If you were brought up in an era of making things last, as my Mistress was, modern technology rather goes against the grain. My Mistress is having to replace her mobile phone and she\u2019s not happy. She has taken care of the old one and it has lasted for two and a half years. She was cross when the battery stopped working well, so she bought a new battery and despite Apple gluing in the old one, she replaced it and was pleased with the result. She has kept the phone relatively scratch free and been careful not to drop it. Why then is it being replaced? Because the model is out of date \u2013 no, I don\u2019t mean she\u2019s gone all fashion conscious on us, but that the software is no longer being supported for security updates etc, so she hasn\u2019t got a choice and she\u2019s not happy. Yesterday was the straw that broke the mobile phone\u2019s back. A software upgrade came through which is largely irrelevant to her phone anyway, but it told her she didn\u2019t have enough memory and was going to have to delete things that she needs first. Basically, it doesn\u2019t matter what you do your phone will self destruct and need to be replaced. She\u2019s trying to buck the system by replacing it with the latest and planning to keep it for longer again, but I\u2019m willing to bet in about 2 and half years we\u2019ll have a repeat of the current situation. Life really is simpler being a dog. A stick is a stick is a stick and the same goes for a ball. I did have a ball that made noises and glowed in the dark, but I went off that one \u2013 I\u2019ve probably still got it somewhere. I am now keeping my head down as she has to set up the new phone and in my limited experience that\u2019s a sign that there\u2019s going to be swearing!<\/p>\n
On a brighter note I\u2019m delighted to say that for the first time in my life I am covered by health insurance. Agria have an \u2018age amnesty\u2019 this month, so our Mistress got a quote for me and I was delighted to find I could afford the payments. We couldn\u2019t get health insurance when I lived in Belgium and when we got back it was harder as I was no longer a puppy. Anyway, I\u2019m now fully covered and for a very modest amount I must say. I\u2019m not planning to use it, but it\u2019s nice to know that if anything serious happens I can get treatment without question.<\/p>\n
Alfie\u2019s Diary \u2013 the Book as well as our other books are available HERE<\/a><\/p>\n You can find short stories to read at www.alfiedog.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"