Hey Greg we were still using one of them in 1987, we were one of the last places to go automatic in NSW. I havnt been able to remember a phone number longer than 2 numbers since! Hang on, that is an automatic phone. Ours didnt even have any numbers on it, just a winding knob!
I also hate cordless phones, they need a cord to tie them to something so you can find the stupid thing when you need to ring up.
T-hub...... will cross that off the list, telstra dont need to give me any more reasons to hate them at this stage.