tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post2197146094771394931..comments2024-03-26T11:27:35.814-07:00Comments on Tom Stephenson: Piddlingbourne 376Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-31325331204070407542016-11-25T02:37:20.374-08:002016-11-25T02:37:20.374-08:00When making calls overseas was so expensive, if I ...When making calls overseas was so expensive, if I accidentally called someone who I didn't know was on holiday somewhere, I slammed down the phone if I heard that ominous tone. The biggest phone bill I ever had was from calling H.I. every night from Florida, where I was working. When I went to pay it, they ran out of paper on the print out, but I still ended up with about 10 feet of bill. It was about $800. I still remember that voice, "Thank you for using AT&T. How are you this evening, Tom?"Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-31798149693328945942016-11-25T02:32:27.810-08:002016-11-25T02:32:27.810-08:00Yes, you have to go to the reader list now, which ...Yes, you have to go to the reader list now, which isn't so bad when you know. I can't find Rachel's though.<br /><br />You have reminded me of the unanswered phone in The Wall.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-90024357551569469322016-11-25T02:30:45.475-08:002016-11-25T02:30:45.475-08:00Sounds the same as the English one to me. And the ...Sounds the same as the English one to me. And the Scottish... and the Welsh...Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-4464560446779638642016-11-25T02:29:48.135-08:002016-11-25T02:29:48.135-08:00I think she has got lost in the new system. I can&...I think she has got lost in the new system. I can't find her either.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-77156629100060404762016-11-25T02:29:15.068-08:002016-11-25T02:29:15.068-08:00No, it's just that you bring out the best in m...No, it's just that you bring out the best in me, Heron.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-2377667200057021122016-11-25T02:28:01.344-08:002016-11-25T02:28:01.344-08:00Even more annoying! Being a previously hacked Talk...Even more annoying! Being a previously hacked Talk Talk customer, I get many calls from would-be Indian criminals. I got so fed up with one that I said to him, "I don't want to be rude to you, but I know you don't work for Talk Talk, so don't call me again."<br /><br />He said, "Yes I do." So I said, "Just fuck off." He replied with, "No, you fuck off. Go on, fuck off!"<br /><br />That actually made me laugh.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-63185177168349394992016-11-25T01:19:56.411-08:002016-11-25T01:19:56.411-08:00I suppose that your aggressive nature is part of y...I suppose that your aggressive nature is part of your physical condition.A Heron's Viewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06563706152609630696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-91462073006785245682016-11-25T00:27:07.393-08:002016-11-25T00:27:07.393-08:00We used to get those calls. We are dispensing wit...We used to get those calls. We are dispensing with our landline because we only seem to get scammers/cold callers phoning anyway. A really annoying call starts ( and it is a recording so I can't tell them what I think!) with " as winter is upon us" or words to that effect. It carried on all through the very hot summer this year.Franceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02576715462615744934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-75662098214525659862016-11-25T00:26:12.383-08:002016-11-25T00:26:12.383-08:00Our ring is like the English one. I wonder if the ...Our ring is like the English one. I wonder if the association with those movies, (not to mention the soap opera zoom in while the glossy lipped blonde stands with her lips slightly parted not answering it in case it is Brad with Terrible News)is why the America ring sounds so very sinister compared to our chirpy double ring? MrsC (Maryanne)https://www.blogger.com/profile/14440723067459232998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-86493384070838807402016-11-24T20:23:06.048-08:002016-11-24T20:23:06.048-08:00My blogger interface has also reconfigured itself....My blogger interface has also reconfigured itself. It took me a hot minute to figure out where all the blogs I follow were hiding. -seems a bit less 'user friendly'.<br /><br />When lived in the UK everytime my phone rang I thought of Pink Floyd The Wall. It's sort of how hearing French ambulances make me think of Inspector Clouseau.Beahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07886227825064266814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-64166032278525272422016-11-24T16:49:17.865-08:002016-11-24T16:49:17.865-08:00Blogger has some balls, messing with what works. I...Blogger has some balls, messing with what works. I have a good mind to stop paying them.<br /><br />Now ringtones, I love the Irish ones so much whenever I visit there I just call all the numbers I can. DRING-DRING, DRING-DRING. I love it.Donna OShaughnessyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08266654110280149719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-82750127621043925452016-11-24T15:28:12.108-08:002016-11-24T15:28:12.108-08:00i agree. Twice.i agree. Twice.Franceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08352407314710067616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-76332759422402157852016-11-24T14:20:53.970-08:002016-11-24T14:20:53.970-08:00Not so poorly as it couldn't land a smart cont...Not so poorly as it couldn't land a smart contact with your arse.