HATING TECHNOLOGY,, WHILE not knowing how seriously to take the storm henri..... i did think i should replace my cell- GO BUY A PHONE. how hard can that be???? let me count the ways
costco? an i phone like judy's. $569- FOR SOME REASON THEY COULD NOT SELL ME ONE- AND SAID I SHOULD GO TO APPLE STORE (8 MILES)
APPLE. DID NOT HAVE JUDY'S BUT FOR $100 MORE... THE UPGRADE WHATEVER... BUT THEY COULD NOT "HOOK IT UP"----- GO TO VERIZON ( 8 MILES)
VERIZON #1 SIGN ON DOOR SUNDAY HOURS 11-6. ,,,, IT WAS 11:45.... DOOR LOCKED
VERIZON #2 SAT FOR 14 MINUTES WHILE A YOUNG MAN WITH EXTREMELY UNTIDY LONG HAIR TRIED TO FIX A PHONE FOR THE MAN IN FRONT OF ME, AND ALL HE COULD MAKE IT DO WAS PUT THE TIME UP ON A HUGE WALL SCREEN WHILE HE POKED VICIOUSLY AT THE PHONE. I OPTED TO GO HOME WHERE JUDY HAD LOCATED ANOTHRE VERIZON STORE... 8 MILES.........
VERIZON #3 WHERE A YOUNG "KID" POKED AT MY PHONE WHILE FUMING ABOUT MY NOT KNOWING THE PASSWORD---?? FOR MY OLD PHONE WHICH WAS 1. LOST--- OR LOCATION UNKNOWN...2 BROKEN FACE. 3. BATTERY NEVER MORE THAN 23%THEN..... WORST OF ALL-4.. SOMEONE OWNED THAT PHONE BEFORE ME SO IT NEVER SAID CARLENE WAS CALLING BUT FRANCHESCA SOMEBODY...
HE DID GET IT HOOKED UP TO VERIZON-- WITH NO NAME ON THE CALLER ID...--- I CAN AT LEAST MAKE PHONE CALLS AND GET AND SEND TEXTS-- AND HANDED ME A PAPER SAYING CASUALLY I HAD TO SIGN ON THE LINE AS HE FLIPPED TO THE BACK OF IT... I FLIPPED IT TO THE FRONT AND HE HAD ME SIGNED UP FOR AL SORTS OF THINGS ... LIKE $80 WORTH OF TEXTS A MONTH.. HE REPEATED YOU HAVE TO SIGN BEFORE YOU LEAVE-- AT WHICH POINT I SAID " I DON'T SIGN NOTHING" AND --- ENJOYING THE DOUBLE NEGATIVE.... I LEFT----LEAVING HIM WITH A LIST OF MY PASSWORDS, SS# AND INFO NEEDED TO START A VERIZON ACCOUNT...
AND ALL THAT HAPPENED BECAUSE when I WENT TO BUY MY USUAL. EMERGENCY BBQ CHICKEN , i FOUND OUT.... SURE ENOUGH... THE STORE WAAS OUT OF TOILET PAPER.! HENRI MUST Have significant expctations to empty the tilet paper aisle...----------so i figured i betterr REMIND JANINE TO FILL HER GAS TANK BECAUSE IF WE LOOSE POWER THEY CAN'T PUMP GAS. AND WITH 2 BARNS FULL OF HORSES SHE WOULD DRIVE HERSELF NUTS BIKING BETWEEN THEM FOR 2 WEEKS WHILE MEN SAWED UP TREES....
interesting how people have different priorities... bud checked our chain saws and tractor tanks... even tho i swore years ago i would never pull another rope to start a gas engine...... i might have to.... but i sure will use the battery run sabre saw first !!
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i had several emails agreeing that teh friday night meeting before dog fest was a bad idea unless people learned to drink thru a mask with a straw imbedded... and i have not seen such a thing yet...
a wild meet and greet saturday morning breakfast is a much better idea--and we shouLd "open" at 7am..to do that..
we could do saturday. 7am.... that would make more sense to me.....
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Dear Carlene and Linda,
I just wanted to email and tell you both how much I appreciate your organizing DogFest so that it is as safe as possible during this crazy Covid time. I was concerned about the inside group meet and greet and I wasn’t sure that I would go to that part, even though I’m vaccinated. I think it was the responsible thing to cancel that reservation for Friday night. I’m so looking forward to being outside at the farm and seeing you both! Lord knows we need a celebration - even a socially distanced one!
With all my best wishes and thanks,
Beth / Biobc
