There is a Price to Pay
There is a price to pay when one, aka: me, is content with a Tracfone. Most that I know that something that it is a bit more sophisticated. I am in a “group” for phone calls with the stitchers. It can keep you in stitches when one or more needs to chat back and forth.
When my phone lets me know that I have text message, and if I do not open it immediately, it will continue to chirp until I do open it. The first screen “New Message” needs to be pressed. The next screen allow me to know how large of a text is coming in via KBs, and then I need to press the “Get” button. The message is then downloaded and allows me to know how many minutes will be subtracted and how many minutes I have left and then press “List.” Then the screen message is “Press for New Message.” Finally I can read what the text was. Too funny.
When the texts are flying fast and furious, Dennis just shakes his head. I have observed other’s phones. I don’t really need all those bells and whistles. I have a calendar in my phone and we have not missed any appointments. The biggest drawback for me to change phones is the size of those phones. I would not be able to hold them in my palm comfortably.
There are only a few instances when the stitchers are hot and heavy with what they are sharing. What they do share is very informative and from my point of view my phone is very doable. It costs me $99.00 a year and I always have in excess of a 1,000 minutes to use. Yup! I am content and after this last round of text messages I have a great lead on a stabilizer that works great for doing machine embroidering. By the way . . . Mills Fleet and Farm in Mankato is having a great sale on white large feed sacks at $1.50 each. Those towels are also wonderful quality also for machine embroidery. Just a heads up for the stitcher gals!
What is important is that we all must decide what price we are willing to pay in regard to patience. Are we richer for the inclusion of a group of friends. . . thus putting the inconvenience of it to the side? I voted yes to that.
On a sidebar, Dennis got leaves mulched this afternoon. The plus to Dennis’ day was that he flagged down one of the Watson Boys that were paying a visit to our neighbor in regard to the neighbor’s furnace throwing a fit. Watson’s now know that we will be needing a new electric water heater. The one in the basement has been leaking for some time and it is not prudent to continue paying for water to be heated only to have it leak out. We put that one in, in 2011. Hmm, didn’t last as long as those in days of old. But then, what does!