General Chat

I don't have a mobile phone and have never had one.....in fact I freak out if my OHs mobile does anything.......lol

I use e-mail a lot to send news to friends but I like a chat on the phone best of all , nothing like hearing the voice of a friend or relative. In fact I had a lovely call from one of my Dads cousins ( that I only managed to track down recently ). I'd sent her some long lost photos of family members in the hopes that she and her sister could identify them .
Her voice sounded lovely ( sing song Welsh accent ) .

I also write good old fashioned letters on paper quite a lot.........lol

Amanda : )

I thought you had my landline number ?

No worries......I'll pm it across lol x

Whirls - i have at one stage thought about getting rid of the landline when i've been over run with credit on my pay and go lol


Muffs - yes i think many of us know you love a good old natter - i really enjoyed 'listening to you' that time pmsl lmso - if you gave me your landline you might get a call back one day lolol xxx

LOL Julie .................. you're so gonna miss out if you do that luv lol


I do agree that a quick text is nice in some respects - like getting a pm on here - you know that someone has thought of you ..............

I have to admit tho that a lot of the time i hold back from phoning because i know alot of my friends have families/children and i either leave it until, what i consider to be too late to call, or i just don't in case i'm intruding or whatever.

Hmmmmmm interesting question.......I have to say I have stopped using text messaging so much nowadays as the novelty has totally worn off and I'm too lazy lol.

I use the phone loads........and am useless at answering emails etc.....so for me mobiles and the web haven't changed my habits whatsoever....i'll always prefer a good old natter .

Great thread ;0)

We hardly use the land line at all these days, its handy for any 08 numbers etc that I may need to ring, but other than that, it's pretty redundant now. I am beginning to wonder if it is worth keeping, but I know if I was to get rid of it, I'll miss it!!

Perhaps I should make a concerted effort to actually ring friends & family more instead of emailing and msn'g, text etc....

Good thread McAnne...:)0

*Lifts phone off hook* ;-pppp

Phone calls are a better means of communication then text messages, although face to face is even better, though not always possible. Text messages are more convenient when you are busy just to let someone know you haven't forgotten them and can be a good thing so long as they don't replace phone calls/face to face conversations.

Emails depend on the type of email. Those that do the rounds are like text messages good for letting people know you are thinking about them. However, emails can be like letters, telling the receipient about what is going on in your life. These are a good thing, even better than letters because at least you know they're more likely to get there than via the royal mail lol

I don't think texts or even the forwarded emails are a bad thing so long as they don't replace other forms of communication entirely.

In fact a few of my friends have done away with the home line and have only the mobile...

Couldn't agree more with Janet.

It is also a cowards way of contact, hiding behind a key board and mobile phone. Some people can be very hurtful and spiteful via text and e-mail as my 14 year old daughter has learned to her cost.

I am talking about MSN and text messaging and not GR.

Definately!!

I think that putas and texting is ideal for the short msg like want to meet for cuppa and so forth....But nowdays i find that majority of people are so busy that they use texting as an easy option to keep in touch without the meeting up.....sad really.

that computers and mobile phone texting - altho extremely convenient - are killing the art of communication ? ? ?


I find that I hardly speak to the majority of my friends & family, altho I have regular contact by PC or mobile, and I've realised that I need to address this and make an effort to phone folk more cos you just can't beat a good old natter eh ??? :O))))


*if I have your number - be warned lol*

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