
Replacing the much lamented 'On My Mind' profile option, this thread is for musings, jottings, whimsies, preoccupations and the rest of the thesaurus for anyone to jot down anything they please.
I can't remember what the maximum character count was before, can anyone else? But anyway it wasn't very many so let's keep to that.
That was supposed to go under general topics. Opps
Starting to do a bit of downsizing here. Mostly selecting things that I am not using here to be trashed or donated - like extra bedding, a few bits of furniture, clothing..Time to clean out the fridge and freezers too. If it hasn't been used since i came here, I think it needs to go! 😊
It's good to be reminded that we need to do the things we want to do and not put them off. Nobody knows how much time they have left.
I had a PM from a dychiang claiming to be a college student doing a project on bereavement. Has anyone else had one? I notified admin and also asked this person if they has received permission from admin. I belueve that all such requests are supposed to go through admin,
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/27/us/politics/homelessness-baby-boomers.html?searchResultPosition=1
Worth checking out if you can get an off brand service.
I already paid for a full year phone plan and had to buy a new SIM card, not to mention they wouldn't honour the credit I had in my account, it feels like they are constantly screwing us over.
Hopefully your next provider doesn't play these types of games.
It's just the frustration of getting a new phone, I'm getting upset over all the tech stuff... how will I ever navigate the future? All the people who come here to b***h about their brain dead mothers and fathers who can't figure it out - that's going to be me, in a lot of ways that already is me. Even though I can eventually figure out a lot of it it makes me so stressed out, I hate this😖
I like it because you can keep rewinding and watch it again.
New computers, new anything these days, even a TV is a nightmare for us, really. I think I would be down to a tablet and podcasts if I were alone. It takes two heads to figure out anything for us today.
My hubby is my IT person and I would be lost without him.
My tech guru lives with me!
When I ordered an unlocked phone from Amazon, the Samsung did not work for me. Returned it, exchanged for a refurbished I-Phone (I-Phone is more intuitive, it is said).
I signed up for BOOST Mobile, $25 per year for life. Automatically deducted from checking, no contract, I can cancel anytime.
It was the tech guru(s) specialist (in the U.S.) that walked both of us through setting up my account, etc. Even tech dH could not do it, so do not feel bad or
doubt your abilities.
In the meantime, I had panicked and filed a CPUC complaint; and then cancelled my account, lol. An act of frustration on my part.
Boost Mobile worked this out for me, and after speaking with their tech guru in the U.S. (no accent, I could understand them); this issue was resolved.
I am still learning how to use the phone, but need assistance daily from dH.
Now, I just wait, turn the phone off until he might become available. All I ever need to do, really, is to make a phone call. But now, texting has become more fun.
Part of my problem is aging, so I am not going to blame anyone (unless they are
w r o n g !)
I still plan to get the help of an outside tech guru to reset my phone to "simpler"
functions. It will all be okay, sometime in the future, I think.
Peace when dealing with TECH Cwillie.
You know, we really can live without it, without the frustrations, without the stress.
May the next 6 months be better than your last 6 months.
Even N. is starting to fail under the onslaught of all that's new.
Quite honestly it is no wonder the elderly as sitting ducks for scams. It is all so hard we just want someone to do it for us.
GOOD WORK, cwillie! Kudos!
I'm the techie here but not interested in android phones, R's in particular. He. who has more phone troubles than anyone I have ever met, is learning about his phone (Samsung). I figure he needs to. He's had to set up many new ones. The guy he currently buys from helps with anything and everything. He's great. We have a back up iPhone that we can switch for him to use or me as needed.
Time for me to get an upgrade. Mine's old but does everything I need it too. However, I dropped it and it sat in water for about 1/2 hour which didn't do it any good. It's still working but limping a bit. I found out the "bury it in rice" is not considered a good thing any more. Turn it off and let it dry gently. A fan can help.
As far as phones or computers go, I am with the keep playing with it group. Eventually things seems to work out.
Finally got a cheque in the mail so I used the phone app to deposit it. I've been wanting to do that for a while lol. Yay!!!