Write something.
Start by thinking that it is beautiful outside. And cool, with a brisk wind. The daffodils are swinging in the breeze. Start by thinking that this would be a delightful way to start a post.
Go to turn on the computer so you can write this and spill your tea. A good half a cup of it slowly drifts across the table toward all the important electronics that people have stowed there: your son’s fancy, treasured headphones. Your daughter’s professional camera that she bought with her own money after working at a trendy pizza restaurant last summer. The ancient iPad, that your son is now using because his phone is broken in a big way.
About the phone?
His old one: very broken. Half the screen is dark. He is 16. This is a crisis.
He finds a reasonable replacement with the added bonus that, “Mom! It is 5G!” This means nothing to you. Who cares about the 5G? But he is so excited, and his new phone arrives in the mail yesterday from a trusted seller on Swappa. You have had such good luck with Swappa. You buy all your replacement phones and devices there. You have even used this seller before!
Except somehow, this particular phone was reported as lost or stolen, so Verizon won’t activate it. Your son has been so anxious to get this phone. Your husband takes time off work to drive him to the Verizon store to see if they can sort it out. Continue Reading…
