Classic from the Mrs! Vol 2
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We were going to look at a car. I printed out the dealer's address from their website and wrote the car reg underneath. I had a good idea where I was going but asked my wife to put the postcode into her phone for some satnav backup. After quite a lot of tutting and puffing she said "I think this postcode might be wrong". You've guessed it - she was putting the car reg into the satnav and not the postcode... 
Evangelion said:
My late mother had a standard lamp in the living room which was plugged into a timer so that it would come on as it got dark. Of course it needed changing at intervals throughout the year. Both lamp and timer now live with me and whenever I carry out a resetting I have a chuckle at this memory.
At the end of October or March, I would go round putting all the clocks in the house back, or forward, for her. Inevitably, one would get missed out, usually the one in the car but she was always adamant that I not forget the timer for the lamp. I tried many times, but was never able to make her understand that if you did forget, it would continue to come on at the correct time.
Am I being thick here (probably am). The timer switches I know have a setting for the current time. So unless you alter that when the clocks change, it won't come on at the right time. It'll still come on as it's getting dark, but if you want it to come on at a set time, say 4pm, you need to alter it accordingly. At the end of October or March, I would go round putting all the clocks in the house back, or forward, for her. Inevitably, one would get missed out, usually the one in the car but she was always adamant that I not forget the timer for the lamp. I tried many times, but was never able to make her understand that if you did forget, it would continue to come on at the correct time.
If you just want it coming on as it gets dark, you need to alter it several times thru the year.
Edited by TwigtheWonderkid on Wednesday 8th November 13:56
You set it to the correct time like a clock, then program in the time you want it to switch the light on (it's a very old one, you program it by putting little metal pins in the dial).
The point I was trying to make though was that if it's already programmed to come on when it gets dark the day before the clocks go forward or back, then you don't touch it, it'll do the same the day after. But I could never get her to see that.
The point I was trying to make though was that if it's already programmed to come on when it gets dark the day before the clocks go forward or back, then you don't touch it, it'll do the same the day after. But I could never get her to see that.
Not mine but a couple of somebody else's on Facebook;
Mrs1 has got latest Apple wallet emptier (I-phone)
Mrs2, "Post a photo so we can see it"
Mrs3, "You so dumb. How can she take a photo of her phone with her phone?"
Mrs2, "OMG, I'm so dumb, ha ha"
Mrs3, "Yes you are...smileyface" etc
Me, "Mirror"
Mrs1 has got latest Apple wallet emptier (I-phone)
Mrs2, "Post a photo so we can see it"
Mrs3, "You so dumb. How can she take a photo of her phone with her phone?"
Mrs2, "OMG, I'm so dumb, ha ha"
Mrs3, "Yes you are...smileyface" etc
Me, "Mirror"
RicksAlfas said:
We were going to look at a car. I printed out the dealer's address from their website and wrote the car reg underneath. I had a good idea where I was going but asked my wife to put the postcode into her phone for some satnav backup. After quite a lot of tutting and puffing she said "I think this postcode might be wrong". You've guessed it - she was putting the car reg into the satnav and not the postcode...
That is quality, but in fairness new regs have exactly the same format as postcodes, so you can see how it happened.Mind, the odds of the reg starting with a local postcode are minuscule. Did she not think it odd that (if you say live at) postcode SE/ London why you may be going all the way to LE/ Leicester to look at car?
Oldandslow said:
Not mine but a couple of somebody else's on Facebook;
Mrs1 has got latest Apple wallet emptier (I-phone)
Mrs2, "Post a photo so we can see it"
Mrs3, "You so dumb. How can she take a photo of her phone with her phone?"
Mrs2, "OMG, I'm so dumb, ha ha"
Mrs3, "Yes you are...smileyface" etc
Me, "Mirror"
Use a cameraMrs1 has got latest Apple wallet emptier (I-phone)
Mrs2, "Post a photo so we can see it"
Mrs3, "You so dumb. How can she take a photo of her phone with her phone?"
Mrs2, "OMG, I'm so dumb, ha ha"
Mrs3, "Yes you are...smileyface" etc
Me, "Mirror"
Get someone else to take a photo
Cotty said:
Oldandslow said:
Not mine but a couple of somebody else's on Facebook;
Mrs1 has got latest Apple wallet emptier (I-phone)
Mrs2, "Post a photo so we can see it"
Mrs3, "You so dumb. How can she take a photo of her phone with her phone?"
