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My cell phone is on it's way to N. Carolina41 total reviews
Comment from Katherine M. (k-11)
This reminded me of our big move just before Christmas (i.e. cold in Europe) when the children were small. Somehow their coats ended up in an unlabelled box rather than on their backs. They weren't unpacked for almost a month, and I still can't work out even now why we just didn't buy new coats. kay
reply by the author on 18-Sep-2024
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This reminded me of our big move just before Christmas (i.e. cold in Europe) when the children were small. Somehow their coats ended up in an unlabelled box rather than on their backs. They weren't unpacked for almost a month, and I still can't work out even now why we just didn't buy new coats. kay
Comment Written 18-Sep-2024
reply by the author on 18-Sep-2024
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Hello Kay,
thanks so much for the exceptional review and the six stars gal, I appreciate it so much. I imagine coats were an unexpected expense. The hassle of moving can cause us to temporarily lose our common sense I believe. I assume no one froze to death, so all's well that ends well.
Have a blessed day gal.
Tom
Comment from pome lover
Tom Botts, how did I not know you were in a plane crash???? This past February? No, you've been away from Hoonah longer than that, right? Anyway, thank heavens, you're okay! Were you hurt?
This post is just too funny, however, you are not the only one who always picks the wrong line to get in. I will challenge you on that one :)
Now your jacket and phone going off to N.C. is really too much. And it is a good thing you can laugh about it. And it's also a good thing that it's not an Apple. I did have to laugh (sorry) at "all righty, then." a kind of " so what else is new?"
I loved this funny account of your misadventures :)
Katharine
reply by the author on 18-Sep-2024
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Tom Botts, how did I not know you were in a plane crash???? This past February? No, you've been away from Hoonah longer than that, right? Anyway, thank heavens, you're okay! Were you hurt?
This post is just too funny, however, you are not the only one who always picks the wrong line to get in. I will challenge you on that one :)
Now your jacket and phone going off to N.C. is really too much. And it is a good thing you can laugh about it. And it's also a good thing that it's not an Apple. I did have to laugh (sorry) at "all righty, then." a kind of " so what else is new?"
I loved this funny account of your misadventures :)
Katharine
Comment Written 18-Sep-2024
reply by the author on 18-Sep-2024
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Hello Katharine,
thanks so much for the delightful review and the six gal. No, I was in the plane crash back in 2000. We were flying back from Juneau to Hoonah and were about half way across Icy Strait when the engine started making a sound like it was out of gas. Long story short, the crankshaft had broken. We landed within twenty feet of the shore of a small island in Lynn Canal. It was February, so the water was frigid. I wrote about it in a blog post and also on Fan Story. It's in the archives somewhere. There was a newspaper article about it in the Juneau Empire, and Nick Jans, a writer for Alaska magazine wrote about it too. I wasn't hurt, at least not bad, but the lady who was flying with me lost her baby. She was a few months pregnant.
About the phone , If it had been an Apple, I would have taken every box out and searched it. As it was, I just bought a new one at Wal Mart. No big deal.
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well, how did you get to shore?
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We weren't too far from shore. After I got to the tail of the plane I could touch the bottom. The pilot had struck a sand bar before we landed in the water, which was really a good thing, since Lynn Canal is thousands of feet deep in the middle, and I'm sure we wouldn't have made it otherwise. The water was so cold it took my breath away.
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I bet it did. I bet it was really scary.
and the Poor lady, losing her baby. Terrible.
Well, I'm glad you made it out without major damage to yourself. What a terrifying experience.
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You know Katharine, it sounds scary, and it wasn't fun, but it wasn't terrifying either. Part of me didn't believe it was happening until we landed in the water. Also, I had a promise from God that I wasn't going to die in the accident, so that made me feel pretty confident.
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You did? How wonderful!!!
I can't remember if I've mentioned this before, and if I did, I'm sorry. But a friend of mind said that God had saved Trump from getting killed (this was after the first time) and she believed that He saved him for a reason which she figured was so that he could become Pres. And now, He's saved him again! I'm hoping she's right! However, you know they're going to try something again.
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I'm just pleased that he was spared. So many people in the country are suffering from Trump derangement syndrome that they are willing to sacrifice their well being and freedom just so he won't be the president. I've never seen anything like it.
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exactly! and I haven't either. sickening and scary!
