The last week has been scary. I've been disoriented and disconbobulated. I've been without a phone!
More accurately, I've been teased with a phone only to have it snatched away. It started about a two weeks ago when my HTC Rhyme started to get hot - really hot. After the guy at the Verizon Store burned his finger on the SD portal, he suggested we send it back for a replacement. Two days later I had a "like new" Rhyme. I meticulously reloaded all of my lost apps and thought the unpleasant experience was over.
No. Two days later my "like new" phone wouldn't turn on and it was hot. I called Verizon and they agreed to send me a new type of phone. After an endless holiday weekend, it finally came - another Rhyme?!? I had to change SD card because the phone practically burns up with the old card. It's still hot with the newer card, but not as bad. I'm trying to deal with it. Who knew this would be so traumatic?
My daughter thinks I grew up with cans strung on twine, but I can say as a kid I was excited when we got a phone on the wall with a long cord. It was awesome because I actually talked on the phone with my friends. The best game we "played" on the phone was the one where we pranked the lady down the street by asking her if her refriverator was running. I remember being amazed in the 80s when I saw Michael Douglas in "Wall Street" walking on a beach with a shoe phone. So rich! So futuristic! Now I can't go 5 days without a phone, and I don't even talk on it.
Definitely the worst part about being without my phone was my recent jump into all things social media. I just started with Instagram and haven't been able to take a single picture because I didn't have my phone (15 years ago people would have looked at you funny if you said you couldn't take pictures without your phone).
I'm recovering nicely from my traumatic adventure, thank you. I'm getting reacquainted with my "new" phone. Hopefully this one won't leave me in the cold (wait, the problem was with heat so we should be OK).
It's a love affair I tell you. (Just don't tell my husband)
cindy
More accurately, I've been teased with a phone only to have it snatched away. It started about a two weeks ago when my HTC Rhyme started to get hot - really hot. After the guy at the Verizon Store burned his finger on the SD portal, he suggested we send it back for a replacement. Two days later I had a "like new" Rhyme. I meticulously reloaded all of my lost apps and thought the unpleasant experience was over.
No. Two days later my "like new" phone wouldn't turn on and it was hot. I called Verizon and they agreed to send me a new type of phone. After an endless holiday weekend, it finally came - another Rhyme?!? I had to change SD card because the phone practically burns up with the old card. It's still hot with the newer card, but not as bad. I'm trying to deal with it. Who knew this would be so traumatic?
My daughter thinks I grew up with cans strung on twine, but I can say as a kid I was excited when we got a phone on the wall with a long cord. It was awesome because I actually talked on the phone with my friends. The best game we "played" on the phone was the one where we pranked the lady down the street by asking her if her refriverator was running. I remember being amazed in the 80s when I saw Michael Douglas in "Wall Street" walking on a beach with a shoe phone. So rich! So futuristic! Now I can't go 5 days without a phone, and I don't even talk on it.
Definitely the worst part about being without my phone was my recent jump into all things social media. I just started with Instagram and haven't been able to take a single picture because I didn't have my phone (15 years ago people would have looked at you funny if you said you couldn't take pictures without your phone).
I'm recovering nicely from my traumatic adventure, thank you. I'm getting reacquainted with my "new" phone. Hopefully this one won't leave me in the cold (wait, the problem was with heat so we should be OK).
It's a love affair I tell you. (Just don't tell my husband)
cindy
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