Topic: THE COMPUTER COMES HOME (Read 4606 times)

John G. · « **Reply #31 on:** October 19, 2021, 07:15:47 AM »

Thank you, ChasSmith. There’s a Melvin Van Peebles set with my name on it.

Jrand74 · « **Reply #32 on:** October 19, 2021, 07:39:17 AM »

My new oncologist is very nice....but I will see him again in six months.

My uncle didn't feel like going to the doctor - so I was all dressed up with nowhere [else] to go.

elmore3003 · « **Reply #33 on:** October 19, 2021, 08:11:47 AM »

Today, one day after the scheduled appointment was canceled, and eight days after the telephone call denying my request for treatment, I finally received in the mail the official denial. Screw you, Louis deJoy for slowing down the postal system,

At least now I can speak intelligently to the powers that be rather than stammer ignorantly.

singdaw · « **Reply #34 on:** October 19, 2021, 08:42:30 AM »

Quote from: ChasSmith on October 19, 2021, 05:58:33 AM

(But really, all of vixmom's stories are amazing. Aren't they?)

Yes.

singdaw · « **Reply #35 on:** October 19, 2021, 08:42:43 AM »

singdaw · « **Reply #36 on:** October 19, 2021, 08:43:55 AM »

Sorry you are going through this, DR elmore3003. Hope it can be sorted out. But it sure takes an awful lot of work.

singdaw · « **Reply #37 on:** October 19, 2021, 08:44:14 AM »

Glad for DR Jand71's good medical news.

ChasSmith · « **Reply #38 on:** October 19, 2021, 09:08:26 AM »

Update: Criterion order placed. And scratch that about the sales tax. They were my last holdout for not charging Connecticut residents, I think, but that par-tay is over.

singdaw · « **Reply #39 on:** October 19, 2021, 10:08:51 AM »

"Once upon a time, when women were birds, there was the simple understanding that to sing at dawn and to sing at dusk was to heal the world through joy. The birds still remember what we have forgotten, that the world is meant to be celebrated.”
-Terry Tempest Williams

Artist: Cecilia Lueza (Argentinian-American)

John G. · « **Reply #40 on:** October 19, 2021, 10:18:23 AM »

Quote from: ChasSmith on October 19, 2021, 09:08:26 AM

Update: Criterion order placed. And scratch that about the sales tax. They were my last holdout for not charging Connecticut residents, I think, but that par-tay is over.

I paid tax.

John G. · « **Reply #41 on:** October 19, 2021, 10:19:25 AM »

But I placed my order. I picked an Eclipse box set of Japanese noir. Looking forward to it.

singdaw · « **Reply #42 on:** October 19, 2021, 11:28:21 AM »

Sorry to read that Leslie Bricusse has died at the age of 90.

ChasSmith · « **Reply #43 on:** October 19, 2021, 11:33:26 AM »

Yeah, just saw that.

ChasSmith · « **Reply #44 on:** October 19, 2021, 11:35:25 AM »

But it's age 90: 1931-2021

ChasSmith · « **Reply #45 on:** October 19, 2021, 11:43:17 AM »

Gasoline is up another 3 cents today. I paid $3.22 at BJ's yesterday afternoon, already an increase from $3.08 or thereabouts a few days prior to that and $3.01 prior to that. Today, $3.25. No idea what the regular stations are charging, but that $3.25 will be by far the best price around here.

Laura · « **Reply #46 on:** October 19, 2021, 12:58:47 PM »

Good afternoon.

singdaw · « **Reply #47 on:** October 19, 2021, 01:11:12 PM »

Quote from: ChasSmith on October 19, 2021, 11:35:25 AM

But it's age 90: 1931-2021

Thanks for setting the record straight, DR ChasSmith!

singdaw · « **Reply #48 on:** October 19, 2021, 01:11:48 PM »

Original post corrected.

singdaw · « **Reply #49 on:** October 19, 2021, 01:12:05 PM »

Good afternoon, DR Laura.

singdaw · « **Reply #50 on:** October 19, 2021, 01:15:12 PM »

The scariest pumpkin:

Ginny · « **Reply #51 on:** October 19, 2021, 01:41:48 PM »

Tuesday afternoon greetings! I ventured out today to deliver 3 boxes of donations to the site of AAUW Middletown's upcoming holiday bazaar. It was nice to visit with friends even though it was brief and I was masked.

Jrand74 · « **Reply #52 on:** October 19, 2021, 02:07:52 PM »

Nice cool day.....I love autumn.

Jennifer · « **Reply #53 on:** October 19, 2021, 02:15:24 PM »

Happy Anniversary DR Vixmom! That was a wonderful story.

But I was thinking "who is Steve"?

bk · « **Reply #54 on:** October 19, 2021, 02:43:00 PM »

I'm up, I'm up - eight hours of sleep.

George · « **Reply #55 on:** October 19, 2021, 02:46:06 PM »

Quote from: ChasSmith on October 19, 2021, 06:04:52 AM

Okay, heads up, folks. You know who you are.

Criterion's twice-yearly 24-hour flash sale beings today at noon, eastern: 50% off everything that's in stock, no pre-orders, no back-orders.

This is now my best deal on Criterions, because -- I hope this is still the case, but as of the last sale -- I still don't get charged sales tax, and I always spend at least $50 or whatever it is for free shipping.

www.criterion.com

Thanks for the heads up, ChasSmith! I forgot to actually place an order the last time.

bk · « **Reply #56 on:** October 19, 2021, 02:47:25 PM »

And three hours on the phone with Apple Support - my senior tech never called back so I got a new one. Very nice chap and after much sussing out the CD drive we now know the issue - the USB ports on the computer are putting out power, which is why my speakers work and why I can charge the keyboard and trackpad - but they're not outputting data or anything else, hence nothing shows up on the computer - not it, not the iPhone, not a flash drive. This all happened a week ago, which is just weird, as everything was working up until that point. I either have to try and have that fixed, which I don't have the time or energy or money to do, so no uploading anything into Music, and no setting up a back-up drive to do back-ups. There's only one other workaround that we don't know will work, and that's the Thunderbolt 2 ports, which I've never used. Of course, they don't really do that anymore - it's Thunderbolt 3 now or something - but I found one adapter on Amazon that we could try - it would hook up to the Thunderbolt port and then you'd put the USB stuff into THAT. Maddening.

bk · « **Reply #57 on:** October 19, 2021, 02:47:46 PM »

Tried to text the helper's mom - text doesn't go through. I've about had it.

bk · « **Reply #58 on:** October 19, 2021, 02:48:27 PM »

Have also asked Microsoft to call me and who knows when that will happen.

vixmom · « **Reply #59 on:** October 19, 2021, 03:51:04 PM »

Quote from: Jrand71 on October 19, 2021, 04:26:59 AM

I shall soon be on my way in my Smart Car to my early morning appointment with my new oncologist.

It would be nice if he also put me on a yearly follow up schedule.

Then I am going to go with my sister to take my uncle to his regular doctor - since our cousin has a dentist appointment this morning. So I shall be doctored out by noon.

Congratulations on your new car

Hope your appointment was excellent

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