Today...what have you been up to? [2]

[Joan]

I've ordered the new Kindle Fire today for myself. While I was at Ravelry in the Kindle Fire group someone had put a link up about the new Fire coming out on the 30th September at a fantastic price. Of course all those discussing it were from America and the price was in dollars so it was from the American Amazon.

Anyway I went to my account at the UK Amazon and there it was the new Fire 7" at £49.99 and it had 2 cameras, mine doesn't have any, and a slot for a SD card to add up to 128GB extra storage, something else mine doesn't have. I ordered a 64GB SD card at the same time.

John told me to get myself one when I told him about it and told me I had to show him how to use my old one, so he's having that for his books, at the moment all he has is the basic Kindle e-reader.

I'm really excited now and can't wait for next Wednesday. Oh and the bungalow goes for auction now in November as it's with a different estate agent as the original didn't have enough properties for auction so cancelled the September sale.
More photos and measurements taken last Friday, I phoned them this morning to make sure they knew all contents and carpets belong to us. They assured me we had a protected tenancy and are safe. I'll still worry till everything is all finished and we know who owns us after the November sale.

 

[Angie]

Wow you guys have been busy bees haven't you .

@Bill I would bake for you any time, if I ever manage to head over to San Fran which I will at some point in time I promise I will whip you up a batch of lovely home baked goodies.

With regards to your new van I think I need to see a picture as at the moment I've got visions of you cruising round in a jeep of some kind lol. Although re reading your description I'm now leaning towards what we call a transit van whereby you cannot see what is behind you. They are generally white in colour and look like this....



Is your new van like this or am I completely off the mark? Your sat nav sounds fab, I bet you've got lots of gadgets and gizmo's and a/c wow I bet you're in heaven right now aren't you?

@Joan, I wish the Estate Agent and auction people would stop faffing around and sort out your housing situation. I'm sure everything will turn out fine for you but I bet all this unknowing is a little bit of a pain. :unsure: Like you said people love having property as a pension pot and hopefully the guys that buy will not want to sell on for a long time.

On a happier note look at you in the know and grabbing yourself a bargain how cool is that, I've never had a kindle fire but I do love my kindle. I still have my original one with the keyboard and really love that one but now I use my paperwhite one instead. That's great that your new kindle has two camera's and you do make me giggle with all your tech know how and upgrading SD cards etc. Most grannies wouldn't know how to turn one on but you're buying yours and upgrading it in the process....love it!

:thumbs:

 

[Joan]

Thanks Angie, why do you think I call myself gadgetmadgranny. :roflmao: I mean it's not as if I actually need them, I don't leave the house so don't really need a mobile phone but it's great for texting and fantastic for photo's it's a better resolution than my actual camera which you can guarantee the batteries will be dead when you need it.

The mobile library keeps me supplied with books, he comes right up the drive and stops right outside my kitchen window. It was John who wanted an e-reader so he got the basic Kindle e-reader but I wanted one just that bit better, hence the Kindle Fire. Trouble was it didn't have a camera or a slot to increase the internal memory. That's why I'm having problems with it now running out of space even though I've got everything saved in the cloud and nothing on the damn thing apart from the things it comes with.

Once I get my new one I'll take this one back to factory settings before giving it to John which hopefully will clear out any problems with storage.

I agree about the Estate agents, it's very unsettling, it is for me anyway although Johns not bothered as far as he's concerned we are OK and they can't kick us out, well not without a court case and there's no reason for that.

 

[A Guy]

We do have transits here, some of our guys actually have them. But we stopped using them as they all had transmission or fuel pump issues. The white one on this page is almost exactly what I have:

http://auto.com/cars/Nissan-NV200-SV-2015-3N6CM0KN3FK709952

The Nav system



I will say, as far as overall size and feel, I am already comfortable with it. And I do love the XM satelite, haven't listened to local radio since I got it So nice to have everything that works. Will hold me until they can move me out of the field.

A Guy

 

[Joan]

Well today I've signed up for fibre optic broadband, my line is finally enabled, yippee.

 

[Angie]

Lol! I know Joan you are far advanced in the tech world and could probably give the kids of today a run for their money! I know what you mean about texting, I do it all the time, I don't phone people that much as you never know when people are busy but texts are great for staying in touch and letting people know you are thinking of them and letting them get back to you in their own time. The camera will come in handy for taking even more pics of the grandkids too.

As for the estate agent scenario and John I think that is generally a mans perspective, I think us women have a stronger attachment to our homes and we want everything to be just right. Unfortunately it doesn't always work out that way but I'm sure you will prevail in the end. Fingers crossed you will be in the know quick as a flash.

@Bill, the van looks like a smaller version of the transit but looks good, sounds to me like you are having plenty of fun in your new ride! It will be a far more comfortable, reliable and cooler for the remaining long shifts you have to do.

@Joan, wow busy bee all this technology and fibre in a week what will you be buying next?

Lazy day day for us today so Han and I have watched Earth to Echo, played Connect 4, made some more loom band bracelets and then finished it off by making flapjacks. Fun times spent with my girl, love it!

 

[Joan]

Hopefully nothing for a while Angie can't afford anything else. John will be happy with the added speed when he has all those tax returns etc. to download and upload.

I had unlimited broadband before and was really surprised when the adviser I was talking to about my order told me I was using on average 100GB.

 

[A Guy]

I had unlimited broadband before and was really surprised when the adviser I was talking to about my order told me I was using on average 100GB.

YIKES! What the heck are you downloading/Uploading there Joan??!

