WHAT A DAY!!!

     Being worn out from all the travel, the packing, the unpacking, the laundry, the catch up that needs to be done when one returns home - we decided we needed an easy day so no appointments were scheduled and other than one or two errands we planned for a walk, the libraries and some nice pleasant reading time. HA! Famous last words. Instead I came bumping up against the brave new world as we decided - or Gerry decided - that it was a good day to upgrade my phone and get rid of it since it was constantly doing weird things all on its own. Reluctantly I went along though I really wanted to get back to my book. Oh well, so much for that!
     So off we trotted to the new Sprint that opened in the former Jiffy Lube right near Einstein's Bagels. It was the Grand Opening and they had reps galore, most of them store managers in their own rights. Of course, we walked in thru the back door right off the parking lot - which was supposed to be locked - and thus missed the shouted greeting "Welcome to Sprint!" and knocked their carefully ordered agent lineup askew. However, it did work out well for Hezekiah was amazing, really knows his stuff and was able to deal with me who admittedly is not at my best when dealing with new electronic devices.
     So, there I am with a plethora of choices and somehow ended up with an IPhone 6splus, basically the size of a small computer! So now I hold up a computer to my ear to talk on the phone and have a clip on my pants that leans me off to the side (just exaggerating a tad) but it is larger than what I had before, an Iphone5. Aahh, progress indeed. But now I do have larger icons, lettering, bold type and it is easier to read. I still do not know what most of these icons are for, but never mind that for I will take a class this time around at the Apple store. I am determined, though again, full disclosure, I am waxing sentimental over my first nice little handy flip phone.
     So, and here is a warning to all those who espouse this one Wi-Fi for the Village. Be careful of what one wishes for or wants to foist upon the Village. Imagine how many more devices we would be using and draining of the connection. No thank you - will keep what I now have and which works quite well, thank you.This is a store which must have a strong wireless component and the ceiling was rife with devices but with umpteen phones on display and all on, with the multiple devices that all the reps had and all those that the customers brought in, whoa! was that wireless slow. After spending a lifetime in the store going thru many devices and many decisions - and by the way getting nice cold liquid refreshment and okay, some chocolate, I was ready to find that proverbial gun and shoot myself. This is not my natural habitat. It was so slow, that rather than waiting any more, we took it all home, uploaded some stuff there and even connected my new Fitbit - ha, forgot to write of that didn't I?
     After some lunch we went back and checked on some more Fitbit information - still am working on that - and someone needs to clue in the manufacturers that their closure device is somewhat difficult. I lie - it is VERY difficult and now have to add twenty minutes to a daily routine trying to get it closed after a shower! Hopefully it will get easier with time.
     So now, for all my time and effort - and do not forget the new addition to the Sutofsky debt - I will have official proof of how much more I need to be walking, to be climbing stairs, that I do not sleep well and the list goes on. Tell me again just why I bought this? By this time it was late afternoon and we were zonked but good. Finally got to my book but dozed off on it. Good intentions nevertheless.
     And this is after the day before when we gave in to pleadings from grandchildren who had worked so hard this year in school, in eighth grade and freshmen year and off we went to buy Hoverboards. Warning: these are for kids and young, agile, flexible crazy young people, not for aging, stiff, arthritic, unbalanced seniors! And not to forget the addition to the debt again and whoa! are these things heavy and it was a true comedy seeing us, in particular, me - trying to lift those things and carry them and thank G-d for the nice young man who worked the kiosk who carried them for us to the car and put them in the trunk.
     Think the safest thing to do today is nothing! Get my massage, perhaps a meeting, and then relax - and oops,  Shabbat dinner with friends. And so much for an early bedtime. Life is good, huh! Thank G-d on that.