Modern Vespa

I need to edit a PDF. I don't do that a lot, but I might be doing it more. In order to do that, I signed up with Adobe to subscribe to Acrobat. You get one week free before they start billing you. I gave them my credit card info and figured if it works out and I think I'll be needing it, I'll stick with it and if not, I'll cancel. So far so good.

The problem is, when I signed up, I got one letter wrong in my email address. When I try to sign in to do anything at all, they ask me to send them the code they just sent to my email address. I don't have that code because I don't have that email address. When I try to go to customer service, they ask for the code they just sent to my email address. When I try to get on their site and find a phone number, they ask for the code they just sent to my email address. Trouble signing in? Click here and we'll search for your email address, which doesn't exist (I know because I sent a message to it and it didn't work). Is there some obvious solution that I'm missing?

It's my fault, of course, but are they going to be billing me after the grace period? Aren't they supposed to verify these things before doing so? I sure hope so because this is pissing me off today.

My trusted bicycle mechanic has left the local shop. I need a bike wheel built up and don't want a numptie to do it. Unless it's me. It might be me.
Off I go down the wheel building rabbit hole.

My trusted bicycle mechanic has left the local shop. I need a bike wheel built up and don't want a numptie to do it. Unless it's me. It might be me.
Off I go down the wheel building rabbit hole.

My trusted bicycle mechanic has left the local shop. I need a bike wheel built up and don't want a numptie to do it. Unless it's me. It might be me.
Off I go down the wheel building rabbit hole.

My trusted bicycle mechanic has left the local shop. I need a bike wheel built up and don't want a numptie to do it. Unless it's me. It might be me.
Off I go down the wheel building rabbit hole.

The fact that my Dealer has just taken in a 2002 BMW R 1150 GSA with just 21,000 on it that he doesn't want to put into Stock.

He wants to sell it to me.

The Cub will have to go.

The Cub will have to go.

We are shocked. Shocked I tell you.

I recommend "The Bicycle Wheel" by Jobst Brandt as a good starting point.

Well spoken.

Well spoken.

However, a cheap GS is a cheap GS

The wheelchair pusher at BWI informed me that he accepts tips.

Pushing a wheelchair is his sole job requirement, for which he's paid almost $21 per hour plus completely free health insurance and a 401k.

My friend if you were making less, no benefits, or were someone brought in from another location in the airport and i was over 300 pounds, we'd have a different conversation.

But i am not tipping for that. Especially after i told him THREE TIMES i can crutch it from here thanks.

Expectation of gratuity has gotten WAY beyond out of hand....

Expectation of gratuity has gotten WAY beyond out of hand....

How does everyone feel about either being asked to give money to a charity at the checkout or being mugged by volunteers at the exit of the Supermarket ?

It's annoying. It's my choice if, when, and who I'll give money to.

I recently gave money to a political campaign. Ever since, I was plastered with emails at least twice a day asking for more. I asked to be removed from their mailing list.

How does everyone feel about either being asked to give money to a charity at the checkout or being mugged by volunteers at the exit of the Supermarket ?

You whingers need to find a more deserving charity for your hard earned pay checks.

Here's one right here.

https://buymeacoffee.com/modernvespa

I should point out that it's not tax deductible, though.

How does everyone feel about either being asked to give money to a charity at the checkout or being mugged by volunteers at the exit of the Supermarket ?

The whole round up for charity is such a scam. The company writes off a huge charity donation and doesn't put a dime of their own money into it.

I once made a donation to a nonprofit, with a letter explaining that I would give them this money on the express condition that they NOT waste all of it on expensive mail pieces trying to get me to give them more.

After a year and ample evidence that they had, indeed, wasted at least as much as I'd given them on bulk mail begging for more money, I wrote them a nice letter explaining exactly why I wouldn't ever give them another dime. Sent it to them in their pre-paid envelope.

Didn't stop them from sending more junk mail, but it did seem to slow down the flow a bit.

Send them dried dog poop in their pre-paid envelope.

They'll get the hint the second or third time.

I should point out that it's not tax deductible, though.