Old people! Yes you. Why are you..... - Page 1

Site Notices

[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Old people! Yes you. Why are you..... (Page 1 of 6)

Posted: 1/28/2019 9:50:47 AM EST

... trying to leave voicemail when calling someone who specifically told you to text them?

Why are you not texting people?

Do you not like the fact that there is a transcribed document that is proof of something you said? Do you say dumb shit constantly?

Is new technology not for you? Do you have trouble tying your shoes in the morning? Do you have velcro sneakers?

Have you not talked to people in years because of this? Are you living in shame? Or do you just talk to f****** much?

What's the reason?

Please surprise me by actually typing out your response. You get double the points if you did it on your smartphone. You get triple the points if you use one you own and not your child's.

Posted: 1/28/2019 9:51:38 AM EST

[#1]

troll

Posted: 1/28/2019 9:52:13 AM EST

[#2]

are you a contortionist?

Posted: 1/28/2019 9:52:18 AM EST

[#3]

How do you know it’s really them texting?

Posted: 1/28/2019 9:52:34 AM EST

[#4]

LOL IN!!!! On what I predict will be a shit show.

Posted: 1/28/2019 9:52:50 AM EST

[#5]

You could just leave your voicemail full like a normal person.

Posted: 1/28/2019 9:53:15 AM EST

[#6]

I Hate texts.

If you have something important to say, call me. If not, I probably won’t read the text for a day or two

Posted: 1/28/2019 9:54:23 AM EST

[#7]

Quote History

Quoted:
How do you know it’s really them texting?

View Quote

If I get it within 5 to 10 minutes of receiving a private call then I'll know it's them.

They'll call-out with their number in private knowing damn well that I won't pick up.

Posted: 1/28/2019 9:54:24 AM EST

[#8]

Jitterbugs don't have text.

Posted: 1/28/2019 9:54:58 AM EST

[#9]

Quote History

Quoted:
How do you know it’s really them texting?

View Quote

Figured they would try with the extra large buttons on their Jitterbug phone or hand it off to their grandchild.

Posted: 1/28/2019 9:55:11 AM EST

[#10]

Your not my boss

Posted: 1/28/2019 9:55:12 AM EST

[#11]

Quote History

Quoted:
You could just leave your voicemail full like a normal person.

View Quote

Or not set it up at all. Like it is now.

Because texting exists.

Posted: 1/28/2019 9:55:52 AM EST

[#12]

Texting takes too long.

Posted: 1/28/2019 9:56:00 AM EST

[#13]

Quote History

Quoted:

Your not my boss

View Quote

Well then I guess you're not talking to me are you?

Posted: 1/28/2019 9:56:38 AM EST

[#14]

Quote History

Quoted:
How do you know it’s really them texting?

View Quote

Boom!!!

Reality slap.... Hello?

Posted: 1/28/2019 9:58:07 AM EST

[#15]

OP are you one of the idiots that texts while driving?

Posted: 1/28/2019 9:58:21 AM EST

[#16]

Dear young people;

Call us when you invent something like the mouse or a vacuum tube. Then old people might grace you with their notice.

Posted: 1/28/2019 9:58:30 AM EST

[#17]

Just to piss you off.

Posted: 1/28/2019 9:58:58 AM EST

[#18]

Hate to break it to you but with a join of 2002, you are old too

Posted: 1/28/2019 9:59:57 AM EST

[#19]

Uh, I just talk into my phone, and it turns it into a text.

Pure magic! Old, I am.

Posted: 1/28/2019 9:59:59 AM EST

[#20]

.k.

Posted: 1/28/2019 10:00:19 AM EST

[#21]

when in business I need to convey intent, urgency to "do your fucking job" I need you to hear that in my voice as professionalism doesn't allow me to write it. Or I need to relay highly technical specs and am not going to type out a novel to you. answer your damn phone next time, its not like you dont know who it is.

How's that?

Posted: 1/28/2019 10:00:23 AM EST

[#22]

To hard to do on my flip.

Posted: 1/28/2019 10:02:06 AM EST

[#23]

Because we still have social skills and actually talk to people.

Posted: 1/28/2019 10:03:27 AM EST

[#24]

Quote History

Quoted:
Dear young people;

Call us when you invent something like the mouse or a vacuum tube. Then old people might grace you with their notice.

View Quote

Dear old people

Use the technology you invented.

Posted: 1/28/2019 10:05:02 AM EST

[#25]

Because they use a land line?

Posted: 1/28/2019 10:05:32 AM EST

[#26]

OPs post reeks of rancid pablum.

Posted: 1/28/2019 10:05:57 AM EST

[#27]

02'ers

Posted: 1/28/2019 10:06:39 AM EST

[#28]

Not sure if I qualify as old, 37.

I’ll text if the information I need to convey is brief, a couple sentences or less.

I’ll call if I need to say more than that, then follow up with an e-mail for a paper trail on things that need a paper trail.

Posted: 1/28/2019 10:07:11 AM EST

[#29]

Maybe you should write a letter about it and mail it to the person with whom you are having an issue.

I mean, a stamp is only 55 cents.

