Yep, the armored car business was just an example. The fees you mention are pretty much industry standard, although too rich for my blood. What’s actually being talked about here are ACH transactions (pushes, mostly), not wire transfers. ACH pushes are things like direct deposits, online bill pays, etc.

Yes, but this is what you are using:

Wire transfers from your phone would indeed be wizardry, but not technical wizardry; it would require the entire banking industry to change step, something that’s not likely to happen. What you’re doing are ACH pushes or pulls, not wire transfers. A wire transfer is done when a large amount of cash is trucked away by…

Not at all, unless you plug in too much stuff, then a fuse blows - either in the powerstrip or the load center. The load can become unbalanced if you plug in too many induction motors, but that’s probably not what’s going to be plugged into one of these. ;)

If the incoming POTUS is from the same party, that’s probably right. If they’re from the other party, I don’t think that’s the way it goes down. At least, not this time. That’s just my opinion - you are invited to share.

It does seem like too much - way too much, in fact. Depending on exactly what this guy is doing, maybe not. I’ve been in SAR for many years, as a technician and later an officer. My personal loadout is far smaller than this, but I may have to hike for ten miles with it on my back, plus water and rope. If I’m searching…

A hand grenade can kill several people, and contains about two ounces (that’s one-eight of a pound) of high explosive. A 500-pound bomb contains about 250 pounds of explosives, and the Reaper carries two of them, plus more. Any questions?

Most people who get MRSA in the hospital brought it in themselves. Believe me, if you’re having surgery, they *will* test your nasal mucosa and the like for MRSA.

Plus, if they are really an architect, they are probably unemployed. It’s a very tough career.

For protection against dictionary-based brute force attacks, the rules you stated aren’t nearly as important as password length.

I can see how the airport size is important for flights, for sure. My airport is not in a very large city (600k or so), but it does have a decent selection of flights. Your explanation might make sense for the free bag; again, I have never had a problem but apparently YMMV.

Really? I’ve never had any problems with AA (Delta is another story altogether - award flights are very hard to come by there). For example, I booked a first-class flight for two from the Midwest to Hawaii for Spring Break (definitely high season) with AA miles with no problem, about three weeks ago. Wheels-up in…

Definitely NP. Possibly importable (to the States) legally and with only a tonne of paperwork.

It was the style at the time.