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22-02-2019, 11:11 AM
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What? You’ve Never Had A Computer Or The Internet?

Those are the words l said to an old school friend, l met in town yesterday.

She has never had the internet or been on a computer! She has a mobile phone but no internet access as she says, she is not interested.

I know l sound a bit shocked but in this day and age, the internet is a part of life, for some.

Then l started to think, maybe she has sense and the rest of us are the ones wasting our lives on the internet.

So, l ask... has she got sense or is she missing so much?
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22-02-2019, 11:14 AM
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Originally Posted by Artangel ->
Those are the words l said to an old school friend, l met in town yesterday.

She has never had the internet or been on a computer! She has a mobile phone but no internet access as she says, she is not interested.

I know l sound a bit shocked but in this day and age, the internet is a part of life, for some.

Then l started to think, maybe she has sense and the rest of us are the ones wasting our lives on the internet.

So, l ask... has she got sense or is she missing so much?

Yes Angel darlin' - I too have a friend who hasn't got a laptop or internet modem - she can't afford to have one she says.
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22-02-2019, 11:16 AM
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Re: What? You’ve Never Had A Computer Or The Internet?

I would have no work without mine Art.
But, I think your friend has a life.
I spend too much time online.
I skive off here, far too much.

Dear Art I need help.
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22-02-2019, 12:06 PM
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Re: What? You’ve Never Had A Computer Or The Internet?

My parents have never had a computer or internet but they are not bothered about it.
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22-02-2019, 12:08 PM
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My sister doesn't have a computer either, it is annoying as we do need to now send post by snail mail to each other
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22-02-2019, 12:26 PM
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Re: What? You’ve Never Had A Computer Or The Internet?

Originally Posted by Sweetie pie ->
I would have no work without mine Art.
But, I think your friend has a life.
I spend too much time online.
I skive off here, far too much.

Dear Art I need help.
Sweetie, Lent will start soon, so you could give the internet up for six weeks!
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22-02-2019, 12:34 PM
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Originally Posted by Artangel ->
Sweetie, Lent will start soon, so you could give the internet up for six weeks!
True Art. But I would miss you all too much.
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22-02-2019, 12:36 PM
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Re: What? You’ve Never Had A Computer Or The Internet?

I have a few older friends who don't have a computer.

A couple of them have smart phones but other than using them to make and receive calls they don't know how to use other apps or connect to the internet on them and have no bloody idea what Google is

One friend has a dumb phone so no internet access at all. He manages ok.

One thing that slightly narks me is when some people don't have internet access and they know you do they keep asking for you to look such and such up for them or to order something online. I don't really mind doing it but it sometimes becomes a drain on my time.

And then there's my mother in law who has a computer but since accidentally upgrading to Windows 10 says she doesn't know how to use it, despite me spending a whole afternoon showing her
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22-02-2019, 01:13 PM
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Re: What? You’ve Never Had A Computer Or The Internet?

I have two friends who don't have computers, they do have phones, but only use them as phones. Neither are interested in going on the net, but one does ask me to look things up for her sometimes.

My Dad who died before the internet really took off for the public, would have loved it, he'd have got everything, smart phone, home pc, i pad etc. He loved gadgets & technology. It was sad he died before it all kicked off. My Mother who outlived him by over 20 years, wasn't interested in computers.
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22-02-2019, 03:15 PM
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Originally Posted by Artangel ->
Sweetie, Lent will start soon, so you could give the internet up for six weeks!
Yeah right
 
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