My grandmother, bless her heart, is not very technologically advanced. In fact, she just recently got a cell phone. One of those refill as needed phones that cost maybe $20 at Walmart. I programmed it for her and she has made maybe 3 calls on it. That's a step.
Today, I get a phone call that she needs Justin and I to come over and fix the t.v. because it is all messed up. She unplugged the DVD player and not it's worse. I proceed to try and talk her through fixing it. Turns out the t.v. was not on channel 3 and the cable box was turned off. Now the remote doesn't work. I told her to try and replace the batteries and see if that helps. If not then call me back and I will come over and reset the remote for her. I haven't heard back from her yet, so I am thinking it's the batteries. Sure enough, she just called and that's all it was. God bless her.
She is the cutest woman in the world, but freaks out about any type of technology. I love her.
Then we have the doctor who breaks everything and blames it on other people. Doctors are good for diagnosing and treatment and all sorts of things medical. However, some of them are so "smart" that they think they can fix anything themselves. This is not always the case. There are a couple doctors with this mentality that have managed to break 3 computers in less than a week.
I'm thinking there are about 3 categories of people that should not be allowed to use modern technology without supervision:
Those who are intimidated by technology and would rather stick to the good old fashioned typewriter.
Those who are too smart for their own good.
and those who are too dumb to even find the power button when it is bright red and says POWER in big white letters.
Grandma's t.v. is all fixed. She's a happy girl and now I must go and be productive around here.
Until next time!
Love,
Layla
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