Stanleysteamer · Dec 17, 2023

Hippo said:
On a tecnicality tis a trick question. 44 is the uk dialing code but a number of countries use an exit code or external code, to gerra international line. So 0044 is correct anorl but only if yer external code is 00. Depends on the country yer dialing from.

Oops should have read to the end of the thread afore answering!!

marjon · Dec 17, 2023

kevstar said:
Morning all cats n dogs here no garage work on today so shopping it is (great)

Got robbed for a win at the bowling club quiz night last night. Question...........

What is the international dialling code to call the uk from abroad I put 0044 & everyone else put 44
& they gave them the point. I said try calling & put 44 an see if you get through. Bloody fix was that.

Hippo said:
On a tecnicality tis a trick question. 44 is the uk dialing code but a number of countries use an exit code or external code, to gerra international line. So 0044 is correct anorl but only if yer external code is 00. Depends on the country yer dialing from.

Stanleysteamer said:
Hate to say it but technically they are right, the 00 is to tell the exchange where you are that you wan't to get out of the country 44 tells it you want to get into the UK.
But it was a trick question, in some ways!

BUT.
Technically they should drop the 0 of the code after dialing +44 so you is all wrong

.

J

marjon · Dec 17, 2023

Anyway Afternoon folks

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Been watching all the plumberists and some good work/advise I will just continue to do my own in my way

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Been a nice bright sunny day that has got rid of most of the 3" of snow we woke up to yesterday. Wif no grid power

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Watched (in the dark and street lights) a couple of badgers on our front drive/garden last night

. Could just make out the facial markings and big body.

J

Stone56 · Dec 17, 2023

Hippo said:
Me castle has big gates on the side to stop yer going down the drive past me castle. As yer go past the back of me castle there be ma hippo's garage. Its about 5 foot behind me castle. Linking this is a 6 foot tall fence wiv a gate. Both about equal in width. When me squirrel climbs over this way he has a wooden trellis fing to climb on the inner side. Nowt on the ootside so he uses me castle corner. He's slowly knocking oft the pebble dash. Eye calls it burd **** as eye dun't like it.

Now eye want to help me squirrel by putting somefink on the side of me fence so he dunt need to climb me castle. Eye has to consider security. There be trellis across the top as the police says its a deterrent assits noisy to remove. What option does yer fink is bestist?

1.Another strip if trellis for him to climb. Will be flimsy so no good for burglar bill. Attach at top only and hang down. Just like the other side.

2. Wodden tree stake 6 foot tall. This would be fixed to the fence wiv screws. Eye would cut it in arf and attach it to said fence as if it were one piece. Me finking is it would be less use to burgalar bill if cut in arf. Yer can gerrum 80mm diameter which should be a nice climb for him.

Plastics netting so he can grip it ?

Stone56 · Dec 17, 2023

Stanleysteamer said:
and pink stamps, can you remember them? But it wasn't me, it was my parents, but I remember being made to stick them into the books for them!

Embassy cards

Stone56 · Dec 17, 2023

Stanleysteamer said:
Hate to say it but technically they are right, the 00 is to tell the exchange where you are that you wan't to get out of the country 44 tells it you want to get into the UK.
But it was a trick question, in some ways!

What about the # key

Stone56 · Dec 17, 2023

marjon said:
Anyway Afternoon folks.
Been watching all the plumberists and some good work/advise I will just continue to do my own in my way.

Been a nice bright sunny day that has got rid of most of the 3" of snow we woke up to yesterday. Wif no grid power.

Watched (in the dark and street lights) a couple of badgers on our front drive/garden last night. Could just make out the facial markings and big body.

J

So street light's still work but thay cut your power ??

marjon · Dec 17, 2023

Stone56 said:
So street light's still work but thay cut your power ??

It took the a few hours to get it back on during the day. We were fine, just.

J

Stone56 · Dec 17, 2023

decks all up today lights outside up tomorrow so that's it for Christmas duck in the freezer leg of ham hanging in the cool logs all round the house Bose all sorted what more could a man want R.W to keep me warm

landowner · Dec 17, 2023

Girlfriend put tree up today, found this whilst up in the attic

Hippo · Dec 17, 2023

marjon said:
BUT.
Technically they should drop the 0 of the code after dialing +44 so you is all wrong .

J

Yer but no but they wos asking for the international dialing code. What comes after it ain't the international bit. So we is right.

Hippo · Dec 17, 2023

Me tree stake has been secured to me fence wiv 6x screws. Should be solid enuff to stay there. Eye hopes me squirrel gets a nice surprise when he see's it. Also some more trellis to stop the cats climbing over that bit.

Hippo · Dec 17, 2023

Me garden light was going oft more than normal last night. Looked oot a few times but nowt. Last occasion there be nowt there burrit din't turn oft. Eye looked at the sensor to see if somefink were hovering by it. Looked like er butterfly. It were a leaf int spiders web. Gorrit oft wiv a stick from me window. Light stayed oft then.

marjon · Dec 17, 2023

Hippo said:
Yer but no but they wos asking for the international dialing code. What comes after it ain't the international bit. So we is right.

But if you don’t drop the other 0 you can dial as right as you like nobodies gonna answer

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J

kevstar · Dec 17, 2023

Stanleysteamer said:
Hate to say it but technically they are right, the 00 is to tell the exchange where you are that you wan't to get out of the country 44 tells it you want to get into the UK.
But it was a trick question, in some ways!

Pfffftt

No matter they had game where they deal out 2 packs of playing cards,(3 each) they have a number of gifts with numbers on them & when your card is shouted you pick a numbered gift even (even when someone has picked the gift

)
loads of banter & a few upset peeps, I won a bottle of wine & sparkly humming bird thing plus some smelly bath stuff.
I had the last cards but I did feel bad taking the prizes of them. All good fun.

The misses had number 4 but kept loosing
it so I got it back at the end for her.

kevstar · Dec 17, 2023

Was in asda today.........yer I went into a shop with real people

kevstar · Dec 17, 2023

As I was waiting for the misses coming out of M&S a chap was in a bad mood he'd threw all the shopping into his boot
then went to take the trolly back & when he went to put his trolly in shelter there was no other ones in there so he couldnt get
his quid back, he rushed over to the other trolly bay & the same thing happened he was on his way over to the one nearest
the shop but took a tantrum an launched the trolly into the bay I was parked at lol

I got out & took his trolly over the road & got his quid

Wimblowdriver · Dec 17, 2023

kevstar said:
I got out & took his trolly over the road & got his quid

A free quid??? surprise surprise :banana:

Stone56 · Dec 17, 2023

kevstar said:
As I was waiting for the misses coming out of M&S a chap was in a bad mood he'd threw all the shopping into his boot
then went to take the trolly back & when he went to put his trolly in shelter there was no other ones in there so he couldnt get
his quid back, he rushed over to the other trolly bay & the same thing happened he was on his way over to the one nearest
the shop but took a tantrum an launched the trolly into the bay I was parked at lol

I got out & took his trolly over the road & got his quid

We use washers work fine

Stone56 · Dec 17, 2023

landowner said:
Girlfriend put tree up today, found this whilst up in the attic

Ace keep hold of it ☺☺

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