You know what really grinds my gears? The Gears Strike Back

2 years

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Oh, yeah. You’re boned.

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Why are people still having full volume phone calls in libraries?

You’re not Dom Jolly and this isn’t Trigger Happy TV!

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Even people using ringtones…

And then taking their time silencing it!

Why don’t people always have them on vibrate?

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My phone doesn’t even vibrate now; everything comes through to my watch instead.

Perhaps we do need societal etiquette lessons in schools again?

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This was the first thing I loved about my OG Apple Watch. No more ringtone, never missed a call or text.

Having lost a ā€˜phone years ago that was on vibrate (before ā€œFind my ā€˜Phone or similar), not surprisingly no-one picked it up when I called it numerous times, so I tend to use normal ring tone - unless in a ā€œquietā€ or known environment such as cadets or in a library / doctors, etc,

Mine lives on silent with vibrate on. Can’t be doing with loud ringtone and noise!

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There was a time we used to pay Ā£1 (or Ā£2.50 for 3) to some random company in a magazine for a snippet of what was essentially chiptune version of a popular song…

Then have a heart attack 2 weeks later when we were charged a 5 quid subscription because we didn’t read the small print.

Now, only monsters don’t use silent.

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Thing is everyone I know still has a personalised ringtone, they then just put it on silent.

I get really confused when I’m in the car and my phone rings with a ringtone :rofl:

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Have you never played ringtone bingo on the train?

The take turns playing a ring tone from your phones sound menu. Winner is the person who gets the most people checking,

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When I was a Scout I got a hand-me-down with a really cool ring tone that was completely unique to the phone model. Our Scout leader had the same phone.

So many fun nights playing that tune and seeing the look of confusion on his face.

Had an old (pre-iPhone?) model - ring time due Mrs J was a loud klaxon sound, followed by a loud ā€œWARNING, IT’S THE WIFE.ā€ :smiling_face_with_horns:

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I remember that ringtone!

I’m fairly sure my dad still has that ringtone…

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Some of the unanswered emails are mine!

Major, major GMG - the new Met Office update! Potentially one of the worst app updates of all time!

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Just seen it and filled out the feedback.

The widget is worse as well.

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The astounding thing is, there are literally thousands of negative comments on Reddit, App Store, socials etc, yet they seem dead set on keeping the update - sunk cost fallacy at its finest!

I’ve not seen the app, but the removal of detail from the website is a pain. I’m always clicking to go back to the old format.

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