tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2100862372880209397.post1380796501517271215..comments2024-03-28T15:20:34.772-07:00Comments on TIME FOR REFLECTIONS: GPS LadyVictor S E Moubarakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04280638667651857296noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2100862372880209397.post-83209462805614075462012-07-16T16:02:17.755-07:002012-07-16T16:02:17.755-07:00Yes Mary. I always thought LOL is lots of love.
A...Yes Mary. I always thought LOL is lots of love.<br /><br />And ROFLOL was roll on floor LOL !!!Victor S E Moubarakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04280638667651857296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2100862372880209397.post-69723956493783682622012-07-16T15:41:04.332-07:002012-07-16T15:41:04.332-07:00Good one, Victor!
You mean every time I wrote lol...Good one, Victor!<br /><br />You mean every time I wrote lol in comment boxes people thought I was saying lots of love? Oh! That's funny!! I just used it in my post too I think! Good thing I never used the other term - that was a narrow escape!Mary N.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06618318192221168152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2100862372880209397.post-45943117428118001152012-07-16T15:17:45.186-07:002012-07-16T15:17:45.186-07:00Hi Doreen,
It's so nice to see you visiting m...Hi Doreen,<br /><br />It's so nice to see you visiting me again. Thanx. Glad you enjoyed this story.<br /><br />I must have accidentally switched the system from GPS to radio; and couldn't work out what the continuous conversation was all about.<br /><br />God bless.Victor S E Moubarakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04280638667651857296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2100862372880209397.post-73600048103509447432012-07-16T14:12:13.479-07:002012-07-16T14:12:13.479-07:00LOL! Smiling and laughing here and not the lots of...LOL! Smiling and laughing here and not the lots of love sign heehee! Again thanks for all the smiles! I loved your story of the GPS lady, I have to relat this to my husband, we are preparing to go on holiday in the UK and we hope to rent a car, it will be quite an experience to use a GPS for the first time! Hope ours will not go on break!<br /><br />Blessings,<br />DoreenDoreenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09884510950604724356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2100862372880209397.post-9567788592685290772012-07-15T00:06:40.410-07:002012-07-15T00:06:40.410-07:00Thank you Sue for taking the time to give all this...Thank you Sue for taking the time to give all this information. I like the laptop for the same reasons. It has a keyboard AND you can attach a bigger keyboard and a propoer mouse to it when I'm at home.<br /><br />I was thinking of getting a GPS. I understand you have to pay a fee annually to up-date the maps by downloading new ones from your PC. Whereas with a tablet you don't do that because your reading Google maps which are free.<br /><br />So there's lots to think about and I will not be doing much Lolling about in deciding either.<br /><br />I remember travelling to Edinburgh with someone. Now I know Edinburgh pretty well as I've been there millions of times. Yet my companion insisted on using his portable GPS. He stuck it to the windscreen and it was amazing how often the GPS lady was wrong. At one stage she insisted we do a U Turn on the highway, and often asked us to enter NO ENTRY roads.<br /><br />God bless you Sue.Victor S E Moubarakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04280638667651857296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2100862372880209397.post-69418967509650257912012-07-14T19:04:31.833-07:002012-07-14T19:04:31.833-07:00Victor,
Can I interrupt your conversation with Vi...Victor,<br /><br />Can I interrupt your conversation with Vicky and make a comment? I think it's safe as she's in Sydney today away from her computer, unless she's taken her iPad with her.<br /><br />First, I loved your story!! <br /><br />We have a GPS and we often ignore the lady telling us where to go. Andy decides he knows a better and faster way. I admire the way the GPS lady doesn't get upset and flustered. She says in her cool and calm way, "Recalculating... recalculating..." We often go the wrong way just to try and annoy her!<br /><br />Tablets and laptops? I've got both and prefer my laptop to do any proper work on. I like the large keyboard and using my mouse to click onto stuff. I have an Android version tablet and yes, it's good for when I am out and about. I can pop it in my bag and be connected to the Internet wherever I am. Tablet? Laptop? It seems some prefer one, and some the other.<br /><br />GPS or tablet? We use the GPS even though we could navigate with the tablet. You can't fix the tablet to the windscreen though!<br /><br />Text talk? I'm with you on this one, Victor. I can't understand half what people say when they start using abbreviations. I'm not a smiley, lol, ROFLOL type person though I could be said to be a JMJ one. By the way, I thought lol meant lots of love too. My sons were getting lots of emails filled with lols. But I have since found out that lol can mean laugh out loud. So I guess all those girls were just laughing at my boys and not loving them after all.