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berniesandersmittens

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45. I have a smart phone but no additional apps

Fri Dec 5, 2025, 07:20 PM

19 hrs ago

I feel like we've given up privacy for convenience. Seems like the digital age is moving faster than I'm willing to follow.

I'm sure I'll have to join this century eventually but not ready just yet.

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I got lost in Houston and had a few amazing experiences [View all] berniesandersmittens 23 hrs ago OP

Thanks for sharing an upbeat story! PatSeg 23 hrs ago #1

One of the most profound week of my life berniesandersmittens 23 hrs ago #3

Seriously? PatSeg 23 hrs ago #7

Freaked me out. berniesandersmittens 22 hrs ago #12

The last time I walked into a taco bell, slightlv 21 hrs ago #35

I don't like it berniesandersmittens 20 hrs ago #39

I barely use my smartphone at all PatSeg 19 hrs ago #52

Our phones are gods. pandr32 5 hrs ago #77

Yes, they have become an addiction PatSeg 5 hrs ago #79

With current updates I've had to endure, slightlv 2 hrs ago #84

Good for you! PatSeg 2 hrs ago #86

Probably the latter. soldierant 16 hrs ago #66

Well, if I shopped at a store PatSeg 19 hrs ago #51

One of the immersive art museums I went to had lockers to put your stuff in berniesandersmittens 19 hrs ago #55

Okay, this is all really giving me the creeps PatSeg 16 hrs ago #67

I actually saw a robot in Walmart here in SW Florida markodochartaigh 12 hrs ago #75

Sounds like an experiment that didn't PatSeg 4 hrs ago #80

There's a security camera across the street from me LisaM 22 hrs ago #21

The group my driver said he belonged to was Katie or Kadie I think berniesandersmittens 22 hrs ago #27

That's insane! PatSeg 19 hrs ago #53

when I was in the military I did a TDY to Houston Skittles 23 hrs ago #2

Hello fellow wanderer! berniesandersmittens 23 hrs ago #6

haha nice to know Houston hasn't lost its charm! Skittles 23 hrs ago #9

Especially the Uber drivers berniesandersmittens 22 hrs ago #13

I think Uber folk in general have to be very hardy indeed Skittles 22 hrs ago #20

Not only that, but they're what... 6, 8 lanes each?! slightlv 21 hrs ago #36

heh Skittles 20 hrs ago #38

I visited a friend at his house and from his Ilsa 14 hrs ago #72

At the same time Houston is one of the friendliest and one of the meanest cities... pecosbob 23 hrs ago #4

you should have seen the look on their faces... berniesandersmittens 23 hrs ago #8

Depends on what part of Ozarks ... JustABozoOnThisBus 22 hrs ago #18

One of my Uber drivers went to LSU and kept up with the SEC berniesandersmittens 22 hrs ago #23

Wait! In 1994, Clinton was President. biophile 20 hrs ago #42

I was off by two years berniesandersmittens 20 hrs ago #43

I hear that! At my age, the years - heck, even decades are running together! biophile 16 hrs ago #68

ELECTED in 1992. He was inaugurated in '93 NM Grins 13 hrs ago #73

From a fellow person of the Ozarks (Lebanon MO, Bennett Spring, etc.), you did good!!! SWBTATTReg 21 hrs ago #32

Thanks! berniesandersmittens 20 hrs ago #40

Ozarks enid602 18 hrs ago #59

There are some truly breathtaking places near me berniesandersmittens 18 hrs ago #60

This made me smile fujiyamasan 23 hrs ago #5

I think good people will always find other good people berniesandersmittens 22 hrs ago #10

Thanks for sharing awesomerwb1 22 hrs ago #11

Very welcome! berniesandersmittens 22 hrs ago #15

Glad you had an, eventually, positive experience tonkatoy8888 22 hrs ago #14

I didn't see many homeless folks to be honest berniesandersmittens 22 hrs ago #17

I've heard of the Bissonnet Track. Susan Calvin 22 hrs ago #22

Houston has done a good job re homeless LtTx 12 hrs ago #76

+1. It is the largest U.S. city without zoning laws dalton99a 5 hrs ago #78

It's nuts, isn't it? Susan Calvin 4 hrs ago #81

Yep. People wanting to buy a house need to make sure there is a good buffer zone dalton99a 4 hrs ago #82

Houston is a pretty nice city in quite a few ways. Susan Calvin 22 hrs ago #16

I had tried to venture from the Museum Of Science toward Bell St berniesandersmittens 22 hrs ago #19

Seems like there's always lots of construction going on pretty much everywhere. Susan Calvin 22 hrs ago #24

I just found out the girl at the station got fired for helping me! berniesandersmittens 20 hrs ago #41

Oh my gosh, that sucks. Susan Calvin 19 hrs ago #56

Gonna try to get more information from her berniesandersmittens 18 hrs ago #57

If you're into mid-century modern houses, Susan Calvin 22 hrs ago #25

Thanks so much for sharing this with us Grim Chieftain 22 hrs ago #26

Glad to pass it on! berniesandersmittens 21 hrs ago #30

Maps, calls and ride apps are all key backups nowadays IbogaProject 22 hrs ago #28

I have a smart phone but no additional apps berniesandersmittens 19 hrs ago #45

thanks for sharing . good people are still out there . AllaN01Bear 22 hrs ago #29

Yep! berniesandersmittens 19 hrs ago #47

Spent an overnight in Houston on the way to catch a cruise ship in Galveston.. Permanut 21 hrs ago #31

Do you remember CB radios? slightlv 21 hrs ago #37

I do remember- never had one.. Permanut 19 hrs ago #44

hehe., i did cb in the 80s and 90s ./:) one time dxed into colorado from tic toc base . AllaN01Bear 19 hrs ago #54

Once, just outside OKC on I35N, where they're always doing roadwork, my manx cat escaped from the car. slightlv 2 hrs ago #85

That was so great. I have one too.. ananda 21 hrs ago #33

It's instant panic to lose your phone! berniesandersmittens 19 hrs ago #48

Dayum... that's for sure. ananda 17 hrs ago #65

great story.. all's well that ends well! mountain grammy 21 hrs ago #34

It was a beautiful city berniesandersmittens 19 hrs ago #49

I am going to Houston and San Antonio in January. Initech 19 hrs ago #46

Sweet berniesandersmittens 19 hrs ago #50

Thank you for this blogslug 18 hrs ago #58

Wonderful! 🙂 nt Raine 18 hrs ago #61

Glad to hear random strangers are still kind to each other IronLionZion 17 hrs ago #62

I didn't see one taxi the whole time I was there berniesandersmittens 17 hrs ago #63

You can call a taxi's phone number to come get you IronLionZion 17 hrs ago #64

Aww.. What a Sweet emotional adventure Cha 15 hrs ago #69

So glad you had helpful people while you had difficulties! And... electric_blue68 15 hrs ago #70

Thank you for sharing your experiences! HeartsCanHope 15 hrs ago #71

Next time walk over to the reflecting pool and Japanese garden lostnfound 13 hrs ago #74

You met an entire chorus of earth angels! MLAA 3 hrs ago #83

Both of my daughters who were brought up there but live other places now still love Houston. efhmc 1 hr ago #87