No Card For Aunt Dorothy

My husband’s Aunt Dorothy, a spry 80 year old, recently went to K-Mart to pick up a few items. When she was checking out, the cashier, a young man, asked, “Do you have a card?”

Dorothy hesitated a few seconds and then said, “I don’t know what you’re talking about; what kind of card?”

Before he could explain, the young man in line behind her held out his hand
showing her his card and said, “Oh, you have to have a card! It allows you to get all kinds of good deals – sales and such!”

That sounded fine to Dorothy, so she said, “Okay, give me a card.”

The young man at the register said, “Great! I'll need your cell phone number.”

Dorothy thought for a minute and said, “Well, I have a cell phone, but hardly ever use it except in an emergency. I’m afraid I don’t remember the number.”

“No problem," the young man answered. “Just give me your e-mail address then.”

Feeling a little embarrassed, Dorothy said, “I have a computer, but don’t use it very often either. I have to confess, I don’t know my e-mail address.”

After a long sigh, the young man informed Dorothy, as kindly as he could, “I’m sorry, Ma’am, I can’t give you a card!”

Dorothy wasn’t heart-broken. She related the story to my husband and they had a good laugh.

I suppose there's a moral to this story: Even if you’re an octogenarian who lives alone, still drives, goes to work every day, does your own shopping, cooking and cleaning, cuts your grass, and spends a lot of time doing church work, you’ll still be denied certain advantages if you’re electronically challenged!

What a peculiar world this has become!