I Don't Believe it!!!!

[kiwipom]

I live in a small town, the phone book is about four pages. There are two listings with my surname, I'm one my daughter the other myself.
For the last 30 years I have bred Great Danes and people asking directions are generally asked "do they have the big dogs?" and are directed to our house.
At the moment it's time to register our dogs in NZ, we have only one dog left, down from a high of six.
So I registered the dog but decided the Council did not need to know my date of birth (it must be on their electoral roll anyway) and as they knew my address where the dog lives they didn't need my telephone number and the dog can't answer the phone anyway.

I have just had a phone call from the Council pointing out my ommissions from the Registration Form.
"What is your date of birth?"
"You don't need to know"
"OK then, How old are you?"
"As old as my tongue a little bit older than my teeth"
"And how old are they?"
"Over 21"
"Thank you"
so question answered satisfactorily, they didn't really want to know my date of birth But then the clincher

"What is your phone number?"
"You're PHONING me to ask my phone number?"!!!!!!!!!!

And local govt. wonder why we don't want to trust them with our personal details!!!!!

Made I Larf and I hope it brings a smile to you as well
I Don't Believe it!!!!!

[JoanneB]

It's exactly the same over here, and I always fight against it!

'They, whoever they maybe', always ask for your date of birth when it is totally irrelevant, and if there is one thing that infuriates me this is it. As a result I have numerous calls asking if I want a stair lift, or make a will........ How dare they ask such questions to a absolutely gorgeous young lady!!!

[busyglen]

As a result I have numerous calls asking if I want a stair lift, or make a will........ How dare they ask such questions to a absolutely gorgeous young lady!!!

I have fun if asked if I want a stair lift.....I tell them sorry but none of their fitters would be able to fix one in our property. I am assured that they are very good and can put them into quite small spaces......until I explain that I live in a `bungalow'! Ooh I am awful aren't I?

Glenys

[Ladkyis]

I ask two questions when people like that phone

1. How did you get this number?

and when they say it was auto dialed

2. You won't mind if I hang up will you?

I am always polite because they are just doing what they are paid for and I don't want anyone to think that I am rude. I never wait for an answer to question 2 so that could be thought of as rude but it does me a power of good to just put the phone down quietly and cut them off.

[zane]

I am 44 and have a young grandson and its great when I get mistaken for his mother and then I have to blush and say no I am not his mum I am his grandmother and then I have to cope with the total disbelief you cannot be his grandmother you are way too young!!! Ha Ha

Just as a by the way what do you guys get called by your grandkids or what did you call your grandparents? I called mine nana and grandpa, my hubby called his nannan Gough or nannan Straw and my girls called theirs nannan Chris and nannan Margaret, my grandson calls me nannan, it used to be nana but he changed it to nannan, my hubby was called bapa for years then he changed it to grandpa.

[Oates]

Just as a by the way what do you guys get called by your grandkids or what did you call your grandparents? I called mine nana and grandpa, my hubby called his nannan Gough or nannan Straw and my girls called theirs nannan Chris and nannan Margaret, my grandson calls me nannan, it used to be nana but he changed it to nannan, my hubby was called bapa for years then he changed it to grandpa.

I call(ed) mine Grandma/Grandad and then their first names. I called my great grandma Little Nana.

[BeeE586]

I refuse to acknowlege nannan or any other version of same. I insisted on being Grandma from the beginning, although now they are all teenagers it is just Gram. My husband died before any grandchildren were born so does not enter into the discussion. My sister is also Grandma to her tribe and ex husband is Grandad. We are told we are "old-fashioned" or "not keeping up with the modern trend" but so what, we hate the diminutives.

My maternal grandparents were Grandma and Grandad Rodgers and Gr Grandma was old Grandma Rodgers. Paternal lot were Grandma and Grandad Fenton - no earlier generation there.

My daughter in law is Nanna to her grandchild, my son is Grandad, I am Grandma Eileen and the child's paternal grandparents are Nannan and Gramps.

My daughter in law's children from a previous relationship have always called me Eileen and my son also by his name.

Is there a diminutive for Grandfather ?

Eileen

[Terry]

My maternal grandparents were Nan (or Nanny) and Granpy, and my maternal great grandparents were Gran & Grandad. NEVER, never were their first names used under any circumstances.
Never knew my paternal grandparents.

[BeeE586]

On another tack ........

My father in law always called his wife 'Mother', It was only when I started with Family History many years after they were both dead that I found out her name and maiden name. When I had asked she told me to mind my own business, it was nothing to do with me.

Eileen

[retiaw]

I found this interesting, like the previous message, I never knew my Grandparent, except my Maternal Granddad, so it was always Granddad. As for the Autodial phone calls, well I take great pleasure in informing the caller that autodialling is now illegal in the UK, it circumvents the privacy laws. I must admit I temper my responses to these callers, after all they didn't set up the system, their bosses arranged it for them.

Back to grandparents, I've yet to become one although I surely ought to be one at 61 and 1/2. Son get a move on.