THE 21ST CENTURY

When the USPS closed the Strawberry Post Office after untold years - we were the Strawberry with the ZIP CODE! - I vowed NOT to buy any more stamps than necessary.  I actually was dragged kicking and screaming into the 21st Century.  I now send out reservation confirmations via e-mail and receive an acknowledgement that it was received by the intended person!!  Who said that "an old dog can't learn new tricks!"?

So thanks to a majority vote of the owners at The Rivers Resort, of which we are 1/10th, and have managed for over 23 years now, we will have wi-fi available by Mid-December.  THANKS also to Tim Holden at Sierra Nevada Communications, our cable provider,  who has spent ten years of his life making this possible.  IT WILL NOT BE FREE, but cheaper than across the street at The Strawberry Inn.  And the folks who DON'T want to "be connected" don't have to be, or don't have to make it available to their kids, wives, or even themselves.  

Recently, I have had several dozen families have to go elsewhere to vacation as they HAD to have the connection available for work or for school!  That's life in this speedy world!

It took awhile to develop the techniques needed to send email confirmations; it will take a bit to get used to SELLING the wi-fi connection and changing the passwords when needed, but I am game and so is my computer guru husband Tom.   WELCOME to the 21st Century!!