I drove up to an ATM yesterday with Charlie. What was odd, is that after I put my card in, a female voice started speaking to me… with an English accent. Last I checked, I was over 4000 miles from the UK. I guess we must trust the English more with our money than our neighbors. Anyway, I’m getting off the point…
So, the bank machine was talking to me, At the end of the transaction, the voice said “Thank-You!” (in an English accent!)
Goofing around with Charlie, I threw out a big “Your Welcome!”
Charlie asked “Dad, why did you say that?”
At this point I thought that maybe I could have a little fun with Charlie and convince him that there was somebody in the ATM machine talking to me.
“I was just being polite! I was just telling that little person who works in the ATM, ‘Your Welcome’.”
Slight Pause
“Dad, there isn’t anyone inside there. That’s a program talking. It’s full of technology. There are just a bunch of wires inside.” after another slight pause “I see technology everywhere.”
“Are you sure Charlie? Because it really sounds like there’s a person in there.”
“I’m sure. There’s just technology in there.”
Great, my 5 year old son has found his inner geek.
That little boy is so smart! What a cutie too! Keep the Charlie stories coming. They are my favorite.