Flash Flood Wednesday

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Wed, 08-13-2014 - 7:43pm

1. When you get heavy rains, do you get floods in your home or on your street?

2. What is your guilty pleasure TV show?

3. Do you light candles at home and what is your favorite scent?

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Fri, 08-15-2014 - 4:55pm

blackandwhitemolly wrote:
<p><span style="font-size:13px; text-align:left">First of all, I already said that they do NOT all use electronic calendars.  If they did, it would be easier.   If I am setting a date for a dinner party, and not trying to make a date where all the people the guest of honor wants there, I will just pick a date and send out invitations.  In this case, my son would really like all his aunts, uncles, and cousins to be able to attend his going away party.  So I am trying to get the date that is most convenient for all nine people.  It has taken multiple phone calls, and we are not there yet.  If I could sync everyone's calendar, it would be much easier.</span></p><p><strong><span style="font-size:13px; text-align:left">Personally, I would never allow someone to do that on my calendar (if I used it). I would rather have them call me and ask then intrude into my personal space.</span></strong></p>
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Fri, 08-15-2014 - 4:56pm

blackandwhitemolly wrote:
<p><span style="font-size:13px; text-align:left">Who knew sharing calendars was so complicated?</span></p><p><strong><span style="font-size:13px; text-align:left">Who knew that people actually did that and couldn't just talk to one another instead of relying on technology. </span></strong></p>

Rofl!

 

 

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Fri, 08-15-2014 - 4:57pm

blackandwhitemolly wrote:
<p><span style="font-size:13px; text-align:left">There are all kinds of socials coming up with the new school year starting this next week and the week after.  Texting isn't how we communicate that. </span></p><p><strong><span style="font-size:13px; text-align:left">I don't get why a simple phone call just won't work anymore for some people.</span></strong></p>
It would work for some things.  I am sure that sometimes people just pick up the phone and call.  If I am trying to arrange anything that involves more than one other person, I probably would initiate a group text message or facebook message rather than make several phone calls.

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Registered: 10-23-2001
Fri, 08-15-2014 - 4:59pm

With the exception of one brother nobody in my immediate family is on facebook, DH side is all over it, It's like their only form of communication - I find that more IMpersonal than personal however, JMO.

 

 

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Fri, 08-15-2014 - 5:01pm

blackandwhitemolly wrote:
<div style="font-size:13px; text-align:left"><div style="border-bottom-color:#cccccc; border-bottom-width:1px; border-bottom-style:solid"><div><div><div>I sometimes get lost in this age of techno toys, Remind me how we did it or our parents did it before all that... Lol.</div></div><div></div><div>They TALKED to people, you know face to face or on the phone. lol</div><div></div></div></div></div>

Yea, Some habits never die I guess, I still prefer that way.  Lol. 

 

 

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Fri, 08-15-2014 - 5:02pm
You're 60 or almost there, right bordwithyou? What number of people your age prefer texting or facebook messages to a real phone or voice communication? Curious.

 

 

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Fri, 08-15-2014 - 5:02pm

blackandwhitemolly wrote:
<p><span style="font-size:13px; text-align:left">Who knew sharing calendars was so complicated?</span></p><p><strong><span style="font-size:13px; text-align:left">Who knew that people actually did that and couldn't just talk to one another instead of relying on technology. </span></strong></p>

Curious that you assume there isn't talking involved, given your complete lack of experience on this issue.  You also assumed sharing calendars meant technology only, even though you were already told that I don't sync calendars with my family.  

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Fri, 08-15-2014 - 5:04pm

jamblessedthree wrote:
<p><blockquote class="quote-msg quote-nest-1 odd"><div class="quote-author"><em class="placeholder">blackandwhitemolly</em> wrote:</div>&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;div style="font-weight:bold"&gt;&lt;em&gt;blackandwhitemolly&lt;/em&gt; wrote:&lt;/div&gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style="font-size:13px; text-align:left"&amp;gt;.  Well, it a sn't so long ago you were very critical of teens who overused their phones and you were worried that they would not learn proper face-to-face skills and not be able to function in jobs and things.&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p style="text-align:left"&amp;gt;&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span style="font-size:x-small"&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span&amp;gt;And? &amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/strong&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:13px; text-align:left"&gt;.  And I guess you don't worry about it any more? Or you don't consider literally all day phone use to be overuse?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="text-align:left"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:x-small"&gt;&lt;span&gt;I don't worry about it as I said there are other things in her life. I see adults who look like their phone is attached to their hand. You sound like one, sorry to say. This is just the norm and while I don't like it, there is not much I can do.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</blockquote></p><p>I don't do that either, I do admit to liking the camera feature on my phone and uploading pics immediately to fb when I want.  That's about it.  </p>
  Just as an example of the use of phones, we recently had a Banshee get together in St Louis.  The date and time was pretty much set as one of our members was only going to be there one day.  She initiated a group MMS for everyone who lives in the area to see who could make it.  When that was settled, we delegated the St Louis "native" to set up a reservation at a restaurant for us.  She let us know where the restaurant was, and then I used Google Maps on my phone to find the place.  And once there, I gave my phone to one of the children present to take pictures, which I later posted on fb.  So the phone was involved in texting, photographing, and used as a GPS locator for just that one day.

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Fri, 08-15-2014 - 5:05pm

blackandwhitemolly wrote:
<p><span style="font-size:13px; text-align:left">See...there is an example, dinner together.  This is not rocket science.</span></p><p style="text-align:left"><strong><span style="font-size:x-small"><span>Unbelievable that "I" had to give an example and no one else could. On top of it, I couldn't imagine syncing her calendar to see when a good time would be. I simple called and asked. SMH</span></span></strong></p>

First, I told you that we did things together and asked if you couldn't think of an experience of your own as an example, turns out you could.  Second, I already told you that I don't sync calendars with my family.  I don't know why you have to make a discussion so difficult, it would be so simple if you just stopped....read the posts...and retained the memory of what was written before you respond and/or continue the discussion.  

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Registered: 06-27-1998
Fri, 08-15-2014 - 5:06pm

<<Yep and a simple text, phone call or message would suffice, at least IME.>>

Because there is sometime more information than what would fit in a text, phone call or message? 

<<I really don't get the whole purpose of knowing the detais of my family or their schedule unless it was pertinent to me too, Like my sister who babysits for her kid's son. And we are close. 

I don't get it either. >>

Is there a reason you need to understand how other people's families work?


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