quite the techy!

my grandpa is 80 years old. he's a bit old-fashioned and conservative when it comes to most things; however, technology doesn't fit into that category!

a few years ago, i was pretty shocked when my grandpa subscribed to direcTV for his cable service. he had more channel options that i did! recently, he got his high speed internet up and running (prior to this, he had dial-up service). and then came the shocker of all: he's quite the text messager!

my mom told me that she got a text from grandpa. WHAT?! was the first thing to come out of my mouth. then she shared a text conversation that they had:

Gpa: phil not coming until late pm dad
Mom: figures
Gpa: eye appt at three forty five dad (he didn't know how to use numbers)
Mom: k cant believe u are texting
Gpa: r u surprised dad
Mom: um, yea

i think it's funny that he signs all his texts, but even more hilarious that he used some typical abbreviations for texting.

here's my favorite one (while traveling to pittsburgh to visit an old friend):

Gpa: 150 mls, als wl, luv*
Mom: thanks, have a good time
Gpa: stopped brkf, eggs, bcn, cfe**
Mom: thanks, luv u
Gpa: im here

need some help with that one?!

*150 miles away, all is well, love you

**stopped for breakfast, had eggs, bacon, and coffee

i love it!

way to stay hip, grandpa!

photo found here.