Just had a phone call from Dad (70), he is in some medical survey project thing went like this
Dad: what is the Doctors email address can you look it up on the online thing, I need it to put on this form and if I put nothing in it wipes the form & I have to fill it in again & its long, it wipes it if I put "don't know" in too
Me: Okay,
Me: Can't find their email address Dad I think they don't like to advertise it it is not even on their letters. Try putting in a clearly fake email address like
Idontknow@indontknow.com it will be "looking" for something that looks like a mail address format
Dad: Really oh it is okay I just looked on a letter of mine and it says it is www dot
Me: That is a web site address Dad it won't like that either
Dad: No it will work
Dad: Oh it has wiped the form bugger ok bye
1/2 hour later.........
Dad: I have filled in this form again now this email address what should I put in I need to send it to them by midnight tonight
Me: put your email address in Dad, then phone them and tell them you don't know the doctors tomorrow then at least you will have got the form away to them
Dad: I don't have a www dot address
Me: What does the form say exactly
Dad: Enter your doctors email address here
Me: Enter your address the one that is xxxx@ xxxx.xx.uk
Dad: Ok but it won't work
Dad: oh it worked thank you bye
Phone calls like that coupled with phone calls from Mum saying your father has fiddled with the PC again fill me with dread
I need tea - or Vodka