Last Saturday in August

[BarbaraRose]

Well, am back home still with long shaggy hair. My old manager who cuts my hair decided to take the weekend off and didn't let me know, after I just asked for her weekend hours yesterday morning. However, it wasn't a total lost cause since I got to see a couple of former co-workers, one of whom I haven't seen for well over a year! She left GC's when Covid started because she was pregnant and didn't want to take any chances at work. She is the sweetest thing! She showed me pics of her baby girl (8 mos old) and she is adorable! So that was a lot of fun getting caught up with them. Will have to try again next week for the haircut.

I am planning to make tuna salad this weekend. It is a good thing for hot days since I don't have to cook or eat anything hot. And it lasts for several days for lunch, dinner, and snacking in between!

I have seen a small Class C parked down the road from me for the past couple days so I just walked down there to ask if I could take a look inside. She said yes. It is 20' long which is what I thought I wanted to eventually get. However, it is tiny inside! Hardly any storage inside or out. So I would need to go bigger for sure. Maybe 23' or 24'. I have considered a Class B but I think that would also be too small for living in. I still have a year and a half to figure it out before I decide if/when/how I will travel. I am glad I got to take a look at this one tho. They own a park model here but just bought this one for taking trips during the summer months.

I am on my second can of V-8 so I can get going again. I don't look forward to going outside again to take the trash and laundry to the clubhouse. About 110* and climbing.

[Cudedog]

Mel always had Android and he liked it but I did not when he handed it to me for something, or when I had to deal with it after his death, trying to reach his friends amd stop subscriptions! He was always having to download various security software due to bad virus on Android systems, something never necessary with iPhone. I just want to get a phone and use it, not be concerned with security, because Apple takes care of that for me.
Velda

That's really interesting, Velda. I have had Android since the Android phones were first introduced, and I have never had a single problem with any of my Android phones - no virus, just no problems at all - only that they get a bit old after 6 or 7 years, so have just replaced them with the latest Android.

And I have never had to download any kind of security software for my Android phones, either. Never. They have worked just fine, no muss, no fuss. Again, never any virus problem of any kind.

And, for sure, the price point is magnitudes less in cost than is an IPhone. Like, 75% less than the price you quoted for your latest. The money I will save will buy a brand-new PC computer!!

My next smart phone will absolutely be an Android as well, no question about it.

I'm very curious. What kind of problems did Mel have with his?

Anne

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[quote="Cudedog"}

That's really interesting, Velda. I have had Android since the Android phones were first introduced, and I have never had a single problem with any of my Android phones - no virus, just no problems at all - only that they get a bit old after 6 or 7 years, so have just replaced them with the latest Android.

And I have never had to download any kind of security software for my Android phones, either. Never. They have worked just fine, no muss, no fuss. Again, never any virus problem of any kind.

And, for sure, the price point is magnitudes less in cost than is an IPhone. Like, 75% less than the price you quoted for your latest. The money I will save will buy a brand-new PC computer!!

My next smart phone will absolutely be an Android as well, no question about it.

I'm very curious. What kind of problems did Mel have with his?
Anne[/quote]

Anne, I'm curious as to how much you use your phone. I have the larger iPhone 6 and I read Kindle books on it, I also watch netflix, take photos, some of the other apps I have include Audiobook , Audible, and WhoatsApp that you can chat or video for free with pretty much anyone in the world. I've never had an android phone so I don't know if they have the same capabilities. I much prefer reading and watching netflix on my phone.

[Acadianmom]

I have everything ready to leave but decided to wait until in the morning go to Lafayette. I like to sleep in my own bed. My neighbors are still here too. Things are looking good for here if the track doesn't move West. Will keep an eye on the forecast and I can leave. I have over 7,000 steps on my tracker. If I had to do this everyday I might stay in shape. A sheriff deputy just passed patrolling the roads. Glad they keep an eye on things.

Judy, I would make bread more often if I didn't eat so much of it hot with butter.

Martha

[Bethers]

BJ, I do everything on my phone that you mentioned and I have an android. I had to use an i phone for a couple months on a job and hated it. And I hate the prices. That said, we are all different. Also, there are viruses that have now hit I phones also. If people wouldn't click on stupid links, they wouldn't get them, in most cases.

Looks like I'll have 3 days off this week. I'm trying decide if I want to head out for 1 or 2 nights. If I disappear a couple days, I'll be without service. Good chance I'll just take some rides, but who knows.

[Bethers]

Martha, I'm back on to wish you all the best through this. I know I would have headed out today, but also know you are watching closely and live with these more often than I want to think about. Please update as you can. Hugs and hoping it's path stays enough away from you.

