Lynna Clark: Inept with new technologies
Published 12:00 am Saturday, March 18, 2023
By Lynna Clark
I’m sort of clumsy when it comes to social graces. Like Don Rickles on the Andy Griffith Show, I’m rather inept. To me, individuals are scary … downright intimidating. Nevertheless, for 20 years I worked at the front workplace of a little college. All day extended I dealt with individuals. I was a tiny bit excellent at that. I assume simply because I could enable them speedily and they’d be on their way without having as well numerous words. If I had to make a telephone get in touch with, I discovered to practice what I would say beforehand. Even now, I do the identical. Like final week I required to verify on strawberry plants at the nearby nursery. In my head, I had the queries prepared but when a gruff old dude answered, my words came out “blah blah blahder berrydo have you some?” Also “what is the time of which you shall be closed?” I sounded like Yoda but not as intelligent. Perhaps that is why I create.
Annyyywayyy…
It turns out I’m not genuine savvy with the technologies speak either. Somebody was attempting to get in touch with whilst I was listening to a Marco message from Permaculture Daughter. I believed I could just hit the orange button that popped up to see who was calling. But somehow I got Google assistant who stated, “Attempt saying, ‘Remind me to take out the garbage.’ ” So I hit that button attempting to get rid of her due to the fact my cell was nevertheless ringing and Marco was nevertheless playing. Of course Google Lady stated, “OK! I will remind you at 9 o’clock tonight to take out your garbage.” She seemed so pleased to enable that I hated to disappoint her. With no practicing, gently I stated, “No Google Lady. Do NOT remind me about the garbage to be out at 9 o’clock.”
Bless her heart. I assume she was attempting her very best, but she informed me in her extremely-pleased-to-be-of-service voice. “OK! I will remind you NOT to take out the garbage at 9 o’clock.” So I gave up on her and hurried to answer my incoming get in touch with. But alas. They had been gone. So I continued the tour of my daughter’s backyard garden on Marco. At least I’m savvy sufficient to send her a effectively-deserved thumbs up, heart and satisfied face. I’m confident she was impressed. Plus! No words had been harmed in the procedure.
Sadly, the get in touch with I missed was one thing from a desperate prince who desires funds. I’ll have to catch up with him later. Perhaps I’ll just text him so I can program my words. I confident do not want to insult the royalty which is certainly him by misspeaking. But initially, I could possibly ought to take a nap. I have a get in touch with scheduled previous my bedtime to remind me NOT to take out the trash.
Lord enable me!
“May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in Your sight O Lord my Strength and my Redeemer.”
— Psalm 19:14
Lynna Clark lives in Salisbury. Study a lot more at LynnasWonderfulLife.wordpress.com
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