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Another GIM 1 refugee GIM 2 lurker here. Know “ Z” from decades ago at ”TNO”. Traders network site whe he and his mate “ Marty” used to trade the pants off the Penny dreadfuls!!!

I came here for the humor?

cheers from down under $
 

Important - Important note for new members (avatars, pms, etc.)

It's been mentioned in various threads, but I think it's getting lost (ie. hard to find for new members), so I wanted to mention it here for all the new members: This forum requires new members to meet a certain threshold (it's actually fairly low) of activity before it auto-promotes them to an...
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pmbug said:

Important - Important note for new members (avatars, pms, etc.)

It's been mentioned in various threads, but I think it's getting lost (ie. hard to find for new members), so I wanted to mention it here for all the new members: This forum requires new members to meet a certain threshold (it's actually fairly low) of activity before it auto-promotes them to an...
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on my to do list.......cant decide which...30mi to mail box for check with name n bank routing # ...or CC # online without the lil padlock symbol.....not bitching just splaining my procrastination and personal inner conflict....$ is no issue.... coming out of the bunker into real sunlight is tough on me LOL.....got pp but thats like sleeping with the devil
 
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I'm not donating at this time. but if I was, from what I've seen, it would take me about 3 minutes to figure out how and then do it.
 
Ttazzman said:
on my to do list.......cant decide which...30mi to mail box for check with name n bank routing # ...or CC # online without the lil padlock symbol.....not bitching just splaining my procrastination and personal inner conflict....$ is no issue.... coming out of the bunker into real sunlight is tough on me LOL.....got pp but thats like sleeping with the devil
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kelstar said:
it may be worse than previously thought ... it is
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i'm waiting for this to change
 
cheka said:
i'm waiting for this to change
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What is the issue?

CC payments are handled via secure connections by Stripe. Stripe is a well established processor. Several folks here have effected CC payments without any problem.
 
pmbug said:
What is the issue?

CC payments are handled via secure connections by Stripe. Stripe is a well established processor. Several folks here have effected CC payments without any problem.
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Legit question when I went to upgrade, the cc data entry point did not display the lil padlock symbol indicating a secure transaction..I have always been told to look for the secure transaction indicator...to those tech savvy (am I wrong?)...not questioning your intent pmbug .....and I didn't go beyond the first gate...I have a inner need to feel informational safe.....my alternative is to drive 30mi (my problem) and either send pms or purchase a postal money order to remain anonymous
 
Ttazzman said:
Legit question when I went to upgrade, the cc data entry point did not display the lil padlock symbol indicating a secure transaction..I have always been told to look for the secure transaction indicator...to those tech savvy (am I wrong?)...not questioning your intent pmbug .....and I didn't go beyond the first gate...I have a inner need to feel informational safe
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Is the padlock necessary on 'https' sites?
 
@Ttazzman - pmbug uses a secure connection. You should see the lock by the address bar on any page of this site. The CC input isn't done through a separate browser window or tab. It's a secure connection.

That said, if you have reservations, you can always send a check via the mail.
 
I can send you one of these, it's just as good as the Zimbabwe money20221122_174505.jpg
 
Fwiw for those intrested....I was able to use a Mastercard gift card at the site payment port and do the account upgrade anonymously with no issues....this allowed me to contribute in a way that was comfortable to me
 
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Fwiw for those intrested....I was able to use a Mastercard gift card at the site payment port and do the account upgrade anonymously with no issues....this allowed me to contribute in a way that was comfortable to me
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Was it anonymous?

I bought one of those gift cards (Visa) just to see how they worked. I had to register online just to activate it. It wouldn't work at swipe-and-buy terminals, like gas pumps. I could have MADE it work, by putting a PIN on it...so the complicated instructions said.

It was about as anonymous as the other CCs I have. I guess it might be usable, if credit but not prepaid debit cards are turned off, in a bank run. But I can't imagine that happening...if the credit goes, the prepaid money will be lost, too. Because, banksters.
 
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Was it anonymous?

I bought one of those gift cards (Visa) just to see how they worked. I had to register online just to activate it. It wouldn't work at swipe-and-buy terminals, like gas pumps. I could have MADE it work, by putting a PIN on it...so the complicated instructions said.

