All the above  

Saint posted:

All the above  

So glad it is not just me Saint..........I am dreading the day when human contact with companies is over...........

Like fashion it will come and go

I can see the high street dying a death and then ... someone will open a shop "With a personal feel" that will go down a storm and shops will be the 'thing' again.

Tech has made me rich beyond the dreams of avarice.

Tech is my work

Tech is what drives me

Tech and I are in a symbiotic relationship

Tech knows what I want even before I do

Tech is the light, Tech is the future

Tech is joy

Tech can amuse

Tech can enlighten

Tech delivers

...but apps, can't stand 'em.

Saint posted:

Like fashion it will come and go

 

I can see the high street dying a death and then ... someone will open a shop "With a personal feel" that will go down a storm and shops will be the 'thing' again.

A warming thought Saint......I love 'Shops'.....bring back Arkwight and Granvil .... say..

Enthusiastic Contrafibularities posted:

 

Tech has made me rich beyond the dreams of avarice.

 

Tech is my work

 

Tech is what drives me

 

Tech and I are in a symbiotic relationship

 

Tech knows what I want even before I do

 

Tech is the light, Tech is the future

 

Tech is joy

 

Tech can amuse

 

Tech can enlighten

 

Tech delivers

 

 

 

...but apps, can't stand 'em.

 

 

.......agree with your last line tho....

Be careful what you rely on @Enthusiastic Contrafibularities

Syd posted:

Has it made you happier, your life easier.....or given you a a stress headache?

Mostly it’s a life saver for me ...and I’d be totally lost without it .....but watching panorama right now I’m not sure...I’m certainly not getting those home hub thingys  

Baz posted:

Syd posted:

Has it made you happier, your life easier.....or given you a a stress headache?

Mostly it’s a life saver for me ...and I’d be totally lost without it .....but watching panorama right now I’m not sure...I’m certainly not getting those home hub thingys  

I didn't watch Panorama, but I agree I have enough 'thingys' in my life .......

Syd posted:

Baz posted:

Syd posted:

Has it made you happier, your life easier.....or given you a a stress headache?

Mostly it’s a life saver for me ...and I’d be totally lost without it .....but watching panorama right now I’m not sure...I’m certainly not getting those home hub thingys  

I didn't watch Panorama, but I agree I have enough 'thingys' in my life .......

I like technology up to a point - the internet, my iPad, my iPhone, my laptop but.... in most other things I prefer human contact. I won’t even use those self service tills in supermarkets. 

Yogi19 posted:

I like technology up to a point - the internet, my iPad, my iPhone, my laptop but.... in most other things I prefer human contact. I won’t even use those self service tills in supermarkets. 

Nor me ...mostly cos I mess it up Plus I always think about the people who might be out of a job 

Yogi19 posted:

I like technology up to a point - the internet, my iPad, my iPhone, my laptop but.... in most other things I prefer human contact. I won’t even use those self service tills in supermarkets. 

I agree Yogi, I am the same.........but I do (like the fuddy duddy I am) worry about the ease of meeting strangers by young children and the influence they might have on them...................

Syd posted:

Yogi19 posted:

I like technology up to a point - the internet, my iPad, my iPhone, my laptop but.... in most other things I prefer human contact. I won’t even use those self service tills in supermarkets. 

I agree Yogi, I am the same.........but I do (like the fuddy duddy I am) worry about the ease of meeting strangers by young children and the influence they might have on them...................

 Yes, that bothers me too.

Baz posted:

Yogi19 posted:

I like technology up to a point - the internet, my iPad, my iPhone, my laptop but.... in most other things I prefer human contact. I won’t even use those self service tills in supermarkets. 

Nor me ...mostly cos I mess it up Plus I always think about the people who might be out of a job 

Yes, that’s another good reason not to use them.

Syd posted:

Yogi19 posted:

I like technology up to a point - the internet, my iPad, my iPhone, my laptop but.... in most other things I prefer human contact. I won’t even use those self service tills in supermarkets. 

I agree Yogi, I am the same.........but I do (like the fuddy duddy I am) worry about the ease of meeting strangers by young children and the influence they might have on them...................

Yogi19 posted:

Syd posted:

Yogi19 posted:

I like technology up to a point - the internet, my iPad, my iPhone, my laptop but.... in most other things I prefer human contact. I won’t even use those self service tills in supermarkets. 

I agree Yogi, I am the same.........but I do (like the fuddy duddy I am) worry about the ease of meeting strangers by young children and the influence they might have on them...................

 Yes, that bothers me too.

