For the Over 50 Generation

[scannon]

I signed up under duress for Twitter and Facebook, so my

seven kids, their spouses, 13 grandkids 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.

 

That was before one of my grandkids hooked me up for

Tweeter, Tweetree, Twhirl, Twitterfon, Tweetie and

Twittererific Tweetdeck, Twitpix and something that sends

every message to my cell phone and every other program

within the texting world.

 

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 as everyone in the

nearest 50 yards was glaring at me. Seems I have 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 was the most annoying, rudest person I had

run into in a long time. Every 10 minutes, she would

sarcastically say, "Re-calc-ul-ating". 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 when I would make a

right turn instead, it was not good.

 

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 can lose

three phones all at once and have run around digging under

chair cushions and 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 in 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

toot a lot."

 

PS

 

I know some of you are not over 50; I sent it to you to

allow you to forward it to those who are.

[MHKflyer52]

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

toot a lot."

 

 

I have to remember that one but then remembering is becoming more difficult every day for me or maybe it is selective....I will never tell.

:rofl:

[Mondo]

Yeah, too much info. And I too am amazed at how we can lose 3 cordless phones in the house.

 

I've been forced to text on my cell at times and hate it. Email & cell phone (for talking) is really all I need. Plus, the cost for smart phones (internet etc..), cable TV & home internet, wireless router etc.. I'm paying close to $300 a month for "must have" stuff we didn't even think about as a kid... My kids can't fathom riding a bicycle just for fun.

 

Recently used GPS and admit to liking it though.

[Ian7]

I'm 53, and couldn't agree more !!

 

I facebook-ed for a very brief period - my god - the drivel people thought was interesting ! :-(

 

and texting... has the younger generation become afraid to actually talk? I call people, leave a voice message and 5 seconds later get a text reply; they were obviously there, and didn't answer....

 

sheeesh