like lots of people just get a straight pipe welded back on its place.

At least they got this guy:

https://montreal.ctvnews.ca/catalyti...sted-1.5774064

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Originally Posted by Danno

Now I'm annoyed by the USAA appraisal team, who a) is asking for photos that I uploaded to USAA's website this morning, and is asking for photos of the dash, radio, and front and back seats, for a claim about catalytic converter theft. WHen I gave them a WTF, they said that it's standard procedure for cars that are older the 10 years.

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They are probably trying to establish value to determine if your car is a POS they should total instead of paying for the cat.

Great... a new way for pervs to flash people. E-pervs:




Frustrated Pilot Tells Off Passengers Airdropping Nudes



The “AirDrop thing” the pilot mentioned refers to iPhone users’ ability to send photos or other files to iPhones near them. It is unclear how many people were involved in the incident and who received the nude photos.

Two months ago, a viral TikTok showed a flight attendant confronting a man on another Southwest flight who was caught allegedly AirDropping photos of his genitalia to other travelers.

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Originally Posted by oldnew_guy

They are probably trying to establish value to determine if your car is a POS they should total instead of paying for the cat.

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perhaps you are correct

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Originally Posted by KQ

Great... a new way for pervs to flash people. E-pervs:




Frustrated Pilot Tells Off Passengers Airdropping Nudes



The “AirDrop thing” the pilot mentioned refers to iPhone users’ ability to send photos or other files to iPhones near them. It is unclear how many people were involved in the incident and who received the nude photos.

Two months ago, a viral TikTok showed a flight attendant confronting a man on another Southwest flight who was caught allegedly AirDropping photos of his genitalia to other travelers.

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Here's a simple solution: don't have your AirDrop set up so randos can send you photos. Sheesh.

Not that people should be sending out nude photos, but hard to believe people would have their phones set up to allow such a thing in the first place.

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Originally Posted by The AD

Here's a simple solution: don't have your AirDrop set up so randos can send you photos. Sheesh.

Not that people should be sending out nude photos, but hard to believe people would have their phones set up to allow such a thing in the first place.

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I imagine there are quite a few people who are unaware of the feature.

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Originally Posted by KQ

I imagine there are quite a few people who are unaware of the feature.

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Apparently it's set to allow your contacts only by default, so users would have to specifically open it to everyone in the settings.
https://support.apple.com/guide/secu...c2261183f4/web

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Originally Posted by MyNameIsAugustWest

USAA has gone way downhill. Started with them in 1982. Got great service up through the late 90s. Significant drop in customer service since then. I won't bore with details but I've tried to find comparable coverage in the same price range but can't.

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We almost jumped ship when I had to add my son to our auto policy. The cost went up a huge amount- more than seemed fair to us. Geico would have been cheaper at that point but I procrastinated and once six months or a year had passed, I was on the phone with them about something else and asked for a review. It dropped back down a lot, probably as much as it had gone up. So we didn’t move anything. Their automated call system is just as annoying as anybody else’s and I can’t get the app to work on my phone but other than that, we haven’t had any real bad customer service problems so far. Knock on wood.

I've always had great interactions with USAA customer service and all my claims have been paid efficiently.

I'm not in traffic, I am traffic.

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^^^ hmmm, ill go with 285 Alex

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Originally Posted by Danno

I'm not in traffic, I am traffic.

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https://youtu.be/D8aQ04dyRAM

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Originally Posted by hawkgt

^^^ hmmm, ill go with 285 Alex

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This man knows his traffic.

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Originally Posted by ötzi

People taking over the music is a real irritant for me. I was at a Billy Strings show Saturday and in the quieter parts the fucking people were louder than the music, wtf. Granted I was towards the back of a GA show but still, shut the fuck up.

Now I'm in Baltimore for a few days to make the rounds of all my various Doctors. I'm in this apartment we rent here because my wife's business is here and they started in with a jackhammer downstairs at 8:01 AM today. Fortunately I was out for a few hours but they are still getting after it. I can literally feel it, the building is vibrating. Then they stop for a minute or two and it's bliss. Then they start again. Annoying.

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There were people fucking at the show? Loud fucking?

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Originally Posted by The AD

I've always had great interactions with USAA customer service and all my claims have been paid efficiently.

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Yup.

Very annoying

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Originally Posted by Vt-Freeheel

Very annoying

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Where'd they find 10 "volunteers" to clean it up. Community service?

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Originally Posted by Vt-Freeheel

Very annoying

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pretty amazing that this was the ad for me at the bottom of that article

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Originally Posted by Danno

I agree, I used to think they were great but they definitely went downhill. Have thought about switching but I'm not convinced that anyone is better (but no longer convinced that they're better).

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And now I am annoyed that in looking at the amount USAA paid on the claim, they altered the numbers from the estimate I received (and the price I paid) so that my $500 deductible turned into a ~$700 deductible (because I paid what the shop actually charged). I have contacted USAA, no response yet.

For those of you who say that you have not seen evidence of USAA's decline, count yourselves lucky, because the rest of us aren't imagining it.

Usaa is the only co I know of still writing new homeowners policies in the Tahoe area. So there is that

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And now I am annoyed that in looking at the amount USAA paid on the claim, they altered the numbers from the estimate I received (and the price I paid) so that my $500 deductible turned into a ~$700 deductible (because I paid what the shop actually charged). I have contacted USAA, no response yet.

For those of you who say that you have not seen evidence of USAA's decline, count yourselves lucky, because the rest of us aren't imagining it.

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Does USAA give you the ability to work with a local agent or is it all call center?

Supposedly good service

I got frustrated enough with USAA’s poor service a few years ago that I pulled everything I had with them. I now use them to pay bills and write checks and that’s it. I have some old credit cards with them that I keep active, too, but just to maintain my credit score. I shop insurance with them every few years but rates are always at a premium.

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Originally Posted by Pinned

Does USAA give you the ability to work with a local agent or is it all call center?

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All call center, AFAIK.

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And now I am annoyed that in looking at the amount USAA paid on the claim, they altered the numbers from the estimate I received (and the price I paid) so that my $500 deductible turned into a ~$700 deductible (because I paid what the shop actually charged). I have contacted USAA, no response yet.

For those of you who say that you have not seen evidence of USAA's decline, count yourselves lucky, because the rest of us aren't imagining it.

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After rapidly responding to everything, it's now been over 48 hours and no response to this.

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Originally Posted by Danno

I'm not in traffic, I am traffic.

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Hey, that's my line!

Glad its rubbing off here some.

2 houses over off the back deck new owners are having a rager of a bonfire. Can’t see the mountains because of wildfire smoke today but hey why the hell not.

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Not bad right this minute, but earlier today those trees were in the thick of it.

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Yeah, that feels about right

Don’t worry, we’ve climbed up to #2 here in Portland

Finishing up a 2 month PNW MTB trip. Getting out of WA and OR just in time then find the places I wanted to hit in CA on the way home have outrageous smoke. AQI was showing 760 in a couple spots.