–Went to Noah’s for bagels, Peet’s for decaf beans.
–Tried to go to (two different) McDonald’s for lunch; both were fenced off for remodeling. Ate at Burger King.
–Took a swim.
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–Took a swim. Water was too warm at 87 (set for 86). Dialed it back to 85. Air is a little less smoky; sun is a little brighter.
–Barbecued turkey burgers, corn, squash. Tasty.
–Swapped SIM from iPhone to Samsung Flip. Was able to install Resound app and it found hearing aids, but couldn’t pair with them. Put SIM back in iPhone, then got 14 messages saying I had been unregistered from Verizon. What?? I was able to re-register, but I wish I knew what was going on. This didn’t happen when I swapped SIM from SE 1st gen to SE 2020.
–Went to Verizon on Olson to cut through the transfer maze. Got a phone number for porting; I doubt that this is published anywhere on the web. Called it and got Dena, whom I could actually understand. She said Total Wireless had already started the transfer, and the delay was because Verizon didn’t want to go live before I had a SIM, which they thought was coming Monday. Dena expedited things and we’re all good now. iPhone SE 1st gen is kaput. It had battery issues last night, seemed charged this morning, but I cracked the glass when trying to close it back up seamlessly after playing with a connector. Don’t know if I’ll order another or not.
–Had dinner at Il Forno Classico. Very good. Stopped by Bel Air for corn, tortilla chips, dessert, etc.
–Again too cool to swim–just (84 at 3 PM).
–Played with phones a lot, to no avail.
–Picked up new glasses at Eye Center. Feather-light, still need adjusting.
–Went birthday shopping at Tomato Alley (small, lots of BBQ sauce and rub that I don’t need) and Osaka-Ya (got some fancy mochi). Gift shop next to Osaka-Ya is gone.
–Called Total Wireless yet again and got the usual hogwash: Grace’s phone isn’t activated, need to buy a new SIM card, etc. I’m done with them. Went with a pre-paid Verizon plan identical to Total Wireless for $40/month, which goes down the longer you stay with it. SIM comes tomorrow via UPS. AND since it’s an actual Verizon account, I can utilize the Verizon network extender if need be. Finally…(I hope).
–Phone reception is still really spotty.
–Made pizza for dinner. Good.
–Dr. Aminbakhsh canceled 1 PM appointment at 12:30. I didn’t re-schedule.
–Made some peach-jalapeno jam. Pain in the ass, didn’t yield much, not very tasty or hot. Crap.
–Spent hours trying to get Grace’s new iPhone running, including several calls to Total Wireless and a trip to Best Buy for a new SIM. Long story short: It’s locked. I eventually put her SIM in the rose gold SE I had bought and shelved (didn’t care for the color) and it was running immediately. Put in for a return on the gray one, and it was accepted immediately. Hope the new one works…
–Yet another cool no-swim day.
–Another slow, cool day. No swim.
–Made some turkey burger patties. Froze some and barbecued a couple, with tomato corn and squash.