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Yes, everyone I know, as I don't (or very rarely) us a mobile phone! I thought you knew me better than that, daftee?:DQuote:
Originally Posted by Beobloke
Outside of this place, there are only TWO ways of contacting me: via email or landline phone. The only time I carry a mobile phone is when I'm out in the car, in case of emergencies, or should I need to contact Del - and it's only switched on when one or the other is applicable.
However, that's not the only reason for wanting to maintain a landline. More often than not I'm at home, so it makes sense to have a landline.
Plus, I'm rather particular about a high-strength signal usually being guaranteed whenever I'm speaking with someone a) so I can hear them clearly, and b) so there's much less likelihood of being cut off, due to a signal dropout, which along with the sound of tinny, robotic voices, is my bête noire with the quality of reception often offered by today's 'mobile phones', and c) so if necessary I can chat much longer before the battery runs out, compared with most mobile phones, as when speaking with friends, and we get into a good discussion, I can be on the phone for hours!!
Furthermore, and importantly, it puts ME *in control* more, by always knowing that I have access to a reliable phoneline 24/7, which is 'hardwired' to a phone network and when not in use left permanently plugged into the mains.
Fortunately, we aren't contacted often by scammers and such like, as few people know our number, and we don't indulge in many of the mainstream consumerist activities others do, which often result in your personal details being exposed to third parties.
Marco.
I was thinking of emailing Downing Street and asking if Boris could recommend an interior designer :).
https://www.itv.com/news/2021-04-23/...n-leak-inquiry
You need to ask his bird looks like she was in charge of it. I doubt Boris is bothered about what colour the wallpaper is.
Leak inquiry into leaking of letter warning about leaksQuote:
Originally Posted by walpurgis
https://news.sky.com/story/leak-inqu...leaks-10684561
I wouldn't believe them if they said they were lying! :)
It's one of those irregular verbs:Quote:
Originally Posted by struth
I give confidential security briefings.
You leak.
He 's been charged under section 2a of the Official Secrets Act.
This parental control thing is out of hand.
Why do I have to enter a PIN to watch an episode of 'Grand Designs'?
There's no sex (although the bird gets knocked up during the build surprisingly often, they don't actually show the conception). There's no violence and there's no bad language.
I understand that some people don't want their children seeing sex in case they grow up to be sex maniacs, and they don't want them seeing violence in case they grow up to be nutters. It's bollocks, but I understand it.
But who would you want to stop their children from illicitly watching 'Grand Designs'? People who are concerned that their children will become upper-middle class professionals with more money than they know what to do with?
I'm just baffled.
Maybe the producers are worried that the kids will attempt to do some home improvements of their own, using dad's tools. Like little Simon and Sarah building her a new Wendy house. "Here, you hold the nail, I'll knock it in" :doh:
It's nothing new - remember the old "Batman cannot fly" message at the start of each show? Holy broken bones Batman!
It is easy to change the settings – the following steps take you through the process:Quote:
Originally Posted by Macca
Visit the Virgin Media Parental Controls area in My Virgin Media.
To activate Virgin Media Parental Controls select 'ACTIVATE'
To deactivate Virgin Media Parental Controls select 'DEACTIVATE'
that is if its the childlock
I did look through the settings a while back and couldn't see any options but I'll look againQuote:
Originally Posted by struth
I remember putting up a shelf in the garden shed when I was about 7, using wood, tools and nails I found lying around. When my father saw it all he said was 'Did you do that? It's not straight.'Quote:
Originally Posted by Pigmy Pony
My parents were fairly 'hands off' types though. If we were doing something other than bothering them it was all good as far as they were concerned.
The option isn't on the My Virgin Media site, mate. It's done via your V6 box.Quote:
Originally Posted by Macca
So grab your remote control and hit the Home button, then scroll down to Help & Settings, then right to Parental Controls, and click OK (you'll need to have set up a PIN to start with, in order to make any changes), so enter your PIN and click OK.
That will take you to the Parental Controls menu. What you want is the 'Request a PIN to Watch Recordings' option, and to change the current setting (I presume from ON) to OFF.
Job done!:cool:
Marco.
