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Just got a roku TV with a used camper trailer Simple Remote is dead, batteries are fine. I cannot believe that the on-set buttons are useless. I have reset the entire box and am stuck at the language menu. No way to select or enter from the buttons on the side. Can anyone help.

Have been noticing for weeks now that the MSM is ramping up their wokeness with regard to the TikTok spying issue. We see more states and governments banning tiktok apps from devices. And we see Elon Musk taking over Twitter. The two tend to be connected. MSM general interest stories now are almost all being 'found' on TikTok and used in newscasts. Next to nothing is being credited to Twitter. In general this is the MSM promoting the use of TikTok and almost discouraging the use of Twitter. Coincidence ? I say not.

Contains Bioengineered Ingredients Second time in 24 hours I see this on store bought purchases. Canned Peanuts Low Fat Yogurt Should I be alarmed ? What the heck does this really mean ?

Linzess pricing punishes medicare patients So make me pay $240 for 90 day supply, not $30.

Has any freeper found a solid site on the web for refrigerator service manuals ? I am in need of a wiring diagram for a Kenmore. Most of what I find is blurry or scammers.

Is anyone paying for an insurance policy rider on their solar panels ? How much ? Is a $2 per $100 quote reasonable ?

Norwegian Sun also known as the ICEBERG SHIP. It is in trouble as I speak. https://www.cruisemapper.com/?imo=9218131 It sat in Seattle for close to week after the incident 10 days or so ago. Sailed yesterday on an 8 day trip. Only 24 hours out and enroute back. Says Victoria BC now

Is there a work around google disabling "Less secure apps"? So since the 31st of May, google has disabled the option for "Less secure apps", so I have been using the Java mail API, and since the update i can no longer send emails using the Gmail smtp. This is the error I'm getting: AuthenticationFailedException: 535-5.7.8 Username and Password not accepted.

Juneteenth to replace Good Friday for day off -- thank you Biden Heard this from a federal credit union worker.

Back in the day, just about everything that used a battery had a hatch or a hutch that you could open to pull it out and replace it if need be. Whether it was a radio, a cordless phone, or a cellphone, it was a cinch to swap out a battery. These days, many devices hide their batteries, deep beneath tamper-proof stickers and warnings that state there are “no user serviceable components inside.” The EU wants to change all that, though, and has voted to mandate that everything from cellphones to e-bikes must have easily replaceable batteries, with the legislation...

Anybody using Chromium 98.0.4758.102 (Official Build) snap (64-bit) My son upgraded it last night for me. There are things I need google search results for and ... When I type in search box I see the cursor move, and invisible typing occurs. The drop down suggestions appear incomplete. If I am searching for btc. I see an invisible position in the text box and the suggestions appear "itcoin, etc. The first character is invisible, even in the suggestion drop down. Upgrades: One step forward, three step back.

On medicare, 66 years young. Cologuard and colonoscopy. Seem insurance is pushing the 'pre-test' cologuard. If one tests positive then one is supposed to get the invasive colonoscopy procedure. I read that some insurance can rate or code a colonoscopy as a preventive procedure others as a diagnostic procedure. The costs can differ. A positive on the cologuard creates the diagnostic code, where no cologuard prior is rated a preventative code. Any freeper with feedback and first hand experience with these matters ?

Norwegian Cruise Line just forced a triple-vaccinated husband and wife to stay inside their cabin without reprieve for four days. And when the ship finally returned to New York, two burly NCL crew members inexplicably continued to prevent the couple’s escape. How is this possible? That’s what the bewildered COVID-negative duo wants to know. Kelly Cotto and her husband had never taken a cruise before last week’s bizarre experience. But after what they endured aboard Norwegian Cruise Line’s Gem, they likely never will again.

I have a pension from a diocese job I had years ago. It is supposed to start on January 1, 2022. Worked from 2007 until 2016. Had to wait until a certain age to start. I have repeatedly asked the pension management firm for documentation regarding the math and calculations for their arriving at the benefit amount. Does the law require them to accommodate my request ? What experience has any other freeper had in this type of matter? The contribution percentage changed in 2015 and I want to see that they didn't apply that from the beginning. Once I...

I've been an ebay'er since 1998. Never have I encountered so much censoring and blockage from ebay as there is now. I ask the seller for an install manual, iow in pdf form. Ebay blocks my message. Seller wants my email address, ebay blocks. Seller wants to post it in the listing, ebay blocks. There is no way that I can see to learn more about this product and its application for me. So I cannot buy. Any freeper have a suggestion ?

If you are on a Medicare Advantage program in Florida, please contribute in this thread what you are happy with, what you are unhappy about, and the plan you current have.

What is the law on purchase of new merchandise that ships defective? Please avoid bashing me because I use the sun. I just purchased a solar hybrid inverter from a distributor in MA for $3000. I am in FL. It does not perform correctly (as defined by an earlier model I already have that does work right) By email the company admits to a defect in the original release. It was shipped in version 1.00.00 of the firmware. The product claims a 10 year warranty. To fix the defect the company tells me to upgrade the firmware to version 1.3.0...

As we all continue to co-exist in a One World environment I am finding it virtually impossible to find country of origin on many items. Does any freeper know of any search tools or sites where a consumer can easily see in a table, country of manuf ? Currently looking for a 12000 BTU ductless split a/c system. I see loads of them, no way to identify the China made ones vs. Taiwan, Japan, Korea, etc. Pain to have to ask each source. These one world outfit, google, amazon, etc DON'T want to let us distinguish.

New to medicare, just turned 65 in April. This is likely more a Florida issue, than elsewhere in the country. Florida has more HMO and Medicare Advantage providers due to more seniors down here. History: Two years ago I had multiple image vision in my right eye. Was 63, found eye surgeon that said cataracts, agreed to do surgery for me at no more than the price medicare allowed. Done it. A month later he wanted to do the other eye. I put it off til recently so medicare would cover it. Unfortunately this Dr doesn't not subscribe with the...