Cloudbuster wrote in rec.food.cooking:

> On 5/4/2016 4:11 PM, sf wrote:
> > On Wed, 04 May 2016 13:22:17 -0600, Janet B >
> > wrote:
> >
> >>On Wed, 04 May 2016 11:11:42 -0700, sf > wrote:
> > > snip>
> > > > >
> > > > > > My DD called yesterday to tell me that my GD
> > > > > > had gotten into the Spanish emersion program and after
> > > > > > school daycare programs they'd applied for at their
> > > > > > neighborhood school. The call lasted maybe 3 minutes and
> > > > > > it was the first time I'd used voice since the 30th, when I
> > > > > > spoke on the phone twice for a total of 7 minutes.
> > >
> > > I got a text at 5 a.m. this morning (time difference) -- my
> > > grandson telling me he was going to China this summer break.
> > > Could it wait for email or land line? Sure. I thought that was
> > > pretty exciting news.
> >
> > Congratulations to your GS! I like texting for that very reason.
> > Nobody is bothered with a phone call, but it's right there when you
> > look at your phone. I don't read email, so texting is the way I
> > communicate with my children & now grandchildren. Nothing long
> > winded, just a picture and a sentence or two. If I want to say
> > more, there's always Google Hangouts.
> >
> > > Most all communication for me and my family is conducted using the
> > > cell phone in some way.
> > > I can see if you don't have family and no one does any traveling
> > > that there would be no need for a cell phone.
> > >
> > Agree, but there's also no reason to pretend that those who use cell
> > phones exclusively have some sort of a problem - which is what's
> > being clearly implied by their tone.
>
> You'd almost think some of the old farts here have a real problem
> with you thinking like a young person!
>
> Imagine one small device used to it's fullest, we can't have that!
>
> ;-)

LOL, I have a specialized one that can handle excel files in
attachments for work. Does word too. Havent tried PPT but does PDF
with no problem.

Carol

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