Text 24639, 112 rader
Skriven 2009-05-31 13:12:22 av Stephen Haffly (1:396/45.27)
  Kommentar till text 24570 av Nancy Backus (1:261/1381.0)
Ärende: cell phone cameras
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Hi Nancy,

On (30 May 09) Nancy Backus wrote to Stephen Haffly...


 SH> The bottom line is that there are trade-offs.  For us, the switch to
 SH> cell phones combined with Skype has worked well over the past few
 SH> years. It might not work for everyone, so that is why there are
 SH> options.  Each one can decide which is right for him/her.  For example,

 NB> I very much agree.  And, for a similar reason to yours, my son has had
 NB> cell phone exclusively as he transitioned from Arizona to New York
 NB> state, first in the North Country and now in Rochester (upstate).  He,
 NB> however, found it useful to change his numbers as he moved, and now
 NB> has a local number...

For reasons related to loose ends with retirement and continuity for VA
claims, etc. we need to keep the numbers we have for now.  Eventually we
may switch, but with no family in the area, it would still be
long-distance for them anyway for us to get a local number.

 SH> while we were in transition earlier this year, we first visited my
 SH> parents.  Cell service was extremely weak where they live.  I had to be
 SH> outside, and even then, I could not reliably make any calls.  Then we
 SH> visited some friends in Alabama.  There is absolutely no cell service

 NB> I've found that there's no cell service some places that I'd like to
 NB> have it, too, like at our camp... there's talk of some day having a
 NB> tower close enough to provide it, but it hasn't happened yet.  If we
 NB> were to have a phone there (and not just rely on our neighbors, as we
 NB> do now), it would have to be a traditional landline.

Or satellite phone...

 SH> where they live.  If we lived in either place, some form of land-line,
 SH> whether traditional phone service or bundled through cable/dsl provider
 SH> would be vital.  Where we are in Wake Forest, we have an excellent cell
 SH> signal. However, if we had chosen to live in one of the other places we
 SH> looked at, we would have had to gotten a land-line.

 NB> The primary reason I brought up the quibbles in the first place is
 NB> that I was recently quite dismayed to read ONLY in the tiny print that
 NB> if you might need your phone for emergency use during a power outage,
 NB> your
 NB> cable bundled phone would not work.  Had it been in print large enough
 NB> for the consumers they were targeting to read, they would not be as
 NB> easily enticed to switch from the phone company to the cable bundle...

Since we keep things on an UPS, we would have Skype available as long as
the cable signal was still on.  However, we found in Hawaii that the
cable would often go out when the power went out so my systems still
operating didn't add much.  Now that so many cable companies are
bundling phone service, they may be putting redundant power on their
systems so that their signal would be up even if the power went out.

 NB> I know that Skype works for some, that cell service works for some,
 NB> etc... and that it may be a fine choice for them... but there are
 NB> still some cautions that shouldn't be overlooked when the decisions
 NB> are being considered...  :)  YMMV, as may mine...  ;)

Very true.  For example, we know that Skype is NOT for 911 use.  With
the cell, we can put our information in so that it will be reported
correctly.  Otherwise, these enhanced 911 services that get the address
from the number won't work.

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      Title: Fruit Sweet and Sugar Free - Maple Walnut Cookies
 Categories: Desserts, Diabetic
      Yield: 3 dozen

      3 c  Walnuts
  1 1/2 c  Butter
    3/4 c  Pure maple syrup
      1    Egg
    1/2 ts Vanilla extract
    3/4 ts Almond extract
  1 1/2 c  Unbleached white flour

  Preheat ove to 350 degrees. Toast the walnuts in the preheated oven
  for 7-10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Let the nuts cook, and then
  process in a food processor, using the pulsing action until they are
  finely ground. Do not overprocess or you will end up with a paste.
  Cream together the butter and maple syrup. When light and fluffy, add
  the egg and beat well for 1 minute. Stir in the extracts, then the
  flour, and the finely ground nuts. Cover the dough and refrigerate it
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  Maple Hazelnut Cookies: Substitute hazelnuts for the walnuts. Maple
  Pecan Cookies: Substitute pecans for the walnuts. Almond Cookies:
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Regards,

Stephen
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