A Pot of Tea - and a Stamp!

m1kjm wrote: »

I've found that younger people in an office don't know that when telephoning a local number on a landline you don't need the area code because they have only made calls on a mobile where you need the area code, so they keep keying in the area code for local calls on a landline every time.

Predicting the weather from looking at the clouds instead of using an app.

Not just building and cooking on the fire, but also identifying the variety of tree your logs came from.

I'm in the NE Scotland and here you DO HAVE to put in the area code even if it's a local number

whmf00001 wrote: »

I have had to show 3 different cleaners how to put double sheets on the bed, the "band" at the top or bottom as sheets are not square, also taught friend to hang washing and told GS that kettles - electric - never used to turn off by themselves. I also use 2 sheets on my bed one on the bottom and the other on top with duvet on top of that, no need to wash duvet every time, same as 2 sheets, and also change bottom sheet each week, put top sheet "body" side onto bottom and fresh sheet on top so use both sides of sheet before washing but thats just me. Yes I do do knitting/crochet/cross stitch etc etc and although never used an old mincer (on side of table) but knew how. Am 74 but love microwave/breadmaker/slow cooker/soupmaker/halogen etc so we can all learn but best not to forget.

My mum used to move the top sheet to the bottom when she changed the beds, and put a fresh top sheet on. I can't remember if she turned it over though. Must confess I only have fitted sheets now, duvets changed the world for me

She also used to have a great heavy mincer which attached to the side of the work top (this was in the 70s), I think it was hard graft using it, another thing which has changed for the better in my opinion!

Thinking of the old kettles which you had to turn off, I've just started turning my microwave off at the wall when not in use (and not using it as a clock/timer) and I've got a little battery operated timer, and I still struggle to remember that it won't just bleep a couple of times like the microwave, it'll keep going til I turn it off or the battery runs out! Caught me out a few times :rotfl:

My son and his friends lived in a shared house in their last year at university. One day he mentioned that his friend's room was cold because only half of his radiator was working. I explained that it needed bleeding to remove the air and fill it up again so it would get hot at the top. I told him how to do it and then mentioned that he'd need to check whether or not the boiler needed to be topped up as well because the pressure might have dropped. He just asked how on earth I knew this stuff! I think he'd have called a plumber. The thing is, I don't remember even being shown this, I have no idea how I have accumulated this knowledge. I suppose it is about life experience at the end of the day, it is surprising the things we just pick up along the way.

shanks77 wrote: »

I'm in the NE Scotland and here you DO HAVE to put in the area code even if it's a local number

In my area, people confuse what's the area code and what's digits added to original landline numbers.


So (using fictitious numbers so please don't call in case it exists:eek:)


Old Number: O1707 558912
New Number: 02580558912


People assume that 02580 is the area code replacing the old 01707.


It's not. The area code is 025, the number is 80558912