Texting whats app etc saves precious time having to actually indulge them talking imo.

plus words are spelt out for them

Yes, texting/WhatsApping has its plus as well as minus points.

Sometimes, one can be lost for words upon conveying something serious verbally, whereas writing/typing can enable them to express a serious message. Prolonging the text interchange on a serious matter can also be
because one can pour your heart out to you on texts, but speech could limit their expression.

I'd imagine living on a boat in Kashmir could be cold!

I found out a friend /associate /customer has been shipwrecked off Madagascar , the boat (Ramprasad) is lost but they are ok
Didn't realise , his first boat by same name was local wooden trawler he did up in Chapora, Goa and sailed it solo to Australia.

:eek: Glad your friend and co. are ok, Duncan. I think that Kashmir boat will be a temporary thing. Good as a novelty but I don't think I can live on a boat, it's too congested for my choice. I like space. It has to be a ship for me which I can fill in with my stuff. Some call it my junk. Mind you, living with almost nothing seems so very, very tempting sometimes. Not even a phone to text or WhatsApp, I mean. :D

I'm off to Thailand soon where I should get to see all on boats floating market. Look forward to it. I'll check how many people text from their boat shops while I'm at it. :D

Mate mine still lives aboard, he's bit hoarder and can't resist bargain, there's hardly anywhere sit down :rolleyes: despite getting bigger boat And a store ashore.

He's got half dozen phones,hardly ever texts unless it's free, Scottish see. ;)

I've only got one mobile phone (another one strictly for work) and always a place for others to sit in my house, so I don't qualify for your friend's category. :D I've been into some houses like that, though. One texted a charity one day, to take it all away as a donation. The charity representative came along, inspected the guy's gear and told him to get a skip instead. Since then, this man just keeps texting different charities to clear out his hoardings. At least he's ready for it.