tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-60151494606302317.post5473551298265497454..comments2023-11-29T06:26:35.175-04:00Comments on Now is Wow Too: The 'good' and 'bad' of yesterday's Valentines Day ...Elspethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08818240263719381120noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-60151494606302317.post-84507608487691557952009-02-16T05:43:00.000-04:002009-02-16T05:43:00.000-04:00Thank you Pearl (of wisdom)Thank you Pearl (of wisdom)Elspethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08818240263719381120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-60151494606302317.post-81241975615572972842009-02-15T23:00:00.000-04:002009-02-15T23:00:00.000-04:00Love to step in as a fly on the wall and see all t...Love to step in as a fly on the wall and see all those encounters with flowers unfold.<BR/><BR/>hope your camera gets well soon.Pearlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05251168248457758117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-60151494606302317.post-31988334035697615882009-02-15T20:54:00.000-04:002009-02-15T20:54:00.000-04:00Wow, Meady! What a generous offer for you to make....Wow, Meady! What a generous offer for you to make. Very kind. Thanks for the thought. I'm not sure what I'm going to do ... but whatever it is, I intend to have a 100% working camera in my hands within the next 2 weeks for the latest.Elspethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08818240263719381120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-60151494606302317.post-8468103042552151202009-02-15T20:23:00.000-04:002009-02-15T20:23:00.000-04:00I guess it is why my last two laptops were Dell al...I guess it is why my last two laptops were Dell although people find it is of a lower grade but I went with them because they have a special set up for sales to this region. Albeit we get the worse end of the deals etc...but that way I could have gotten the warranties and the insurance etc etc. But as I've been saying dont know if was necessary so my next purchase might just be at some North American store. <BR/><BR/>If you can't get your camera fixed on the warranty you should let us know! Maybe all your readers and friends could chip in to help you get a new one or the cost of fixing! After all we all enjoy yours pics and you've helped many of us by doing photos for us for free! So let us know! Well at least let me know! If you're OK with that of course...And I guess that would truly be in the spirit of Valentine! :)meadysmusingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08435841761664537980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-60151494606302317.post-48910438444544391852009-02-15T17:30:00.000-04:002009-02-15T17:30:00.000-04:00Well ... right now I don;t know what to think with...Well ... right now I don;t know what to think with the camera. I called back the service centre ... and the 2nd rep also said it might be covered, but you never know. They will tell me if there is a cost. But boy, just looking at their costs for out-of-warranty repairs alone! Gulp ... <BR/><BR/>Re V-day vs Xmas, yes you're right.<BR/><BR/>And yes, every day should be 'Love' and any day can be/should be/is a day for gift giving to the Loved One ...Elspethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08818240263719381120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-60151494606302317.post-22909483072049089332009-02-15T17:06:00.000-04:002009-02-15T17:06:00.000-04:00Oh Ok that sounds great then about your camera! I ...Oh Ok that sounds great then about your camera! I bought insurance from my Dell laptop but dont figure I will in the future as Lynn says wasn't worth the money esp as I really use my laptop as a desktop or well bedside top! Mostly so...very unlikely it will get damaged by me throwing it down or throwing water on it etc...although...you never know...so it is great that they will let that be covered by the warranty!<BR/><BR/>I dont know I think the whole Valentine's malaise is very different or deeper or worse than the Christmas one! Christmas has a lot of lot of good that comes of it still...people open their hearts for Christmas in the right ways even though many see it as commercial...to me Valentine just reaks of guys buying these token things so they can get some! Of course will be exceptions etc but to me the sell of it comes over like that...sex is fine but even in a committed relationship or a marriage when it is seen as something where you have to behave well by doing such and such and then you will get such and such well it just stinks to me and is so so the lowest level of love! But then I guess let's face that is a little bit of the reality in most relationships...the manipulation!<BR/><BR/>With Christmas the love is always higher I find even if some get caught up with treats and gift giving...I know many couples in love who don't celebrate Valentine's day cause they say everyday is about that...I see their point but Im all for there being a day where you go out and express it singlemindedly although again one can say every day should be that way but sometimes we forget...but not the way it is marketed currently!<BR/><BR/>But then I know I'm an idealist when it comes to this so...meadysmusingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08435841761664537980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-60151494606302317.post-3719586893799390372009-02-15T14:26:00.000-04:002009-02-15T14:26:00.000-04:00I called Sony in the US and spoke with a rep, expl...I called Sony in the US and spoke with a rep, explaining everything. My camera is sill under its 1 year warranty and luckily the LCD can be replaced. The rep says I can send the camera up to the service centre in Texas. I'll have to look more into that and see about it next week.Elspethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08818240263719381120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-60151494606302317.post-92028591871623933872009-02-15T14:19:00.000-04:002009-02-15T14:19:00.000-04:00First I am laughing at the men and their clumbsine...First I am laughing at the men and their clumbsiness at buying flowers for their loved ones. Too funny! I'm glad there were also others who knew the drill! LOL<BR/><BR/>I am so very very very very sorry that you dropped your dear camera.<BR/>I do understand your angst about this being a true lover of my own camera!!!! I hope this is fixable. Obviously not on warrenty? I have bought and USED them in the past, but did not buy one for my present camera...just too expensive on top of the already too expensive camera. At least you can still take pictures! It could have been worse?<BR/><BR/>Hugs.Lynn Cohenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12094038275377357886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-60151494606302317.post-88876272505109138812009-02-15T14:13:00.000-04:002009-02-15T14:13:00.000-04:00Well Meady, I agree with you/understand what you'r...Well Meady, I agree with you/understand what you're saying in the commercial sense ... "Can't buy me love" as the Beatles sang. Everyone understands and expresses Love in different ways. While it's nice to receive flowers, it shouldn't be a duty or pressure. But ... some of that pressure I think comes not from 'having' to buy, but perhaps not knowing what to buy. And maybe the man who says "Gimme wanna dem ting" is just saying it that way to appear super 'macho' to people in the store (in a 'real men don't buy flowers unless they have to' kind of way) ... but loves his girlfriend in the way that he thinks is best or knows how to - by providing for her, taking care of whatever needs to be done, "good living and loving" as he sees it ... I don't know. Everyone is different. I think Valentine's Day, like Christmas Day has many expectations attached to it - and unfortunately some people (not all) judge how much they are loved based on how much a gift costs, how many gifts they get, etc.Elspethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08818240263719381120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-60151494606302317.post-16200423578768146202009-02-15T13:14:00.000-04:002009-02-15T13:14:00.000-04:00BTW it's a pity though cause...ONLY LOVE IS REAL a...BTW it's a pity though cause...ONLY LOVE IS REAL and there is so little of it in the world these days!meadysmusingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08435841761664537980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-60151494606302317.post-61148991789143080312009-02-15T13:12:00.000-04:002009-02-15T13:12:00.000-04:00Sorry about your camera we all lose out when you c...Sorry about your camera we all lose out when you cant use it! If all the pics in the blog were with it broken it still works well though! And you still used it well as it! Of course yep you don't want to be missing out on all the wonders of modern day technology when you take the shots!<BR/><BR/>As for the rest of the story I thought that was also the bad part! To me it continues to show how very little love people have for each other especially on valentine's day! None of what you described is love...of course you said you just talked about the bad and extremes. I'm sure the ones really in love if they chose to buy flowers for each other or man for woman only they would have been quiet in the store and perhaps not stood out! But you would have picked up the vibe though...<BR/><BR/>BTW what's wrong with the angel in the flower shop's eye?meadysmusingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08435841761664537980noreply@blogger.com