A bit council (Vol 5)

[donkmeister]

Missy Charm said:

However there is something rather council about not possessing a landline telephone. My hairdresser has got one; I ring her from my landline to make an appointment. It works very well.

With blue hair being a thing, I can't imply you are an OAP by making jibes about getting a blue rinse. Can you at least tell us if she has one of those massive old hairdryers on a stand?

My middle class angst needs to be satisfied; are you saying people without a landline in their home are council, or just businesses? What do you regard as a landline? I have an FTTP connection (so a physical line into the house) but don't have a landline service. I have never used my FTTP connection to play candy crush, bingo or to access gambling sites, am I safely non-council?

[talksthetorque]

Missy Charm said:

However there is something rather council about not possessing a landline telephone. My hairdresser has got one; I ring her from my landline to make an appointment. It works very well.

Having to walk somewhere specific to make a phone call. Council.
Having to walk somewhere specific to answer a phone call. Council.
The only calls i used to get on my landline were from scammers.
I have a landline phone and somewhere I can plug it in. The phone is (not plugged in) in the loft

[Kowalski655]

Saleen836 said:

Anyone else or just me that had to google what a 'dryrobe' is?

I did, I thought it referred to those ankle length puffy coats but have been edumacated.

Also, 165 QUID FOR A GLORIFIED TOWEL!!!! WTF

[Mammasaid]

andyeds1234 said:

Yep, it’s particularly worrying when bare legs poke out from the bottom.

Isn't that where all legs poke out from?

[beambeam1]

Genuine Barn Find said:

the-norseman said:

Dryrobe wearing just had a debate on Radio 1 , most people agreed they shouldn't be worn anywhere other than on e beach when coming out of the water.

A few of the boys at Rugby have them… worn before training and in-between matches. My boy has complained about the cold once, i suggested he run around more to warm up. He’s 99.9% in shorts year round so he’s pretty hardy. Generally, once a Dryrobe goes on, it’s seems to be a job to get them off and the child back playing. I guess the garment is doing its job, but once a 7 year old refuses it’s an uphill struggle to get them back on side.

Are they wearing the dryrobes instead of the giant oversized jackets you see players on the bench wearing? I have a couple of the massive Macrons jackets and they are brilliant but a dryrobe doesn't seem like it would be suitable once it starts raining? Only place I've seen them being worn is around beaches and reservoirs which is perfectly acceptable... please don't tell me this is going to become the new onesie caper with folk wearing them to do the daily shop and whatnot?

[CanAm]

Kowalski655 said:

Saleen836 said:

Anyone else or just me that had to google what a 'dryrobe' is?

I did, I thought it referred to those ankle length puffy coats but have been edumacated.

Also, 165 QUID FOR A GLORIFIED TOWEL!!!! WTF

I had to Google it too.
And it's a WTF!! from me too.

[WarrenB]

CanAm said:

Kowalski655 said:

Saleen836 said:

Anyone else or just me that had to google what a 'dryrobe' is?

I did, I thought it referred to those ankle length puffy coats but have been edumacated.

Also, 165 QUID FOR A GLORIFIED TOWEL!!!! WTF

I had to Google it too.
And it's a WTF!! from me too.

Suppose it's one of them things where if you use it for it's intended purpose it's invaluable. For any other use (eg, taking the kids to school, withdrawing benefits money, collecting takeaways, etc) it's an obscene waste of money.

[boyse7en]

beambeam1 said:

Genuine Barn Find said:

the-norseman said:

Dryrobe wearing just had a debate on Radio 1 , most people agreed they shouldn't be worn anywhere other than on e beach when coming out of the water.

A few of the boys at Rugby have them… worn before training and in-between matches. My boy has complained about the cold once, i suggested he run around more to warm up. He’s 99.9% in shorts year round so he’s pretty hardy. Generally, once a Dryrobe goes on, it’s seems to be a job to get them off and the child back playing. I guess the garment is doing its job, but once a 7 year old refuses it’s an uphill struggle to get them back on side.

Are they wearing the dryrobes instead of the giant oversized jackets you see players on the bench wearing? I have a couple of the massive Macrons jackets and they are brilliant but a dryrobe doesn't seem like it would be suitable once it starts raining? Only place I've seen them being worn is around beaches and reservoirs which is perfectly acceptable... please don't tell me this is going to become the new onesie caper with folk wearing them to do the daily shop and whatnot?

Think you are late to the party. Loads of people round here wear Dryrobes and the Saltrock equivalent to the shops and sporting events - the touchline at any kid's football or rugby match will be at least 50% populated by parents in Dryrobes.
I like to think it is because they are all keen surfers who have come straight from the beach to Tesco, but I fear that is unlikely.

Full disclosure: I have a Dryrobe, and it is a brilliant bit of kit for post-swim or post-kayaking, as you can put it on over wet kit and drive home. It is, however, way to warm to do anything energetic in.

[Tankrizzo]

Must be a rugby thing, half the parents at my lad's games wear them and look like utter wallies.