Please don't over think things

It's this kinda stranger danger that's driving us apart

Saint posted:

Yogi19 posted:

Syd posted:

Yogi19 posted:

I like technology up to a point - the internet, my iPad, my iPhone, my laptop but.... in most other things I prefer human contact. I won’t even use those self service tills in supermarkets. 

I agree Yogi, I am the same.........but I do (like the fuddy duddy I am) worry about the ease of meeting strangers by young children and the influence they might have on them...................

 Yes, that bothers me too.

Please don't over think things

It's this kinda stranger danger that's driving us apart

I suppose parenting has always been hard (and didn't my parents know) and we just have to set roots at a young age for them to want to live by and come back to..............

Saint posted:

Yogi19 posted:

Syd posted:

Yogi19 posted:

I like technology up to a point - the internet, my iPad, my iPhone, my laptop but.... in most other things I prefer human contact. I won’t even use those self service tills in supermarkets. 

I agree Yogi, I am the same.........but I do (like the fuddy duddy I am) worry about the ease of meeting strangers by young children and the influence they might have on them...................

 Yes, that bothers me too.

Please don't over think things

It's this kinda stranger danger that's driving us apart

It is a worry though Renton 

Saint posted:

Yogi19 posted:

Syd posted:

Yogi19 posted:

I like technology up to a point - the internet, my iPad, my iPhone, my laptop but.... in most other things I prefer human contact. I won’t even use those self service tills in supermarkets. 

I agree Yogi, I am the same.........but I do (like the fuddy duddy I am) worry about the ease of meeting strangers by young children and the influence they might have on them...................

 Yes, that bothers me too.

Please don't over think things

It's this kinda stranger danger that's driving us apart

I know what you mean Saint, but the difference is the internet can sometimes give the illusion of them not being strangers............

Sorry I read your comment wrongly

I thought you meant talking to people face to face

I'm such a dunderhead - I find reading quite tough at times

Sorry

Saint posted:

Sorry I read your comment wrongly

I thought you meant talking to people face to face

I'm such a dunderhead - I find reading quite tough at times

Sorry

Saint posted:

Sorry I read your comment wrongly

I thought you meant talking to people face to face

I'm such a dunderhead - I find reading quite tough at times

Sorry

I first heard that word on ‘Taggart’ spoken by Mark McManus 

Moonie posted:

Saint posted:

Sorry I read your comment wrongly

I thought you meant talking to people face to face

I'm such a dunderhead - I find reading quite tough at times

Sorry

I first heard that word on ‘Taggart’ spoken by Mark McManus 

That’s showing your age Moonie 

Baz posted:

Moonie posted:

Saint posted:

Sorry I read your comment wrongly

I thought you meant talking to people face to face

I'm such a dunderhead - I find reading quite tough at times

Sorry

I first heard that word on ‘Taggart’ spoken by Mark McManus 

That’s showing your age Moonie 

I watched the repeats Bazzy   

Syd posted:

Yogi19 posted:

I like technology up to a point - the internet, my iPad, my iPhone, my laptop but.... in most other things I prefer human contact. I won’t even use those self service tills in supermarkets. 

I agree Yogi, I am the same.........but I do (like the fuddy duddy I am) worry about the ease of meeting strangers by young children and the influence they might have on them...................

I can tell you from a solid base of fact that I see far too many cases of stranger grooming of young children. It certainly is a problem and that is why the government is now running a campaign aimed at young children.

It is way too easy to setup a social media account, pretending to be say a young boy or girl, then lure in other children of a similar age. For me the social media companies need to take far greater steps in protecting young and vulnerable children from these types of deception.

Baz posted:

Yogi19 posted:

I like technology up to a point - the internet, my iPad, my iPhone, my laptop but.... in most other things I prefer human contact. I won’t even use those self service tills in supermarkets. 

Nor me ...mostly cos I mess it up Plus I always think about the people who might be out of a job 

I actually like those express tills. If they are used for what they are intended (small number of items) then they work well, what annoys me is those stupid individuals who push through with a trolley full of food. They should be using the larger checkouts.

I'm not convinced that it would put anyone out of work as the main tills and express tills serve different functions, also the supermarkets know their busy and quiet periods and staff accordingly.

Also I think it would be a waste of my time queuing in the big checkouts just to purchase three or four items when people behind me may have a lot more food.

Well, our local supermarket IS doing people out of a job, as far as I can see. They are open from 6 am, but have NO manned tills until 9 am. So if you need some shopping before 9 you HAVE to use the self-service tills.