Gadgets Widgets & Doodads
I
love gadgets, gizmos, and devices of every kind. I am a self-professed gadget girl, no ifs ands or buts about it. I
have a million of them. Well, nine hundred thousand of them anyway. My grown
kids are gadget people.
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My
daddy was a gadget man. He loved whatchamacallits of all kinds even way back then, even
created a few of his own. I often wonder how he would have liked tablets, computers, hard
drives and such.
I
know he would not have cared at all about cell phones because he wasn’t much of
a talker. He definitely was not a telephone talker. So, I could just imagine
him opting not to even get a cell phone.
With
that in mind, what kind of gadgets do I imagine Daddy liking? He would have ABSOLUTELY LOVED “remote controls.” I
am as sure of this as I am sure that the sun rises in the east.
Back
in the late 50s and into the 60s we had to turn the lights on in a room by
pulling a string hanging from the light in the ceiling. Daddy connected a long,
long, longer string to the light in his and Mama’s room. He then tied the
string to the headboard on his side of their bed. Whenever he wanted the lights
on or off, he only had to reach up from his comfortable place in bed and tug on
the string.
Lights on!
That’s
how I know daddy would have loved
remote controls.
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Do you love gadgets? Which of your devices or
gadgets do you like best? Does anyone else you know love gadgets? What are your
thoughts on gadgets and gizmos?
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I don't think I am really a gadget person, but we all like our things. A remote garage door opener great to have. When our older one gives up the ghost, I will likely want to replace it sooner than later. Sue loves cutesy things but not necessarily gadgets as such. When she saw cat bed caves at the pet store, she pretty well had to have it although I figured Lacey wouldn't likely use it. She doesn't.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for visiting and for reading my post. I appreciate that. I especially thank you for the nice comment.
DeleteLOL! I remember having to turn a few lights on with that string too, way back in the day, and having to stand up on chairs to do it. I'm not a gadget girl, but my 35 year old son is. I don't do a lot of stuff on my cell phone, but I do care about my computer and tv doing what they're supposed to do.(lol) Hugs, RO
ReplyDeleteHey there, my friend. I really appreciate your visit, thank you for coming by. I also thank you for the nice comment. I hope you drop by again soon.
DeleteWe too are a gadget family. Sometimes though to much is too much and I wish to go back to a simpler world!
ReplyDeleteI'm happy that you took the time to check this out and leave a lovely comment Nancy. Thank you for thinking of me. I really appreciate that.
DeleteMy son is into gadgets not me.
ReplyDeleteI’m happy you stopped to visit, thank you. I also thank you for the thoughtful comment.
DeleteHeathkit. Remember the name? No? They are long gone but I built a lot of their stuff. The biggest thing I built was a 25" TV. Big back in the day. And it had a remote. I soldered all the resistors, capacitors, and inductors to the circuit boards. And it worked, for many years.
ReplyDeleteUmmm this is very interesting, bet that was a lot of fun to do. Thanks for stopping by and reading. I appreciate the great comment. Daddy used to build a lot of doodads and thingamajigs...sooo much FUN!!!
DeleteI'm not a gadget person :) My father loves gadgets :)
ReplyDeleteThank you for visiting today and especially for the great comment. I really appreciate that.
DeleteI get frustrated trying to figure out how to use some gadgets but love remotes when they work...
ReplyDeleteI hear you, Lin. And, I agree with you. That’s a nice comment, thank you. I want to thank you for taking time to do that.
DeleteI do remember those pull string lights. Your dad was such a clever man!
ReplyDeleteYou're right, Kay. Daddy was quite the innovator. Thank you for the lovely comment. Your kind words brought a smile to my face.
DeleteTalented people love gadgets …..Unfortunately, I am not....
ReplyDeleteGlad to hear you and your dad exciting with gadgets....
The computer is for me the one and only gadget. As I advance in age, I tend to look for the simpler things in life, and not spend time, money' and my dcreasing energy on all kinds of innovations.
ReplyDeleteI think men seem to be more interested in gadgets than women.
I wonder if your Dad would've liked The Clapper? Judging from what he did rig up it sounds like something he would've wished he invented. I am definitely a gadget person but I have to say that I liked talking on cell phones when they were still relatively new. Getting clear and precise voice service is a thing of the past now with texting so I tend to avoid talking on them. Most of it sounds like underwater conversations. Meh! Good post. Enjoyed it.
ReplyDeleteThe light control string was a pretty clever idea. I keep a long cardboard tube (one of those kind you get in the middle of a roll of wrapping paper) that's just long enough to reach the light switch, so I can turn the lights on and off without getting out of bed. The ultimate in low-tech decadence.
ReplyDeleteI'm not much into gadgets aside from that. I have a cell phone, but it's just for if my car breaks down.
These days there seems to be a gadget for everything.
ReplyDeleteI think some folks are heavily into gadgets but not me …
All the best Jan