All the visitors have gone together with the hurly-burly
comings and goings. Gradually the routine is reverting to its usual gentle
daily proceedings. Very recently I discovered a book lying around. It wasn’t
mine and I did not recognize it as belonging to one of the family. I assumed
someone left it behind. The title was intriguing,
so I turned to the back cover to read the synopsis. Even more intriguing. Yes,
sometime I will read this book.
As a consequence of this small insignificant action I began
to ponder about how much things have changed over the past few years.
Technological developments have hugely increased the number of appliances
available as well as the complexity of just about everything.
Whether this is for the best is still a subject of sometimes
fierce debate. Without a doubt it is changing our lives. The current “new” device
a kindle
is having a wide-ranging impact on the book industry. If kindles
force books to become obsolete then incidences like mine will not happened.
It has to be admitted that kindles do allow us motorhomers
to take lots of books away with us but without taking up a lot of space and
being heavy. A counter argument to this is that kindles cannot be used unless they are charged. This results in a
greater dependence upon electric hook up.
As with all technological advances there are pros and
cons. The difficulty is trying to assess
what is beneficial for you.
This is the eternal dilemma for all motorhomers;-
convenience with all that modern technology has to offer or back to nature
simplicity.
Not easy.
For me, I would be lost without my ipod. Why? Not for the music
I have on it because I don’t have much. What
I would miss is all the podcasts that I download regularly as well as the
talking books. Having an ipod means that I do not need to take a
radio or CD player or CD’s and only a very few novels. That is a whole overhead
locker now unused. Though I have to charge my ipod regularly it is not too onerous because it holds a charge for
several days .
I have had my ipod
for some time so it is very basic. I would find the newer models surplus to
requirements. I am not interested in playing games on it or storing photos or
videos.
I would never have thought of getting an ipod but for my daughter. She arranged
to get me one for my birthday and showed me how to use it. I have not looked
back since.
This is the problem with all devices:- trying to decided
which ones best suit you without spending a fortune and getting to grips with
them once you have them.