Mrsmoses Loc: Oregon

When I bought my Blackberry, I thought about the 30-year business I ran
with 1800 employees, all without a cell phone that plays music, takes
videos, pictures and communicates with Facebook and Twitter. I signed
up under duress for Twitter and Facebook, so my seven kids, their
spouses, my 13 grand kids and 2 great grand kids could communicate with
me in the modern way. I figured I could handle something as simple as Twitter with only 140 characters of space.
My phone was beeping every three minutes with the details of everything
except the bowel movements of the entire next generation. I am not
ready to live like this. I keep my cell phone in the garage in my golf bag.
The kids bought me a GPS for my last birthday because they say I get lost
every now and then going over to the grocery store or library. I keep that
in a box under my tool bench with the Blue tooth [it's red] phone I am
supposed to use when I drive. I wore it once and was standing in line at
Barnes and Noble talking to my wife and everyone in the nearest 50 yards
was glaring at me. I had to take my hearing aid out to use it, and I got a
little loud.
I mean the GPS looked pretty smart on my dash board, but the lady inside
that gadget was the most annoying, rudest person I had run into in a long
time. Every 10 minutes, she would sarcastically say, "Re-calc-u-lating."
You would think that she could be nicer. It was like she could barely tolerate me. She would let go with a deep sigh and then tell me to make a U-turn at the next light. Then if I made a right turn instead. Well, it was not a good relationship...
When I get really lost now, I call my wife and tell her the name of the cross
streets and while she is starting to develop the same tone as Gypsy, the GPS lady, at least she loves me.
To be perfectly frank, I am still trying to learn how to use the cordless phones in our house. We have had them for 4 years, but I still haven't figured out how I lose three phones all at once and have to run around digging under chair cushions, checking bathrooms, and the dirty laundry baskets when the phone rings.
The world is just getting too complex for me. They even mess me up every time I go to the grocery store. You would think they could settle on something themselves but this sudden "Paper or Plastic?" every time I check out just knocks me for a loop. I bought some of those cloth reusable bags to avoid looking confused, but I never remember to take them with me.
Now I toss it back to them. When they ask me, "Paper or plastic?" I just say, "Doesn't matter to me. I am bi-sacksual." Then it's their turn to stare at me with a blank look. I was recently asked if I tweet. I answered, "No, but I do fart a lot."
P.S. I know some of you are not over 60. I sent it to you to allow you to forward it to those who are. I figured your sense of humor could handle it. We senior citizens don't need any more gadgets. The TV remote and the garage door remote are about all we can handle.

Jahawk Loc: Rhode Island

:thumbup: :thumbup:

GW Loc: Idaho

Totally understand ...I still have trouble with the VCR....

Kuzano

Finally bought a Smart Phone. Have been working on computers 25 years and have "aced" that as a career. Even running Windows 10 on four of my own computers... flawlessly.

After 6 months on the Smart Phone, getting interrupted incessantly, digging into my time working and keeping up with computers, I had it! Getting frustrated trying to use it for what I want to do, instead of what some programmer learnt it!

Fired up my old "dumb as a rock" phone and transferred the phone number back. Also, I rarely answer it. It's the best damn Message Machine I've ever had.

No Twitter, No Facebook, No LinkedOn. I have all the new business I need.

So DAARP... keep taking messages.

Does this mean I am unsociable.... Effen-A-Right I am. Leave a message!!!

:evil: :twisted:

Anybody want a like new MOTO G Android phone with "lollipop" OS on it.... Suck on that!!

Supposedly six or more ways to get my relatively good pictures off the phone... BS...I finally figured out how to e-mail one to myself. Then had to go home to see the pic on the big screen. Much sharper on the TINY Smart Phone screen. Also, how do you get the drool off the screen... Lollipop my A__!

JD750 Loc: SoCal

I like technology. But I'm over 60 now so does that mean I have to give up my smart phone and tablets give up texting and face time, how will I talk to my kids? Do I have to sell my computers and GPS devices and streaming boxes, and DSLR cameras?

Oh my gosh, do I have to live like the Amish now that I'm over 60!!! ?
(please, I mean no disrespect to the Amish lifestyle, it's just that their lifestyle is not for everybody).

TonyP Loc: New Zealand

Like JD750, Im over 60, in fact Im nearly 70 (years young).
Does this mean I have to give up my iphone, ipad and surround sound TV?
And, horrors, after struggling for nearly 8 years, I am now starting to get proficient with my DSLR.

Nope, sorry, I refuse to go live in a cave.
Maybe I cant give the car a service anymore and had to read a manual before I could make a phone call,
but I'll live with it.
If my 4 year old grand daughter can do it, so will I.

JD750 Loc: SoCal

Hear hear!!

n3eg Loc: West coast USA

I have an agreement with my smartphone. If it doesn't try to control me, I don't try to control it.

Seriously, when I shut off apps and things that woke me up with useless 2 am notifications, it behaves itself just fine.

It still laughs at me when Google Navigation sends me to a dead end street.

JD750 Loc: SoCal

Do You know you can set a global time period when it won't send notifications? There is always that on/off button.

I am in control of my devices (repeat over and over). :wink:

Graveman Loc: Indiana

My best days at my part-time job are the ones I forget to take my phone with me. If it's real important they can hunt me down or wait until lunch. Didn't get one until I was 53 (job requirement) now 10 years later....it's still a pain.

jsenear Loc: Hopkins, MN.

I'm sitting here talking to "Alexa" who lives in my Amazon Echo as I read this. I'm 73 years old. Shush don't say anything. Alexa thinks I'm 29 years old !!!!! LOL

silver-rail Loc: harrisburg, pa

being over 60 myself i really enjoyed it. and u r right how did we
every survive without all the "cool stuff" being used today

thank u for starting my day with a good laugh

BBurns Loc: South Bay, California

This reminded me of another old Classic -
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Seems an elderly gentleman had serious hearing problems.
He was stubbornly hesitant to go get checked for a number of years.
Finally, at the constant prodding of his family, they convinced him he should go to the doctor.
The doctor was easily able to fit him with a set of hearing aids that allowed the old man to hear 100%.
The elderly gentleman went back a month later for a slight adjustment. The doctor said,

"Your hearing is perfect.
Your family must be really pleased that you can hear again."

To which the gentleman said,

"Oh, I haven't told my family yet.
I just sit around and listen to the conversations.
I've changed my will three times!"

JD750 Loc: SoCal

Ha ha ha. Yep.