The Phone Boook
Got our new telephone "directory" today. It's smaller than ever before. Remember when the telephone directory used to be the same size as the yellow pages? Most phone boxes had one in too.
It's now slightly longer and wider and about the same thickness as an A4 magazine.
When I was at school, if someone was "ex-directory" we all thought ooh, la-de-da who do they think they are. :D
Not even sure why they bother still publishing it TBH.
It's now slightly longer and wider and about the same thickness as an A4 magazine.
When I was at school, if someone was "ex-directory" we all thought ooh, la-de-da who do they think they are. :D
Not even sure why they bother still publishing it TBH.
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But yeah its weird thinking how many people are x directory now. Still doesnt stop you getting some crappy call from India asking you a questionaire.
I was amazed how many sales calls I get for a supposedly 'new' line (I guess it's some sort of reallocated number?) and even more amazed how many salespeople still try to sell me stuff even when I say I'm not the person on their records - they must be real suckers for some major verbal abuse :-P
Don't really mind it too much (find it quite funny when someone in India is desperately trying to cold sell me a kitchen), the only thing that gets my goat is the automated ones - the automated message that's triggered when you say 'hello'... Stupidly I slam the phone down every time, I guess I should try stringing them along for a bit just to teach 'em a lesson...
Couple of times had my phone line tied up for ages by dozy relatives not hanging up properly
Sound is NSFW! I dunno if it's for real, but it is very funny.
Has someone died ? Has there been an accident ? Nope, they just want to say hello. Frickin ridiculous !!!
I don't want any Tom, Dick or Harry knowing my phone number and address. I give my number to the people I want to ring me.
If I did want to find someone's number I'd use the online service. Those who don't have online access should pay to use the dial up directory enquiries.
I don't see why all those trees should be wasted like this.
I can give ya a ring @ 5am when I'm up for work if thats any better :lol:
http://www.mpsonline.org.uk/tps/
might help, BUT you have to register it once a year..
i get ambulance chaser calls.. "had an accident"... sometimes I let em ring thru, yer i stubbed my foot running to answer the phone ... **** off
asking them their company name makes em hang up also
I would have thought a hacker like you would have hooked the phone line up to a server to screen your calls by a caller id list ;)
Haha! yeah, I know a dude who collects nearly 30yr old tape software for some old obsolete computer.
..oh wait..
You both need to buy an answer machine. $8.
Nah. Still rings about 6 times waking you up in the morning and then you get some mental saying 'are you awake yet ? pick up, pick up....'. Just easier to unplug the phone !
Good point. I'm all for helping the environment, its like these people who just turn on webcams for no reason and have those on for hours, waste of electricity ! ;)
(runs)
Join the 21st century and get a phone/answer machine with a volume control or ringer off switch!
I never answer mine, just turn the volume down, let me answer machine get it and check the messages later.
....and Winston...time to move on from the rotary dialer... :lol:
I've not had the webcam on for ages. For some weird reason my wife objects to complete strangers invading her privacy. Tut!
Yeah i reckon you probably pulled in more viewers at that time ;)
Reminds me of that bloke over on RG, doing a retro video every day for a year, the later ones had his wife doing Wii Sports in just her undies, i think he was trying to get more hits !