centralparker Posted December 5, 2008 Share Posted December 5, 2008 (edited) Good thing about long division and long multiplication was that it reinforced concepts like to multiply by 40 you simply multiply by 4 and add a zero. Something that is alien to many people today. I'm not for a minute suggesting that education pre-1980 was some sort of numerical Utopia. You still had you fair share of strugglers but a significantly larger group of people were confident at handling numbers because they were forced to learn numeracy at school and frequently had to employ these skills in the workplace. Even a humble barman would have been ridiculed if he couldn't calculate the price of a round in his head. Edited December 5, 2008 by centralparker 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reina Posted December 5, 2008 Share Posted December 5, 2008 Good thing about long division and long multiplication was that it reinforced concepts like to multiply by 40 you simply multiply by 4 and add a zero. Something that is alien to many people today.I'm not for a minute suggesting that education pre-1980 was some sort of numerical Utopia. You still had you fair share of strugglers but a significantly larger group of people were confident at handling numbers because they were forced to learn numeracy at school and frequently had to employ these skills in the workplace. Are you suggesting I went to school pre 1980?! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ad Lib Posted December 5, 2008 Share Posted December 5, 2008 Are you suggesting I went to school pre 1980?! Judging by the information on your profile, i'd suggest he's about a generation out! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RH33 Posted December 5, 2008 Share Posted December 5, 2008 Good news-found more sellotape, bad news, Granny called and while back was turned the fucking dog chewed that roll too 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reina Posted December 5, 2008 Share Posted December 5, 2008 Good news-found more sellotape, bad news, Granny called and while back was turned the fucking dog chewed that roll too Sorry, shouldn't laugh! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayrgirl Posted December 5, 2008 Share Posted December 5, 2008 Sorry, shouldn't laugh! But 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reina Posted December 5, 2008 Share Posted December 5, 2008 I'm just jealous - I haven't even started shopping yet... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kylesons Posted December 5, 2008 Share Posted December 5, 2008 Went to see a doctor this morning. "Nothing too serious. If it gets sore, take paracetamol, if it keeps up come back and see me. Don't lie down. Bye" was basically it. Great help that. If this is not too serious then I hope to God I don't ever suffer from "serious" back pains! It's torture! Exactly the same happened to me last week at the doctors for a really sore back and sore heads. It's still fucking agony (head and back) and i'm beginning to wonder if it could be a kidney infection. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saints1884 Posted December 5, 2008 Share Posted December 5, 2008 I'm just jealous - I haven't even started shopping yet... Same,though I know what I am getting him for Christmas and his birthday. B) 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reina Posted December 5, 2008 Share Posted December 5, 2008 Same,though I know what I am getting him for Christmas and his birthday. B) I have a rough idea what I'm getting everyone, so have been quite relaxed about it this year. Plus, I'm not cooking Christmas dinner, so I don't need to be anywhere near as organised as I was last year. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Dufresne Posted December 5, 2008 Share Posted December 5, 2008 I dropped my mobile down the toilet 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reina Posted December 5, 2008 Share Posted December 5, 2008 I dropped my mobile down the toilet That was a bit stupid... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saints1884 Posted December 5, 2008 Share Posted December 5, 2008 I have a rough idea what I'm getting everyone, so have been quite relaxed about it this year. Plus, I'm not cooking Christmas dinner, so I don't need to be anywhere near as organised as I was last year. I don't think I have ever did the Christmas dinner since we have moved here over two years ago. I'll start my shopping next week though,and get it all done the wekk after. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
proud2beabuddy Posted December 5, 2008 Share Posted December 5, 2008 I dropped my mobile down the toilet Ouch! That sounds costly. My mate wrecked his i-phone at the weekend by dropping it into a glass of whisky and then proceeding to knock the glass of whisky onto the floor 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
North Stand Bairn Posted December 5, 2008 Share Posted December 5, 2008 (edited) I dropped my mobile down the toilet Have done that before as well a few years back. Take it apart as much as you can and get it on a radiator to dry out. This PTTGYN has probably been posted hundreds of times already but waking up in the morning believing it's the weekend then realising no it's not and you need to get up for work is mine! And annoying bitchy female colleagues who at 30+ still act like schoolgirls getting ready to go to the disco. I swear all I heard between 9 and 10 this morning was stuff about fake tan, dresses, make up, hair, shoes, how much they'll be drinking. It annoyed me so much I decided not to go the Xmas night out tonight. Edited December 5, 2008 by North Stand Bairn 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Dufresne Posted December 5, 2008 Share Posted December 5, 2008 Have done that before as well a few years back. Take it apart as much as you can and get it on a radiator to dry out.This PTTGYN has probably been posted hundreds of times already but waking up in the morning believing it's the weekend then realising no it's not and you need to get up for work is mine! And annoying bitchy female colleagues who at 30+ still act like schoolgirls getting ready to go to the disco. I swear all I heard between 9 and 10 this morning was stuff about fake tan, dresses, make up, hair, shoes, how much they'll be drinking. It annoyed me so much I decided not to go the Xmas night out tonight. Thanks but as i had just finished a dump at the time it fell in i don't think i will put it near my ear again 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayrgirl Posted December 6, 2008 Share Posted December 6, 2008 Bloody football call-offs 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Minertaur Posted December 6, 2008 Share Posted December 6, 2008 Bloody football call-offs Ditto plus having a 12 hour shift in a couple of hours time 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McMuffin Posted December 6, 2008 Share Posted December 6, 2008 My hangover has crept up on me like a thief in the night and is absolutely destroying me. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RH33 Posted December 6, 2008 Share Posted December 6, 2008 Bloody football call-offs Another afternoon of him telling you how bored he is?! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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