Okay, so I know this post is going to be WAY OUT THERE however, I just have to share my two cents on this matter!

Having lived very remote and "off the grid" I understand the love of the "good old days" and the reasons why our ancestors improved upon ideas. The Simple days weren't at all easy -believe me I know I have lived it first hand! With that said, I do believe there are some things that just should NOT be improved upon!~ What in the world could I possibly be talking about?
FLUSHING TOILETS!

You remember the "old fashion" style of toilets at the stores and restaurant where you actually had to flush the handle right? Well those have been improved upon with "Motion Sensor" toilets! Yep! You know exactly what I am talking about now don't you dear friend?! The other day, it finally hit me how much I despise those things. I was once again doing this "Peak A Boo" dance trying to get the toilet to flush before I left the stall. I must have been DANCING there in front of that sensor for what seemed like 5 min. (I know in reality it was probably only 45 seconds) however,  Beth Joy was outside the door waiting patiently. When I finally did get it to flush I exited the stall exhausted! I had just completed a ballroom dance in a Wal Mart bathroom! "SHESH!" I said. She must have known not to ask me what the problem was because she only smiled her sweet little Beth-Joy grin! I said, "I'm sorry baby! Let me wash my hands and we will be leaving." Still no words from Beth, only a smile. I think she knows words would have got me talking about how frustrated I was and she didn't really need to hear the story. So there I was exhausted from dancing with the Wal Mart toilet walking to the sink only to discover what? That now they have replaced the "old fashion" faucets with Motion sensor faucets!!!!! No! Why me?!?!?! Okay, I took a deep breath gathered my composure and proceeded to put enough soap on my hand to clean them properly. Of course I was going to need to use the faucet to get water to wash my hands so I started waving at the motion sensor,  and I waved and waved and waved and waved.. still nothing! I smiled, giggled and looked at my sweet Beth Joy standing behind me with that smile of hers. "Beth?! I don't know how to get this thing to work can you try for me?" Her first words were, "Sure Momma. I'll help you!" Now that made me feel OLD... my 13 year old is going to show me how to use a faucet! Beth began waving at the faucet and had the same results as I... NONE! The soap on my hands was now a sticky substance and I felt I needed to wash them all over again. We both tried waving at each faucet in all sorts of directions until finally the Lord had mercy on us and a Wal Mart employee walks in to say, "Oh, those sinks are broken!"

Rolling my eyes and laughing Beth Joy and I felt a sense of relief! At least we have an explanation for why they weren't working and it wasn't because we were motion sensor challenged. As I tried to wipe the sticky substance, once called soap, off my hands Beth and I giggled and at the same time said, "some things just shouldn't be improved upon!"

Just thought I would share in case any others out there have had to do the "Peek a boo" dance with a toilet and "wave" at a faucet. It's NOT YOU!!! It's simply that some things really should NOT be improved upon!!

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