101 Posted October 13, 2019 Share Posted October 13, 2019 1 hour ago, 19QOS19 said: What's the emergency? What if there is a fire in the room your house phone is in? Still can't think of a single decent reason why you'd need a house phone other than those living in the wilderness. In any sustained power outage a landline phone would be far more useful 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted October 13, 2019 Share Posted October 13, 2019 8 minutes ago, Adam101 said: In any sustained power outage a landline phone would be far more useful And when an elderly parent has forgotten to charge their mobile. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UsedToGoToCentralPark Posted October 13, 2019 Share Posted October 13, 2019 Anyone got the full text to this article: https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/forced-to-pay-137-976-for-an-aston-martin-db11-ill-never-own-chq7dq6pq&ved=2ahUKEwj3ltbE85nlAhVTilwKHWJ8BlsQFjAAegQIAxAB&usg=AOvVaw1B1nAygJ0l__XG4TabNzAJ&cshid=1570992639979 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordonD Posted October 13, 2019 Share Posted October 13, 2019 1 hour ago, 19QOS19 said: What's the emergency? What if there is a fire in the room your house phone is in? That's what extensions are for. 1 hour ago, 19QOS19 said: Still can't think of a single decent reason why you'd need a house phone other than those living in the wilderness. You mean, apart from usage of the internet, places where you can't get a mobile signal, people who don't have a mobile, times when your mobile's battery is flat and avoiding a delay on international calls, why have a house phone? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UsedToGoToCentralPark Posted October 13, 2019 Share Posted October 13, 2019 You mean, apart from usage of the internet, places where you can't get a mobile signal, people who don't have a mobile, times when your mobile's battery is flat and avoiding a delay on international calls, why have a house phone?But apart from that, what have house phones ever done for us? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedgecutter Posted October 14, 2019 Share Posted October 14, 2019 14 hours ago, 19QOS19 said: What's the emergency? What if there is a fire in the room your house phone is in? There's always good old reliable email. Just make sure you add the high priority tag. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordonD Posted October 14, 2019 Share Posted October 14, 2019 Another good point. You can dial 0118 999 881 999 119 725 3 so much faster on a landline. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajwffc Posted October 14, 2019 Share Posted October 14, 2019 8 hours ago, GordonD said: Another good point. You can dial 0118 999 881 999 119 725 3 so much faster on a landline. just remember the song to go with it 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
19QOS19 Posted October 14, 2019 Share Posted October 14, 2019 You mean, apart from usage of the internet, places where you can't get a mobile signal, people who don't have a mobile, times when your mobile's battery is flat and avoiding a delay on international calls, why have a house phone?- I didn't know house phones got internet access - Wilderness I've conceded- Oddballs- Keep it charged, preferably by buying a decent phone and not be an Apple drone- Reverse the charges or get them to phone you back I'm not convinced, my man. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UsedToGoToCentralPark Posted October 14, 2019 Share Posted October 14, 2019 - I didn't know house phones got internet access - Wilderness I've conceded- Oddballs- Keep it charged, preferably by buying a decent phone and not be an Apple drone- Reverse the charges or get them to phone you back I'm not convinced, my man. Remember this 'fantastic' piece of kit. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dee Man Posted October 14, 2019 Share Posted October 14, 2019 On 14/10/2019 at 02:59, GordonD said: That's what extensions are for. You mean, apart from usage of the internet, places where you can't get a mobile signal, people who don't have a mobile, times when your mobile's battery is flat and avoiding a delay on international calls, why have a house phone? I get 1000 free international minutes on my mobile phone plan and there is never a delay on the line when I regularly phone home. Only time I get a delay is if I'm calling on an app using internet like Messenger, and it's a massive pain in the arse. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
101 Posted October 15, 2019 Share Posted October 15, 2019 8 hours ago, UsedToGoToCentralPark said: Remember this 'fantastic' piece of kit. What do you mean remember! Do you not still use yours? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supermik Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 Did anybody have a shared phone line? I used to have one and it was a pain waiting for the other person to finish their call before I could use the phone. The fact that you could listen in to their call didn’t make it any easier, had my own problems to think about without listening to some old biddy complaining about their sore arm or their milk not being delivered. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugster Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 1 hour ago, supermik said: Did anybody have a shared phone line? I used to have one and it was a pain waiting for the other person to finish their call before I could use the phone. The fact that you could listen in to their call didn’t make it any easier, had my own problems to think about without listening to some old biddy complaining about their sore arm or their milk not being delivered. I bet you were right on the case when they got a call to say the cheese was delivered though! 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFTD Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 Surely the main reason for having a landline phone is that everyone's had one for decades, and unplugging it for no reason is deeply suspicious behaviour. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Kincardine Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 12 hours ago, supermik said: Did anybody have a shared phone line? I used to have one and it was a pain waiting for the other person to finish their call before I could use the phone. The fact that you could listen in to their call didn’t make it any easier, had my own problems to think about without listening to some old biddy complaining about their sore arm or their milk not being delivered. What age are you? When we moved to Motherwell in about 1967 my parents had a shared phone line for about 2 or 3 years. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnightswoodBear Posted October 17, 2019 Share Posted October 17, 2019 In my work we have a few teams that are almost exclusively made up of Indian people. I've noticed a few times that when filling up their water bottles from the water dispenser, they do it about 3/4 to the top and then fill the rest up with boiling water from the urn. Is this a cultural thing? It seems like a strange thing to do. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mathematics Posted October 17, 2019 Share Posted October 17, 2019 1 minute ago, KnightswoodBear said: In my work we have a few teams that are almost exclusively made up of Indian people. I've noticed a few times that when filling up their water bottles from the water dispenser, they do it about 3/4 to the top and then fill the rest up with boiling water from the urn. Is this a cultural thing? It seems like a strange thing to do. Better for your stomach. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shandon Par Posted October 17, 2019 Share Posted October 17, 2019 51 minutes ago, KnightswoodBear said: In my work we have a few teams that are almost exclusively made up of Indian people. I've noticed a few times that when filling up their water bottles from the water dispenser, they do it about 3/4 to the top and then fill the rest up with boiling water from the urn. Is this a cultural thing? It seems like a strange thing to do. It's maybe a bit like a hotel buffet breakfast and they're just larging it up, going for both the cold and hot water? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DA Baracus Posted October 17, 2019 Share Posted October 17, 2019 9 hours ago, KnightswoodBear said: In my work we have a few teams that are almost exclusively made up of Indian people. I've noticed a few times that when filling up their water bottles from the water dispenser, they do it about 3/4 to the top and then fill the rest up with boiling water from the urn. Is this a cultural thing? It seems like a strange thing to do. Is not because a lot of water in India is minging (you're apparently always told to only drink unopened bottler water if you visit) and so they think the boiling water will help sterilise the rest, and as such it's a habit? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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