I was removing the screws when the child walked in, looking at me in confusion.
"What's that?"
"It's a typewriter, a device to write letters that came before computers, most people don't use one any more."
"What are you holding?"
"It's a screwdriver."
"It looks cool!"
"Well, it's made of metal, so-"
"Can I have one?"
"They don't make these any more."
"So what are you doing?"
"Attempting to fix this, since no-one else repairs them, really."
"So with something they don't make anymore, you're fixing something they don't make anymore, which no-one does anymore?"
"...
Yes?"
"That seems kinda silly."
No comments:
Post a Comment