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Hi guys,
So I took a look around and couldn't find anything comprehensive. I'll be picking up the S II tomorrow and it's going to be my first android phone so I was wondering if there was anything that you recommend doing right away or tips that you could give me?
Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Marink
Marink said:
Hi guys,
So I took a look around and couldn't find anything comprehensive. I'll be picking up the S II tomorrow and it's going to be my first android phone so I was wondering if there was anything that you recommend doing right away or tips that you could give me?
Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Marink
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Creating a Google account(if you don't already have one) before you get the phone probably. And test everything out on your own I guess, it's alot more fun to find out yourself.
Are you getting it with phones4u?
EleCtrOx666 said:
Creating a Google account(if you don't already have one) before you get the phone probably. And test everything out on your own I guess, it's alot more fun to find out yourself.
Are you getting it with phones4u?
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Yeah, going through all my google contacts now. And planning on it, my store said they'd have it in unlocked tomorrow
Marink said:
Yeah, going through all my google contacts now. And planning on it, my store said they'd have it in unlocked tomorrow
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Wow, I might want to go to the UK tomorrow lol.
Marink said:
Yeah, going through all my google contacts now. And planning on it, my store said they'd have it in unlocked tomorrow
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Sim-free unlocked?
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Wow, I might want to go to the UK tomorrow lol.
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There are a few stores local to Dover if you do.
Marink said:
...I'll be picking up the S II tomorrow and it's going to be my first android phone so I was wondering if there was anything that you recommend doing right away or tips that you could give me?...
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First thing I would do is I would head straight home with my shiny new SGS2, lock the door behind me and do a little forking victory dance.
Jazazze said:
Sim-free unlocked?
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From what the guy in Phones4U said yeah, if not I'll be way disappointed. But he did say I could get it, unsure about sim-free but I assumed so.
kreoXDA said:
First thing I would do is I would head straight home with my shiny new SGS2, lock the door behind me and do a little forking victory dance.
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LMAO you made my night mate
Geez! People are already getting the phone! Congrats !
Say a thank you to god!
We still don't when its getting released here! (India)
One of the first thing you should do is learn how to do a system dump. </no joke>
charge it....
dont unbox..tie a ribbon and send it to me
kreoxda said:
first thing i would do is i would head straight home with my shiny new sgs2, lock the door behind me and do a little forking victory dance.
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virussnake said:
charge it....
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you dont need to charge it....... You can use it right out of the box.
First time charging
I haven't kept up with the trends, but does the initial long charge ideal still hold ?(Samsung commonly require 8-12 hrs of uninterrupted charging for the 1st time)
And can someone confirm what the manual says?
Play some tegra2 based games and see if they work well on the samsung processor.
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There is a lot of debate on what to do for Charging the device. From what I have gathered, a proper way to "Condition" the battery is to continuously charge it uninterrupted for 8 hours, then use is all the way until the battery is depleted and shuts off. Then charge it uninterrupted again till its full. Do this cycle 2 to 3 times.
I don't want to start another argument on what to do, you will be the best judge but I have done that with my previous devices and have had a very strong battery life.
download launcher pro, and beautiful widgets and take touch wiz off loll that's what I'm gonna do.
Sorry for being a stickler for details, but during the first 8 hour uninterrupted charging, you can use the phone right ? Don't mean like light usage (incoming calls, sms etc), more like.. i've got a new phone and i want to explore every new feature...
The trend of charging your phone for X amount of hours before using it was with the old batteries... You dont need to charge these new ones for X amount of hours before using the phone.
i just got my S3 and i m so worried and so sad people!
i got the pebble blue s3. i have issues with my screen. i ran the screen test and found the same dark spots on my screen when screen is black. there are lots of them. i dont have nice camera to take pic of those dots. they are really annoying because i surf the internet a lot and these dots are very visible specially in the dark!
the other issue is something with the viewing angle. when i hold the device right next to my eyes (as we all do most of the times) the screen seems to be more yellowish and the colors seem to be alot washed away! but when i change the viewing angle like just a little, i mean when i tilt the device just a little the colors get normal the way they should be!
the next thing is the pink tint. in the browser the white pages are EXTREMELY PINK! yes EXTREMELY PINK! that happens at the automatic brightness!
when viewing the black color on the sceen, when the capacitive touch buttons are on the light of the menu button seems to leave its light on the screen. and the blacks are NOT AT ALL BLACK!!!
