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I have one of These[^] (But in two tone grey), and much as I love it, Mrs Wife wants me to get shot of it and buy a new crappy cordless rubbish thing. I am loathe to do this, as I love the phone, but needs must when the boss makes her mind up. It looks like they are going for £30-40 on eBay, so there is not a lot of money to be made selling it. Should I stick to my guns and keep it, or should I just sell it be be done? I shall judge the view of the forum and decide!
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Show her the pic here[^] Oh! yours is Grey? I have an original bakelite black phone which is on the office desk - the rest of the house is a mass of cordless phones with the ringers turned off - I love the feel of a nice weighty phone - with a cord just long enough to pace with, whicle keeping you at the desk. You could always put it in the attic with your train set?
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Show her the pic here[^] Oh! yours is Grey? I have an original bakelite black phone which is on the office desk - the rest of the house is a mass of cordless phones with the ringers turned off - I love the feel of a nice weighty phone - with a cord just long enough to pace with, whicle keeping you at the desk. You could always put it in the attic with your train set?
MVVM# - See how I did MVVM my way ___________________________________________ Man, you're a god. - walterhevedeich 26/05/2011 .\\axxx (That's an 'M')
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But could you pull off the look?
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But could you pull off the look?
Panic, Chaos, Destruction. My work here is done. Drink. Get drunk. Fall over - P O'H OK, I will win to day or my name isn't Ethel Crudacre! - DD Ethel Crudacre I cannot live by bread alone. Bacon and ketchup are needed as well. - Trollslayer Have a bit more patience with newbies. Of course some of them act dumb - they're often *students*, for heaven's sake - Terry Pratchett
There's a mental picture I could have done without, thanks. ;P
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I have one of These[^] (But in two tone grey), and much as I love it, Mrs Wife wants me to get shot of it and buy a new crappy cordless rubbish thing. I am loathe to do this, as I love the phone, but needs must when the boss makes her mind up. It looks like they are going for £30-40 on eBay, so there is not a lot of money to be made selling it. Should I stick to my guns and keep it, or should I just sell it be be done? I shall judge the view of the forum and decide!
------------------------------------ I will never again mention that I was the poster of the One Millionth Lounge Post, nor that it was complete drivel. Dalek Dave CCC Link[^] Trolls[^]
If her problem is just that it's ugly would replacing it with something classier looking work even if it's not cordless? My mom has a fauxantique corded phone with an old fashioned J shaped handset that's done up to look like hand painted porcelain and gold plating; although being plastic and potmetal actually didn't cost a small fortune.
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Get the new one and put the old one in that cupboard with the Breville, the Yoghurt Maker and the Crinkle Cut Chip Maker until the price rises.
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Get the new one and put the old one in
At first I wasn't sure if you were still talking about the phone or Dave's wife. :)
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I have one of These[^] (But in two tone grey), and much as I love it, Mrs Wife wants me to get shot of it and buy a new crappy cordless rubbish thing. I am loathe to do this, as I love the phone, but needs must when the boss makes her mind up. It looks like they are going for £30-40 on eBay, so there is not a lot of money to be made selling it. Should I stick to my guns and keep it, or should I just sell it be be done? I shall judge the view of the forum and decide!
------------------------------------ I will never again mention that I was the poster of the One Millionth Lounge Post, nor that it was complete drivel. Dalek Dave CCC Link[^] Trolls[^]
Dalek Dave wrote:
I have one of These[^] (But in two tone grey), and much as I love it, Mrs Wife wants me to get shot of it and buy a new crappy cordless rubbish thing.
I am loathe to do this, as I love the phone, but needs must when the boss makes her mind up.
It looks like they are going for £30-40 on eBay, so there is not a lot of money to be made selling it.
Should I stick to my guns and keep it, or should I just sell it be be done?You should search down the back of the lounge for your balls. You won't give her the baby she wants, so saying no to changing the phone should be easy. If no baby costs you a weekend away every few months, then no phone should equal a take-away coffee, once.
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It truly is solid and well engineered, it would survive the vicissitudes of life in a busy household. (Hell, it would survive a nuclear bomb!)
