My father sent my twin and me to shorthand-cum-typewriting classes after school in our eighth grade. We became the butt end of jokes in school as our friends thought we were fools to do it.
Enrolled in an institute run by a martinet who gave the worst instruments to the newbies, we had to do twelve lines while other students did only six lines. I remember my left pinkie hurting constantly because the ‘a’ key was stuck hard. We endured torture since no one dared go against my father.
Years later when computers came in, I thanked God for parents who didn’t fool us!
I remember how the advent of computers changed what had been a female skill to a male one
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Ha ha ha!😊
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Hope you and yours are fine!
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Good training is seldom wasted!
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Yep👍
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Thanks.
I actually had to give the bare minimum of the story.
My sis and I were cribbing in our hearts and really didn’t do justice to it. But we got enough of it to help with computers!
How are you all?
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We are also under lockdown, but not fully. It was a mad scramble to lay in provisions for the siege. Working out a routine so as to not be bored.
We are all fine, by God’s grace!
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Yes!
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Hope you are fine in this season
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Spot on!👌
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Hope everything is fine in your part of the world and that you are safe
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So surprised that so many can identify with this.
Thanks a lot!
Hope all is fine with you in your place
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Dear Sabina,
When I refused to take typing in school, my mother took it upon herself to teach me. As I spend a good percentage of my life at the keyboard, I am grateful to her. As you see I related well to your story. Good one.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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We’re under lockdown here. For me that doesn’t change my life a lot. 😉 Praying for those with the virus and praying that those of us well will stay that way. How about you and yours?
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Essential businesses are remaining open and some restaurants offer carry out. But people have been insane, hoarding toilet paper and hand sanitizer. Not to mention dried beans and noodles. Ironically they don’t seem to be going for fresh produce.
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Yes, thank you 🙏
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The moral of this story is: learn as many skills as possible when young because you never know when it might be useful. I am very glad I persevered and learned to touch type when I was in school. 🙂
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Now, the joke’s on those who didn’t learn.
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Love this. I remember having to learn a new touch when my high school bought a couple of electric typewriters. You got to use one for 15 minutes if you could type 30 wpm with no errors 🙂
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Everyone I know is safe and healthy. Thank you. I hope the same for you and yours.
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Learning to type on a manual typewriter makes every other keyboard a breeze. I remember how amazing it was to not have to use correct-type on a word processor.
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Yes, so far so good. Thank you.
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I am so happy I took typing classes in high school. It was so worth it!
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Yep, no hitting that backspace key or applying whitener to correct mistakes!
Thank you!
Hope you and yours are fine
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Absolutely! Thank you🙏
Hope you and yours are fine
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Ha
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Ha ha ha! Spot on. Thanks 🙏
Hope you and yours are fine
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We are, thanks. Hope you too!
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Yep, that’s what Neil Macdon also commented on!😊
Thank you 🙏
Hope it’s fine in your part of the world!
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Yes 👍
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How I can empathise. Best thing I did, learning to type, painful though it was, and arthritic though my fingers now are (particularly the little finger) 🙂
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You’ve reminded me of my school days when just the girls had typing lessons.
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👍👍👍
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Thank you, and I hope the same for you and yours.
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So far so good thanks!
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Yes, but still some use them.
Thanks for reading.
Hope all is fine in your place
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In the 1950s I lived at a busy fire station, I often used to watch the fire officers typing. I never have typewriters would become obsolete. At least for the present we still have the pleasure of writing.
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😀😀😀
Thank you!
Hope all is well in your area.
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Yes, life’s a lot simpler now with computers and word processing, even I can type something now.
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Thank you. Yes they were!
Hope all is fine in your part of the world
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Well told, parents with foresight.
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Getting tricky, so far okay, thank you WYH.
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I remember in our typing class of forty students there was only one boy. 🙂 Lucky fella! The butt end of the jokes, I don’t think so. Well penned.
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Thank you! 😊😊😊
Hope all is fine with you and yours
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Good for you!
Thank you
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Hope you and all yours are fine
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I am so happy for the way I learned the keyboard… still use it.
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You never know what advantages are camouflaged by life’s short term hardships
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Thank you!🙏
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