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TheCatt wrote: ↑Thu Nov 21, 2024 4:47 pm

Leisher wrote: ↑Thu Nov 21, 2024 4:40 pm postpixplzthx Just make sure you're not in them!!

I'm not Gordon. I know what the people want.

I laughed a lot harder at that then Gordon would be happy about.

Some days I am a smart person who does smart things. This story is not about one of those things.

When I got my car, I couldn't believe it didn't have a "next track" button on the steering wheel. I googled it at the time, and gave up. Using my right-hand to skip songs on the center console like a heathen.

Last week I finally googled it again, and it turns out there's a programmable button that can do exactly that. Only took me 2.5 years to realize.

I lived in my house for almost 20 years before I figured out the 2 light switches that didn't work controlled the power to an outlet, in that room.

TheCatt wrote: ↑Fri Mar 07, 2025 4:08 pm Only took me 2.5 years to realize.

After 2.5 years of ownership, my wife just found out she DOES have remote start on her Mercedes.

TheCatt wrote: ↑Fri Mar 07, 2025 4:08 pm When I got my car, I couldn't believe it didn't have a "next track" button on the steering wheel. I googled it at the time, and gave up. Using my right-hand to skip songs on the center console like a heathen.

Last week I finally googled it again, and it turns out there's a programmable button that can do exactly that. Only took me 2.5 years to realize.

I love those "I'm an idiot" moments.

We recently had one at work. "Transfer" disappeared from our VoIP phones when we upgraded the system. Nobody knew what to do. Turned out, there's a physical transfer button prominently on the phone. Who knew?

Let's check in on Jaguar after their woke rebranding: