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Post by onlyMark on May 21, 2023 6:57:21 GMT
I've worked out a solution to my Amazon problem. I contacted the company who made the device who said they are not responsible because the order was made from Amazon who are the de facto seller. I get back in touch with them again and after some negotiation and dismissing of previous options Amazon will give me a partial refund of 25 Euro because the bag is now out of stock and so I can take a pick of those that are available and order one of them instead. I agreed.
Just out of politeness I re-contacted the manufacturer and told them the situation has been resolved and how - mainly because I can imagine the actual person I've communicated with at times wondering how some of the complaints/enquiries she deals with end up - and she, possibly because of that, has sent me a voucher for 50% off any of what they sell.
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Post by cheerypeabrain on May 24, 2023 20:11:46 GMT
Result
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Post by bixaorellana on May 27, 2023 21:30:05 GMT
Look at this asininity! Here is the text of an email I just received from Instagram: Your account has been suspended. This is because your account, or activity on it, does not follow our Community Guidelines. If you think we made a mistake, you have until November 23, 2023 to appeal.The thing is, I never ever use or even look at Instagram. I do have an account because one of my sisters talked me into it. I signed up and looked at it a few times. That was enough to determine that there is nothing about it that interests me. Nevertheless, I clicked on the button supplied in the email & was sent a code. Upon entering the code, I got a page with these instructions: Yeah, right. I sneer in their general direction. I have no idea what offended them, as when I try to open my Instagram account, I get the page shown above. I damned sure am not going to comply with their selfie bullshit.
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Post by kerouac2 on May 28, 2023 4:27:23 GMT
Actually, years ago I found that my abandoned account had been pirated by some sort of fashion influencer. I painstaking deleted every item on it (there luckily wasn't a massive amount) and changed the password.
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Post by whatagain on May 28, 2023 9:44:58 GMT
About same here. I use Waze on a daily basis, as it leads me to work and home avoiding most of the numerous traffic jams.
I changed my smartphone and downloaded the app. Got messahes that i had to do x and y, confusing as it put me through my google account, my gmail etc not well configurated. And kept sending info to my old smartphone. Well, after several attempts i realized you can run the app without loggin in.... Alleluija. I will lose my wazer status and my wazer points... really ?
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Post by bjd on May 28, 2023 15:43:34 GMT
I use Waze without an account and have never logged in to anything. However, on occasion it doesn't seem to want to work.
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Post by whatagain on May 28, 2023 21:07:20 GMT
Like all of us bjd. Like all of us.
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Post by tod2 on May 29, 2023 16:08:16 GMT
Errrr....not all Whatagain. Some of us are so far back in the using and understanding of stuff on our SmartPhones its pitiful. I have never heard of Waze....Never ever.
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Post by bixaorellana on May 29, 2023 16:47:50 GMT
I don't know what Waze is, either. Would it have kept my instagram account from being hacked, or is it something else entirely? After firing on a brilliantly phrased response to instagram explaining why I was never going to comply with their selfie foolishness, I actually got a reply. Wow, results! I thought, before any hope being dashed upon reading this: Hi, You've reached us at a channel that we no longer support. Please visit the Help Center to find answers to many frequently asked questions and up-to-date forms you can use to contact us: help.instagram.com/We apologize for the inconvenience. Sincerely, The Instagram Team
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Post by mickthecactus on May 29, 2023 16:54:16 GMT
Perhaps it’s Waze and Meanz
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Post by kerouac2 on May 29, 2023 17:39:59 GMT
I basically think that we are all being fucked by social media and the tools they control. They tells us what to do, what to buy, where to go, what to like, and if we disagree we are retrograde and just good for being cancelled.
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Post by mickthecactus on May 29, 2023 18:20:00 GMT
I basically think that we are all being fucked by social media and the tools they control. They tells us what to do, what to buy, where to go, what to like, and if we disagree we are retrograde and just good for being cancelled. Any Port is as close as I get to “social media”.
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Post by bjd on May 29, 2023 18:45:08 GMT
Waze is an application that gives you road directions, like google maps only better. It works with GPS and when you type in your destination, it tracks your car, telling you where to turn and also where to avoid traffic jams if possible. It's an Israeli-developed app.
The only drawback is that it uses quite a bit of battery but it's really useful in a town or city you don't know.
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Post by cheerypeabrain on May 29, 2023 20:12:28 GMT
Never heard of waze. Social media can be scary....I'm on fb and watsapp, mostly just keeping up with friends and family. I tried twitter briefly and abandoned instagram after they demanded personal information. Facebook knows far too much about me judging by the ads...and I'm wary of sponsored stuff...
Apias is the only message board that I post on.
