You May Get Me! by htargett on Blogster

Talking and Emailing to one or two or more new people every day from all walks of economic, religious and ethnic life, from Maine to Miami and attempting to discuss with them the possibility of owning their own business is sometimes interesting as well as frustrating, rewarding as well as a complete waste of my time, yet this very act of reaching out & having an interaction over the phone allows me to maintain some level of sanity in the last stage of my professional life.

You see, I have discovered that on the phone and on the internet people don’t realize I am 74 years old. They don’t have to hold the door open for me; they don’t even have to smile that “sympathy” smile many of us put on for the “old folks”. They don’t have to say “Man you walk fast for your age”, or “Wow, you have the energy of a 50 year old”, or think “Damn, this guy must be younger than he looks!”

Therefore, I have come to realize that the phone and the internet are tremendous equalizers for all of us. We project what we want to and no more. Sometimes it is the truth, sometimes half the truth, and sometimes outright lies. People make there decisions about us from what they read or hear since they cannot see us.

This phenomenon along with the appropriate software has created a boon for the handicapped, disabled and aged who today can sit in their home and be productive using the phone and internet representing companies without leaving their home each day.

The next time you call or use the internet to contact the AAA about your car, or order a sweater, or inquire about a franchise etc you may be talking to someone who is performing their work doing a shift at their home.

Heck, you may get lucky and get ME!

Have a great day,

Hugh

8 comments on You May Get Me!

shelmadine said 9 months ago
Point well taken. You must be busy lately--haven't heard from you in awhile.
elderjanememorabilia said 8 months ago
Hi...nice to hear from you again, Hugh.[HEART]
hayduke said 8 months ago
You're absolutely right! But doesn't the internet, faxes, etc. detract a little from the experience also? I mean, doesn't the "human touch" come into play any more?
Percivel said 8 months ago
Whoa! Thought you had dropped off the edge like retiredthoughts. The world has to be careful of us old guys, "There may be snow on the roof, but there is still fire..."
nvzbldog said 6 months ago

Great to see you again!!
peacenow said 4 months ago

At 74 your still a young guy ... I should know, I'm 49 going on 75
80hanginginthere said 3 months ago

GLAD YOU ARE BACK. SUBMIT A BUG TO GET OUT BLINKING ENVELOPE BACK AT LEAST THEN WE COULD TALK. TO EACH OTHER.

OH I FOUND MY DREAM 65YRS. LATER THAT CHRYSLER SEBRING TOURING CONV. RED YEP I DID IT AT 82 THEY DID HOLD DOORS FOR ME AND BEST SALESMAN IN MIDWEST. GOD BLESS THEY CALL ME THE RED HOT MAMA. WHAT DOES THAT MEAN, ONE MAN AT GROCERY STORE SAID I LOVE YOUR CAR. BUT I ESPECIALLY LIKE YOUR HAT. HOW ABOUT THAT.
FRAUDSTERS said 3 months ago

very insightful blog.....