Garbage Disposals And iPhone Apps

Hillcrest Cottage's garbage disposal is broken and had to be removed. It was backing up the right side of the sink. The drainage pipe being connected to the dishwasher, has caused that wonderful machine to also be out of commission.

Currently my kitchen is at a pre-WWII status.

So primitive.

After eating, I have to SCRAPE any unconsumed food into the trash can.

EWWWWW.

I have never been a "scraper", and the line of scrapers on my side has been broken for many years. I can never remember a time when my family did not have a garbage disposal. My needle-pointing grandmother most certainly would have had one had they been invented. (Click here to see the history of garbage disposals.) And even if she did not, she had "help" who would have done the scraping... discreetly... in the kitchen... away from her watching eyes.

My mother is known far and wide for her garbage disposal usage! The entire kitchen would rattle, dishes shaking on a 2.0 Richter Scale level when she would put the entire Thanksgiving turkey carcass down the garbage disposal. My husband was my college boyfriend when he first witnessed this amazing feat and could not believe her garbage disposal grinding bravery.

On the other hand, my husband's family hailed from more rural roots. Scrapers they were with lineage unbroken. My husband's dog died of obesity. So, I conclude she consumed whatever the family did not. And going further back, there were farm animals who benefited. In my husband's dad's family there were 9 boys and 1 girl (Bless her heart... which is Southern for "glad that's not me".)... so I'm thinking those farm animals might have been a tad on the lean side.

And the dishwasher... I have to announce that I am "going down to the river" when I have to lug a day's worth of dishes to the bigger laundry room sink.

Thankfully, the disposal is still under warranty... but the Sears man can't come for a week.

So many things taken for granted in this modern society of ours.

SPEAKING OF WHICH.... The "Square" (click here) allows me to swipe debt cards on my iPhone, and the money is deposited directly into my bank account. Just doing my part to usher in the Anti-Christ's cashless society. Anyone can have one for free.

I just discovered the new Target App for iPhone (click here) which allows me to get coupon codes from my phone and also allows me to see gift registry lists, including items, prices and how many they have received. Amazing.

And the bar code scanner app which allows me to scan icons on magazine ads. So cool! Last night a stylist popped on my phone to show me how to mix and match all the items I was viewing on a magazine page. Wow. Technology for people like me!

If my needle-pointing grandmother could see the world now, it would make her blue hair turn purple. Even my 82 year old mom, so skilled at the garbage disposal but so technology ignorant, will enjoy seeing my Target App.

The same mom who routinely calls me, "Would you get on the intercom and ask this question?" Bless her... which is Southern for "glad... that's... not... me."

So far, I am doing fair at keeping up with this fast-moving world. I wonder what things my grandchildren will say about me....