What follows is what I like to call one of my many "Stupid Daren Stories."
Yesterday afternoon I popped over to the rectory to collect a few books to take to my classroom at the high school, but before I went to the high school I had to stop back at the parish office for a moment.
As I was walking across the driveway between the rectory and the office, I pulled out my car key - one of the one's with keyless entry - and I repeatedly pressed the "unlock" button in the direction of the office and I couldn't for the life of me figure out why I didn't see any flashing lights around the back door of the office and why the office door wasn't opening for me...
I know, laugh hysterically at my stupidity as I did, only don't get hurt (not that I did get hurt, well, my pride maybe...).
However, this could be the beginning of a keyless world, or at least of those dumb automatic doors that are suppossed to sense you approaching them and that - if they do actually happen to notice you coming - open far too slowly for a fast walker like myself. The trouble with those doors is that even a little bird can trigger them, thereby wasting valuable electricity. Having a little button you could carry around could save money... Do we have any inventors out there?
Just wait. It gets worse with each passing decade.
ReplyDeleteKeys: I've done that with the keys to my car, which I have used on the front door, and vice versa. If this is age related, there's no telling what it'll be like when I'm 30.
ReplyDeleteI know what you mean about the doors opening automatically. I have to abruptly stop in order to wait for them to slide open.