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Hokie's JournalWindows keeps removing the Firefox shortcut from my task bar
This is a weird one. On one of my computers Windows keeps removing the Firefox icon from my task bar. It is an older (2011) HP desktop running Windows 10. It doesn't happen on another HP desk top nor on my laptop.
When it happens the icon turns to a white rectangle and no longer works. I delete it then drag the Firefox icon on the desktop down to the task bar to add it back. I have the lock task bar choice checked in settings.
Can't figure why the NYT isn't calling Arizona
Biden is up over 90K/3.4% with 98% reporting
NYT now has Georgia tilting Biden
63% Biden now.
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/11/03/us/elections/forecast-president.html?action=click&pgtype=Article&state=default&module=styln-elections-2020®ion=TOP_BANNER&context=election_recirc
Good sign: Our absentee ballots made it from Florida to Colorado in 5 days
Mrs. Hokie and I are in Florida for the winter. For several reasons I was late requesting absentee ballots for us. Fremont county in Colorado mailed them out on the Saturday before last. We received them last Wednesday, voted them and rushed to the post office before they closed. I just got notice today they have been accepted. Thanks to our county for working on Saturday to get them out to us.
I hope this is a good sign that despite Trump's best efforts to kill it the folks at the USPS are getting the job done.
Has anyone applied for a cancellation with Orbitz since the COVID-19 crisis?
I have used Orbitz for booking flights for a number of years. I never needed to apply for a refund until this weekend. I had a business trip scheduled that had to be canceled because of issues related to the epidemic. Since my flight was on Untied I went to my account there to cancel. Their site just has a button you click on to cancel. When I clicked it said since I had booked through a third party I would have to go through them.
I went to Orbitz and found that instead of just clicking on a button you have to fill out an on line form. Nothing from the reservation carries over to the form. You have to enter the locator code, departure date, and booking date all over again. The form instructions are goofed up too. It asks for the itinerary number but after trying to enter that multiple times without success I figured that it actually wanted the ticket number.
I will try calling today but the web site warns about very long wait times. I am getting the sinking feeling my refund is going to take weeks. I did screen shot everything I entered and the confirmation page when the form was finally accepted.
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