Society & Culture Things you do/did that you probably think no one else does

[Caesar]

Growing up our letterbox was a long way from our front door, so every few years kids would shove a bunch of bungers into it and blow it up.

Eventually dad got so jack of it that he did the engineer thing and constructed a bomb-proof letterbox - reinforced roof and walls plus a wire mesh floor to disperse the blast. It worked, survived another ten years despite two more attempted bombings.

When we moved out the new owners replaced it with something more aesthetically pleasing and within a year it had been blown up again.

 

[Hawk Dork]

Growing up our letterbox was a long way from our front door, and every few years kids would shove a bunch of bungers into it and blow it up.

Eventually dad got so jack of it that he did the engineer thing and constructed a bomb-proof letterbox - reinforced roof and walls plus a wire mesh floor to disperse the blast. It worked, survived another ten years despite two more attempted bombings.

When we moved out the new owners replaced it with something more aesthetically pleasing and within a year it had been blown up again.

We lost a few letter boxes back in the day when you could get a fist full of penny bangers from the local milk bar for a few coins in your pocket

 

[Deliverance]

Are you legally obliged to pay ridiculous bills like that? That's not a bill, that's extortion

Not sure TBH, I'd imagine there was some fine print in the contract he signed regarding IT use for personal reasons.

 

[FRUMPY]

Are you legally obliged to pay ridiculous bills like that? That's not a bill, that's extortion

of course they would be - they used the phone and their rates. Maybe unknowingly but they still did, it would all be in the contract no one reads.

 

[ash_1050]

I know my Tax File Number off the top of my head.

 

[Kram]

What are you Rain Man or something.

 

[Shell]

Ash drop a pile of tooth picks on the floor and tell me how many there are

 

[Kram]

When I look at my TFN it does look slightly familiar as a number which I find rather surprising let alone actually remembering the damn thing.

 

[Billy ray]

im good with numbers. i know my medicare, credit cards, private health, tax file, bank accounts and bsbs, home loan numbers, etc.

but, mobile phone numbers, no idea. i always have to double check even my gf's number when i need to write it down. funny how technology has made me lose ability to remember numbers i never see or have to write down like mobiles, but other ones like i list above i do remember.
i might remove names from my contact list in my phone so i have to start seeing numbers and work out who it is.

 

[Shell]

I think i can remember my mobile no from 2000.

0402196.... lol yeah i can.

 

[Kram]

I'm average I guess.

Did have a weird situation years ago where I forgot my 4 digit atm though and the machine took it! It was just a weird thing where my brain never 'liked' it as a number and found it hard to stick in my mind, I even 100% knew what my previous 2 defunct ones were for that card was as well.

 

[FRUMPY]

I think i can remember my mobile no from 2000.

0402196.... lol yeah i can.

i tried to link my medicare to mygov but it must have my old phone number listed and for the life of me i cannot remember it.....FFS

 

[FRUMPY]

I'm average I guess.

Did have a weird situation years ago where I forgot my 4 digit atm though and the machine took it! It was just a weird thing where my brain never 'liked' it as a number and found it hard to stick in my mind, I even 100% knew what my previous 2 defunct ones were for that card was as well.

ive done it a couple of times, forgotten my PIN. Take the card out, go for a walk for a minute or two and it pops back into my head and i go and get my cash out.

 

[ash_1050]

What are you Rain Man or something.

His lesser known cousin 'Tax Man'

 

[Kram]

I think i can remember my mobile no from 2000.

0402196.... lol yeah i can.

Current one I've had for maybe 12 years but before probably went at least 5 different numbers, used to give other people the shits ha.

 

[the_interloper]

i tried to link my medicare to mygov but it must have my old phone number listed and for the life of me i cannot remember it.....FFS

That happened to me, only took 5 mins in total to sort out on the phone I'd reckon, I got straight through last week (needed to get my vaccine cert)

 

[Billy ray]

ive had same phone number since 2000 when i got my first phone

 

[FRUMPY]

That happened to me, only took 5 mins in total to sort out on the phone I'd reckon, I got straight through last week (needed to get my vaccine cert)

yeah ill have to do it. Just tried again as i thought i might know my old number, but then it asked for bank account.....it wouldnt be the same bank account as it was when my medicare was set up.

 

[Shell]

ive had same phone number since 2000 when i got my first phone

I changed carriers back in the day when you had to change numbers.

I hated it i liked my original number better.

 

[bok_party]

I'm average I guess.

Did have a weird situation years ago where I forgot my 4 digit atm though and the machine took it! It was just a weird thing where my brain never 'liked' it as a number and found it hard to stick in my mind, I even 100% knew what my previous 2 defunct ones were for that card was as well.

I did something similar. Went to subway, ordered everything I wanted, got to the register and completely forgot my pin. This was before PayPass. Had to go without lunch

 

[Pistol Night]

His lesser known cousin 'Tax Man'

Any relation to He-Man?

 

[ash_1050]

Any relation to He-Man?

What's going on?

 

[Gough]

What's going on?

Prefer this.

 

[craigos]

I know my Tax File Number off the top of my head.

Prove it then.

 

[adammania9]

of course they would be - they used the phone and their rates. Maybe unknowingly but they still did, it would all be in the contract no one reads.

Nobody reads T’s and C’s and everybody knows that - it shouldn’t (and sometimes doesn’t) give businesses the right to steal from their customers with obviously BS bills like those