I just got a Blackberry Curve, surprisingly easy to use and it has the internet. I was happy enough with my old mobile but guess they don't last forever. Very happy with this new phone though.
Posted by Josie Barnshaw
on 22nd October 2009
at 21:36
LOL Leanne
His response was "Well to tell you the truth I would have gone for the N97" and when asked why he said he doesnt like Samsung, their cameras are c***. Oh and he wants to know what pixel your camera is and says you will find it written on the back of the phone.
WHY DID I START THIS!!!! ;)
Josie - CommunityChampion
Posted by Leanne
on 22nd October 2009
at 21:49
Hi Josie
Well, I wont get the phone for a couple of days.. or weeks depending if they use Royal mail !!
I thought he would say that about the N97 but it just looked big and scary .. too many functions. Apparently there is a mini version being launched next month but they have this tiny keyboard that slides out which to be truthful I dont think I could see let alone use :)
Will let you know about camera etc when/if it arrives :) give him my thanks .. hopefully he will be on hand to answer queries as I am useless reading instructions!!
Leanne - Community Champion
Posted by Leanne
on 22nd October 2009
at 21:52
Hi
My husband got one of those a few months ago- he loves it. I can not get on with it .. the keyboard confuses me.I just love plain, old simple predictive text :)
Leanne - Community Champion
Posted by Snowdrop
on 22nd October 2009
at 22:08
ok people I need some advice, remember my previous rant about the woman who I gave a lift to her & her daughter to Dylans birthday party & then she didn't invite Dylan to her daughters recent 5th birthday, well the other day, the teacher told me that her daughter tries to help Dylan & makes an effort with him, I found that nice but also it made me more annoyed that if her daughter is friendly with Dylan then that makes it worse she didn't invite him to her party. Now the mum has just messaged me on facebook saying that her daughter has been asking after Dylan as his not been at school all week (had flu) & asking if everything is ok, that makes me even more annoyed as her daughter obviously likes Dyl enough to be asking after him but she still didn't invite him. My advice I need is, do I just ignore it, do I reply back telling her to mind her own, do I come up front & tell her how she annoyed me, I live in a small village & the mum is very popular at the school (even running for governor last I heard), should I swallow my pride & just reply back with the truth, his had the flu, ah decisions, don't know what to do, help!!
Tracy - Community Champion
Posted by asteroids
on 22nd October 2009
at 22:14
Hi Tracy,
My very autistic response is to ignore it. If it's that important, she will ask you how Dylan is when she sees you at school.
Like I said though, that is my autistic response.
Asteroids Sara - Community Champion
Posted by Josie Barnshaw
on 22nd October 2009
at 22:21
Hi Tracy
How about responding and directing your response to her daughter and thanking her for being Dylan's friend in school. It sounds to me like it is the mother that has the problem so I would just bypass her even though it's her facebook page that you would have to address you could just ask her to pass a message to her daughter.
I was in a similar situation but with my daughter and her best friend's mother who unfortunately gave Jenny a really hard time cos she got the strap of her bag stuck in her car door. It was really shocking the way she treated Jennifer and it was very awkward for a year or so, but I made sure it didnt affect Jennifers friendship with her daughter which had been going on since Primary. We just gave the mother a wide berth!!
I think we really have to rise above those who behave in an ignorant manner like that .... although I could quite understand if you decided you would rather just ignore her completely.
Josie - CommunityChampion
Posted by Leanne
on 22nd October 2009
at 22:27
Well, if you could care less if she speaks to you again or not ,you could use it as an opportunity to let her know how you feel via facebook :).It depends what you want out of it really.. she will more than likely come back with a response like- she really wanted him there but didnt think it would be his thing!! That tends to be the usual response.
I tend to be the up front kind of person.. the older I get the less tolerant I am of two faced people !!
Leanne - Community Champion
Posted by Snowdrop
on 22nd October 2009
at 23:15
I wonder if she's telling the truth too or if she's just using her daughter as a lie just to be nosey!! I haven't told all the mums about Dylans diagnosis but they probably see the autism contacts on my facebook so have guessed about Dylan since they all know he has a language delay. I really feel I don't want anything to do with her but then I don't want to cause an issue with myself & all the other mums in the playgroud since most of us took our kids to pre-school together & generally have a chat, trouble is last time I went in the playground & she was stood with all the mums I normally talk to I went & stood on my own as I just couldn't bring myself to talk to her!
Sorry I'm waffling & thinking aloud, really not sure the best way forward!
Tracy - Community Champion
Posted by bumblebee
on 23rd October 2009
at 12:31
Sara, That is the advice I gave Tracy too....Think you're right, but also loving Josie's....quite a clever way of doing it and not causing an atmosphere which could be tricky if you have to see her in the playground......
