tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920860526738969165.post7213895026061776532..comments2024-03-27T18:25:13.118-04:00Comments on Cup on the Bus: There is no joy in Mudville, but the sun may shine tomorrowJoanne Noragonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09834682329952369721noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920860526738969165.post-2723422206112726512015-08-28T21:10:28.726-04:002015-08-28T21:10:28.726-04:00I have three Rolodex boxes with covers. Holler if ...I have three Rolodex boxes with covers. Holler if you need one. lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00396498563722858586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920860526738969165.post-42147497308907305852015-08-28T06:38:45.145-04:002015-08-28T06:38:45.145-04:00I do like the look of your Roladex -- much more in...I do like the look of your Roladex -- much more interesting than data on a computer -- full of personal history, too, I'll bet. Here in the UK they sometimes mention doing away with checks altogether!!! Not to mention cash money....The Broadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04976467218216864644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920860526738969165.post-81815692309995179292015-08-27T17:27:14.204-04:002015-08-27T17:27:14.204-04:00The battle between paper and computer has just beg...The battle between paper and computer has just begun, I think. So much time is spent trying to locate, sign in, etc., when I can open my journal and find it in minutes. <br />Oh, Grandma...you are so old-fashioned, Lily has told me.Susan Kanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09834094675218254410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920860526738969165.post-31632501110396876792015-08-27T15:05:20.746-04:002015-08-27T15:05:20.746-04:00I sincerely sympathize with you. This sort of thin...I sincerely sympathize with you. This sort of thing happens to me all the time. I hate the run-around of just trying to do what I am supposed to do. And because it happens so often to me, a lot of people think I am the irresponsible one.Emma Springfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10543689047463574012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920860526738969165.post-42369893958464626552015-08-27T14:17:03.602-04:002015-08-27T14:17:03.602-04:00Oh my goodness. I would have filled her ear with a...Oh my goodness. I would have filled her ear with a string of obscenities I'm afraid. I admire your patience. I do not understand this kind of bureaucracy. And to call and get electronic voices which switch you from one area to another and I am ready to explore before the 'real' person even gets on the phone.Paulahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17406717262345866373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920860526738969165.post-66991381336251819562015-08-27T13:59:36.887-04:002015-08-27T13:59:36.887-04:00Ha, I can appreciate your pain. I hate when I have...Ha, I can appreciate your pain. I hate when I have to call anywhere and punch in numbers and the change that comes from getting set up online to make my life easier is often much too painful. As to a Rolodex? Masterful inventions.Midlife Roadtripperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06700277803842883251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920860526738969165.post-6541779905215567252015-08-27T13:58:31.310-04:002015-08-27T13:58:31.310-04:00A Rolodex won't crash...A Rolodex won't crash...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920860526738969165.post-22893126565087134442015-08-27T10:06:59.994-04:002015-08-27T10:06:59.994-04:00Oh, these incompetent boobs. That would make me a...Oh, these incompetent boobs. That would make me angry, too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920860526738969165.post-7057425645713010002015-08-27T09:53:54.689-04:002015-08-27T09:53:54.689-04:00Your rolodex brought back old memories... when I ...Your rolodex brought back old memories... when I started the job as payroll manager almost 40 years ago, all 350 employees' files were on a file card... in a cardboard file box.... their name, address, department, rate of pay etc. I'd manually (heck.. write with a ball point pen) enter their new rate of pay or other changes on the card. When I left that job 18 years ago there were over 500 employees... all on a computer pay system. Wonder what happened to my old file box? Hadn't thought of that in years..... The Odd Essayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17168404014947652773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920860526738969165.post-77336447245142960742015-08-27T08:52:10.691-04:002015-08-27T08:52:10.691-04:00Oh Joanne, I need to call the farm Mudville, even ...Oh Joanne, I need to call the farm Mudville, even though it is the hot, dry season here presently. I still have a rolodex too. They are handy.donna bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13507579686738843451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920860526738969165.post-56795140484276488022015-08-27T08:48:26.538-04:002015-08-27T08:48:26.538-04:00Of course,WE are all stupid...THEY know best.
Jane...Of course,WE are all stupid...THEY know best.<br />Jane xJane and Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08102086552682194819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920860526738969165.post-44065547387743703612015-08-27T08:48:12.342-04:002015-08-27T08:48:12.342-04:00I kept my rolodex at work until I retired. Quicke...I kept my rolodex at work until I retired. Quicker and easier than trying to get info from your contacts app, that's for sure. Colettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13929646037752189809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920860526738969165.post-73971060298638993122015-08-27T06:36:00.565-04:002015-08-27T06:36:00.565-04:00Hari OM
This is a prime example of how standardisa...Hari OM<br />This is a prime example of how standardisation rules in the computerised world; no room for individual variation or lateral thought. I don't have a rolodex, but do have 'a little black book'... am enough into technology never to trust it!!! YAM xxYamini MacLeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18383916589808462620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920860526738969165.post-31052676697788378302015-08-27T04:50:26.110-04:002015-08-27T04:50:26.110-04:00I still use an old fashioned ledger for the farm a...I still use an old fashioned ledger for the farm accounts - I do not have banking on line either personally or for the farm business. Give me the old fashioned way of filing any time - much less frustrating as the only mistakes one has to deal with are one's own.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920860526738969165.post-8111317484482401272015-08-27T04:41:51.690-04:002015-08-27T04:41:51.690-04:00bureaucracy at it's best. ha; if we have a sol...bureaucracy at it's best. ha; if we have a solar flare you'll have it all at your fingertipsLinda Starrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04364078667554676592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920860526738969165.post-54374288289448101712015-08-27T04:09:04.319-04:002015-08-27T04:09:04.319-04:00So frustrating ! Sometimes, when the computers fai...So frustrating ! Sometimes, when the computers fail, Doctors have to use the old filing systems. It makes me smile.BadPennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09889591351222591488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920860526738969165.post-35352608299421503862015-08-27T03:59:19.356-04:002015-08-27T03:59:19.356-04:00Cut a check, Joanne! And I still have a Rolodex to...Cut a check, Joanne! And I still have a Rolodex too, being very happy about that when my Galaxy gave up its spirits (exactly 2 month after having amortized..) so I lost all addresses - and was very thankful indeed to have them by writing. Brittahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10688373434576442657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920860526738969165.post-61083681127730450002015-08-27T01:46:21.879-04:002015-08-27T01:46:21.879-04:00Sounds to me like their system needs a good wake u...Sounds to me like their system needs a good wake up call, whenever I do anything here that needs a temp password, I get it by email within half an hour.Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920860526738969165.post-23169114045654234132015-08-27T01:44:28.430-04:002015-08-27T01:44:28.430-04:00Hiss and spit. And repeat.Hiss and spit. And repeat.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920860526738969165.post-23710732717699398542015-08-27T00:00:45.365-04:002015-08-27T00:00:45.365-04:00Seeing your Rolodex brought back memories :)
It ...Seeing your Rolodex brought back memories :) <br /><br />It does seem like it would be easier indeed to just send a paper check. <br /><br />bettybettyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06323135450742337670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920860526738969165.post-32169231919086649572015-08-26T23:23:04.661-04:002015-08-26T23:23:04.661-04:00I love technology but somehow what was supposed to...I love technology but somehow what was supposed to simplify life for us has just made things more complicated.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1920860526738969165.post-84900995480425548722015-08-26T22:37:27.515-04:002015-08-26T22:37:27.515-04:00Cut a check!
I found a Rolodex faster than the com...Cut a check!<br />I found a Rolodex faster than the computer, and i had one of those circular ones.joehhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08520161706680568508noreply@blogger.com