Daryl wrote --

Had to swap it out in Del Rio, TX for a Nissan Versa after that incident with the right front wheel.

Unfortunately, the law of entropy affects everything.

That was more of the law of physics or something.
I somehow drifted off the highway and the shoulder was about six inches
lower than the pavement, slashed the tyre and bent the rim.
It was a Saturday and Enterprise was unable to find a new rim.

And many times drivers are distracted by any number of things:
phones, texting, playing with that infotainment business, their minds off in space somewhere, etc.

Yep. I keep the radio on low volume, so I can hear sirens or other
things that demand my attention.

Far too often I see (and hear before I see the car) with the windows up
and "music" so loud the car is vibrating from the sound.

If a call comes in on the cellphone, if I can't pull off the road and park to answer it, I ignore it. Or, if it's a number I don't recognize, I ignore it regardless.

My phone was in the console or laying on the passengers seat and if it
rang, and I felt like it, I would glance at it, but generally it was ignored until I had time to look at it.
The reason I even had it there was for the camera in case I saw something
I wanted to get a shot of. But even then waking up the phone, pushing the camera button and all whatever I wanted a picture of was already past.

I've been getting slammed by all these fraudulent calls,

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I have a bulletin on the BBS with a whole slew of phone numbers that folks should BLOCK in their smartphones.

The problem with that is those people keep changing the number so if one
is blocked they just use another number.
Joe
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Joe,

That was more of the law of physics or something.
I somehow drifted off the highway and the shoulder was about six
inches lower than the pavement, slashed the tyre and bent the rim.
It was a Saturday and Enterprise was unable to find a new rim.

Maybe we should refer to you as "Crash". <g,d,r>

Far too often I see (and hear before I see the car) with the windows
up and "music" so loud the car is vibrating from the sound.

It's a friggin' earthquake!! Those folks have to be deaf...or the
pulsing beat is the only thing they can comprehend.

My phone was in the console or laying on the passengers seat and if
it rang, and I felt like it, I would glance at it, but generally it was ignored until I had time to look at it.

While the scammers are likely to change their numbers more than one
changes their underwear, I'm going to keep blocking those numbers. If
someone leaves me voice mail, and I recognize it as a legitimate call,
I'll put it in my contacts, then call them back. I wish there was a
utility to automatically deny an incoming call, unless it was in their contacts..or if only the number (no name) shows up. Basically, it'd
send the call to voice mail.

The reason I even had it there was for the camera in case I saw something I wanted to get a shot of. But even then waking up the
phone, pushing the camera button and all whatever I wanted a picture of was already past.

That's usually the way it works (sigh!).

I've been getting slammed by all these fraudulent calls,

The problem with that is those people keep changing the number so if
one is blocked they just use another number.

I'll just keep adding to the list. I figure if one number gets "freed
up", another scammer will just snag it. That's the same with website domains...those that expire get snagged and redone for nefarious means
(i.e. made into a porn site).

Daryl

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