people i am so tensed and worried! can someone help me out of these problems? i have read that the white S3 does not have any of this problem is it true? i have also read that the dark spots are because of the glu used and those would go away with time, but i dont believe in that! should i send the device to claim warranty and get it repaired? pls pls pls some one help me! i have spent all my money i had saved for the past 4 months for this set and i even sold my Galaxy Note for this! i am so much tensed! pls help me guys!
well jumping off a bridge will ease ur pain
You got a defective unit it happens. So send it back or get it repaired / exchanged. You spent a lot of money you should get a product that works as intended without defects. The sooner the better you'll be much happier. Best advice I can give you. All without the need to jumping off a bridge or if you do hope that you that you land on kyan to break your fall.
kyan~ said:
well jumping off a bridge will ease ur pain
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Now that's un called for, yes these are all known issues and have been discussed at length, however that doesn't justify your comment.
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The block splotches are absolutely not indicative of a bad display.
They are present on virtually every OLED screen, ranging from the Nexus One's, to the PlayStation Vita's, to the Samsung Galaxy S3's.
I can't speak for your other issues, but people need to understand the splotches are common on pretty much any OLED. Some can see them easily, some seem to be unable to, but it does not mean the panel is defective.
Why are you on here? I see you just joined the site recently. How about you learn to be polite and if you can't, then leave.
kyan~ said:
well jumping off a bridge will ease ur pain
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ExodusC said:
The block splotches are absolutely not indicative of a bad display.
They are present on virtually every OLED screen, ranging from the Nexus One's, to the PlayStation Vita's, to the Samsung Galaxy S3's.
I can't speak for your other issues, but people need to understand the splotches are common on pretty much any OLED. Some can see them easily, some seem to be unable to, but it does not mean the panel is defective.
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no thats not right! i have a Samsung Wave for the last 1.5 years! i have never ever seen any spots on the screen! and u know that was the world's first ever super amoled screen mobile! i had galaxy note, JUST PERFECT! i literally am so disappointed for selling out my Note for this **** S3! i hate Samsung now! this is my last handset from samsung!
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well jumping off a bridge will ease ur pain
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While a little uncalled for, I did find the response pretty funny at first...If I had gotten a unit that bothered me that much I'd have it exchanged.
Woolios said:
You got a defective unit it happens. So send it back or get it repaired / exchanged. You spent a lot of money you should get a product that works as intended without defects. The sooner the better you'll be much happier. Best advice I can give you. All without the need to jumping off a bridge or if you do hope that you that you land on kyan to break your fall.
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yeah u r right. i guess my set is faulty. but i thought this might be something that would get ok with time. but that does does not make any sense. if those dots were something related to the glue, those should have been vanished by now as the set is old now. i mean it should have been produced at least like 1 or 2 months ago.
man i am ruined! i feel really so so bad! i just got up its 7 here in the morning and i am so badly hurt! and great news is that today is complete shutter down strike here in my city Karachi. so all the market and whole of the city is shut down. so i cant go to the store and return the device! HELL TODAY IS ONE OF THE WORST DAY OF MY LIFE!
kyan~ said:
well jumping off a bridge will ease ur pain
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Seriously? If you're not going to help, then don't post.
---Jay--- From the AOKP'd Nexus
theraffman said:
Now that's un called for, yes these are all known issues and have been discussed at length, however that doesn't justify your comment.
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You have to admit though that it was funny
I use an app called dead pixel test, and it allows you to cycle through several different solid coloured screns, like all white, all black, red blue etc. No probelms with my screen, but I have a screen protector on it now.
Does yours have a screen protector that could be affecting it? Otherwise just return it as faulty.
I also have the pebble blue and screen is amazing. No issues here. Did notice the marks on a completely black screen in a dark room once but it hasn't showed since. Didn't really bother me.
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aami.aami said:
HELL TODAY IS ONE OF THE WORST DAY OF MY LIFE!
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Good grief. You must have lived in Utopia if a defective phone blights your life so much. Stop with the self-absorption already.
Just tested my phone for the dark patches and the screen is full of them. So far it hasn't ruined my life. Or indeed a millisecond of my life.
You got a duff phone. Unlucky. What do you want us to do about it?