[snowball]

really feels cool tonight mom is wrapped up in her blanket and I have a sweat shirt on and a cup of hot chocolate close by .... and the door is open not sure why as I would close it but guess mom wants it open...
had mom looking for her vaccine card but she hasn't found it not in her purse or the catch all bowl... it's not in the car although I didn't dig really deep figured it would be on top of stuff in the glove compartment but it wasn't...guess I will call the health department on Monday and see what they suggest...hopefully it's not a big deal. had to laugh she says she doesn't remember getting one I said but you also don't remember granddaughter being there... at that time she had some compression fractures in her back and on pain killers...my dd came up to help in case she reacted to the vaccine.... so her not remembering is understandable but the girls all said that she did get one...
they have enacted a mask mandate here in town went to the store didn't see anyone without a mask on just needed a few things that I didn't think about the last time I went or that I'd ran out of and forgot that I would need it... used up all the sour cream on Thursday night and planning on baked potatoes tomorrow I for one need sour cream with my baked potato!!! but my mom doesn't some things we do the same other's not so...
hopefully Beth they will offer you the job in the next summer the one in Maine... a state that I've always wanted to go to...
and Martha be careful with this up coming storm
I've always used a android my sister though is Apple all the way!!!
you all have a great day
sheila

[MandysMom]

Anne, do you recall what I said Mel did in tne Navy? He Never had an issue with Android, because he kept it locked down, because his training and experience compelled him to do so. When I owned a non iPhone, he tried to do the same thing to mine. I got iPhone,actually out of self defense-if he wasn't familiar with it, he wouldn't mess with it! with my Windows based computes, he maintained them.and it was not unusual for the Commander (Me) to have to order the Chief to stand down on tne security so I could actually do what I needed to do! It's all very funny if you knew him and our unque partnership! The cost of the iPhone is well worth it to me. And Anne, I would never be happy with a laptop that wasn't maxed out either. It's how I operate. My last laptop, a 2019, was over $1600. Not bragging, just saying that's the level that made me happy specification wise, plus it matches sons, so he maintains both using same set of downloads and only has to do research on one type system. He, by the way, chose a Pixel 3A XL. It's Windows/Android based phone about same size as mine, but a little cheaper.
Beth, isn't your rig 26 ft? Barbara might want to know more about that size.
We had a very smoky day, very high AQI, so stayed in.
Velda

[Cudedog]

Anne, I'm curious as to how much you use your phone. I have the larger iPhone 6 and I read Kindle books on it, I also watch netflix, take photos, some of the other apps I have include Audiobook , Audible, and WhoatsApp that you can chat or video for free with pretty much anyone in the world. I've never had an android phone so I don't know if they have the same capabilities. I much prefer reading and watching netflix on my phone.

Good morning, BJ, thanks for asking.

I use my Android quite a bit for various things. An Android phone can be used for just about anything you might like.

1. I used to read Kindle books on it, but the screen on my current phone is just a tad too small for comfortable reading, and I am also finding (more and more) that Kindle books are often priced only a few bucks less than is a paperback. When this is the case, I will almost always go for the paperback, because I find that, well. . . just the feel of the book in my hand is a more tactile experience than e-books. But that's just me. And I can pass the paperbook on to a friend.

Of course, I could get an Android phone with a larger screen, and may do so in future - but at the time I bought the one I have (have had it several years), this was the largest screen available.

2. I don't watch Netflix or many videos on it, mostly I think because of the small size of the screen. I have a large flat-screen tv that it is much more satisfying to watch content on than my Android. That is just me - I could do it, but I mostly don't.

3. Can't comment on Audiobook , Audible, or WhoatsApp, because these are not applications that I use. I have never liked any kind of audiobooks (just me again) because the voice of the reader never matches what I see/hear of the characters in my head.

Other things I use my Android phone for:

1. GPS. My kids gave me a really nice Garmin for Christmas one year, but I stopped using it once I discovered Google Maps on my Android. Whenever I am going someplace unfamiliar, I dial up Google Maps and get the audio of where to go, turn-by-turn. My Android phone gets me to the right place every time.

2. Chat. Once in a while I do video chat on my Android, but not too often. If I am home, I just do any kind of video chat on my computer

3. Camera. I take TONS of photos with my Android, both personal and general. This reminds me that I need to download my photos - again - there might be a couple thousand of them there on my Android. If I ever lost my Android with my photos, I would be lost.

4. Video. I have LOTS of really good quality videos on my Android, just looked on my phone last night of the videos I took with my Android when I was in Yellowstone three years ago. I need to get those vids downloaded to my computer, for the same reason mentioned for my photos, above. Android takes excellent quality video.

5. News. I am a news junkie, and I love it that I can check the latest news on my Android - I generally look at news.google.com - from wherever I might be. In the kitchen, or up in the mountains somewhere.

6. Etc.

I guess I use my Android for just about anything - and everything - a smart phone can be used for, at a fraction of the cost of the IPhone. I'm always of the mindset (and, again, this is just me): Why pay more if I don't have to?

If you have any more questions, BJ, please ask.

The only thing I might add here is that if you have always had an IPhone, it might be a bit of a learning curve to switch to an Android. The functions of both phones are (of course) similar, but some of the commands, the way things are laid out, and the way one might access the aps that one wishes to use are a bit different between the two operating systems.

Not insurmountable, no - not at all. I, personally, have always found the Android system extremely intuitive. The IPhone a bit less so, again, at least for me.

You might ask a friend that has an Android phone how they like it, and if they would show you how it works. Likely, they will be happy to. Or maybe a relative or close friend that would let you play with their Android for a day or two.

Good luck in finding your new best phone - for you!

Anne