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Maybe this old Fossil can learn new tricks.

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Real Estate Broker/Owner with WHISPERING PINES REALTY 20398180

Grade Schoolers.  Sometimes I think that every home should have one.  Well, at least for a few hours every week.

I was trying to do something on the computer and my Grand Daughter was waiting for me to get done.  At 10 going on 18, she finally asked what I was trying to do.

I showed her what I was trying and how it was not working.  She asked me to again show her the 15 steps I was doing.

Then she asked me to move over.  When showed me 3 steps and what I had been fighting was done. 

I asked her where this short cut came from.

She replied..."XP Service pack 1".  And then she calmly walked away!

I am still debating if I should allow her into my home or not!

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Tish Lloyd
BlueCoast Realty Corporation - Wilmington, NC
Broker - Wilmington NC and Surrounding Beaches

Now that is hysterical!  One of my Granddaughters absolutely hates computer lab (she's 7) "because the teacher is so slow and boring" -- wishes she'd just quickly tell them what they're supposed to do and then sit down and be quiet so they can concentrate!!!

Mar 31, 2011 05:46 AM
Jim Patton
Aspire Home Real Estate 209-404-0816 - Modesto, CA
Realtor - Stanislaus ,Merced, San Joaquin Counties

That is funny William.  Kids today don't know a world without a computer in every home. 

Mar 31, 2011 05:55 AM
Gary Woltal
Keller Williams Realty - Flower Mound, TX
Assoc. Broker Realtor SFR Dallas Ft. Worth

That's funny William, kids knowing about Microsoft Service Pack features. You have a little genius on your hands.

Mar 31, 2011 06:00 AM
William Feela
WHISPERING PINES REALTY - North Branch, MN
Realtor, Whispering Pines Realty 651-674-5999 No.

Tish...the kids pick it up so fast

Jim...It was like when I was small and didn't realize not everyone had a TV.

GAry...Funny thing is she needed to sharpen a pencil and didn't know how to use my electriic sharpener. lol

Mar 31, 2011 06:12 AM
Kathy Opatka
RE/MAX CROSSROADS - Ocean City, MD
Serving Ocean City, MD, & The Delaware Beaches

Thank goodness that the next generation is able to show us ol' timers how things technical can be done!  Now you show her how to plant a vegetable garden! ( She probably thinks veggies grow at the grocery store!)

Mar 31, 2011 06:20 AM
Ted Tyrrell
RE/MAXCamosun (Chatterton) - Victoria, BC
Selling Homes in Beautiful Victoria

Let her in to your house Bill. She can show you how to do it, but guaranteed you won't learn how to do it yourself. What's the old saying, "You can't teach an old dog new tricks?" LOL

Mar 31, 2011 07:48 AM
Karen Burket
Bank of Oregon a division of Willamette Valley Bank - Medford, OR
Valley Mortgage Grou, Conventional, FHA, VA, mortgages

I'm pretty sure kids come out of the womb these days being techno geniuses!  Great story...yet I have NO idea what XP Service Pack 1 is!  lol   

Mar 31, 2011 07:49 AM
Steve Loynd
Alpine Lakes Real Estate Inc., - Lincoln, NH
800-926-5653, White Mountains NH

Bill, the moment I realized my son was smarter than me when it came to the computer...was three systems ago, now I just ask him to fix it.

Mar 31, 2011 09:23 AM
Vern Eaton
Askov, MN
Realtor 651-674-7449

Bill, If yo learn one let me know.  Maybe you can teach me but it will take longer. lol

Mar 31, 2011 09:34 AM
Steve, Joel & Steve A. Chain
Chain Real Estate Investments & Mortgage, Steve & Joel Chain - Cottonwood, CA

Bill,

It is a wise man that leaves the Luddites behind when standing in the face of technological progress. Sometimes "a littel child will lead them."

Best,

Steve

Mar 31, 2011 10:12 AM
Randi Brammer
Randi Brammer, Acctg. - Hinckley, MN
Accountant & Tax Preparer

I always thought I was good on the computer until my granddaughter came over.

Apr 01, 2011 04:07 AM
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