[jaysay]

It was well into the 70s when my mum got a phone and that was only because I had it installed, while I was working away. As you say Dave most people have a mobile these days, I have one but its always switched off unless I go out and its a bog standard on too not these new all singing all dancing models. I can remember the days when, if you wanted to make a call while you were out, you had to search for a red box that wasn't vandalised, which was no mean feat, now if people don't have a mobile stuck to their ear theres something wrong with them, sure it won't be long before we get telephone ear as a new illness