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Re: Apple Store appointment today

From Tom Elam <thomas.e.elam@gmail.com>
Newsgroups comp.sys.mac.advocacy
Subject Re: Apple Store appointment today
Date 2026-10-21 15:22 -0400
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On 10/21/26 11:31 AM, CrudeSausage wrote:
> On 2026-10-21 9:15 a.m., Tom Elam wrote:
>> On 10/16/26 3:39 PM, Alan wrote:
>>> On 2026-10-16 11:38, Tom Elam wrote:
>>>> On 10/15/26 12:22 PM, Alan wrote:
>>>>> On 2026-10-15 03:49, Tom Elam wrote:
>>>>>> On 10/14/26 8:10 PM, Alan wrote:
>>>>>>> On 2026-10-14 15:27, Tom Elam wrote:
>>>>>>>> On 10/14/26 4:24 PM, Alan wrote:
>>>>>>>>> On 2026-10-14 12:59, Tom Elam wrote:
>>>>>>>>>> On 10/14/26 11:22 AM, Tom Elam wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>> I have a 2:40 reservation to have my iPad examined. Might 
>>>>>>>>>>> just be a dirty charging port, but this morning it will not 
>>>>>>>>>>> charge.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Results later.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Love the Apple Store folks. It was just a dirty port. But, the 
>>>>>>>>>> tech also informed me that the battery is a 82%, and to expect 
>>>>>>>>>> a message to bring it back in a few months for a new battery. 
>>>>>>>>>> Since Apple does not actually replace batteries that actually 
>>>>>>>>>> means a replacement iPad. All covered under AppleCare+ For $20 
>>>>>>>>>> a month for my iPhone 14 Pro, iPad 9th gen and the MacBook Air.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> An old guy across from me at the store had a 10 year old iPad 
>>>>>>>>>> the same charging issue. He left with a working iPad too, no 
>>>>>>>>>> charge for fixing it. The wife's 7 year old iPad 7 is now done 
>>>>>>>>>> with full update service. Not seeing any need to buy another 
>>>>>>>>>> any time soon. I did not have a single Android tablet that 
>>>>>>>>>> lasted more than 3 years. Hers with not be under AppleCare+ in 
>>>>>>>>>> about a year, but so what?
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Thank goodness your "life" wasn't "disrupted"...
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> <eyeroll>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Yep, no need to go back in a week or so, pickup a replacement, 
>>>>>>>> restore, and tweak settings. Replacement is much easier than 
>>>>>>>> Android, but still takes some time. That will happen fairly soon 
>>>>>>>> though when the battery (in truth, the whole iPad) will be 
>>>>>>>> replaced under AppleCare+. That will likely not be the last such 
>>>>>>>> incident until it runs out of AppleCare+ coverage. Since it was 
>>>>>>>> sold by Apple until May 2024 AppleCare+ should last until April 
>>>>>>>> 2031. Am I right about that? Almost 5 more years?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Would you like a fan to prevent you from getting the vapours?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Just another dose of Fakerboy's abusive rhetoric.
>>>>>
>>>>> Oh my, you are such a fragile little flower, aren't you?
>>>>
>>>> OMG, the lengths you have gone to to support your inflated opinion 
>>>> of your FF racing days! Fragile little flower aren't you?
>>>
>>> What in the world is that dodge, Liarboy?
>>>
>>> I have no inflated opinion.
>>>
>>> I have the respect of my peers.
>>>
>>> That's why they made me an instructor after only 4 seasons of racing.
>>>
>>> :-)
>>
>> There is an old saying attributed to George Bernard Shaw: "Those who 
>> can, do; those who can't, teach" that is true in this instance.
> 
> It's insulting to a lot of teachers who simply chose the field because 
> they do like to be around kids and want to play a part in training the 
> next generation. Nonetheless, I think that it is true of many of us. A 
> lot of us are jacks of all trades, masters of none and bad at getting 
> projects off the ground.
> 
Actually doing and teaching are different skill sets. Some people are 
skilled doers and not so great at teaching. I am one of those. I had 
some incredible teachers in my life. This is not meant to disparage 
those folks who shaped my life and career.

