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Yesterday, I taught an old lady how to use her DVD drive on her laptop. She told me this DVD was given to her from an old friend that passed away. I saw her eyes light up when she saw old home videos of a young gentleman fishing. Turns out it was her husband that recently passed. I had to go in the back to hold in my tears. That shit is so depressing and rewarding at the same time watching her smile.
MayaVel
Doing Tech Support for elderly folks is always a hard thing to do emotionally sometimes.
Dremulf
Wait...why is this on the 'uplifting' feed thing?
IridescentLotus
I keep obituary cards of loved ones or people who I think were particularly important or good in my wallet....is that weird?
shimmernshine
I did funeral "memory" videos for a while. Kinda felt like Robin Williams in The Final Cut.
tehsquee
I am almost 30 and I have been doing this since I was 22. People die and their loved ones may not know what impact they had on you.
briarios3000
My grandfather kept going to his high school reunions until he was the only one who showed up.
bandashee
My parents were 45 when I was born. They told me they knew they were getting old when they're going to more funerals than weddings.
JarlmannViking
Remember that these old folks have 2-3 times the happy memories that we do, and seeing their friends and family pass away is natural.
BilldeTurlock
"there/their" TY!!!!!!
TerrorFabulous22
Geek squad is the easiest. Because their family can buy them Best Buy gift cards on Christmas.
relpmeraggy
There comes a point in your life where you have to buy a black suit/dress you only wear at funerals. Mine is ten years old now.
TheKatsMeooow
This is like, the fifth post in a row where someone does something out of love or realizes an important bit of emotional knowledge. <3
silentpat
I work for an org that advocates for seniors, I get this all the time... They almost beg for someone to talk to...
sarcasmandgeneralloathing
Cry with her dude and watch the video.
CurrentLevelOfAdulting
My parents read the obits everyday. My dad calls it checking the scores.
ammoforlife
My grandfather checks the newspaper from his home town every day to see if any of his old friends have past. It is super sad.
Flurshy
passed*
ammoforlife
yup, thanks :)
zapala
It's better than going to the reunion & no one shows up
Sm9yCg
I helped an elderly couple delete dead contacts because the calendar would not stop showing their birthdays, which creeped them out.
probablyanother1
I used to work the obit desk when I first started at the paper, had an old lady call looking for service information. Couldn't find any 1/2
IMayOrMayNotHaveTroubleFindingAndOrChoosingAUsername
Did having that position change your outlook on life any? Or 'just a job'?
probablyanother1
I hated the obit desk. It fucked with me a lot. The worst was getting obits for people I knew.
probablyanother1
2/2 she said it was her friend and she hadn't heard from her in a few days and thought she'd died.
wantondisregard
Set up a new computer for an elderly lady, most important bookmark to add was rip.ie, she said "this computer will see me out" -
wantondisregard
That was 10 years ago, she's still going strong, now in her 80's
jrbickers
working in retail, old lady needs help getting a christmas tree ornament working, has a playback and recorder feature. She says her...
jrbickers
deceased daughters voice is on there, its the only known recording left, she just wants it to work. we get it working to find out it had...
jrbickers
the mothers voice on it, she was really stretching and hoping something that turned out not to be true. gets sadder, i sold the daughter...
jrbickers
a camera some year before, daughter died in car wreck, mom had been coming back to see me ever since because her daughter talked so nicely..
jrbickers
about me after i sold the camera, like she had a little crush on me or something. this lady kept coming back to shop specifically from me...
jrbickers
because I was nice to her daughter, and her daughter was fond of me. even though i never knew them.
IPoopAfterDrinkingCoffee
OneGuyOnTheInterwebs
Maybe they're like "HAH! Outlived that fucker! Serves him right for not sharing that pizza in '48!"
Quizz25S
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Osamaquw
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370zSteve
aimeethedrummer
That gave me a giggle. What is that from? (I don't get out much.)
370zSteve
Breaking Bad. Great, great crime/drug show. Mostly funny and shocking. Highly recommended!
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shinymiss
Dh's grandma is 82. She checks the obituaries and sees how many she has "won" by outliving. She is awesome.
Kremithe
'Oh look! Patty from highschool died. What a narcissistic bitch. Now look who came out on top, you dead slut.'
Jetz72
When I get old I want to play bingo with my high school yearbook.
OneGuyOnTheInterwebs
LOL! That's the spirit.
