fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
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- South Manchester
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fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
- Location
- South Manchester
Oh no! MIL who is in the nursing home just called to say she wanted 'one of those things you talk to and it plays music'.
Oh god.
Someone in the home has shown her one. When we explained she would need an amazon account (mine) and we'd need to pay extra and it needs wifi, she said no you don't need that. She thinks the speaker has all the music in it !
We could do it but would mean setting the thing up outside the nursing home, hoping we got their wifi. She also has speech issues following a stroke. She would be frustrated within 5 minutes. A radio would be better
Oh god.
Someone in the home has shown her one. When we explained she would need an amazon account (mine) and we'd need to pay extra and it needs wifi, she said no you don't need that. She thinks the speaker has all the music in it !
We could do it but would mean setting the thing up outside the nursing home, hoping we got their wifi. She also has speech issues following a stroke. She would be frustrated within 5 minutes. A radio would be better
biggs682
Itching to get back on my bike's
- Location
- Northamptonshire
Well the bin men have been and were as loud as normal
What some muppet forgot was to take the almost full sack of bird seed out of the black bin before putting it out for emptying
We keep it in there as it's safe from the garage / shed mice brigade
biggs682
Itching to get back on my bike's
- Location
- Northamptonshire
Oh no! MIL who is in the nursing home just called to say she wanted 'one of those things you talk to and it plays music'.
Oh god.
Someone in the home has shown her one. When we explained she would need an amazon account (mine) and we'd need to pay extra and it needs wifi, she said no you don't need that. She thinks the speaker has all the music in it !
We could do it but would mean setting the thing up outside the nursing home, hoping we got their wifi. She also has speech issues following a stroke. She would be frustrated within 5 minutes. A radio would be better
We had same issue with my father earlier in the year , i put my foot down and said no then i found out it was sister who had given him the idea so i told her if she wanted dad to have one then she can set it all up and be the it support ....... funny enough not heard a thing since
classic33
Leg End Member
It'll be next year before they get here then!
deptfordmarmoset
Full time tea drinker
- Location
- Armonmy Way
I had cold toes earlier. Solution...
fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
- Location
- South Manchester
She struggles with the Fire10. Regularly knocks the wifi off and can just about browse facebook. She can't type on it. Just prods it. We can't even help her properly as we aren't allowed in the home. I can't go as I'm not a nominated person, and guess who does all the techy stuff.
She's apparently discussing it more with MrsF tomorrow at the window visit.
I believe the device is the home's so she'd be better having a go first.
Reynard
Guru
- Location
- Cambridgeshire, UK
Steak (rump, medium rare), quadruple-cooked chips, onions and tomato salad. And chocolate trifle for afters. 
Reynard is happy, but a bit stuffed...
Reynard is happy, but a bit stuffed...
Reynard
Guru
- Location
- Cambridgeshire, UK
Reynard
Guru
- Location
- Cambridgeshire, UK
Salty seadog
Space Cadet...(3rd Class...)
Our poor black bin has been stood out overnight in a very heavy frost
Which makes me think it is a bit parky outside
Been out of the bin news loop for a bit but I think we can we can all relate to this......
https://www.thedailymash.co.uk/news/environment/christmas-fking-with-bin-day-again-20151222104908
fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
- Location
- South Manchester
She can devour books, and she knit's one handed (lost use of right side). She did used to use computers at work, but gave up after retiring, then about 4 years ago decided to get a 'tablet' so we got her a Fire10 - she just uses Facebook to see family pictures, and the nusing home set up the video calls on Messenger each week. We've got her able to switch back the camera if she accidentally knocks the screen, and she knows how to 'hang up' on us when she has had enough !
She could get music on her tablet, but that's too many screens and jabbing the finger. The Echo Dot starts at £20 so not expensive, but she could try it out on my account, but we only have one user at a time, so wouldn't know what happened if I or MrsF knocked her off - which is likely. It's then another £7 a month for family. We also can't go in the nursing home
I'd be tempted with a DAB radio and a remote for her.
We didn't tell her her TV we got at her home was a Smart TV - way too complicated for her. That said, she is 85.
We were OK this year as Bin Day is Wednesday..
Havic for some, though!! 😬
Salty seadog
Space Cadet...(3rd Class...)
Mines a Friday... 😔
