Cate in NZ Posted June 27, 2008 Share Posted June 27, 2008 Hubby's in the living room on his laptop, I'm in the spare room/ study surfing the forum, and I noticed he was signed in to googlemail. Couldn't resist the opportunity to remind him of the last few months when googlechat was our principal way of keeping in touch, so I sent him a message. He replied......and now we're in adjacent rooms and communicating via internet . Just offered to make him a cuppa so I will move and chat to hm properly now, but bizarre (and a little bit shaming) to think how easy it is just to type rather than talk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted June 27, 2008 Share Posted June 27, 2008 At least you are talking! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura & CTB Posted June 27, 2008 Share Posted June 27, 2008 CTB and I did that when we first got our wireless broadband and we were in adjacent rooms! Works well if you've had a row though (I imagine) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Frugal Posted June 27, 2008 Share Posted June 27, 2008 We do that!! We've even been know to text each other if we're in different rooms . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chelsea Posted June 27, 2008 Share Posted June 27, 2008 me too if hubby is on nights and its time to get up (11pm) I will text him in bed from the frontroom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goosey Lucy Posted June 27, 2008 Share Posted June 27, 2008 We have 3 phones at home and I have been known to 'ring down' to hubby if I'm snuggled up in bed and want a cup of tea Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted June 27, 2008 Share Posted June 27, 2008 I ring up to my son in the morning to get him out of bed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowy Posted June 27, 2008 Share Posted June 27, 2008 In the past I MSN'd my son to come down for a cup of tea or lunch if he ws in his room studying I think it's lovely Kate, at least you can follow up a cyberspace message with a down to earth hug now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickencam Posted June 27, 2008 Share Posted June 27, 2008 Last weekend we ran ED on her mobile,- we have a free family group thing so it didn't cost us anything- to ask her to get our breakfast - she is working off an mp3 player debt at the moment Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted June 27, 2008 Share Posted June 27, 2008 erm........ I just shout! The beauty of a bungalow! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ziggy Posted June 27, 2008 Share Posted June 27, 2008 OH and I sometimes chat on yahoo when he is working in the home study... i like it cause it has a different time frame, he can reply when he has a gap in his work rather than instant talking... He once sms'ed me across the table though to remind me to buy a birthday present for his nephew!!! Now that I didn't like at all and I had a right tantrum!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freddie Posted June 27, 2008 Share Posted June 27, 2008 I just yell I'm sure half the village hears me in the mornings, battling them all out of bed!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lailapet Posted June 27, 2008 Share Posted June 27, 2008 Sophia txts me if she's run out of toilet paper as I keep a big sack of it in the outhouse. But I just shout if I need anything or their attention! Laila Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helly Welly Posted June 27, 2008 Share Posted June 27, 2008 We have four phones which we bought expressly for being able to contact each other around the house. We can justintercom each other. Actually, we aren't lazy, it's just if i'm having a bad day and staying in bed (due to disability, i hasten to add) then i can phone OH when i want something. Unfortunately, i'm not always capable of getting out of bed. SO for us, it's invaluable. This reminds me of when we lived in Lancaster. OH had fallen asleep on the sofa but i'd gone to bed. Henry, our cat, bought in a bird and dropped it right outside the bedroom door. Trouble was, it wasn't dead It was flapping about against the door, Henry was picking it up and throwing it around and i was terrified. Didn't want to open the door so i phoned OH's mobile which i knew was near him, woke him up and got him to deal with it. Ultimately as long as you are communicating, it doesn't really matter what method you use. DD and I often use walkie-talkies, it makes a change from shouting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craftyhunnypie Posted June 27, 2008 Share Posted June 27, 2008 erm - we do that - we are on google talk this very moment in time. My sister is online too, so we are having a 3 way conversation. Emma.x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shirl Posted June 27, 2008 Share Posted June 27, 2008 We don't tednd to do the instant stuff but I do email the OH reminders of things to do. If I don't email when I think about it then I forget Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunshine Posted June 27, 2008 Share Posted June 27, 2008 We have a phone up in the attic where my sisters go on the computer so instead of having to yell up 2 floors its easier to ring and ask them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 27, 2008 Share Posted June 27, 2008 my DH and I both have a lap top each, we sit about 3 feet apart in the living room and send each other messages via the computer for a bit of fun, or we used to until his lap top broke! I often ring him from my mobile upstairs when I fancy a cuppa in bed too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chocchick Posted June 28, 2008 Share Posted June 28, 2008 I email, but he doesn't always notice for a while We had a lot of fun when trying out walkie talkies for a festival My friend's baby managed to telephone my friend The baby fiddles with his wife's mobile and he got called in bed by the baby downstairs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
