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[Miximate]

And we used the predicate the number with the town e.g Brighton 50211….!

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

This thread reminds me of the origin of the bellcheeses at work thread "'Hello CTU' - add an N and rearrange the letters mate!"

Speaking of which I was at the George in London Bridge with some mates the other day and a bloke was in the courtyard signed off his phone call with "Welcome to the layer cake" which immediately made me think of NSC and the bellcheese thread.

My local at work.

Well I say my local. I have been in there 3 times in 20 years.

Nice pub.

 

[Zeberdi]

Personally, I don’t ever answer calls on a landline and try not to answer mobile calls that I don’t know, just wait for them either to leave a message or call back (which most callers do if it’s important).

If that’s not you and you’re being plagued by telemarketers and scammers, try this …

 

[Worried Man Blues]

Now answer my name plus morning greeting etc. First number was Derwent 239 or the like

 

[BN9 BHA]

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

When I was in the Cubs it was part of our Communications Badge to ensure we knew to answer the phone with "This is Brighton 503547" - still remember my parents number 50 odd years on. Might even give it a ring to see who has it now - obviously with a 1 added.

0273 456XX

My little brother still has the same number (01273 4156XX)

61 years later

Anyone had the same number longer than that?

 

[WATFORD zero]

I never normally answer a number i don't recognise. On the rare occasion I do, I go straight in aggressively with 'who are you ?', 'who do you work for?', 'why are you ringing me ?'

And then apologise profusely to the Blood service, the NHS, some financial company, a charity that Mrs Wz is working for etc

 

[swindonseagull]

Answers their telephone, you say?

My youngest brother did always do that, but he now uses call screening on his landline. As do I.

The only calls I get on my cellphone are from rogue traders. My first words are 'who's calling'. Followed by 'I can't understand what you're saying'. After that they seem to hang up.

Whats a landline?

 

[BadFish]

I assume it started because you were manually put through by an operator, who could make a mistake?

(I remember my grannie having a four-digit number!)

We had a three digit number growing up. Rural living and all that. 598

 

[Ooh it’s a corner]

Hurstpierpoint 3358

My parents thought it was scarily modern when 83 was added to the front to make it six-digit

 

[robinsonsgrin]

“4291?”

exactly what came to mind...

 

[Superphil]

My parents do. My dad’s brother does. My mums sister does. I guess it’s a generational thing.

 

[Binney on acid]

I used to have Brighton 334455 back in the day. Got loadsa drunks phoning for a taxi at unearthly hours. Can't say I miss that .

 

[BNthree]

Ahh the days when your phone lived in the hall on its own little table.

 

[Lady Whistledown]

Hurstpierpoint 3358

My parents thought it was scarily modern when 83 was added to the front to make it six-digit

My Dad always, always answered with the entirely unnecessary "Hurstpierpoint 832***, hello?".

I don't know if he still does: modern phones mean you know who's calling, so he wouldn't do it if I call him now. My granny did the same, though her phone voice was always a tad reminiscent of listening to the Queen's Christmas broadcast.

 

[Bob!]

We were Woking 5420!

Rustington 6830 here

 

[Peacehaven Wild Kids]

Well at least from this thread I’ve learned 3,4 and 5 digit numbers no longer exist. That answers whtmy I can never get through to the Telscombe Chippy

 

[Lady Whistledown]

I used to have Brighton 334455 back in the day. Got loadsa drunks phoning for a taxi at unearthly hours. Can't say I miss that .

My landline is one digit different to the local leisure centre, so on the rare occasions anybody calls it, they're usually asking what time the kids pool is open. Somebody once called me three times in a row, refusing to believe I was not in fact the Dolphin Centre, so in the end I just told him it was and accepted his booking for a squash court anyway.

 

[happypig]

My landline is one digit different to the local leisure centre, so on the rare occasions anybody calls it, they're usually asking what time the kids pool is open. Somebody once called me three times in a row, refusing to believe I was not in fact the Dolphin Centre, so in the end I just told him it was and accepted his booking for a squash court anyway.

When I lived up the Hangleton in the 70s our phone number was one digit different to Streamline Taxis and we regularly got calls asking for a taxi. At first I would say "sorry, wrong number" but after a while I started saying "On it's way, five minutes".
Mum eventually forbade me from answering the phone...

 

[zefarelly]

I'm more used to answering the phone by Co Name. . . . Or if you know who's calling you , making something up . . . . I have had one person hang up

anyway . . . The best . . .