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Post by onlyMark on May 29, 2023 20:37:49 GMT
I have the Waze app on my phone but with not having internet unless I'm in Europe I can't use it. Same with Google maps unless I download very large files to use offline. I use maps.me mostly as it's offline file sizes are quite small. I keep a normal SatNav device in the car which is my main navigation resource. I am on a few forums but with different handles and never will I be on tiktok etc etc. I use whatsapp and facebook though. I have joined tiktok/Instagram and a few other like LinkedIn under different false details and have multiple yahoo and gmail accounts in the same manner to use for nefarious purposes. Takes a bit of admin time to keep them current though.
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Post by bixaorellana on May 29, 2023 22:29:32 GMT
Any Port is as close as I get to “social media”. And it can be borderline anti-social at times. I have joined tiktok/Instagram and a few other like LinkedIn under different false details and have multiple yahoo and gmail accounts in the same manner to use for nefarious purposes. I rest my case.
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Post by bjd on May 30, 2023 5:22:08 GMT
I post on two forums but otherwise do not use social media -- no Facebook, Whatsapp, Twitter, Instagram, Tiktok. I have a few apps in my phone:Waze, PlantNet, the train site if I have a ticket but mostly my phone stays home. I don't carry it most of the time, only if I go somewhere further away from home.
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Post by whatagain on May 30, 2023 6:37:06 GMT
My ‘like all of us’ referred to ‘does not want to work’
As for using social media I am only here. Go on FB once every few months, never understood Twitter too old for Rick too etc.
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Post by mossie on May 30, 2023 7:02:09 GMT
I am with Mick, this is the only thing I interact with.
I am a total dinosaur in that I do not have a mobile phone
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Post by tod2 on May 31, 2023 10:41:39 GMT
I'll join you Mossie at being a dinosaur! Between the WhatsApp and an App from my grandsons school, which all parents are asked to have on their phones ( and grandparents) so that we know what time, where abouts, and which child is selected for the game. It is a tremendous help. That's all I visit on a regular basis.
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Post by cheerypeabrain on Jun 7, 2023 11:28:12 GMT
Petty trauma...we are having a new boiler fitted so I'm trapped in the front room with the dog. We have glass doors tho so every time the gas engineer or the electrician moves or speaks the dog becomes incandescent with rage and barks himself silly.... It's 12:25 and I've taken the dog out 3 times already
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Post by bixaorellana on Jun 7, 2023 16:27:31 GMT
Did he get to greet the boiler men before being moved to the front room? It seems he doesn't realize that they're not intruders.
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Post by fumobici on Jun 7, 2023 18:08:04 GMT
My very territorial and protective German Shepherd dog was just lovely when I had a rather large plumbing repair and the plumbers were in and out. We introduced her to the nice plumbers and she instantly accepted them as belonging. But if you knock on the door, she'll make a loud fuss.
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Post by kerouac2 on Jun 20, 2023 14:24:57 GMT
They're having drunken Vietnamese karaoke down in the alley (3 floors below my balcony) and I daresay it is even worse than drunken Western karaoke because these people have no inhibitions.
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Post by whatagain on Jun 20, 2023 15:09:26 GMT
😂 If it goes on late here a recipe I used in a similar context. 3 Koreans half drunk in my hotel. I left them 10 min. Then got out of bed, removed my t shirt, pushed my belly , ruffled my hair and went off the room. I looked at them and mimed checking my wristwatch. They got the message. Don’t scratch your balls it may be too much. Good luck 😉
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Post by htmb on Jun 20, 2023 15:26:16 GMT
Either that, or start snapping photos of them using your flash.
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Post by kerouac2 on Jun 20, 2023 15:51:24 GMT
You will see photos of them having dinner, but there were a few drops of rain later and they opened the awning completely so I can't see them anymore.
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Post by htmb on Jun 20, 2023 16:50:09 GMT
It’s been "pigeon love" all day long in the recessed spaces just outside my sixth floor windows. On the first of five days here, all while I was online taking a zoom language class, the pigeons were going at it like they hadn’t seen each other in months. Fortunately, they seem to roost elsewhere at night, so I get a break from their coos of ecstasy and wild flapping of wings. I’d shoo them off if I could, but the apartment is temperature controlled and, as far as I can tell, the windows are locked.
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Post by bixaorellana on Jun 20, 2023 19:29:04 GMT
Then got out of bed, removed my t shirt, pushed my belly , ruffled my hair and went off the room. I looked at them and mimed checking my wristwatch. Sounds like something my dad would have done. Either that, or start snapping photos of them using your flash. Only if he has that app that adds the black bars over the eyes. "pigeon love" all day long I'm unfamiliar with that sound. The people next door have a cover over their roof that has attracted pigeon. I don't know what they do up there, but it involves making the same pigeony noise over and over and over and over again.
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Post by tod2 on Jun 21, 2023 16:00:21 GMT
They're having drunken Vietnamese karaoke down in the alley (3 floors below my balcony) Are you out and about then? I ask because I am thinking "balcony?" where on Kerouac's building have I seen one?
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