Minor things that please you

[Max Rockatansky]

Although, you are the first person I've encountered in years that didn't have a sour opinion or not snarky thing to say about Hesperia.

Maybe it's my experiences with similar towns in Oklahoma, combined with the kindness and competence of the people we interacted with, that made Hesperia seem nice enough.

That being said, the desert towns along I-15 don't seem to be very highly thought of.

Personally I preferred to stay in Barstow or Victorville on work trips.  Staying north of Cajon Pass usually yielded better hotel rates.  Besides, San Bernardino isn't exactly appreciably nicer or offers more amenities.

[Scott5114]

One nice thing about staying in San Bernardino would be that you don't have to deal with Cajon Pass in the dark. It is not a difficult pass by any means but I am 0 and 2 on good experiences with it (going southbound the day before we had a rain-induced backup).

[Max Rockatansky]

Fortunately I was usually (strategically) heading the opposite direction on those work trips. 

I did get a vehicle down the NOTR alignment on the actual Cajon Pass (east of the Summit) once (and hiked it later).  Even with high clearance I found it to not be practical to avoid freeway issues.

[kphoger]

Wholesale drug prices.

My wife was recently prescribed a 30-day supply of a certain medication, to pick up at Walgreen's, for $44.  For reasons I won't get into, she had already made an appointment at a different clinic for several days later, so we didn't pick up that prescription.  The new clinic operates on a Direct Primary Care model;  the doctor there prescribed a 90-day supply of the same medication, which they had on hand to give us right then and there, and it only cost $5.  And the blood-draw labs were less than twenty bucks.  Walked out the door with meds in hand, canceled the prescription at Walgreen's!

[Scott5114]

Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drugs is a little bit higher than wholesale, but the business model is "X% markup over wholesale" so it ends up being pretty cheap. They don't take my insurance but it doesn't matter when a 90-day supply of my meds is like $7.

[freebrickproductions]

I will say, I do like seeing all of the pride-related pfps and signatures on the forum this month.

[Rothman]

One day, we will learn all of the reasons kphoger did not get into.

[SectorZ]

My state elected Crash_It as governor, https://www.bostonherald.com/2025/06/08/pols-politics-gov-healey-is-promoting-wallethub-rankings-reality-is-more-complicated/

[1995hoo]

On Sunday I was on a northbound Acela that arrived in New York 35 minutes late due to congestion in the tunnel under the Hudson. I hadn't paid for the ticket—I used points to travel free. But as an apology for the late arrival, Amtrak deposited a $25 voucher towards a future Acela ticket in my Guest Rewards account. Certainly can't complain about that.

[ZLoth]

Listening to the local Classical station WRR-101 this morning and hearing the "Princess Mononoke Suite" by Joe Hisaishi being played. So... awesome!

[kphoger]

The new clinic operates on a Direct Primary Care model;

Text message from my wife today:

I just texted the Dr to see if I needed to call him or if he was calling me next Wednesday, and he texted right back—within a minute of my text to him.
It's so unreal having access like this.  Blows my mind.

[freebrickproductions]

My car's finally back on the road! Just gotta get a tire replaced tomorrow and it'll be good to go.

[Max Rockatansky]

I walked into the gym at 7 AM today and found only five people in the weight room.  Only a post-holiday weekend day can yield low numbers like that.  I had my pick off free weights and benches all morning.  People are just now coming in.

[Rothman]

I walked into the gym at 7 AM today and found only five people in the weight room.  Only a post-holiday weekend day can yield low numbers like that.  I had my pick off free weights and benches all morning.  People are just now coming in.

Loved my alone time on the treadmill yesterday.

[mgk920]

I walked into the gym at 7 AM today and found only five people in the weight room.  Only a post-holiday weekend day can yield low numbers like that.  I had my pick off free weights and benches all morning.  People are just now coming in.

Loved my alone time on the treadmill yesterday.

And *NO* social media cameras to go along with it.  LOVE IT !   

Nike

[Max Rockatansky]

I walked into the gym at 7 AM today and found only five people in the weight room.  Only a post-holiday weekend day can yield low numbers like that.  I had my pick off free weights and benches all morning.  People are just now coming in.

Loved my alone time on the treadmill yesterday.

And *NO* social media cameras to go along with it.  LOVE IT !   

Nike

I'm more of a fan of running outside.  What throws people off is that I rarely listen to music.  I find it peaceful, especially before sunrise.

[Scott5114]

I walked into the gym at 7 AM today and found only five people in the weight room.  Only a post-holiday weekend day can yield low numbers like that.  I had my pick off free weights and benches all morning.  People are just now coming in.

That's why I like being there at 1 AM; it's like that every day. The problem with that is it seems like no matter how fast or slow I work out, or if I come in at 12:00 or 2:00, somehow I always manage to finish when they're cleaning the sauna. It's like they watch me to see when I finish up to decide when to close it.

[Rothman]

I walked into the gym at 7 AM today and found only five people in the weight room.  Only a post-holiday weekend day can yield low numbers like that.  I had my pick off free weights and benches all morning.  People are just now coming in.

Loved my alone time on the treadmill yesterday.

And *NO* social media cameras to go along with it.  LOVE IT !   

Nike

Wut.

[1995hoo]

The combination of Apple's "Find My" feature (combined with location-sharing with family members) and the Street View feature in Google Maps or its Apple Maps equivalent is a wonderful combination of things when, as I do, you have a spouse who is prone to getting lost.

Today all she had to do was walk a block and a half from a Metrorail station to a museum on Massachusetts Avenue. I sent her a text message with step-by-step directions, as well as an Apple Maps link she could use. She still managed to get lost (on a one-and-a-half block walk!!!!!!) and called me for help. The Apple Maps street view capability was particularly useful because I don't know that particular area very well and it allowed me to see what buildings she said she was seeing. She got to her destination with one minute to spare.

[SEWIGuy]

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