January 1, 2024 · 23:49
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New Year’s Day 2024

So it’s going to be like THAT, eh, 2024?

We got woken up early when the LA Shake earthquake warning app went off and told us to expect possible shaking any second.

That will get your attention. We got ready for a rumble. Which never came.

A minute or two later I started checking social media and found that there had, in fact, been a fairly good shaker. A M4.3 earthquake in the ocean off of Palos Verdes, about half way between Long Beach and Catalina Island.

Good that the system works, I guess. Good that there was little or no actual damage that I’ve heard of. Good that it wasn’t a false alarm. Somewhat less good that we started the year by being woken from a sound sleep and having the crap scared out of us.

I’ve spent the last few minutes posting a warning on all of my social media outlets, so I’ll repeat it here.

Heads up, y’all! All of a sudden this afternoon I had the following showing up in my email spam filter…
These REEK of being a phishing or malware scam. Yes, I know all of these folks, but some only very, very remotely, and I seriously doubt that any of them would be sending me e-greeting cards for New Years.
If you see these in your email, I STRONGLY suggest you delete them without opening them.
The evil bastards seem to be out in force with the new year. Be careful.

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One response to “New Year’s Day 2024”

  1. Jemima Pett's avatar Jemima Pett
    January 2, 2024 at 06:34

    I keep getting emails from Amazon to say my account needs checking in one way or other or else I won’t get paid. When I check my account, I see no problem. So either someone is trying to get me to log in from the email or it’s just a nuisance. But the email addy appears to be genuine, so I have to go and check.
    Glad you didnt have any rumbles or tidal waves to cope with.
    Happy 2024!

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