WHAT would YOU do?

[johnb300m]

@william8 he must have me on “ignore”
Sigh….

 

[william8]

@william8 he must have me on “ignore”
Sigh….

HE claims I am. But he replied a couple times after that.
No loss.

 

[mattl]

I guess I'm at the other end of the spectrum. I have a smart home, last time i checked I have 75+ items connected to my router, wifi and hard wired - lights, window/door sensors, motion sensors, thermostat, smart TVs, audio systems and on and on. All powered by a smart meter that I take great advantage of with time of day usage. Having Parkinson's my days and nights are flipped so I do laundry, dishes and much cooking/baking using the lowest rates, have my EV set to charge after 11PM too. Have Amazon echos all over the house, makes it easy to turn things on and off and adjust the temp. I'M 71 and don't have a big enough ego to think anyone cares how or when I do things, or what I watch or read online.

 

[phillymatt53]

I guess I'm at the other end of the spectrum. I have a smart home, last time i checked I have 75+ items connected to my router, wifi and hard wired - lights, window/door sensors, motion sensors, thermostat, smart TVs, audio systems and on and on. All powered by a smart meter that I take great advantage of with time of day usage. Having Parkinson's my days and nights are flipped so I do laundry, dishes and much cooking/baking using the lowest rates, have my EV set to charge after 11PM too. Have Amazon echos all over the house, makes it easy to turn things on and off and adjust the temp. I'M 71 and don't have a big enough ego to think anyone cares how or when I do things, or what I watch or read online.

So sorry to hear about your Parkinsons, a longtime friend of mine was diagnosed with it a few months ago, he 78.
However, sometime last year I noticed a gradual change in his demeanor.
He started being stubborn about some things, and always sounding negative about normal things, like shopping, everyday chores, etc.
He had other medical issues as well, a hip operation, afib, etc. which didn't help his attitude, and I tried to suggest a more positive way for his thinking about stuff.
My niece, a nurse, claims it's likely due to all the medications he has to take, along with the Parkinsons, affecting his judgement and reasoning.
He's now distanced himself from his friends, ignoring things.

As for me, at 72, I feel lucky that I've gotten this far with just the usual "old man's" aches and pains stuff.
However, I insist on my privacy and independence when it comes to all that technology that's caused much of society to depend on it.
I'm able to keep a "dumb house" with dumb appliances and be in control of things.