tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3407817413258733695.post6746438245132152047..comments2024-03-28T20:23:29.425-07:00Comments on Lone Star Parson: ShatteredLSPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08120630078039958644noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3407817413258733695.post-86455033456219583112021-10-07T20:33:43.713-07:002021-10-07T20:33:43.713-07:00Anon, I know, and thanks for the tips.
I usually ...Anon, I know, and thanks for the tips.<br /><br />I usually buy unlocked phones etc but here's the thing. This little beast was SO SMASHED and there was nowhere to fix it outside of Dallas so I had to fix the prob here, in this country town. That meant a new phone, dammit.<br /><br />But yes, good call on all counts.LSPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08120630078039958644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3407817413258733695.post-20387214065486850902021-10-05T23:28:25.185-07:002021-10-05T23:28:25.185-07:00Too late now but two technical points for future r...Too late now but two technical points for future reference.<br />1. The shattered phone can actually be repaired, the glass screen is replaceable.<br />(Any tech geek can do it easily but the carrier has no financial incentive to do anything other than sell a new phone, so they don't generally train their staff to do repairs.)<br />2. The anonymity of the ancient account can be retained by buying an unlocked phone and moving the SIM card from old phone to new phone.<br />(Almost anyone can do this themselves, just make sure the unlocked phone is compatible with your carrier's network.)<br /><br />Good story though. I had a similar experience with my old phone about a dozen years ago, but I didn't salute, I just started singing, until they rushed me out of there to spare the other customers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3407817413258733695.post-20184980792610538332021-10-03T14:25:56.792-07:002021-10-03T14:25:56.792-07:00I know, Sgt.!
They kept the best units, I think. ...I know, Sgt.!<br /><br />They kept the best units, I think. And they fought against each other in the '60s -- Probyn's v. Skinner's etc.<br /><br />Do you remember 45's visit to India, with all the Lancers and Gurkhas? I think it was Delhi, at the old Residency. The Raj still lives, in a way. I love that.LSPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08120630078039958644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3407817413258733695.post-62361310461321165122021-10-03T13:07:25.996-07:002021-10-03T13:07:25.996-07:00Kid, that's a really good question and it utte...Kid, that's a really good question and it utterly baffled the shop manager, and me.<br /><br />What had happened was that my account was so ancient that it lived in a kind of NULL SPACE, unseen, inaccessible to new systems search. <br /><br />Yes, I liked that, but had to have a new phone, which meant becoming visible to our tech overlords. For now.LSPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08120630078039958644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3407817413258733695.post-83098682472413405392021-10-03T13:02:58.327-07:002021-10-03T13:02:58.327-07:00You're wise, Mr. WSF. I should've taken a ...You're wise, Mr. WSF. I should've taken a leaf out of that very same book. Expensive drop, dammit.LSPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08120630078039958644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3407817413258733695.post-63166534516235480852021-10-03T13:01:50.337-07:002021-10-03T13:01:50.337-07:00Kid, I hope so too, I really do, but I fear the ch...Kid, I hope so too, I really do, but I fear the cheese has slid off the cracker. We're in deep mendacious clownland.LSPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08120630078039958644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3407817413258733695.post-83141046768360514952021-10-03T13:00:18.553-07:002021-10-03T13:00:18.553-07:00Thanks, LL, it was a curiously good time and a wel...Thanks, LL, it was a curiously good time and a welcome opportunity to polish off drill movements, albeit dismounted. And as you note, a sermon in itself. At T Mobile. There's a lesson in that, I think.LSPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08120630078039958644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3407817413258733695.post-38858606930041664142021-10-03T12:41:37.469-07:002021-10-03T12:41:37.469-07:00See, here's the thing.
The phone breaking was ...See, here's the thing.<br />The phone breaking was a good thing.<br />You would never have met the captain otherwise.<br />God ordained this.<br />That, and you getting a new phone.<br />How can you be that off-grid with a smart phone though?Ed Bonderenkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03724552853113809036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3407817413258733695.post-2400398185165692412021-10-03T08:21:04.409-07:002021-10-03T08:21:04.409-07:00Interesting that Probyn's Horse is now a unit ...Interesting that Probyn's Horse is now a unit of the Pakistan army. SgtBobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10028149066384197545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3407817413258733695.post-18694089924784991232021-10-03T08:09:44.261-07:002021-10-03T08:09:44.261-07:00Being clumsy by nature plus a fumbling senior, my ...Being clumsy by nature plus a fumbling senior, my phone and tablets are heavily up armoured. Well Seasoned Foolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16670165728759453075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3407817413258733695.post-9976627448194954752021-10-03T06:32:24.554-07:002021-10-03T06:32:24.554-07:00Does this mean the country is gonna be OK now? I s...Does this mean the country is gonna be OK now? I sure hope so. Otherwise let's crack this freak show good and get on with the restoration, hoping we find competent personnel at the shop.Kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08489102988684859463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3407817413258733695.post-73709273884475795542021-10-03T03:45:12.708-07:002021-10-03T03:45:12.708-07:00I'm sorry for the demise of your old phone and...I'm sorry for the demise of your old phone and happy that you have a new one in your tale of death, resurrection, and Ft. John Bell Hood.LLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05538854359365988863noreply@blogger.com