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Apple Store appointment today Tom Elam <thomas.e.elam@gmail.com> - 2026-10-14 11:22 -0400
  Re: Apple Store appointment today Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com> - 2026-10-14 10:27 -0700
    Re: Apple Store appointment today Tom Elam <thomas.e.elam@gmail.com> - 2026-10-14 16:01 -0400
      Re: Apple Store appointment today Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com> - 2026-10-14 13:23 -0700
        Re: Apple Store appointment today Tom Elam <thomas.e.elam@gmail.com> - 2026-10-15 07:16 -0400
          Re: Apple Store appointment today Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com> - 2026-10-15 10:15 -0700
  Re: Apple Store appointment today Tom Elam <thomas.e.elam@gmail.com> - 2026-10-14 15:59 -0400
    Re: Apple Store appointment today Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com> - 2026-10-14 13:24 -0700
      Re: Apple Store appointment today Tom Elam <thomas.e.elam@gmail.com> - 2026-10-14 18:27 -0400
        Re: Apple Store appointment today "Joel W. Crump" <joelcrump@gmail.com> - 2026-10-14 19:30 -0400
          Re: Apple Store appointment today CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> - 2026-10-14 19:52 -0400
            Re: Apple Store appointment today "Joel W. Crump" <joelcrump@gmail.com> - 2026-10-14 21:16 -0400
              Re: Apple Store appointment today Brock McNuggets <brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com> - 2026-10-14 18:32 -0700
              Re: Apple Store appointment today CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> - 2026-10-14 21:59 -0400
                Re: Apple Store appointment today "Joel W. Crump" <joelcrump@gmail.com> - 2026-10-14 22:26 -0400
                Re: Apple Store appointment today CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> - 2026-10-15 08:10 -0400
        Re: Apple Store appointment today CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> - 2026-10-14 19:50 -0400
        Re: Apple Store appointment today Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com> - 2026-10-14 17:10 -0700
          Re: Apple Store appointment today Tom Elam <thomas.e.elam@gmail.com> - 2026-10-15 06:49 -0400
            Re: Apple Store appointment today Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com> - 2026-10-15 09:22 -0700
              Re: Apple Store appointment today Tom Elam <thomas.e.elam@gmail.com> - 2026-10-16 14:38 -0400
                Re: Apple Store appointment today Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com> - 2026-10-16 12:39 -0700
                Re: Apple Store appointment today Tom Elam <thomas.e.elam@gmail.com> - 2026-10-21 09:15 -0400
                Re: Apple Store appointment today CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> - 2026-10-21 11:31 -0400
                Re: Apple Store appointment today Tom Elam <thomas.e.elam@gmail.com> - 2026-10-21 15:22 -0400
                Re: Apple Store appointment today Brock McNuggets <brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com> - 2026-10-21 12:27 -0700
                Re: Apple Store appointment today CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> - 2026-10-21 15:36 -0400
                Re: Apple Store appointment today Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com> - 2026-10-21 12:47 -0700
                Re: Apple Store appointment today Tom Elam <thomas.e.elam@gmail.com> - 2026-10-21 18:04 -0400
                Re: Apple Store appointment today Brock McNuggets <brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com> - 2026-10-21 15:34 -0700
                Re: Apple Store appointment today CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> - 2026-10-21 18:52 -0400
                Re: Apple Store appointment today Brock McNuggets <brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com> - 2026-10-21 16:36 -0700
                Re: Apple Store appointment today Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com> - 2026-10-21 12:35 -0700
                Re: Apple Store appointment today Tom Elam <thomas.e.elam@gmail.com> - 2026-10-21 18:02 -0400
                Re: Apple Store appointment today Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com> - 2026-10-21 15:30 -0700
                Re: Apple Store appointment today Brock McNuggets <brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com> - 2026-10-21 16:48 -0700
                Re: Apple Store appointment today Tom Elam <thomas.e.elam@gmail.com> - 2026-10-22 08:10 -0400
                Re: Apple Store appointment today -hh <recscuba_google@huntzinger.com> - 2026-10-22 08:54 -0400
                Re: Apple Store appointment today Tom Elam <thomas.e.elam@gmail.com> - 2026-10-22 09:23 -0400
                Re: Apple Store appointment today -hh <recscuba_google@huntzinger.com> - 2026-10-22 13:33 -0400
                Re: Apple Store appointment today Tom Elam <thomas.e.elam@gmail.com> - 2026-10-22 16:47 -0400
                Re: Apple Store appointment today Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com> - 2026-10-22 14:18 -0700
                Re: Apple Store appointment today Brock McNuggets <brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com> - 2026-10-22 16:14 -0700
                Re: Apple Store appointment today Tom Elam <thomas.e.elam@gmail.com> - 2026-10-23 05:22 -0400
                Re: Apple Store appointment today Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com> - 2026-10-23 08:28 -0700
                Re: Apple Store appointment today -hh <recscuba_google@huntzinger.com> - 2026-10-23 06:44 -0400
                Re: Apple Store appointment today Tom Elam <thomas.e.elam@gmail.com> - 2026-10-23 05:24 -0400
                Re: Apple Store appointment today -hh <recscuba_google@huntzinger.com> - 2026-10-23 06:44 -0400
                Re: Apple Store appointment today Tom Elam <thomas.e.elam@gmail.com> - 2026-10-22 09:15 -0400
  Re: Apple Store appointment today Tom Elam <thomas.e.elam@gmail.com> - 2026-10-15 11:53 -0400
    Re: Apple Store appointment today CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> - 2026-10-15 12:16 -0400

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