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yeah u r right. i guess my set is faulty. but i thought this might be something that would get ok with time. but that does does not make any sense. if those dots were something related to the glue, those should have been vanished by now as the set is old now. i mean it should have been produced at least like 1 or 2 months ago.
man i am ruined! i feel really so so bad! i just got up its 7 here in the morning and i am so badly hurt! and great news is that today is complete shutter down strike here in my city Karachi. so all the market and whole of the city is shut down. so i cant go to the store and return the device! HELL TODAY IS ONE OF THE WORST DAY OF MY LIFE!
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If today is the worst day of your life... your a sad sad person. Its a phone for goodness sake! .
Get over it and get it exchanged if your not happy, but seriously whining like the above makes you look very silly as your acting like an 8 year old with a tantrum.
My s3 has faults too, like the front facing speaker isnt flat and sits at an angle... but you dont hear me whining....
These are a mass produced product and there will always be faulty units... so dont fret and go and get another one
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no thats not right! i have a Samsung Wave for the last 1.5 years! i have never ever seen any spots on the screen! and u know that was the world's first ever super amoled screen mobile! i had galaxy note, JUST PERFECT! i literally am so disappointed for selling out my Note for this **** S3! i hate Samsung now! this is my last handset from samsung!
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I had to cycle through 5 different Galaxy Nexii(?) before i found a perfect display. Ever since then, im sticking to it till it dies. Of course...after seeing the HTC One X, every display out there is crap.
aami.aami said:
i literally am so disappointed for selling out my Note for this **** S3! i hate Samsung now! this is my last handset from samsung!
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aami.aami said:
man i am ruined! i feel really so so bad! i just got up its 7 here in the morning and i am so badly hurt! and great news is that today is complete shutter down strike here in my city Karachi. so all the market and whole of the city is shut down. so i cant go to the store and return the device! HELL TODAY IS ONE OF THE WORST DAY OF MY LIFE!
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Wow, you need to get over yourself. It's a phone, stop whining on the internet and move on with your life.
As many have suggested, just return the phone and get it exchanged.
jayharper08 said:
Seriously? If you're not going to help, then don't post.
---Jay--- From the AOKP'd Nexus
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Like you helped a lot with this post
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aami.aami said:
no thats not right! i have a Samsung Wave for the last 1.5 years! i have never ever seen any spots on the screen! and u know that was the world's first ever super amoled screen mobile! i had galaxy note, JUST PERFECT! i literally am so disappointed for selling out my Note for this **** S3! i hate Samsung now! this is my last handset from samsung!
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How old are you? Calm down man, sometimes **** happens. Just change it in for a new one... Considering it's the worst day of your life because you can't go to town and change it.. You are somewhere around 9 years old
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B3311 said:
Good grief. You must have lived in Utopia if a defective phone blights your life so much. Stop with the self-absorption already.
Just tested my phone for the dark patches and the screen is full of them. So far it hasn't ruined my life. Or indeed a millisecond of my life.
You got a duff phone. Unlucky. What do you want us to do about it?
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i wanted to just ask everyone if anyone else had those issues and got them resolved by any means other than returning the phone. and i dont want u to do anything about this man! why are u even looking at my post if u dont want to help
So im gonna kick this off with a question about the LWW's ram!
Why does it show that it only has 340 RAM when i go to Apps>RUNNING ?
Well...I'm to shy to say it....but my LWW has a problem...a big problem...I have search for the cure but couldn't find it...
The problem is...why does my LWW is too damn AWESOME!!!...everyday I cannot eat, sleep, talk, and the worse part is...I cannot go to POO POO time without holding it...
Please someone help me... :crying:
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Well...I'm to shy to say it....but my LWW has a problem...a big problem...I have search for the cure but couldn't find it...
The problem is...why does my LWW is too damn AWESOME!!!...everyday I cannot eat, sleep, talk, and the worse part is...I cannot go to POO POO time without holding it...
Please someone help me... :crying:
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Solution to your problem is, find wood, find nails, build a table, and place your phone on it , and VIOLA ! you can go to your toilet without holding it
That was fun,but siriously can someone answer my Q?
k0k0t0 said:
That was fun,but siriously can someone answer my Q?
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I think the settings shows the maximum accessible ram not the total value does not shows the amount used by OS. There is a small app in the market "mini info classic" check with that. probably it will show u 100mb/340mb. so in total around 440mb. now dont ask why it is not 512mb remember when u check the ram of ur computer it doesn't show the exact value but a bit less. like if u have 1024mb of ram it will show u around 900
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Till-Kruspe said:
Well...I'm to shy to say it....but my LWW has a problem...a big problem...I have search for the cure but couldn't find it...
