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Mar 28, 2024 08:50:46   #
Indiana wrote:
So, as I prepared for bed last evening, I searched for my cell phone and could not find it. It has happened before, so I simply dialed my cell phone number from my land line and waited for the familiar ring tone that identified its location. Well, there was no ring. After looking in my car, searching familiar locations, and trying the ring tone approach several times again, I went into panic mode. You see, I need my phone next to my bed at night to monitor my pacemaker that submits a report to my cardiologist daily, somewhere around 2:00 AM. It also sits on my recharging stand to refresh the battery as a secondary necessity. So, it's late in the evening, I'm ready for bed, and I'm stressed out over the lost phone. As I try to fall asleep, I rehash my activities of the day and possible locations I might have lost the phone, and where I was at with the phone in my hand as a last recollection. I decided it must be at the VA, where I had my appointment with Father Dave, Catholic Chaplin and spiritual leader for Veterans in Northeast Indiana. I had a restless night, constantly waking up deliberating my predicament and potential outcomes, disgusted with myself for being so careless, and dreading a sleep deprived continuation of my problem at sunrise. I got up earlier than usual, did my morning routine in the bathroom, made breakfast and fed the cat, and then called my cell phone only to hear the familiar ring tone go unanswered. I thought about my prior day with Father Dave, remembered I had the phone in hand inside the Chapel prior to our spiritual meeting, and concluded that I may have inadvertently left the phone on a black covered chair that matched the matt finish of my phone cover on the iPhone 8 I have owned for years. Well, I made the hour drive to the regional VA, walked quickly through the waiting area and check-in compartments, down the hallway to the Chapel. Opening the door to an empty chapel I quickly went to the rear when our meeting was held, stared at the black chairs as I approached, and there, almost completely blended into the seat covering was my face down I phone, resting in peace in a place of worship. Relief was an understatement, as my stress level returned to normal, and I was relieved to recover the misplaced Phone. Being in a house of worship I thanked the Lord for his help, slipped a few bucks in the collection box, and returned to my car for the journey home. So, the lesson I learned is that there are three important pieces of personal property a person must constantly be aware of when out and about: Wallet, Cell Phone, and car keys.
So, as I prepared for bed last evening, I searched... (show quote)


When I go anywhere I have a mental checklist of 4 things I need as I leave the house, your 3 plus my glasses. I have walked out without each one of those things before and without the phone or wallet or glasses many times. Since I had my keys those times I was on the road when I discovered what I left and had to go back for it. At least if I forget the keys I won't get far before I realize that!
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Mar 16, 2024 09:04:04   #
I learned to drive in one of those when I was 15. Compared to steering and suspension in todays cars it drove like a boat.
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Mar 3, 2024 08:18:51   #
I don't click on any ads on the internet. If I see an add that looks interesting I google the product or company to see if it is real or a scam. Most ads nowadays are at the least very deceptive and a good percentage of them are total scams. I got scammed years ago by one on Facebook that was a total lie just to take your money and I still occasionally see ads from them. False advertising used to be a crime but the FTC has too much to do now to monitor the billions of ads on the internet.
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Feb 9, 2024 12:40:07   #
jerryc41 wrote:
I'll be glad to serve if they want me, although it will interfere with my postings here.


But just think of the long post you will create to describe your experience. I've been called several times but was dismissed all but once. It was a case of criminal assault and the jury ended up deadlocked 8 to 4 even though the judge made us come back and deliberate some more multiple times... the count never changed.
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Feb 7, 2024 09:37:52   #
Sad... I was out for lunch with my wife on Monday and they had a speaker playing music over the outdoor seating. I heard a song that I liked but didn't recognize. I whipped out my phone to open Shazam and realized when I got a new phone recently I failed to add back that app, so I did a google search of what I thought the title might be according to what I was hearing; "I Should Have Been a Cowboy", which turned out to be his debut single. Then Tuesday morning I was reading the news about his death!
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Feb 5, 2024 10:31:00   #
UTMike wrote:
The story of my life!


Me too, along with "Is what I just dropped worth picking up or should I just kick it under something and buy another one."
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Feb 1, 2024 10:01:34   #
jerryc41 wrote:
I have a tendency to put things in places and forget where I put them. Usually, it's because a lot of time elapses between the putting and the looking. Yesterday, I found a Christmas present I had bought for him. With his birthday coming up, I can't find two things I bought for him a couple of months ago. As a last resort, I'll have to buy them again. If I find the originals soon enough, I can return them - unopened. I'll have to start writing down where I put things.


I have that problem too, but for mainly a different reason. I have a wife that requires the house to be like a showing model home all the time so if I leave any personal items around they get stuck in a drawer, put in the attic, thrown in the garbage (if she doesn't see any value in it), or simply bitched about until I remove it.... so, I have a tendancy to hide things from her so they don't get moved or thrown away (or bitched about) and I hide them so well that frequently I can't find them myself! I have found the old saying to be true many times though; If you can't find something, buy another one and then you will remember where you put the first one!
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Feb 1, 2024 09:54:24   #
jerryc41 wrote:
But only because I bought a $50 Moto e from TracFone. I got an email from Samsung a couple of days ago. Prices ran from $550 - $950. Not for me!


Don't buy the latest model. Last year I bought a brand new US 2020 model unlocked Samsung S20 on Amazon for under $200. It's a great phone in a perfect size for me with wireless charging, 5G, and Samsung's final model to have a memory card slot so that the phone will never fill up no matter how many photos or songs, etc., I put on there.
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Feb 1, 2024 09:34:36   #
I'm probably going to get that stick to clean the film from the inside of the windshield the seems to always come back... offgassing of interior coverings? However, the bad reviews for that spray leave a lot doubt in my mind. Seems it's hard to buff away the streaks that it leaves and it doesn't always work well for fogging.
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Jan 28, 2024 14:04:29   #
whatdat wrote:
Which model tracker?


Fitbit Charge 4. It is one of the smaller less intrusive ones and it only needs to be re-charged about once a week. I think Charge 5 and 6 are out now.
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Jan 28, 2024 09:54:10   #
jerryc41 wrote:
I had three FitBits, but they stopped working way too soon. Now, I just keep track of my steps by counting them as I walk.


That's odd, I never take mine off and it's one of the cheapest models and through showers and all kinds of bumps and slams against things it keeps on working. BTW, I got it for steps but I have also improved my sleep greatly by analyzing the sleep tracking data and making adjustments to my routines.
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Jan 28, 2024 09:16:56   #
I bought a Fitbit and took up walking in January of 2022. I weighed over 220 lbs and at first could barely make it around the block. Over two years I lost 60 lbs and now try to walk a minimum of 7 miles a day (about 14k steps). The longest exercise walk I've done was just over 16 miles and over 30k steps. At first it was start/stop as it was very boring but then I got a good set of earbuds and got into listening to interesting podcasts and that made all the difference. The latest advice I've read is that you get maximum heart and longevity benefits from between 6000 and 7500 exercise steps per day and any more after that are just for losing weight or enjoyment.
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Jan 26, 2024 10:36:17   #
I had one too, exactly like that one but in metallic bronze with a white top and interior.
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Jan 26, 2024 10:17:19   #
bwana wrote:
If you want to really feel good, look at life expectancy prior to 1900...

bwa


So according to that chart my Grandmother who was born in 1890 (average life expancy around 40 years) beat the odds by nearly 250%... she made it to 99
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Jan 22, 2024 11:07:22   #


Ok, for people who use Amazon Prime it is on FreeVee (with ads)
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