I strongly believe business productivity would be greatly improved if mobile phones were left at the entrance.
Today people have become so dependent on them it makes you wonder how companies thrived in the past.
What's made you not grumpy but not smile either today?
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Today people have become so dependent on them it makes you wonder how companies thrived in the past.
I was watching a "gang" of workies at a neighbour's house last week and I don't think there was ever a moment when one of them was not on a mobile. The only one who seemed to do much was the oldest member of their "gang" - Maybe, like me, he didn't have a "smart" phone?I strongly believe business productivity would be greatly improved if mobile phones were left at the entrance.
Today people have become so dependent on them it makes you wonder how companies thrived in the past.
I've used these type of discs for paint and rust removal on body panels and they work very well. I especially like them as they do minimal damage to the metal itself. however I find they wear out quite quickly so end up being expensive and you need to stay away from sharp edges which will rip them to pieces.
They vary a lot in quality, some are extremely flexible and wear much better than the ‘stiffer’ types that explode like a cutting disc if under pressure…there’s also lots of grades and now, types of disc, the oldest type is the solid backed that fit angle grinders but now you can get flexi or non backed for grinders, drills, polishers etc
So after extensive research...PSA outer CV boots last on Average 6 years.. passenger side went in the summer, and it would appear this has given up on drivers.
You definitely got a friday car, mine are over 12 years old and 141k miles, still original and good.
Suppose the bloke fitting them be unaware of how a jubilee clip works.. otherwise it's a rubber boot, there's one thing that determines the life of it and that's the quality of material it's made of.
Which given they've both failed within 3 months of eachother..would seem to last 6 years.
Which given they've both failed within 3 months of eachother..would seem to last 6 years.
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Visited a friend, 30 miles away. Their new kitten took a liking to me, and curled up and slept on my lap. As it settled, it managed to push my wallet out of my pocket.
I made a mental note to pick it up when I left, but forgot. Got 20 miles towards home, and remembered. No way I was going back again tonight. As I was thinking, 'send them a text when I get home, the phone rang. I'll go back on Thursday afternoon.
Have enough fuel in the Fabia for the two journeys tomorrow and Thursday. Don't need money. Have another credit card that normally lives near the computer, so that'll do if necessary.
So how ling can you live without your cards and money?
I made a mental note to pick it up when I left, but forgot. Got 20 miles towards home, and remembered. No way I was going back again tonight. As I was thinking, 'send them a text when I get home, the phone rang. I'll go back on Thursday afternoon.
Have enough fuel in the Fabia for the two journeys tomorrow and Thursday. Don't need money. Have another credit card that normally lives near the computer, so that'll do if necessary.
So how ling can you live without your cards and money?
Without cards indefinitely, my Apple Watch and phone both have the ability to make payments, I haven’t needed to carry a wallet for years.
I work from home these days, wife tends to to an online shop so I actually rarely need money anyway, basically it just pays out direct debits these days and I spend it on stupid things I don’t need like a mk1 Punto cabrio
Isn't there a report that says this Country has more convertibles per head of population than many others, strange given our weather, mind you I have had a few over the years, though in fairness price was the main reason for purchase.
Having said that , didn't I see @portland_bill 's friend driving a brand new convertible yesterday
I've resisted the phone for payment and still have a card.
Still wear a watch too, which I'm informed is an older person pointless thing with a phone in your pocket.
If I had a phone in my pocket I wouldn't be able to walk very far before it became unplugged from the wall socket
.Why people feel the need to be at every ones beck and call 24/7 and be tracked where ever they go, plus having companies listen in and record every conversation to deluge them with adverts for products they don't need or want defies me.
I always have "real" money in my pocket. Why? because I spend quite a bit of time browsing used book shops and used tool shops. But don't they take cards? I hear you ask. Yes, most do, but often there's a deal to be done for cash, specially the used tool shops and autojumbles. I also have a credit card which I use for most other stuff. I make payments on my computer, mostly with Paypal, but I don't have a "smart" phone - here's my phone:
I have it really just for emergencies - so Mrs J can call me and say "Where the hell are you"? for instance. I've had it for many years over which period I've probably put about £50 in it. Now that car parks etc are using apps I suppose I really should be buying a modern phone but I'm appalled at the cost compared to this old phone. I suspect I'm going to be forced into it though. just a few weeks ago they installed an enormous phone mast on Ferry Road just a few minutes walk from us and ever since I'm getting almost no signal strength on the wee phone - I suppose the new mast is probably optimized for G582 or whatever the latest "thing" is.
Oh, and by the way vexorg, I wear a watch too:
Cheap and "nasty" but does me well enough!
I’m sure that certainly used to be the case. These days the number of new convertibles is dwindling and so people are just not buying them these days.Isn't there a report that says this Country has more convertibles per head of population than many others, strange given our weather, mind you I have had a few over the years, though in fairness price was the main reason for purchase.
Having said that , didn't I see @portland_bill 's friend driving a brand new convertible yesterday
Why would you go to all the effort of pulling your phone out when you could just check your wrist ??
