My last 13 texts. I don't like texting. I can't touch-text like I do on this laptop keyboard, and I get frustrated. So I use the microphone feature, but I often have to correct the mistakes. For long messages and appointment reminders, I don't see why we can't use email, or God forbid, talk.
But we can't. It seems no one in my life shares my antipathy and so my text alert is always going off.
These are my most recent non-spam messages.
1. Yes, my friends and I are meeting for dinner at 6:00 PM
2. If we agree among ourselves to swap shifts at the card shop, we have to let our shift manager know in advance so they can notify HR. That will streamline payroll. (I never swap shifts so I don't care.)
3. If we arrive at the card shop a few minutes late, we should plan to stay for a full shift and leave a ew minutes late. This, too, will streamline payroll. (I don't exactly understand this since I'm sure it's all calculated by some software program, but what the hell.)
4. Yes, I will be at the dentist office at 11:00 AM.
5. Betty from my movie group wants to know if I'm excited about Rizzo in the World Series. YES!
6. Lainie from the card shop wants to know if this is my phone number. (She just got a new phone.)
7. Rose from the card shop sent me a photo. Those teenage girls I thought might be up to no good were. They opened a box, removed the toy inside, and put the box back on the display. ("The fuckers!")
8. I let my oldest friend know that my birthday gift has arrived, but I'm saving it until THE DAY.
9. My aunt is on her way home. They evacuated after Hurricane Milton.
10. My nephew predicted the Mets wouldn't win Game 6 against the Dodgers. He was right.
11. My urologist reminded me to schedule that test ... for next summer! I suspect this is an automated text triggered by the notation in my chart. No, I'm not going to schedule a test nine months in advance. I'd just have to reschedule it
12. Commonwealth Edison apologies for the power outage and they are working on it. (It must have been a very short outage because I truly don't recall this at all. Maybe I wasn't home when it happened?)
13. My nephew and I agree that Anthony Rizzo is a national treasure.
What does your text log look like?
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Texts to me? A dozen or so are alerts from the sub scheduling app. Most I missed picking up. I got a text from my niece when she got her birthday present that I sent. A text from my dad. I got a couple texts stating that my payment was received. And a text from the Secretary of State on behalf of the Registrar of Voters letting my know my ballot was received and counted.
ReplyDeleteMy texts: lots of verification codes because I have most everything on two-factor verification. A long text from my friend Leslie whom I have texted almost every night for six years since her husband died, simply because she asked me to. Text from a friend about her husband's heart surgery not going well. Text from my chiropractor. Text from my house cleaner. Text from my brother about The Hobbit.
ReplyDeleteI love texting. Email is my second favorite. Phone calls are w-a-y down on the list. (although I do love facetimeing my sisters)
ReplyDeleteMost of my texts are back and forth to my husband saying things like, "I love you", "Got here safely", "I'm on my way home" etc. I don't like texting, but what are you going to do when everyone just wants to text. I don't enjoy talking on the phone either, and the only person who calls me is my youngest son, and I don't mind talking to him. Autocorrect in texts drives me crazy.
ReplyDeleteloving this post and now am checking out my last 13 texts (non-spam ones, of course.. and maybe the spam ones too for fun!).. and i am not a fan of texting as well..
ReplyDeleteMy t13 post is here