A Guy

 

[Joan]

Nothing unusual Bill, all the forums my emails and RSS Feeds, then I'll surf around a bit. There are 4 computers here connected plus a Wi-Fi printer, then there's my Lumia smartphone and Kindle Fire.

I've no idea really what John does, he's got his emails and then there are HMRC forms etc. He does an awful lot of printing sent via Wi-Fi to the printer. Whether that takes all the GBs I've no idea I know I was surprised when she said that.

 

[Angie]

@Bill I think Joan's actually plugged into the internet and she just downloads and uploads all her thoughts and responses to the nine million forums she's on. She's taking over the web!

:roflmao:

@ Joan...lol I have no idea how much I use I just want it to work at a good speed and that's all I'm bothered about. I leave all the calculations and what we need to John.

It's been a lovely day today, the sun has got his hat on and I've spent time with the family and helped people today so good day all round. My social media presence seems to be increasing too so happy days.

 

[Joan]

:roflmao: I wouldn't know where to start calculating my usage, perhaps John could give me some tips.

 

[Angie]

I'm sure he would be happy too!

So we all know about the blood moon that was set to appear between 1AM - 5AM this morning, and there was chatter on the internet that my friends were all going to set their alarms and get up and take a picture of it to show their children in the morning. After reading their comments and initially saying I was going to stay asleep, I felt bad that I wasn't going to be part of the whole scenario and Hannah would probably miss out on something that only happens in a blood moon (lol see what I did there ) so I told my friends that I now felt bad about the whole thing and would probably sub consciously wake at that time in order to be part of it.

Well in part I was right, at 1:57am we had a power cut, at which point my hubby was gladly advising me of this fiasco even though I was happily sleeping at the time. His words were 'Are you awake?' Not really a question to ask me at nearly 2 in the morning but now I'm knocking my bottle of water over and searching round for my phone. I take this as a sign and get my backside out of bed and go to find the moon! :nerd:

I take a picture of it and then carefully try and find my way back upstairs using my phone as a source of light. I'm now at this point wide awake and wondering if I can stay awake until 3AM as I may get a good picture of the moon in all it's glory! So at 2:42AM I make my way back downstairs (the power is back on now and there's all sorts of lights and technology firing up) and head for the window, the moon at this point seems to appear crescent shaped as the cloud seems to be covering it over. Not content with this I head back upstairs and hope that I can hold out for a little while longer and hopefully get the moon shot. So after a quick snooze I then realise it is now 4:07AM so I'm thinking oh brill I'm all geared up now it should definitely be there in all it's glory.

....NOPE the moon has quite frankly disappeared from my view and out the window, I'm not sure if the clouds are hiding it or it's above the house but I'm dead sure that I'm not about to embark on a mission just to find it. Instead I head back upstairs to my waiting bed and hit the hay. :shock:

So note to self....always go with your first option, it is most probably your best decision, sleep is good!

I still feel the need to share my moon pics even though they do not actually show you the Blood Moon.



This is what it actually should have looked like!



I suppose I'll have to wait another 33 years until the next one, at which point I'll be sleeping!

:sleep-039:

 

[Joan]

I was very disappointed with it. The first time I saw it it was still normal with just a small amount missing at the top. Next time I went to look it was still only small but had a faint colour but was a bit misty. Next time I looked I couldn't find it and didn't bother looking.

Blow this for a game of soldiers it's taking to long doing this on the Kindle, be back tomorrow when the computers back on.

 

[A Guy]

I think it was all a big conspiracy

A Guy

 

[Joan]

Well today got the email that my Kindle had been handed to the carrier and it will be here tomorrow, yippee. Just a question of setting it up and then sorting out my old one for John to have, got to think what to call it when he has it. At present it's called Joan's Fire but that will be my new one, we do have a name in mind it's what the kids called him when they were young, Boffer, it's quite funny really and we'd know it was his. :roflmao:

 

[Angie]

I'm glad I wasn't on my own then Joan, next time I'm just staying in bed! @Bill you're probably right, I'd like to know who got the full on view shots and where exactly you had to be to take them.

@Joan Ooh parcel is out for delivery, goody, I like the name Boffer and at least you will know who's is who's. When John set mine up I was simply known as the Mrs.

I have goodies coming too, I've just ordered some edible pearls for my next cupcake workshop so I'm hoping they arrive tomorrow or Thursday so I can use them when I make my toppers at the weekend.

 

[Joan]

Edible pearls sound nice, hope they arrive in time for you. I'm so excited waiting for tomorrow, what with my Kindle and my Asda shop it will be a busy day, then it's Tesco shop on Thursday.

 

[Joan]

Yippee my new Kindle has arrived and I've spent the afternoon setting things up and sorting out the old one for John.

Mind you I've been on my feet quite a bit today so now I'm suffering and my fingers keep cramping up, trying to type that first line was a nightmare.

Watching the semi finals of Great British Bake Off at the moment.

 

[Angie]

Aww that's great stuff, I love playing with new stuff it's so much fun. Wow busy bee you and all your orders, mine came today so that helps it means I pretty much have everything I need now in order to do my toppers. The black pearls are a really shiny black too which will add to my spookiness.

 

[Angie]

So busy bee this weekend, I've finished making the Halloween cupcake toppers for the next workshop, managed to freeze the mince meat that I was having for my spaghetti bolognese for my tea instead of the sausages and I'm shortly off to a One Direction in concert!

I know my ears will hurt tomorrow! :shock: