Last week I went to Maryland to work at a church for a few days. When I was leaving my hotel room I gave it not one but TWO last minute checks to make sure I hadn’t forgotten anything. Being certain that I hadn’t I went on my merry way. Arriving home I realized that my cell phone charger was NOT in my bag. Yep, it must still be plugged into the lamp on the bedside table at the hotel. The next day I ran down to the Sprint store to get a new one thinking it would be around ten bucks. I should have known when the store clerk looked at my phone and said he didn’t think they had a cord for that phone any more that I was in trouble. He found one in the back and it was going to be fourty three bucks and change. Well, that was WAY too much so I decided it was time for a new phone since it was time for the discount on buying one there.
Now comes the time of total confusion. Why does there have to be seemingly thousands of different phones to buy? This one does this or that but this other one does even more! What to do? I finally decided on one and walked out the door with this new “thing” in my pocket. The first time it rang I didn’t know how to answer it. It then made another weird noise and had no idea what it was for. I’m not going to give you all the details and show my age but answering calls is still the hardest part, though I can now handle texts, emails, voice mails, and of course play the games that I was able to download free to my phone! If only I’d had this thing in the Dallas airport for hours on end waiting for American to find a plane that works. Not just one way but both!
I’m still trying to get my fat fingers to type on the touch screen, which seems easier than the Qwerty (I think that’s what it’s called) key pad. I’ve figured out the basics of apps like the GPS and internet and am very happy that I can listen to Pandora. If you don’t use Pandora on your computer or phone you’re missing out! Thanks to my daughter for introducing this to me!
I’m sure there are gazillions of things I don’t know how to use on this thing that rides around with me in my pocket but give me time and “maybe” I’ll get it all figured out!
By the way businesses and churches, are you paying your employees a fully taxable cell phone allowance instead of giving them one paid by your business or church? If not, each of your employees must keep detailed call records of ALL calls they make on the phone and you’ll need to add these expenses to their W2′s. Make it easier and pay them a cell phone allowance that is paid thru payroll…..
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