. I'm wondering if we're seeing the demise of another buggy-whip industry, who got toasted by the advent of the car. Just recently I've had conversations physically and online with quite a diverse group of people who a)hardly-if-ever write cheques, b) hardly-if-ever write letters / cards / send stuff through the post, c) hardly-if-ever write anything at all by hand beyond a shopping list or something of that length. I spoze it's all one with the electronic book (are bound codices on the way out, swept away by google, the net and kindle (and analogues)?
I'm feeling quaint, if not a luddite, since I send 10-15 pieces of paper mail a week (with real stamps on them), quite a number of them written in my own fair hand, and not infrequently with fountain pen. I send Christmas cards - all individual, no mass-mailing-photocopied stuff.
But I too hardly if ever write cheques, most goes on my visa/mastercard, which is paid electronically once a month.
HOWEVER, I was saved from the dating hiccup long ago when I started dating things yyyy mm dd. Then today I'd write 2010 (oh damn) 12 31, backdating the cheque to the last day of the previous year. that gives me several months to learn the new year date..
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Date: 2011-01-02 05:57 pm (UTC)I'm wondering if we're seeing the demise of another buggy-whip industry, who got toasted by the advent of the car. Just recently I've had conversations physically and online with quite a diverse group of people who a)hardly-if-ever write cheques, b) hardly-if-ever write letters / cards / send stuff through the post, c) hardly-if-ever write anything at all by hand beyond a shopping list or something of that length. I spoze it's all one with the electronic book (are bound codices on the way out, swept away by google, the net and kindle (and analogues)?
I'm feeling quaint, if not a luddite, since I send 10-15 pieces of paper mail a week (with real stamps on them), quite a number of them written in my own fair hand, and not infrequently with fountain pen. I send Christmas cards - all individual, no mass-mailing-photocopied stuff.
But I too hardly if ever write cheques, most goes on my visa/mastercard, which is paid electronically once a month.
HOWEVER, I was saved from the dating hiccup long ago when I started dating things yyyy mm dd. Then today I'd write 2010 (oh damn) 12 31, backdating the cheque to the last day of the previous year. that gives me several months to learn the new year date..