OT Can people not do mental arithmetic or use a calculator any more?

[Dave Plowman (News]

Can't see I've often seen basics on special offer? Things like milk bread and so on? Most basics at a decent supermarket are already priced as low as they can be.

[Dave Plowman (News]

Even when they can't afford the petrol for an essential journey?

[Dave Plowman (News]

I'd be interested to know your weekly shop (for one) for less than £30?

[Andrew]

This family clearly don't care about the concept of overpopulation being the root cause of all the global 'issues'

[Andrew]

In the 60's there were 'Teacher training collages', just like there were Schools of Nursing attached to most of the larger hospitals.

The 5% who went to Uni were supposed to be capable of greater things.

[Andrew]

Definately time to get rid of all 'copper' coins. People paying cash will just have to accept that the bill will be rounded up or down to the nearest 5p (but still pay the exact amount electronically)

[Andrew]

What is Octal 777777 on an 18-bit ones-complement machine ?

[Andrew]

It's how far the piss splashes, surely ?

[Andrew]

Ditto. 'Computers' were woman who worked in accounting offices using massive mechanical calculator machines

[Andrew]

Are you still surviving on your stash of reduced tinned haggis ?

[Max Demian]

I learnt 1-12, 14 and 16.

[Max Demian]

I thought computers did it all by hand.

[Max Demian]

Easy for one person. I spend about £25 pw for food. And the same amount for booze.

[Richard]

For future reference, the "sometimes" in his case is both inaccurate and superfluous.

[SH]

the 14 times table is easy as long as you know your 7 times table...... double the result....

Ditto the 16 times table is easy if you knoe your 8 times table.. just double the result....

[Fredxx]

Didn't you suggest that it was 10sqft?

[Fredxx]

Try living without any income for 5 weeks, let's see how you do?

[Richard]

It's the overpopulation of rod speed aliases to blame.

[hgt]

All of the stuff I consume always is.

Those routinely are when they are close to their best buy date.

And the breadmix I use instead of the horrible bread certainly is.

I don't use milk any more.

Sugar, rice, fresh veg, frozen veg, meat etc etc etc always is.

Wrong, and Aldi and LIdl undercut the others all the time.

[hgt]

That claim is bullshit and it is just as true if there are only say 7 kids at the birthday party etc.