I know it's not on the website, I couldn't find it on the menu on the V Box. Although I have now found it and disabled it so it's all good (hopefully).Quote:
Originally Posted by Marco
Good stuff. No, it was Granty who mentioned My Virgin Media, which he probably just copied from a quick web search. Unfortunately, there's so much duff/outdated info around when attempting to address these issues.
Marco.
I think we had a similar upbringing, my parents didn't really mind what I did, as long as I was doing it somewhere else. The one exception was when I "borrowed" some matches and set fire to half an acre of gorse bushes on a neighbouring farm, and the fire brigade had to come and deal with it. Dad was a bit "hands on" after that one :spank:Quote:
Originally Posted by Macca
What a bloody awful experience. I had little supervision myself, but mum was generally very supportive when I was young.Quote:
Originally Posted by Macca
(a few dodgy comments when I was older, but that's another story :))
Yeah didn't realise you were all on a newer box [emoji23]Quote:
Originally Posted by Marco
Still I was trying to be helpful doh
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Originally Posted by Pigmy Pony
Ahh, that comes under the category of "don't shit on your own doorstep" - one piece of advice from mum which I was given very early on :lol:
If you were in the company of my mother you were nagged continuously. She could nag you non-stop for over two hours without repeating herself. It was generally wise to minimize any contact.Quote:
Originally Posted by guy
My father got the brunt of it though since he couldn't really do that. Although I think over the years he had developed the ability to zone it out.
Gosh, that's the polar opposite of my upbringing (when I read what Macca wrote, my feeling was :eek:), I guess being an only child made a big difference, especially in an Italian family, as they're very close to and protective of their kids.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pigmy Pony
It does sound rather cold and distant, though... My parents and I were always very close. If I'd built something like that (which would've been unlikely, as I wasn't really wired that way), the first reaction from my dad would've been one of shock, for reasons just mentioned, then he would've undoubtedly said 'Well done', and given me a big hug!:)
Marco.
Don't know what to say to that, really, other than that was a shame. Again, my mum was quite different. I'm sure yours was (and still is) a good soul, though:)Quote:
Originally Posted by Macca
Marco.
Indeed, mate. As I said though, a lot of the info you Google for about that kind of stuff is either plain wrong or out of date. It's happened with me before:)Quote:
Originally Posted by struth
Marco.
It does sound that way, but it's just the way it was. Being independent like that probably means I learned to make my own breakfast sooner than you learned to make poo poo in the toilet :ner: Mummy's boy :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Marco
I know my parents would have been there for me when it mattered, so no pity required :)
Lol, and no 'pity' intended, mate - far from it. Just pointing out the difference:)Quote:
Originally Posted by Pigmy Pony
Don't think I made my own breakfast until I got married, lol! That's just what mum did, along with all the cooking, washing and ironing. Yes, when I was young, I was very much a 'mummy's boy', that's not necessarily what I would've wanted, just how it was.
I didn't really 'grow up' until I went to secondary school.
Marco.
Apart from the "essentials" (feeding and clothing us), for the most part parental involvement was neither given nor required. I didn't need them to compliment me on my Meccano/Lego creations, nor help me to focus my microscope. And I needed no assistance when making and using weapons - I had mates for that. And when I turned nine mum brought us up alone, so she was a bit busy holding things together, not helped by the breakdown and being sectioned for two months.
But a couple of years later she took up with (and married) an old friend, and it was all good from there :)
I think I'm actually less handy round the house (cooking cleaning and ironing) than I ever used to be, but that's just because Mrs. P prefers to do it all herself, as I don't do it right ;)
You saying you've grown up? :lol: Good one! I don't think any of us on here are growing up, just getting more wrinklyQuote:
Originally Posted by Marco
Good ploy.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pigmy Pony
lol I can't imagine that. If my father had ever hugged me I'd have thought he had lost his mind.Quote:
Originally Posted by Marco
I think the only time I ever impressed him was when I gave him a demo of my 5.1 A/V system. He was still talking about that years later.
We were never one of those 'touchy feely' families. Talking about that with my brothers some time ago now and we all agreed that would have been awful. There was love and respect of course but none of us ever felt the need to openly demonstrate or verbalise it. I was very fond of my father, I took his death very hard.