[Road2Ruin]

Tankrizzo said:

Must be a rugby thing, half the parents at my lad's games wear them and look like utter wallies.

Yep. It's the 'relatively' new, 'look at me', addition to people's wardrobes. My nephew has one, doesn't need it, wears it everywhere.

[CardinalBlue]

Tankrizzo said:

Must be a rugby thing, half the parents at my lad's games wear them and look like utter wallies.

There is a specialist business set up marketing them to rugby - https://ruggarobe.co.uk/ - but quite a lot of the brands do them.

https://www.rugbystore.co.uk/teamwear/unbranded/91...
https://rhino.direct/products/rhino-sherpa-robe
https://www.optimumsport.com/products/dry-changing...

[Longy00000]

I eventually disconnected my land line telephone from it's socket ( we need the land line for broadband) after it hadn't rung or been used for over 3 years.
It was a hard and emotional decision to throw out a proper telephone, it felt harder than it should have but not used in 3 years answers for itself ( bum bum!)

[DodgyGeezer]

boyse7en said:

Full disclosure: I have a Dryrobe, and it is a brilliant bit of kit for post-swim or post-kayaking, as you can put it on over wet kit and drive home. It is, however, way to warm to do anything energetic in.

hmmm may look into getting one to replace my dressing gown. Nice and warm after a shower without having to whop the heating up

[classicaholic]

Longy00000 said:

I eventually disconnected my land line telephone from it's socket ( we need the land line for broadband) after it hadn't rung or been used for over 3 years.
It was a hard and emotional decision to throw out a proper telephone, it felt harder than it should have but not used in 3 years answers for itself ( bum bum!)

Is my fax machine council - not received a fax in over 5 years but its still there!

[98elise]

CanAm said:

Kowalski655 said:

Saleen836 said:

Anyone else or just me that had to google what a 'dryrobe' is?

I did, I thought it referred to those ankle length puffy coats but have been edumacated.

Also, 165 QUID FOR A GLORIFIED TOWEL!!!! WTF

I had to Google it too.
And it's a WTF!! from me too.

I'm another one that had never heard of them before this thread!

[98elise]

CanAm said:

Kowalski655 said:

Saleen836 said:

Anyone else or just me that had to google what a 'dryrobe' is?

I did, I thought it referred to those ankle length puffy coats but have been edumacated.

Also, 165 QUID FOR A GLORIFIED TOWEL!!!! WTF

I had to Google it too.
And it's a WTF!! from me too.

I'm another one that had never heard of them before this thread!

[Sway]

98elise said:

CanAm said:

Kowalski655 said:

Saleen836 said:

Anyone else or just me that had to google what a 'dryrobe' is?

I did, I thought it referred to those ankle length puffy coats but have been edumacated.

Also, 165 QUID FOR A GLORIFIED TOWEL!!!! WTF

I had to Google it too.
And it's a WTF!! from me too.

I'm another one that had never heard of them before this thread!

They're pretty common down on the coast. Yes, they're great - for what they are designed for. Getting changed in public after being on the water, or just not bothering and jumping in the car without everything getting soaked.

For dogwalking/sports pitch sideline standing, there are far better options - but they don't give off the image of being a youthful outdoorsy sporty type.

It's the same as God awful rooftents. They're objectively crap, except for where they were designed for like the savannah. Doesn't stop Claire who works in HR having one living on the roof of her Audi Q3 full time as though she's cool enough to go wild camping with Artemis and Arya.

[Dog Star]

Longy00000 said:

I eventually disconnected my land line telephone from it's socket ( we need the land line for broadband) after it hadn't rung or been used for over 3 years.
It was a hard and emotional decision to throw out a proper telephone, it felt harder than it should have but not used in 3 years answers for itself ( bum bum!)

I’ve unplugged ours. The only people who used it were
- Mrs DSs mum. She knows her mobile number so no need.
- One of Mrs DSs sisters. She didn’t voice call us on it, but sent text messages which would be read out by some unintelligible robot voice
- Scammers and sales calls. Millions of them.

Waste of time.

[Tim Cognito]

Sway said:

They're pretty common down on the coast. Yes, they're great - for what they are designed for. Getting changed in public after being on the water, or just not bothering and jumping in the car without everything getting soaked.

For dogwalking/sports pitch sideline standing, there are far better options - but they don't give off the image of being a youthful outdoorsy sporty type.

It's the same as God awful rooftents. They're objectively crap, except for where they were designed for like the savannah. Doesn't stop Claire who works in HR having one living on the roof of her Audi Q3 full time as though she's cool enough to go wild camping with Artemis and Arya.

Haha objectively terrible describes them well. Hmm how can I make a tent more awkward and exposed to the weather? I know let's put it 5ft in the air.

[john2443]

Missy Charm said:

However there is something rather council about not possessing a landline telephone. My hairdresser has got one; I ring her from my landline to make an appointment. It works very well.

My friend's mum would phone landline from her landline and mobile from her mobile.

Friend tried to explain you can call M->L and L-->M but eventually gave up!