Why I Stopped Posting Videos to YouTube: A Confession

I've been asked why I stopped posting videos to YouTube, and I'm here to give you the answer. To be honest, I'm not very good at this. I don't know anything about gadgets and the Internet. I don't know anything about gigabytes and megabytes, storage and iCloud, iTunes and hard drives. In fact, I don't know much of anything when it comes to technology. But, as they say, "you can train a monkey," so I've trained myself to use these things despite not knowing how they work.

I downloaded an app called Luma Fusion, which is supposed to be awesome, but I have no idea how it works. I'm using my iPhone, which I think is an iPhone 10x (although I'm not entirely sure). I've been filming everything on this phone because, well, it's just easier than carrying around a separate camera. Long story short, I completely used up all the storage on my phone and all of my cloud storage. I have no idea what the cloud is, but apparently, my data was going to be stored there. When the cloud got full, my phone wouldn't get rid of the stuff I had stored on it, so it froze up.

This whole ordeal has been a week-long nightmare for me. I've got good footage that I don't want to lose, and I have no idea how to back it up or transfer it to another device. I'm shocked that people in this day and age still struggle with technology like I am. I can buy things online, watch YouTube videos, but typing and understanding the inner workings of these devices is a whole different story.

On top of all this technical chaos, I'm also running a tow company during our busy summer season. We're short-staffed, which means it's extremely demanding to be on the job 24/7. My phones crashed, and none of my apps are working properly. Keeping my guys dispatched and taking care of our clients and customers is a headache with all this other stuff going on.

But even with all these challenges, I'm excited about something new: an online store that we're launching soon. We've got the gear, and the store is in place. We just need to move some things around to get everything up and running. It's been a long time coming, but it'll be worth it when it's finally ready.

So, there you have it. That's why I stopped posting videos to YouTube. It's not because I don't want to share my experiences with others; it's just that technology is overwhelming me right now. Maybe one day, I'll figure it out and get back into the habit of sharing my adventures online. Until then, stay tuned for updates from my tow company and derby car racing endeavors.

Day Two at Lake Powell: A Sand Hill Adventure

We're camping at Lone Rock in Lake Powell, which is a beautiful spot. Today, we decided to hike up a sand hill that's become a popular destination for thrill-seekers. The problem is, the hill is ridiculously hot – 140 degrees Celsius, according to our friends who have braved it before. We were told not to wear shoes because it was too scorching, so we decided to take off our sneakers and proceed with caution.

As we climbed the sand hill, the heat became unbearable. I was sweating buckets, and my feet were burning from the sand. But that wasn't the worst part – Rudy, one of our friends, had been tricked into walking up the hill once before and thought he could do it without shoes. He didn't. We had to go back down and get him out of there before he got hurt.

I have to admit, I was impressed by how far we made it on the first attempt. The views from the top were breathtaking – we could see for miles in every direction. But the descent was just as challenging as the ascent. We were all hot, thirsty, and exhausted by the time we reached the bottom.

Despite the heat and the challenges, we had a great time hiking up and down the sand hill. It's definitely an adventure that I wouldn't recommend to everyone – especially not without proper gear and precautions. But for those who are willing to take on the challenge, it's an experience they'll never forget.

