Nancy wrote --

After visiting a couple of hours I said I had best be on the road
and sort of stood there a minute, figuring I would be asked to stay for

dinner. He wished me well and returned to work.

Perhaps you should have hinted a bit broader that you could be persuaded to

stay longer....?

I sort of stood around a few minutes waiting for him to make the
invitation then said I had best be on my way.
But I'm known James for 40 years and he is some of an absent minded
professor type. :)

Sounds like Karin was sorry not to have had the chance to see you,

I only met her once, shortly after they married and had returned here to visit family. Hers are from somewhere in KY.

There seem to be quite a few "features" of that phone that I'd not at
all like to have

The oddest thing.
Thursday my captain texted and it notified me. I had done nothing in the meantime.
I had been sent a text a week before, by another person, and nothing.
But being called to work a day, it lets me know...

Oh, and it take a day before a text arrives and often get a undeliverable message when I send one.

How unhelpful.... the reason for having a phone being communication...

"How unhelpful" LOL Gotta remember that one.
I have checked phone numbers to make sure the undelivered ones was the
right number and they were.
And the text I mentioned I didn't get a notification, that one took two
days to be delivered!
Joe
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