Consumerist Ask Metafilter Round-Up

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• Tonight I was paying at a gas station and I used the keypad to enter my pin. The numbers 2, 3 and 4 showed tremendous wear compared to all other keys except the enter key. Are these numbers most common in pins? [Link]

• Tonight I was paying at a gas station and I used the keypad to enter my pin. The numbers 2, 3 and 4 showed tremendous wear compared to all other keys except the enter key. Are these numbers most common in pins? [Link]

• I need affordable individual health insurance not merely a discount health plan – where do I get it? [Link]

• TacoBellFilter: What does the sign on the tortilla warmer that says something like %71 Bean %29 Taco mean? [Link]

• What does UPS Ground charge for a one-time pickup at my house if I don’t have an account? [Link]

• Farecast is telling us to wait to buy tickets to Las Vegas for next weekend — they have 58% confidence that the price will go down. How late can we wait and still be sure to get tickets? [Link]

• My current auto insurance policy expires in 11 days. At the beginning of the month, I bought a policy from another company to start on the same day my current policy ended. Today, I was in a car accident. How would the fact that I’m not renewing my current policy affect me? [Link]

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