tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post5504160398050254051..comments2024-03-26T17:55:50.539-04:00Comments on Cranky old man: Thank You Smart People For Inventing Really Great Stuffjoehhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08520161706680568508noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-7236789958088942292016-08-21T01:59:59.318-04:002016-08-21T01:59:59.318-04:00And if it were a realllllllly long time ago, your ...And if it were a realllllllly long time ago, your horse would have keeled over and you would have had to walk the rest of the way home...and so would all those in the covered wagon. Yep, these times we live in might be a bit screwed, but you can't complain about all the modern advances!Katrinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04446770591516588794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-50859467135101768652016-08-19T20:41:07.180-04:002016-08-19T20:41:07.180-04:00I'm all for the good new days!I'm all for the good new days!Pixel Peeperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17553862902461169270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-32724545731309728212016-08-18T12:02:57.393-04:002016-08-18T12:02:57.393-04:00It turned from a bad day into a not so bad day, ri...It turned from a bad day into a not so bad day, right?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-34517577100957293942016-08-17T16:37:19.515-04:002016-08-17T16:37:19.515-04:00You received terrific service, the opposite of my ...You received terrific service, the opposite of my recent post.stephen Hayeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17659054447637207734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-39373571890433863332016-08-17T15:42:59.128-04:002016-08-17T15:42:59.128-04:00True, true, but 40 years ago that part might have ...True, true, but 40 years ago that part might have been more secure if indeed was necessary. Or perhaps you could have spotted the problem and fixed it yourself. Cars used to be more 'hands on' back then.Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02743921972328074980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-45088812677422155832016-08-17T14:19:52.554-04:002016-08-17T14:19:52.554-04:00Nothing like a flood and not having phones to make...Nothing like a flood and not having phones to make you appreciate all those things.messymimihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10649529601786689712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-46394628990502167752016-08-17T14:12:38.850-04:002016-08-17T14:12:38.850-04:00Technology is great but I cant understand with all...Technology is great but I cant understand with all the new technology why a denist still has to use a drill and plyers.<br />LisaLisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03109633602729593188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-54082444437651035732016-08-17T12:15:05.922-04:002016-08-17T12:15:05.922-04:00Sometimes I think we are a slave to technology, bu...Sometimes I think we are a slave to technology, but it sure is nice when we need it, isn't it?<br /><br />bettybettyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06323135450742337670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-53879915677050130112016-08-17T11:54:09.189-04:002016-08-17T11:54:09.189-04:00Oh, I hear ya, Joe. Whenever I ride by bike out i...Oh, I hear ya, Joe. Whenever I ride by bike out in the countryside these days, I have my cell phone with me. And I've had a few (thankfully, VERY few) occasions when I was glad I did, and I could call Jenn to come retrieve me from 20 miles out in the corn fields. I don't even remember what I did before cell phones. Knocked on doors to use somebody's phone, I guess. . .<br /><br />And yeah, this summer has been a good one for appreciating A/C in my car. . .Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12044041773404411751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-56698308477356577932016-08-17T11:34:53.477-04:002016-08-17T11:34:53.477-04:00I like how you gleaned all the good stuff that int...I like how you gleaned all the good stuff that interrupted your day. Life happens when you're planning other stuff.<br /><br />Have a fabulous day Joe. ☺Sandeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06785788498697004273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-16025778144890987082016-08-17T11:11:20.286-04:002016-08-17T11:11:20.286-04:00Isn't the progress amazing? I always think abo...Isn't the progress amazing? I always think about how brave my parents were traveling across the U.S. and Europe (military) just without cell phones alone. I suspect this is why common sense and problem solving has all but disappeared. We don't find ourselves in situations that require us to think quite as much. To problem solve. I really liked this post. These are things I think about all the time. So happy technology was here to help you. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-3461724292066786792016-08-17T10:51:38.958-04:002016-08-17T10:51:38.958-04:00I can't keep up with progress, sometimes, but ...I can't keep up with progress, sometimes, but I appreciate all the things that make life easier... that is until they go wrong!Valeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12099030819314552958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-57916689691438367432016-08-17T09:06:07.488-04:002016-08-17T09:06:07.488-04:00It just gets better and better.It just gets better and better.Joanne Noragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16601010208310707750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-28861204644530548322016-08-17T08:44:55.747-04:002016-08-17T08:44:55.747-04:00I was scheduled to fly home with my two grandchild...I was scheduled to fly home with my two grandchildren Monday, August 8.<br />Yes, on Delta. I was not loving modern technology so much for a while.Olgahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00692441479616299920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-70237064328483853172016-08-17T08:05:29.041-04:002016-08-17T08:05:29.041-04:00Yep, modern technology is great. The only fly in ...Yep, modern technology is great. The only fly in the ointment is if it has a hiccup, we're lost. Fortunately that is very rare. Lowandslowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08608734222483888884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-35149867777870178912016-08-17T07:37:31.037-04:002016-08-17T07:37:31.037-04:00yup, we've come a long way. glad you had a goo...yup, we've come a long way. glad you had a good tow driver.TexWisGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13641962051044162710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-38677437058726080122016-08-17T07:06:10.041-04:002016-08-17T07:06:10.041-04:00Those inventions are great. I can tell you first h...Those inventions are great. I can tell you first hand that inside flushing toilets are a definite upgrade over outhouses where getting stung on the butt was not uncommon:)Rick Watsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01005727239466916086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-60711430564467225582016-08-16T23:28:41.791-04:002016-08-16T23:28:41.791-04:00Shout out to Ben Franklin and his kite! I struggle...Shout out to Ben Franklin and his kite! I struggle when the electricity goes off. Because I can't use that really great stuff.Valhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13025832536749983018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-77031003192184322222016-08-16T23:14:58.374-04:002016-08-16T23:14:58.374-04:00Modern technology is great, but I will be forever ...Modern technology is great, but I will be forever grateful to the person who once had a bright idea and gave us "The Hot Shower" mmmm, blissRiverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.com