<br /><br />God bless and thank you for the laugh!Sue Elvishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04461161335483760142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2100862372880209397.post-14108292961284848492012-07-14T17:04:42.678-07:002012-07-14T17:04:42.678-07:00Jesus Mary Joseph. Very strange people should put ...Jesus Mary Joseph. Very strange people should put that on their Blogs. Why not say God bless? Or Peace be with you? <br /><br />Thanx Vicky. I did not know that. <br /><br />God bless.Victor S E Moubarakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04280638667651857296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2100862372880209397.post-22659904461143222382012-07-14T16:19:31.265-07:002012-07-14T16:19:31.265-07:00Sometimes, the predictive text turns my jumble int...Sometimes, the predictive text turns my jumble into common sense, Victor:-D<br /><br />And, I actually know what JMJ stands for - Just Me Joking. I use it all the time. Oh hang on, my daughter says it means Jesus, Mary, Joseph - I knew that...of course, I did...<br /><br />God bless, Victor:-)Vickyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10020095571963954615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2100862372880209397.post-79981676807260949902012-07-14T15:03:50.649-07:002012-07-14T15:03:50.649-07:00I know. There are too many of those initials in te...I know. There are too many of those initials in text messages and e-mails. Then there's the stupid predictive text. When the cellphone "guesses" (often wrongly) what you want to say and says it for you. <br /><br />God bless you Vicky.<br /><br />By the way ... have you seen Christian people putting JMJ on their Blogs? What does that mean?Victor S E Moubarakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04280638667651857296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2100862372880209397.post-8650954553002295562012-07-14T14:07:31.549-07:002012-07-14T14:07:31.549-07:00I can't use those letter things, Victor. You h...I can't use those letter things, Victor. You have to be good at English and I don't know enough words. I think I'll stick to the hieroglyphics=-}Vickyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10020095571963954615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2100862372880209397.post-36346414854161039502012-07-14T13:55:34.399-07:002012-07-14T13:55:34.399-07:00Thanx Vicky. I'll ask someone to explain to me...Thanx Vicky. I'll ask someone to explain to me all the 3G bit to me. I don't know whether to go for one of those GPS systems machines, or use an iPad/Android and read maps from that. At home I use a computer and if I'm away I use a laptop. <br /><br />About all those smiley things. I didn't know there were so many and their meanings. I've seen them often in e-mails and comment boxes but never understood them. I was told that {{{}}} with a nema in the middle means hugs. But I certainly did not know about the mathematical equation thing.<br /><br />Very strange indeed. Why can't people just say what they feel instead of all the symbols and abbreviations. <br /><br />I've seen so mant LOL and ROFLOL and so on. For ages I wondered why suddenly there were so many women called Lol. I was told it means Lots of love. Haven't worked out what ROFLOL. Someone said ROF means roll on floor. If that's true it makes the whole abbreviation rather rude. <br /><br />Honestly!!! <br /><br />God bless (smiling in salutation whilst saying it).Victor S E Moubarakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04280638667651857296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2100862372880209397.post-76969818018201004982012-07-14T13:39:36.045-07:002012-07-14T13:39:36.045-07:00Victor,
The iPad has 3G. This one's prepaid a...Victor,<br /><br />The iPad has 3G. This one's prepaid and I usually have 3Gb a month but I don't use a lot of that. Sometimes, our Wifi cuts in and out so I find it's sometimes good to have backup. I got the 3G to use when we go out but I actually leave the iPad at home mostly. The trouble with it being portable is that you can find yourself on the computer too much.<br /><br />Now, there is most definitely a smiley for confusing but it's a matter of preference which you use. I like :-{ because it looks dumb and when I'm confused, it's usually because I'm a bit dumb. You, on the other hand, are quite a cluey sort of chap so you may prefer :-/ I think it looks a little bit grimacy - as if you're confused but you really have good reason to be.<br /><br />You know, people may think we're having a silly conversation here, Victor, but did you know that smileys are actually very mathematical? For instance, ;-) and :-D actually cancel each other out to become . It looks just like empty space but it really means 'This would be an incredibly serious statement if someone else was saying it.' I love it because I think it's really deep and meaningful .<br /><br />Also, :-/ + :-D = :-O. And :-) + :-D = {{}} - or {{{}}} if you're a sentimental sort. See, it's very technical stuff - you really ought to keep some :-/'s on hand. I've got a whole store of ;-)'s but I'm using them sparingly because they have a bad habit of turning into :-('s and that's not so good.<br /><br />Are you still confused, Victor - or just a bit :/, now:-D<br /><br />God bless:-#Vickyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10020095571963954615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2100862372880209397.post-18610438007653438232012-07-14T12:28:50.802-07:002012-07-14T12:28:50.802-07:00I'm so glad you enjoyed it Monica. Thank you s...I'm so glad you enjoyed it Monica. Thank you so much for writing in.<br /><br />God bless.Victor S E Moubarakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04280638667651857296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2100862372880209397.post-62012451561920328792012-07-14T12:26:04.792-07:002012-07-14T12:26:04.792-07:00Hi Vicky,
