Anna B   1,417 #49 Posted June 23, 2023 (edited) Phone:  Can't hear it, can't find it, can't fish it out of handbag in time to answer it. Forget to charge it. Too many 'platforms' to receive/find messages. Too many emails. Unknown numbers I don't trust. etc etc.... Can't find numbers to phone on websites... 'Press 1, press 2, press 3...' 'Your call is important to us.... ' 'We're experiencing A high number of calls...' 'You can contact us on www....'  'Please phone back later...' 'The number you have dialled is no longer in use...' Phone music while on hold... Recorded messages.... Brian from Bangladesh... Robot voices.... answer phones.. Phone ringing while driving.... Pings for no reason.... Scam callers.... etc ..etc..etc..   Internet: Don't get me started.... Edited June 23, 2023 by Anna B 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
trastrick   866 #50 Posted June 23, 2023 36 minutes ago, Anna B said: Phone:  Can't hear it, can't find it, can't fish it out of handbag in time to answer it. Forget to charge it. Too many 'platforms' to receive/find messages. Too many emails. Unknown numbers I don't trust. etc etc.... Can't find numbers to phone on websites... 'Press 1, press 2, press 3...' 'Your call is important to us.... ' 'We're experiencing A high number of calls...' 'You can contact us on www....' Brian from Bangladesh... 'Please phone back later...' 'The number you have dialled is no longer in use...' Phone music while on hold... Recorded messages.... Robot voices.... answer phones.. Phone ringing while driving.... Pings for no reason.... Scam callers.... etc ..etc..etc..   Internet: Don't get me started.... Human ingenuity, Anna!  Get aboard, or get left behind.  A piece of plastic, the size of a chocolate bar!  Record player Juke Box Phone Booth World Radio Every daily newspaper All sporting events Amusement Arcade Giant Reference Library Lecture Theatre University Post Office Bank Camera Movie maker Story Teller Street map Virtual World Tourist Language Translator Ticket Agency Giant Record Shop Dark Room/Photo Studio Printing Press Typewriter Newsagent Record studio Stockbroker Travel Agent Rail/Air/Bus/Hotel World Atlas Cinema Calculator Calendar Dictionary Thesaurus Encyclopedia Diary Bookkeeper Chess Partner Flying Instructor Alarm Clock Casino Betting Shop Cooking class How to do anything manual Department Store Auction House Planetarium Art Gallery TV Guide Concert Hall Weather Station Pen pal and dating exchange Dirty book shop  Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
carosio   186 #51 Posted June 23, 2023 Are there any on the market where you can actually see the screen in bright daylight/sunlight? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
alchemist   38 #52 Posted June 23, 2023 2 hours ago, carosio said: Are there any on the market where you can actually see the screen in bright daylight/sunlight? Hisense A5 E Ink 4G LTE Smartphone eBook Reader Mobile Reading Phone Black Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Anna B   1,417 #53 Posted June 23, 2023 2 hours ago, trastrick said: Human ingenuity, Anna!  Get aboard, or get left behind.  A piece of plastic, the size of a chocolate bar!  Record player Juke Box Phone Booth World Radio Every daily newspaper All sporting events Amusement Arcade Giant Reference Library Lecture Theatre University Post Office Bank Camera Movie maker Story Teller Street map Virtual World Tourist Language Translator Ticket Agency Giant Record Shop Dark Room/Photo Studio Printing Press Typewriter Newsagent Record studio Stockbroker Travel Agent Rail/Air/Bus/Hotel World Atlas Cinema Calculator Calendar Dictionary Thesaurus Encyclopedia Diary Bookkeeper Chess Partner Flying Instructor Alarm Clock Casino Betting Shop Cooking class How to do anything manual Department Store Auction House Planetarium Art Gallery TV Guide Concert Hall Weather Station Pen pal and dating exchange Dirty book shop  Exactly... I know they're amazing, but I just want to make a simple phone call...  When it was tethered to the wall at least I knew where it was...  🙂 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
nightrider   13 #54 Posted June 27, 2023 On 14/06/2023 at 14:02, geared said: I'm pretty sure humanity did an excellent job killing each other before guns came along. Yep.  BUT was not easy for an individual to kill 20 people just like that as happens in the USA. So letting any person have a gun is a stupid idea. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Guest ThaBoom   #55 Posted August 27, 2023 On 14/06/2023 at 12:47, Delbow said: My view is that a huge amount of the world's problems have either directly or indirectly the same cause: men with guns. Get rid of men with guns from the world and I reckon life would be about 80% better.  Invasion of Ukraine by Russia - men with guns  Civil war in Sudan and Eritrea - men with guns  Neighbour 'settles' dispute over adjoining land by killing the neighbour's child - men with guns.  Sadly the list is endless.  Anyway, that's my contention .  Well, another shooting yesterday in AMERICA.  Apparently this is a racist killing, as the perpetrator left manifesto and targeted black persons.  https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-66630263 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
A.B.Yaffle   24 #56 Posted August 27, 2023 MaBaker had a gun! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Jack Grey   1,602 #57 Posted August 27, 2023 (edited) On 14/06/2023 at 13:47, Delbow said: My view is that a huge amount of the world's problems have either directly or indirectly the same cause: men with guns. Get rid of men with guns from the world and I reckon life would be about 80% better.  Invasion of Ukraine by Russia - men with guns  Civil war in Sudan and Eritrea - men with guns  Neighbour 'settles' dispute over adjoining land by killing the neighbour's child - men with guns.  Sadly the list is endless.  Anyway, that's my contention .  Maybe next time there is a war we can send the women to the trenches and the men can stay at home, work in the factories and shag all the American service women   Edited August 27, 2023 by Jack Grey Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Al Bundy   1,577 #58 Posted August 27, 2023 10 minutes ago, Jack Grey said: Maybe next time there is a war we can send the women to the trenches and the men can stay at home, work in the factories and shag all the American service women   You would get my vote.   All those horrible men with guns going into battle in awful conditions to help try and save others, whilst most likely getting injured or killed.  The absolute cads. How dare they. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Jack Grey   1,602 #59 Posted August 27, 2023 (edited) 2 hours ago, ThaBoom said: Well, another shooting yesterday in AMERICA.  Apparently this is a racist killing, as the perpetrator left manifesto and targeted black persons.  https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-66630263 Strange how when a black man shoots a white man in America it's never a racist killing  And it happens al ot Edited August 27, 2023 by Jack Grey Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
altus   540 #60 Posted August 27, 2023 28 minutes ago, Jack Grey said: Strange how when a black man shoots a white man in America it's never a racist killing Perhaps because they don't leave racist manifestos and messages behind or draw swastikas on their guns. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