It was about as anonymous as the other CCs I have. I guess it might be usable, if credit but not prepaid debit cards are turned off, in a bank run. But I can't imagine that happening...if the credit goes, the prepaid money will be lost, too. Because, banksters.
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This on was from my stash ....was a gift bought by someone else several years ago...there is no possible way it contains any of my information...this card was a Mastercard and said debit on it
 
Ttazzman said:
This on was from my stash ....was a gift bought by someone else several years ago...there is no possible way it contains any of my information...this card was a Mastercard and said debit on it
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Yeah, I know.

Mine was from Visa, and made very plain...GIFT CARD. Visa Debit Card.

I guess the protocols are changing. They have to watch EVERYONE.

I think you can still buy Postal money orders, if you have to move money privately. But now, not gift cards.
 
Casey Jones said:
Was it anonymous?

I bought one of those gift cards (Visa) just to see how they worked. I had to register online just to activate it. It wouldn't work at swipe-and-buy terminals, like gas pumps. I could have MADE it work, by putting a PIN on it...so the complicated instructions said.

It was about as anonymous as the other CCs I have. I guess it might be usable, if credit but not prepaid debit cards are turned off, in a bank run. But I can't imagine that happening...if the credit goes, the prepaid money will be lost, too. Because, banksters.
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You buy em with cash and they're activated at the register IME. No trace. Gas is more complicated than just a pin due to how many pumps work with an automatic $75 deductible thingy.
 
Newmisty said:
You buy em with cash and they're activated at the register IME. No trace. Gas is more complicated than just a pin due to how many pumps work with an automatic $75 deductible thingy.
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Yeah. I bought mine with cash, too.

Still had to activate it.

I don't know why the differences. I don't discount others' experiences, but I found mine to be as anonymous as an e-payment.
 
Newmisty said:
Gas is more complicated than just a pin due to how many pumps work with an automatic $75 deductible thingy.
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Huh?

$75 deductible when buying gas? I admit that I don't buy much gas, but I have no idea what you are even referring to here.

A lil' help, maybe?
 
Joe King said:
Huh?

$75 deductible when buying gas? I admit that I don't buy much gas, but I have no idea what you are even referring to here.

A lil' help, maybe?
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On many pumps, $75 is the maximum you can charge at a pump, when just using the swipe feature.

You can buy more, of course, by going inside, or you can turn the pump off, and re-swipe; but it will cut off at $75. Or, now, $100.
 
Casey Jones said:
On many pumps, $75 is the maximum you can charge at a pump, when just using the swipe feature.

You can buy more, of course, by going inside, or you can turn the pump off, and re-swipe; but it will cut off at $75. Or, now, $100.
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News to me. Never in my life have I purchased $75 worth of gas at one time. Not even close.

In fact, I doubt I've spent more than $5 on gas at any one time in at least the past 20 years. lol
Edited to add:...and no, that is not a typo. $5 The gas co's are NOT getting rich off of me.
 
Joe King said:
News to me. Never in my life have I purchased $75 worth of gas at one time. Not even close.

In fact, I doubt I've spent more than $5 on gas at any one time in at least the past 20 years. lol
Edited to add:...and no, that is not a typo. $5 The gas co's are NOT getting rich off of me.
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How do you do the grocery shopping?

Even at a dollar a gallon, $5 would only fill a tiny car's tank about a third full. Smallest gas tank I've seen on an economy car, is eleven gallons. The old Chevy/Isuzu LUV truck had an eight-gallon tank, but that was a nuisance - and the LUV was a truck made out of a car.

If you have a way of getting to the butcher, the baker, the salary-maker without a car...great. Few of us have that option.
 
Joe King said:
News to me. Never in my life have I purchased $75 worth of gas at one time. Not even close.

In fact, I doubt I've spent more than $5 on gas at any one time in at least the past 20 years. lol
Edited to add:...and no, that is not a typo. $5 The gas co's are NOT getting rich off of me.
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Thou Shall Not Steal.
 
Joe King said:
News to me. Never in my life have I purchased $75 worth of gas at one time. Not even close.

In fact, I doubt I've spent more than $5 on gas at any one time in at least the past 20 years. lol
Edited to add:...and no, that is not a typo. $5 The gas co's are NOT getting rich off of me.
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you must be the guy i used to see in town who had the electric scooter with a orange flag on a whip antenna and a little trailer behind
 
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