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Ups and Downs
May. 16th, 2020 12:21 pmOr really Downs and Ups, but that sounds odd.
Firstly the down: Having enthused about the idea of Richard Armitage reading Poirot last week, I, along with a lot of other Audible subscribers, have now received an email saying their current rights only entitle them to make the titles available in the US. Which is rubbish - I do understand about rights and, albeit reluctantly, accept them. But to be offered something and then having it taken away is particularly disappointing at a time when little things are disproportionally important to happiness. That they made a bad error is obvious since they've now given me (and everyone else affected) an additional credit. I may finally buy David Copperfield.
And onto the ups. My mother phoned and said she wanted to do some crochet, could I see if we still had her wool and a crochet hook. I'm fairly sure I got rid of the wool - I took it in for her when she first moved into the home but she said she didn't want it. I told her I'd used some of it for Brownies, which is true, and she was very pleased that it had gone somewhere it was of use. And I promised to buy her some wool and get it sent directly. Not being sure how much wool she would need for a shawl I contacted my friend K via Twitter. We had a conversation and she suggested an online craft supplier who had an offer on wool and even better an easy grip crochet hook. It was really helpful having the recommendation, so at 10pm Sunday night I placed the order, and it was delivered to the home Friday morning. My mother was very happy and delighted with the crochet hook.
Then yesterday I decided I really would buy myself a tablet. I'd been thinking about it for ages, but with the current ongoing situation I decided it would be a good addition to my life. After a bit of a search I decided to go with a Lenovo and ordered direct from the company. It arrived today and so far I'm delighted with it.
Firstly the down: Having enthused about the idea of Richard Armitage reading Poirot last week, I, along with a lot of other Audible subscribers, have now received an email saying their current rights only entitle them to make the titles available in the US. Which is rubbish - I do understand about rights and, albeit reluctantly, accept them. But to be offered something and then having it taken away is particularly disappointing at a time when little things are disproportionally important to happiness. That they made a bad error is obvious since they've now given me (and everyone else affected) an additional credit. I may finally buy David Copperfield.
And onto the ups. My mother phoned and said she wanted to do some crochet, could I see if we still had her wool and a crochet hook. I'm fairly sure I got rid of the wool - I took it in for her when she first moved into the home but she said she didn't want it. I told her I'd used some of it for Brownies, which is true, and she was very pleased that it had gone somewhere it was of use. And I promised to buy her some wool and get it sent directly. Not being sure how much wool she would need for a shawl I contacted my friend K via Twitter. We had a conversation and she suggested an online craft supplier who had an offer on wool and even better an easy grip crochet hook. It was really helpful having the recommendation, so at 10pm Sunday night I placed the order, and it was delivered to the home Friday morning. My mother was very happy and delighted with the crochet hook.
Then yesterday I decided I really would buy myself a tablet. I'd been thinking about it for ages, but with the current ongoing situation I decided it would be a good addition to my life. After a bit of a search I decided to go with a Lenovo and ordered direct from the company. It arrived today and so far I'm delighted with it.