LifeHasManyDoorsEddBoy
I would say that's what I'm going to be like but I've already forgotten most of their names and it's only been 4 years
RustyCreakySqueaky
It's me jiggly puff
OverThereInTheCorner
This will absolutely be me.
savanik
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chickNlittle
This. This is my grandma. "you know her son was born in July and they had a Christmas wedding. God rest her soul."
Machinister
Rohndogg1
I had a woman bring in a phone and ask if we could recover the voicemail greeting as it was the only recording she had of her late husband
Rohndogg1
I found videos saved on the phone of him talking to her and calling her beautiful. She cried and hugged me when I showed her.
Rohndogg1
I've never felt so important.
salokindoc
Don't be depressed. Be happy that your job brings happiness to people. A lot of people never experience what you do ????
Nalianna
200% this. making people happy isn't a job, it's a life choice :D... if you get paid to do so, EVEN BETTER :D
salokindoc
Can I agree with myself ? Or is that too much :-)
PureTechnicality
The real confession is that you work for Geek Squad.
thawless
i can agree to a fault, but it's not an easy job. sometimes i would fear going in to work. Former OA here.
KrKy1000
Lol you just ship stuff and call people
KrKy1000
Lol you just ship stuff and call people
Thatusernamehasalreadybeen
My grandma used to save obituaries from the paper. She called them her "scorecards" - because she outlived them.
FoxxMcCloud
So if i understand you correctly, you're saying she's single?
GnomeMode
Yes, but is she ready to mingle is the important question.
notrollnoparty1
Technically, widow
HitlersHornyNippleRing
And he's technically horny
HitlersHornyNippleRing
And he's technically horny
ShinyMatador
I upvoted the identical second comment. Have a good day.
HitlersHornyNippleRing
I upvoted your non-identical singular comment..good day to you too good sir
C0RDE
Shout out from another Geek Squad Agent!
agreatwaytostayinshape
Heyooo! Lunar Project Team here!
RepresentativeOfNorway
GREEK SQUAD AGENT!!!!!
C0RDE
Geek Squad Assemble!!!
saganworshipper
You poor bastards. IT and retail combined. Jeepers.
Alexfiend
Shout out!
KrKy1000
SQUUUUAAAD
Whichi23987
There are dozens of us! Dozens!
Micetwin
SQUAAAAAAD
TheyCallMeCaptain
City Agent here. Just taking a nap.
deletedeletedelete
Shout out from a Sleeper Agent here! Been an I.T professional for almost 3 years since I was an Agent. KEEP ON KEEPIN ON!
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deletedeletedelete
Lunar project?
deletedeletedelete
Don't you delete your post. Is that super secret?
agreatwaytostayinshape
I messed up and replied to the wrong comment!
agreatwaytostayinshape
Lunar Project Team...we're the ones who travel store to store and do store remodels and transformations at night.
agreatwaytostayinshape
The ninjas in black! :D
iReportStuffYouJackOffTo
everything we will ever love will leave us and there's nothing we can do about it
Bahiano1993
Not true, you can enjoy it
OfMiceAndMenus
Can't leave us if we die first...
PieSpie
thankssatan.gif
HsuDoNihm
There's plenty we can do about it. We can fear and hate and complain!
tripurari
NOTHING IS REAL <3
adrizen
Not with that attitude
manofchemistry
you stop that
kfigs
KawaiiPotatoGirl
Dear Aviansie, Bruh. Respectively, KawaiiPotatoGirl.
DopeyFuckedaPenguinOnceAgain
That's not true at all, I plan to die before my prisoners escape
wolfsonne
Welcome comic relief
STEAMDRUNK
DankSanic
Thanks for cheering me up.
Osamaquw
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notrollnoparty1
I mean, my plushies still there for me.
Jimatello
Love is only valuable because of its evanescence
captainfantasticfasterthansupermantheflashandthehulkcombined
Easy to say, hard to live.
stoler202
They can't leave you if you die first.
thevoiceofdolphins
and no matter how much we try to remember, we will always forget.
Affray
I remember a sickening amount of details pertaining to the people in my life who have died. I wish I could forget things even a little.
joysusername
Love remains ....
ImmaculateDegenerate
That's why I'm creating a memory journal with pictures and mementos specifically meant to try and help me remember.
lyneeth
If you have nobody to love then you have nothing to lose. Lyfe hax.
TheSunMotherfukerDoYouPraiseIt
Timetoshavemyeyes
But then you have nothing to live for
lyneeth
Memes, beer and pizza.
CantStopAddictedToTheShindig
"All that shimmers in this world is sure to fade"
mikeatike
Away