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Something that just bugs me.

I've been a DVD collector since before I even knew I was collecting them. Growing up in a time when if you missed a movie on TV odds were you would never get to see it or at least would have to wait a year or more to have another shot made me really appreciate the value of owning something I could watch whenever I wanted. Then came the latest age where everything is streamed and it seemed you could find anything you wanted to watch for free at anytime...until you want to see something specific and find out none of the services have access to it or they want to charge you $4 or more per viewing. Back to collecting I have gone. There will never be an easier way to watch Hollywood Knights than to grab a copy off the shelf and pop it into the vintage DVD player. Which reminds me I should get a couple more players for back-up too. Done the digital conversion to hard drive but still prefer to hold that disc and see them all filling the shelves. Must be the hoarder in me.
 
I think the degradation has a lot to do with storage conditions. At least I hope so. I should probably keep digitizing everything too.
 
I still buy a lot of CDs as well. I actually get most off Amazon because you get the digital version to easily download and can listen to your collection through them anytime too.
 
Evidently Blu Rays are more resistant to "rot" and are supposed to last for decades.
I ran across this list I heard about somewhere else. An anecdotal list of rotted DVD's from a specific manufacturing facility that supposedly is guilty of some manufacturing faults. This guy must have a used movie store or something. The only two that worried me were some Kubrick flicks. Gotta go check on those.
docs.google.com

Master List of Rotted Warner Home Video DVDs.docx

Damn Fool Idealistic Crusader compiled List of reported and confirmed Warner Home Video DVDs that have rotted: Box Sets and Series: 4 film favorites: Hugh Grant 4 Film Favorites: King of Horror- The Dreamcatcher side of Disc 1 doesn't load in any player. That side of the disc has become discolor...
docs.google.com docs.google.com
 
Hoarding? Nahh....:p

I'm sure your kids will love them.

Now where did I put my collection of AOL CDs?
 
Traffic lights. They went from a way to manage traffic to an opportunity to check Facebook, text people, etc. until you get all pissy at the person behind you for interrupting your TikTok video by honking at you for the silly reason that the green light is about to go yellow and you are still freaking sitting there. It's weird, they always get mad. Never an "Oh crap, I'm sorry!" wave, just the frowns and middle fingers like the person NOT holding up traffic did something wrong.

By the way, our state has passed a "no handhelds while driving" law. Not a dent, near as a I can tell. Still tons of people staring at their crotch while they are supposed to be driving.
 
I’m no fan of the auto shutoff feature on new cars but I might could get behind a no run if cellphone not in its cradle feature.
 
GypsyR said:
Traffic lights. They went from a way to manage traffic to an opportunity to check Facebook, text people, etc. until you get all pissy at the person behind you for interrupting your TikTok video by honking at you for the silly reason that the green light is about to go yellow and you are still freaking sitting there. It's weird, they always get mad. Never an "Oh crap, I'm sorry!" wave, just the frowns and middle fingers like the person NOT holding up traffic did something wrong.

By the way, our state has passed a "no handhelds while driving" law. Not a dent, near as a I can tell. Still tons of people staring at their crotch while they are supposed to be driving.
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that is one of my biggest complaints when driving. People and their damn phones. California is now a "no touch" your phone while behind the wheel. You can't even touch your phone, even if it is in a cradle or if you are stopped at a light. Not that it has slowed the idiots down, but at least there is a law to enforce if they choose.
 
After moving to Oklahoma and been here a year now I have come to some truths.

They don’t understand how to activate lights at intersections. They are constantly parked 10’ back from the white lines.

Speed limit signs are to be followed religiously. No one drives over posted limits. Most drive 5-10 under.
I haven’t come across either of those in my travels around the Country.

The looking at the phone instead of driving, I see that everywhere. As well as people don’t look ahead of their own hoods.
 
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