That being said most youngsters now can’t do anything without their phone in their hand so maybe they are staring at the screen for the majority of time so looking away to look at a watch would be the bigger effort ?
I believe it was discussed on here a couple of weeks back that they will be allowing older tech on the (2G and 3G) to die off not replacing things when they break down and not installing new equipment so you may find one day your phone just doesn’t work any more.
Cool Casio btw, there are certain circles in london and in hipster culture who would find that watch fashionable.
Everything comes back into fashion if you wait long enough, it seems the 90s are coming back round again.
Cash, card, watch, phone. Use it all.
Cash makes more sense when going to the roller rink with the grandson, flea market, cuppa. Card for most everything else. Like others have said, it's easier to look at my wrist than pull the phone out of my pocket, especially if I am seated. I also have quite a collection of watches. Right now, I'm using a lower end Amazon smartwatch that my doc wants me to wear to track my steps and daily heart rate due to old phart health issues.
The damn phone is something I really don't want but sort of need. It's connected to the watch, my kids and most of my co-workers text rather than call, work emails, air lines, hotels, rental car reservations, and weather alerts. I don't have my card attached to my phone and I probably never will, though I will purchase from Amazon on occasion. Usually something for my Dad when I'm at his place because he's more rural than I am and what he has for stores is limited.
Cash makes more sense when going to the roller rink with the grandson, flea market, cuppa. Card for most everything else. Like others have said, it's easier to look at my wrist than pull the phone out of my pocket, especially if I am seated. I also have quite a collection of watches. Right now, I'm using a lower end Amazon smartwatch that my doc wants me to wear to track my steps and daily heart rate due to old phart health issues.
The damn phone is something I really don't want but sort of need. It's connected to the watch, my kids and most of my co-workers text rather than call, work emails, air lines, hotels, rental car reservations, and weather alerts. I don't have my card attached to my phone and I probably never will, though I will purchase from Amazon on occasion. Usually something for my Dad when I'm at his place because he's more rural than I am and what he has for stores is limited.
I've always had casio watches too, had the last one for many years, solar charges, so never had to put batteries in it, and old radio time set so always at the right time. It was more useful when I used to travel more, simple time zone setting that move the hands to the right time, and flicking between home time and abroad time was handy to work out when to phone home.
Always had analog hands on them (that confuses young people too!)
Always had analog hands on them (that confuses young people too!)
I have a proper watch, with a dial, and hands.
(https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/seiko-sq100-black-dial-day-date-463507602)
Bought in 1992, as I needed one with a battery. Previously, I wore a Rotary self-winding, bought in 1979, and still working, but a change in job meant I was not moving around enough to keep it running.
The Seiko recently let in moisture. Local watchmender could not find a source for seals, so I enquired on the Seiko website. It has just returned from Seiko, fully serviced and sealed, and looking new again, perhaps ready for another 30 years, even if I'm not. I'd looked at replacements, all seem huge these days, couldn't find one l liked, so happily spent £95 on the refurb.
Often am away from the phone, mostly mine works as an alarm clock.
The benefit of an analogue watch or clock, is that it does not just tell the time, but shows a picture of where you are in the day. At a glance, you can see how much more day there is, or how close to lunch you are, as it gives perspective. A digital just gives the time.
Apparently, more than 50% of young people have no idea what 'clockwise' means. Or how to interpret directions when referred to clock position, such as 'at the roundabout, take the 1 O'clock exit'.
(https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/seiko-sq100-black-dial-day-date-463507602)
Bought in 1992, as I needed one with a battery. Previously, I wore a Rotary self-winding, bought in 1979, and still working, but a change in job meant I was not moving around enough to keep it running.
The Seiko recently let in moisture. Local watchmender could not find a source for seals, so I enquired on the Seiko website. It has just returned from Seiko, fully serviced and sealed, and looking new again, perhaps ready for another 30 years, even if I'm not. I'd looked at replacements, all seem huge these days, couldn't find one l liked, so happily spent £95 on the refurb.
Often am away from the phone, mostly mine works as an alarm clock.
The benefit of an analogue watch or clock, is that it does not just tell the time, but shows a picture of where you are in the day. At a glance, you can see how much more day there is, or how close to lunch you are, as it gives perspective. A digital just gives the time.
Apparently, more than 50% of young people have no idea what 'clockwise' means. Or how to interpret directions when referred to clock position, such as 'at the roundabout, take the 1 O'clock exit'.
To be fair, I’m nearly 60 and haven’t worn a watch since my early twenties. For one, I was always breaking straps or faces whilst working on cars/vans and, there’s always been clocks, at work (on the workshop wall and the ‘clock machine, used for start and finish of the day but also every job and sub-job on workshop job-sheets), churches, the main post office building, the YEP building, most of my cars…now farming, farmers time means it will either ‘get done wehn it gets done’ or ‘it needs to get done so it gets done’!
Ditto
