On 09/05/2017 20:04, Andy Burns wrote:

Saves playing "bernie the bolt" with instructions from somebody in the
lounge relaying information to the person at the foot of the ladder

IMHO a phone on speaker in a shirt pocket has made life a *lot* easier
for such jobs (if less entertaining for the neighbours).

And if Adam's parents don't have a pair of DECT phones he should buy
them some: how else is his father meant to call for tea on the maid's
day off?


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