Blackberry ain't got nuthin' on me
Despite the fact that I have a blog, I'm a profoundly low-tech person.
To give you an example, I just figured out how to check email using my cellphone. That's the same bit of technology that a friend showed me on his phone in 2001.
I'm exactly one dog year behind the curve.
Yet that's not always a disadvantage. On Monday, anybody with a Blackberry was without service for the span of a few hours.
Luckily, while all the Blackberry users were suffering on Monday, I was still fully wired. When you communicate like I do, the service is constant and impervious to disruption.
How do I communicate, you ask?
Two soup cans strung together with twine.
That may sound inconvenient to you, but I can assure you it's not. I've got several sets in my trunk, and I start my day by thinking about who I might need to call. Then I swing by their place, drop off a can, and say, "Keep that string tight. You may be hearing from me today."
It never fails.
And I get free nights and weekends, which is pretty nice.
To give you an example, I just figured out how to check email using my cellphone. That's the same bit of technology that a friend showed me on his phone in 2001.
I'm exactly one dog year behind the curve.
Yet that's not always a disadvantage. On Monday, anybody with a Blackberry was without service for the span of a few hours.
Luckily, while all the Blackberry users were suffering on Monday, I was still fully wired. When you communicate like I do, the service is constant and impervious to disruption.
How do I communicate, you ask?
Two soup cans strung together with twine.
That may sound inconvenient to you, but I can assure you it's not. I've got several sets in my trunk, and I start my day by thinking about who I might need to call. Then I swing by their place, drop off a can, and say, "Keep that string tight. You may be hearing from me today."
It never fails.
And I get free nights and weekends, which is pretty nice.
posted by Leighton @ My Best Investments at
5:51 PM
3 Comments:
CAN you call a plumber on that thing?
Well if it makes you feel any better, I know my phone has that capability, but I haven't bothered to figure it out. I don't want to be accessible 24/7 to everyone...
Hence, I have free nights and weekends too!
I've never checked email on my cell phone or even tried to figure out if I can. I just don't want to be that accessible either.
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