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I've been really enjoying my Kindle this last week, but this morning, it saved me quite a drive in the snow. I spent the usual frantic morning getting the kids ready, packing lunches, and then ushering everyone out the door. Once I got out onto the road, I realized that I was really the only one driving and that it was snowing pretty hard. I pulled over and used Whispernet to check my gmail and lo and behold, the kids school had been cancelled  At least the Kindle saved me a 20 minute drive in the blowing snow, although it has been hard getting any work done with two little ones under foot! |
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« Reply #1 on: March 02, 2009, 01:14:12 PM » |
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Great story! Thanks for sharing it!
Anyone else have any great "How my Kindle saved my day" stories?
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« Reply #2 on: March 02, 2009, 01:30:37 PM » |
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Months ago I was taking one daughter to to her horseback riding lesson and then the other to gymnastics. when I realized I forgot my cell phone. I needed to call their dad because he was picking one of them up. I used whispernet to log into my email and sent him a text message to his cell phone from my email account. He was then able to text me back to my email account.
Saved my day too.
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« Reply #3 on: March 02, 2009, 01:45:08 PM » |
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Months ago I was taking one daughter to to her horseback riding lesson and then the other to gymnastics. when I realized I forgot my cell phone. I needed to call their dad because he was picking one of them up. I used whispernet to log into my email and sent him a text message to his cell phone from my email account. He was then able to text me back to my email account.
Saved my day too.
LOL - you KNOW you're a Kindleholic® when you drive off forgetting the cell phone, but remembering to take the Kindle!  |
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« Reply #4 on: March 02, 2009, 08:33:57 PM » |
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Great story! I was hoping to hear you also used it to dig the car out of a snowbank, sled to safety, and then read a good book to celebrate! A nice ending nonetheless!
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« Reply #5 on: March 02, 2009, 08:58:37 PM » |
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I encountered a psycho menacing a group of nuns and orphans on the subway. I brandished my kindle at him, and he tripped on his Snuggie, rendering himself unfashionable.
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« Reply #6 on: March 02, 2009, 09:01:58 PM » |
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Now that's a great story!
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« Reply #7 on: March 02, 2009, 09:04:45 PM » |
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Today I was in a discussion section for one of my philosophy classes, and we were discussing our mini-quiz due tomorrow... I had loaded the book we were studying onto my Kindle, so it was rather easy to find relevant passages with the search!
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« Reply #8 on: March 02, 2009, 09:10:04 PM » |
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hint: kindle comes in handy in timed open note tests. Upload your notes to the kindle and just search.
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« Reply #9 on: March 02, 2009, 09:16:38 PM » |
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my story happened a couple of weeks ago. The weekend before my big Psychology test & a US history and my computer crashes with ALL my notes on it. Thought I had to spend all weekend with techy friends trying to retrieve whatever files I could....I didn't care how long it took to retrieve my files cuz I needed my notes for the weekend so I could study at one point or another. Luckily, I had emailed the reorganized version of my test notes to my kindle and I was able to study from K1.
PS: I was able to get my files back eventually
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« Reply #10 on: March 03, 2009, 08:31:24 AM » |
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These are great stories! Keep 'em coming!
I used mine to keep alert while I was in the hot tub out here in San Diego....
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« Reply #11 on: March 03, 2009, 08:34:52 AM » |
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 Betsy. Glad the Kindle is saving your day! 
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« Reply #12 on: March 03, 2009, 08:48:14 AM » |
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Yes, otherwise the strain would be too much.... if the sunshine outside gets too bright and hot, I come in to read.... and when it starts to get cloudy and cool, as it is this week, I come inside and read. Yay for Kindles!!!1 Betsy |
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"The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams." -Eleanor Roosevelt
"Until I feared I would lose it, I never loved to read. One does not love breathing." -Scout in To Kill a Mockingbird
"Oh come on! Stake through the heart. A little sunlight. It's like falling off a log" -Buffy, the Vampire Slayer |
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« Reply #13 on: March 03, 2009, 11:38:57 AM » |
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I encountered a psycho menacing a group of nuns and orphans on the subway. I brandished my kindle at him, and he tripped on his Snuggie, rendering himself unfashionable.
I always heard that rendering a psycho unfashionable was the best way to handle the situation, I'm glad to hear that it worked for someone in RL! Thanks for sharing your experience. Jeni |
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