tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3814181789754982227.post785629904074948891..comments2024-03-26T19:09:09.890-05:00Comments on Backsies Is What There Is Not: X is for FaxDyanne @ I Want Backsieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04946323852124525597noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3814181789754982227.post-39745812553704855672014-05-10T22:49:57.281-05:002014-05-10T22:49:57.281-05:00People still don't get it. I sent faxes for t...People still don't get it. I sent faxes for the public all the time, for the last six years or so, and every once in a while, someone would ask me to make a copy of a document and fax the copy so they don't lose the original. Kirra Antrobushttp://www.kirraantrobus.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3814181789754982227.post-35757572665780868902014-05-03T16:05:26.860-05:002014-05-03T16:05:26.860-05:00I think they watched me out the window more times ...I think they watched me out the window more times than I care to think about.<br /><br />That Project thing was scary. Only one way in and out, so I had to drive around the whole thing to get back out again.<br /><br />I still don't understand how the whole fax thing works (or any technology that sends images or documents). It makes my head spin, so I just refuse to think about it.<br /><br />If you're texting as much as a 16 year old girl, holy smokes, you must be on it all day and night.Dyanne @ I Want Backsieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04946323852124525597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3814181789754982227.post-49396071573225837052014-05-01T03:08:25.521-05:002014-05-01T03:08:25.521-05:00Hahaha these are pretty funny instances. I can'...Hahaha these are pretty funny instances. I can't help but wonder how many times you were given a job to run, and they would just watch you from their windows... placing bets or something...<br /><br />Glad you made it out of the Projects! Oh My Nuts!<br /><br />The whole faxing business was new to me, but had to learn it for special orders at my old workplace. That first time caused me a bit of anxiety (as most things do if never experiencing them before). I was cellphoneless for years and years. Eventually, the job I have now required me to have one, but it was a flip phone and no texting/web plan. Same with the company who bought the property a year and a half ago.<br /><br />But I did have a taste of a smartphone (a month's time about) two years ago I think it was. I just finally got one of my own this Winter and I text like crazy! As my friend said about his newly obtained smartphone and texting habits "I'm like a 16 year old girl!"<br /><br />Jak at <a href="http://crytonchronicles.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">The Cryton Chronicles</a> & <a href="http://dreamsintheshadeofink.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Dreams in the Shade of Ink</a>Jakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05069266783997777691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3814181789754982227.post-46933662341076955402014-04-30T22:00:39.557-05:002014-04-30T22:00:39.557-05:00Thank you for that! It's all magic, as far as ...Thank you for that! It's all magic, as far as I'm concerned.Dyanne @ I Want Backsieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04946323852124525597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3814181789754982227.post-63974173880907907602014-04-30T21:59:44.959-05:002014-04-30T21:59:44.959-05:00Kids today don't know the sound of the typewri...Kids today don't know the sound of the typewriter dinging at the end of the line and the carriage returned. And I sound like I'm 80 years old when I say things like that. Excuse me while I go put in my teeth....Dyanne @ I Want Backsieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04946323852124525597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3814181789754982227.post-77841867684760031572014-04-30T21:58:25.076-05:002014-04-30T21:58:25.076-05:00And to think we once thought dial up was fast....And to think we once thought dial up was fast....Dyanne @ I Want Backsieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04946323852124525597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3814181789754982227.post-51965192907496053612014-04-30T21:57:34.680-05:002014-04-30T21:57:34.680-05:00It was kind of a fun job. I got to go outside a lo...It was kind of a fun job. I got to go outside a lot, and as someone who had previously taught elementary school, I really missed recess.Dyanne @ I Want Backsieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04946323852124525597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3814181789754982227.post-35039193660626925602014-04-30T21:56:35.607-05:002014-04-30T21:56:35.607-05:00Still don't get it....Still don't get it....Dyanne @ I Want Backsieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04946323852124525597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3814181789754982227.post-45568215858839356502014-04-30T21:56:22.732-05:002014-04-30T21:56:22.732-05:00My dad took the same vow as your dad. So far, so g...My dad took the same vow as your dad. So far, so good. My parents had to upgrade their old flip phones (finally!). They can barely operate their new smart-ish phones AND THEY DON'T EVEN HAVE DATA PLANS. Can't get them to text. They freak out if they RECEIVE a text. Sigh.<br />Dyanne @ I Want Backsieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04946323852124525597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3814181789754982227.post-68078071493685298262014-04-29T17:39:28.106-05:002014-04-29T17:39:28.106-05:00I still don't "get" how email, fax--...I still don't "get" how email, fax--technology in general, actually "works"...But I use it!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3814181789754982227.post-35650577087902380922014-04-29T15:14:44.470-05:002014-04-29T15:14:44.470-05:00Oh my gosh, I remember those days. I was trying t...Oh my gosh, I remember those days. I was trying to tell my daughter what correcto tape is for the typewriter. She was so confused. haha<br /><br /><a href="http://mockturtlemusings.com" rel="nofollow">Elsie</a><br /><a href="http://www.a-to-zchallenge.com" rel="nofollow">AJ's wHooligan in the A-Z Challenge</a><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3814181789754982227.post-86918107797059057062014-04-29T06:03:41.445-05:002014-04-29T06:03:41.445-05:00Great story. That's funny. I have similar feel...Great story. That's funny. I have similar feelings nearly every time I am using my computer. Faster, faster, I cry as I shake my fist at the screen.DA Cairnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14891944631357476250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3814181789754982227.post-3048663381645936822014-04-29T01:18:29.632-05:002014-04-29T01:18:29.632-05:00I read an article a while back about document runn...I read an article a while back about document runners..I guess fax isnt secure enough for some things still.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13864898827831713032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3814181789754982227.post-53074931769654593382014-04-29T01:02:08.900-05:002014-04-29T01:02:08.900-05:00Heheheheheheh ohhhh bless your boots :DHeheheheheheh ohhhh bless your boots :DLizzihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17480448062269641320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3814181789754982227.post-38273118673918352642014-04-28T23:57:49.014-05:002014-04-28T23:57:49.014-05:00If it makes you feel any better, in my first job o...If it makes you feel any better, in my first job out of college, I was told to do the same thing. Since this was circa 2008 (yes, you read that right, I was actually born the year of your story) they had a fax machine in the back room. But I remember being as dumbfounded as you, mostly because I couldn't understand why they wouldn't just scan and email the damn information.<br /><br />My dad once had a life goal to never send an email, a text or a fax. He is a plumber, and at the time he made said goal, he was working for a small mom & pop's company, so it wasn't too far fetched. Unfortunately, with the recession, he was forced to find a job with a bigger, and more tech savvy company, Within the first week they handed him a brand new smart phone, which was much different than his heavy duty Nextel work cell. I spent weeks showing him how to use his new toy and eventually the secretaries insisted that he must use text and email. All it took was for him to send his first few emails before the secretary told him he could return to handwriting his stuff out. You see, one time he sent an email, their servers had a glitch, so the poor secretary got his email over 100 times.<br /><br />Not too long after, my dad sent me his first text message. <br /><br />But thankfully, like I have told my dad several times before, I think he is safe from ever having a need to send a fax. Just like the first time I sent one, I wondered why people still used this form of technology. I know, I know, I get and understand why, but I still say he is safe from ever needing to himself.<br /><br />Long story for a comment, but there you have it. My experiences with the good ol' fax machine.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com