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I can remember a time when I had to learn how to use a complex device by myself as a child. I was about 4 or 5 years old. Mum was at work, my older sister was at school, so it was just me and dad at home.
Thing is, he was an alcoholic and this was one of the times in his life when he was drying out. The withdrawals had gotten pretty severe for him so he needed to get a hold of his doctor. But we had a rotary phone and by this time he had the shakes real bad.
So I was the only way for him to dial out. Problem was, I'd never used a phone in my life. So I had to have a crash course in trying to figure it out while a man who was in unbearable agony was yelling at me to just dial the damn numbers how hard can it be.
What happened next? Did I figure it out? To this day I have no idea. That's where my memory ends. I never used a rotary phone after that because they don't make them any more (thank fuck). Still have no idea if I could.
Sorry if this thread is too bleak. It's been on my mind for a while now and it helps to get it off my chest.
