Their loss our gain

I more than Beryl really get mad at those of our '70 something' friends (and one in particular) who declare with disdain that they cannot be bothered with computers and that Internet is simply a waste of time.

Today we carried out a little experiment to prove that they just don't know what they're missing; here's what Beryl and I did between us:

• Visited Wales, the west coast of Ireland and Vienna searching for a week break location....eventually we ended up in Yorkshire where we booked a beautiful country house hotel and if the snow doesn't prevent us from travelling we hope to look at some properties;
• Checked that my parents' tombstones in Bushey Heath cemetery had been properly repaired, thanks to an online United Synagogue service;
• Renewed the annual road tax for our car; process took just 2 minutes instead of waiting in line at a local post office which is a 15 minute drive away;
• Kept up to date with the Copenhagen climate talks. What a shambles, not that we care much about the issue anyway;
• Reviewed our bank accounts. Wished we hadn't bothered;
• Searched and found one of Beryl's favourite cosmetics which she had been told by a store (wrongly) was no longer being produced;
• Made business appointments for January and February next year;
• Learned that Ad Age magazine had voted Edelman, the firm I helped to build, the PR agency of the decade. Quite an achievement.
• Compared the plusses and minuses of 5 different cameras....might buy a new one;
• Read synopses of the last top best selling books;
• Read headlines of the Financial Times, Daily Mail, International Herald Tribute and Wall Street Journal.

The Internet a waste of time? Trumps playing bridge and indoor door bowls.