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HELLO FORKERS 🌷🌷🌷May ‘21

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  • didywdidyw Posts: 3,573
    Thanks @Obelixx Yes, I'll ask her to let me know in future.  I could have gone round but thought there was little point if none of the phones were being answered.
    Gardening in East Suffolk on dry sandy soil.
  • ObelixxObelixx Posts: 30,090
    Well at least you would have known why none of the phones were working.
    Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
    "The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
    Plato
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    Things have changed haven't they ... back in the day we never used to worry if phones went unanswered .... many many folk didn't even have a phone and used the village phone box to keep in touch, or even came across to us at the farm in the centre of the village if they needed to call the doctor etc ... we were certainly the number given by several families who's sons were away in the army etc., and my parents would take a message for us to carry to the council houses across the meadow ... occasionally our parents would take the message themselves ... looking back I think they did that in cases they suspected might be about bad news.  Back then folk kept in touch by letter.  I try to remember that when my children don't answer their phones.  B)

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • Hostafan1Hostafan1 Posts: 34,889
    We had the only phone in our road for a long time and neighbours would often come round to use the phone and leave a 2p coin on the side afterwards?
    Devon.
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    edited May 2021
    Was there such a thing as a 2p coin back then @Hostafan1?  I think there were were ha'pennies, pennies (1d) and thruppences ... I know you're younger than I am, but ...  ;)

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • Hostafan1Hostafan1 Posts: 34,889
    edited May 2021
    Dovefromabove said:
    Was there such a thing as a 2p coin back then @Hostafan1?  I think there were ha'pennies, pennies and thruppences ... I know you're younger than I am, but ...  ;)
    cheeky Mare !!!!!
    I was 8 when we went decimal.  o:)

    Devon.
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    Oh flamin' 'eck ...... we went decimal 2 months after I married 🙄

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • Hostafan1Hostafan1 Posts: 34,889
    Dovefromabove said:
    Oh flamin' 'eck ...... we went decimal 2 months after I married 🙄
    I'm just a child
    Devon.
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    Thing is @Hostafan1, I was little more ........... I mean, should anyone ever get married at 18 ...  :/  

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • Pat EPat E Posts: 12,316
    I’m in Bed early tonight. Early Dr appt. she has to check me over to authenticate my driving licence since I’m so old.  😳. I did get my first driving licence in 1960 after all and I might not be safe any more. 
    Darn it, couldn’t get the Bold off.   I do know the road rules have changed a bit. 

    We’ve got a full week of appointments. Tuesday my Dr, as above, Wednesday my chiropractic neck workout, and Hubby’s quarterly GP appt,  Thursday Hubby toe nail chopping, Friday his Oncologist appt.  I’m planning a very quiet Saturday. Need to get more petrol for the car too. 🙄. 

    Hope you all had a good day. 

    Hosta, your day sounded very frustrating. Rather you than me. 
    S. E. NSW
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