Oh The Glamour!
By WorDazza
@WorDazza (15833)
Manchester, England
January 22, 2018 2:02pm CST
Despite, or maybe because of, my job as a software developer I'm a bit of a technophobe. Although I possess the ubiquitous mobile phone I tend not to use it much, however somewhat ironically, I'm using my phone to post this discussion!!
I know I'm just a huge ball of seething contradictions but that's what makes me so loveable/irritating depending upon your point of view.
Anyway, I have hardly any contacts in my phone so consequently I receive very few notifications of any sort. Now I'm not saying I crave attention but it would be nice to get the occasional call/text or notification from whatever app the youth of today deem currently trendy!
So imagine my surprise and delight while relaxing listening to some music, not 20 minutes ago, I felt the unmistakable buzz of a notification in my jeans pocket. Either that or my electric testicle was playing up again!!!
With eager anticipation I typed in my screen password and all was revealed. Was it one of my kids saying Hi, just because? Was it my boss thanking me for my hard work? Was it a secret admirer who had gone to great lengths to find my contact details to send me a message of love? Was it a Nigerian Prince offering me riches beyond my wildest dreams to hold on to his loose change for a bit?
None of the above!!
My local council's waste collection app was telling me that I have to put out the plastic and glass recycling bin and the general waste bin ready for emptying tomorrow morning!
Will the excitement never start????
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@DaddyEvil (137145)
• United States
23 Jan 18
Where were you at, pgn? And what were you doing when someone took a picture?
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@DaddyEvil (137145)
• United States
23 Jan 18
Uhm... no, you can block the knowledge of your location from all apps on your phone. It pisses the apps (and presumably the app writers) off, but they can't force your phone to reveal it's location.
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@WorDazza (15833)
• Manchester, England
23 Jan 18
The tax return is probably in the bin with the rest of HMRCs nonsense!
I'm fortunate in that I don't need to do a tax return. My employer and HMRC seem to do a reasonable job of screwing up my taxes for me so I don't need to get involved!!
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@WorDazza (15833)
• Manchester, England
23 Jan 18
@Fleura I did get sucked in one year when they kept screwing up my tax code. When I complained they made me fill in a tax return. It was so boring, even for HMRC (I only have my PAYE earnings), that they didn't ask me to repeat the process.
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@WorDazza (15833)
• Manchester, England
24 Jan 18
@LadyDuck I really fail to understand this need to have every aspect of their life all over the internet. I think a lot of it is just a case of "look at me, look at me, aren't i wonderful/" when usually the answer to that question is No!!
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@DeborahDiane (40042)
• Laguna Woods, California
24 Jan 18
Ha ha! I get lots of notifications, but most of them are pretty boring. I was in the lobby of a doctor's office recently, and everyone's phone started buzzing. It was exciting!! Except, it was only an Amber alert, and not even for our area. The incident had taken place in Northern California and we live in Southern California. Big disappointment.
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@DeborahDiane (40042)
• Laguna Woods, California
24 Jan 18
@WorDazza - Ha ha! Perhaps it was fortunate that I was at my doctor's office when it happened! LOL
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@Gita17112016 (3611)
• Trinidad And Tobago
24 Jan 18
Very humorous writing. Sorry none of the expectant text materialized but it was a good reminder as reminders go. Perhaps you need to investigate and join one of those social sites that will allow you a continuous pinging of admiration texts that will remind you that you are on someone's radar. For myself, I switch that function off and just logged on to myLot to see who has tickled my interest. No trash notification for me.
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@WorDazza (15833)
• Manchester, England
24 Jan 18
@Gita17112016 I think I'm probably too lazy for that sort of site. Adulation is great but if you actually have to do something to get it then I think I could do without it 
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@Gita17112016 (3611)
• Trinidad And Tobago
24 Jan 18
@WorDazza Sure 
. I am on this site that deals with virtual money...and now pay in virtual coins...and as I am on the top level I get as much as 80 emails per day telling me what a great person I am and what great taste and great work I am doing! The catch is I am compel to return these messages and tell them how great they are! Uggh! But in the right spirit, it's good fun and great for the ego !! Never a boring moment. The more points you have the greater the adoration.
It's moments like this that is worth exploring...
. I am on this site that deals with virtual money...and now pay in virtual coins...and as I am on the top level I get as much as 80 emails per day telling me what a great person I am and what great taste and great work I am doing! The catch is I am compel to return these messages and tell them how great they are! Uggh! But in the right spirit, it's good fun and great for the ego !! Never a boring moment. The more points you have the greater the adoration.
It's moments like this that is worth exploring...1 person likes this