Comment from Sally Law
Tom, I'm so sorry! I know what you mean about replacing your iphone. Mine is a business expense so I get reimbursed for it. I'm still the co-owner of my family's manufacturing company, a figurehead really, but since I pay everyone, it's justified.
My new phone was $1,100! Good Heaven's to Betsy! I can't see very well so I must get the larger one. The small one's ridiculous. Anyway, I understand your dilemma and an unexpected expense. There are cell phones that are just phones without the fancy stuff and high price tag. The Jitterbug phone is around $99. Check it out.
Sending you and yours my best today as always.
Sal :))
reply by the author on 18-Sep-2024
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Tom, I'm so sorry! I know what you mean about replacing your iphone. Mine is a business expense so I get reimbursed for it. I'm still the co-owner of my family's manufacturing company, a figurehead really, but since I pay everyone, it's justified.
My new phone was $1,100! Good Heaven's to Betsy! I can't see very well so I must get the larger one. The small one's ridiculous. Anyway, I understand your dilemma and an unexpected expense. There are cell phones that are just phones without the fancy stuff and high price tag. The Jitterbug phone is around $99. Check it out.
Sending you and yours my best today as always.
Sal :))
Comment Written 18-Sep-2024
reply by the author on 18-Sep-2024
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Hello Sally,
thanks so much for your concern gal. It wasn't an I phone, just a little flip phone. I refuse to pay a lot for a phone that I just talk on. I replaced it with a flip phone from Wal Mart for $30.00, so no real harm done. This experience is just one more to add to the list of unusual and somewhat unpleasant stories of my life. At least it wasn't life threatening.
Have a blessed day gal.
Tom
Comment from Tom Horonzy
There must be something in the air (humor) because I only finished reading a release of Cookie seconds ago, and it was a dialogue laced with bad jokes. I loved verse two's final sentence. Well done, and if you owned a donkey it was more likely Eyeore.
reply by the author on 18-Sep-2024
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There must be something in the air (humor) because I only finished reading a release of Cookie seconds ago, and it was a dialogue laced with bad jokes. I loved verse two's final sentence. Well done, and if you owned a donkey it was more likely Eyeore.
Comment Written 18-Sep-2024
reply by the author on 18-Sep-2024
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Hi Tom,
not surprisingly, I could somewhat relate to Eyeore, but he's so damn depressing! I'm fortunate enough to be able to laugh about most of the situations that occur to me. Like so much in life, they aren't terrible, just annoying. Thanks for the great review.
Have a blessed day.
Tom
Comment from Karen Cherry Threadgill
I have a flip phone. It does n't do much of anything. But, I do not like those little computer phones. Smart phones they seen kinda picky and dumb to me. I was given an apple tablet. I hate apple stuff. I love chromebook. It is so easy to use. I don't do a lot on the computer. Email, research, writing stories. That's it.
Good story. Karen
reply by the author on 18-Sep-2024
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I have a flip phone. It does n't do much of anything. But, I do not like those little computer phones. Smart phones they seen kinda picky and dumb to me. I was given an apple tablet. I hate apple stuff. I love chromebook. It is so easy to use. I don't do a lot on the computer. Email, research, writing stories. That's it.
Good story. Karen
Comment Written 18-Sep-2024
reply by the author on 18-Sep-2024
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Hi Karen,
you and I think alike in the phone department gal. I don't even know how to text. I just want the phone to talk on. The nice thing about a cheap phone is, if you lose it or drop it in the bilge or overboard, all of which I've done, you can replace it without having to take out a loan.
Have a blessed day gal.
Tom
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I have tinnitus, so I rarely talk on the phone because the buzzing in my head is too loud for me to hear them. So, I do email mostly. My siisters call me when are on there way here. But that's about it. They
text occasionally. And those phones are sturdy suckers I have dropped it a billion times. The last one wore out after 15 years. I have had this one for nine so far. Same exact kind.:-)
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Hi Karen,
I have tinnitus in my left ear too. Of course my age doesn't help my hearing any either. It can be embarrassing to miss words or have to ask people to repeat themselves. I haven't learned how to text. So often when Jan is texting with the girls, it just seems faster and easier to call, but what do I know?
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Golden years my Aunt Franny!
I am hibernating. I use my computer and email more than anything. I have big hands and fingers and texting is slow and
cumbersome. Have a good weekend. Karen
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Do you have an Aunt Franny? I was a teachers aide to a native gal named Franny back in Hoonah.
