No matter what I tried the screeching continued. That blasted alarm, aptly named the “panic” button, went off. I had just left the post office on York Street and my mind must have been somewhere else because I guess I pushed the wrong button. That’s what got me in trouble the other day. It’s easy to park.īut here’s the deal: It has that annoying series of remote buttons that lock and unlock the vehicle. ![]() It has air conditioning, which my 1992 Isuzu lacks. I still have an ancient pickup truck, but the price was right on the Honda. Just for the record, this is my second car. But you can bet I was thinking of him the other day when I was doing battle with my Honda Fit. I never got around to asking if he has a car. The first half was better than the second.” “I almost got through ‘Daniel Deronda,’ by George Eliot,” I offered weakly. Someone recommended “A Room with a View,” by E.M. After that it’s Agatha Christie’s “Miss Marble.” When he reads it’s anything by Jane Austen. His favorite show is “The Great British Bake Off.” It’s on PBS. He does but he only subscribes to the basic channels. “Well, do you have a television?” I said, fumbling, looking for something 21st century habit we share. More Jane Fishman: 53 years on, still fighting the same battle for reproductive choice ![]() No calls from strange numbers about an expired car warranty. ![]() No emailing someone that you’ll “be right there.” No setting your phone next to you during your 30-minute afternoon nap. No checking the Internet for the latest on the trials in Brunswick or Kenosha, Wisconsin, news that can wait. No intermittent browsing on your phone after turning off your car to wait for the doggone 44-car train to pass. No checking how many people liked your post. They clamor to buy it.Īt that point I drifted off, wondering what that would be like. I stood there, dumbfounded, thinking of the five or six (probably more) computers I’ve had in the past 25 years, each one crapping out (by design they are not built to last) and an equal number (probably more) of cellphones. More Jane Fishman: Turning the corner on the big 'C’
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