I watch overhead air traffic. I am still affected by the jet crashes I have seen and been too close to. I am aware how easy —– but rare —- that an airliner can crash. The other day, military jets flew over our house and it set me in a panic to get out of the house. The roar was all encompassing. I was compelled to get outside where I could see them and reassure myself that they were doing well in the sky and there was no need to worry.
@Jear77 Yes, Luke Airforce Base. I am also right near the Phoenix International Raceway and I think the Jets were like the Blue Angels swooping down over the Phoenix International Raceway in practice for something. Plus, I live in the entry landing corridor to the Sky Harbor Airport in Phoenix. Every 5 minutes there is an airliner coming into the airport.
Another fear ——- losing my phone. This morning I went to a Baha’i meeting, but before I left the house, I sat my phone down and wrote Immortal Pirate a note. Then I rushed out of the house —- leaving my phone behind. Getting to the meeting, I parked my car, got my sandal caught on the gas pedal and fell out of the car, dumping over my purse in the street. What a mess I was!!!! 20 dollar bills came out of my purse and hit the wind. I was chasing money down the street. I must have looked like some sort of clown skit. I put myself together and got to the meeting, but sat there the whole time in worry about where my phone is. Did it fall out of my purse in the street? When the meeting ended, I could not wait to get out of there and find my phone. I checked in the street where my purse dumped out. It was not there!!! ——- When I got home, there it was on the breakfast table. ——— Sigh of relief! However, worry about having lost my phone really messed up my morning.
@ladybarbara you’re not the only one who doesn’t like to be without their phone. I don’t like being without one either. Unless the whole network goes down (unlikely) I can always find help/ assistance (provided I have a signal)
@Jear77 I worry that my phone is not always assistance for me. When I had a stroke the first time, the numbers and letters on the old flip phone may as well have been Martian. I was only able to reach the last person I called by hitting the call button twice. Then, although I thought I was talking, only jibberish sounds came out of my mouth for about a half hour. My cousin was that last person I had called, so my cousin was patient with me and gave me step-by-step instructions on getting up off the ground and getting my ability to communicate back.
The next time I had a stroke, I had the iphone with the black face that did not give me a clue how to call for help. When I got a picture of the opening page on my phone, it gave me no clue how to call out. Again, the letters of the alphabet looked like Martian squiggly symbols that did not make sense. I stayed on the ground until my neighbor came home and I shouted for him to help me. I could think clear thoughts, but could not speak in anything that resembled English. If my phone could have called out for help, I could not speak to whoever answered. So, an iphone is useless if I am having a stroke. By the time my neighbor picked me up off the ground, I was ready to recover. I had been on the ground for a helpless hour, or more. I hope all your emergencies that you need assistance with are emergencies where you are coherent and able to communicate.
@ladybarbara maybe newer phones won’t have the difficulty. Voice activation “Call for help” the phone responds “Calling 911 and giving directions to where you’re at.”
@Jear77 That would be great, but it took about a half hour for anything resembling English to come out of my mouth. I am going to have to look into one of those “Jitterbig” phones for “Seniors”. It has an emergency call button that will locate me and bring help.
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I watch overhead air traffic. I am still affected by the jet crashes I have seen and been too close to. I am aware how easy —– but rare —- that an airliner can crash. The other day, military jets flew over our house and it set me in a panic to get out of the house. The roar was all encompassing. I was compelled to get outside where I could see them and reassure myself that they were doing well in the sky and there was no need to worry.
@ladybarbara are you near some sort of military base?
@Jear77 Yes, Luke Airforce Base. I am also right near the Phoenix International Raceway and I think the Jets were like the Blue Angels swooping down over the Phoenix International Raceway in practice for something. Plus, I live in the entry landing corridor to the Sky Harbor Airport in Phoenix. Every 5 minutes there is an airliner coming into the airport.
Another fear ——- losing my phone. This morning I went to a Baha’i meeting, but before I left the house, I sat my phone down and wrote Immortal Pirate a note. Then I rushed out of the house —- leaving my phone behind. Getting to the meeting, I parked my car, got my sandal caught on the gas pedal and fell out of the car, dumping over my purse in the street. What a mess I was!!!! 20 dollar bills came out of my purse and hit the wind. I was chasing money down the street. I must have looked like some sort of clown skit. I put myself together and got to the meeting, but sat there the whole time in worry about where my phone is. Did it fall out of my purse in the street? When the meeting ended, I could not wait to get out of there and find my phone. I checked in the street where my purse dumped out. It was not there!!! ——- When I got home, there it was on the breakfast table. ——— Sigh of relief! However, worry about having lost my phone really messed up my morning.
@ladybarbara you’re not the only one who doesn’t like to be without their phone. I don’t like being without one either. Unless the whole network goes down (unlikely) I can always find help/ assistance (provided I have a signal)
@Jear77 I worry that my phone is not always assistance for me. When I had a stroke the first time, the numbers and letters on the old flip phone may as well have been Martian. I was only able to reach the last person I called by hitting the call button twice. Then, although I thought I was talking, only jibberish sounds came out of my mouth for about a half hour. My cousin was that last person I had called, so my cousin was patient with me and gave me step-by-step instructions on getting up off the ground and getting my ability to communicate back.
The next time I had a stroke, I had the iphone with the black face that did not give me a clue how to call for help. When I got a picture of the opening page on my phone, it gave me no clue how to call out. Again, the letters of the alphabet looked like Martian squiggly symbols that did not make sense. I stayed on the ground until my neighbor came home and I shouted for him to help me. I could think clear thoughts, but could not speak in anything that resembled English. If my phone could have called out for help, I could not speak to whoever answered. So, an iphone is useless if I am having a stroke. By the time my neighbor picked me up off the ground, I was ready to recover. I had been on the ground for a helpless hour, or more. I hope all your emergencies that you need assistance with are emergencies where you are coherent and able to communicate.
@ladybarbara maybe newer phones won’t have the difficulty. Voice activation “Call for help” the phone responds “Calling 911 and giving directions to where you’re at.”
@Jear77 That would be great, but it took about a half hour for anything resembling English to come out of my mouth. I am going to have to look into one of those “Jitterbig” phones for “Seniors”. It has an emergency call button that will locate me and bring help.