Couldn't agree more
Only recently through an unfortunate mixture of water + concrete + work requirements did I replace my dumb phone with a smart one. Have been a slave to it ever since.

For maps also see arranging stuff in advance. "I'll see you by the junction of x and y at 8" has become "Yeah, I'm just round the corner...I'm walking up to you....I'm waving...I'm here"

Under age drinking: we used to be regulars at one particular pub when we were 16, in our school tracksuits, on a Friday afternoon instead of double games. Six or seven of us would drive there (one 17 y. old already) have chicken in a basket and a pint of Bass each then go back to school for the end of the day. Never caused any trouble and used to help out behind the bar and occasionally DJ or even man the door when they were a bit short of staff. Several of us celebrated our 18ths there which was slightly surreal.

I like to think that rolling news does more to generate trouble than it does to inform.
( number5 has been fighting tramps and losing., Fri 17 Jul 2015, 18:31, 1 reply)

Celebrating 18th
I remember the pub being open on a late licence the night before my birthday. Which meant they were still serving at midnight. Great fun in walking up to the bar at 00:01 and ordering a round with the cheeky comment - "can finally legally pay for this now"

Most comical thing was that in our drinking group was also a six foot tall guy of only 14 years old. And a four foot six inch girl of 21 years old. So guess who was always the one being asked for her age... much to her annoyance as she was always the oldest one there
( Batter Pudding Hurler is a figment of your imagination, Fri 17 Jul 2015, 20:14, closed)

Six foot at fourteen?
Blimey. He probably shops at High and Mighty by now.
( .Yeti. El amor en los tiempos del cólera, Fri 17 Jul 2015, 21:06, closed)

Did the midget let you all finger her on the bins round the back of the pub?
(SlantedScience, Sun 19 Jul 2015, 18:42, closed)