The problem is...why does my LWW is too damn AWESOME!!!...everyday I cannot eat, sleep, talk, and the worse part is...I cannot go to POO POO time without holding it...
Please someone help me... :crying:
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Hahaha awesome. Same goes for me TK. cheers :highfive:
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Well...I'm to shy to say it....but my LWW has a problem...a big problem...I have search for the cure but couldn't find it...
The problem is...why does my LWW is too damn AWESOME!!!...everyday I cannot eat, sleep, talk, and the worse part is...I cannot go to POO POO time without holding it...
Please someone help me... :crying:
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I have a solution, you can mail it me, I will be happy to share the problem with you.
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NO one has q?
Till-Kruspe said:
Well...I'm to shy to say it....but my LWW has a problem...a big problem...I have search for the cure but couldn't find it...
The problem is...why does my LWW is too damn AWESOME!!!...everyday I cannot eat, sleep, talk, and the worse part is...I cannot go to POO POO time without holding it...
Please someone help me... :crying:
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hahaha, you are funny bro. But i have an easy soluttion... Left your girlfriend and go to sleep with your phone. You need to talk to somebody? Talk with your device, he will always be there listening to you, cause he is your best friend. You need to POO POO when you aren´t holdin it? Is easy, just DON´T STOP HOLDING IT..
And, the last one.. You need to eat? Eat him, is so awesome than he will still working fine!
I love LWW just because TK's Walkman
I have installed Asphalt 7 couple of days ago. & can't imagine....its buttery smooooooooooth..loving my device more now :laugh:
Sony's legendary Reboot problem. and sony has ignored 20 pages of rants from his own forum
My battery turns to 1% everytime i am on 3G / HSDPA and i am downloading torrents.
this happens if you download torrents + do anything else. sometimes even torrent alone makes it immediately 1% from any % you currently have.
if you turn of data and activate airplane it goes back to its previous battery %.
i am not sure what is the problem with using 3G but i think should not be the case. i can understand if it drains fast but not from 100% to immediately 1% in a couple of minutes.
i even tried charging to 100% and then using 3G + torrent + facebook.
Hello Guys Im from India :angel:
I have worked online damn hard to buy an mobile , as my parents arent too rich to afford an smartphone to me .
As hardwork always pays off , Bought Xperia P online with the online money i have earned !!!
Damn new to this Mobile , ofc didnt even open the seal , I just wanna clarify somethings which i want to know from the great xperia p users
* For the first few days does the mobile needs to charge 5-6 hours a day or just 1-2 hours ?
* List of good apps useful for xperia p
* Known problems which arise after upgrading >? and how to rectify them ?
* Some cool games and wonderfull themes ?
* Last one but the main thing is , by mistakenly i ordered red xperia p , but i prefer black almost , Are there changeable panels available ?
And after knowing abt these things and getting grip on ma mobile , i will learn on how to root , install roms , kernels , etc !
And also mention * what to do and what not ! while using this mobile :laugh:
Thx for spending your valuable time and reading this
btw My english sucks ( trying to improve it )
First of all,you are posting in wrong section,it should be post in Q&A section.Secondly,your English is okay,just some word aren't place correctly anyway,I can help you with your first question...
Charge the phone at least 8 hours initially...after that,you can charge your phone like normal...
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You can try http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1736351 for apps.
And the problems that might arise are always a few bugs which are taken care of with new update.dont worry about that.also you can search for the problem here and ask for solution.congratulations for the new phone
If I helped you.hit thanks
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8 hours bro ? Its too high should i really charge 8 hours ? @@
and what abt ICS ?
it has many bugs i think ? did sony released any bug fix update ?
Thread moved. Please post questions here in Q&A where they belong.
Thanks
AvRS
Guys opened seal and does it already installed an screen protector ?
or should i buy a screen protector and install it ?
Many backgrounds applications are running hw to kill them ?
