LIFE UNDER THE STAIRS
By Local Resident, Jane Stevenson
up TV, streaming films, Twitter, and Instagram. I can just about master the intricacies of the TV remote. The terminology alone is confusing. Other Half has a DAB radio? What’s DAB? I’m told DVDs are almost outdated – I have some still in their cellophane wrapping which I keep meaning to watch – if I could fathom out how to use the DVD player. However, these are obsolete and I should look at getting a Blu-ray player. What? CDs are as old hat as vinyl records. Thankfully, I can just about fathom out how to download music via Spotify. Me and modern-day gadgets are like oil and water. We simply don’t mix. In the space of 24 hours both my dishwasher and my printer have given up the ghost. Both were perfectly working the last time they were used.
new machine, I’m going to spend the rest of the day checking out deals. My car offers similar challenges. Press a button on the dashboard and a I’m not a huge fan of washing up variety of screens light up. I’m told but now the Offspring have gone, my average speed, how many miles I there’s a lot less of it, so a repair to can drive before needing petrol, the that item may well have to wait until ambient temperature, what calls the coffers are off life support. It’s I’ve missed and much more. I use Today I opened the dishwasher to only a couple of plates and mugs a a car to get me from A to B safely put the crockery away only to be day – and six cat food dishes! Even and reliably – you can keep the rest. greeted by a machine full of dirty I can manage that amount. I know there are courses and techno water. Having bailed that out with a mug, I stomped off to the study I dread updating my mobile phone for buddy schemes to help people such to print some letters. Two went similar reasons. Today’s gadgets can as I. However, I may well be deemed through without any problem. do so much, I worry about pressing a hopeless case as I rarely get the The third never emerged! On the wrong button. I long to be like hang of technology even in its most further investigation the paper my friend, who ascertains that with basic forms. I would be an ongoing was jammed and more worryingly, a mobile phone and tablet, she can presence at these courses year in the cartridges were loose and a rule the world. She manages to run and year out. strange piece of plastic was flying several businesses using this set up around the inside of the printer. at least. I make calls, write texts, and Maybe me and the Techno Fairy just No rhyme or reason to why both take the odd photo on mine. It’s only aren’t compatible. electrical appliances decided to recently the Offspring have shown have a collective hissy fit! me Whatsapp and introduced me Stay well all. to the joys of shopping by phone. The printer is a bigger problem though. I often need to print and I thought it was an age thing, but send documents out, so now I’m now I’m not so sure. Many others building up a back log of documents of my generation are completely at and reports which will soon go from home with technology and enjoy low, to high priority. As it may well the benefits it brings. They chat cost more to repair it than to buy a knowledgably about using catch
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