Hi 

 

 

I had to laugh - poor old mum

 

If you read my email yesterday - all about how hard it is to picture the sheer size of the Internet - this might make you laugh 

 

My brother bought our Mum a tablet for her birthday a couple of years back 

 

She’s been using it a fair bit since then so I thought she was becoming a tiny bit internet savvy - not bad for an 82 year old 

 

But she phoned me earlier in a panic 

 

She’s received one of those annoying spam phone calls telling her that her internet account with BT had been suspended  

 

I pointed out that their phone and broadband is not supplied by BT and that this is just an attempt to get her to provide information that could be used to con them 

 

I HATE THESE PEOPLE 

 

She was a little reassured but still worried 

 

So I said “Why not just go on the internet then?” that’ll prove it 

 

I was dismayed when she said “Oh I wouldn’t know how to do that!” 

 

“What about that tablet you’ve been using for 2 years? - just use that”, I replied

 

“Oh is that the Internet?” she said ………….

 

Like I say, she’s 82 

 

She’ll never need or want to start an online business or to gain any more advanced digital skills 

 

But the fact that she has been using the Internet for years without even knowing it did give me a shock! 

 

No wonder she has no idea what I do but then again, neither do a lot of people who really should know better 

 

And should be grabbing the massive opportunities it offers with both hands 

 

In this day and age 

 

LOL! 

 

 

Cheers! 

 

 

Dave