Big round number #25

25,000 miles on this bike (purchased in 2004, IIRC, and really used only to get to work and back. I probably don't have 200 non-commuting miles on the thing.

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PayPal confusion

Even though when I make a PayPal payment and exceed the balance, it comes from my Ally account, for some reason they keep a SEPARATE rollover account for the debit card, and it was still set to the DFCU account. So a small DigiKey payment and a tank of gas for the van went where I didn't want it, and they won't let me change the account until these payments clear.

I called them and griped about the unnecessary, confusing and seemingly arbitrary separation of the two backups based solely on payment type, but in the end there's not a lot I can do about it other than wait a few days and then change it.

I decided to start using it again since I was using my Amazon Visa card anyway, which pays 1% back but in reward points that I then have to cash in. The PayPal costs the same for the merchant, pays the same 1% but I get it in cash in my account monthly.

Mozzie attack

I was out weeding in the garden this evening, and for fun grabbed one of the tennis racquet bug zappers. I weeded for about 10 minutes one handed while just pretty much holding the zapper in front of me, not particularly waving it or anything.

It killed at least 100 mosquitoes, and probably didn't make much of a dent.

FWIW, this is not a localized phenomenon. I ate at least 5 skeeters riding in to work this morning and got pelted by dozens more.
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