Friday, December 30, 2005
High Tech
About four years ago I was dragged kicking and screaming into the world of computers. Up until that time I was a committed enemy to the forces of 'electronic evil'. My first confrontation came when, after making a deposit into my checking account and asking the teller to read me my balance, I was told that the computers were 'down' and she could'nt comply with my request.
My outraged response was , "WHAT"!?! "I entrusted my money to this bank and it can't tell me how much I have in my account"? I was so furious I almost closed my account then and there and took my $18.00,(more or less) elsewhere.
Instead, I mumbled a few explitives and went on my way. I have since made my peace with the technology and have become reasonably adept at sending and receiving Email. I suppose I should mention that I'm rapidly closing in on my 80th birthday and I have trouble dealing with other 'new age marvels', such as the 'self service check-out stations at the grocery store. Don't tell me you never get into quicksand at one of these 'stations' trying to price three bananas and a grapefruit when there are ten people in line behind you. I know, I know, I'm a menace to navigation in the sea of progress, but when it takes a computer twenty minutes to price out a 78 cent purchase at the local Home Depot, faith in this brand new century of hard drive madness is hard to grasp.
I have'nt learned how to shop on the computer yet. First I need to know if I have any money in my account....and that could be a problem.
George Morin
Auburn
My outraged response was , "WHAT"!?! "I entrusted my money to this bank and it can't tell me how much I have in my account"? I was so furious I almost closed my account then and there and took my $18.00,(more or less) elsewhere.
Instead, I mumbled a few explitives and went on my way. I have since made my peace with the technology and have become reasonably adept at sending and receiving Email. I suppose I should mention that I'm rapidly closing in on my 80th birthday and I have trouble dealing with other 'new age marvels', such as the 'self service check-out stations at the grocery store. Don't tell me you never get into quicksand at one of these 'stations' trying to price three bananas and a grapefruit when there are ten people in line behind you. I know, I know, I'm a menace to navigation in the sea of progress, but when it takes a computer twenty minutes to price out a 78 cent purchase at the local Home Depot, faith in this brand new century of hard drive madness is hard to grasp.
I have'nt learned how to shop on the computer yet. First I need to know if I have any money in my account....and that could be a problem.
George Morin
Auburn
