I’m once again in agreement with Grandplank. We older codgers not only have our daily complaint quota’s to fill, but you younger whippersnappers need to remember that we have been thoroughly misled on technology and life:

“When you grow up you’ll be able to have a holiday on the Moon.” (Teachers/parents, circa 1960s).

“You don’t need to learn about that, when you grow up it’ll be like Star Trek...you just speak to a machine and it will do what you want.” (wise Old Uncle, circa 1960s)

“When you grow up you’ll live in Leisure Society, you probably will only have to work for 3 hours a day and most things will be free.” (teachers/parents/tv programs circa 1960s).

For the whole of my working life I have been attempting to reconcile those fibs with increasingly costly, complex gadgets/call plans/charges/company ‘options’ and built in obsolescence. Bah. Modernity. Bah.