Patricia Thompson assignment # 1

Crayons

Sep 25, 1943

I was 2 1/2 and probably using crayons by now.

Pencil

Apr 5, 1946

I started kindergarten.

Telephone

Feb 14, 1951

This was the first time I used a phone.

I called the boy I liked to see if he was coming to church.
I was almost 10.

Television

Jun 15, 1953

The people I was babysitting for had a new TV.

Typewriter

Jan 5, 1958

Highschool typing class

Bookkeeping Machine

Feb 2, 1960

Worked at 1st National Bank in Phoenix, Arizona.

Adding Machine

Sep 15, 1963

Worked in the accounting department of Bonanza Airlines in Las Vegas, Nevada.
I was very good at it.
Ran it at top speed, the machine couldn't go any faster.

Computer

Oct 26, 1980

Could not get it turned on.
The on button was in the back.

Computer 2nd attempt

Aug 10, 1996

My husband assured me I couldn't hurt the computer.
"Play with it."
I killed it and it took him 3 weeks to figure out what I'd done wrong.

E-mail

Apr 16, 2002

First one was with Juno.
Second one was with Yahoo, still have it.
Now I have one with g.mail.

Cell Phone

Aug 11, 2005

Don't know what I'm doing, but I'm trying.
It is one of the originals and I only use it for phone calls and texting.

HAM Radio

Apr 10, 2007

Couldn't get it turned on.
The power button was so tiny and the 'pw' on the tiny button needed a microscope to be able to read it.

Flatscreen TV

Dec 10, 2008

Traded a large box of Captain Crunch cereal for it.

Google

Mar 10, 2012

I love using Google Earth.

Facebook

Jun 20, 2014

Posted to my granddaughter on my husband's Facebook page.