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How do you all manage recharging your phones? You can't always let them completely die before recharging or there would be times you'd have to access to it.

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Throw your battery against the wall to recharge it?

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Oh! Question. I get a one-year warranty as it stands now. I can pay $130 to extend that warranty to three years. Is it worth it? Thoughts, anyone? I have six days to decide.

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It is the seller, not the manufacturer, who is responsible if goods do not conform to contract.

• If goods do not conform to contract at the time of sale, purchasers can request their money back "within a reasonable time". (This is not defined and will depend on circumstances)

• For up to six years after purchase (five years from discovery in Scotland) purchasers can demand damages (which a court would equate to the cost of a repair or replacement).

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ORIGINAL: agapetos

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How do you all manage recharging your phones? You can't always let them completely die before recharging or there would be times you'd have to access to it.

I tend to let mine die before recharging more often than not. I don't use it a great deal.

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Throw your battery against the wall to recharge it?

Now there's a thought!

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Oh! Question. I get a one-year warranty as it stands now. I can pay $130 to extend that warranty to three years. Is it worth it? Thoughts, anyone? I have six days to decide.

My policy is not to buy them. Goods are supposed to last a reasonable amount of time after the warranty expires.

This is what the Sale of Goods act here says. It may be worth you looking the Canadian version up (Trading Standards may be able to help).

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It is the seller, not the manufacturer, who is responsible if goods do not conform to contract.

• If goods do not conform to contract at the time of sale, purchasers can request their money back "within a reasonable time". (This is not defined and will depend on circumstances)

• For up to six years after purchase (five years from discovery in Scotland) purchasers can demand damages (which a court would equate to the cost of a repair or replacement).

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ORIGINAL: magdaleine

Thanks, Edith.

My ds1 insisted that I call Telus to find out if they would match or beat the deal I could get with the local phone company so I did (after much hesitating). They had no interest in doing that at all. Ds1 was surprised and disappointed but I'm not. I like supporting the local company and they give unlimited internet with my phone. They have better phone hours too.

Let me see if I can explain the language a bit (if you're not interested, skip this paragraph). Before this evening I had two devices--an ordinary, low-end cell phone and an computerized gizmo that I use constantly.

The "gizmo" is my palmtop (as opposed to laptop or desktop). It has an address book where I keep addresses, phone numbers and all sorts of tidbits about the people in it--spouse's name, kids' names, directions to their homes, little details I want to remember about them. Calendar keeps track of all up-coming events. I can repeat an event daily, weekly, monthly, etc. I can put an alarm on it so I remember in time. I put birthdays and have them repeat yearly. I can write notes about the event, etc. Memos is where I write sermon notes, my Bible memory "codes," quotations I want to keep, short articles, etc. Tasks allows me to list what needs to be done, priorize it, put alarms on it to remind me, repeat the task at whatever interval. I have two completely searchable Bibles, several novels, Solitaire, a drawing pad, camera (still and video), voice recorder, mp3 (music) player and more. This has needed replacing for over a year.

My new phone then, has the basic phone stuff, plus all of the above PLUS I have unlimited internet access, surfing, browsing, downloading, whatever. I could come here to CW, read and post from my phone and so on. Oh! E-mail too. And probably other stuff that I will discover.

There will be a sharp learning curve, I'm sure. I'm still not sure how to get to the phone part quickly, when I need it. And I have no idea how I'll be able to take notes on the device at the same time I'm talking to someone. I don't yet know how to DO all the things that can be done with it but I will have fun figuring it out. I'm someone who reads manuals. So I will start at the beginning and try all the things that the manual talks about as I come to them in the manual. As a rule, I tend to use my electronics to their fullest potential. This will always be in close proximity to me. I may even be able to leave my laptop at home once I figure this out. It's going to be fun.

AND my migraine is gone. I took double the ibuprofen, two extra-strength Tylenol, a cup of very strong tea and a cold pack on my temple and the migraine's gone. Now, will I be able to sleep, given the tea I've drunk? I hope so but sleeplessness is far more preferable to a migraine. And if I can't sleep, I can play with and learn how to use my new toy!

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Who says you should be more calm and collected no matter what happens?

Me, especially when I have these children that tend to take my que on how to react to things. It's not fair to them to have see their mama in a tizzy cause she lets herself get all discombobulated over silly stuff. I will try your sugestion next time I feel like I am about to freak out.

