Last year while my husband Mike and I were hunting last year we tried hunting in Jaffray, BC where you can only walk up the mountain to find the elk. You're not allowed to use an atv or vehicle to get up and down the mountain if you're hunting.
One night, I was bored. I couldn't find our mad libs, so I made one up and then when it was done I put it on the door of a storage shed where guide outfitters keep their stuff safe.
Just in case you don't know what mad libs are, they're short stories where nouns, adjectives, verbs etc have been taken out and someone comes up with the answer.
It's called How To Make Rock Soup
Once upon a time there was a flashy hunter who like to spank rocks until Boxing Day, then the hunter would use the fridge to turn the leaves a frozen yellow.
When this was all done the hunter boiled water and made rock soup. After a long day of cooking the hunter looked at the clock and decided it was time to go hunting, knowing that one can't burn rock soup.
After many hours the hunter returned to dinner served by Goldilocks. She was a great camp cook. This made the hunter happy.
The End
Tuesday, 31 January 2012
Monday, 30 January 2012
Insights For I Am Normal... If You're Bipolar
I've been seeing the Bell commercial for mental illness awareness on February 8th and I want to say, "Best regards to you! I've written a book about Bipolar Disorder and what to look for. We should talk."
Something that I think will help the world is if all the cellphone providers united together and shared the costs of providing cellphone service covering every section of this planet. I think they compete too much over where they cover. There are too many areas that need cellphone service for 911 purposes but also acknowledging that cellphones are like our clothes and without them we feel naked, wondering if our phone rang, wishing we could tweet something, facebook a photo all on our dearly beloved cell. Did I just miss a text message? No, I didn't because funny haa haa is that I again live in a no cellphone service area. Do I need it? Mmmmm, not really. Would it be great for everyone else? Yes it would be.
In 2006 I lived in a poor cellphone service area and my provider was them which created my cellphone anxieties. I want to talk to Bell about us working together to spread the mental illness awareness. They are wanting it, according to the commercial.
This is not a hate posting because it's not. What I want to do is share is an article I wrote in the beginning of 2007. I emailed it to them and several newspapers. They never responded nor did I hear anything from any newspaper that it was being used. It's ok. We're here now, in the present. I'm much more chemically balanced due to corrective measures taken with medication. 1 year later there was a cellphone tower where I would receive perfect service. I had moved before they put it up. Everyone else is happy though :)
I forgive Bell for not responding but maybe they could this time because seriously, my I Am Normal... If You're Bipolar is exactly what they're wanting and more importantly the world is needing.
.
April 3rd 1973 was when the first public telephone call was placed on a portable cellular phone. The lucky man was Martin Cooper. But before this time there were many technological advancements that needed to occur before Mr. Cooper placed his calls on his cellphone.
Back in 1921 a mobile radio in a vehicle operated at a frequency of 2 MHZ approximately. The next major advancement was in 1945 when the first public mobile telephone system in the US was inaugurated in St. Louis Missouri with three channels at 150 MHZ. By 1947 a public mobile system of push-to-talk operation used frequencies in the 35 to 44 MHZ along the highway between New York and Boston. In 1964 the 150 MHZ system was developed providing automatic channel selection for each call and now allowing customers to do their own dialing. The “Improved Mobile Telephone System” became the standard for mobile service in the US in 1969. The FCC made a firm allocation of 40 MHZ for mobile telephone service and in 1974 solicited applications for developmental systems to prove the feasibility of so-called “cellular systems”. During 1975, and 1977 AT&T applied to operate a developmental cellular system in Chicago and in March of 1977 the license was granted. So in late 1978 AT&T began the construction on and operation of the Service Test-Phase with 2000 trial customers.
You’re probably wondering where I am going with all this history of the cellphone advancement. The direction I am going is to the present day 2008 where everywhere you turn you either see a cellphone, hear a cell ring, or listen to the beeping noise of text messaging. You can not escape the portable mobile systems, yet in this technologically advanced and ever consuming society cellphone service areas are lacking. Granted that as the years have progressed, service areas have increased but not enough.
Back in January 2006 I entered into a cellphone contract with Bell. I had used their services before and have been satisfied. In August of 2006 I moved from a “fully digital town” to a “two-bars digital if you’re lucky town”. Realizing the incapability of my cellphone I bought an antenna. This improved the quality of service. November 1st 2006 things took a turn for the worse; I moved not even 500 yards from a two-bar digital service area to two bars analog, no service, one bar digital area. I can literally hold my phone and it will go through all three stages within a two minute period. I storm through my house trying to find one bar digital service to send a text message only to have it about 60% of the time fail. If I want to have an actual conversation I have to put on my parka, winter boots, and stand outside waving my antenna with my left arm holding the cell with my right asking, “Can you hear me now?” Do you have any idea how annoying and frustrating that is especially when 500 yards to my left I could carry on a conversation in my residence with no problems?
