Grandma Peg and the Telephone

 When Dr. Frankenstein created a man that he could no longer control from parts, the concept of "What have we created??" was born.  

Modern technology is a wonderful thing.  I haven't even tapped into one-third of the possibilities in my life that have to do with computers.  Some I don't even try because I'm on my own.  When things go awry, I feel frustrated, helpless, and angry.  You don't want to see an angry disabled woman!

Quite a few years ago, I signed up for U-Verse, a product of AT&T, bundled to include cable, phone, and internet services  Among the phone features were Caller ID, Call Waiting, and Voice Mail.  I'm okay with the first two features, but it didn't take long for me to get behind on voice mail.  My voice mail box has been full for YEARS, and I haven't done anything about it.  Why?  I forgot how and couldn't remember my PIN, etc.  I had a doctor appointment today.  I was complaining that I hadn't heard the results of the last blood test and was told that they called but had to send a letter because my voice mailbox was full.  Well, phooey!  I figured it was time to fix the situation.  

Let me preface this with the fact that I hate calling ATT&T.  Every time I do, they start throwing terms at me that I don't understand, so I decide to be a helpless, aging, Baby Boomer.  Called today.  Got through to a real human fairly quickly, and between the two of us, we figgered things out.  Yay!  I spent the next 30 minutes or so deleting messages that have been on my voice mail since, as near as I can determine, since we had a nasty hailstorm back when I was still teaching.  I retired at the end of 2009, if that helps you understand how bad it is...

I feel empowered!  Maybe now I won't miss any messages, although not a single message that I deleted was important.  I saved one.  It came from my granddaughter Robin, sounding very young, announcing that she had earned her first phone and wanted to add me as a contact.  How long ago was that?  My baby Robin...one of the greatest loves of my life.  

Yeah...so laugh at me all you want about something as simple as voice mail, but I'll just laugh back.  I'm not ashamed to be ignorant of so many things...just happy that my life is still somewhat uncomplicated!