Three Is Better Than Two. Part III: The Route and...ANDROID!!!

"Mercedes Streeter" (smart) 08/17/2017 at 16:12 • Filed to: Edward or Chelsea?

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I’m preparing for my next summertime madness roadtrip! My route back home is set. It appears to be a similar route to what I took to get home from my California trip. Looks like I’ll be crossing quite a number of states on the way home (again). I’m willing to make short distance detours from my route. I will most likely call in Monday, so if any Oppos want to hang out, I’m so in!

In this preparation, I’m trying to figure out how I’m getting to O’Hare. Since I have a new bank account, many email addresses, and another name to use, I can sign up as a new Uber user again and take advantage of their first ride offers...

Unfortunately, I sold the mint iPhone 6 that I just bought to pay for every expense for the free smart (I made a $50 profit on the iPhone without doing a thing to it lol) which means I’m back to daily driving my Honor 5X with Resurrection Remix.

While Resurrection Remix has absolutely transformed this phone into a beast, it has some strange glitches with it. Perhaps the most annoying glitch is completely random app incompatibility:

I cannot use the fingerprint scanner for the BofA app, but I can for the Chase app.

I can buy stuff on the Taco Bell app, but can’t on the Subway app (it just doesn’t load).

Some photo editing apps work just fine, but others don’t load.

The nail in the coffin was the Uber app. I may absolutely need this app for Sunday and no amount of tweaking will make it work.

So fine, back to stock EMUI I went. Performance on the phone is lacking, but at least everything works without any surprises. One day I’ll be back under Apple, but for now I’m still chilling out with Google and friends.

In other news, still thinking of a name for the smartie. I’m thinking either Edward (from Fullmetal Alchemist because it’s smaller and older than my 451...plus it’s a nice red) or Chelsea (because a large part of me wants a girl name for smart #3, and uh...the car is free like Chelsea Manning, I guess? lol)

benjrblant > Mercedes Streeter 08/17/2017 at 16:16

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God help you. That drive is not fun.

Little Black Coupe Turned Silver > Mercedes Streeter 08/17/2017 at 16:19

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Just a FYI, as you drive through Nebraska on Monday it could be insane due to the eclipse since the Path of Totality goes right through the middle of the state. It’s also right where I live.

Wacko > Mercedes Streeter 08/17/2017 at 16:20

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you are one confused phone owner. You change phone more often then some men change underwear

fhrblig > benjrblant 08/17/2017 at 16:20

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Only through Nebraska. That’s why you drive through there in the dark.

Mercedes Streeter > Wacko 08/17/2017 at 16:26

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No kidding, I’ve sold two iPhones this month alone! :D

Mercedes Streeter > Little Black Coupe Turned Silver 08/17/2017 at 16:28

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Whaaaaa? That’s awesome on both counts! But I bet you’d have work and...I don’t have eclipse glasses lol

Little Black Coupe Turned Silver > fhrblig 08/17/2017 at 16:31

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And with the eclipse on Monday most of it will be dark.

Sampsonite24-Earth's Least Likeliest Hero > Mercedes Streeter 08/17/2017 at 17:03

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does the lyft app work on your phone?

Sampsonite24-Earth's Least Likeliest Hero > Mercedes Streeter 08/17/2017 at 17:04

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ignore big science, theyre just out to make a buck on those eclipse glasses, you can totally just look directly at the sun

Mercedes Streeter > Sampsonite24-Earth's Least Likeliest Hero 08/17/2017 at 17:23

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Well, it does now xD

Sampsonite24-Earth's Least Likeliest Hero > Mercedes Streeter 08/17/2017 at 17:24

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youre welcome :P

Wacko > Mercedes Streeter 08/17/2017 at 17:30

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Commitment issues?

Mercedes Streeter > Wacko 08/17/2017 at 17:38

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Pretty much. The iPhone SE was too small, the iPhone 6 was locked to Sprint (and also too small lol). The Honor 5X is good but I hate EMUI. :D

Tristan > fhrblig 08/17/2017 at 18:32

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Oh god, no... SOOOOOO many deer just begging for a Smart to jump in front of. Best to do Nebraska by day.

Wacko > Mercedes Streeter 08/17/2017 at 19:37

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Well at least you are ultra faithful to smart cars

Kiltedpadre > Mercedes Streeter 08/17/2017 at 21:23

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If you come across an Iphone 6s or 7 on one of your screaming deals that is locked to Sprint I’d be willing to buy it off of you so that you can make a quick buck, and I can upgrade from my 6 that keeps yelling at me that I’m running out of space.

DrScientist > Mercedes Streeter 08/18/2017 at 01:42

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no no no! miss merc!

the best way into/out of denver is this something like this!

i forget the actual routes, but look at google maps.

get off the interstate. those roads there are open, flat, well paved, cop free and give a real sense of what the land is like.

unless you NEED to be on the interstate, this will be much more pleasureable.

thats the kansas-colorado border heading east.

it might be a touch slower than the interstate, or so google maps tells you. but thats only because of posted limits. you can drive as quickly on these desolate roads safely as you could on i80.

pip bip - choose Corrour > Mercedes Streeter 08/18/2017 at 06:13

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Chelsea it is.

Mercedes Streeter > DrScientist 08/18/2017 at 07:53

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Whaaaaa that’s gorgeous!!! Also slightly South of my planned route, which doesn’t bother me. I mean, there’s nothing fun about driving through Nebraska and Iowa.

Little Black Coupe Turned Silver > Mercedes Streeter 08/18/2017 at 12:35

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No work. And all the stores around still have glasses.

If you want, look up a map of the eclipse, I’m right in the totality section, 20 minutes from I80. I can send more details if you’re interested in coming here for it.

DrScientist > Mercedes Streeter 08/19/2017 at 22:20

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yeah. there are really some amazing views. and the roads are a little more interesting than the interstate.

although, if youre doing this in the smart... be sure to have plenty of fuel and food, especially if youre doing it at night, as stops arent nearly as regular.