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I spent yesterday afternoon at the Apple Store, sitting at the table for people with no appointments and interviewed them while I waited for my turn, this after spending five hours off and on Sunday talking to Apple Alleged Support Guy on phone, after IOS 8.0 crashed my iPad2 , rendering it a new form of frisbee. Upshot--my iPad is fine, problem is with my WiFi. Nevermind that my computer (not 8), DH's PC computers, and our iPhones (not updated) are working fine with WiFi. I noticed that everyone there with iPhones said Apple Tech on phone had been useless and their phones had turned into expensive bricks, and we were all treated like our problems were unique and fascinating. Galling. Apple has blown it.

When I started using Houzz I was amazed at how accurate the results of my searches were (in addition to the size of the photos database). It was a great resource. More recently when I've prepared to undertake projects, I've noticed that I just don't get the same, accurate results. My searches are riddled with results that just aren't pertinent. I think this is due to the incorporation of advertisers from my city and surrounding areas (contractors, builders, and others). There are enough ads (or results that are somehow influenced by someone who has something to sell) now to really hinder the flow of design ideas. I guess many internet sites end up using advertisers but it morphs the user experience. It's really made using Houzz less fruitful.

I'm sure she weighs significantly less than her 'ideal' wt on those ideal wt charts I am not even sure about that...I tend to be within my ideal weight range, but at the upper end of "healthy" and twice, when I veered toward the lower end of ideal, people asked me if I was having health problems, one time stress, the other time if I had cancer. On the other hand I was temporarily on a medication that made me gain weight and I was halfway between the lowest end of clinically overweight and the lowest end of obese. (this is a range of thirty lbs at my height. A number of women I work with told me I "was finally starting to look 'healthy' and 'a normal weight for my age'. " I think our perceptions are really somewhat skewed.