. These landlines somehow magically detach from the telegraph pole and follow you. I suppose its like leaving a trail of string when you go in the woods, you'll never be lost, just follow the phone line home. Sorted. Don't even need to carry my compass, map, smart watch, GPS or a list of postcodes 
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Jim when someone has a heart attack at home 999 is dialled from a land line the operator has the address in front of them they just need you to confirm it. I think people should take some comfort from that rather than poking fun.Have you not heard? An unflappable cool cat told me they use landlines to track them.
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in the middle of nowhere you have no phone signal ! But you do have GPS.Yes but he doesn't have his landline with him when he's in the middle of nowhere. which is the point
Oh I forgot, his landline can track him
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Using your own analogy. What if your battery runs out? Using your analogy we should all (which I can and do) just use map and compass. This will always work. How do you work out your lat and long without your gps? Don’t tell me you carry a sextant.
Am I missing something here? If you are in the middle of nowhere with no phone signal, how are you going to relay the gps coordinates to anyone?
I guess you will be using telepathy to call the emergency services thenYou don't need a phone signal.
Use a mirror or whistle or an even longer walk for help
I should b going out for a walk but my wife is on the land line. Does this mean I have to wait for her to finish chatting before I can squeeze it in my rucksack?
Tear up the map, set fire to it and send up-some smoke signals - assuming you have some matches. Or use 3Words!
In the US when I had to call the emergency services for an accident I saw I used an old fashioned mobile the operator just asked for the number on a post along the highway within 10 mins the emergency services where in attendance all I did was a bit of first aid and called the emergency number, no mess no fuss no W3W amazing isn’t it what low tech can achieve.
Then you are currently in the 27% Carolyn mentioned and in the next few years the exchanges will all be switched off as it will be all IP based no analogue stuff.We don’t use a landline, & neither do our children.
Or GPS
Once you dial 999 the Operator will identify your approximate location, which, if you’re calling from a mobile phone, they can detect by identifying which phone mast your mobile is connected to. Most Android smartphones can be located to an area less than half the size of a football pitch using GPS signal and Wi-Fi location data. If you’re calling from a landline, they can consult a database of addresses linked to phone numbers.That's because they are not confined to homes now, they are out there tracking you.
Yes, but only the men!Matches, new fangled dangerous gadgets. why use matches when you can rub two stcks together and light some dry tinder.
But what if it‘s raining I hear you say, well many of us have a source of good dry highly flammable tinder, its called Belly-button fluff. Sorted
Now I am confused - are you saying that only men can rub two sticks together or that only they have bellybutton fluff?
In my experience, which I must admit is fairly limited, only men have belly button fluff. No idea why!Now I am confused - are you saying that only men can rub two sticks together or that only they have bellybutton fluff?
It’s true and it’s not because men are grubbier necessarily! It’s because on the whole they are hairier and it’s the hairs that attract the lint from clothes that cause the fluff. Definitely noticed less fluff in belly buttons over the course of my professional life as well as daily showers replaced weekly baths plus a daily strip wash!In my experience, which I must admit is fairly limited, only men have belly button fluff. No idea why!
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