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Alexa Find My Phone!!! Crystals, Sage, & Ghosts, Oh My!!! A few years ago, my 0lder s0n gifted with Alexa. This is a device that can turn off lights, tell you the weather, order things off of Amaz0n, and music. I am not as tech savvy as my #1 but it does have it's uses. Since our Quaker Meeting hasn't met in person for over a year, we do it on zOOm. I will put the zOOm feature on MUTE and meditation music during Silent Worship. My most common use for Alexa is locate my cellphone. I can be anywhere in the house and I say "Alexa find my phone!" Shortly afterwards, I hear "Ring! Ring! Ring!" Sometimes I have problems figuring out the direction of the rings but I usually manage locate it especially if it's in my jean pocket. Yesterday a longtime friend relocated from Nebraska and now lives next door . We were out and about. I took her to dinner and showed her where the grocery store is. She responds, "I hope people in West Virginia are not into everyone's business like they are in Nebraska."  That girl is in for some culture shock. She was surprised that I left my door unlocked when we left. She and I go back almost 40 years when we were SoCal girls. We were used to not talking to our neighbors. That doesn't happen here. On our way back to the apartments, we stopped by a neighbor's abode, I introduced them and we chatted. This woman knows everything about everyone. So she thinks. The girlfriend and I started talking about some SoCal concepts that had our neighbor thinking "Huh!" Most of the time, I don't go there with the neighbor. Talking about crystals, sage, and ghosts. When I got back into my apartment. I noted that my phone was missing. I yelled out, "Alexa, Find my phone!" I heard nothing. Dang, I must have left it in my car! I checked my car, Nope! I checked my neighbor. She commented about hearing a phone ringing but it wasn't her ringtone. I told her it was my phone and Alexa did it. Her comment, "I thought it must have been one of your ghost friends. Not quite but close!  Abracadabra  |
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I really need to program Alexa to find my keys. I have ADD traits and if I don't put everything in the exact same place every time, I forget where I placed it. I do like asking Alexa silly questions, "Alexa, is the Covid-19 Pandemic REALLY a world wide conspiracy by the F.B.I. Either she will tell me about the F<B<I or reply, "I don't have enough information to answer that question, Let me tell you a joke instead." Abracadabra
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My sister wants to me something called an echo.... sounds similar. They had given her mother in law several of them and something else called dots (I think) and when she passed away, my sister and her husband got them back. I'm not sure I'm ready for that much technology. My next big step will be a smart phone! And then some ring motion sensor flood lights with camera and microphones. Be a prism, spreading God's light and love, not a mirror reflecting the world's hatred.
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My sister wants to me something called an echo.... sounds similar. They had given her mother in law several of them and something else called dots (I think) and when she passed away, my sister and her husband got them back. I'm not sure I'm ready for that much technology. My next big step will be a smart phone! And then some ring motion sensor flood lights with camera and microphones. Abracadabra
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8/29/2021 4:49 am |
Koffla --cell phone glued to hand. LOLOL Brings back memories -----before retiring I fired two guys for the phone in hand syndrome------Plus one other for cigarette in hand syndrome. LOL Those who used both hands for the job seemed to get more done. If I was not the owner --I would have fired myself a few times over that theory. LOL Just last week I sat under a shade tree drinking Dr Pepper & watched a guy from Mexico paint the alternate man cave. LOL Retirement is great!!!! Hope you are enjoying yours. Party On!
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8/29/2021 7:30 am |
I have a very simple flip phone. LOL When I was working I had computers with elaborate cad cam cae software which had to be updated annually in order to meet the competition. Staying proficient & up to date with the learning curve was a never ending battle. I walked away from all of it when I retired. Now all I want is a phone on which I can say hello & goodbye. LOL No fancy stuff. Well I still remember how to turn this computer on & off. LOL Party On!
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Can't say that I ever lose my phone, it's left sitting on my desk the majority of the time. I don't carry it with me when I'm working outside, sometimes I even leave it at home when I have to drive into town.
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The only time I lost my phone was when it was stolen.  That Alexa gal can be really annoying at times. 
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My phone is glued to my hand, so Alexa will be just sitting in a corner getting dust. 
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