Letter: Message to Mum

From Jonathan Scurlock, Oak Ridge National Laboratory

I wish to disagree with the gentleman from the British Post Office
(15 July, p 17) who maintains
that nobody in their right mind (or wanting to hear from
their mother again) would send an e-card for Mother’s Day.

Postman Pat, or his Mum, is seriously behind the times.

Mother’s Day is just one of a wide range of “special days” which the e-card
merchants are keen to push upon us (and no, I haven’t yet figured out how they
will ever make money, but no doubt there is some plot brewing to get us all
hooked and then strike).

This year, I sent my mother in Britain an e-card. And yes, she replied by
e-mail—and I quote: “Thank you for the lovely surprise Mother’s Day card.”
I rest my case.

Oak Ridge, Tennessee