The world I knew is fast disappearing; for once I was knowledgeable but now I am a dunce, a Dumbo with big ears and tears in my eyes in this electronic age.
Many years ago as I walked down the street I would wave a hello at the shopkeepers attending their stalls or sweeping the sidewalk and they would wave back.
Now, no one give me a nod for there is but one girl manning the shop and I have to bag the chosen purchases myself and the lass at the till calls be not by my name but "Next".
I remember the days when the Bank clerk knew me by name but now the automatic teller says not a word except some bleeps from outer space after I have keyed in a number which I tend to forget because I have a hundred other pass codes to remember.
In my desk drawer at home there is a long little booklet, unused, lonely and forlorn for his name is checkbook and he hasn't been used for years.
As I close the drawer again he waves a sad goodbye and I shed a tear for we are both now redundant.
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Every time I have to write a check I have to go look for the checkbook and then think about how to do it times of changed
ReplyDeleteWe only write one check regularly now, to the church every month. Everyone else takes a debit card.
ReplyDeleteyou know what bothers me the most? (it has always been that I would keep up with slang and the language of the 'not old'...) the use of the expression, 'no problem' instead of 'you're welcome'.... they are not the same! lol
ReplyDeleteThis expression drives me and Papa Bear absolutely crazy too, Clark! It should not be a problem, you are a server in a service industry! But a "you're welcome would be nice to hear! It's becoming more and more rare!
DeleteIve never thought of this....i fear i may at times be guilty
DeleteVery true. I don't even have a checkbook anymore. Nice piece.
ReplyDeleteI do indeed feel obsolete many days, Old Egg. I love the new technology but I miss the beauty of a handwritten letter or the simplicity of an "on/off" switch instead a program menu to navigate!
ReplyDeleteLetters in the mail...i do miss those.
ReplyDeleteGone but not forgotten. I do still write the occasional letter, using my trusty Parker fountain pen, to a couple of fellow bloggers in Canada and the States. Sadly though, the handwriting I was once so proud of has become a bit of a mess!
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Ah, but you are not redundant. Technology has definitely taken over, it makes the challenge for personal relationships a bit more difficult, but as a blogger you are connected to the whole world. That is very cool.
ReplyDeleteI used to know a lot of people whose major relationship in their life was with their cheque book:)
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