Subj : Re: 3.5 weeks to being la
To   : poindexter FORTRAN
From : boraxman
Date : Thu Jul 28 2022 21:50:00

 pF> Yes, I'm about 10 minutes south of Santa Cruz, California. Appreciated
 pF> the  change of pace down here - we joked that it can take some time to
 pF> drive  cross-town because of all of the 4-way stops - everyone wants to
 pF> wave the  other person on through the intersection. "No, you go on
 pF> ahead..."
 pF> 
 pF> 
 pF> If you're anywhere near handy, there are some cheap Android head units
 pF> that  look interesting. If your older car doesn't have steering wheel
 pF> controls,  it's even easier - 2 wires per speaker, power and ground.
 pF> Antennas usually  have the same coax socket. Might even get Bluetooth
 pF> handsfree out of it,  too.
 pF> 
 pF> Although, for a good part of my commute I used one of those cassette 
 pF> adapters that play through the headphone port and a bluetooth headset
 pF> with  noise cancelling - people couldn't tell I was in a car most of the
 pF> time.
 pF> 

I have one of those MP3 players that plugs into the cigarette lights and transmits the audio over an FM frequency.  It works pretty well, but it doesn't support resuming, so if I turn off the care before I finish, or even just stall, it will restart.

I'll see if there is an updated unit that can convert bluetooth to radio.

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