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Re: OneDrive Weird behavior

5-Jul-21 0:54

Well, coming from someone else this would sound weird. But since I am the Lord of weirdness, I will suggest it anyway.

FWIIW: When I (programmatically) stored some spreadsheets in a OneDrive folder, they couldn't be opened in Excel with a double click. The result was a "not found" kind of error. So, I created a symlink to that OneDive folder and that solved my problem. Weird.

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If you can keep your head while those about you are losing theirs, perhaps you don't understand the situation.

RickZeeland5-Jul-21 0:55

RickZeeland

5-Jul-21 0:55

Maybe you can try one of these alternatives: best-personal-file-syncing-solutions[^]
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I was sent this, and...

OriginalGriff4-Jul-21 11:09

4-Jul-21 11:09

... There's many a true word, and all that ...[^] Laugh | :laugh:

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Mike Hankey4-Jul-21 12:54

4-Jul-21 12:54

We've been adopted by a young outdoor cat, she is very lovable, she found where the food is and how to extract it at her whim.

Only thing we can figure a feral cat that trained us at an early age. She was very skiddish at first but has warmed up quickly. Wonder what she will think of us after we take her in to get spayed and shots?

The less you need, the more you have.

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PIEBALDconsult4-Jul-21 14:50

PIEBALDconsult

4-Jul-21 14:50

But watch your backs anyway. Make sure you latch your bedroom door at night.

OriginalGriff4-Jul-21 18:45

4-Jul-21 18:45

Mike Hankey wrote:
... after we take her in to get spayed and shots?

And chipped as well, I hope.

It is due to become law for all cats in the UK to be chipped (chipping dogs have been compulsory for five years now).

Mike Hankey5-Jul-21 3:10

5-Jul-21 3:10

Hadn't thought of that, not compulsory here and never had any of my furry pets chipped.

The less you need, the more you have.

Why is there a "Highway to Hell" and only a "Stairway to Heaven"? A prediction of the expected traffic load?

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OriginalGriff5-Jul-21 4:00

5-Jul-21 4:00

It's a good idea - if they run away / escape the car / etc., a vet can scan the animal and call you.

And on this side of the pond, animal theft has increased by 170% during Covid as the demand has been so high. A chipped pet can be returned to you if the new owner takes it to a vet for shots.

Mike Hankey5-Jul-21 4:05

5-Jul-21 4:05

It's a semi-feral cat, we don't intend on housifying it we just don't want a yard full of cats down the road and as long as she's here the mice will think twice about making a home here.

The less you need, the more you have.

Why is there a "Highway to Hell" and only a "Stairway to Heaven"? A prediction of the expected traffic load?

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OriginalGriff5-Jul-21 4:14

5-Jul-21 4:14

Hah! I think some cats actually set up mouse farms so they don't have to range too far ... Laugh | :laugh:

Mike Hankey5-Jul-21 4:15

5-Jul-21 4:15

Job security

The less you need, the more you have.

Why is there a "Highway to Hell" and only a "Stairway to Heaven"? A prediction of the expected traffic load?

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OriginalGriff5-Jul-21 4:47

5-Jul-21 4:47

The feline equivalent of the Cobra Effect? Laugh | :laugh:

Johnny J.4-Jul-21 19:29

Johnny J.

4-Jul-21 19:29

Strange, I've always thought that my cats are software... D'Oh! | :doh:

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OriginalGriff4-Jul-21 19:46

4-Jul-21 19:46

Check the extremities - under the soft camouflage they are solid Vibranium ... Laugh | :laugh:

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theoldfool4-Jul-21 4:33

4-Jul-21 4:33

OK, so I have this problem caused by a credit card issuer. Like most organizations, I have made establishing blame the highest priority.

We must do that before finding any potential solution(s).

Problem: I have a very seldom used credit card. Almost every month, the bank sends me a statement for $0.00. It even lists all my purchases for that month (a grid with no rows other than the heading). The fact they are spending money paying for printing and mailing is not my concern so much as the fact that I have to dispose of the paper statement containing my account number.

So, who is to blame? The developers who ignored the account balance of zero and printed it anyway? Or the PTB that fear retribution if they don't tell the account holder that they owe nothing? They never asked me if I wanted such a statement. The requirements/specifications statement? Don't be silly, who ever heard of such a thing?

Now, before you tell me that e statements don't cost anything, herself is not into e thingies and understands that we are not really killing trees because crazy wood trees that are raised for making paper are a crop. When I check out, she will need paper so I keep it going.

BTW: If you have never been in a paper mill (I have, many times), they smell really, really bad and pollute stuff, thus a staunch contributor to our every day society. Maybe an argument I should use to get them to stop sending me zero dollar statements. Zero dollars converts to zero euro's and zero quid for you right ponders.

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If you can keep your head while those about you are losing theirs, perhaps you don't understand the situation.

OriginalGriff4-Jul-21 5:03

4-Jul-21 5:03

theoldfool wrote:
Like most organizations, I have made establishing blame the highest priority.

No organization I have ever met does that!

They have all made assigning blame the highest priority. The guilty will be high enough up the food chain to appoint a scapegoat.

Depending on the location, credit card providers have a legal requirement to send you your credit card statement at least 21 days before your payment due date - even if the balance is zero. (That's certainly the case in the UK, I believe also in the EU, and probably in the US. Even if they don't in a specific country, they are likely to follow the same rules globally because they use the same systems everywhere!

Richard MacCutchan4-Jul-21 5:59

Richard MacCutchan

4-Jul-21 5:59

OriginalGriff wrote:
credit card providers have a legal requirement to send you your credit card statement at least 21 days before your payment due date - even if the balance is zero.

I have a number of cards that do not do this. Once the outstanding balance is zero and there are no new transactions, then they don't send a monthly statement. And the statements are all paperless so I don't even get an email.

theoldfool4-Jul-21 6:24

4-Jul-21 6:24

My experience has been establishment. If the PTB don't like the result, then they RE-assign the blame. No good deed goes unpunished.

Thanks for the info, hadn't considered it was big brother protecting me from unstated $0.00 bills. Good job.

I wonder what the reaction would be if I put a check for that amount in their deposit box?

Guess I will just move on and shred the statements.

Thanks again.

>64
If you can keep your head while those about you are losing theirs, perhaps you don't understand the situation.

Daniel Pfeffer4-Jul-21 8:22

Daniel Pfeffer

4-Jul-21 8:22

theoldfool wrote:
I wonder what the reaction would be if I put a check for that amount in their deposit box?

You would get a statement with one line - a credit for 0.00. D'Oh! | :doh:

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obermd4-Jul-21 13:33

obermd

4-Jul-21 13:33

The US doesn't have a requirement to send a zero balance statement.

Ravi Bhavnani4-Jul-21 12:49

Ravi Bhavnani

4-Jul-21 12:49

theoldfool wrote:
I have to dispose of the paper statement containing my account number

Agreed, that's annoying.

theoldfool wrote:
who is to blame?

I would say you're to blame, for not having switched to electronic billing. Smile | :)

I haven't received a paper bill, statement or corporate voting form by physical mail since 2003. I have two decades of financial data that's backed up (in multiple generations) and easily searchable. I urge you to switch to receiving PDF statements. I'm certain you won't miss paper statements!

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theoldfool4-Jul-21 13:28

4-Jul-21 13:28

Surely, you jest:

Quote:
herself is not into e thingies

>64
If you can keep your head while those about you are losing theirs, perhaps you don't understand the situation.