I have about 10 weeks until vacation. Which on the one hand is too long but on the other I only have 10 weeks to get in shape for backpacking, yikes!
3 days to 4-day weekend, though, so that's good.
I've tried to march in the Slayer Pride Parade ...
Joyce ,'Same Time, Same Place'
Natter 75: More Than a Million Natters Served
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
-t - May 22, 2018 6:12:31 am PDT #25450 of 30002
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Jesse - May 22, 2018 6:13:05 am PDT #25451 of 30002
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Three weeks till Vegas and the skywalk over the Grand Canyon!
That's my plan in six weeks! But not the Skywalk, the other tour.
meara - May 22, 2018 6:13:22 am PDT #25452 of 30002
Skywalk over the Grand Canyon?? Oh god they'd have to pay me to do that. A LOT of money.
flea - May 22, 2018 6:57:36 am PDT #25453 of 30002
information libertarian
Does anyone have a good solution to how phones and phone contracts work now? Just a couple of years ago it was possible to get a free couple-of-models old iphone with a 2 year service contract (this was how I got my iphone 5 three years ago). Now even for an iphone SE (which is ooooold) they want $15 a month for 2 years for the phone. There are no free phones. Casper (14) has left phones on a bus twice (1 recovered) and dropped phones in the toilet twice (1 semi-ressurected but has no sound, so actually talking on the phone is impossible for her right now) in the two years she's had a phone. Dillo (11) gets a phone to head to high school next year, and I figure we can sort of expect the same user behavior. What are the best options in terms of balancing cheap with "cool enough that the child will not nag me to death about it"? Are the used ones from the carriers good? How about the private resale market?
Gudanov - May 22, 2018 7:00:21 am PDT #25454 of 30002
Coding and Sleeping
Does it have to be an iPhone? A Moto E is both cheap and tough. My daughter has a Moto G (the new Es are pretty similar to her older G) and it's been dropped countless times without any problems. I've had a G for longer and it's held up to my drops as well.
flea - May 22, 2018 7:06:38 am PDT #25455 of 30002
information libertarian
Casper wants an iphone. She currently has an ancient Samsung (maybe a G2?) inherited from my mother, but before she killed it she had mr. flea's old iphone 4.
The E4 could work for Dillo, though. But availability with our existing service (Verizon) seems a little weird.
Dana - May 22, 2018 7:39:56 am PDT #25456 of 30002
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
It does remain kind of charming when the French speakers on a conference call say "Blah blah blah." It's more like "bluh bluh bluh", and I imagine it's accompanied by a Gallic handwave.
Steph L. - May 22, 2018 8:10:43 am PDT #25457 of 30002
I look more rad than Lutheranism
Casper wants an iphone.
It might be cheaper to buy an iPhone from, say, Best Buy (make sure it's compatible with your carrier) and then have Verizon activate it. That's what I did with my iPhone SE.
bennett - May 22, 2018 8:36:26 am PDT #25458 of 30002
Also, Consumer Reports (I think) had an article recently on when an extended warranty was worth it for cell phones. If your kids are drop-prone that might be something to investigate. My recollection is that there are lots of loop-holes and gotchas involved.
flea - May 22, 2018 9:13:15 am PDT #25459 of 30002
information libertarian
We buy Otterbox cases, so dropping on the ground has not (yet) been a problem. There's probably no warranty for "I left it on the bus"!