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You've Got to Roll with the Changes

By Sandy Shores FL Realtor®, Melbourne Real Estate

Real Estate Broker/Owner with M & M Realty of Brevard Inc. BK629999

December 28, 2010 04:57 AM

Times have changed, and they will continue changing. The wheels of progress will continue moving forward.

Yesterday, my youngest daughter, Sam, was waiting to hear back from a friend on a project they were getting together to work on.

"Sam, has Susan called?" I asked.

"What?" she asked, as if I had just spoken in a foreign language.

"Has Susan called you yet, or do you need to try and get in touch with her again?"

"Mom, my friends don't call and either do I. We text each other," she responded nicely, but as if she was talking to a mentally challenged person.

Silly me, what was I thinking? Now I remember Christmas day, where both of my daughter's phones never stopped buzzing with new text messages. And, come to think of it, I don't remember ever hearing either of them having an actual conversation with anyone.

Funny, I still actually enjoy talking to my friends, rather than texting. It's so much more personal than texting. However, in the right situations texting can be invaluable.

Is it just me, or does all this teenage texting make your head spin?

Oh, how times have changed!

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Bill Gillhespy

16 Sunview Blvd - Fort Myers Beach, FL

Fort Myers Beach Realtor, Fort Myers Beach Agent - Homes & Condos

Hi Sandy, I'm with you on this whole texting thing. I've done it but it seems so impersonal. I miss the sound of a human voice. I wonder what this says about our society ? Hope your 2011 is the best ever !

Dec 28, 2010 04:59 AM

Ron and Alexandra Seigel

Napa Consultants - Carpinteria, CA

Luxury Real Estate Branding, Marketing & Strategy

Sandy,

I agree with you, and there is a trend showing that many tech companies, Google for one, is using the old fashioned phone to get more business...sometimes things revert back, everything is possible. A

Dec 28, 2010 05:00 AM

Kevin J. May

Florida Supreme Realty - Hobe Sound, FL

Serving the Treasure & Paradise Coasts of Florida

OMG Sandy, it's gotten so bad I've even texted across the dinner table, after the meal was served of course. As we used to say in the 70's, "get with the program". TTFN

Dec 28, 2010 05:03 AM

Doug Peveto

Tempe, AZ

Sandy, sometimes I feel as if modern technology is taking more away from us than it's giving. A lot more can be accomplished with a simple phone call, which also allows for much better communication!

Dec 28, 2010 05:07 AM

Mary Douglas

United Country Ponderosa Realty, Red Feather Lakes, Colorado - Red Feather Lakes, CO

REALTOR, Red Feather Lakes, Colorado

Hi Sandy, My nephew was sending pictures of his presents and texting his friend(s)? at Christmas ---it's a new day- but I prefer the telephone and the sound of a human voice. I email important information so that I have a record, but would rather talk to people any day of the week.

Dec 28, 2010 05:26 AM

June Tassillo

Owner/Broker RE/MAX Elite Realty - Franklin, NC

Let me help you with the next phase of your life!

Sandy ~ I guess that means we are getting older and the times are changing. It is the norm with the kids today. I we have to learn how to deal with it. I prefer talking on the phone.

Dec 28, 2010 06:02 AM

Yolanda Cordova-Gilbert

Richmond, TX

I do like to text such as pictures and things so that people can feel that they are part of something if they are not there or make them (my sons) jealous when I am eating something delicious! Or text a phone number to someone when they are driving and cannot jot it down. Other than that I prefer phone conversations as well.

Dec 28, 2010 06:14 AM

Lou Ludwig

Ludwig & Associates - Boca Raton, FL

Designations Earned CRB, CRS, CIPS, GRI, SRES, TRC

Sandy

Have your people text my people. That the new norm.

Good luck and success.

Dec 28, 2010 09:21 AM

Jason M. Keith

Caliber Home Loans - Parker, CO

Equal Housing Lender

Hello Sandy, great post. I hate texting but as you said, it is overwhelmingly going in that direction!

Dec 28, 2010 09:23 AM

Paul S. Henderson, REALTOR®, CRS

Fathom Realty Washington LLC - Tacoma, WA

South Puget Sound Washington Agent/Broker!

You gotta roll or be run over by changes. I can talk better than text or type as many of my readers can attest to...

Dec 28, 2010 10:54 AM

Debbie Walsh

SHAHAR Management - Middletown, NY

Hudson Valley NY Real Estate 845.283-3036

I agree with you. I would rather talk then text any day!

Dec 29, 2010 04:26 AM

Sandy Shores FL Realtor®, Melbourne Real Estate

M & M Realty of Brevard Inc. - Melbourne, FL

Brevard County Real Estate, Florida's Space Coast

Hi Bill, I like texting in certain situations. But, I prefer picking up the phone talking to someone on the other end of the phone. I like to hear the emotion in a person's voice.

Ron & Alexandra, I think some are reverting back to the old human touch. I've seen it in certain instances, too.

Hey Kevin, Texting at the dinner table??? LOL - Ugh - the thought of that makes my stomach turn. I took my girls out shopping the other day and my oldest daughter was walking through the aisles of the store texting. I had to ask her how she could find anything when she was looking at her phone. Too much texting for those teenagers.

Hi Doug, I also think that a phone call can provide better communication.

Dec 29, 2010 10:52 AM

I know that texting is the wave of the future, and it's here to stay, but there is a time and a place for everything.

Jan 21, 2011 02:58 PM

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