Classic from the Mrs! Vol 2
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HTP99 said:
john_1983 said:
Today's revelation came from her desire to not buy new clothes, due to the impact of fashion on the environment etc. Although what this actually meant was buying a heap of stuff from charity shops, when she rarely buys clothes in the first place.
Anyway, talking about an upcoming foreign holiday, she announces she will need 'holiday clothes'. I asked what this meant, and pointed out she has lots of shorts/t-shirts that she wears in the summer already. It's a city break, not a beach holiday so we're not discussing bikinis etc.
Apparently 'holiday clothes' shorts/t-shirts are different from normal shorts/t-shirts you would wear here when it's warm, and she couldn't explain why.
Welcome to my world, I think it is just an excuse to purchase more clothes.Anyway, talking about an upcoming foreign holiday, she announces she will need 'holiday clothes'. I asked what this meant, and pointed out she has lots of shorts/t-shirts that she wears in the summer already. It's a city break, not a beach holiday so we're not discussing bikinis etc.
Apparently 'holiday clothes' shorts/t-shirts are different from normal shorts/t-shirts you would wear here when it's warm, and she couldn't explain why.
I've demonstrated by large amounts of hardly worn shirts, trousers and tshirts that I don't need anymore clothing gifts for several yrs.
Years ago I visited the boat of a Queensland [Oz], reef fisherman. These people fish the outer great barrier reef, staying out for many weeks, until their freezer is full of fillets.
I was amazed to see that the entire deck on the port side was painted red, & the starboard green, joining up the center line.
I could not help my self, I simply had to ask why. The explanation, this bloke fished with his wife as his only crew. After 15 years she could still not remember which was the port side of a vessel, & which was starboard. However even she always knew which was red & which was green, just by looking down.
I thought he was kidding, but she nodded it's truth.
I was amazed to see that the entire deck on the port side was painted red, & the starboard green, joining up the center line.
I could not help my self, I simply had to ask why. The explanation, this bloke fished with his wife as his only crew. After 15 years she could still not remember which was the port side of a vessel, & which was starboard. However even she always knew which was red & which was green, just by looking down.
I thought he was kidding, but she nodded it's truth.
Hasbeen]Years ago I visited the boat of a Queensland [Oz said:
, reef fisherman. These people fish the outer great barrier reef, staying out for many weeks, until their freezer is full of fillets.
I was amazed to see that the entire deck on the port side was painted red, & the starboard green, joining up the center line.
I could not help my self, I simply had to ask why. The explanation, this bloke fished with his wife as his only crew. After 15 years she could still not remember which was the port side of a vessel, & which was starboard. However even she always knew which was red & which was green, just by looking down.
I thought he was kidding, but she nodded it's truth.
Years back my mrs couldn’t do left and right so i trod on her left foot and told her “ left is the one that hurts” she still remembers that , condition sorted ! I was amazed to see that the entire deck on the port side was painted red, & the starboard green, joining up the center line.
I could not help my self, I simply had to ask why. The explanation, this bloke fished with his wife as his only crew. After 15 years she could still not remember which was the port side of a vessel, & which was starboard. However even she always knew which was red & which was green, just by looking down.
I thought he was kidding, but she nodded it's truth.
john_1983 said:
What is it with them and not understanding the whole left/right thing when it comes to directions?
I'm pretty sure by about 5 years old I'd worked out what was left and what was right, Mrs 1983 is 35 and still doesn't know the difference
Also annoying when, from the back seat,they say "Go that way"I'm pretty sure by about 5 years old I'd worked out what was left and what was right, Mrs 1983 is 35 and still doesn't know the difference
Yeah,I can REALLY see that, what with looking at the road and all
kowalski655 said:
Also annoying when, from the back seat,they say "Go that way"
Yeah,I can REALLY see that, what with looking at the road and all
Even more annoying when they're navigating on a NSL road and say "go down there" - 30 yards from the turning when you're doing 60mph, expecting the turning to be a little way away. Then, when your everyday wagon is unable to deploy a parachute, airbrake, and isn't fitted with carbon-ceramics, it's somehow your fault because you couldn't make the turn with half a second's notice. And when you anchor on to try and make the turn, she complains because her handbag fell off the rear bench and it's your fault because her makeup's rattling around the rear footwell. /rantYeah,I can REALLY see that, what with looking at the road and all
Are you serious??? 
kowalski655 said:
john_1983 said:
What is it with them and not understanding the whole left/right thing when it comes to directions?
I'm pretty sure by about 5 years old I'd worked out what was left and what was right, Mrs 1983 is 35 and still doesn't know the difference
Also annoying when, from the back seat,they say "Go that way"I'm pretty sure by about 5 years old I'd worked out what was left and what was right, Mrs 1983 is 35 and still doesn't know the difference
Yeah,I can REALLY see that, what with looking at the road and all
Not mine, but my wife’s sister-in-law.
Going to NYC for a few days with friends, she came up from the boonies to stay with us for the night, so that she could hop on the Tube to Heathrow.
