My spouse and I went to a local appliance retailer to purchase a new double oven. Unfortunately, our ovens have crapped out and cannot be repaired. Since I use them almost every day, it is not surprising.<\/p>\n
We did our research and settled on a double oven that met my requirements and would fit our space. It was only when we were in the appliance store that I was asked, “don’t you want the ‘brillion’ option, which allows you to control your ovens via your smartphone?” <\/p>\n
My spouse and I looked at each other and…
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\n…burst out laughing. We laughed so hard that we had tears streaming down our faces.<\/p>\n
The salesman was taken aback. He had no idea what he said that would cause us to “lose it.”<\/p>\n
Imagine, me … the dinosaur’s dinosaur … controlling ovens with a smartphone. Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!<\/p>\n
Never in a million years … <\/p>\n
Honestly, in reality, I worry about all that connectedness. If I have to turn my oven on or off remotely, then something is wrong. Really wrong.<\/p>\n
Anyway, I explained to the salesman (politely), “no, we’re not interested in that option. I don’t have a smartphone and don’t want that feature.”<\/p>\n
Fortunately, the salesman did not try to push it. We settled on the double oven that we wanted. We enjoy living in our disconnected, dumb-phone world.<\/p>\n
Life is short: enjoy levity from being a dinosaur.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
My spouse and I went to a local appliance retailer to purchase a new double oven. Unfortunately, our ovens have crapped out and cannot be repaired. Since I use them almost every day, it is not surprising. We did our … Continue reading