Correct, and most of them big it up by telling you how old they will be next birthday; 'I'll be 93 this August', to which I always reply, 'so you are only 92 then?' - 'well yes, but I'll be 93 soon'
Stuart Noble coughed up some electrons that declared:
Round Mozart's what, exactly?
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Out of mutual respect for Mozart, I'll make every endeavour to be considerate. But I hope she learns quickly and gets her fingers round Beethoven.
Thanks
Toom
Absolutely. 15-year-olds don't do 'subtle' I'm afraid. David
Mendelsohn's nice for a fifteen year old to play, and for the dustman to listen to. You have to be a bit deranged to appreciate Beethoven, and that only comes in later life.
Stuart Noble coughed up some electrons that declared:
I liked Beethoven when I was 12, but then I've always been deragnged!
These days I confuse delivery men by wearing builders togs with Radio 4 blaring in the background :)
Oi, less of that you poncey luthier ...
Well, I've already said that that to get out of further diy, I'm saying I'm too old and getting a bit senile. And The Medway Handyman said 'For some reason a lot of elderly people insist on telling you their age, to which I replied 'I don't believe that, and I'm only 63'. How could I not be deranged enough to appreciate Beethoven. Do keep up, otherwise you won't get the job of replacing the sink plug of an elderly person - sounds like a kindness beyond the call of duty, doesn't it?? I think I'm getting the hang of it (sic), don't you??
Toom
Have you never seen Mozarts Kugels ?
Toom Tabard posted
I'm afraid you've got it the wrong way round. What the government *are* doing is enacting the new Part S regulations, making it illegal for anyone but a qualified member of the approved trade association, PLUGSAFE, to fit or remove a sink plug.
The government's action has been widely praised as part of the drive to cut unnecessary bureaucracy. From now on, any sink that does not carry an "Approved & Tested by PLUGSAFE" label is illegal to use. Members of PLUGSAFE are authorised to force entry to premises where dangerous sink plugs are being used, and to seize the plugs and disconnect the sink from the mains drainage without notice.
It was responding to calls from PLUGSAFE for urgent action. The association had noted that thousands of people were dying every day because unregulated cowboy plug-fitters were leaving sinks in a lethally dangerous condition. PLUGSAFE chairman Alf Spanner said, "Householders can now sleep sounder in their beds knowing that the scourge of faulty plugs is being remedied. My members will do their utmost to ensure the safety of every sink, at no more than a modest cost."
The old lady's son obviously knew all this. I am disappointed that members of this group did not.
Toom Tabard coughed up some electrons that declared:
Perhaps the old folk are trying to tell TMH that he should give them a discount - same percentage as years old?
In message , Big Les Wade writes
Are you referring to parts H to O ?
Disabled people also tell you that they are disabled. The wheelchair usually gives the game away. So why do they have to tell me that they are disabled.
It is not 10% off if you cannot stand up.
Adam
Oh very good!
;-)
T i m
Bugger. I'm going to have to break in tonight and remove it, my PLUGSAFE membership expired last week.
If you live that long ...
Owain
We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the drugs began to take hold. I remember T i m saying something like:
A cunning plan to get you to do it, of course. Glad it backfired.
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