I now have what I like to call cellphone phobia: I don’t like answering my phone, trying to carry on a conversation, or even dial the cell even if it’s an important call. The really sad part is my phobia stays with me even when I’m at residences that have “land lines”. I hate using the phones even though they are my vital link to the world. Every time I think about the calls I need to make I get a tightening in my stomach and my ulcer starts acting up to the point of feeling nauseated.
Early in the month of November 2006 I called Bell and complained about the service, it does appear on my phone that service is better but it has not improved at my current residence. I called them again and was told to buy a booster for my LG6200. Guess how much? $375.00 plus tax is what it would cost. Now if I had $375, I think I would have a land line and not suffer from cellphone phobia. Obviously I don’t have the cash to spend so here I am with a cell that is not providing satisfactory communication abilities and suffering from fear.
So now that we’ve established what I suffer from let’s discuss Article 4.3 and Article 15.1 from The Terms of Service for telecommunications services regulated by the Canadian Radio- Television and Telecommunications Communications set out the basic rights and obligations of both Bell Canada and its customers. Article 4.3 states Bell Canada must bear the expense of maintenance and repairs required to due to normal wear and tear to its facilities...
To me this means that they are responsible for cellphone service and due to increasing population, it should be mandatory that service of a minimum of two bars digital be available everywhere. If I had an accident in a non service area what good is my cell? It can’t drive me to where there is the ability to get a decent signal to call for help. So we’re paying for the 911 service for nothing.
Article 15.1: Refund In Case of Service Problems; where there are omissions, interruptions, delays, errors or defects in transmissions or failures or defects in Bell Canada facilities, Bell Canada’s liability is limited to a refund of charges on request, proportionate to the length of time the problem existed...provided Bell Canada is advised promptly of the problem...
In my opinion, Bell Canada should be refunding my November, December and future bills until there are two bars digital service inside my residence, not outside, but inside with or without the use of an antenna. My reasoning: Bell Mobility told me that they have contacted Telus and advised that they needed to upgrade their telecommunications because Telus is in charge of the area in which I reside. Of course when I wanted to know what they were going to do to make me happy I was not given an answer. At the time I wanted free unlimited text messaging and call display. Now what I want is a refund for November and December and pay nothing until there are two bars digital in my residence because of my complete dissatisfaction of customer service provided that goes against their vision of “... we at Bell Canada believe corporations - have a clear responsibility to invest in communities. To help them solve problems and to adapt to a world of high - velocity change.” “People matter Above all, we pay attention. To the community at large, to stakeholders, to individual customers and employees. Not only what they want, but what they value. And then we act. We take personal accountability...” “Empowering our customers our responsibility: by providing anywhere/anytime and innovative solutions at a fair price...” “Aiming higher our vision: to contribute to the well-being of society at large...”
So I think that it’s time for Bell Canada to pay attention, act and take personal accountability don’t you? My next question is, “Can you hear me now?”
Post Note: Cellphone Service in my is still not continuously two bars digital but there are now pamphlets about purchasing an antenna or booster. They terminated my contract with them and have sent me a bill which I haven’t paid because of their poor customer service and I’m financially challenged. This article was written in January of 2007. The CEO Core Values page went missing.
Something that I think will help the world is if all the cellphone providers united together and shared the costs of providing cellphone service covering every section of this planet. I think they compete too much over where they cover. There are too many areas that need cellphone service for 911 purposes but also acknowledging that cellphones are like our clothes and without them we feel naked, wondering if our phone rang, wishing we could tweet something, facebook a photo all on our dearly beloved cell. Did I just miss a text message? No, I didn't because funny haa haa is that I again live in a no cellphone service area. Do I need it? Mmmmm, not really. Would it be great for everyone else? Yes it would be.
In 2006 I lived in a poor cellphone service area and my provider was them which created my cellphone anxieties. I want to talk to Bell about us working together to spread the mental illness awareness. They are wanting it, according to the commercial.
This is not a hate posting because it's not. What I want to do is share is an article I wrote in the beginning of 2007. I emailed it to them and several newspapers. They never responded nor did I hear anything from any newspaper that it was being used. It's ok. We're here now, in the present. I'm much more chemically balanced due to corrective measures taken with medication. 1 year later there was a cellphone tower where I would receive perfect service. I had moved before they put it up. Everyone else is happy though :)
I forgive Bell for not responding but maybe they could this time because seriously, my I Am Normal... If You're Bipolar is exactly what they're wanting and more importantly the world is needing.
.
Cellphone Phobia- A High Tech Fear
April 3rd 1973 was when the first public telephone call was placed on a portable cellular phone. The lucky man was Martin Cooper. But before this time there were many technological advancements that needed to occur before Mr. Cooper placed his calls on his cellphone.
