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Never saw a source for an eSIM at any border cross points of the seven southern African countries we visited driving overland. This sure screws international travel communications when going to the third would countries. Thus the need for my iPhone 13 mini with SIM card slot. At age 78 in les than two weeks, I expect the Mini will last long enough for any more international traveling I might hope to do.

By now, anyone using Apple products for any time (since 1990 for me) has an inventory of USB-A chargers and USB-C chargers and lots of cables and dongles. I even have a few of the original cables and chargers from the 90s. Apple could help the clutter by making useful multiport chargers still with the ability to change the actual plug to various formats for around the world.

My silver stainless steel Milanese Loopbracelet has been installed on at least five  "S" series aluminum iWatches, both silver and silverlight. I transferred it to the Ultra and it looks great. I like the fact that it is infinitely adjustable so I can loosen or tighten during the day as needed.

On December 22, 2018, my wife and I were struck by a stopped car on a red light car at an intersection where that driver was looking left, saw a space in the traffic and accelerated. Only issue was we were directly in front of the car and the count down timer showed 14 seconds as we stepped off the curb.  My right foot received crushed bones from the left front tire. My wife was knocked over backwards and her scalp was split from her skull and blood was every where and she was unconscious. The best truma hospital in the state was 3 miles away. She was in ICU within a few minutes with traumatic brain injury. I ended up with steel pins in the bones to help them heal in a straight line.

This was a slam dunk case for liability of the driver and we were approached by lawyers wanting to make easy money. Their percentage (if they won) was in a range of 30% to 50%.

The young driver had the minimum state insurance coverage. The insurance carrier could not wait to pay the policy limits to preclude a trial where the family's home and all their assets were at risk. We chatted and received the max limits with no lawyer.

We are seniors so Medicare and the co-pay insurance covered the medical bills. But Medicare has to be reimbursed for their expense in an accident. 

We have very high limits on our under-insured/uninsured car policy. We also have vey high medical payments coverage. My carrier of 30 years stepped up and covered all the medical bills. They also made a substantial pain and suffering payment  to both of us all without a lawyer.

Money does not give you back the life you had before the accident. But keeping it all for us and not paying a lawyer 30% for making a few phone calls was a blessing.

These Class action suits under discussion are always brought by lawyers and the victims get pennies while the lawyers get the dollars.

The headphone jack is installed on all of the new Apple laptops as well as the Mac Studio.