Finding lost items, through technology
Lost and Found, in this century, has changed. Certainly, things still get lost. That’s not important. That some of those lost things can be found using modern technology IS. I’m not thinking of the mine detector, so beloved in silly movies. No, we live in a Bluetooth world.
This afternoon, after a session of showing the dog some of the neighbourhood, she returned and within minutes exclaimed that an Airpod was MIA. Now, I still haven’t tried them, but they are apparently the cat’s meow in earphones. Unless, of course, one goes away, due to gravity (or a dead battery; another risk).
Anyway, we “fired up” the apps that exist for exactly this type of quest, and within minutes the missing gadget was found. Given that it is snowy white, and the ground is covered in snowy white, that’s actually worth mentioning. I did suggest that, going forward, some duct tape could prove useful (as a preventative measure); that hint was silently ignored.
My next box of fig bars arrived, this afternoon. I’m slowly getting used to the idea that Amazon can provide food, out here in the boondocks. I place my order, wait for a few days, pick up my parcel. It also works for coffee beans and tiny chocolates. No doubt we’ll expand to other products, going forward. Between spending an afternoon to go to the city and find things are sold out, or simply waiting for my post office app to announce the arrival of [fill in the blanks], you can get a view of my mindset. Am I taking business away from traditional retail outlets? Hardly.