She then decided, the night before she flew, to book travel insurance, in addition, (who knows how their minds work), she’d left her iPhone back home in darkest Kent.
Using my iPad, she found an annual policy and proceeded, (with my help), to book it, as she’s virtually computer illiterate.
She got right to the end of the online form, filling in her name, address, debit card details etc. and feeling victorious, clicked on buy now.
A message then appeared from her bank, “For security, we’ve sent a 5 digit code to your telephone, please enter this now.”
Phone was near Broadstairs somewhere, on the table in her house, no code, ergo no insurance.
Going to NYC for a few days with friends, she came up from the boonies to stay with us for the night, so that she could hop on the Tube to Heathrow.
She then decided, the night before she flew, to book travel insurance, in addition, (who knows how their minds work), she’d left her iPhone back home in darkest Kent.
Using my iPad, she found an annual policy and proceeded, (with my help), to book it, as she’s virtually computer illiterate.
She got right to the end of the online form, filling in her name, address, debit card details etc. and feeling victorious, clicked on buy now.
A message then appeared from her bank, “For security, we’ve sent a 5 digit code to your telephone, please enter this now.”
Phone was near Broadstairs somewhere, on the table in her house, no code, ergo no insurance.
Frank7 said:
Not mine, but my wife’s sister-in-law.
Going to NYC for a few days with friends, she came up from the boonies to stay with us for the night, so that she could hop on the Tube to Heathrow.
She then decided, the night before she flew, to book travel insurance, in addition, (who knows how their minds work), she’d left her iPhone back home in darkest Kent.
Using my iPad, she found an annual policy and proceeded, (with my help), to book it, as she’s virtually computer illiterate.
She got right to the end of the online form, filling in her name, address, debit card details etc. and feeling victorious, clicked on buy now.
A message then appeared from her bank, “For security, we’ve sent a 5 digit code to your telephone, please enter this now.”
Phone was near Broadstairs somewhere, on the table in her house, no code, ergo no insurance.
Why didn't you give her your mobile number?Going to NYC for a few days with friends, she came up from the boonies to stay with us for the night, so that she could hop on the Tube to Heathrow.
She then decided, the night before she flew, to book travel insurance, in addition, (who knows how their minds work), she’d left her iPhone back home in darkest Kent.
Using my iPad, she found an annual policy and proceeded, (with my help), to book it, as she’s virtually computer illiterate.
She got right to the end of the online form, filling in her name, address, debit card details etc. and feeling victorious, clicked on buy now.
A message then appeared from her bank, “For security, we’ve sent a 5 digit code to your telephone, please enter this now.”
Phone was near Broadstairs somewhere, on the table in her house, no code, ergo no insurance.
vaud said:
Doofus said:
Why didn't you give her your mobile number?
Because it was sent from the bank based on what was on her record, not an input to the web form?He went to his daughter-in-law, who went online and bought insurance in her mother-in-law’s name.
Good luck to her in getting recompense from someone who can’t remember to take her phone when she leaves the house, let alone remembering who paid for her insurance.
Blown2CV said:
this one-time-PIN thing is going to become a lot more common, possibly even when paying in person. Don't forget your phones folks.
Yes, and it's a right pain if you try and do things online in your lunch-break, but you work somewhere that does not allow you to have your mobile phone.(I've been caught out a couple of times now)
Paul_M3 said:
Blown2CV said:
this one-time-PIN thing is going to become a lot more common, possibly even when paying in person. Don't forget your phones folks.
Yes, and it's a right pain if you try and do things online in your lunch-break, but you work somewhere that does not allow you to have your mobile phone.(I've been caught out a couple of times now)
https://mykring.com
Tyre Smoke said:
Paul_M3 said:
Blown2CV said:
this one-time-PIN thing is going to become a lot more common, possibly even when paying in person. Don't forget your phones folks.
Yes, and it's a right pain if you try and do things online in your lunch-break, but you work somewhere that does not allow you to have your mobile phone.(I've been caught out a couple of times now)
https://mykring.com
Paul_M3 said:
I'm not really seeing how that would help with websites sending a OTP to my phone. I've got my actual debit card with me to pay for stuff via contactless.
You can set up the recipient by calling the bank and then subsequent payments (low value) will not need OTP. That of course depends on your employee let you use your desk phone.The other day, looking at floodlights for the back garden, I pick one one up and say this one would do, we will come back and get it when we've got the electricity run to the garage, no point in getting it yet it's not on offer or anything. Sarah comes back with...... I'm not sure this one needs electricity.
Then compounds it by getting grumpy at my look, saying well it doesn't say it needs electricity on the box? I thought you might put a battery in it.
In. A. Floodlight.
Bless her. She's incredibly bright, much cleverer than me, but yeah.
Then compounds it by getting grumpy at my look, saying well it doesn't say it needs electricity on the box? I thought you might put a battery in it.
In. A. Floodlight.
Bless her. She's incredibly bright, much cleverer than me, but yeah.
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