I am sorry about what I said about the flaw thing. I was talking about myself and did not mean to imply that was what I thought about anyone else. I was only speculating anyway about maybe having that kind of disorder. Mostly becasue I would actually rather have a medically diagnosed disorder then have to consider the fact that I am just easily freaked out at times. Over small silly things. understand this is coming from a woman who can be calm and collected enough to put out house fire without freaking out and calling the fire department and letting the whole place burn. (That actually happened a couple of years ago when my daughter decided it would be fun to lite a birthday candle and caught some curtains on fire) Yet, when it comes to the trivial things I have a hard time keeping myself together. It's one of the annoying things about myself that I am not really fond of.

Ginny, maybe I am too hard on myself, but sometimes I need to be. Change never comes easily with me. I am also someone who has a knack for doing things the hard way.

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except I am sure that the laws vary from Country to Country.

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I'm off to see what havoc I can wreak in the short time I have before leaving. Hugs to you all!

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especially when he's well enough that he's able to keep his date later in the afternoon.

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How do you all manage recharging your phones? You can't always let them completely die before recharging or there would be times you'd have to access to it.

I tend to let mine die before recharging more often than not. I don't use it a great deal.

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Throw your battery against the wall to recharge it?

Now there's a thought!

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Oh! Question. I get a one-year warranty as it stands now. I can pay $130 to extend that warranty to three years. Is it worth it? Thoughts, anyone? I have six days to decide.

My policy is not to buy them. Goods are supposed to last a reasonable amount of time after the warranty expires.

This is what the Sale of Goods act here says. It may be worth you looking the Canadian version up (Trading Standards may be able to help).

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It is the seller, not the manufacturer, who is responsible if goods do not conform to contract.

• If goods do not conform to contract at the time of sale, purchasers can request their money back "within a reasonable time". (This is not defined and will depend on circumstances)

• For up to six years after purchase (five years from discovery in Scotland) purchasers can demand damages (which a court would equate to the cost of a repair or replacement).

Link

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ORIGINAL: magdaleine
Today is turning out differently than originally planned. Ds3 had an appointment with his pastor this morning and because I have my doctor every Wednesday, he was going to drop me off early (very early) and I would hang out till it was time to go to the doctor's and then, because he had a doctor's appointment soon after mine, I'd have to go somewhere to hang out until he could pick me up again. He's not feeling well (may have a touch of fever) so he cancelled the morning appointment. That means I can be at home until it's time for the doctor's, and then I'll have to rush home to pick him up to take him to his doctor's appointment. He really doesn't want to see this doctor, but he was a no-show for his appointment last week so I told him he really shouldn't miss today's, especially when he's well enough that he's able to keep his date later in the afternoon.

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Although, Rachael, it sounds like you have nearly a driving passion to get mangled on the highway. BE CAREFUL!!!! Sheesh!

Rachael

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He had a good date today, I think. He brought her home and they played a game--one where you ask personal questions of each other such as how you would behave in a certain situation.

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Yes, he kept the appointment but poor guy. When he saw the doctor for the first time this afternoon, he realized that it wasn't the first time. The doctor is our new neighbour who came to the art show dressed in a tuxedo. He's also about 85 or so, ds3 thinks. When I heard the name of the neighbour, I wondered out loud to my son if it might be the same person but he was sure he wasn't because of the age. It's one thing to have a stranger poking around in you while in different positions, but to have it be your neighbour? Not so great. But he saw the humour in it and was able to smile.

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He had a good date today, I think. He brought her home and they played a game--one where you ask personal questions of each other such as how you would behave in a certain situation.

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ORIGINAL: agapetos

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Yes, he kept the appointment but poor guy. When he saw the doctor for the first time this afternoon, he realized that it wasn't the first time. The doctor is our new neighbour who came to the art show dressed in a tuxedo. He's also about 85 or so, ds3 thinks. When I heard the name of the neighbour, I wondered out loud to my son if it might be the same person but he was sure he wasn't because of the age. It's one thing to have a stranger poking around in you while in different positions, but to have it be your neighbour? Not so great. But he saw the humour in it and was able to smile.

I can understand your son's feelings. I live next door to a doctor (he's actually the one I'm registered with, but as it's a group practice, I have a choice over who I see and I choose not to see him given he's also my neighbour!).

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He had a good date today, I think. He brought her home and they played a game--one where you ask personal questions of each other such as how you would behave in a certain situation.

Glad he had a good date. I used to have a game like that years and years back, called Scruples.