It was a cold and blustery day. I mean, really cold. Not just SoCal "cold", but PQ cold. Something 28 degrees at 7 in the evening. Yes, we have been getting some of that this year. In fact, we have some of it right now. So, to continue my truth is stranger than fiction story. It was a cold and blustery day, so I put on my flannel, floppy "hoodie." This on top of two tee shirts, a thicker than usual long sleeved shirt, a sweat shirt and the Hoodie. I did what I had to do and upon my return decided to do the laundry that was starting to get passed the stage of usual and ordinary volume. I therefore threw the clothes that I was wearing into the washing machine, went for the rest of the batch of the matching shades of color. All filled up. Hot water? On. Cold water? On. Batch size setting? On. Water temp setting? On. Soap? Done. Whitener? Done. Cover? Down. Speed? Set. Timer? Set. All systems - "Go!"
15 minutes later, I had the need to text someone. I started to look for my phone. I spent 10 minutes looking for it. I could not call it because I was alone in the house. The Voice from the Kitchen was at work. I heard the washer come to a stop after the rinse cycle. It was then that I knew where my phone was...and now you know too...Stercus Equi! Sure enough! As I was transfering the spun-dry clothes from the washer to the dryer, I found my phone. So, I put it in the dryer too, even though I was absoutely sure that it could not be revived.
After all of that, I remembered that I had a "free upgrade" on the cell phone account. I went online, saw that there was a "Smart phone" available for "free." After some dutiful due diligence, I found that because of the fact that we have a WiFi system in the house and that WiFi systems are quasi ubiquitous, I (we) could actually afford the "Free" upgrade. So far, so good.
Here below,a humorous exchange between me and a relative:
"Sent from my Windows Phone"
Me: Hey,'j'a notice I got a smart phone?
Response: I did not notice you now have a smart phone.
Me: I will have to live 10 more years so I can learn how to use it!
Response: Kinda makes you wonder how smart your phone really is.....should be easy.
Me:Yes, dear, my phone is smarter that I am, but with any amount of luck, I will out live it.
Now, a humorous, true story about how I treat cell phones,smart or otherwise.
1. 2 years ago, when I was sicker than I normally am, my phone fell off my night table into the container that I was using to measure my daily urine output. Of course, this happened at the end of the day...sooo... I drowneded it! :-(
2. 3 weeks ago I wore a woolen jacket/hoodie, loose fitting contraption and had my phone in the pocket. When I got home, I did the laundry, including the hoodie and the ph...oooo...nnnn ... Oh, S...!
What makes this funny and not disastrous is that since we have five phones on our account...there's usually at least one that is up for free upgrade...I, none other than I, am at the head of the account. So I jumped on the Internet, found a free smartphone, and voila! Just to prove that, "Tout ce qui va mal ne tourne pas en merde!"
So, now I have a phone that is smarter than I. But, I keep it honest, because I showed it where I keep the piss bucket!
Do you think I should tell this story on "365..." It's very true, without a single syllable of exaggeration. :-)
Response: Judging by the past, you will outlive your phone. Blog or no blog.....that is the question. Don't know...
Me: Blog or no blog? Hmmm... Gotta admit though,it is a funny story.
Response: I will admit, it's funny! What the heck, go for it, but don't tell anyone I sanctioned it.
Pseudo me
Me: I'll pseudo you!;-)
Sent from my Windows Phone
That, my loving friends, is the story of my new "smart phone." It was not smart enough to avoid being acquired by me.
I'm still waiting for a smart person- maybe if I ask the phone to find the person I might have a chance...
ReplyDeleteSee you soon.
V. aka (Bella) Ha, Ha, Ha.