Ordinary everyday things I no longer know how to do

Talking about not knowing what to do these days, last week a scammer emptied my savings acount, bad enought, but I always use a card to pay for anything, so now no card, no access to anything, I feel I should go back to cash! my new card hopefully will arrive before Easter.
I feel shattered and cheated, somebody had a shoping spree with MY money in a shopping centre in Rotterdam of all places, we live in Sweden! I now dont trust anyone.

FannyCornforth

Thank you Callistemon and Gill
I do like the sound of an induction course to reacquaint me.
Line them up …??? ?

Lunch included!

Callistemon21

Urmstongran

Callistemon21

We couldn't put the pushchair up in the first place the first time we attempted to take a little DGC for a walk.
It seemed ok but it kept folding in on her so we gave up on the idea.

Prams were so much easier.

Properly giggled at this Calli! ?

Luckily she was ok

Those MacLaren buggies were easier too.
Except when DD was in it; she would stretch out, stiff as a board with feet on the ground, so it was impossible to push, usually in the middle of a department store!

I’d have turned it around and pulled it behind me, that would have flummoxed her ?

I think I just carried on looking at things, humming away and ignoring her until she got fed up

greenlady102

Calendargirl

greenlady102

nothing...and If I wanted to know how to do something I would go online and find out

Is there a ‘smug’ emoji?

no but there should be a big girl knickers one

Not sure where to buy big girls' knickers and how they are sized can you get them online? If I could have the circumference of your head they are sure to fit.

My daughter set up Alexa for me. Once it's plugged into the mains you don't touch it, you just ask it questions or just say "Alexa, play radio 2" (or whatever station you want), when finished say 'alexa stop'.

Alexa sometimes lights up without being asked and will occasionally say something.
It's very spooky if you're just leaving the room at bedtime, turned off all the lights and she suddenly lights up and speaks to a quiet, darkened room.

Joesoap
I’m very sorry for what has happened to you. We have been contacted twice by our bank when our cards were being scammed. Both in French supermarkets.
We have also been contacted by the bank when we were buying diesel in Albania and a Serbia

I imagine I could work out all the various things my smart-phone can do, but I haven't bothered as I only use it to phone, to text (reluctantly as I prefer writing e-mails) and take photos.

Same applies to the TV and DVD - it is easier to get DH who mainly uses both to fiddle around with them. Today he took the oven door off for me, so I could clean it properly. I probably could do that too, but why should I when he is far better at doing anything with tools than I am?

DH could probably work out how to use the washing-machine and dryer, but leaves them to me.

Downloading or is it streaming music etc. is a closed book, why should I learn how to do it when I have between 300 and 400 cds?

My handwriting has deteriorated and I have to be very, very careful not to work for more than a short time at the more strenuous tasks in the garden.

Joesoap that leaves you feeling sick - I do hope you get it sorted out very quickly.
Two of my credit cards were scammed years ago, they really weren't that clever as they had set up a Netflix account on one!
However, apart from giving a police crime reference, the police don't do anything as they are inundated with such cases.

I seem to have lost the ability to use joined up writing. Because I always use emails instead of writing.

Now if I send birthday or Christmas cards, I have to use print lettering. My handwriting is very poor and I feel ashamed as I used to write beautifully years ago.

GraceQuirrel

Barmeyoldbat

I also teach technology to older people at our local library

I’d rather go to Meryl! Not so touchy.

Thank you soooo much, Grace
I did contact the recipient of my post to ask if she’d read my reply in the spirit it was written, of course she had ?
I’m a Delia Smith type of teacher ( remember How to boil an egg) if no one’s ever shown you How to boil an egg, you’ll never know how.

My partner who’s brain is the size of our bungalow would start teaching tech with a Spreadsheet. Because ? Everyone knows all the basic stuff. No-they- don’t.

