tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5594341074652821017.post7701031932776541600..comments2023-08-14T10:44:59.007-04:00Comments on Novel Spaces: Back in the USAKeVin K.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14792797517571690942noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5594341074652821017.post-48713186589042312672012-09-02T23:37:51.761-04:002012-09-02T23:37:51.761-04:00Liane, I still cant get used to pumping my own gas...Liane, I still cant get used to pumping my own gas, that's why I love New Jersey, there are still some gentlemen there.<br /><br />Lecturer? Good for you Jewel.<br /><br />KeVin, you are never too old once you are alive. I don't have A-tracks, but I just got rid of some vinyl records last December so I may not be as far behind you as you think!<br /><br />Eugenia, I know what you mean. The clerks just look at me with exasperation and take the card away from me.Carol Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01065567283392455396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5594341074652821017.post-44323962101990996192012-09-01T11:06:29.337-04:002012-09-01T11:06:29.337-04:00Whenever I travel out of the Caribbean I'm alw...Whenever I travel out of the Caribbean I'm always fascinated by how technology has jumped ahead. When I was in the UK a couple years ago, the credit cards were different. Mine was apparently like a dinosaur because it didn't have a chip or whatever it was.Eugenia O'Nealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10387352519341205107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5594341074652821017.post-29403492900203499612012-08-31T19:24:07.963-04:002012-08-31T19:24:07.963-04:00Welcome back, Carol.
I've envied you your time...Welcome back, Carol.<br />I've envied you your time out of country; living abroad is one of the things I fear I've aged out of.<br /><br />I've been here all along, but it's been a long all along. I reach for the hand-crank on the car window and expect to have time to make a pot of coffee while my computer boots. And, yes, I have a box of vinyl records <i>and</i> a box of 8-tracks. My children tend to speak to me slowly and in simple terms. But you're young, so don't worry. I'm sure you'll catch on soon enough.KeVin K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14792797517571690942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5594341074652821017.post-25517716351624279852012-08-29T19:30:15.938-04:002012-08-29T19:30:15.938-04:00Welcome back Carol. After years of being out of t...Welcome back Carol. After years of being out of the classroom, I've just gone back, not as a student but as a lecturer. I find myself overwhelmed by the amount of technology being used... And I've been in the US all the time.Jewel Amethysthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14813773386476356666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5594341074652821017.post-86948475335510560172012-08-29T13:53:42.954-04:002012-08-29T13:53:42.954-04:00The pace of technological change is breathtaking, ...The pace of technological change is breathtaking, and you've got to be on the outside for a while to fully appreciate this.<br /><br />Self checkout? I remember driving through several gas stations in the US some years ago and wondering why they were all closed because there was no one there to pump my gas. I'm all for online shopping - I've been a convert since the 90s and rarely go into stores - but when I do venture out I prefer the service of humans.<br /><br />Have fun settling in. And let your children know they don't have to have all the gadgets <i>just</i> because they are there. Liane Spicerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05035607144500219524noreply@blogger.com