Today, at lunch, I took my mother to BJ’s so she could stock up on electronic equipment. Their VCR has one foot in the grave and she’s been looking for an economical replacement. I told her we’d seen a couple of VCR/DVD players while at BJ’s last weekend. Her conditions on purchasing were a good price, simple to use and simple to hook-up. I think in all the years of owning a VCR (since I was in junior high?), my father has never touched the VCR.
We also found a portable phone for them. One of the phones my parents had was an old-school-heavy-weight-from-my-grandmother-it-didn’t-even-work types. The criteria for purchasing the phone matched the criteria for the new video equipment: simplicity.
A few minutes ago the phone rang and it was my mom. I thought it was going to be bad news when I picked up, but, instead, she said she was the smartest person in the house. She had not only set-up the new VCR/DVD player but had also taken the old VCR and hooked it up to the teevee upstairs for those times when they can’t agree on who gets to watch what. The new phone was charging and the old phone was already in the dumpster down the street.
My mom gets an “Attagirl”.
Thanks for the vote of confidence!!!