Today’s automobile:
Right now I cannot think of this cars name, but it could talk..
But it is
hard. Today we were again reminded we
have outlived our time. First, a water
bill. It is a final bill for a home we sold. We have been paying the water
bill, exorbitant as it is for a few years. So to the water department. Uh oh,
the man inside smiled and said they have moved… We got the address. Belmont was ALWAYS a small town. We found the NEW city complex, It is modern
and as large as the cotton mills that used to support this town. It wasn’t easy
to find the MAIN ENTRANCE!
The lady was nice, oh you cannot pay here, it must
be on line or dropped into a box ‘down town’ cash or check, but we prefer ck or
credit card.
I asked, “The
total is a little confusing, what do we OWE?” Oh that… “The $136 is not due
because of ,,,, the actual bill is $62 or something, you can find it online.”
“The correct amt
will be deducted in July sometime.”
Then to the
Photo shop at the drug store. I have already tried at WALMART and the person
handling that was not there two times. (I need one 8mm film reel and two
ancient video cassettes put on DVD). Now
the Drug store guy cannot get the computer to cooperate, “could I come back
later? The real guy will be here.”
Then to the home ins. Guy because the bills arrived saying they will
deducted from our bank account when due, we are going paperless. “WE
informed the lady there we have not authorized the use of our bank account, and
we want to pay by CC or check always.”
“Okay but
this will take time, please have a seat.” 15 mins later it is done. She had to
get secure secret numbers to change it all.
This is not
over. WE use a mail service, in the mail
we just called for, They now want to go paperless and need a CC # to make this
happen…….
“YES!” Sherry says, “Time to move into assisted
living, sell everything, get rid of all our stuff and be regular OLD PEOPLE.” I am about to agree with her.
NiteShipslog
PS:
“Gratitude paints little smiley faces on
everything it touches.” — Richelle E. Goodrich
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6 comments:
Old memories will be remembered.
I think the TV show was Night Rider and the car's name was Kit. I don't think businesses realize how hard it is for us older people to get used to the new ways they want to do things. We have been old fashioned, paying our bills with checks we mailed in for years before everything done online, etc. We need to be slowly and gradually educated on their new system with patience too! I pay pretty much everything online and a lot of it auto deductions. I had to sit down with hubby one time to give him all the passwords and we had to call all the businesses here to put his name on the accounts too so that he would be covered if I pass before him. Otherwise, he'd be clueless on how to figure everything out. You guys do just fine! I don't think you are ready for assisted living yet!!!!
betty
Betty has a good memory, I do remember that show too. But not until she named it. I too have outlived my time. Nothing is as it should be these days. I don't understand at all but paperwork online is not easy at all. They want our money and we get little choice on how it should be spent. Se don't need scammers to out do us. The untililty companies alone can do that to us. It's no wonder the old folks home looks so attractive.
Every company or business wants us to go paperless, but they send out lots of paper ads all the time. Yikes. I like paying by check or cash. I do not trust everyone's computers to not be hack into. I loved what Sherry said, Blessings to you both, xoxo, Susie
Let's see if I can remember what I said before Blogger ate my comment!
Basically, I see the same kind of customer (non) service anytime our requests are off their script. Sadly, many young men and women aren't versed in thinking outside the box. Tom's all the time raging against modern technology. I love doing almost all my business online, but I see Sherry's point.
Here in the UK too they all want to go paperless and they encourage us to get "apps" for our cell-phones so we can pay by phone. I don't like that. I get confused by cell-phones and when mine rings I press the wrong button and take a photo of my ear.
Only this week my credit card company wanted me to go paperless. I phoned them and the woman asked me for my password. I said, "F*** Off" and she thought I was swearing at her but that is my password. I used it because I was told to use an unusual word for security reasons. Now it got me in trouble and her supervisor has cancelled my credit card.
Help me, Jack!
God bless.
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