Monday, July 29th

[Cornflake]

Good morning. It'll me a relatively mild day by July standards. I'll have lunch with a friend. Nothing else to report. Have an enjoyable Monday.

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[billhammond]

Good morning. I call upon the collective wisdom here to riddle me this:

I stopped at a drive-up coffee shack yesterday for a cold-brew, and paid with a credit card.

Today when I logged into my Outlook e-mail account, there was a receipt for the purchase.

How did they get my e-mail address?

[kenlarsson]

Good morning. Typical Florida summer weather day, hot and humid, rain in the afternoon. I'm going to make Claire happy and get my hair cut this afternoon. Have good ones folks.

[PaulKay]

Eric and I had a recording session yesterday and got a couple new songs done.

First up was Willie Dixon’s “My Babe”


Next up was John Hartford’s “Gentle On My Mind”

[billhammond]

Jul 29, 2024 7:30:06 GMT -5 billhammond said:

Good morning. I call upon the collective wisdom here to riddle me this:

I stopped at a drive-up coffee shack yesterday for a cold-brew, and paid with a credit card.

Today when I logged into my Outlook e-mail account, there was a receipt for the purchase.

How did they get my e-mail address?

Never mind, got a 'splanation from a techie in my office:

It's happening more and more these days. There are credit card processors (Square is a common one) that automatically email you a receipt. They started popping up in restaurants during the pandemic so they could email you a receipt instead of dealing with printed copies. Ostensibly once you allow a Square vendor to email a receipt of your transaction, all future transactions with that card trigger an automatic receipt to your email. It's part of your profile, but the business doesn't actually have access to the email. I suspect some places must have "allow" checked as a default and of course one isn't looking to check for that. Disconcerting the first 50 times it happens to you.

[Tamarack]

Incredibly muggy, thunderstorms later.

Urban adventure for the morning was chasing down the garbage truck after the driver missed our house. He said he would come back and pick it up, hasn't happened yet.

Off to the gym, thence some outdoor sanding or indoor painting depending on weather.

[Shannon]

Good morning, all.

Hot and humid here, with potential for thunderstorms in the afternoon. In other words, a typical summer Alabama day.

I've got nothing planned other than clinic.

[Marty]

Jul 29, 2024 7:30:06 GMT -5 billhammond said:

Good morning. I call upon the collective wisdom here to riddle me this:

I stopped at a drive-up coffee shack yesterday for a cold-brew, and paid with a credit card.

Today when I logged into my Outlook e-mail account, there was a receipt for the purchase.

How did they get my e-mail address?

My Square account does keep email addresses on file. But usually you have to give it your address the first time I charge your card.

[Marty]

Good morning.

Back from a VERY early dentist appointment and breakfast at Perkins. We like their Over 55 menu. Lower price for smaller portions.

Now I may head down to my shop or take a early nap, we'll see.

[Cornflake]

By the way, my wife and I are on baby standby. Older daughter is in the hospital and the docs are inducing labor. Son-in-law Gene just texted that she's doing very well and there's nothing new to report. We appreciated the message.

[John B]

Jul 29, 2024 10:05:22 GMT -5 Cornflake said:

By the way, my wife and I are on baby standby. Older daughter is in the hospital and the docs are inducing labor. Son-in-law Gene just texted that she's doing very well and there's nothing new to report. We appreciated the message.

I forget; is she CA or AZ?

[Cornflake]

She's in AZ, John. Tempe.

[Cosmic Wonder]

I do like me some Willie Dixon. Good job Paul.

Early morning drizzle here. Heading over to the East side later for lunch and shopping with the spousal unit. That is the day.

Mike

[david]

Dealing with some business email then off to Carmax to test drive a 2023 Ridgeline.

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[billhammond]

Jul 29, 2024 11:43:34 GMT -5 david said:

Dealing with some business email then off to Carmax to test drive a 2023 Ridgeline.

I like the Ridgeline, which is basically a Honda Pilot with a pickup bed added. Unibody construction means they handle and ride well, all-wheel drive is standard and the transmission has nine speeds. Not a truck designed to tow great weights and it won't do any serious off-roading, but it's a pretty practical and versatile vehicle for city folk.

[Marshall]

Jul 29, 2024 10:05:22 GMT -5 Cornflake said:

By the way, my wife and I are on baby standby. Older daughter is in the hospital and the docs are inducing labor. Son-in-law Gene just texted that she's doing very well and there's nothing new to report. We appreciated the message.

With our first grandchild, Hubby texted Sue and I at 2:00 am they were heading to the hospital. He was surprised we both texted back within 30 seconds. We met them at the hospital 3 hours later as baby was entering the world.

Congratulations. Hope all goes wonderfully well.

[Cornflake]

Thanks, Marshall. Because the docs are inducing labor, no one has any real fix on when the baby will arrive, so we're just standing by. Son in law is doing a good job of reporting what there is to report. The nurses like my daughter. (Naturellement.)

[John B]

Jul 29, 2024 17:03:21 GMT -5 Cornflake said:

Thanks, Marshall. Because the docs are inducing labor, no one has any real fix on when the baby will arrive, so we're just standing by. Son in law is doing a good job of reporting what there is to report. The nurses like my daughter. (Naturellement.)

Yes, your daughter takes very well after Diane. I guess I should expand that to all your children, as they are charming.

I must admit, a little sheepishly, I couldn't remember which daughter was pregnant

[Cornflake]

"I must admit, a little sheepishly, I couldn't remember which daughter was pregnant "

As long as I do, things are okay.

[millring]

Jul 29, 2024 8:45:58 GMT -5 billhammond said:

Jul 29, 2024 7:30:06 GMT -5 billhammond said:

Good morning. I call upon the collective wisdom here to riddle me this:

I stopped at a drive-up coffee shack yesterday for a cold-brew, and paid with a credit card.

Today when I logged into my Outlook e-mail account, there was a receipt for the purchase.

How did they get my e-mail address?

Never mind, got a 'splanation from a techie in my office:

It's happening more and more these days. There are credit card processors (Square is a common one) that automatically email you a receipt. They started popping up in restaurants during the pandemic so they could email you a receipt instead of dealing with printed copies. Ostensibly once you allow a Square vendor to email a receipt of your transaction, all future transactions with that card trigger an automatic receipt to your email. It's part of your profile, but the business doesn't actually have access to the email. I suspect some places must have "allow" checked as a default and of course one isn't looking to check for that. Disconcerting the first 50 times it happens to you.

I used square and ran into the same thing occasionally. People would ask how I got their email address. The answer was "I don't have it. You've probably purchased through square before somewhere, sometime.