I lost a memory card, or so I thought, and was pretty well down to just one card for my camera although I had two in other cameras, one of which is with Danica for the time being. I began to worry.
What if I lose this one and need to use the camera?
What if this one breaks or gets corrupted as happened with a recent card.
Cards do fail from time to time.
Late one night, I figured enough was enough, so I popped into nearby Amazon, and a package arrived shortly thereafter.
They aren't the best high speed cards, but they will be good enough for my needs, and I should never run out of cards although if anyone is capable of, somehow, achieving such a feat, it is I.
A day or three later, I needed a post-it note.
For some reason or other I wanted the colour that was at the bottom. of the stack. When I emptied the stack, this ↓ is what I discovered at the very bottom. It was, obviously, in a very secure place, but with me, it becomes a case of out of sight, out of mind.
I am now the proud owner of about four extra memory cards than I need or can use, but I think what I really need is a memory card to be surgically implanted in my tiny, wee brain.
I delete everything from a memory card every once in a while but do have back ups for when they fail.
ReplyDeleteI have my spares in a 'safe' place like you do. But at least it is in a cabinet where I keep other camera 'stuff'.
Nice card that you found!
Modern, high-end cameras tend to have two slots for instant backup. I can see why pros might want that assurance.
DeleteI have switched over more to the microSD cards and have a handful of those in a tray in the desk organizer right next to me. They require an adapter though to fit a regular SD slot, because though not as plentiful these days, they are still being made in that size, so I have a couple of those adapters. Those are the ones I find myself looking for from time to time. My DSLR uses one of them but I think everything else I own uses microSD cards directly.
ReplyDeleteI can't keep up. I still have some of the big cards (CF?) for the oldest camera that I haven't used for some time.
DeleteHow many things you think get "stashed" in a safe place to be forgotten forever? The older we get, the more forgetful we get and sometimes the more paranoid we get and start hiding things. A recipe for disaster right there!
ReplyDeleteI know that I have lost things that should be within 3' of me, yet I can't find them.
DeleteI am the finder of all lost things in our house, but when even I fail, duplicates are purchased, many times over, and then that which was lost is miraculously found again.
ReplyDeleteWomen are the finders. I have beeen known to call my wife, Wombtracker. 😀
DeleteLaughing. I do this a lot. The best one? A credit card that I stashed when we went on a trip. I put it into a dictionary, filed under the alphabet letter of the company. Found it some years later. Yes, years.
ReplyDeleteThat is a classic. I think I have a photo zine of Antarctica somewhere in the house. I bought it for Christmas several years ago and haven’t seen it since then.
DeleteYou are now prepared for loss! I need a new memory card. Not just for the camera.
ReplyDeleteWe need an implant.
DeleteOh I have thumb drives, since I just send photos from my phone to computer through emails...which is a pain but that's because an Apple doesn't always get recognized by a PC...even if it's in the cloud. So whatever I organize gets saved from PC to thumb drives. I think my last camera had a card, but since newest PC laptop doesn't recognize it, and I haven't really pushed the Nikon camera back into use, I'm ok. You are the king of cards now...let's see, I think that might be a full house, or four of a kind...if I were a betting person.
ReplyDeleteI bought 5. I think that’s a flush, but I’m not sure.
DeleteWe also used Apple phones but PCs, but I usually manage to coordinate by downloading rather than emailing.
DeleteIt was somewhere safe!?
ReplyDeleteThat’s looking on the positive side.
DeleteTwo weeks before Christmas, some maintence guys were going to come into my apartment. I quickly threw 2 presents from my niece into a hiding spot. I hid them from myself, because it wasn't until 2 days before Christmas that I found them! The best way to find something that you know you purchased a long time ago and can't find, is to buy some more of that item. Works every time. You are not alone in wondering if we need chips in our brains. Linda in Kansas
ReplyDeleteI think we all should get that card implant at a certain age!
ReplyDeleteShould have left a "note to self" on top of the "note to self" pile.!!!!lol
ReplyDeleteGood one. 😁
DeleteWe are always on the search for things in this house. Often with success but sometimes…
ReplyDeleteLol. Oh my gosh. Your plight rings true for a lot of us. I, myself, seem to be accumulating stray bits of paper with random notes scribbled on them, obviously meant to remind me of something...but I often can't remember what.🤔
ReplyDeleteIt's par for the course as we age, isn't it?
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