Well, do your big hands give you an edge when you want to open a pickle jar? I'm sure there is something good in everything, we just have to search for it sometimes.
I hope you're feeling better. I know you suffer with a lot of pain. Aside from praying for you gal I don't know how else to help. You have a great weekend too my friend.
Tom
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No Aunt Franny that I can recall. But I love Fanny Flagg. I was supposed to be a much bigger and taller woman. But, my health, or lack of it kept me small. Until my fourth menopause went and blew me up. Thats why women go crazy in menopause. we blow up for no good reason and the stuff won't leave. It sure doesn't help my back. Keep praying the stuff adds up. I pray for you and yours too.:-)
Comment from Mrs. KT
Good morning, Tom!
How I love your sense of humor, and your situation certainly resonates with me!
The list is too long, but be assured that I have found myself in similar situations.
And, yes, you just gotta laugh!
My husband always says to me, as I am about to leave on an errand, "Be careful out there. And don't go looking for trouble!" To which I always reply, "I don't have to look for trouble; it always finds me!"
Keep smiling!
fondly,
diane
reply by the author on 18-Sep-2024
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Good morning, Tom!
How I love your sense of humor, and your situation certainly resonates with me!
The list is too long, but be assured that I have found myself in similar situations.
And, yes, you just gotta laugh!
My husband always says to me, as I am about to leave on an errand, "Be careful out there. And don't go looking for trouble!" To which I always reply, "I don't have to look for trouble; it always finds me!"
Keep smiling!
fondly,
diane
Comment Written 18-Sep-2024
reply by the author on 18-Sep-2024
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Hello Diane,
thanks so much for the outstanding review gal, and the six. I can relate all too well to your parting comment. How is it that we can just be going about our day and trouble comes knocking uninvited? I guess life would be really dull if something unexpected didn't occur now and then. Have a blessed day my friend.
Tom
Comment from Begin Again
black clouds (some times they are just dingy dirty ones) seem to follow me around all the time. so often, they made a word for it - Murphy's Law. Well, before I get the boot) I suppose I must admit that was meant for someone else but it feels like mine.
Your humor is outstanding... Learning to laugh because we would flood the world if we cried every time something went wrong is an excellent idea.
It does seem like a slap in the face though when you volunteer to help someone and lose your phone. Great attitude...you needed a new one anyhow. But, like you, I'm not spending $1000 like my kids do... to call someone...I like my solitude. LOL
Smiles, Carol
reply by the author on 18-Sep-2024
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black clouds (some times they are just dingy dirty ones) seem to follow me around all the time. so often, they made a word for it - Murphy's Law. Well, before I get the boot) I suppose I must admit that was meant for someone else but it feels like mine.
Your humor is outstanding... Learning to laugh because we would flood the world if we cried every time something went wrong is an excellent idea.
It does seem like a slap in the face though when you volunteer to help someone and lose your phone. Great attitude...you needed a new one anyhow. But, like you, I'm not spending $1000 like my kids do... to call someone...I like my solitude. LOL
Smiles, Carol
Comment Written 18-Sep-2024
reply by the author on 18-Sep-2024
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Hello Carol,
unfortunately I'm all too familiar with Murphy's Law. I can't blame anyone but myself for setting the jacket down in a place where things are being shoved into a pod. It's not like there was any ill intent on anyone's part, but it was kind of frustrating at the time. Oh well, I like the new phone so far. It was thirty bucks at Wal Mart. Right up my alley. Thanks so much for the delightful review gal.
Have a blessed day.
Tom
Comment from BethShelby
You do have a wonderful sense of humor and it is good thing since all of those things seem to keep happening to you. Most th4 time my life runs pretty smoothly but when thing do go wrong, they come in clumps. Things just keep going wrong. If I lost a jacket and cell phone in a pod going to NC, I'd fret about it for days.
reply by the author on 18-Sep-2024
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You do have a wonderful sense of humor and it is good thing since all of those things seem to keep happening to you. Most th4 time my life runs pretty smoothly but when thing do go wrong, they come in clumps. Things just keep going wrong. If I lost a jacket and cell phone in a pod going to NC, I'd fret about it for days.
Comment Written 18-Sep-2024
reply by the author on 18-Sep-2024
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Hi Beth,
you're so right about things happening in clumps as you say. For awhile it seems like nothing goes right, and then it's like a switch is turned on, and good things start to happen. I guess that's life. I kind of miss the jacket, even though it was just a fishing jacket. It was wool I think, and in the rain it kept me warm. Maybe someone in North Carolina needs it.