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-51180490856086867232016-11-24T12:55:52.825-08:002016-11-24T12:55:52.825-08:00Not too far off yourself are you. How is the poorl...Not too far off yourself are you. How is the poorly foot?A Heron's Viewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06563706152609630696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-62328078498960556822016-11-24T11:28:38.322-08:002016-11-24T11:28:38.322-08:00You are the expert in that particular field are yo...You are the expert in that particular field are you not? The rest of us amateurs annoy her on a daily basis.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-22004917983757291652016-11-24T11:27:33.581-08:002016-11-24T11:27:33.581-08:00Oh, the foot has blended in with everything else n...Oh, the foot has blended in with everything else now, thank you. I hardly notice any of it if it all happens at the same time. Such a blessing.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-17325656813860615442016-11-24T11:26:01.755-08:002016-11-24T11:26:01.755-08:00I am glad you are amusing yourself and others arou...I am glad you are amusing yourself and others around you in your dotage.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-30111863797668059772016-11-24T11:25:14.435-08:002016-11-24T11:25:14.435-08:00That old phone is worth money, but not a huge amou...That old phone is worth money, but not a huge amount. The new system on the blog isn't so bad once you find what hoops they want you to jump through.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-37629087279009104732016-11-24T11:23:53.865-08:002016-11-24T11:23:53.865-08:00I would say you are right, but I'm not sure if...I would say you are right, but I'm not sure if it is deserved.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-8596424399980985902016-11-24T08:45:55.787-08:002016-11-24T08:45:55.787-08:00This post did make me smile Tom and I had a teleph...This post did make me smile Tom and I had a telephone just like the one in the picture in our first house. Your description of the american movie scene was spot on! My dashboard is different too and I'm not quite so ok about it as you seem to be, although I will have to just get on with it. How is the foot?libbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05552884005601003691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-81027535868514641422016-11-24T07:46:06.093-08:002016-11-24T07:46:06.093-08:00I see that Rachel has removed her blog again, have...I see that Rachel has removed her blog again, have you annoyed her ?A Heron's Viewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06563706152609630696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-17612821174754420532016-11-24T07:42:48.861-08:002016-11-24T07:42:48.861-08:00 I keep a whistle next to our house phone for use ... I keep a whistle next to our house phone for use on nuisance calls, one short blast is a good deterrent.<br />My mobile plays the Death March for incoming calls, it makes the folk nearby smile.A Heron's Viewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06563706152609630696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-5404117206700462002016-11-24T06:26:09.843-08:002016-11-24T06:26:09.843-08:00Tom, you are a very amusing man.
I still have my ...Tom, you are a very amusing man.<br /><br />I still have my old phone that is a soft white version of the one in your photograph. It's in the back of a closet, because I cannot bear to dispose of it.<br /><br />Yes, when I was creating my new blog post yesterday I discovered all those blogger changes. I was at first dumbfounded, but was determined to get the new post done, so just clicked and muttered and got it done.<br /><br />There are all sorts of features now that seem to me to be attuned to folks who use their blogs for commercial purposes. Now I can see what sorts of information (or some of it) is being gathered.<br /><br />When I make calls to the UK, I've always enjoyed hearing the distinctive ring tone. <br /><br />Best wishes.Franceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08352407314710067616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-51003363315444114612016-11-24T06:20:57.236-08:002016-11-24T06:20:57.236-08:00I would say you have too much time on your hands, ...I would say you have too much time on your hands, but perhaps that is preferable, and even deserved. Better than on your foot. I hope someone finds a way to give us back a workable dashboard.Joanne Noragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16601010208310707750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-16596786166352826932016-11-24T06:17:29.895-08:002016-11-24T06:17:29.895-08:00I always like the idea of a 'party line' w...I always like the idea of a 'party line' when I was a kid. I imagined that if you got lonely, there was always a party going on at the end of the line, day or night.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.com