1st of all the bad things about the phone
if you can have patience to charge your device twice a day than XP is for you
i have this phone for about 20 days now and i,m quite disappointed with the battery life.
it really sucks and i,m mean really really sucks big time. 1350 mah only
i had an update couple a days ago i installed the update and stared facing bug like immense battery drain
camera problem in the dark.. and there,s no improvement in update as far i have observed
don,t bother to update
now the good things
i love the face that this device has awesome screen resolution
nice colours and viewing angles
screen clarity awesome
camera result awesome
performance awesome.
sound awesome
sound on earphones awesome
call quality no problem at all
surfing the web no problem
overall experience good.
yes u can install custom roms in it
after rooting and installing the clockwork recovery.. u might also have to unlock the bootloader,
see the relevant thread.
but i cant see files which i have tranferred through pc or bluetooth
almost wasted 2 hours for searching a file which i have copied from ma pc to phone but i cant find the location of the files which i have transferred to mobile from friend's bluetooth and my computer
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Guys opened seal and does it already installed an screen protector ?
or should i buy a screen protector and install it ?
Many backgrounds applications are running hw to kill them ?
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It already has a screen protector...
You can kill them by pressing stop..and if u root,u can uninstall a lot of bloatware..
The battery is so lame and Sony's software support is even worse..
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Oh ok, thanks a lot for the reply guys , i already updated to the ICS but not the latest one
it runs fine on my xperia p
Although it has a scratch resistant screen guard should i need to install an additional screen guard
Even the xperia P red colour is made up of aluminium right?
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Oh ok, thanks a lot for the reply guys , i already updated to the ICS but not the latest one
it runs fine on my xperia p
Although it has a scratch resistant screen guard should i need to install an additional screen guard
Even the xperia P red colour is made up of aluminium right?
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Ya..aluminium itself..use the current screen guard for a few months,.Have a backup anyways,in case something goes wrong..
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I'm on LOS 13. when i installed xposed v87 every apps force stopped. Is it common? ,
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I'm on LOS 13. when i installed xposed v87 every apps force stopped. Is it common? ,
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V87-sdk23-arm64 with installer 3.1.1? Sure your on los 13?
Everything ok here
Okay. First time i installed from xposed installer then it started giving me force close problem.
I flashed v87 manually now and problem solved ,☺
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V87-sdk23-arm64 with installer 3.1.1? Sure your on los 13?
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Yes I'm sure arm 64 with installer 3.1.1 auto install
Now i manually flashed xposed everything ok now ,
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Everything ok here
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No, the weather finally broke..... Sunny and in the 60's..... I'm stuck at work. I can hear my mountain bike screaming at me all the way from my garage.
And if you must know, I have a hangnail on my left foot that is driving me nuts.
Do you think its cool if I take off my shoe and sock to clip it at my desk? I'm seriously considering it.
How is your day going?
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No, the weather finally broke..... Sunny and in the 60's..... I'm stuck at work. I can hear my mountain bike screaming at me all the way from my garage.
And if you must know, I have a hangnail on my left foot that is driving me nuts.
Do you think its cool if I take off my shoe and sock to clip it at my desk? I'm seriously considering it.
How is your day going?
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My grandfather on my mothers side passed away today at 1:00 AM, besides that i'm dandy
Please don't take your sock off at work, that would be disgusting and of so bad taste...:silly:
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My grandfather on my mothers side passed away today at 1:00 AM, besides that i'm dandy
Please don't take your sock off at work, that would be disgusting and of so bad taste...:silly:
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Sorry to hear that. I'm fortunate to have some of my grandparents around, and hearing about your loss reminds me I should visit them more.
I failed at helping the OP out and lightning the mood.... Doh. Hope you have better times ahead of you :fingers-crossed:
I actually went out to my car and took my shoe off. Couldn't stand it anymore.
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Sorry to hear that. I'm fortunate to have some of my grandparents around, and hearing about your loss reminds me I should visit them more.
I failed at helping the OP out and lightning the mood.... Doh. Hope you have better times ahead of you :fingers-crossed:
I actually went out to my car and took my shoe off. Couldn't stand it anymore.
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No problem and thanks for your concern, he was suffering so it was the best that could have happened, he had head surgery because of a swelling in his brain less than a month ago because he fell a lot, almost couldn't walk because of being in bed so long recovering, was in the hospital again because of pus in his kidneys, is liver was almost losing all functions, he had a septicemia due to that, he was 92, almost blind, almost no teeth and had been alone for 5 years without my grandmother who passed away before him. Now he is finally resting... :victory:
Now i have no grandparents left, he was the last man standing.
It's the cycle of life... sorry for the off topic guys.
Moving on... .. to RR.