Back in 1921 a mobile radio in a vehicle operated at a frequency of 2 MHZ approximately. The next major advancement was in 1945 when the first public mobile telephone system in the US was inaugurated in St. Louis Missouri with three channels at 150 MHZ. By 1947 a public mobile system of push-to-talk operation used frequencies in the 35 to 44 MHZ along the highway between New York and Boston. In 1964 the 150 MHZ system was developed providing automatic channel selection for each call and now allowing customers to do their own dialing. The “Improved Mobile Telephone System” became the standard for mobile service in the US in 1969. The FCC made a firm allocation of 40 MHZ for mobile telephone service and in 1974 solicited applications for developmental systems to prove the feasibility of so-called “cellular systems”. During 1975, and 1977 AT&T applied to operate a developmental cellular system in Chicago and in March of 1977 the license was granted. So in late 1978 AT&T began the construction on and operation of the Service Test-Phase with 2000 trial customers.
You’re probably wondering where I am going with all this history of the cellphone advancement. The direction I am going is to the present day 2008 where everywhere you turn you either see a cellphone, hear a cell ring, or listen to the beeping noise of text messaging. You can not escape the portable mobile systems, yet in this technologically advanced and ever consuming society cellphone service areas are lacking. Granted that as the years have progressed, service areas have increased but not enough.
Back in January 2006 I entered into a cellphone contract with Bell. I had used their services before and have been satisfied. In August of 2006 I moved from a “fully digital town” to a “two-bars digital if you’re lucky town”. Realizing the incapability of my cellphone I bought an antenna. This improved the quality of service. November 1st 2006 things took a turn for the worse; I moved not even 500 yards from a two-bar digital service area to two bars analog, no service, one bar digital area. I can literally hold my phone and it will go through all three stages within a two minute period. I storm through my house trying to find one bar digital service to send a text message only to have it about 60% of the time fail. If I want to have an actual conversation I have to put on my parka, winter boots, and stand outside waving my antenna with my left arm holding the cell with my right asking, “Can you hear me now?” Do you have any idea how annoying and frustrating that is especially when 500 yards to my left I could carry on a conversation in my residence with no problems?
I now have what I like to call cellphone phobia: I don’t like answering my phone, trying to carry on a conversation, or even dial the cell even if it’s an important call. The really sad part is my phobia stays with me even when I’m at residences that have “land lines”. I hate using the phones even though they are my vital link to the world. Every time I think about the calls I need to make I get a tightening in my stomach and my ulcer starts acting up to the point of feeling nauseated.
Early in the month of November 2006 I called Bell and complained about the service, it does appear on my phone that service is better but it has not improved at my current residence. I called them again and was told to buy a booster for my LG6200. Guess how much? $375.00 plus tax is what it would cost. Now if I had $375, I think I would have a land line and not suffer from cellphone phobia. Obviously I don’t have the cash to spend so here I am with a cell that is not providing satisfactory communication abilities and suffering from fear.
So now that we’ve established what I suffer from let’s discuss Article 4.3 and Article 15.1 from The Terms of Service for telecommunications services regulated by the Canadian Radio- Television and Telecommunications Communications set out the basic rights and obligations of both Bell Canada and its customers. Article 4.3 states Bell Canada must bear the expense of maintenance and repairs required to due to normal wear and tear to its facilities...
To me this means that they are responsible for cellphone service and due to increasing population, it should be mandatory that service of a minimum of two bars digital be available everywhere. If I had an accident in a non service area what good is my cell? It can’t drive me to where there is the ability to get a decent signal to call for help. So we’re paying for the 911 service for nothing.
Article 15.1: Refund In Case of Service Problems; where there are omissions, interruptions, delays, errors or defects in transmissions or failures or defects in Bell Canada facilities, Bell Canada’s liability is limited to a refund of charges on request, proportionate to the length of time the problem existed...provided Bell Canada is advised promptly of the problem...
In my opinion, Bell Canada should be refunding my November, December and future bills until there are two bars digital service inside my residence, not outside, but inside with or without the use of an antenna. My reasoning: Bell Mobility told me that they have contacted Telus and advised that they needed to upgrade their telecommunications because Telus is in charge of the area in which I reside. Of course when I wanted to know what they were going to do to make me happy I was not given an answer. At the time I wanted free unlimited text messaging and call display. Now what I want is a refund for November and December and pay nothing until there are two bars digital in my residence because of my complete dissatisfaction of customer service provided that goes against their vision of “... we at Bell Canada believe corporations - have a clear responsibility to invest in communities. To help them solve problems and to adapt to a world of high - velocity change.” “People matter Above all, we pay attention. To the community at large, to stakeholders, to individual customers and employees. Not only what they want, but what they value. And then we act. We take personal accountability...” “Empowering our customers our responsibility: by providing anywhere/anytime and innovative solutions at a fair price...” “Aiming higher our vision: to contribute to the well-being of society at large...”
So I think that it’s time for Bell Canada to pay attention, act and take personal accountability don’t you? My next question is, “Can you hear me now?”
Post Note: Cellphone Service in my is still not continuously two bars digital but there are now pamphlets about purchasing an antenna or booster. They terminated my contract with them and have sent me a bill which I haven’t paid because of their poor customer service and I’m financially challenged. This article was written in January of 2007. The CEO Core Values page went missing.
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