Cranfield Posted April 9, 2003 Report Share Posted April 9, 2003 I have an Aunt who is in her late 80,s and rather deaf. I called round to see her today, to mow her lawns (just before the sleet ). She told me there was something wrong with her telephone. When I asked what the problem was, she said that she had rung 3 seperate people this morning and got the engaged tone every time. She couldn,t accept that they were really engaged, it had to be her phone. She came over for a meal at Christmas and had a bit too much to drink. When I drove her home, she thought she was in a taxi and tried to pay me. Being the gentleman that I am, I only took a tenner for the 4 mile journey. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ernyha Posted April 9, 2003 Report Share Posted April 9, 2003 Funny you should bring up the topic of old relatives Cranfield as I thought it time to ring my 90 year old ex-mother in law the other night. The "conversation" went basically as follows from me: "Hi Wyn It,s Paul ,how are you?" Three quarters of an hour later my next words were: "Nice to hear from you then,bye" Her only ailment is sciatica which stops her getting about like she used to,but otherwise she has all her marbles. As for me cutting her lawns,only 5 years ago I had to buy a pair of short alum. steps to enable her to reach up to do the high parts of MY dusting ,as she used to come in with another girl and do some cleaning for me. You slipped up only charging £10 for that journey on Xmas day though!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highdowns hunter Posted April 9, 2003 Report Share Posted April 9, 2003 My Mother is 81 she has all her faculties and is fit as a fiddle, I call her every night when i am away from home and listen to her talking for 30 mins She has smoked 30 fags a day since she was 17 and never ails a thing :ph34r: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cranfield Posted April 9, 2003 Author Report Share Posted April 9, 2003 When I worked, my Aunt always forgot what I did for a living and kept asking. So, I started telling her fibs. I have been an Airline Pilot, Diver, School Teacher, Police Officer (very senior),"something" in the Government, etc. She mentioned to my Wife, a week ago, that she hadn,t seen me lately, "I expect he,s doing something secret in Iraq" she said. I wish I could remember what I last told her. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
new to the flock Posted April 9, 2003 Report Share Posted April 9, 2003 Cranfield: I knew there was a reason I liked you . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIGJON Posted April 9, 2003 Report Share Posted April 9, 2003 Not long ago I caught my 92 year old Grandmother trying to change channels on the tv using my mobile phone instead of the remote. I had to leave the room so she couldn't see me laughing. Cruel I know.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
everygoodnamewastaken Posted April 10, 2003 Report Share Posted April 10, 2003 My mum thinks the only way to put off a computer is to rip the plugs out My dad caught my grampa out once, My dad had just got a new car and we were taking him for a run. My dad explained that we had "superduper cd player" which went up and down on voice command he put it on then said "hush" and hit a button on the stearing wheel then waved his hand about and said up and used the controls on the stearing wheels Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjimmer Posted April 12, 2003 Report Share Posted April 12, 2003 If my dad were still alive, he would be 114 now. He had a day's holiday for Queen Victorias jubilee, but only half a day for the relief of Mafeking. He served his apprenticeship as a steam fitter on paddle steamers. Worked on traction engines that had to have a man with a red flag walking in front of them to warn people with horses. He worked on building engines for fire engines Dennis's at Guildford, hand filing the crank shafts. He made the mechanism that started the motor of the air-launched torpedo that crippled the Bizmark. He retired aged 56 and then started a family. He rode a bicycle until he was 86. He was sure that the motor car was the ruination of the country. He saw pictures of men walking on the Moon. He always reckoned that things were changing too fast!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cranfield Posted April 12, 2003 Author Report Share Posted April 12, 2003 That little lifetime snapshot, shows just how fast things are moving. There was an article in a newspaper recently (which I meant to save and didn,t), which put a date on the launch of the first, fax machine, carphone, mobile phone, PC, microwave, sattelite TV, etc ,etc. I was amazed at how long ago some of them were. Some of the thing I laughed at, with disbelief, on TV,s "Tomorrows World", are now obsolete. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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