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["SISU!" <erthnsky AT bellsouth.net>]

Lynn Wigglesworth wrote:

> > a lesson on how to use a cell phone.  What's worse, I had to drive 
> > my neighbors almost new F350 truck...a honkin' monster of a diesel 
> > truck with all the bells and whistles.  I was totally out of my 
> > element.
>
>
> Hey Bev; I had to drive someone's new F250 diesel a while ago. I 
> couldn't even get it started. Who knew you had to put on the brake to
>  turn the key? (well *I* didn't know...I finally figured it out). I 
> drive a 1989 F-150. Turn the key and it starts. Put it in D and it 
> drives.

I KNOW!!!!
There were so many gear options, I had no clue. 4, 3, D, and it was an
automatic! I had to stop and look around for 2 or 3 minutes just to find
the wipers and lights.  My stupid stunt was that I couldn't get the key
out when I turned the truck off!  I had trouble adjusting the seat,
locking and unlocking the doors...all simple stuff...it was crazy.  I
think that being in a hurry to get there and being nervous about driving
someone else's fancy truck for such a distance added to my stress level,
too.  About the only thing that was familiar and that I could handle
normally was the seat belt. :)



> I don't own a cell phone and hate them...the sound quality is so 
> awful, they pick up all sorts of outside noises. Besides, I don't 
> want people to be able to track me down in the bathroom or out in the
>  barn. I've managed 50 years without one.

Me too.  I only took the phone because I was actually "rescuing" a
friend who had broken down in another state and I had no clue as to
where I was going or how to meet up with them without one.  In the end,
I really could have managed without it, but I took it just to keep
everyone off my case regarding my safety.

> I can't afford to replace things as they break down, so the world is
>  starting to pass me by.

I think this applies to me, too.  I think that is why I feel so
worthless when I can't use something that everyone else seems to handle
so easily.  It's a self esteem thing.  Being poor has it's advantages,
and I really can avoid all the negatives of it as long as I am here on
the farm, but once out in the world, it slaps me right in the face as to
how poor I am or (positively thinking) how different my priorities are,
and how the world is passing me by.

Bev
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Bevanron in NW Georgia          EarthNSky Farm  34.498N 85.076W
SISU! (Finnish--There is no single word in English that encompasses
all that sisu means, but it combines the following ideas: guts, pep,
determination, stubbornness, perseverance, hardiness, stamina, go, do,
nerve, spunk, pluck, and grit.  It's like "Just Do It!" & "Go for It!")
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