I have many friends about my age who simply cannot cope with computers and the like. For me it was just an interesting challenge. Before blogging I used to write on Squidoo and there I needed to upload photos.I loved doing that. My best teacher was my daughter because I would say, "How do I do .....?" and she would reply, "Oh mother find out for yourself.!!" And I did. Previously I went to a short course in the local town and got the basics from that. It was just a matter of working through a book with very little input from the teacher. That's the thing with computers you just have to experiment. Don't let the bounder win!! The annoying thing about computers is that you can do something in about six different ways. You can use ctrl and P to print or go to file and find print. I know that is only two ways, but I think there are more. A friend of 77 recently bought a smart phone and I am very pleased with how he is getting on with it, even though he accidentally phoned me at midnight when I was sleeping.I think it's the women in my area who are less inclined to be computer literate. I live in a country area and I think the prevailing attitude is,"I got through all of my life so far without computers. Why start now."No doubt they will get by.
I have written in previous posts about disasters. In the case of Concorde, decisions by people, plus other factors were directly to blame for the event. In the case of the Penlee disaster it may have been avoided if someone had made a better choice in the time beforehand and as a consequence brave men and the ship's crew and the captain and his family died. 9/11 was certainly the result of wicked men committing a terrorist act, but even in this there was heroism notably by another Cornish man, Rick Rescorla who helped many to safety and left it too late to help himself. In situations like this we see what the human spirit is capable of both good and evil. What of disasters that come on people because of the earth restless movement of tectonic plates. Often people live near volcanoes because the land is rich and fertile and they have the chance of a better life there when the volcano is resting. We cannot blame them for that but sometimes people become complacent...
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