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I'm not sure when I last logged into my Google account, could have been last year? I dunno.
But I wanted to do a few things on youtube, so I tried to log on to my google account.
I've had the account for at least 20 years, perhaps more, so my user ID is the email address I was using 20 odd years ago.
Well, I put that in then it made me do at least 6 different "I am not a robot" tasks before it asked me for my password.
When I put that in it told me it had emailed a temporary access code for the account TO THE EMAIL ADDRESS THAT IS THE ACCOUNT NUMBER.
Well, that company has not existed in over 10 years. So I cannot check that email.

It also gave me the option of inputting a telephone number and it would TEXT the code to that number.

I do not now, nor have I ever had a phone number that could send/receive texts.

So I guess I'm just s.o.l. ??????

Well, I've stored a few Agile/SX reviews over the years and before they disappear, here are the ones I can access:

I read a couple weeks back that Google was purging gmail accounts that were inactive. I have a gmail account but I do not use it for email just other stuff so mine has dormant for long periods of time too. I made a point to log in and use the account a few times so it would not go away.

I think accounts that have not been logged in to for 2 years or more....

@mickey I've never seen you play before. Nice!

thepezident wrote: ↑Sun Dec 24, 2023 12:38 pm @mickey I've never seen you play before. Nice!

Thanks. I used to be fairly good, but since I retired I don't seem to have the time to put into it.

Nice Mickey. I like the Spanish guitar style.

As someone in security, I can understand why they'd do that. Still, I can understand your annoyance.

Playing sounded great! That GG7 sounds alive, but I also liked the Joe Pass Epi!

I steer clear of Google as a search, but hit my account daily with email log on.

andrewsrea wrote: ↑Tue Dec 26, 2023 11:52 am Playing sounded great! That GG7 sounds alive, but I also liked the Joe Pass Epi!

The SX GG7 was the most pleasant surprise of everything I ever bought from Rondo!
It was a $120 B-Stock that turned out much better than expected.
The tailpiece that came from the factory was faulty, thus the B-Stock.
But I admit to replacing much more than that!

You should simply explain to them that having been born before the invention of the transistor, it is impossible for you to be a robot, as any old analog valve components would have deteriorated by now.

mickey wrote: ↑Sun Dec 24, 2023 1:53 pm

thepezident wrote: ↑Sun Dec 24, 2023 12:38 pm @mickey I've never seen you play before. Nice!

Thanks. I used to be fairly good, but since I retired I don't seem to have the time to put into it.

Very nice playing, Mickey! I enjoyed the videos.