Callistemon
Same here but it was a delivery from Pizza Express.
Got a crime number, went to police who asked so did you get your money back sir eh, yes.
Mr plod to OH oh, so that’s ok sir
Wrong thing to say to OH. ? Voices we’re raised.
The pond life were arrested.

midgey

I went swimming the other day…..sank like a stone!

??
My Father who swam practically every day of his life, said he lost the ability to stay underwater as he got older! He kept bobbing up to the surface unexpectedly.

Joesoap

Talking about not knowing what to do these days, last week a scammer emptied my savings acount, bad enought, but I always use a card to pay for anything, so now no card, no access to anything, I feel I should go back to cash! my new card hopefully will arrive before Easter.
I feel shattered and cheated, somebody had a shoping spree with MY money in a shopping centre in Rotterdam of all places, we live in Sweden! I now dont trust anyone.

My DD account was cleared out while she was visiting us a few years ago. They went to a furniture shop and refitted their house from top to bottom.
Luckily she could prove it was not her and where she was at the time.
Good luck I hope things get sorted.

Yammy

?

It actually is becoming increasingly difficult to cope without a decent level of IT skills. I manage perfectly well but have an elderly relative who struggles. His mobile phone belongs in a museum and he just can’t cope with a smart phone. He does have a basic knowledge of the internet so can manage emails & online shopping but not much else. He is approaching 90 so he manages. However, coping with banking, NHS/GP appointments etc. etc. requires us to be techno savvy nowadays. I actually think EConsult is amazing!! I can get far more information across than I ever could in a 10 minute GP appointment of old. I fear that if we don’t keep up we will be left behind or rely too heavily on younger friends & family in our old age.

Georgesgran - a wee tip re fire stick . I have 2 switch sockets on wall ( fire stick and tv ) if I leave fire stick one on after finished using it then the tv signal goes weird, so you need to switch it off ? hope that helps

The look of joy when my elderly neighbour sent her first email ( to me) was priceless.
She’s 87.
It was in the first lockdown and I communicated by phone to her what to do.
It might not seem much but up until then she only knew how to open her iPad and press the FB app.

Do anything without my darn glasses and if I forget them, I'm stuffed!

I’ve just completed my sainsburys order and saved it!

They sent me a message saying my pre-payment ‘delivery pass ‘ needs updating …which meant me putting a new bank card on-line ( other expired)

I’ve just paid my half yearly council tax !!

I’ve sent my grandson a birthday card via ‘Moonpig.com’ ( Hes 15 tomorrow)

I’m sending him money via technology to his Go Henry account tmro!!

I’ve just paid my credit card on-line

Oh and I’ve ordered some heavy stuff for my garden , being delivered tmro!! Thank you Amazon ( the delivery man Gregor…will take it right into my back garden for me)

My husband is housebound so all his clothes come via Cotten Traders …online app. Brilliant!

I Monitor my B.P…….heart rate ……how many steps I walk in a day….usually 6000-8000

My watch ( linked to phone) tells me I’ve been sitting too long ( 1 hour)

All my banking ( never had 1 single problem) is done same way. I do keep money in house just in case internet goes a.w.o.l. …. but this is the future and we can’t just ignore.

Please learn to use the tech…. unless you all like queueing in the rain outside your banks / council offices …like a friend of mine does. !!!!

I’ve done it all on my smart I-phone. The I-pad I rarely use …. My little device 6” x 2.5” is my lifeline…..

I bless the day my 84 year old sister dragged me to the Apple shop and stopped me being so ‘blinkered’ .

You just have to ‘play’ with your phone to learn to use it properly…. it’s fun.

These posts have made me laugh, mainly because I can relate to most of them, therefore I don't feel so alone in my journey towards becoming an 'Old Duffer'! Strange as you never think you're going to get old, then it creeps up on you, and now I wouldn't be at all surprised if a random body part just fell off!

MissAdventure [laugh]

You just have to ‘play’ with your phone to learn to use it properly…. it’s fun
I know it is, but first I have to go to the optician's ?

Message deleted by Gransnet. Here's a link to our Talk guidelines.