Chair Lift picture

What's that white spot thing in my picture?  Oh it's the sun..  Haven't seen that thing for a few weeks.  I've been stuck below that large bank of cold damp clouds.  One very good reason to ski.

Charging problem Samsung Galaxy Tab 3

Last year I bought Queenie a Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 and it's been problem free for a year.  So this year I decided to get myself one and I bought the Tab 3.  The new version. 

I took it out of the box and plugged in the charger.  The screen sort of blinked a faint light then dark faint light then dark.  I thought it was charging after all night on the charger, when I turned it on it only had17% charge.

I discovered that it would only charge when it was turned on.  That didn't seem right.  So I went onlineto find information on how and when it should charge, and finally after a lot of searching found others were having the same problem.  

The tablet should charge when not turned on and a green battery symbol should appear on the screen.  There's no mention of this in the start up guide so that's why I'm posting this.  It should look like this:

If it doesn't look like that it's probably not charging. The problem would be that if you couldn't turn it on, then you wouldn't be able to charge it.  Mine came with enough charge to turn on, but I could see it going totally dead then not being able to charge.

I took it back to Walmart and they exchanged it no problem.  That's one reason I like shopping there.    Plus I bought the $28 two year replacement coverage which I figure on something like this is worth having.

It's a great little device for internet however.  It boots quickly, it wasn't that expensive and it's easy to travel with.

Inside of the bubble

Here's a pic of me inside of the bubble while being outside of the bubble.. And my new/ old jeep.

Lake Pend Oreille

It's grey and sloppy here today and I was wanting a little color in my world.  So here's a picture of my kayak on Lake Pend Oreille not far away in Idaho when the world was alive with color.  Looking forward to spring and all of the things that go along with it.

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