For the last 20+ years I have been using a Motorola cell phone that was given to me by Verizon when the world went digital and they informed me that my old analog phone would no longer work. It is amazing this Motorola phone operated all those years on the original battery, which is a good thing because they probably stopped making batteries for this model decades ago.
Over a month ago one of my sisters gave me an iPhone to bring me out of the dark ages and have better contact with the outside world now that I'm living in the woods by myself. All five of my siblings have some kind of a smart phone and me being the oldest I'm probably overdue for an upgrade. It took some friends and family members to show me some of the features and functions of this device. Still have much to learn about it, hard to teach an old man new tricks, especially one from the Neanderthal age.
Now it has become a bad habit since I can watch the latest news, weather and different programs on YouTube whenever taking a break from the daily business of life. The phone seems to know what programs I like, such as the family farm channels, tractor shows, blue grass and folk music.
Now I can feel like part of the crowd in a waiting room looking at my iPhone instead of being the only one looking at a magazine.
Welcome to a whole new way of doing things...careful you will get addicted! 😄
ReplyDeleteGood morning Mike, I read your essay to my husband, who still uses a flip phone. We have a few chuckles and can really relate to your experiences.
ReplyDeleteFrom Ann,1 of your sisters:
ReplyDeleteAnd yes,these phones know you better than yourself...Big Brother in a box!!!