The Coffee House

[Fujidave]

@Fujidave Sorry about your mother's accident, but glad it wasn't worse. I only read this thread in spurts and am usually late to the party.

Thanks Dean, mum is back home and resting so I am going over tomorrow to do a shop and a bit of a clean for her.

 

[Dean_Gretsch]

You're a good son, Dave. Your mother is lucky in many ways!

 

[Gary A.]

Hope your return is pleasant and fast JC. Just getting started on mini vacation lol. Who goes to Alaska this time of year??? Me!

Gary ventured to Alaska in February.

 

[Dean_Gretsch]

It's almost like we picked this week as if we knew what the weather was going to be. NO RAIN in the rainforest while we are here. Happy dance

 

[Gary A.]

OK, Beringer. I know nothing.
Red, White, Merlot?

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If you're new to wines ... start with a Merlot (red) or a Chardonnay (white). Merlots, typically, are a bit on the sweet side and pretty even tasting, not a lot going on with them, middle of the road type of flavor. Chardonnay are also middle of the road, but there are many great Chardonnay's out there. I don't think I've ever tasted a great Merlot.

 

[Gary A.]

Buenos Dias Coffee Hosers. Temecula was a wonderful escape. Weather was perfect, blue skies, nothing but blue skies all day long. Warm and breezy, very little traffic. Gary arrived in about an hour's time, without pushing it ... returning was about an hour and a half as we left around five o'clock into heavy traffic. Mary Lou tried a lobster panini at Thornton ... man, it was delicious beyond expectations. It had so much buttered lobster that she could barely hold the sandwich without lobster squirting out and hitting the table next to us. At Doffo we ran into a pro photog who was photographing a new release. He spotted Gary's Fuji and immediately stopped and wanted to talk ... to know who Gary was ... lol. Then a final stop at Lorenzi ... sweet, glorious, winemaking Lorenzi. We stretched out on high the patio with the vineyards spreading out to the hills, a nice breeze sweeping up from the valley, sipping the finest wines in Temecula. It was a totally relaxing day ... touring through rolling hills of vineyards, the top down, our spirits up ... it was like a movie.

 

[Fujidave]

Just been on the phone to my bank, my payments were declined because I was spending a lot of money so the Fraud folk stopped it all. So sorry to say it was not Paypal at all. I do understand if I am spending a lot of money that my bank would do that. So just re ordered my very 1st flash.

 

[SquarePeg1]

Buenos Dias Coffee Hosers. Temecula was a wonderful escape. Weather was perfect, blue skies, nothing but blue skies all day long. Warm and breezy, very little traffic. Gary arrived in about an hour's time, without pushing it ... returning was about an hour and a half as we left around five o'clock into heavy traffic. Mary Lou tried a lobster panini at Thornton ... man, it was delicious beyond expectations. It had so much buttered lobster that she could barely hold the sandwich without lobster squirting out and hitting the table next to us. At Doffo we ran into a pro photog who was photographing a new release. He spotted Gary's Fuji and immediately stopped and wanted to talk ... to know who Gary was ... lol. Then a final stop at Lorenzi ... sweet, glorious, winemaking Lorenzi. We stretched out on high the patio with the vineyards spreading out to the hills, a nice breeze sweeping up from the valley, sipping the finest wines in Temecula. It was a totally relaxing day ... touring through rolling hills of vineyards, the top down, our spirits up ... it was like a movie.

Sounds like La La Land meets Sideways.

 

[SquarePeg1]

Just been on the phone to my bank, my payments were declined because I was spending a lot of money so the Fraud folk stopped it all. So sorry to say it was not Paypal at all. I do understand if I am spending a lot of money that my bank would do that. So just re ordered my very 1st flash.

Some of the fraud alerts are ridiculous. I ended up canceling my Citibank card because every time I tried to use it, which wasn't very often, they would block my card for possible fraud. This wasn't even for big money transactions. This was at places like Walmart for $100 or the grocery store...

Now Amex has sent me a text while I'm in the check out line waiting for my purchase to be approved, to ask me to respond yes or no if the purchaser is me! Very advanced but only good if you would be the type of person to check a text while standing in the check out line (which I guess I am!).

 

[Fujidave]

Just been on the phone to my bank, my payments were declined because I was spending a lot of money so the Fraud folk stopped it all. So sorry to say it was not Paypal at all. I do understand if I am spending a lot of money that my bank would do that. So just re ordered my very 1st flash.

Some of the fraud alerts are ridiculous. I ended up canceling my Citibank card because every time I tried to use it, which wasn't very often, they would block my card for possible fraud. This wasn't even for big money transactions. This was at places like Walmart for $100 or the grocery store...

Now Amex has sent me a text while I'm in the check out line waiting for my purchase to be approved, to ask me to respond yes or no if the purchaser is me! Very advanced but only good if you would be the type of person to check a text while standing in the check out line (which I guess I am!).

I can see why they did it as, I`d just splashed out over £300 quid.

 

[smoke665]

I can see why they did it as, I`d just splashed out over £300 quid.

And the flip side is getting hacked. Surprisingly despite all their fraud alerts in place, our Discover card has been hacked twice. Each time it's been caught before there were any problems but still, it's an irritation.

 

[Fujidave]

Here in the UK, we say April showers..lol Well it has chucked it down all day.

 

[Gary A.]

Gary has been credit card okay, but Mary Lou, (who has all the money), has been hacked three times. It is always a PITA to get unhacked and a new card, et al. One time the hacker used her card for a hotel stay in Los Angeles. She was informed, by the bank, while the hacker was still checked in at the hotel. She called the bank to tell them the hacker was at the hotel ... the bank wasn't impressed and then she called the hotel ... and nada. She was so ticked ... She still get catalogs from the stores where her stolen credit was used. Some pretty nice stores.

 

[Gary A.]

Buenos Dias Coffee Hosers. Temecula was a wonderful escape. Weather was perfect, blue skies, nothing but blue skies all day long. Warm and breezy, very little traffic. Gary arrived in about an hour's time, without pushing it ... returning was about an hour and a half as we left around five o'clock into heavy traffic. Mary Lou tried a lobster panini at Thornton ... man, it was delicious beyond expectations. It had so much buttered lobster that she could barely hold the sandwich without lobster squirting out and hitting the table next to us. At Doffo we ran into a pro photog who was photographing a new release. He spotted Gary's Fuji and immediately stopped and wanted to talk ... to know who Gary was ... lol. Then a final stop at Lorenzi ... sweet, glorious, winemaking Lorenzi. We stretched out on high the patio with the vineyards spreading out to the hills, a nice breeze sweeping up from the valley, sipping the finest wines in Temecula. It was a totally relaxing day ... touring through rolling hills of vineyards, the top down, our spirits up ... it was like a movie.

Sounds like La La Land meets Sideways.

Pretty much, lol, we danced and sang our way through three wineries. (The best part, as we are members of the wineries, all the tastings were free. The lunch was 50% off. The tastings at Lorenzi, our good friend who was pouring doubled up the pours and even sat and chatted with us a spell. He did talk Gary into a 2012 Cabernet Sauvignon, of which only four cases were left. But Gary did get his member's discount for that item.)

 

[smoke665]

Each time ours was hacked it was caught quickly before the hackers had a chance to run up much, and we were not charged. In each case the card company took the stance that it was more expensive to pursue it then drop it. One thing we never do is use a debit card on the road. While they will reimburse you for fraudulent debits, it may take a few days for the money to get back in your account. With a credit card it's on them.