Hello everyone here we are at another Friday and I am jotting down some thoughts this morning.
Who would have thought we as in people in general would often prefer to communicate via text message over a telephone call but we do. I know I do, I often prefer to send a text over making a phone call in days gone by this meant you didn’t have to hear a sigh or deal with a roll of the eyes. However, now days I can often sense a sigh or a roll of the eyes.
I feel that sending a text requesting help with something or some advice about something gives the receiver a chance to think and form a good reply. Which is better then feeling then have to instantly have a good answer, and good answers don’t always pop into one’s head instantly.
I have nothing against emailing people with requests unless the person who receives said email doesn’t take the time to read and reply, which is just rude.
I remember way back when, Tim bought us a Fax Machine and at first I thought when will we use this but as it turned out I used it a lot. I used to fax the school when I had issues concerning my girls and I was told on a few occasions that they appreciated me faxing it gave them time to look into the matter before speaking to me, over me ringing telling them the problem and they telling me they would look into and get back to me which could take a bloody long time for them to do.
I remember when I use to talk to mum each day that it was a good thing she couldn’t seem me as I would often be doing different stuff while on the phone. Or I would be shaking my head and trying not to laugh because mum had gotten things mixed up.
Now don’t get me wrong I think video chats or face timing someone is a good thing but not all the time for me, like when I would talk to mum while I sat on the air drying after a bath or shower who wants to be seen wrapped in a towel or sitting if not naked in one’s underwear.
Ok that’s enough from me about nothing important
Jo-AnneRamplings 
Dearest Jo-Anne,
So very true! A message is less invasive—provided that the receiver will actually check his/her messages. Just yesterday I got a 12–day late reply to our dinner invitation for the 10th. That to me is RUDE!
No, a video camera is not the best way of communication in my case as I’m not every day dressed in clothes but stay in my nightgown and lay down in–between bouts of pain attacks…
Not everyone is checking their email either.
We too have had a fax machine in the 90s when we were International Consultants. That was very handy and I miss that kind of but then, not everyone has a fax number nowadays.
Important is that we do communicate!!!
Hugs,
Mariette
Rude indeed, I check my emails each morning and I am pretty quick to reply to a message even if the reply is just to say message received and I will do a proper reply as soon as I can, if there is no reply from me then I most likely didn’t get the message.
Same for me but you are a TRUE writer/communicator!
Messaging is fine, as you say, as long as folks respond in a reasonable time. It’s also good if the initiator of the conversation sticks to the same media messenger app ! I recently had someone message me, using Microsoft Messenger, about my wife’s health. I had responded to them within 20 mins. Later that day, they berated me via WhatsApp because I hadn’t answered their text !! Later that same day they responded to my earlier answer on Microsoft Messenger 😒 Go figure 🙄
Yes I feel it is rude and slack to not reply is some way to a text or an email. yeah stick with one form of message to me that is just common sense, something that many do not have.