Lately, I have been on a technology hating kick. I hate my cellphone, I hate my cordless phone, intensely dislike the remotes to the TV, despise the remotes to the sound system, and want to stab the infernal video game systems.
The laptop gets a pass for now, though.
You may be wondering what set this off. Mostly, human nature did. Little One likes to control the TV remotes and hides them so that no one else can change the channel from whatever tripe she is watching. Hubby likes to put the sound system on very loud, as most men like to do. The video games suck life from those who play them. The kids take the cordless phone to some part of the house and forget to place them back on the cradle. That means they are NOT CHARGED when I need it. And as for the cellphone, I just plain hate the texting. One text or two to confirm something is fine. An ENTIRE conversation is a pain in the lower backside. But the worst part??
NOT BEING ABLE TO SLAM THE PHONE DOWN WHEN I AM MADDER THAN A HORNET!!!
How is pressing the end call button supposed to provide satisfaction on that score?? How am I supposed to relay my complete and utter ire at the receiver if I can’t throw it down?? Of sure…. one could argue you can just chuck the phone away, but then I would be providing a free cellphone to an unsuspecting passer-by. Along with unlimited texting, apparently. So no, I shall keep the phone and learn to not answer everything.
But in the meantime, I will be scouring the flea market and thrift stores for an old-fashioned, corded phone. One that is heavy and bulky and can NOT be lost in the house. And one that doesn’t come with an answering machine 😉
Sithy Things 
October 7th, 2013 at 9:53 AM
Your problem is not necessarily a technological one, but a lack of the *proper* technology. You need a handset to slam something down. Modern phones utilize a push-button on/off system, and therefore lack the requisite handset.
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October 7th, 2013 at 10:00 AM
HAHAHAHA!!!
October 7th, 2013 at 10:12 AM
I have come to deeply resent the home phone, and consider any ringing by it to be an intrusion upon my privacy.
October 7th, 2013 at 2:15 PM
We are thinking of getting rid of it completely. Then setting it on fire.
October 7th, 2013 at 4:27 PM
I recommend napalm. Napalm is good.
October 7th, 2013 at 5:04 PM
And white phosphorus. Don’t forget that.
October 8th, 2013 at 9:04 AM
Never! I love WilliePete for the pretty sparkles.
October 8th, 2013 at 9:05 AM
It does make for some fun times 😀
October 7th, 2013 at 10:32 AM
A kid who hides the remotes (found one in the laundry hamper once), cordless phone never charged when you need it, life-sucking video games…are you living in my house and I just don’t see you?
October 7th, 2013 at 2:16 PM
Check behind the suit of armor 😉
October 7th, 2013 at 11:43 AM
Believe it or not, corded phones without answering machines are still available. I got one to use if/when the power went out because I couldn’t depend on finding my cell in the dark. It didn’t need a source of electricity, after all. Of course, now we get our phone service through our internet provider. So much for not needing electricity for the phone…
October 7th, 2013 at 2:17 PM
Catch 22, Tech Version!!
October 7th, 2013 at 3:21 PM
Remember the Brady Bunch episode where they installed a payphone to keep the kids from running up the phone bill? You should totally do that.
October 7th, 2013 at 3:58 PM
GENIUS!!! 😀
October 7th, 2013 at 3:59 PM
Wait…are there even any payphones any more??
October 7th, 2013 at 4:20 PM
You might have to dig around in some antique stores.
October 7th, 2013 at 4:29 PM
We honest-to-God saw a phone booth with a pay-phone in it while on our drive home from Colorado a couple weeks ago. it was on some rattletrap highway waaaaaay up in the upper reaches of Texas, somewhere between Amarillo and New Mexico. I nearly drove off the road in surprise.
October 7th, 2013 at 5:05 PM
I saw one on the southside of town. The receiver was gone. So was the change depository…
October 7th, 2013 at 5:03 PM
I’m on it!!
October 7th, 2013 at 5:14 PM
OMG. Talk about taking me back to childhood! I remember that episode!
October 7th, 2013 at 7:18 PM
I remember ALL of them 😀
October 8th, 2013 at 9:05 AM
You need help.
October 8th, 2013 at 9:08 AM
You are just jealous because my memory is THAT awesome 😀
October 8th, 2013 at 10:58 AM
Heh. My memory sucks, being dyslexic and all. So. Yeah. Pretty darn jealous.
October 7th, 2013 at 9:34 PM
“One text or two to confirm something is fine. An ENTIRE conversation is a pain in the lower backside.”
+1,000,000!!! If you have that much to say to me, CALL for crying out loud.
October 8th, 2013 at 8:15 AM
Exactamundo, my friend 😀
October 9th, 2013 at 9:32 AM
Totally with ya on the slamming down. My last conversation with AT&T really needed a slam at the end.
October 9th, 2013 at 9:36 AM
ALL my conversations do. I may need help 😀
October 9th, 2013 at 10:17 AM
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October 9th, 2013 at 10:35 AM
Thank you 🙂
October 9th, 2013 at 10:43 AM
Slamming a phone is better than a shot of scotch….and even better with a shot of scotch.
Best thing: The old phones will work when the power is off. I found that out after Hurricane Rita, when cell phones, OnStar and all the other electronic gizmos went north, hid for a week and returned with their tails tucked between their legs.
October 9th, 2013 at 10:44 AM
Indeed. One of the bigger reasons to get an old phone 🙂