I may have banned all texts, shunned instant messaging and recently become frustrated with Face Book, but when it comes to technology, I’m still way ahead of my 85-year-old grandma.
Grandma Lib’s take on…
Computers: “I don’t need to know about them…I’m on my way out anyway.”
The internet: “What do you mean your articles are on the internet? You mean like the TV?.”
Cell phones:
“What’s your new number?”
Me: “It’s the same number.”
“But you moved to Georgia.”
Me: “Right. But since I have a cell phone, I can keep the same number.”
“How can you do that?”
Me: “The same way I’m calling you from the car right now!”
Long Distance Charges: “Why are you calling me in the middle of the day? This must be costing you a fortune!”
Also on Long Distance Charges: “I don’t leave messages. They charge you the same whether you talk to the person or talk to a machine so I’d just rather wait until I can talk to a person.”
On cell phone voicemail: “I called you but instead of you I got some fancy lady.”
Caller ID: “I called you but you didn’t call me back.”
Me: “I didn’t know you called.” “I thought you had a way of knowing who called.”
Me: “I do but only if my phone is turned on. I might have had my phone turned off.”
“What? Your phone was off? Why did you do that?”
Me: “I might have been at the doctor’s office or in a movie or teaching spin class…Then I cut off my phone.”
“Well, I’ve been so worried!”
Me: “Next time just leave a message.”
“I don’t leave messages. You know they charge you the same-”
Me: “I gotta go. It’s the middle of the day so this is costing me a fortune!”
3 comments:
It's been 13 years since I replied quickly to Cope's first e-mail to me. He was at the beach and showed it to Grandma Lib. She proclaimed the whole process "magic."
I actually still don't understand how email works so it must be magic!
trying to get google to take my comment soooo frustrating like grm lib technology frustrates me Dad Simcik
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