Have a blessed day gal.
Tom
Comment from Amelie Johns
Thank you for making me laugh today. I see so many similarities in what you describe and what I experience in this world. I feel the same in supermarkets and the dreaded check-outs. I do that scan like you and of course, there will always be some issue that causes delay. In my country we are asked 'Do you have a clubcard?'. I never had one until recently for this very reason. When I would say no, they started this new practice where they would shout around to find a customer that has a clubcard causing delay not to mention embarrassment. The customer would get the points for your shop and you get the discount. Fair enough but I didn't ask for it. Even though it's mutually beneficial, it always made me feel like a begger. To avoid this situation, I eventually had to get a Clubcard!
I especially enjoyed the part where you were being the good samaritan and ended up with your phone boxed up! So infuriating when you try to do a good deed and it backfires. I'm glad you can see the funny side and especially glad this was not an expensive phone! What an unfortunate thing to happen.
Thanks for sharing this and giving me laugh. Very well put together. I like your humorous style. You should consider writing a piece fo the 'Write a Rant' contest. This would make a strong entry.
Best wishes,
Amelie
reply by the author on 18-Sep-2024
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Thank you for making me laugh today. I see so many similarities in what you describe and what I experience in this world. I feel the same in supermarkets and the dreaded check-outs. I do that scan like you and of course, there will always be some issue that causes delay. In my country we are asked 'Do you have a clubcard?'. I never had one until recently for this very reason. When I would say no, they started this new practice where they would shout around to find a customer that has a clubcard causing delay not to mention embarrassment. The customer would get the points for your shop and you get the discount. Fair enough but I didn't ask for it. Even though it's mutually beneficial, it always made me feel like a begger. To avoid this situation, I eventually had to get a Clubcard!
I especially enjoyed the part where you were being the good samaritan and ended up with your phone boxed up! So infuriating when you try to do a good deed and it backfires. I'm glad you can see the funny side and especially glad this was not an expensive phone! What an unfortunate thing to happen.
Thanks for sharing this and giving me laugh. Very well put together. I like your humorous style. You should consider writing a piece fo the 'Write a Rant' contest. This would make a strong entry.
Best wishes,
Amelie
Comment Written 18-Sep-2024
reply by the author on 18-Sep-2024
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Hello Amelie,
what a delightful review, thanks so much. If I started to write a rant, I couldn't stop at just one. I'm actually a pessimist by nature, so everything would be fodder for my writing. I'm so long winded I should play the bag pipes.
I didn't realize that a club card was a thing. I have a card for shopping at Costco, but that's where I draw the line. When did shopping become an excursion that required a card to experience? Give me the days of the corner store where the grocer knew you and though they charged too much for their goods, you left feeling good. Have a blessed day gal.
Tom
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Lol, thank you Tom. You too
Comment from lyenochka
Thank you for having such a good sense of humor. Rest assured that we have all been in those extra long checkout lines. Bless you for helping that family pack up those pods. Our church friends and one neighbor blessed us that way. I refuse to get Apple products which are overpriced. Glad you can get yourself a new phone so you can type one fingered like I am doing for this review. Great humorous piece, Tom!
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reply by the author on 18-Sep-2024
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Thank you for having such a good sense of humor. Rest assured that we have all been in those extra long checkout lines. Bless you for helping that family pack up those pods. Our church friends and one neighbor blessed us that way. I refuse to get Apple products which are overpriced. Glad you can get yourself a new phone so you can type one fingered like I am doing for this review. Great humorous piece, Tom!
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Comment Written 18-Sep-2024
reply by the author on 18-Sep-2024
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Hello Helen,
when we moved to Wasilla, a lot of folks from the church we were attending came to help us move twice. Once to put the stuff from the moving van into a storage container, and again to move it from the container into the house. We didn't even know most of them. How could I not help after being on the receiving end of such a blessing? God is good all the time!
I just got an AT&T flip phone, but I had to buy it at Wal Mart and have AT&T install the goodies. I don't know how to text, so I don't use the phone for anything but calling.
Have a blessed day my friend.
Tom
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That's probably best!
I know what you mean. When we were young marrieds expecting our first, our workmates gave us a HUGE baby shower. Since then, we always did our best to give to expectant moms. It was such a blessing as we didn't have anything then.