Friday, February 25, 2022

I've got (ancient) mail!

A couple days ago I was in a store talking with three employees in their 20s.  My email was needed.  After I provided it, one sort of snickered and repeated, "Hotmail."  

I looked at him with "Game on, sonny boy" eyes and said, "I have one that's even older."  

"AOL?" he asked knowingly, as he prepared to accuse me of being a Boomer.  

Full of Gen X quiet confidence I replied, "ix.netcom.com"

Eyes widened.  "Whoa, I've never heard of that one."

"Yeah, I lived in Silicon Valley when emails first became a thing.  It's one of the first ones out there and has been sold tons of times. But it still works."

I decided not to pick up the mic I dropped since doing so would have hurt my back. 

Being 54 is fun!!

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