Who's Using Mine?

I have a mobile that is kept charged and not turned off but I only shared the number with family. They'll call my landline first and only text my mobile if there is something urgent and tney faioed to reach me at home.

I always take mine to the shops because I have a Reebee app that lets me go through sales flyers and select items I want to pick up whilst on offer. It creates a shopping list and is darned handy.

I like having it with me because I am a lousy photographer and I can snap things that interest me, using the mobile, and know that I wouldn't do any better with my camera so this little Blackberry Passport does just fine. (They call it a Passport because it is the size of one. Lovely big screen and hard keyboard, old broad friendly)

I use it to text once in awhile. I have never used it whilst driving or walking.... or chewing bubble gum

I never use it in company. No matter where I am.

I find it is useful now and again. It will never replace my landline because in a power outage, my landline still functions quite nicely

 

I've got one of those too Shiney but mines a bit older than yours and cream coloured. A telephone engineer gave it to us free of charge many moons a go. It's still pretty much brand new as it's only been used a few times.

 

On Good Parenting Points, I'm not doing very well now that The Teenager is a legal adult. My friends just can't sleep until the young ones are safely back, and I try to mirror this by asking The Teenager to text me if she is late.

Well, she says she'll be back around 8. At 9 I text her "still alive...?" and after an hour receive a reply "alive", which I miss as I have already fallen asleep.

Apparently, Good Parents can't fall asleep until their offspring is safely under the roof, but I can happily sleep through 10 texts and a person entering the front door without noticing.

When I was young, I was told to leave a note on the kitchen table stating where I am and with whom. There was no way to reach me, apart from people walking around and calling in loud voice.

 

You showed me yours.....

 

That's older than mine Lori. What vintage would it be, 70's or 80's?

 

Hmm, I think it's the late 70's. Got an older one than that one.

 

I've got a smartphone,

I have it on all the time

I don't take it to the loo

Never go out to have a meal

I take it out with me when i go anywhere

I don't look at it when eating or on the table.

I don't phone anyone with it

I send messages with it.

I use it for emergencies

I goggle things with it.

Last but not least I go onto forums with it and not a computer

 

As I mentioned before I only have basic one, much to all our sons annoyance...they want to get me a smartphone, but I don't need one.
It's mainly to keep me contactable at all times,something that is a requirement when caring for children. Also it means our own 'children ' have access to us to at all times too. As previously mentioned it is a constant link to family members care lines.

 

I hardly use my laptop or desktop computer nowadays. I have two tablets( one on charge, while other one is in use).I use them to do all online stuff... nothing financial,that is definitely desktop. I get all my magazines online and all my library books are e-books. NHS bookings and reminders are online, even get weekly online reminders telling us when and which bin to put out for collection.

 

We both use our 8" tablets for nearly everything these days.