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enwhy did I stop posting videos to YouTube indeed that is an excellent question and here is the answer I'm not very good at this it turns out I don't know anything about gadgets and the Internet I don't know anything about gigabytes and megabytes I don't know anything about storage and iCloud I don't know anything about iTunes and hard drives I don't know anything about any of that I and I really I really don't so I've been filming everything on my iPhone I think it's an iPhone 10x and I downloaded this really awesome app called luma fusion I did you know I'm not I don't know anything about this stuff but I can i if you can train a monkey you can train a tow man and so I've trained myself to use these things even though I have no idea how they work and I'm probably using them incorrectly so long story short I completely used up all the storage on my phone and I completely used up all the storage in the cloud and I'm not a hundred percent sure what the cloud even is but apparently my data was going to there and then it got full and when it got full my phone wasn't able to get rid of the stuff that I had stored on it and I filled it clear up and it froze up it froze up so bad you know I got more cloud storage and it took my phone three days to finally start you know getting rid of its data and putting it in the cloud because its processor was so overloaded and this I've used up every piece of storage my phone had it's been a week of agony because I've got good footage and I don't want to lose it and I need to somehow I have no idea how do use this is gonna come as a shock to people in this day and age I have I do not know how to use a desktop computer I mean I can buy something off of ebay I can watch YouTube I don't know how to type and I don't know how any of this stuff works so hopefully I won't be judged too harshly here but I didn't realize that my phone was being taxed to the limit and it was giving me warning signs but I didn't know how to read them because it was starting to get glitchy and slow anyway we're back we're gonna have our online store up very soon we have the gear now the store is in place we've just got to move a couple more things around to where it can happen so I'm really excited about that so along with not being able to function in a computer age world I am also running a tow company and this is our busy season and we are cranking day in that we're a 24 hour service in the summer time we are just short staffed I I don't know how else to put it but it's extremely it's extremely demanding to be running the tow trucks and doing all the work that we're doing why my phones crashed and none of my apps are working I'm still trying to keep my guys dispatched and and take care of our clients and customers and that's a little bit of a headache with all this other stuff that's been going on there's another thing that I've been that's been taking my time and that is a derby car that I'm getting ready for this Saturday so three days away and I started on it late because that's how I do and I've had some friends come in and help me get that going so that looks like that's gonna fly so that's this Saturday anyway on to the video I don't so this is day two Lake Powell we're camping at Lone Rock and we just came up a little bit up the lake to a place called the sand shoot to the sandy land I don't know they come so they're gonna hike all the way up this sand hill so they can run down it because that is what you do when you come to the sand hill so Rudy has already been tricked into walking up this hill once I was told I didn't need shoes but that sands like 140 degrees it's too hot and then later I was forced to climb it again basically just a little further whoo-hoo I saved it okay he just won't quit Willy now whatwhy did I stop posting videos to YouTube indeed that is an excellent question and here is the answer I'm not very good at this it turns out I don't know anything about gadgets and the Internet I don't know anything about gigabytes and megabytes I don't know anything about storage and iCloud I don't know anything about iTunes and hard drives I don't know anything about any of that I and I really I really don't so I've been filming everything on my iPhone I think it's an iPhone 10x and I downloaded this really awesome app called luma fusion I did you know I'm not I don't know anything about this stuff but I can i if you can train a monkey you can train a tow man and so I've trained myself to use these things even though I have no idea how they work and I'm probably using them incorrectly so long story short I completely used up all the storage on my phone and I completely used up all the storage in the cloud and I'm not a hundred percent sure what the cloud even is but apparently my data was going to there and then it got full and when it got full my phone wasn't able to get rid of the stuff that I had stored on it and I filled it clear up and it froze up it froze up so bad you know I got more cloud storage and it took my phone three days to finally start you know getting rid of its data and putting it in the cloud because its processor was so overloaded and this I've used up every piece of storage my phone had it's been a week of agony because I've got good footage and I don't want to lose it and I need to somehow I have no idea how do use this is gonna come as a shock to people in this day and age I have I do not know how to use a desktop computer I mean I can buy something off of ebay I can watch YouTube I don't know how to type and I don't know how any of this stuff works so hopefully I won't be judged too harshly here but I didn't realize that my phone was being taxed to the limit and it was giving me warning signs but I didn't know how to read them because it was starting to get glitchy and slow anyway we're back we're gonna have our online store up very soon we have the gear now the store is in place we've just got to move a couple more things around to where it can happen so I'm really excited about that so along with not being able to function in a computer age world I am also running a tow company and this is our busy season and we are cranking day in that we're a 24 hour service in the summer time we are just short staffed I I don't know how else to put it but it's extremely it's extremely demanding to be running the tow trucks and doing all the work that we're doing why my phones crashed and none of my apps are working I'm still trying to keep my guys dispatched and and take care of our clients and customers and that's a little bit of a headache with all this other stuff that's been going on there's another thing that I've been that's been taking my time and that is a derby car that I'm getting ready for this Saturday so three days away and I started on it late because that's how I do and I've had some friends come in and help me get that going so that looks like that's gonna fly so that's this Saturday anyway on to the video I don't so this is day two Lake Powell we're camping at Lone Rock and we just came up a little bit up the lake to a place called the sand shoot to the sandy land I don't know they come so they're gonna hike all the way up this sand hill so they can run down it because that is what you do when you come to the sand hill so Rudy has already been tricked into walking up this hill once I was told I didn't need shoes but that sands like 140 degrees it's too hot and then later I was forced to climb it again basically just a little further whoo-hoo I saved it okay he just won't quit Willy now what\n"