i walked into the den the other day to see my father rubbing the mouse on his head i asked him what he was doing and he said "trying to get better reception for the internet"
Too high tech
My father-in-law is one of the most intelligent people I know and there are things he can do with computers that I wouldn't think of and I work in maintainting computers across the globe. Though he has his moments. A year or so ago he drove a car down from our hometown he had bought for us and was planning on getting the train back. He had ordered tickets for collection at the station. He was given a code by the website he used to his email. He sat in contemplation for a while before asking me and his daughter for help. He asked if the station had wifi so he could access his email at the station and get to the code. After this fell flat he wondered if he could email the number to his phone but realised he would have the same problem and then wondered if he should leave his computer on and on the email page. I asked him if he thought of using a pen and writing on paper... this hadn't crossed his mind...
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