------------------------------------ I will never again mention that I was the poster of the One Millionth Lounge Post, nor that it was complete drivel. Dalek Dave CCC Link[^] Trolls[^]
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I have one of These[^] (But in two tone grey), and much as I love it, Mrs Wife wants me to get shot of it and buy a new crappy cordless rubbish thing. I am loathe to do this, as I love the phone, but needs must when the boss makes her mind up. It looks like they are going for £30-40 on eBay, so there is not a lot of money to be made selling it. Should I stick to my guns and keep it, or should I just sell it be be done? I shall judge the view of the forum and decide!
------------------------------------ I will never again mention that I was the poster of the One Millionth Lounge Post, nor that it was complete drivel. Dalek Dave CCC Link[^] Trolls[^]
All we have around my house are cordless phones. I hate them. I can never find one when I need one because they have been carted off around the house somewhere. Apparently, I'm not the only one frustrated by this. A few weeks ago, my 9-year old daughter was looking for one of the phones when she finally exclaimed, "Why doesn't someone invent a phone with a cord attached to the base so they don't get lost!?" Brilliant...
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I have one of These[^] (But in two tone grey), and much as I love it, Mrs Wife wants me to get shot of it and buy a new crappy cordless rubbish thing. I am loathe to do this, as I love the phone, but needs must when the boss makes her mind up. It looks like they are going for £30-40 on eBay, so there is not a lot of money to be made selling it. Should I stick to my guns and keep it, or should I just sell it be be done? I shall judge the view of the forum and decide!
------------------------------------ I will never again mention that I was the poster of the One Millionth Lounge Post, nor that it was complete drivel. Dalek Dave CCC Link[^] Trolls[^]
I want to use it as a prop.
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I have one of These[^] (But in two tone grey), and much as I love it, Mrs Wife wants me to get shot of it and buy a new crappy cordless rubbish thing. I am loathe to do this, as I love the phone, but needs must when the boss makes her mind up. It looks like they are going for £30-40 on eBay, so there is not a lot of money to be made selling it. Should I stick to my guns and keep it, or should I just sell it be be done? I shall judge the view of the forum and decide!
------------------------------------ I will never again mention that I was the poster of the One Millionth Lounge Post, nor that it was complete drivel. Dalek Dave CCC Link[^] Trolls[^]
Dalek Dave wrote:
new crappy cordless rubbish thing.
Tsk tsk, the things your wife likes...
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I have one of These[^] (But in two tone grey), and much as I love it, Mrs Wife wants me to get shot of it and buy a new crappy cordless rubbish thing. I am loathe to do this, as I love the phone, but needs must when the boss makes her mind up. It looks like they are going for £30-40 on eBay, so there is not a lot of money to be made selling it. Should I stick to my guns and keep it, or should I just sell it be be done? I shall judge the view of the forum and decide!
------------------------------------ I will never again mention that I was the poster of the One Millionth Lounge Post, nor that it was complete drivel. Dalek Dave CCC Link[^] Trolls[^]
One thing I didn't see mentioned in this thread (but I reserve the right to go blind ;P ). A good old-fashioned telephone is still functional in the absence of mains power. (They are powered down the line from a LARGE battery at the exchange.) Depending on why the power is out, that could be an occasion when a functional phone can be a life saver (literally). So leave it plugged in somewhere inconspicuous (turn the bell off/down if you want) or have it ready to plug in as required. Cheers, Peter
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I have one of These[^] (But in two tone grey), and much as I love it, Mrs Wife wants me to get shot of it and buy a new crappy cordless rubbish thing. I am loathe to do this, as I love the phone, but needs must when the boss makes her mind up. It looks like they are going for £30-40 on eBay, so there is not a lot of money to be made selling it. Should I stick to my guns and keep it, or should I just sell it be be done? I shall judge the view of the forum and decide!
------------------------------------ I will never again mention that I was the poster of the One Millionth Lounge Post, nor that it was complete drivel. Dalek Dave CCC Link[^] Trolls[^]
I'm just about to look for a swanky new home phone that let's me block any call that would display "unknown" because it's *always* telemarketers and usually robotic ones at that. Ditch it man, this is the 21st century, your whole phone system is probably antiquated because they did some tracking and found they have to keep the old switches because some people keep using rotary phones.
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