"The computers are down," the person screamed. "What do we do?"

The golf course had a major problem today. The computer was down. The pro-shop was a visually hectic place because the attendants did not know how to take money, make change or give receipts. The tee-time starter was in a catastrophic quandary. He apologized and screamed uncontrollably the computer is down I can not track tee times, golf cart numbers or who should play with whom. 

He asked me to get in line behind the foursome on the first tee. I explained that we were 30 minutes early and wished to drive some golf balls.  He gave me a stern look that would have melted a lesser man. He just kept saying the computer is down, the computer is down, the sky is falling and so on. Of course, we did just fine 15 years ago with no computers and never missed a starting time and always had plenty of time to warm up on the driving range before starting play. We need to be careful what we rely on such as computers or the associated addictive apps.

Mapping directions are so easy now that map reading may be a lost art. North is up by the way. For fun sometime I ask the prodigious map app users, which way on the map is North.  Even with a 1 in 4 chance of getting it right, the correct answer often is not forthcoming. 

"Siri, Siri where am I?" I asked.  "I do not know, you will have to look at a map." Siri replied. "What is a map?" I asked Siri. "Those folded-colored-printed things you used to keep in your glove compartment." Siri replied.

Back to my golf story, the situation at this prestigious golf course was sad because the golf course staff had forgotten how to use a pencil and paper to track tee times. 

They were tools of the good old days.