Lol - just different cultures, mate. Hot-blooded, fiery and passionate Italians are BORN to be 'touchy-feely'. How much hugging went on in the Sopranos?:D;)
Glad your dad was impressed with your AV system - that was cool... And yes, I'm sure his death hit you hard.
Marco.
What my is this “growing up” thing I keep reading about?Quote:
Originally Posted by Marco
It sounds dull to me - I’m going to carry on avoiding it if I can!
;)
maws' are more huggy than dads ive found.. usually when your youg and again when older...:lol: the bit in middle is when they cant stand you;)
Yes, different cultures no doubt. The Sopranos is an interesting example to bring up, clearly by any metric they were a totally dysfunctional family in constant conflict but they still fundamentally cared about each other. Blood's always thicker than water.Quote:
Originally Posted by Marco
Lol - a smart move. Adulthood is grossly overrated!:DQuote:
Originally Posted by Beobloke
Marco.
Yeah, I guess it's a male/female thing. Women generally show their emotions more, and yes my mum was 'huggier' than my dad, but hug (and sometimes kiss) is just something Italians automatically do with friends and family, It just comes naturally, and is what I've been brought up with.Quote:
Originally Posted by struth
Always fun with pretty nieces:eyebrows:;)
Marco.
Yeah, totally. Ultimately it's all about honour and respect, but that doesn't stop you having a bit of nookie on the side:DQuote:
Originally Posted by Macca
Marco.
That's a shame, mind you my Dad was very distant and always tried to 'busy' himself during his time off from work. By the time I was 13 he was just a voice on a phone call from working away. I don't talk to him nowadays, haven't seen him for years.Quote:
Originally Posted by Macca
With my kids (Jude, 9 and Hannah, 4) I'm always cuddling them, teaching them things, giving them praise always, listening to them, sitting and chatting with them, playing with them whatever they want to do, and if things go wrong I always assure them that I will get it sorted and then getting it sorted becomes my top priority.
Never do they feel that they have to hide anything from me, good or bad. They're also reassured knowing that they can ask me anything at any time. :)
No, it really isn't.Quote:
Originally Posted by Filterlab
Partly it was a different generation, adults did their thing and the children did theirs. Nowadays it would probably be classed by some as 'abuse' or 'neglect' but it really wasn't. We just didn't need that sort of constant emotional reassurance. We didn't want it either!
Everything these days is classed as abuse or neglect by someone. Very odd days to be a parent that's for sure. The authorities will do absolutely anything to destroy a family in the name of 'protection'.
:nono: Glad I'm not Italian, no way am I kissing my mates, not even if they've had a bathQuote:
Originally Posted by Marco
Exactly this.Quote:
Originally Posted by Macca
Haha, no tongues - just on both cheeks [but only if they're also Italian]!:DQuote:
Originally Posted by Pigmy Pony
And if they're exceptionally handsome, you might twiddle their twinky:lol:;)
Marco.
so thats why that italian looked so surprised when i kneed him in the baws:doh: someone should have said:ner:
:lolsign: Could you not tell by the way he was driving? :sofa:Quote:
Originally Posted by struth
Aye, his hard luck!:DQuote:
Originally Posted by struth
Can you do something about the princess kissing hers?:eek::eyebrows:
;)
Marco.
baws or italian?:DQuote:
Originally Posted by Marco
Had my first take away for at least twenty five years - a genuine wood-fired oven baked fresh pepperoni and mushroom pizza. None of that Pizza Hut made from frozen stuff.
Washed down with a glass of a 2017 Chateau Haut Peyrillat, Médoc
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nice wine. a nice fruity claret
Jeez - why the reticence for getting a takeaway, Bazza?:eek: I'd die without a good Chinese or curry at least once a month!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Barry
Glad you enjoyed the pizza, although IMHO the Médoc was wasted on it. A nice Chianti, Montepulciano d'Abruzzo or Nero d'Avola, would've been more appropriate... One of my missions, before I die, is to wean you off of your claret fetish!:ner::D;)
Expand those grapey horizons, baby....
Marco.
You're both wrong, the correct accompaniment is Irn BruQuote:
Originally Posted by Marco