Posted: 1/28/2019 10:07:25 AM EST

[#30]

Quote History

Quoted:
Because we still have social skills and actually talk to people.

View Quote

This.

Although I have succumbed to the lazy, impersonal use of text messaging.

Posted: 1/28/2019 10:08:31 AM EST

[#31]

Quote History

Quoted:
Dear old people

Use the technology you invented.

View Quote View All Quotes

View All Quotes

Quote History

Quoted:

Quoted:
Dear young people;

Call us when you invent something like the mouse or a vacuum tube. Then old people might grace you with their notice.

Dear old people

Use the technology you invented.

There are vacuum tubes in your phone? As for your original whine, i do it just because i don't give a shit what you want.

Posted: 1/28/2019 10:08:54 AM EST

[#32]

Lol, op is scared of talking to people.

Posted: 1/28/2019 10:10:29 AM EST

[#33]

Quote History

Quoted:
Hate to break it to you but with a join of 2002, you are old too

View Quote

Oh snap!

Posted: 1/28/2019 10:10:59 AM EST

[#34]

Quoted:
when in business I need to convey intent, urgency to "do your fucking job" I need you to hear that in my voice as professionalism doesn't allow me to write it. Or I need to relay highly technical specs and am not going to type out a novel to you. answer your damn phone next time, its not like you dont know who it is.

How's that?

View Quote

This

Quoted:
Because we still have social skills and actually talk to people.

View Quote

And this

Posted: 1/28/2019 10:11:01 AM EST

[#35]

Quote History

Quoted:
I Hate texts.

If you have something important to say, call me. If not, I probably won’t read the text for a day or two

View Quote

I hate taking calls.

If you have something important to say, write a concise text or email that I can read in 10-20 seconds instead of your rambling vm or phone call.

Posted: 1/28/2019 10:11:01 AM EST

[#36]

OP says, you can't picture sagging boobs through a phone call!

Posted: 1/28/2019 10:13:25 AM EST

[#37]

I send texts that say " call me back "

Posted: 1/28/2019 10:15:02 AM EST

[#38]

I like that youngsters just want to text.

I don't text therefore I don't have to mess with them.

Posted: 1/28/2019 10:15:06 AM EST

[#39]

My voicemail sends me a text transcript, not always 100% right but close enough.

Posted: 1/28/2019 10:15:42 AM EST

[#40]

Quote History

Quoted:
when in business I need to convey intent, urgency to "do your fucking job" I need you to hear that in my voice as professionalism doesn't allow me to write it. Or I need to relay highly technical specs and am not going to type out a novel to you. answer your damn phone next time, its not like you dont know who it is.

How's that?

View Quote

I have to disagree. The majority of people these days are lazy rats who will stab you in the back any chance they get or are so lazy as to make up excuses. Such examples being "you never said that to me" or "you said do it xyz so I did" which inevitably is a lie or half truth. Being able to fall back on a text or email is infinitely easier than a "he said she said" arguement. This falls true especially in a managerial type role where you are telling x number of different people to do x number of different things on a daily basis.

Don't even get me started on the guy who comes in 10-15 minutes late and you have to "reexplain" everything over again.

The future is now old man.

Posted: 1/28/2019 10:16:04 AM EST

[#41]

Quote History

Quoted:
troll

View Quote

My wife said I was until she considered 1) it's extra cost to access voicemail on Tracphone 2) I could read a text covertly at work, but I CANNOT put a personal phone up to my ear. Company policy when on the sales floor.

I am not alone.

Most managers are exempt, so there you are, a double standard.

BTW - it's not "old people" who are having the problem. It's "old school" people. As in "I sent three emails in the last hour, and they STILL won't reply!" See "These a--holes have horrible Customer Service!" threads.

Posted: 1/28/2019 10:17:28 AM EST

[#42]

Because sometimes a 30-second phone call is easier than 25 back-and-forth texts.

And BTW, my 82 year-old mother loves to text on her Note.

Posted: 1/28/2019 10:19:01 AM EST

[#43]

I never text people I know to be vapid dildos.

I would not text OP regardless of his "instructions".

Posted: 1/28/2019 10:19:10 AM EST

[#44]

Quote History

Quoted:
This

And this

View Quote View All Quotes

View All Quotes

Quote History

Quoted:

Quoted:
when in business I need to convey intent, urgency to "do your fucking job" I need you to hear that in my voice as professionalism doesn't allow me to write it. Or I need to relay highly technical specs and am not going to type out a novel to you. answer your damn phone next time, its not like you dont know who it is.

How's that?

This

Quoted:
Because we still have social skills and actually talk to people.

And this

I'll double down on this.

Posted: 1/28/2019 10:19:35 AM EST

[#45]

If you want to talk to me, "Talk to me". Otherwise Fuck Off. I am not here for your convenience.

Posted: 1/28/2019 10:19:39 AM EST

[#46]

I love when they send the whole email in the subject line.

Subject: Hey Guy. I just thought it would be a good idea to keep those relay units and order a couple more of the updated ones. We could use the others as spares and it wouldn't bother the supply chain at all with keeping a different stock nubmer. We would just need to create one and add those to that new number. What are your thoughts on that.