I like your mischievous and argumentati...Hi Vicky,<br /><br />I like your mischievous and argumentative comments. They're the ginger in ginger biscuits or the sparkling bubbles in champagne. I'm sure other readers enjoy them too.<br /><br />Now to be serious. I've been told by my computer expert that you must be using a "Wifi connection" when you're driving and reading the Google map. Either that or your iPad is linked to a cell phone.<br /><br />I've been told I can't just buy an iPad or Android and expect to drive as if I have a GPS.<br /><br />This is getting very confusing and there is no smiley to show confusing. I feel like screaming.<br /><br />God bless.Victor S E Moubarakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04280638667651857296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2100862372880209397.post-7680888820734602642012-07-14T11:41:25.120-07:002012-07-14T11:41:25.120-07:00You know, Vctor, you are just too kind - and I tea...You know, Vctor, you are just too kind - and I tease too much! I knew you were joking about the Blogger comment and I'm not so hurt as to be sitting here in a pile of soggy tissues;-) But it really is nice of you to explain why Blogger might not be in love with me:-D<br /><br />Hmm... do you think I might be a Shermy??;-)<br />God bless, Victor:-)<br /><br />PS. Aren't Smileys wonderful? Do know that ;-) really means 'I'm being an idiot and I know it'? And :-D means 'I might look sad and wimpy but I'm cracking up inside'. I really love them!Vickyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10020095571963954615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2100862372880209397.post-70137603541180608232012-07-14T09:29:14.899-07:002012-07-14T09:29:14.899-07:00LOL! Great Post!LOL! Great Post!Monica https://www.blogger.com/profile/06880809740306892433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2100862372880209397.post-35409528630453840622012-07-14T07:34:05.792-07:002012-07-14T07:34:05.792-07:00Thank you Vicky for the very helpful information a...Thank you Vicky for the very helpful information about the iPad and Android. i'll have to look into that further. I'm not very technical you know, (just had a lesson from Sue about poking - ask her about it).<br /><br />About my Blogger comment. Blogger knows when you're being mischievous and argumentative in your comments and sometimes it plays up and freezes. But that's what makes your comments so interesting - ask Mary about it. So don't change your style of comments otherwise Blogger will freeze up on other peoples' comments instead.<br /><br />God bless.Victor S E Moubarakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04280638667651857296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2100862372880209397.post-57083842241681040922012-07-14T05:40:40.814-07:002012-07-14T05:40:40.814-07:00Victor, obey the lady who cooks your dinners!! Tru...Victor, obey the lady who cooks your dinners!! Trust me - we take the scenic route every time we go out and we have never ever killed one another. It's a good track record.<br /><br />The iPad has GPS apps but we just use Google maps. It has a little light that tracks us on the road but you really need to have a driving companion to use it. I have 9 of them so it works okay for us.<br /><br />I like the iPad much better than the laptop because it's more portable and it has more uses - like the ereader and the camera. There's a few things that it doesn't do but I think the Android tablets might be more versatile. We also have a Bluetooth keyboard in an iPad cover but I find the touchscreen keypad works well enough.<br /><br />BTW, Victor, I'm awfully hurt by that Blogger remark. What could Blogger possibly have against me???<br /><br />God bless, my fiend:-)Vickyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10020095571963954615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2100862372880209397.post-91203739988251621222012-07-14T04:25:13.442-07:002012-07-14T04:25:13.442-07:00Blogger knows it's you Vicky. It knows all rig...Blogger knows it's you Vicky. It knows all right !!!<br /><br />I didn't know the iPad can navigate. Does it "talk" (i.e. has speakers) or is it just maps on screen? Do you have to pay to update the map yearly? <br /><br />I've been considering an iPad or other tablet but I'm not sure I'd use it that much. A laptop seems the same to me, and it has a keyboard too.<br /><br />Tell you what's really serious for me though! When the GPS lady says turn left and the "navigator" sitting next to me says turn right.<br /><br />Which lady do I obey ?????????????<br /><br />God bless.Victor S E Moubarakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04280638667651857296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2100862372880209397.post-69030533886454177732012-07-14T04:08:30.933-07:002012-07-14T04:08:30.933-07:00We use the iPad to navigate, Victor. It's real...We use the iPad to navigate, Victor. It's really useful but I do wonder what would happen if we disobeyed it. Would it get annoyed or would it be really smart and get us back on track again? I've always been a great navigator myself. In fact, I've had so much experience at recovering from being lost that I don't think we really need a GPS, at all.<br /><br />God bless, Victor:-)<br />PS. I don't understand Blogger - it's freezing up on me, again, and I'm not arguing or even teasing, this time:-OVickyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10020095571963954615noreply@blogger.com