Mrs2, "OMG, I'm so dumb, ha ha"
Mrs3, "Yes you are...smileyface" etc
Me, "Mirror"
Use a cameraMrs1 has got latest Apple wallet emptier (I-phone)
Mrs2, "Post a photo so we can see it"
Mrs3, "You so dumb. How can she take a photo of her phone with her phone?"
Mrs2, "OMG, I'm so dumb, ha ha"
Mrs3, "Yes you are...smileyface" etc
Me, "Mirror"
Get someone else to take a photo
Fermit The Krog and Sexy Sarah said:
RicksAlfas said:
We were going to look at a car. I printed out the dealer's address from their website and wrote the car reg underneath. I had a good idea where I was going but asked my wife to put the postcode into her phone for some satnav backup. After quite a lot of tutting and puffing she said "I think this postcode might be wrong". You've guessed it - she was putting the car reg into the satnav and not the postcode...
That is quality, but in fairness new regs have exactly the same format as postcodes, so you can see how it happened.Mind, the odds of the reg starting with a local postcode are minuscule. Did she not think it odd that (if you say live at) postcode SE/ London why you may be going all the way to LE/ Leicester to look at car?
SpeckledJim said:
Fermit The Krog and Sexy Sarah said:
That is quality, but in fairness new regs have exactly the same format as postcodes, so you can see how it happened.
They don't.XX11 NNN - reg
XX11 1NN - postcode
For example, BS16 OMG (reg) could look like BS16 0MG (postcode) at first glance.
Evangelion said:
SpeckledJim said:
Fermit The Krog and Sexy Sarah said:
That is quality, but in fairness new regs have exactly the same format as postcodes, so you can see how it happened.
They don't.XX11 NNN - reg
XX11 1NN - postcode
For example, BS16 OMG (reg) could look like BS16 0MG (postcode) at first glance.
SpeckledJim said:
Fermit The Krog and Sexy Sarah said:
That is quality, but in fairness new regs have exactly the same format as postcodes, so you can see how it happened.
They don't.XX11 NNN - reg
XX11 1NN - postcode
Shakermaker said:
... how many things do we do on semi-autopilot these days?
Particularly now we've got so much technology to contend with.Things I've done without thinking include:
Pointing the car ignition thingy at the front door of the house and wondering why it won't unlock.
Hearing a phone ring, and picking up a calculator to answer it.
In the days of Ceefax, sliding the TV remote control round the coffee table and expecting to see a cursor move on the screen.
Evangelion said:
Particularly now we've got so much technology to contend with.
Things I've done without thinking include:
Pointing the car ignition thingy at the front door of the house and wondering why it won't unlock.
Hearing a phone ring, and picking up a calculator to answer it.
In the days of Ceefax, sliding the TV remote control round the coffee table and expecting to see a cursor move on the screen.
+ trying to scroll the screen on my kindle.Things I've done without thinking include:
Pointing the car ignition thingy at the front door of the house and wondering why it won't unlock.
Hearing a phone ring, and picking up a calculator to answer it.
In the days of Ceefax, sliding the TV remote control round the coffee table and expecting to see a cursor move on the screen.
hairyben said:
Evangelion said:
Particularly now we've got so much technology to contend with.
Things I've done without thinking include:
Pointing the car ignition thingy at the front door of the house and wondering why it won't unlock.
Hearing a phone ring, and picking up a calculator to answer it.
In the days of Ceefax, sliding the TV remote control round the coffee table and expecting to see a cursor move on the screen.
+ trying to scroll the screen on my kindle.Things I've done without thinking include:
Pointing the car ignition thingy at the front door of the house and wondering why it won't unlock.
Hearing a phone ring, and picking up a calculator to answer it.
In the days of Ceefax, sliding the TV remote control round the coffee table and expecting to see a cursor move on the screen.
hairyben said:
Evangelion said:
Particularly now we've got so much technology to contend with.
Things I've done without thinking include:
Pointing the car ignition thingy at the front door of the house and wondering why it won't unlock.
Hearing a phone ring, and picking up a calculator to answer it.
In the days of Ceefax, sliding the TV remote control round the coffee table and expecting to see a cursor move on the screen.
+ trying to scroll the screen on my kindle.Things I've done without thinking include:
Pointing the car ignition thingy at the front door of the house and wondering why it won't unlock.
Hearing a phone ring, and picking up a calculator to answer it.
In the days of Ceefax, sliding the TV remote control round the coffee table and expecting to see a cursor move on the screen.
In my defence i was very tired
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