donsrods
Well-known member
Ok, I'm old, but I remember years ago seeing Al Gore on TV talking about some "Internet Highway" thing and wondering what the heck he was talking about. He might as well have been discussing nuclear fission or brain surgery.
Some time after that I went to visit my Son at his place and he told me he had bought a computer. He was saying about all these neat things you could do with it, and he sat me in front of it, logged on to Ebay, and told me to put anything in the search I wanted. I put in "hot rod" and all these neat parts that I loved appeared magically on the screen !
Stuff that I would have had to search years for suddenly were available to me just for clicking a box on the screen.
Every time I would visit him I would spend most of the time glued to his computer, mostly looking at Ebay and ordering stuff. Finally, I went out and bought my own computer and began to buy and sell on Ebay. One day Dan said to me, "Did you know there are car forums on the internet ?" I didn't but he logged me on, and I was hooked. In the beginning I didn't understand forum protocol, and said some things that offended a few people, and they put me in my place. I finally figured it out and now try to think before I say something, because sometimes words in print come out different than you meant them.
The bottom line is, I can't imagine what my life would be like without a computer and the net. I spend a lot of my day sitting in this chair, and can find any subject I want with just a few key strokes. How long to cook a roast? Push a button. How to reset the oil reminder in my car ? Push a button. No more going to the library to dig up information, it is right in my bedroom.
Maybe this technology stuff isn't all bad after all !
Don
Some time after that I went to visit my Son at his place and he told me he had bought a computer. He was saying about all these neat things you could do with it, and he sat me in front of it, logged on to Ebay, and told me to put anything in the search I wanted. I put in "hot rod" and all these neat parts that I loved appeared magically on the screen !
Stuff that I would have had to search years for suddenly were available to me just for clicking a box on the screen.Every time I would visit him I would spend most of the time glued to his computer, mostly looking at Ebay and ordering stuff. Finally, I went out and bought my own computer and began to buy and sell on Ebay. One day Dan said to me, "Did you know there are car forums on the internet ?" I didn't but he logged me on, and I was hooked. In the beginning I didn't understand forum protocol, and said some things that offended a few people, and they put me in my place. I finally figured it out and now try to think before I say something, because sometimes words in print come out different than you meant them.
The bottom line is, I can't imagine what my life would be like without a computer and the net. I spend a lot of my day sitting in this chair, and can find any subject I want with just a few key strokes. How long to cook a roast? Push a button. How to reset the oil reminder in my car ? Push a button. No more going to the library to dig up information, it is right in my bedroom.
Maybe this technology stuff isn't all bad after all !
Don