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Posted by
TomGray
on 22nd October 2009
at 21:20
I just got a Blackberry Curve, surprisingly easy to use and it has the internet. I was happy enough with my old mobile but guess they don't last forever. Very happy with this new phone though.
Posted by
Josie Barnshaw
on 22nd October 2009
at 21:36
LOL Leanne
His response was "Well to tell you the truth I would have gone for the N97" and when asked why he said he doesnt like Samsung, their cameras are c***. Oh and he wants to know what pixel your camera is and says you will find it written on the back of the phone.
WHY DID I START THIS!!!! ;)
Josie - Community Champion
Posted by
Leanne
on 22nd October 2009
at 21:49
Hi Josie
Well, I wont get the phone for a couple of days.. or weeks depending if they use Royal mail !!
I thought he would say that about the N97 but it just looked big and scary .. too many functions. Apparently there is a mini version being launched next month but they have this tiny keyboard that slides out which to be truthful I dont think I could see let alone use :)
Will let you know about camera etc when/if it arrives :) give him my thanks .. hopefully he will be on hand to answer queries as I am useless reading instructions!!
Leanne - Community Champion
Posted by
Leanne
on 22nd October 2009
at 21:52
Hi
My husband got one of those a few months ago- he loves it. I can not get on with it .. the keyboard confuses me.I just love plain, old simple predictive text :)
Leanne - Community Champion
Posted by
Snowdrop
on 22nd October 2009
at 22:08
ok people I need some advice, remember my previous rant about the woman who I gave a lift to her & her daughter to Dylans birthday party & then she didn't invite Dylan to her daughters recent 5th birthday, well the other day, the teacher told me that her daughter tries to help Dylan & makes an effort with him, I found that nice but also it made me more annoyed that if her daughter is friendly with Dylan then that makes it worse she didn't invite him to her party. Now the mum has just messaged me on facebook saying that her daughter has been asking after Dylan as his not been at school all week (had flu) & asking if everything is ok, that makes me even more annoyed as her daughter obviously likes Dyl enough to be asking after him but she still didn't invite him. My advice I need is, do I just ignore it, do I reply back telling her to mind her own, do I come up front & tell her how she annoyed me, I live in a small village & the mum is very popular at the school (even running for governor last I heard), should I swallow my pride & just reply back with the truth, his had the flu, ah decisions, don't know what to do, help!!
Tracy - Community Champion
Posted by
asteroids
on 22nd October 2009
at 22:14
Hi Tracy,
My very autistic response is to ignore it. If it's that important, she will ask you how Dylan is when she sees you at school.
Like I said though, that is my autistic response.
Asteroids Sara - Community Champion
Posted by
Josie Barnshaw
on 22nd October 2009
at 22:21
Hi Tracy
How about responding and directing your response to her daughter and thanking her for being Dylan's friend in school. It sounds to me like it is the mother that has the problem so I would just bypass her even though it's her facebook page that you would have to address you could just ask her to pass a message to her daughter.
I was in a similar situation but with my daughter and her best friend's mother who unfortunately gave Jenny a really hard time cos she got the strap of her bag stuck in her car door. It was really shocking the way she treated Jennifer and it was very awkward for a year or so, but I made sure it didnt affect Jennifers friendship with her daughter which had been going on since Primary. We just gave the mother a wide berth!!
I think we really have to rise above those who behave in an ignorant manner like that .... although I could quite understand if you decided you would rather just ignore her completely.
Josie - Community Champion
Posted by
Leanne
on 22nd October 2009
at 22:27
Well, if you could care less if she speaks to you again or not ,you could use it as an opportunity to let her know how you feel via facebook :).It depends what you want out of it really.. she will more than likely come back with a response like- she really wanted him there but didnt think it would be his thing!! That tends to be the usual response.
I tend to be the up front kind of person.. the older I get the less tolerant I am of two faced people !!
Leanne - Community Champion
Posted by
Snowdrop
on 22nd October 2009
at 23:15
I wonder if she's telling the truth too or if she's just using her daughter as a lie just to be nosey!! I haven't told all the mums about Dylans diagnosis but they probably see the autism contacts on my facebook so have guessed about Dylan since they all know he has a language delay. I really feel I don't want anything to do with her but then I don't want to cause an issue with myself & all the other mums in the playgroud since most of us took our kids to pre-school together & generally have a chat, trouble is last time I went in the playground & she was stood with all the mums I normally talk to I went & stood on my own as I just couldn't bring myself to talk to her!
Sorry I'm waffling & thinking aloud, really not sure the best way forward!
Tracy - Community Champion
Posted by
bumblebee
on 23rd October 2009
at 12:31
Sara, That is the advice I gave Tracy too....Think you're right, but also loving Josie's....quite a clever way of doing it and not causing an atmosphere which could be tricky if you have to see her in the playground......
Claire - Community Champion