At long last, I was persuaded to attend a church service on Zoom, hosted by one of the clergy from St. John’s. Roger gave me the very simple procedure to access this virtual act of worship from Churches Together in Buxton. To begin with, all.sorts of weird meaningless panels would pop up and “throw me out”. I still don’t quite understand how, eventually, the relevant images presented themselves. Seemingly, all those “attending” the service could see me in a panel on their computer screens, which was slightly embarrassing owing to having had a coffee and two cups of tea after lunch…and needed to leave the proceedings for a short while!
I was a little bewildered during the whole thing, but did have to marvel at the futuristic technology now taken for granted.
Do I like Zoom? Am I a convert? No, not really! I have been on better maiden voyages. No doubt I will give it another try!
The fallen snow persists as do sub-zero temperatures. Oh, how I appreciate the warm comforts of home with an infinite menu of things to watch on regular T.V., Netflix, You Tube and programmes videoed previously. The winter feels endless, and the pandemic confining. On the distant horizon, pandemic permitting, a quick trip on Cunard’s QE, and a long voyage on QM2 beckon.
Back to today, I figured my first Zoom trip was worthy of note!
Thanks for reading, David, 20.58, 24/1/21.
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