Should I really join Facebook?

[onelovedread]

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, 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 Bluetooth.  [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 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."
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. We, senior citizens don't need any more gadgets.  The TV remote and the garage door remote are  about all we can  handle.

[cjwood]

loved your post onelovedread!  can sympathize.  made me laugh out loud. 

claudia

[Kat]

LOL... that was hilarious and I can relate. I dread when a new gadget comes out and I'm thinking is that something I will eventually need to learn how to use

Kat

[Dave in Tenn]

Way too true, and too funny because it is!  Now I'll have to print it out, assuming I can fix whatever is wrong with the printer.

[Joel]

Cell phones are a blessing to me, I like jewelery but have never been able to wear it comfortably. I use to always wear a watch on my arm until I started using a cell phone.
Now with the clock that's on them, I don't wear a wrist watch any more  I have an expensive pocket watch.

My wife and I both got blackberries about a year ago.

Joel

[onelovedread]

By the way. This wasn't written by me, although I can definitely identify with much in it. I should be so funny and articulate! it was sent to me and I had to share it with you guys. I'm thrilled that you enjoyed it like I did! 

[cjwood]

... My kids say the same thing, join Facebook, email is so old school. Yeah, yeah, but so am I  !

 Got the cell phone thing down too...I think, although they are notorious for being elusive, as you point out. I still think
 one should be kept attatched to the kitchen wall.

 

i reread this thread tonite, and cracked up after reading through janine's post again.  i bolded part of her statements above, because after reading it through again tonite i caught myself thinking, hmmmm?? is she having one of those 'subliminal thought' moments?   as in, "do i still think that one of 'the kids' need to be kept attached to the kitchen wall?"   

i know you really meant that you still think a phone should attached to the kitchen wall.  i remember those days well. 

claudia

[chav]

Hi
Loved your post I think you are what some people would call a 'digital refusnik' a rare breed indeed.
Dave

[Dave in Tenn]

LOL @ Claudia.

When I was a kid, I was my Dad's remote control.  Makes sense that you should keep a kid attached to the kitchen wall.

[eggi]

Wow!

This was a timely post, with a funny and ironic post. I have been thinking in these lines in the last couple of years. It's just too much information and too many things you need to have an opinion about. Thank God my parents have a cabin in the mountain so we can get away from all the busyness in town. When staying there we even take our watches off. Life is getting to busy, too hectic. You hit the nail on the head with your post.

God bless you all,
Eirik

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[eggi]

Janine, just click anywhere you like. 

Blessings,
Eirik

[judith collier]

Dear God, I am so grateful I cannot get back on facebook!!! 3 servers in the last few yrs. and 3 passwords and now none match and they set me up with 2 new facebook pages and I refuse to use them and said i wanted my old facebook page back with my picture on. NADA!!!
I have a new cell phone and have managed to get connected but I can't figure anything else out even with instructions. It takes pictures too! I gave it to my blind husband because it lights up and he can sort of detect no.s Recently I bought a digital recorder and haven't opened the package yet as i am afraid! My printer is nuts and does weird things so I don't use it.
I do like my ON STAR in the car though.
judy

[HoneyLamb56]

enjoyed your post, onelovedread.  very funny; sure can relate with my parents...oh the agony; we used On Star during our trip east but still had our maps handy which we did use at times!! technology isn't 100%

[noeleena]

Hi,.

Im just glad im 64 & dont need any of that.....ummm what ever,    what were you talking about .
No idear..he he ....& your younger than i,

...noeleena...